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The Genetic Resources Policy Initiative Newsletter: September 2006 por International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…In the second quarter of 2006, the GRPI Project registered increased participation from stakeholders and institutions working on country-specific activities designed to support the research and development of law and policy as it relates to PGRFA. …”
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Situational analysis study for the agriculture sector in Ghana por Essegbey, George Owusu, MacCarthy, Dilys Sefakor

“…The various national policy documents including the national development framework have underscored the importance of the agricultural sector. …”
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Urban Extent of Africa 2010 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Accurate delineation of the urban and rural areas has a broad range of implications on the quality and reliability of agricultural production and socio-economic statistics, design of household survey, establishment of agricultural development strategies and policies, and effective resource allocation. …”
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Monitoring, indicators and community based forest management in the tropics: pretexts or red herrings? por García, C.A., Lescuyer, G.

“…Many of these initiatives today incorporate the development of monitoring systems based on Criteria and Indicators (C&I), used to gauge environmental, socio-economic, and institutional consequences over a long period of time. …”
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Agricultural water management and livelihoods in the crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin por Douxchamps, Sabine, Ayantunde, Augustine A., Panyan, E.K., Ouattara, K., Kabore, A., Karbo, N., Sawadogo, B.

“…With mixed crop–livestock systems projected to be the principal source of food in developing countries in the coming decades, opportunities exist for smallholders to participate and benefit from emerging crop and livestock markets in the Volta Basin. …”
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Identifying the impediments and enablers of ecohealth for a case study on health and environmental sanitation in Hà Nam, Vietnam por Vi Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham Duc, Stephen, C., McEwen, S.A.

“…The themes relating to enablers—awareness and understanding, capacity development, and interactions—facilitated usage of the research results. …”
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Climate change in dry lands of Central Asia: from assessment methods to adaptation strategies por Glazirina, M., Yuldashev, Tulkun, Sommer, Rolf

“…Key issues of climate change impact on the environment, economic development, wellbeing, health and safety of the population, often discussed in various scientific and political forums, and many of them have been set up as priority for coordinated actions. …”
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The incidence of suspected white spot syndrome virus in semi-intensive and extensive shrimp farms in Bangladesh: Implications for management por Karim, M., Sarwer, R.H., Brooks, A.C., Gregory, R., Jahan, M.E., Belton, Ben

“…The study was conducted to assess key factors influencing suspected white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) disease and associated shrimp production and economic performance in three contrasting black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) culture technologies promoted by the United States Agency for International Development funded Shrimp Quality Support Project (SQSP) in Bangladesh. …”
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Impact of NGOs on women's empowerment and voice in Bangladesh por Mahzab, Moogdho, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kyle, Jordan, Simi, Sonjida Mesket

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Barriers to rewilding on Sussex farmland : socio-psychological implications of rewilding on farmers’ Sense of Place por Reboah, Claire

“…Despite the ecological and potentially economic advantages attached to rewilding, a great proportion of the farming community is still reluctant to adopt this approach on their land. …”

Empowering youth & transforming communities through job creation & nutritious beans in Kenya por Ong'or, Dennis, Inyanji, Eileen, Rubyogo, Jean Claude, Waswa, Boaz, Mabeya, Justin, Mwiti, Emily, Maritim, Mary, Karanja, David

“…In Kenya, the dependency on bean imports and the underutilization of domestic production opportunities has led to significant economic and employment gaps in the country’s agricultural sector. …”
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Food production from livestock in small farm systems for urban populations in South East Asia por Devendra, C.

“…Technological and socio-economic factors are the key determinants that will drive components of the animal industries. …”
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Implementation and scaling of climate-smart financing solutions in Kenya's sorghum value chain. Post-investment report por Wamicwe, Peter, Njoroge, Paul, Derenoncourt, Ena, Newman, Richard, Grosjean, Godefroy, Mufti, Samaa, Girvetz, Evan, Bonilla, Osana

“…The Kenya Cooperative Development and Investment Program (KCDIP) Sorghum Value Chain Project, implemented under the AICCRA initiative, is transforming the resilience and financial viability of smallholder sorghum farmers in Meru County, Kenya. …”
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Representative agricultural pathways and scenarios: a trans-disciplinary approach to agricultural model inter-comparison, improvement and climate impact assessment por Valdivia RO, Antle, John M., Claessens, Lieven, Nelson, Gerald C., Rosenzweig, Cynthia, Ruane, Alex C., Vervoort, Joost M.

“…For impact and vulnerability assessment, new socio-economic pathway and scenario concepts are being developed. …”
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Food and Nutrition Security in Urban Slums: Consumer Survey data for Kenya and Uganda por Onyango, Kevin Omondi, Chege, Christine Gacheri Kiria, Jager, Matthias, Karanja, David, Nkalubo, Stanley T.

“…The data was collected within the project ‘Making Value Chains Work for Food and Nutrition Security of Vulnerable Populations in East Africa’ which was funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). …”
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Planning an integrated agriculture and health program and designing its evaluation: Experience from Western Kenya por Cole, Donald C., Levin, C., Loechl, C., Thiele, Graham, Grant, F., Webb Girard, A., Sindi, K., Low, Jan W.

“…We describe the context, program development process, and evaluation design of the Mama SASHA project (Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa) which promoted production and consumption of a bio-fortified, orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). …”
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GIS Mapping of Implemented Technologies across Different Agro-Ecologies and Demographic Settings to Help Evaluation of Adoption Practices por Association Malienne d'éveil au Développement Durable

“…The reliability and replicability of the technologies depend to the specific context where technologies are developed and implemented. Regarding the available technologies developed in phase I of the Africa RISING project and technologies under validation in phase II it is important to map and characterize using GIS and remote sensing technologies under different agro-ecological and socio-economic context.…”
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Comprehensive spatial mapping of metals and metalloids in the Peruvian Mantaro Valley using advanced geospatial data Integration por Pizarro Carcausto, Samuel Edwin, Pricope , Narcisa G., Vera Vilchez, Jesús Emilio, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro, Lastra Paucar, Sphyros Roomel, Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi, Verástegui Martínez, Patricia

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Capítulo 8 - Aprovechamiento de subproductos frutihortícolas como alternativa para la prevención de PDA por Polenta, Gustavo Alberto

“…In this sense, an example to imitate in our region would be the so-called Food Waste Recovery Network (Food Waste Recovery Group), which constitutes an open innovation network started in the European Union and which currently has a large number of researchers. and professionals partners from more than 60 countries, forming a platform for the exchange of knowledge and the implementation of joint projects. In a first FLW estimation exercise carried out in Argentina, in which work was done on the main agri-food sectors representative of the country's economic activity, in terms of production, exports and relative importance for the economies regional, a total estimated volume of FLW was established of 16 million tons (T) of food in its “primary equivalent”. …”
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Decentralised sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) vine multiplication in Lake Zone, Tanzania: Five years later por McEwan, M.A., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Matui, M.S., Lusheshanija, D., Massawe, M., Chirimi, B., Ogero, K.

“…Farmer-based seed multiplication is widely promoted by development practitioners, but there is limited understanding of the individual or collective motivations of farmers to engage or disengage in specialised seed production. …”
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