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Going digital in agriculture: how radio and SMS can scale-up smallholder participation in legume-based sustainable agricultural intensification practices and technologies in Tanzan... by Silvia, S., Musebe, R., Baars, E., Ganatra, D., Romney, Dannie L.

“…However, radio alone is the most cost-effective approach. Each dollar spent on the radio campaign results in 2.1 farmers that have adopted at least one new practice, compared with 0.5 farmers for SMS and 0.4 farmers for radio and SMS combined. …”
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Case-Studies on the Impact of Germplasm Collection, Conservation, Characterization and Evaluation (GCCCE) in the CGIAR by Robinson, J., Srinivasan, C.S.

“…Although cumulative numbers are difficult to calculate, it has been estimated – based on data compiled and reported in earlier CGIAR Financial Reports – that in the years from 1970 to 2010, a total of about US $800 million (in 2002 dollars) has been spent on GCCCE related activities. …”
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Assessing investment priorities for driving inclusive agricultural transformation in Tanzania by Aragie, Emerta A., Benfica, Rui, Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James

“…Supporting cereal producers has large effects on growth and poverty reduction, with relatively high returns per dollar invested, but its effect on diet quality is weak. …”
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Rice price shocks and household welfare in Papua New Guinea by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Gilbert, Rachel

“…Under this scenario, consumers in poor households, which are those in the bottom 40 percent of the household expenditure distribution in PNG, would suffer a net welfare loss of USD 23.0 million, equivalent to a 1.6 percent decrease in a per capita daily income of one US dollar.…”
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Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition by Gillespie, Stuart, Hodge, Judith, Yosef, Sivan, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…Malnutrition costs the world trillions of dollars, but global commitment to improving people’s nutrition is on the rise, and so is our knowledge of how to do so. …”
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Where to invest in the Indus Basin Irrigation System in Pakistan to improve land and water productivity? Insights from a hierarchical model by Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Channa, Hira, Ringler, Claudia

“…These findings suggest that investments that improve irrigation water delivery at the distributary level provide the highest impact per unit of dollar invested in terms of reducing yield gaps among farmers.…”
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Economic Benefits and Returns to Rural Feeder Roads: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Setting in Ethiopia by Stifel, David, Minten, Bart, Koru, Bethlehem

“…We find that the benefits of reducing transportation costs by 50 US Dollars per metric ton for the most remote households would result in benefits worth roughly 35 percent of household consumption and that a hypothetical gravel road built halfway through the survey site that lasts 10 years will have an internal rate of return that ranges from 12 to 34 percent, using conservative assumptions. …”
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Rethinking the global food crisis: The role of trade shocks by Headey, Derek D.

“…Numerous arguments have been proposed to explain overshooting, including financial speculation, depreciation of the United States (U.S.) dollar, low interest rates, and reductions in grain stocks. …”
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Implications of quality deterioration for public foodgrain stock management and consumers in Bangladesh by Dorosh, Paul A., Farid, Naser

“…Implicit losses to rice consumers due to quality deterioration were significant in 2000/01: about 1.05 billion Taka (about 19 million dollars), equal to 10.9 percent of total net outlay on rice of the PFDS. …”
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A multi-level analysis of public spending, growth and poverty reduction in Egypt by Fan, Shenggen, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, El-Said, Moataz, Yu, Bingxin, Kamaly, Ahmed

“…Egypt is a lower middle-income country with a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 2003 of US$3,949 measured in international dollars, or purchasing power parity (World Bank 2005a). …”
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Access to dynamic markets for small commercial farmers: the case of potato production in the Peruvian Andes by Escobal, Javier, Torero, Máximo

“…The results show that the farmers linked to the dynamic markets gain two cents of a dollar more per kilogram of potato. ...Our simulations showed that increase of their plot size to a minimum of five hectares (optimal size according to the industry) increases their sales to dynamic markets in 16%. …”
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China: An unfinished reform agenda by Fan, Shenggen, Qian, Keming, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Much of this growth can be attributed to investments in agricultural research by national and regional governments combined with policy reform and increased use of inputs.1 After 50 years of development, the Chinese agricultural research system is now arguably the largest in the world, employing over 50,000 senior scientists and spending more than US$3.8 billion in 2002 (measured in 1995 international dollars).2 However, the system is currently facing a dilemma. …”
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The case of zero-tillage technology in Argentina by Trigo, Eduardo J., Cap, Eugenio, Malach, Valeria, Villarreal, Federico

“…Total benefits are estimated at 34 billion dollars.…”
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Will Haiti benefit from setting up an agricultural research center? A foresight quantification by Bairagi, Subir, Durand-Morat, Alvaro

“…In terms of BCR, if one dollar is invested for AgR&D in Haiti, the payoff could be US$1.33-4.52. …”
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Using expert judgments to inform economic evaluation of ecosystem-based adaptation decisions: watershed management for enhancing water supply for Tegucigalpa, Honduras by Procter, Amanda, Mcdaniels, Tim, Vignola, Raffaele

“…It shows that estimates of potential enhanced water flows in dry seasons could yield millions of dollars in annual benefits, based on current water prices paid to informal water suppliers, and depending on future climate scenarios. …”
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CCAFS’ influence and reach in promoting CSA by Carneiro, Bia, Resce, Giuliano, Ruscica, Giosuè, Ma, Yixin, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…CCAFS research in partnership with governments in many countries has contributed to increases in public investment in CSA reaching several billions of dollars. Strategies for accelerating private sector financing are now being pursued that are mobilizing new corporate and impact investor spending in climate adaptation actions and innovative CSA-related blended financing (joint government and private sector) approaches towards more sustainable food systems.…”
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From Tree Planting to Tree Growing: Rethinking Ecosystem Restoration Through Tree by Duguma, L.A., Minang, Peter A., Aynekulu, B. E., Carsan, S., Nzyoka, J., Bah, A., Jamnadass, Ramni H.

“…Every year, millions of dollars are spent on tree-based landscape restoration activities. …”
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Potential forage hybrid markets for enhancing sustainability and food security in East Africa by Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Flórez, Fernando, Enciso, Karen, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The results show a potential market of 414,388 ha for new interspecific hybrids of Urochloa and 528,409 ha for potential hybrids of Megathyrsus maximus, with approximate annual values of 73.5 and 101.1 million dollars, respectively. Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Kenya hold a market share of 70% for Urochloa, and South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Tanzania a 67% market share for Megathyrsus maximus. …”
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Range-wide differential adaptation and genomic vulnerability in critically endangered Asian rosewoods by Hung, Tin Hang, So, Thea, Thammavong, Bansa, Chamchumroon, Voradol, Theilade, Ida, Phourin, Chhang, Bouamanivong, Somsanith, Hartvig, Ida, Gaisberger, Hannes, Jalonen, Riina, Boshier, David H., MacKay, John J.

“…In the billion-dollar global illegal wildlife trade, rosewoods have been the world’s most trafficked wild product since 2005. …”
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Food safety: The biggest development challenge you’ve never heard of by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

“…But with development dollars largely going to agriculture and nutrition programs, these market vendors have been neglected by the donors for decades. …”
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