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Demand for crop genetic resources and the US National Plant Germplasm System por Day-Rubenstein, Kelly, Smale, Melinda, Widrlechner, Mark P.

“…Although genetic resources have strong public-goods characteristics, public genebanks often have struggled for adequate funding. A review of economic literature on the value of plant genetic resources indicated that more information is needed about germplasm use. …”
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Cassava mosaic virus disease in East Africa: a dynamic disease in a changing environment por Legg, James P., Thresh, J.M.

“…During the 1990s, a major regional pandemic of an unusually severe form of CMD has expanded to affect parts of at least five countries, causing massive economic losses and destabilising food security. Mechanisms responsible for the development and progress of the pandemic have been described, and comparisons of epidemiological data for varieties grown throughout the period under review suggest that the recent pandemic has been characterised by rapid rates of CMD spread hitherto unknown in East Africa. …”
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Good data are not enough: Understanding limited information use for climate risk and food security management in Guatemala. por Girón, Estuardo, y 7 autores más

“…In Guatemala, acute food insecurity reaches alarming levels when the usual dry period during the bimodal rainy seasons is extended or starts earlier than expected. …”
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Widespread mangrove damage resulting from the 2017 Atlantic mega hurricane season por Taillie, Paul J., Roman-Cuesta, Rosa, Lagomasino, David, Cifuentes-Jara, Miguel, Fatoyinbo, Temilola, Lesley E, Ott, Poulter, Benjamin

“…In addition to socio-economic impacts, many previous studies have shown that important coastal ecosystems like mangroves are shaped by severe storms. …”
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Complementary feeding practices among children under two years old in west Africa: a review por Mitchodigni, I.M., Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou, Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D., Termote, Céline, Bodjrènou, Fifali Sam Ulrich, Mutanen, M., Hounhouigan, Djidjoho J.

“…The burden of child malnutrition is still high in West African countries with 19.2 million stunted children and increases rapidly during the weaning period. This has been attributed to inappropriate complementary feeding practices. …”
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Vad påverkas odlarna av i den svenska morotsodlingen? por Persson, Johan

Diagnostic de la filiere laitiere bovine a destination d'Addis-Abeba. Bilan sur les componsantes periurbaine et urbaine por Bonnet, P., Duteurtre, Guillaume

“…In the Ethiopian context of economic transition period and high urban population growth (3,8 percent ), the problem of supply of dairy products to Addis-Ababa is addressed through research results produced by CIRAD-EMVT and its partners in Ethiopia (ILCA, ILCI, NARS). …”
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Impact of drought-tolerant maize and maize–legume intercropping on the climate resilience of rural households in Northern Uganda por Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Mwongera, Caroline

“…Seventy percent of all economic losses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are solely attributed to droughts and floods. …”
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Widespread mangrove damage resulting from the 2017 Atlantic mega hurricane season por Taillie, P.J., Román Cuesta, Rosa María, Lagomasino, D., Cifuentes-Jara, M., Fatoyinbo, T., Ott, L.E., Poulter, B.

“…In addition to socio-economic impacts, many previous studies have shown that important coastal ecosystems like mangroves are shaped by severe storms. …”
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Assessing Land Use and Land Cover Change and Farmers’ Perceptions of Deforestation and Land Degradation in South-West Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa por Kouassi, J.-L., Gyau, A., Diby, L., Bene, Y., Kouamé, C.

“…Deforestation and land degradation remain two major economic and environmental threats in Côte d’Ivoire. …”
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The impact of agricultural credit on the cattle inventory in Colombia: a spatial analysis por Mejía Tejada, Daniela, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Charry, Andrés, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…For this purpose, we consolidated a departmental data panel for the period 2011 to 2020, based on information provided by several public entities. …”
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Effects of exclosures on woody species composition and carbon stocks: lessons drawn from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia por Degefa, H., Tolera, M., Kim, D.-G., Mekuria, Wolde

“…Results showed that exclosures contained a higher number of economically important woody species compared to their respective adjacent grazing lands. …”
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How high frequency food diaries can transform understanding of food security por Bell, Andrew Reid, Roberts, Mari A., Grace, Kathryn L., Morgan, Alexander, Tamal, Md. Ehsanul Haque

“…Our method provides a picture of breaks and booms in access to forms of food calories, and the ability to compare different moments in time, such as those before and after a nutrition or other economic intervention, a key priority area for research and humanitarian decision-making in nutrition. …”
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Industry perspective, genetics and genomics of peanut blanchability por Shah, Priya, Wright, Graeme, Nwosu, Chigozie V., O’Connor, Daniel, Satsos, Panagiota, Pasupuleti, Janila, Kona, Praveen, Singh, Kuldeep, Bera, Sandip K., Thudi, Mahendar, Kole, Chittaranjan, Varshney, Rajeev K., Pandey, Manish K.

“…However, major research on this economically significant trait in breeding programmes has been limited. …”
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Dynamics of forest cover conversion in and around Bwindi impenetrable forest, Southwestern Uganda por Twongyirwe, R., Majaliwa, J.G.M., Ebanyat, Peter, Tenywa, M.M., Sheil, Douglas, Heist, M. van, Oluka, M., Kumar, L.

“…The conversions were attributed to land use pressure due to population growth, change in socio-economic conditions and institutional arrangements. …”
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A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: Integrated research on water and land use por Zemadim, Birhanu, Traoré, K., Gumma, Murali K., Badolo, F., Tabo, Ramadjita, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Results showed that over a period of 34 years (1980–2014) cropping area and consumptive water uses of crops (sorghum and cotton) increased at the expenses of natural vegetation. …”
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Predictors of drought in inland valley landscapes and enabling factors for rice farmers’ mitigation measures in the Sudan-Sahel Zone por Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Zwart, Sander J., Kouyate, A., Ouédraogo, I., Bakare, O.

“…In this study, biophysical and socio-economic data, farmers’ community surveys and secondary data from remote sensing on soil characteristics and water demand were used to evaluate the predictors of drought in inland valley rice-based production systems and the factors affecting farmers’ mitigation measures. …”
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Comparison of chemical treatments for reducing epiphytic Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi populations and for improving subsequent control of olive knot disease por Quesada, Jose M., Penyalver, Ramón, Pérez-Panadés, J., Salcedo, Carmina I., Carbonell, Emilio A., López, María M.

“…The economic impact of the olive knot disease caused by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi (Psv) has dramatically increased in recent years, especially in high-density plantations. …”
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Coping capacity of households to Rift Valley fever case study: Ijara District, Kenya por Kiplimo, Jusper Ronoh, Waithaka, H.E., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Bett, Bernard K.

“…The study also elicits which of the coping strategies adopted by the communities would require information sharing and empowerment of policy makers socio-economically.…”
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Power-to-Gas and zero-emission buses in Uppsala por Rosell, Mårten

“…This thesis explored the techno-economic feasibility of using hydrogen to electrify buses, as the power consumption of fuel production can be shifted to hours where the grid is less constrained. …”
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