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Capacity for forestry research in selected countries of West and Central Africa por Spilsbury, M.J., Kowero, G.S., Tchala-Abina, F

“…There have been few consistent attempts to develop mechanisms to match research 'supply' to the real 'demands' in terms of providing solutions to the most pressing problems…”
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Bobolizan, forests and gender relations in Sabah, Malaysia por Porodong, P.

“…These changes in belief and property systems and economic necessity have influenced every aspect of indigenous livelihood. …”
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External influences on and conditions for community logging management in Cameroon por Blas, D.E. de, Pérez, M.R., Sayer, Jeffrey A., Lescuyer, G., Nasi, Robert, Karsenty, A.

“…This is due to a lack of technical skills, excessive distance to markets, competition from industrial loggers who access the newly opened logging areas, and the intensity of external help they receive. …”
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Trypanotolerant livestock, a sustainable option for increasing livestock production in tsetse-affected areas por D'Ieteren, G.D.M.

“…Discusses trypanotolerant livestock, commonly accepted by livestock producers that trypanotolerance is the ability of an animal to survive, reproduce and be productive without the necessity for trypanocidal drugs in an environment with trypanosomiasis, risk. …”
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Development of bovine-specific cytokine reagents at ILRAD por Mertens, B., Gaidulis, L., Mwangi, S., Suliman, H., Taylor, K.A.

“…Infection of livestock with African trypanosomes leads to haematological changes such as anaemia and pancytopenia and to immune defects, including suppression of T-cell responsiveness and an excessive increase in the CD5+ B-cell population in blood and spleen. …”
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The way forward for livestock and the environment por Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K., Gerber, Pierre J., Zijpp, A.J. van der, Steeg, Jeannette van de, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Lecomte, P., Tarawali, Shirley A., Grace, Delia

“…Livestock provide many benefits to society, but at the same time, they generate considerable pressure on land, water and biomass resources and are responsible for 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the developing world due to increases in population density, urbanisation and incomes. …”
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The role for scientists in tackling food insecurity and climate change por Beddington, J.R., Asaduzzaman, Mohammed, Clark, Megan E., Fernández Bremauntz, Adrian, Guillou, Marion, Jahn, Molly M., Erda, Lin, Mamo, Tekalign, Negra, Christine, Nobre, Carlos A., Scholes, Robert J., Sharma, Rita, Nguyen Van Bo, Wakhungu, Judi W.

“…The scientific community has an essential role to play in informing concurrent, strategic investments to establish climate-resilient agricultural production systems, minimize greenhouse gas emissions, make efficient use of resources, develop low-waste supply chains, ensure adequate nutrition, encourage healthy eating choices and develop a global knowledge system for sustainability. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture: a synthesis of empirical evidence of food security and mitigation benefits from improved cropland management por Branca G, McCarthy N, Lipper, Leslie, Jolejole MC

“…At the same time, sustainable agriculture has the potential to deliver cobenefits in the form of reduced GHG emissions and increased carbon sequestration, therefore contributing to climate change mitigation. …”
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Agriculture in South Asia and its implications on downstream health and sustainability: a review por Atapattu, Sithara S., Kodituwakku, Dekshika Charmini

“…Agriculture, a century old practice, has rarely been questioned as it is a necessity for feeding the world's population. With the increase in food requirement, the sustainability of upland agriculture has posed threats to downstream and coastal areas of river basins. …”
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Water scarcity, prices and quotas: a review of evidence on irrigation volumetric pricing por Molle, Francois

“…Underpricing of irrigation water is frequently identified as a primary cause of excessive use of water for irrigation. Higher prices are believed to have the potential to promote conservation. …”
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Trypanosomiasis challenge estimation in The Gambia using the Berenil index: Comparison between zebu and N'Dama por Claxton, R.R., Leperre, P., Rawlings, P., Snow, W.F., Dwinger, R.H.

“…Indices range from no treatments per year to in excess of monthly treatments, depending on region and on breef of animal. …”
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US food security and climate change: agricultural futures por Takle ES, Gustafson D, Beachy, Roger N., Nelson, Gerald C., Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Palazzo, Amanda

“…Climate scenarios for higher-level carbon emissions exacerbate the food shortfall, although uncertainty in projections of future precipitation is a limitation to impact studies.…”
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Reimagining cost recovery in Pakistan’s irrigation system through willingness-to-pay estimates for irrigation water from a discrete choice experiment por Bell, A.R., Ali Shah, Azeem M., Ward, Patrick S.

“…We find that farmers are generally willing to pay well in excess of current surface water irrigation costs for increased surface water reliability and that the amount that farmers are willing to pay is an increasing function of their existing surface water supply as well as location along the main canal branch. …”
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Farmers’ perceptions on characteristics of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties used for chips production in rural areas in Benin, West Africa por Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Koudande, O.D., Sanni, A., Brimer, L.

“…Tasting was the main technique use by farmers to discriminate cassava varieties including Kpaki Kpika, Kpaki Soan, Logo Guesse Kotorou and BEN 86052. The latter being introduced by research centres. …”
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Global food efficiency of climate change mitigation in agriculture por Kleinwechter, U., Levesque, Antoine, Havlík, Petr, Forsell N, Zhang Y, Fricko O, Obersteiner, Michael

“…Against this background, the Global Biosphere Management Model (GLOBIOM) is applied to a range of scenarios of mitigation of emissions from agriculture to assess the implications of climate mitigation for agricultural production, prices and food availability. …”
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Adaptabilidad y estabilidad en el comportamiento de plantas de frijol comun por Laing, Douglas R.

“…Information is given on the research conducted on the plant`s physiological aspects (sensitivity to photoperiod, tolerance to excess water in the soil, resistance or tolerance to drought, adaptation to temp., and stability in growth habit) which are the components of adaptation in beans. …”
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Adaptation measures in agricultural systems: Messages to the SBSTA 44 Agriculture Workshops por Dinesh, Dhanush

“…These include enhanced food security, environmental benefits including mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and positive outcomes for gender and social inclusion. …”
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Report on Phase 1 Planning Meeting of the Paddy Rice Production Component CCAC Agriculture Initiative por Sander, Björn Ole, Joven, B.P.

“…The goals of the Climate and Clean Air (CCAC) Agriculture Initiative are to disseminate best practices for minimizing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from agriculture while also enhancing food security and livelihoods and meeting cross-sectoral climate change objectives. …”
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New era for the coconut sector. What prospects for research? por Prades, A., Salum, U.N., Pioch, D.

“…The market growth of these products, mainly coconut water extracted from mature or immature nuts, virgin coconut oil (VCO) cold pressed from the fresh kernel, coconut sugar taken from the sap flowing out of the flower, is exponential. …”
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Climate Change Impacts in Bhutan: Challenges and opportunities for the agricultural sector por Parker, Louis, Guerten, Nora, Thi Nguyen, Than, Rinzin, Chimi, Tashi, Dawa, Wangchuk, Dorji, Bajgai, Yadunath, Subedi, Kiran, Phuntsho, Loday, Thinley, Namgay, Chhogyel, Ngawang, Gyalmo, Tasho, Katwal, Tirtha B., Zangpo, Tshelthrim, Acharya, Sagar, Pradhan, Sangita, Penjor, Sonam

“…The project had two principal objectives: Objective 1: Build capacities of key technical staff to produce suitability maps for a wider range of crops under different emission scenarios. Furthermore enhance the understanding and interpretation of uncertainties of the projections and introduce climate-resilient crop management practices in Bhutan. …”
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