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Nutritional characterisation of low-income households of Nairobi: Socioeconomic, livestock and gender considerations and predictors of malnutrition from a cross-sectional survey by Domínguez Salas, Paula, Alarcón, Pablo, Häsler, Barbara, Dohoo, I.R., Colverson, Kathleen E., Kimani-Murage, E.W., Alonso, Silvia, Ferguson, E., Fèvre, Eric M., Rushton, Jonathan, Grace, Delia

“…Socioeconomic data were collected via an interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Skogen Brun by Jörgensen, Eva

“…The forest was used for many purposes during this period, for example pasturage, firewood, shifting cultivation and new settlements.…”
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A cautionary note for forest landscape restoration in drylands: cattle production systems in northwest Madagascar’s dry forests by Randrianasolo, R., Ranjatson, P., McLain, R., Nomenjanahary, A.R.F., Manasoa, C.G.O.

“…However, in Madagascar, a global biodiversity hotspot, dry forests are considered unoccupied and unowned, even where communities have long-established claims under customary tenure systems. Collective tenure recognition efforts are underway, but limited knowledge on agropastoralist cattle production strategies hampers efforts to develop well-informed tenure reforms. …”
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Beef, sheep and goat food chains supplying Nairobi: Analysis of 'value chain profiles' to investigate food security and safety risks by Alarcón, Pablo, Karani, M., Muinde, P., Akoko, James M., Fèvre, Eric M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Kiambi, S., Ahmed, S., Häsler, Barbara, Rushton, Jonathan

“…Data were collected through focus groups discussion and individual interviews, and complemented with secondary data. …”
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Complementarity of value chain analysis, consumption patterns and nutrition in the design of sustainable, effective and efficient food-system-based interventions by Domínguez Salas, Paula, Hasler, B., Ferguson, E., Cornelsen, L., Alonso, Silvia, Fèvre, Eric M., Rushton, Jonathan, Grace, Delia, Alarcón, Pablo

“…In Nairobi, Kenya, poor informal settlements represent a challenge to the food supply. …”
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Criteria and indicators for sustainable plantation forestry in India by Sankar, S., Anil, P.C., Amruth, M.

“…This raised a number of important issues including:impact of plantation development on water supplies to villages and settlements; minimum set of C&I applicable to the three sites included in this project and considered to be more widely relevant to plantation forestry across India.This evaluation also identified a number of unique C&I addressing policy, ecological and socio-economic issues of local importance. …”
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Life in Vila Laboriaux by Eliassi Sarzeli, Chiro, Rodin Borne, Hannah

“…In Brazil, poverty and urban migration have led to informal settlements, also known as favelas, in cities such as Rio de Janeiro. …”
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Percepción de la comunidad del Archipiélago de Bocas del Toro, Panamá sobre el impacto de la industria turística y la variabilidad climática by Camargo Velandia, Mercedes

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Assessment of water sources and quality for livestock and farmers in the Rift Valley area of Ethiopia: Implications for health and food safety by Amenu, K.

“…A total of 126 and 109 water samples from household containers were collected in the dry and wet season, respectively. …”
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La dinámica socio-territorial en el centro-este chaqueño desde finales del siglo XIX hasta principios del siglo XXI by Martinez, Gerardo Roberto

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A web-based geotagged photo inventory for land use and land cover mapping of the East Kolkata Wetlands by Ghosh, Surajit, Dawn, A., Soumya, B.

“…The inventory compiles a systematically curated collection of geotagged images capturing diverse land cover types—such as water bodies, agricultural fields, built environments, settlement patterns, and vegetated areas—along with their precise geographic coordinates. …”
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BRIC agricultural policies through a WTO lens by Brink, Lars, Orden, David, Datz, Giselle

“…Although the BRIC are often grouped collectively as an emerging force in the world economy, divergent agricultural interests are reflected in different approaches towards agricultural policy both through international dispute settlement and notification of their own support. …”
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Making ends meet in refugee camps: food distribution cycles, consumption and undernutrition by Aubery, F., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte

“…Years after the initial settlement, food aid remains an essential component of humanitarian assistance for protracted refugees in managed camps. …”
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Effect of mineral supplementation on milk yield and calf growth of camels in Marsabit district of Kenya by Kuria, S.G., Gachuiri, C.K., Wanyoike, M.M., Wahome, R.G.

“…A study was conducted in Ngurunit and Kargi locations of Marsabit district in Kenya to determine the effect of mineral supplementation on milk yield and calf growth of settlement based camels. Two mineral supplements were formulated; one comprised of locally collected, ground bones mixed with locally available natural salt and the other of commercial ingredients. …”
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Access and utilization of agricultural information by resettler farming households: the case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Tadesse, D.

“…Result of the econometric model indicated that, settlement category, education level, settlement orientation, innovation proneness, production motivation, age of household head, frequency of market visiting and credit access had influence on the access to and utilization of agricultural information. …”
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EMV-utvecklingens effekter på mjölkproducenterna : förklaringar utifrån nyinstitutionalistisk teori by Berge, Anna, Larsson, Charlotte

Spatiotemporal analysis of historical records (2001–2012) on dengue fever in Vietnam and development of a statistical model for forecasting risk by Bett, Bernard K., Grace, Delia, Hu Suk Lee, Lindahl, Johanna F., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham-Duc, Nguyen Huu Quyen, Tran Anh Tu, Tran Dac Phu, Dang Quang Tan, Vu Sinh Nam

“…We analyzed surveillance records from health centers in Vietnam collected between 2001–2012 to determine seasonal trends, develop risk maps and an incidence forecasting model. …”
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Resource theft in tropical forest communities: implications for nontimber management, livelihoods, and conservation by Duchelle, Amy E., Cronkleton, P., Kainer, K.A., Guanacoma, G., Gezan, S.

“…Our analyses suggest that three factors may have affected nut thefts in the forest: (1) contrasts in the timing and process of formally recognizing property rights, (2) different historic settlement patterns, and (3) varying degrees of economic dependence on Brazil nuts. …”
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The effect of abiotic and landscape features on abundance of Anopheles larvae by Norkute, Milda

“…Mosquito larvae were collected using standard dipping method once a week in three different land cover categories. …”

Development of a flood index insurance product for Zambia by Batra, N., Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The study utilizes historical data from 1980-2023 for water level and discharge, and 2000-2020 for rainfall, collected from multiple locations in the Kafue plains area. …”
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