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Can transfer programs be made more nutrition sensitive? by Alderman, Harold

“…Social protection programs typically increase income as well as influence the timing and, to a degree, control of this income. …”
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Social-cognitive factors influencing household decisions to grow orange-fleshed sweet potato in Uganda by Ndaula, S., Sseguya, H., Matsiko, F.

“…This study examined the role of social-cognitive factors in farmers’ decisions to cultivate orange-fleshed sweetpotato as a food-based approach to alleviating vitamin A deficiency among rural households in Uganda. …”
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Seed and information exchange through social networks: the case of rice farmers of Indonesia and Lao PDR by Tatlonghari, Gerlie, Paris, Thelma, Pede, Valerien, Siliphouthone, Inpong, Suhaeti, Rita

“…Results show that information opportunities of men and women vary in terms of exposure to and control of information. These differences are mainly influenced by their social and cultural setting in rice farming systems and communities. …”
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Understanding social safety nets and intra-household food allocation: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh by Coleman, Fiona M., Ahmed, Akhter, Roy, Shalini, Hoddinott, John F.

“…We use individual food intake data from two randomized control trials fielded in rural Bangladesh to address these questions. …”
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Importance of the Social Structures in Cowpea Varietal Demands for Women and Men Farmers in Segou Region, Mali by Sylla, Almamy, Yila, Jummai Othniel, Diallo, Sory, Traoré, Sékou

“…Women’s participation in cowpea related-activities is determined by the rules and norms of physical mobility and the structures that control and guide social interactions and connections within and outside of households and communities. …”
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Debate agroquímico-agrotóxico: Aportes desde el enfoque de construcción social del riesgo by Moltoni, Luciana Andrea

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Social behaviour and sociability traits of dairy calves raised in a cow-calf contact system by Nabukalu, Maria Mwebaza

“…This system has many welfare and ethical implications on the dam and calf, especially as regards to their bonding and natural behaviours. A case-control behavioural observational study was therefore carried out to evaluate the potential effects of early socialization of calves raised with their dams, other cows, and peers during the first months of life, on later social behaviour and sociability traits in dairy calves. …”
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Challenges to proponents of common property resource system: despairing voices from the social forests of Zimbabwe by Campbell, Bruce M., Mandondo, A., Nemarundwe, N., Sithole, B., Jong, W. de, Luckert, M., Matose, F.

“…There are a number of contributing economics, social and ecological factors to this phenomenon. …”
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The impact of local development project on social capital: evidence from the Bohol irrigation scheme in the Philippines by Park, Hogeun, Tsusaka, Takuji, Pede, Valerien, Kim, Kyung-Min

“…By combining the results of the ultimatum game (UG) with a household survey on 245 villagers in Bohol, this paper (1) measures the degree of social capital at the individual level and (2) quantifies the effects of irrigation on social capital by controlling household as well as individual characteristics. …”
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Government expenditures, social outcomes, and marginal productivity of agricultural inputs: a case study for Tanzania by Allen, Summer L., Badiane, Ousmane, Ulimwengu, John M.

“…In an effort to inform strategic options to improve agricultural productivity, we examine the impact of social service expenditures on the marginal productivity of agricultural inputs. …”
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Adoption of Agroforestry in Northwest Viet Nam: What Roles Do Social and Cultural Norms Play? by Nguyen, M.P., Pagella, Tim, Catacutan, D.C., Nguyen, T.Q., Sinclair, Fergus L.

“…Our results show that although farmers from all groups are aware of the economic and ecological benefits of trees for soil conservation in general, they have different perceptions about the benefits of particular agroforestry practices. Behavioural norms controlling agroforestry adoption vary amongst ethnic groups, and farmers’ individual social and cultural preferences influence their aspirations and adoption decisions. …”
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La aplicación del análisis social costo-beneficio a la evaluación de PROGRESA by Coady, David

“…Dichas transferencias están condicionadas a la asistencia de los niños a las escuelas y a las visitas regulares de los miembros de la familia a los centros de salud para controles preventivos. Los hogares con niños pequeños reciben también suplementos alimenticios para mejorar su estado nutricional. …”
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Control de la flora espontánea mediante métodos no químicos by Del-Busto, Angelina, Chueca, Patricia

“…El posible impacto ambiental y sobre la salud humana relacionado con el uso de herbicidas químicos causa preocupación social. En esta nota técnica se presentan métodos alternativos al uso de herbicidas que son aptos para la agricultura ecológica o son complementarios a los métodos de control químicos en producción integrada. …”
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The role and genetic control of non-coding RNAs in bacterial infection by Åkerblom, Jonas

The role of poultry transfers in diet diversity: A cluster randomized intent to treat analysis by Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leight, Jessica, Mulford, M., Tambet, Heleene

Subjects: “…randomized controlled trial…”
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Engineering and malaria control: learning from the past 100 years by Konradsen, Flemming, Hoek, Wim van der, Amerasinghe, Felix P., Mutero, Clifford M., Boelee, Eline

“…The selected cases are discussed in the wider context of environment-based approaches for the control of malaria vectors, including current relevance. …”
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Vad får man göra? : en studie om hur lantbrukares möjligheter att diversifiera begränsas av sociala och kulturella faktorer by Lindekrantz, Freddie, Rappe, Fabian

Resultados y lecciones en control biológico de nematodos en ovinos : proyecto de innovación en XII región de Magallanes : Control biológico

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A model of reporting and controlling outbreaks by public health agencies by Saak, Alexander E., Hennessy, David A.

“…For different values of the parameters it can be socially optimal to subsidize or tax requests for additional investigations and confirmatory testing.…”
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Did prior receipt of nutrition-sensitive social protection build resilience to COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh? by Ahmed, Akhter, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Hoddinott, John F., Quabili, Wahid, Roy, Shalini

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