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Uso de TICs en el sector agropecuario con énfasis en el subsector apícola de Argentina, Uruguay, República Dominicana y Costa Rica por Gallacher, Marcos, Justo, Alicia Mabel

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Quantifying the ultraviolet-induced fluorescence intensity in green mould lesions of diverse citrus varieties: Towards automated detection of citrus decay in postharvest por Munera, Sandra, Ancillo, Gema, Prieto, Andrés, Palou, Lluís, Aleixos, Nuria, Cubero, Sergio, Blasco, José

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Empowerment Beyond the Household: Measuring and Comparing the Collective Agency of Groups and Individuals por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., ElDidi, Hagar, Pereira, Audrey, Heckert, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Seymour, Greg

“…We also draw from the proceedings of an expert workshop on conceptual foundations and measures of collective agency, with particular attention to conceptual clarity, applicability across contexts, costs, and feasibility of application within development project contexts. We discuss the challenges of developing a common instrument to measure collective agency in theory and practice—with examples of indicators of particular constructs drawn from a portfolio of projects—and offer a list of criteria for effective and holistic measurement of collective agency…”
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Worm control for small ruminants in tropical Asia por Sani, R.A., Gray, G.D., Baker, R.L.

“…Topics of discussion include worm control; economic impacts of worm control; integrated approaches to sustainable parasite control; anthelmintic resistance; appropriate breeds and breeding schemes; options to overcome worm infection; impact of parasitism on the development of small ruminant populations; worm control methods; improving small ruminant productivity; and prevalence of internal parasites.…”
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Measuring and assessing impacts of Fair Trade USA on farm workers in Nicaragua por Mosquera Echeverry, Erika Eliana, Río Duque, Martha Lilia del

“…The infographics summarize the current status of the four Fair Trade Principles: Empowerment, economic development, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship of the independent small producers and farm workers with the certification compared with non-certified small producers and farm workers.…”
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Integrating politics and planning: from the Swedish housing program to Caracas Metro Cable por Moberg, Maja

“…The aim is to bring the power back to a local scale through community organization and local development projects. The historical exclusion of the poor population living in the ‘ranchos’ outside of the cities have created big material, social and economical indifferences within the population. …”

Ringön: en stadsdel där industrin får plats : hur stadsutvecklingsprocesser kan medges i en tid av återindustrialisering por Svanberg, Stella

PIM gender research: 2017 in review por Crimi, Gabriella

“…Investing in research and initiatives that seek to foster gender equality and women’s empowerment is essential to realizing the full potential of agriculture as an engine of economic growth, poverty reduction, and development. …”
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Harnessing models and big data to enable climate-resilient agriculture in India: Kick-off workshop por Foster, Timothy, Kramer, Berber, Kannan, Samyuktha

“…Such impact evaluations are important in improving products/services, making informed policy decisions regarding investments that can generate welfare and economic development, and advancing the scientific literature.…”
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Towards a feasible and representative pan-African research infrastructure network for GHG observations por López Ballesteros, A., Beck, J., Bombelli, A., Grieco, E., Lorencová, E.K., Merbold, Lutz, Brümmer, C., Hugo, W., Scholes, R., Vačkář, D., Vermeulen, A., Acosta, M., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Helmschrot, J., Dong-Gill Kim, Jones, M., Jorch, Veronika, Pavelka, M., Skjelvan, I., Saunders, M.

“…Given the current and projected transformation of socio-economic conditions in Africa (i.e. the increasing trend of urbanisation and population growth) and the adverse impacts of climate change, the development of a GHG research infrastructure (RI) is needed to support the design of suitable mitigation and adaptation strategies required to assure food, fuel, nutrition and economic security for the African population. …”
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Aflatoxins: Serious threat to food safety and food security: But is it related to livestock? por Lindahl, Johanna F., Harvey, Jagger J.W., Grace, Delia

“…. • Projects assessing health risks and economic costs of aflatoxins in the feed dairy chain are underway in Kenya • In collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), technical packages on aflatoxins and livestock for the East Africa region are being prepared…”
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Climate profiles and policy frameworks in agriculture and energy sectors in Benin and Burkina Faso por Ekpé, Sévérin, Sougué, Madou, Hackman, O Kwame, Gandji, Kisito, Ouedraogo, Ramata, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Salack, Seyni, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Climate change is exacerbating vulnerabilities in Benin and Burkina Faso, where livelihoods and economic development depend heavily on agriculture and energy, two climate-sensitive sectors. …”
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Sustainably Intensified Production Systems Impact on Nutrition (SIPSIN) Round 2, Ethiopia por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The existing infrastructure and ongoing research and development of the Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) in the Lake Tana basin of Northern Ethiopia is used as a platform to efficiently conduct research to evaluate SIPS for crop and livestock production and their environmental, economic and nutritional consequences.…”
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Sustainably Intensified Production Systems Impact on Nutrition (SIPSIN) Round 3, Ethiopia por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The existing infrastructure and ongoing research and development of the Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) in the Lake Tana basin of Northern Ethiopia is used as a platform to efficiently conduct research to evaluate SIPS for crop and livestock production and their environmental, economic and nutritional consequences.…”
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Sustainably Intensified Production Systems Impact on Nutrition (SIPSIN) Round 1, Ethiopia por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The existing infrastructure and ongoing research and development of the Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) in the Lake Tana basin of Northern Ethiopia is used as a platform to efficiently conduct research to evaluate SIPS for crop and livestock production and their environmental, economic and nutritional consequences.…”
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Drivers and hinders for a fossil-free energy system in the agriculture : a Swedish farmer perspective por Casimir, Justin

“…The main source of data used in this project was a survey answered by 1497 Swedish farmers who were member of the Federation of Swedish Farmers during the winter 2015-2016. …”

Gendered constraints to smallholder pig farming and marketing in Rwanda por Ouma, Emily, Ntawubizi, Martin, Achandi, Esther

“…The pig value chain in Rwanda holds great potential and can contribute to economic development and transformation in the country. …”
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Malaria and large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: future impacts in a changing climate por Kibret, S., Lautze, Jonathan F., McCartney, Matthew P., Nhamo, Luxon, Wilson, G.G.

“…Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has embarked on a new era of dam building to improve food security and promote economic development. Nonetheless, the future impacts of dams on malaria transmission are poorly understood and seldom investigated in the context of climate and demographic change. …”
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Service dominant logic for actor-to-actor co-creation of value and sustainability outcomes : case studies of five actors in the Swedishlegume industry por Lwin, Eric

“…This qualitative data was analysed through the service-dominant logic (SDL) framework with the aim to understand which factors of the legume network need further development. The study involves five actors which include a legume wholesaler, legume-based cheese processor, food system innovation incubator, a multistakeholder network for collaboration and a project for improving school meal systems. …”

FR1.1: Doing GREAT: Genesis and evolution of a gender training program for agricultural researchers por Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo

“…Qualitative case studies helped understand local constructions of masculinities and femininities, women's empowerment; and how these in turn influence development outcomes. The findings on masculinities and women empowerment are presented by Businge et al., ; femininities and women's economic empowerment by Shimali et al., and, community perception of women's empowerment by Nakyewa et al., (all submitted for this conference). …”
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