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Scaling resource recovery and reuse (RRR) innovations in low- and middle-income countries for climate change adaptation and mitigation por Danso, G., Cofie, Olufunke O., Okem, Andrew Emmanuel, Drechsel, Pay

“…Policies on reducing GHG emissions and achieving a more circular economy with wastewater use options that can mitigate negative climate change impacts are discussed in this chapter.…”
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Hits and misses: water-based climate change adaptation interventions for agriculture in South Asia por Lakshmikantha, N.R., Shah, Rinan, Srinivasan, Veena, Mukherji, Aditi

“…South Asia's small and marginal farmers are vulnerable to climate change. This is a pressing concern due to the region's heavy dependence on agriculture. …”
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What do we know about the future of urbanization in relation to food systems? por Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James

“…Additionally, improving sanitation and food safety becomes a major challenge. Excessively rapid urbanization can lead to the development of urban slums and increased poverty, and it often coincides with underinvestment in agriculture and the rural economy, exacerbating rural poverty. …”
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Effects of recurrent rainfall shocks on poverty and income distribution in rural Ecuador por Llerena Pinto, Maria Cristhina, Mirzabaev, Alisher, Qaim, Matin

“…Here, we analyze the impacts of rainfall shocks – including droughts and excessive rains – on economic and social outcomes, using micro-level panel data from rural Ecuador. …”
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Deforestation mechanism: a survey por Wibowo, D.H., Byron, R.N.

“…Numerous published economic models of tropical deforestation are reviewed, in four categories: - a Neo-Malthusian approach, often nebulous and imprecise in terms of causal processes, which sees population pressure as the underlying cause of tropical deforestation; - those focusing on government failures - particularly on misdirected government policies in other sectors that result in excessive and inappropriate deforestation; sectoral (e.g. log export ban) policies; and the general failure of supervisory institutions of governance, including corruption. …”
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REDD payments as incentive for reducing forest loss por Sandker, M., Nyame, S. K., Forster, J., Collier, N., Shepherd, G., Yeboah, D., Ezzine-de-Blas, D., Machwitz, M., Vaatainen, S., Garedew, E., Etoga, G., Ehringhaus, C., Anati, J., Quarm, O.D.K., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…Strategies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) could become an important part of a new agreement for climate change mitigation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. …”
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A note on the response of sheep to differently priced sorghum stover traded concomitantly and implications for the economy of feeding por Rao, P.P., Blümmel, Michael

“…However, economic assessment suggested that the price premiums of 50% and more paid for high quality stover were in excess unless their feeding facilitated overall increased intake and milk yield per dairy animal proportionally, decreasing feed expenditure for maintenance requirements.…”
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Addressing uncertainty in adaptation planning for agriculture por Vermeulen, Sonja J., Challinor, Andrew J., Thornton, Philip K., Campbell, Bruce M., Eriyagama, Nishadi, Vervoort, Joost M., Kinyangi, James, Jarvis, Andy, Läderach, Peter R.D., Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Nicklin, K.J., Hawkins, E., Smith, D.R.

“…We find that impact approaches, which use predictive models, are increasingly useful over longer lead times and at higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions. We also find that extreme events are important in determining predictability across a broad range of timescales. …”
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: challenges to 2050 and beyond por Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Palazzo, Amanda, Gray I, Ingersoll C, Robertson, Richard D., Tokgoz S, Zhu, T., Sulser TB, Ringler, Claudia, Msangi S, You, Liangzhi

“…The food-price spike of 2008 led to food riots and political change in several countries. In 2010, the excessive heat and drought in Russia that led to wildfires and a grain embargo, as well as the unprecedented floods in Pakistan, signal more trouble ahead. …”
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Comparison of indigenous and foreign cattle for beef production at Matopos Research Station in Zimbabwe por Mpofu, N.

“…In 1933, problems associated with the use of exotic breeds and the necessity to come up with a different breeding policy for the country was pointed out by Harvey (1987). …”
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The value of water for irrigated paddy and hydropower generation in the Great Ruaha, Tanzania por Kadigi, R. M. J., Mdoe, N.S.Y., Lankford, B.A., Morardet, Sylvie

“…The need to achieve efficient, equitable and sustainable use of water resources to meet water demands of different sectors is pressing, particularly in areas where water resources are dwindling. …”
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Determining optimal groundwater table depth for maximizing cotton production in the Sardarya Province of Uzbekistan por Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Eshmuratov, Davron, Bezborodov, G.A.

“…However, to achieve maximum potential yields of cotton (5-6 t ha1), leaching of excessive salts from the root zone through freshwater application would be imperative. …”
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Umbral de acción para Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) en habichuela en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia por Bueno Mondragon, J.M., Cardona Mejía, César

“…At present, this species is the target of excessive use of insecticides. One way to rationalize the use of pesticides is to apply them at critical infestation levéis, known as action thresholds. …”
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Livestock production and sustainable agricultural Development in semi-arid West Africa por Williams, Timothy O., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Fernández Rivera, S., Turner, M.

“…The paper demonstrates the necessity of multidisciplinary approach and of active farmer involvement in identifying, designing, and developing appropriate technologies for mixed farming systems in Africa.…”
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Ethnic-based diversity and distribution of enset (Ensete ventricosum) clones in southern Ethiopia por Yemataw, Z., Mohamed, H., Diro, M., Addis, T., Blomme, Guy

“…Several enset clones previously known by farmers have disappeared in recent years due to disease, extended drought and wild animals, pointing to genetic erosion and the necessity of genetic conservation.…”
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Evidence-based opportunities for out-scaling climate-smart agriculture in East Africa por Lamanna, Christine, Namoi, Nictor, Kimaro, Anthony A., Mpanda, Mathew, Egeru, Anthony, Okia, Clement, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Mwongera, Caroline, Ampaire, Edidah L., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Läderach, Peter R.D., Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is being widely promoted as a solution for food insecurity and climate change adaptation in food systems of sub-Saharan Africa, while simultaneously reducing the rate of greenhouse gas emissions. Governments throughout Africa are writing policies and programs to promote CSA practices despite uncertainty about the ability for practices to meet the triple CSA objectives of CSA. …”
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Prioritizing investments for climate-smart agriculture: Lessons learned from Mali por Andrieu, Nadine, Sogoba, Bougouna, Zougmoré, Robert B., Howland, Fanny C., Samake, O., Bonilla Findji, Osana, Lizarazo, Miguel, Nowak, Andreea C., Dembélé, C., Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin

“…The Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) concept arises from a need to provide innovative solutions towards the complex and integrated goals of increasing yields, improving resilience, and promoting a low emissions agricultural sector. A major challenge for policymakers to operationalize CSA is the identification, valuation (cost-benefit), and subsequent prioritization of climate-smart options and portfolios (groups of CSA options) for investment. …”
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Multilevel governance challenges in transitioning towards a national approach for REDD+: evidence from 23 subnational REDD+ initiatives por Ravikumar, A., Larson, A.M., Duchelle, Amy E., Myers, R., Tovar, J.G.

“…Although REDD+ was conceived as a national approach to reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation, many of the early advances have been at the subnational level. …”
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Leveraging informal markets for health and nutrition security por Alonso, Silvia, Domínguez Salas, Paula

“…The Sustainable Development Goals of the recently launched UN 2030 development agenda press the world to achieve food and nutrition security globally, and to do so through environmentally sustainable agriculture.…”
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Climate-smart land use requires local solutions, transdisciplinary research, policy coherence and transparency por Carter, Sarah, Arts, Bas, Giller, Kenneth E., Glolcher, Cinthia S., Kok, Kasper, Koning, Jessica de, Noordwijk, Meine van, Reidsma, Pytrik, Rufino, Mariana C., Salvini, Giulia, Verchot, Louis V., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Herold, Martin

“…Practical solutions exist for specific contexts that can lead to increased agricultural output and forest protection. Landscape-level emissions accounting can be used to identify these practices. …”
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