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Demand for aflatoxin-safe maize in Kenya: Dynamic response to price and advertising por Hoffmann, Vivian, Moser, Christine, Herrman, Timothy

“…One study reported widely in the Kenyan press found that 65% of maize samples collected from 20 major millers did not meet the national standard (Gathura, 2011) and another based on over 900 samples collected from retailers found that 26% of branded maize flour was above this standard (Hoffmann and Moser, 2017).…”
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Domestic support measures in the context of adaptation and mitigation to climate change por Glauber, Joseph W.

“…First launched in 2009, CSA refers to agricultural technologies that are well suited to increase farmer livelihoods in the face of a changing climate by 1) raising agricultural productivity; 2) building resilience of livelihoods and farming systems; and 3) reducing carbon emissions. While government implementation of mitigation and adaptation policies may be an effective means to help address climate change, concerns arise, if CSA policies run counter to international trade disciplines. …”
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Why can’t MENA countries trade more?: The curse of bad institutions por Karam, Fida, Zaki, Chahir

“…Our results show that in the presence of excessive zero trade observations, poor institutions can be considered as fixed export costs that help explain the zero probability of trade for some countries. …”
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Land cover mapping of Bengaluru's urban and surrounding area with Spatiotemporal open-source remote sensing data por Grison, Sylvain, Siddaganga, Rajath, Singh, Renu, Hegde, Shrihari, Brockmann, Axel, Krishnan, Smitha, Guo, Wei

“…To facilitate informed urban management policies, there is a pressing need for contemporary land use and cover maps that provide precise insights into the evolving landscape. …”
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Role of development policies in combating climate change issues in Indian agriculture: A first order assessment of irrigation and fertilizer policies por Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Tyagi, N.K., Pandey, Divya

“…The analysis is based on the hypothesis that productivity enhancement serves better to deal with climate change as it minimizes deforestation and therefore reduces intensification of greenhouse gas emissions. The assessment establishes that development policies have been highly successful in reducing potential greenhouse gas intensification and increasing the adaptation capacity in terms of food grain production. …”
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Does aid induce foreign direct investment: Updated evidence from a quasi-experiment por Tian, Junyan

“…Results emphasize the necessity of concerted policy interventions to mitigate this negative aid shock.…”
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Urgent flood hazard assessment using multi-sensor data in refugee hosting community settings: implications for immediate planning and design of anticipatory actions por Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Bekele, T. W., Negash, E. D., Mekuria, Wolde, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

“…Both fluvial (due to river flooding) and pluvial floods (due to excess rainfall) occur in the study areas of Dolo Ado and Bokolmayo woredas. …”
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Bioenergy and agriculture: Promises and challenges: Developing bioenergy: A win-win approach that can serve the poor and the environment por Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…The promise of bioenergy is that it may help cope with rising energy prices, address environmental concerns about greenhouse gas emissions, and offer new income and employment to farmers and rural areas. …”
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Marriage behavior response to prime-age adult mortality: Evidence from Malawi por Ueyama, Mika, Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…Empirical analysis shows that excess prime-age adult mortality in the local marriage market lowers the marriage age for females and shortens the interval between the first sex and first marriage.…”
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Yield trends and apparent nutrient balances in intensified and diversified rice-based cropping systems por Pascua Jr, S.R., Ventura, W., Agustin, E.O., Padre, A.T., Valencia, D.A., Marcos, T.F., Sta. Cruz, Pompe C., Obien, S.R., Ladha, J.K.

“…A relay crop served as a catch crop for excess nutrients and as shade to minimize sunscald effects for tomato and sweet pepper fruits.…”
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Plan d’Investissement pour une Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC) au Sénégal por Chabot, Philippe, Siagbe, Golli, Ouedraogo, Issa, Jalango, Dorcas, Dieye, Bounama, Diagne, Djibril, Diop, Mbaye, Sow, Fafa, Coumba, Ndeye, Mbengue, Maty, Vyas, Shalika, Wamicwe, Peter, Jaquet, Stéphanie

“…These initiatives aim to strengthen resilience, boost productivity, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring a sustainable agricultural future for Senegal. …”
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Does solar irrigation threaten groundwater sustainability? Evidence from India and Bangladesh por Alam, Mohammad Faiz, Varshney, Deepak, Mitra, Archisman, Pavelic, Paul, Mahapatra, Smaranika, Habib, A., Krishnan, S., Sikka, Alok, Ravindranath, Darshini

“…Solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) are promoted to cut carbon emissions and subsidy costs, yet concerns persist about over-extraction. …”
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CGIAR Science Group Evaluations: Climate Change por Humphrey, Sarah, Negroustoueva, Svetlana

“…CGIAR’s action on climate change addresses the risks to food systems, the impact of food systems emissions, and the potential for integrated solutions. …”
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Challenges and recommendations for embracing digital tools for one health surveillance in LMICs: Viewpoints from a special session of 17th ISVEE por Thang Nguyen-Tien, Unger, Fred, Yano, T., Mutua, Florence K., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Hu Suk Lee, Bett, Bernard K., Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…This paper highlights key insights from that session, indicating the barriers and opportunities for ICT implementation and expansion including user engagement and incentives, data quality and standardization, infrastructure, evidence and policy advocacy, capacity building, network and knowledge exchange, sustainability. The necessity of co-design, infrastructure investment, applications integration, interoperability and collaboration among international and national organizations, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary approaches, continuous training and evidence-based policy support and sustainable funding models are crucial for building effective, inclusive, and scalable ICT-driven solutions.…”
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Institutional network relationships and environmental governance in the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon por Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo, Buitrago-Bermúdez, Oscar, Le Coq, Jean-Francois, Gonzalez, Carolina, Castillo-Rivera, Johana Marcela

“…They use transnational technologies, but have limited integration of local actors where environmental challenges are most pressing. To combat the biome's rapid degradation, these countries could strengthen their environmental agendas, governance, and policy design—for greater environmental impact—by effectively integrating cooperation between international and local partners. …”
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Mechanical soil and water conservation por Paparella, Antonio, Petsakos, Athanasios, Davis, Kristin E., Song, Chun

“…Limited renewable freshwater and erratic rainfall patterns in those areas restrict the reliance on irrigation, making water conservation strategies more pressing and necessary [1]. Moreover, implementing advanced irrigation systems may be challenging due to limited resources and a lack of technical expertise [2]. …”
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Designing carbonisation solutions for sustainable livelihoods por Somorin, Tosin, Oyedepo, S. O., Kilanko, O., Onwordi, P., Gitau, J. K., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…This technical brief introduces an affordable, low-emission carbonization system designed to convert such residues as maize cobs, palm kernel shells, sawdust, and similar biomass into carbonized products. …”
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Identifying the safe operating space for food systems por te Wierik, Sofie, Declerck, Fabrice, Beusen, Arthur, Gerten, Dieter, Maggi, Federico, Norberg, Anna, Noone, Kevin, Schulte-Uebbing, Lena, Springmann, Marco, Tang, Fiona H. M., de Vries, Wim, van Vuuren, Detlef, Vermeulen, Sonja, Rockström, Johan

“…Moreover, global food systems are currently beyond all nine food system boundaries; moving to the safe operating space requires reducing related greenhouse gas emissions substantially, halting the conversion of intact nature to agriculture, redistributing fertilizer inputs, limiting pesticide and antibiotic use, and preserving critical freshwater flows without negatively affecting yields.…”
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Challenges and Opportunities in the Seed Delivery, Scaling, and Extension Strategies for Smallholders in South Asia por Nayak, Swati, Hossain, Mosharaf, Singh, Varsha, Nath, Anirban, Mohapatra, Subhasmita

“…This chapter addresses the pressing issues of seed quality and availability, the successful scaling of agricultural practices, and the effectiveness of extension programs designed to empower farmers with essential skills and knowledge. …”
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Support low carbon vegetable garden with M+ living lab at Qingshan Village por Zhen, Yan, Wang, Ting, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…As an important part of a healthy diet, vegetable production has lower resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions than animal-derived food, but its carbon life-cycle environmental footprint cannot be ignored. …”
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