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Impact of greenhouse gas metrics on the quantification of agricultural emissions and farm-scale mitigation strategies: a New Zealand case study by Reisinger, Andy, Ledgard, Stewart

“…We conclude that alternative metrics would change the perceived significance of individual gases from agriculture and the overall cost to farmers if a price were applied to agricultural emissions, but the economically most effective response strategies are unaffected by the choice of metric.…”
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Breeding programs for smallholder sheep farming systems: I. Evaluation of alternative designs of breeding schemes by Gizaw, Solomon, Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Valle-Zárate, A., Haile, Aynalem, Arendonk, Johan A.M. van, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Dessie, Tadelle

“…Scheme-4 was the most efficient with genetic gain in the breeding objective of Birr 13.5 and a profit of Birr 71.2, but is operationally more difficult as it requires a very large central nucleus. The choice between village and central nucleus-based schemes would depend on local conditions (availability of infrastructure, logistics and technical knowhow and support). …”
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Bargaining power and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda by Gilligan, Daniel O., Kumar, Neha, McNiven, Scott, Meenakshi, Jonnalagadda V., Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…As an agricultural intervention with nutrition objectives, intrahousehold gender dynamics regarding decisions about crop choice and child feeding practices may play a role in adoption decisions. …”
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Conservation agriculture and drought-tolerant germplasm: Reaping the benefits of climate-smart agriculture technologies in central Mozambique by Thierfelder, Christian L., Rusinamhodzi, Leonard, Setimela, Peter, Walker, Forbes, Eash, Neal S.

“…It was evident from the farmers' choice that, beside taste and good milling quality, farmers in drought-prone environments considered the potential of a variety to mature faster more important than larger potential yields of long season varieties. …”
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Moving interdisciplinary science forward: Integrating participatory modelling with mathematical modelling of zoonotic disease in Africa by Grant, C., Lo Iacono, G., Dzingirai, V., Bett, Bernard K., Winnebah, T.R.A., Atkinson, P.M.

“…A total of five examples of the impacts of participatory research on the choice of model structure are presented. Example 1 focused on using participatory research as a tool to structure a model. …”
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Status and diversity of the cassava Mosaic disease causal agents in Sierra Leone by Samura, A.E., Massaquoi, F.B., Mansaray, A., Kumar, P. Lava, Koroma, J.P.C., Fomba, S.N., Dixon, A.

“…The result from this study indicates the need for an increased adoption of CMD resistant cassava genotypes that are high yielding, has good cooking quality and with the ability to replace the local choice variety without significantly altering the cultural and aesthetic quality of the generally accepted local cultivar.…”
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Fertilizer use and management practices among maize and cowpea smallholder farmers in Ghana by Okebalama, C.B., Safo, E.Y., Yeboah, E., Abaidoo, Robert C., Logah, V.

“…Consequently, only 32% maize farmers and 19% cowpea farmers were fertilizer users. In addition, the choice of fertilizer type to use was depended on the type available on the market. …”
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Analysis of wheat value chain: The case of Sinana District, Bale Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Usman, S.

“…This study focused on the analysis of wheat value chain in Sinana district of Bale zone with specific objectives of analysing the market structure-conduct-performance of wheat markets; identifying the determinants of wheat supply to the market and market outlet choice of wheat producers, and wheat value addition at different stages of the marketing chain. …”
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Comparing smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change with meteorological data: A case study from southwestern Nigeria by Ayanlade, Ayansina, Radeny, Maren A.O., Morton, John F.

“…Years of farming experiences and level of income of farmers appear to have a significant relationship with farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies, with r≥0.60@ p<0.05 and r≥0.520@ p<0.05 respectively. …”
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Nutrition of Maasai Women and Children in relation to subsistence food production. by Nestel, P.S.

“…Milk was the staple food of choice, its availability varied seasonally being heavily dependant on rainfall and the number of cattle owned. …”
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Parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita interactions with different Capsicum annum cultivars reveal the chemical constituents modulating root herbivory by Kihika, R., Murungi, L.K., Coyne, Danny L., Ng'ang'a, M., Hassanali, A., Teal, P.E.A., Torto, B.

“…We compared responses of infective second stage juveniles (J2s) to root volatiles of three cultivars and one accession of the solanaceous plant, Capsicum annum against moist sand in dual choice assays. J2s were more attracted to the three cultivars than to the accession, relative to controls. …”
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Mejoramiento genético. Mejoramiento de caracteres. Mayor fijación de N by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The breeding program has yielded materials with improved N2-fixation; with a greater understanding of the associated plant characters, choice of parents to combine these different characters, and refinement of the selection criteria, more progress is likely. …”
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Households’ willingness-to-pay for fish product attributes and implications for market feasibility of wastewater-based aquaculture businesses in Hanoi, Vietnam by Danso, George K., Otoo, Miriam, Duy Linh, N., Madurangi, Ganesha

“…A choice experiment was used to assess households’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for informational attributes (sources of water used to rear sh, and certi cation) of sh products in Hanoi, Vietnam. …”
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Market feasibility of faecal sludge and municipal solid waste-based compost as measured by farmers’ willingness-to-pay for product attributes: evidence from Kampala, Uganda by Danso, George K., Otoo, Miriam, Ekere, W., Ddungu, S., Madurangi, Ganesha

“…Successful commercialization of waste-based organic fertilizer businesses however largely depends on a sound market. We used a choice experiment to estimate farmers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for faecal sludge and municipal solid waste-based (FSM) compost in Kampala, Uganda and considered three attributes—fortification, pelletization and certification. …”
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The importance of species selection and seed sourcing in forest restoration for enhancing adaptive potential to climate change: Colombian tropical dry forest as a model by Thomas, E., Alcázar, C., Moscoso Higuita, L.G., Osorio, L.F., Salgado Negret, B., González, M., Parra, M., Bozzano, M., Loo, J., Jalonen, R., Ramírez, W.

“… • User friendly knowledge-based decision making tools need to be developed and mainstreamed to assist emerging restoration practitioners with the choice of tree species and sources of forest reproductive material…”
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Role of infochemicals in the interaction between cassava green mites and its fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae by Hountondji, F.C.C., Sabelis, M., Hanna, R.

“…The behaviour of the mite towards infective spores was investigated in a two-choice unit (discs with vs. without spores) and on detached leaves. …”
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Soil quality – A critical review by Bünemann, Else K., Bongiorno, Giulia, Bai, Zhanguo, Creamer, Rachel E., Deyn, Gerlinde de, Goede, Ron G.M. de, Fleskens, Luuk, Geissen, Violette, Kuyper, Thomas W., Mäder, Paul, Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet, Sukkel, Wijnand, Groenigen, Jan Willem van, Brussaard, Lijbert

“…Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the choice of relevant soil attributes and interpretation of measurements are not straightforward, because of the complexity and site-specificity of soils, legacy effects of previous land use, and trade-offs between ecosystem services. …”
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Participatory onfarm evaluation of the performance of droughttolerant maize varieties in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria by Kamara, A., Kureh, I., Menkir, A., Kartung, P., Tarfa, B., Amaza, P.

“…Farmers differed in their preferred choice of varieties. In the relatively market-driven production systems in the communities in Borno State, the early-mahrring and high-yielding drought-tolerant variety (TZE-COMP 3 DT) was popular. …”
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Review: Animal health and sustainable global livestock systems by Perry, Brian D., Robinson, Timothy P., Grace, Delia

“…Nevertheless, improving the health of livestock can contribute to health sustainability both through reducing negative health impacts of livestock and increasing efficiency of production. However, the choice of the most appropriate options must be under-pinned by an understanding of agroecology, economy and values. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change and determinants of their adaptation decisions in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Belay, Abrham, Recha, John W.M., Woldeamanuel, Teshale, Morton, John F.

“…The econometric model indicated that education, family size, gender, age, livestock ownership, farming experience, frequency of contact with extension agents, farm size, access to market, access to climate information and income were the key factors determining farmers’ choice of adaptation practice. Conclusion In the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia, climate change is a pressing problem, which is beyond the capacity of smallholders to respond to autonomously. …”
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