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Simulation of water resource development and environmental flows in the Lake Tana Sub basin by Alemayehu, T., McCartney, Matthew P., Kebede, S.

“…Water resource development is being encouraged by the government to stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty. In this study, the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) model was used to simulate planned hydropower and irrigation development scenarios. …”
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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the endophytic fungus Acremonium implicatum associated with Brachiaria grasses by Abello, J.F., Kelemu, Segenet, García, C.

“…Acremonium implicatum is a seed-transmitted endophytic fungus that forms symbiotic associations with the economically significant tropical forage grasses, Brachiaria species. …”
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Diallel analysis of cassava genotypes to anthracnose disease by Owolade, F., Dixon, A., Adeoti, A.

“…Cassava anthracnose disease (CAD) caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp manihotis has been recognized as one of the major economic disease of cassava in all the cassava growing regions of Africa. …”
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Multidisciplinary approach to pest management and the African farmer by Okigbo, B.

“…With population pressure, greater pressures on the land and shortening of periods of natural recycling of nutrients reduced yields and loss of soil fertility occur. …”
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Effect of ground cover management on Thysanoptera (thrips) in clementine mandarin orchards by Aguilar-Fenollosa, Ernestina, Jaques, Josep A.

“…These predatory mites could reduce populations of potential thrips and other citrus pests below economic injury level. Our results confirm the suitability of F. arundinacea as a cover crop for clementine mandarins.…”
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The fall armyworm strain associated with most rice, millet, and pasture infestations in the Western Hemisphere is rare or absent in Ghana and Togo by Nagoshi, R.N., Koffi, D., Agboka, K., Adjevi, A.K.M., Meagher, R.L., Goergen, Georg E.

“…Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is now present throughout much of the Eastern Hemisphere where it poses a significant economic threat to a number of crops. Native to the Western Hemisphere, fall armyworm is one of the primary pests of corn in the Americas and periodically causes significant economic damage to sorghum, millet, cotton, rice, and forage grasses. …”
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Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : March 2023 by Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Parajuli, R.R., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…As in the previous month, available data suggest Nepal’s agrifood system remained economically stable during March of 2023. Prices largely followed anticipated trends. …”
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Achieving comprehensive water productivity improvement: a multi-objective simulation-optimization model for water productivity-oriented irrigation water management by Li, G., Zhang, C., Huo, Z., Liu, Y.

“…Improving water productivity (WP) from multiple perspectives is crucial for irrigated agriculture in arid areas, particularly due to challenges such as low crop WP, limited economic returns, and secondary soil salinization. …”
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Farmer friendly options for sterilizing farm tools for the control of Xanthomonas Wilt disease of banana by Ocimati, Walter, Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama, Blomme, Guy

“…We explored a range of practices including tool insertion for varying time periods into cold and hot ash, fire and boiling water; tool exposure over varying time periods to the sun while under black or transparent plastic sheets; and washing tools with cold water and laundry soap or detergent. …”
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State of the Climate in Africa 2023 by World Meteorological Organization

“…Morocco experienced the highest temperature anomaly, 1.25 °C above the 1991–2020 reference period. Extreme heatwaves in July and August affected northern Africa, with Tunis, Tunisia reaching a new maximum temperature of 49.0 °C, and Agadir, Morocco reaching a new maximum temperature of 50.4 °C. …”
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Hästars aktivitet och liggtid på madrasserade gummimattor i box by Vikberg, Matilda, Fredriksson, Karin

“…Wild horses normally spend 2-8.5% of a 24-hour period in recumbent position while stabled horses lie down 11-20%. …”

Potential impact of investments in drought tolerant maize in Africa by La Rovere, R., Kostandini, G., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Dixon, J., Mwangi, W., Guo, Z., Bänziger, Marianne

“…Assuming more optimistic yield gains—a range of 10-34% over non-drought tolerant improved maize—the economic benefit is nearly US$ 0.88 billion in project countries. …”
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Sequías agropecuarias en la provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, en el período 1996-2018 by Maglione, Dora, Paredes, Paula Natalia, Soto, Julio, Bonfili, Oscar

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Evaluación de un sistema de manejo de Axonopus catarinensis en rotación basado en el remanente de forraje no pastado (Renopa) = Long-term assessment of a new rotational-grazing man... by Pavetti, Daniel Rolando, Benvenutti, Marcelo A., Radke, Oscar Alfredo, Cibils, Omar Andres

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Gender and the commons: Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project by Kisambu, N., Flintan, Fiona E., Daley, E., Pallas, S.

“…However, pastoral women may obtain a significant degree of protection from customary law even if customary institutions are male-dominated. In periods of change (economic, social, political), this protection may be lost, and without protection from statutory laws, women are in danger of “falling between two stools” (Adoko and Levine 2009). …”
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Shocks and the determinants of resilience: Fish and shrimp value chains in Bangladesh after Covid-19 by Kabir, Razin, Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian, Narayanan, Sudha, Rashid, Shahidur

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Mitigating the effects of hydrologic variability in Ethiopia: an assessment of investments in agricultural and transportation infrastructure, energy and hydroclimatic forecasting by Block, Paul J.

“…A dynamic climate agro-economic model of Ethiopia is utilized to assess irrigation and road construction investment strategies in comparison to a baseline scenario over a 12-year time horizon. …”
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Nivel de daño económico para Antigastra cutalaunalis (Duponchel) (Lepidoptera: pyralidae) en ajonjolí by Rodríguez C., Gildardo, Álvarez Rodríguez, José Alonso, Mesa Fúquen, Eloina, Gómez de la Fuente, Ariel, Sánchez G., Guillermo

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Effekter av olika tillväxthastigheter under kalvperioden by Karlsson, Anna, Dieden, Kristina

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Benefits of using a transdisciplinary approach for the design and operationalization of a surveillance system by Falzon, Laura C., Ogola, Joseph G., Fèvre, Eric M., Berezowski, J.

“…The meat inspectors remarked that the form made them feel appreciated and added value to their work as the data could be used to educate farmers on prevailing livestock conditions and provide economic incentives for disease control interventions. …”
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