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In search of private partners by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…It is a marriage dictated by necessity: Agricultural research institutes in the South are increasingly teaming up with the private sector to source funding. …”
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Mitigating climate change through reduced food loss and waste by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Broeze, Jan, Nindi, Tabitha, Machinjiri, Norah, Liang, Xia, Matzembacher, Daniele

“…- Lini Wollenberg The Food Loss and Waste Calculator and how it can be used to mitigate climate change - Jan Broeze Understanding Smallholder Farmers’ Post-Harvest Behaviors: Evidence from Malawi - Tabitha Nindi Effects of Amending Soil with Organic Matter on Population Change of Aspergillus flavus and Antagonistic Microbiome: and on Aflatoxin Contamination of Groundnut in Malawi - Norah Machinjiri Quantifying GHG emissions of agrifood chain and associated food loss and food waste in China - Li Xue A Stepping-Stone to the evidence base for the mitigation of N2O emission from reduced food loss and waste in China and Myanmar - Xia Liang Food waste reduction entrepreneurship initiative and associated impacts: a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment - Daniele Matzembacher…”
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Results on life cycle assessments to determine impacts of agronomic management choices in the Cauca and Honduras CSV by Loaiza, Sandra, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Martínez, Jesús David

“…In this study, we used the field-scale agricultural assessment model - Cool Farm Tool (CFT), to model GHG emissions and uptake estimates (Hillier et al., 2011). …”
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Maize-Nutrient-Manager: A mobile phone application for field-specific, balanced nutrient management advisory by Andersson, Jens A, Hijbeek, Renske, Sida, Tesfaye Shiferaw, Kilakila, Mukoma Kitundu

“…To increase productivity and profitability, while limiting nutrient losses and related GHG-emissions, African smallholders need more tailored fertilizer advice. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on access to inputs for crop production in India: Assessment of disruption of COVID-19 farm input provision by Khartri-Chhetri, Arun, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Maharjan, Sofina

“… - Reduction in inputs use such as fertilizer, irrigation, labor has a significant impact on crop yield and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Emissions from the rice production were reduced with less fertilizer and irrigation use by many farmers in the study areas…”
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Enhancing productivity, soil health, and reducing global warming potential through cropping systems diversification and conservation agriculture in India's Western Indo-Gangetic Pl... by Gora, M.K., Jat, H.S., Ladha, J.K., Choudhary. Madhu, Sharma, Prabodh Chandra, Yadav, Arvind K., Singh, Love K., Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Singh, Yadvinder, Prajapat, Kailash, Yadav, Rajender Kumar, Jat, Mangi L., Krupnik, Timothy J., Gathala, Mahesh K.

“…Evidence suggests that intensive tillage, crop residue removal/burning, and frequent soil wetting-drying cycles in rice-wheat rotations have led to declining soil organic matter and increased greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and a consequent deterioration of soil quality (Jat et al., 2023). …”
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Rice price stabilization in Bangladesh: an analysis of policy options by Dorosh, Paul A., Shahabuddin, Quazi

“…Domestic rice procurement contributed relatively little to raising domestic producer prices at harvest time, involved only a small percentage of farmers, and incurred excessive costs following successful harvests because of procurement prices set far in excess of market prices."…”
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Sowing seeds of partnership: Ethiopia and IITA explore new frontiers in agricultural innovation by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Ambassador Legesse Geremew Haile, accompanied by his spouse and the Minister Counsellor, Misgna Teklu Abrha. …”
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Air pollution as a health issue in Hanoi, Vietnam: An opportunity for intensified research to inform public policy by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Le Thi Thanh Huong

“…As a result of increasing in population, personal vehicles, industrial zones and household emission, the air quality in Hanoi is becoming deteriorated and affecting human health. …”
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Mesures mises en oeuvre aux champs pour reduire les risques pour la santé humaine et l’environnement lies aux constituants chimiques des eaux usees. In French. [Farm-based measures... by Simmons, Robert W., Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

“…This gap applies more to inorganic and organic contaminants than excess salts or nutrients. This chapter outlines some of the options available that could be considered in and around the farm, looking at heavy metals, salts, excess nutrients and organic contaminants. …”
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Farm-based measures for reducing human and environmental health risks from chemical constituents in wastewater by Simmons, Robert W., Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

“…This gap applies more to inorganic and organic contaminants than excess salts or nutrients. This chapter outlines some of the options available that could be considered in and around the farm, looking at heavy metals, salts, excess nutrients and organic contaminants. …”
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Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India by Chinnasamy, Pennan

“…Storing excess rainwater underground can become key in mitigating the frequency and magnitude of flood events. …”
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Impactful and measurable progress on climate-smart agriculture in corporate value chains by Dinesh, Dhanush, Verhage, Fabian, Bennell, David, Bonilla Findji, Osana, Richards, Meryl B., Robertson, Kai, Siantonas, Tony, Somogyi, Dalma, Stephenson, Jim

“…The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and its partners have an ambition to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture and land use change by 50% and make 50% more nutritious food available by 2030 (including by reducing food loss and waste), while strengthening the climate resilience of agricultural landscapes and farming communities. …”
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Deadlock or Transformational Change? Exploring Public Discourse on REDD+ across Seven Countries by Gregorio, M. di, Brockhaus, Maria, Cronin, T., Muharrom, E., Mardiah, S., Santoso, L.

“…This article investigates the public discourses on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) across seven countries, to assess whether they support policy reforms. …”
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Industrial concessions, fires and air pollution in Equatorial Asia by Spracklen, D.V., Reddington, C.L., Gaveau, D.L.A.

“…Logging concessions have substantially lower fire emissions, and contribute less to air quality degradation. …”
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Definición de objetivos en la agricultura by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…This presentation is the Spanish translation of a presentation given by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development Flagship, at a workshop on ICF transparency and long-term strategies for LED on September 28th, 2020.…”
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Lush pastures, grassy meadows by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Edited by N M Tainton, University of Natal Press. 2000. 372 pp. ISBN 0 86980 959 8 CTA number 988. 80 Credit points…”
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The Dirty Dozen pesticides to bite the dust by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Over 100 governments met in Montreal (Canada) at the end of June for the first round of talks on an international agreement to minimise emissions and releases of Persistent Organic Polluters (POPs) such as DDT and other members of 'The Dirty Dozen'...…”
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Bridges.org by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Bridges.org is an international non-profit organization that supports initiatives focusing on improving access and getting technology used, in order to strengthen communities, democratic institutions, free press and local economies, working with - instead…”
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Institutions for Agricultural Mitigation: Potential and Challenges in Four Countries by Bryan, Elizabeth, De Pinto, Alessandro, Ringler, Claudia, Asuming-Brempong, Samuel, Bendaoud, Mohamed, Artur, Luis, Givá, Nicia, Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Sarpong, Daniel Bruce, El-Harizi, Khalid, Mai, Nguyen Ngoc, Anh, Dao The, van Rheenen, Teunis, Ferguson, Jenna

“…The agriculture sector has great potential to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through changes in agricultural management and land use. …”
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