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Cryobanking crop genetic resources for future generation por Panis, Bart, Popova, Elena

“…Cryopreservation is the method of choice to preserve biological material for the long term and effective to transport medical samples over long distances, and store them for prolonged periods of time, but also to create a bank of samples for users. …”
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Determinants pedologiques, climatiques et socioeconomiques sur le choix des agriculteurs de la Casamance et du Senegal oriental a cultiver le riz de plateau por Julien Diatta

“…These include climatic data (rainfall, relative humidity, maximum temperatures, minimum temperatures, radiation), soil data (hydrogen potential, phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen, sodium, iron, cation exchange capacity, carbon content, sand, silt, clay) and socio-economic data (social capital, land ownership, human capital, physical capital, choice of farming activities, geographical location) were collected by SODAGRI, ISRA BAME and CIRAD (funded by CRP RICE), and by the author for study validation purposes. …”
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Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives por Berck, Peter, Sears, Molly, Taylor, Rebecca L. C., Trachtman, Carly, Villas-Boas, Sofia B.

“…Using a representative online and telephone survey of California households, we estimate a revealed preference discrete choice model that identifies the key attributes explaining consumers’ beverage container disposal decisions, including the ability to receive a deposit refund (paid to consumers only if they recycle at drop-off centers) and the effort associated with bringing recyclable materials to recycling centers. …”
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Valuation and aspirations for drip irrigation in Punjab, Pakistan por Bell, Andrew R., Ward, Patrick S., Ashfaq, Muhammad, Davies, Stephen

“…To gain deeper insight into the factors constraining adoption of drip irrigation in Pakistan, a discrete choice experiment framed around the hypothetical subsidized purchase of a drip-irrigation system in four districts within Pakistan’s Punjab Province was used. …”
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Delving deeper into child poverty and its drivers in sub-Saharan Africa: A multidimensional approach for Nigeria por Ogunniyi, Adebayo, Mistura, Rufai, Mavrotas, George, Kehinde, Olagunju, Kabir, Salman Kayode, Fadare, Olusegun

“…Our findings therefore suggest that investing in the development and protection of Nigerian children is not a choice, but rather a priority. Investing in children does not mean separating out children with special needs. …”
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Urban Extent of Africa 2010 por International Food Policy Research Institute

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Optimizing agricultural insurance to meet the demands of farmers: Evidence from India por Ghosh, Ranjan Kumar, Gupta, Shweta, Singh, Vartika, Ward, Patrick S.

“…To do so, we conducted a discrete choice experiment with agricultural households in four states in India. …”
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Tax compliance and representation in Zambia’s informal economy por Resnick, Danielle

“…Moreover, using a vote choice experiment, I find that those who pay taxes, regardless of how much they pay, are more likely than those who do not to vote for a hypothetical mayoral candidate interested in improving market services and stall fees rather than one interested in broader social goods, such as improving education and schools in Lusaka. …”
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Tax compliance and representation in Zambia’s informal economy por Resnick, Danielle

“…Moreover, using a vote choice experiment, I find that those who pay taxes, regardless of how much they pay, are more likely than those who do not to vote for a hypothetical mayoral candidate interested in improving market services and stall fees rather than one interested in broader social goods, such as improving education and schools in Lusaka. …”
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Weather Risk: How does it change the yield benefits of nitrogen fertilizer and improved maize varieties in sub-Saharan Africa? por Hurley, Terrance, Koo, Jawoo, Tesfaye, Kindei

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Do health investments improve agricultural productivity? Lessons from agricultural household and health research por McNamara, Paul E., Ulimwengu, John M., Leonard, Kenneth L.

“…Overall, the review reveals a great deal of heterogeneity in terms of estimation methods, definition and measurement of health variables, choice of economic outcomes, single-equation versus multiple-equation approach, and static versus dynamic approach. …”
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Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa por Morris, Saul Sutkover, Carletto, Calogero, Hoddinott, John F., Christiaensen, Luc

“…The assumptions underlying the choice of wealth proxy are described, and correlations with the true value are assessed in two different settings. …”
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Migration and the rural-urban continuum: evidence from the rural Philippines por Quisumbing, Agnes R., McNiven, Scott

“…In addition to migration to rural, peri–urban, and urban destinations, we explicitly consider the case where the individual leaves his or her parental residence, but remains in the same village, as a locational choice.…”
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Socio-economic determinants of keeping goats and sheep by rural people in southern Benin por Dossa, Luc Hippolyte, Rischkowsky, Barbara, Birner, Regina, Wollny, Clemens

“…Gender, ethnicity, and perception of risk associated with species are the major factors affecting people’s choice of species. These findings highlight the financing and insurance roles that small ruminants, particularly goats, are playing in the study area. …”
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Try before you buy: Experimental evidence on willingness to pay for tailored extension advice in Nigeria por Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Chamberlin, Jordan, Maertens, Miet

“…Using a randomized controlled trial and a choice experiment in Nigeria, we examine farmers’ preferences and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for a targeted digital decision support system that includes various tailored advice. …”
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Small farmers’ preferences for weather index insurance: insights from Kenya por Sibiko, Kenneth W., Veettil, Prakashan C., Qaim, Matin

“…This study combines survey and choice-experimental data from Kenya to analyze the experience with an existing WII program and how specific changes in the contractual design might encourage uptake Many smallholders struggle with fully understanding the functioning of the program, which undermines their confidence. …”
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Genotype x environment interactions in progeny from a barley cross .1. Patterns of response among progeny lines for grain-yield and time to anthesis por Jackson, PA, Byth, D.E., Johnston, R.P., Fischer, K.S.

“…Groups of lines formed using cluster analysis exhibited substantial differences in ranking across environments, indicating that selection would be affected by choice of test environments. The components of grain yield, harvest index (HI), and total dry matter (TDM) had large variation for GE interaction. …”
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The role of consumer awareness and prior exposure in preferences for a new regional food label por Liu, J., Li, Y., Blare, T.

“…This study addressed this gap by investigating consumer valuation of the “SWFL Fresh” label, a recently launched regional food branding initiative. Using a discrete choice experiment across two survey waves, we examined both the development of consumer awareness and the influence of prior exposure on their willingness to pay. …”
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Take a deep dive Into your bowl of beans: New discoveries using multi-omics research methods por Kennedy, Gina

“…These properties make beans an excellent choice for plant-based protein and dietary fiber. …”
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Cash, food, and vouchers: An overview of the evidence por Leight, Jessica, Gentilini, Ugo

“…The choice of different modalities for transferring resources to extremely poor households—food provided in-kind, cash, or intermediate modalities such as vouchers—has long been the subject of active debate in both policy and research. …”
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