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Exploring local perceptions of climate change impact and adaptation in rural Bangladesh por Davis, Peter, Ali, Snigdha

“…The discussions and interviews draw attention to perceptions of climate change and how climate-related trends influence people’s lives, both directly and indirectly. …”
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Using a participatory theory driven evaluation approach to identify causal mechanisms in innovation processes por Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Devaux‐Spatarakis, A., Mathé, S., Faure, G., Cerdan, C.

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Promoting improved rainwater and land management in the Blue Nile (Abay) basin of Ethiopia por Merrey, Douglas J., Gebreselassie, T.

“…This paper is an attempt to draw together and synthesise as much of the existing documentation as is possible within a limited time period, analyse it systematically, and draw out the main conclusions, lessons learned, and gaps in knowledge. …”
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Colonised fields and private gardens : the changing role of farming in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa por Johnson, Elin

“…Garden cultivation draws upon capabilities that most households can access and is viewed as a taken-for-granted activity within the lifeworld of smallholders. …”

Science and the farm por Brooks, Karen

“…The agriculture that will allow young farmers to prosper will have to draw on the best of modern agricultural science—and at present it does not.…”
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The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection por Ehui, Simeon K., Li Pun, H.H., Mares, V., Shapiro, Barry I.

“…Available empirical evidence does not establish a direct and negative relationship between livestock and the environment in a global context. …”
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Evaluating the biodiversity hotspots approach as a tool for global conservation planning por Kohout, Manuel

“…Given the alarming loss of biodiversity and considering that the location and threats to this biodiversity are distributed unevenly across the globe, a systematic strategy of international conservation planning must complement national conservation actions by directing inadequate flexible funding to places where the greatest biological distinctiveness coincides with the greatest threat, thus safeguarding the protection of the most species for the money invested. …”

Improving Cocoa sector Climate-Smart Awareness and decision-making por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Rainforest Alliance, Root Capital, Sustainable Food Lab

“…The cocoa sector recognizes climate change and weather volatility as direct threats to their businesses, and some are acting to incorporate climate smart practices into their programs in West Africa. …”
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MIRAGRODEP 1.0: Documentation por Laborde Debucquet, David, Robichaud, Veronique, Tokgoz, Simla

“…It is developed for AGRODEP and draws upon the MIRAGE model built by CEPII. It incorporates specific features such as foreign direct investment and runs with a tariff aggregation module that allows the user to capture the exclusion effects at a detailed level and the variance of tariffs. …”
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Crop and Soil Responses to Post-Emergence Tillage and Weed Control in Lowland Rice por Siopongco, Joel D. L. C., Ingram, Keith T., Pablico, Paquito P., Moody, Keith

“…Beusani is a rice crop management system practised in rainfed lowland areas of eastern India whereby rice is dry-seeded, then wet-ploughed at 30–50 days after emergence and the land levelled by drawing a board across the field. Field experiments showed that beusani enhances rooting, especially in shallow soil layers, as a result of reduced penetration resistance. …”
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Livestock, vulnerability, and poverty dynamics in India por Akter, S., Farrington, John, Deshingkar, P., Freeman, H.A.

“…Section 7 summarises the role of livestock in these livelihood connections. Finally, the paper draws some policy conclusions and recommendations and discusses the future direction of research.…”
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The Indonesian economic crisis implies immense changes in the forest sector por Sunderlin, William D.

“…In this paper we document some of these changes and speculate about possible consequences for forest conservation and management, drawing largely on media reports and on general knowledge about the effects of macroeconomic change in developing countries. …”
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Environmental Impacts of the CGIAR: An Assessment por CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment, Nelson, Michael, Maredia, Mywish K.

“…While attributing these impacts directly to agricultural research is not possible given the present state-of-the-art in environmental impact assessment, and given the need to separate other, non research-related contributing factors, the authors were able to reliably draw general conclusions about the positive and negative environmental impacts of CGIAR research.The primary positive environmental impact of CGIAR research is in the area of land savings-that is land which does not have to be converted from its natural state to agricultural use-which as a result of CGIAR research on just seven primary mandated crops, the study estimates at between 230 and 340 million hectares. …”
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The Vietnamese double-vault composting latrine: Fertilizer source or health risk? por Phuc Pham Duc, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Vu Van Tu, Zurbrugg, C., Zinsstag, Jakob

“…This issue of evidence for policy draws on research in Nghe An, Ha Nam, and Nam Dinh in northern Vietnam to answer this question.…”
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Incorporating crime in household surveys: a research note por Garrett, James L., Ahmed, Akhter

“…This paper discusses how to incorporate questions about crime into household surveys, drawing on the authors’ experience of designing and implementing a module on crime, violence and physical insecurity in a household survey in the city of Dinajpur in Bangladesh in 2002. …”
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The role of genotyping in measuring improved variety adoption and impact: Advances, challenges, and policy directions por Melesse, Mequanint B., Maredia, Mywish K., Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Odeny, Damaris, Spielman, David J., Michelson, Hope, Waza, Showkat Ahmad, Kamunye, Kelvin, Alene, Arega, Dar, Manzoor H., Afari-Sefa, Victor, Pingali, Prabhu

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Whose waters? large-scale agricultural development and water grabbing in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania por Eeden, A. van, Mehta, L., van Koppen, Barbara

“…The paper thus highlights the power, interests and alliances of the various actors involved in the governance of water resources. By drawing on recent conceptual insights from the water grabbing literature, the empirical findings suggest that the IWRM framework indirectly and directly facilitates the phenomenon of water grabbing to take place in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin in Tanzania.…”
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Decades of emerging infectious disease, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance response in Vietnam: The role of One Health por Hung Nguyen-Viet, Lam, S., Huong Nguyen-Mai, Dao Thu Trang, Vu Thi Phuong, Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, Dang Quang Tan, Nguyen Thu Thuy, Dang Thuy Linh, Phuc Pham-Duc

“…Here, we reflect on the challenges and opportunities of One Health in the context of zoonoses, food safety, and antimicrobial resistance, drawing on a stocktake of One Health training, policy, and research in Vietnam. …”
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MIRAGRODEP 2.0: Documentation por Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Robichaud, Veronique, Traoré, Fousseini, Tokgoz, Simla

“…It is developed for AGRODEP and draws upon the MIRAGE model built by CEPII. It incorporates specific features such as foreign direct investment and runs with a tariff aggregation module that allows the user to capture the exclusion effects at a detailed level and the variance of tariffs. …”
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MIRAGRODEP 2.0: Documentation por Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Robichaud, Veronique, Traoré, Fousseini, Tokgoz, Simla

“…It is developed for AGRODEP and draws upon the MIRAGE model built by CEPII. It incorporates specific features such as foreign direct investment and runs with a tariff aggregation module that allows the user to capture the exclusion effects at a detailed level and the variance of tariffs. …”
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