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Quantifying environmental impacts of the Climate Smart Agricultural practices tested in two Ethiopian Woredas by Damerau, Kerstin

“…This finding is congruent with previous reports, as multi-year adaptation periods might be required in order to observe patterns in farm performance and health. …”
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Returns to food and agricultural R&D investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1975–2014 by Pardey, Philip G., Andrade, Robert Santiago, Hurley, Terrance, Rao, Xudong, Liebenberg, Frikkie

“…Research-enabled growth in agricultural productivity is pivotal to sub-Saharan Africa's overall economic growth prospects. Yet, investments in research and development (R&D) targeted to many national food and agricultural economies throughout Africa are fragile and faltering. …”
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Ghana: Local Public Finance and Decentralization, 1994-2004 by Mogues, Tewodaj

“…The dataset, which consists of district-level observations, covers all of Ghana’s 110 districts in existence during the period 1994 to 2004. (Since then, the number of districts in Ghana has grown as the result of administrative rearrangements.) …”
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From crisis to opportunity: climate change benefits livestock production in Somalia by Hussein, Jaabir, Bilotto, Franco, Sircely, Jason, Mbui, Damaris, Omondi, Philip, Sofia, S.C., Shah, Fahad, Harrison, T.M.

“…Using the Sustainable Grazing Systems (SGS) model, we explore 80 future climate realisations, with global climate model projections including low- and high-impact socio-economic pathways (SSP245 and SSP585), two climate horizons (2040 and 2080) and four case study farm regions. …”
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Outcomes and impacts of CGIAR Research Initiatives in Kenya from 2022 to 2024 by Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Kimaiyo, Faith, Kramer, Berber, Ayalew, Hailemariam, Place, Frank

“…Robust local partnerships underpinned several policy shifts and helped align many outputs with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Yet, important gaps persist. …”
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Options for Strengthening the International Legal Regime for Forests. A Report to the European Union under the study contract B7-8110/96/000221/D4 by EFI, IUCN/IELC and CIFOR. Joen... by Glück, P., Tarasoffsky, R.G., Byron, R.N., Tikkanen, I.

“…Improving the effectiveness of existing agreements and voluntary collaboration may be easier and more effective. Existing legal, economic and political instruments can address the issues. …”
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The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau? by Boedhihartono, Agni K., Gunarso, Petrus, Levang, P., Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…These conservation measures have been pursued during a period when the governance of the region has been weak. …”
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Spatial and temporal infestation rates of Apate terebrans (Coleoptera: bostrichidae) in cashew orchards in Benin, west Africa by Agboton, C., Onzo, A., Korie, S., Tamo, Manuele, Vidal, S.

“…Over the two-year observation period, infestations in the cashew trees by A. terebrans started in September, peaked in January–February and sharply declined thereafter, reaching zero by July–August. …”
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Adoption of improved cassava varieties in Uganda: implications for agricultural research and technology dissemination by Abele, S., Twine, Edgar E., Ntawuruhunga, Pheneas, Baguma, Yona K., Kanobe, C., Bua, A.

“…Farmers consider disease resistance, maturity period, taste, dry matter content, cyanide content, inground storability and diversity in forms of utilization in their decision to adopt new cassava varieties. …”
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Trends in farm labour productivity and implications for cassava industrialisation in Nigeria by Ezedinma, C.I., Okarter, C., Asumugha, G.N., Nweke, F.

“…However agricultural farm labour costs and farm wages have risen significantly over the same period. Since labour costs are usually sticky downwards, rising labour costs may pose a threat to the utilisation of cassava as a raw material for industrial purposes in Nigeria. …”
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Seasonal fluctuations of noctuid stemborer egg parasitism in southern Benin with special reference to Sesamia calamistis Hampson (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) and Telenomus spp (Hymenopt... by Schulthess, F., Chabi-Olaye, A., Goergen, Georg E.

“…As a result, in the Dahomey Gap, which includes parts of Benin, Togo and Ghana, S. calamistis is usually not of economic importance. Although T. busseolae is ubiquitous in Africa, T. isis was only reported from West Africa, including Cameroon. …”
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Intensification options in cereal-legume production systems generate trade-offs between sustainability pillars for farm households in northern Morocco by El Ansari, Loubna, Chenoune, Roza, Yigezu, Yigezu Atnafe, Komarek, Adam M., Gary, Christian, Belhouchette, Hatem

“…However, incentives often entail trade-offs and may have diverging effects on economic, social, and environmental sustainability. …”
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Phone surveillance, from scratch: Novel sample design features of the nationally representative Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (MHWS) by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Overall, the results suggest that these strategies are successful in generating a subnationally representative phone survey that collected data on a rich array of household welfare indicators in exceptionally difficult political and economic circumstances.…”
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IFPRI strategy for engagement with CAADP 2026-2035: Supporting implementation at regional, sub-regional, and national levels by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review of the distribution in central and western Asia and the Caucasus by Torgerson, Paul R., Abdybekova, A.M., Minbaeva, G., Shapiyeva, Z., Thomas, Lian F., Dermauw, Veronique, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Gabriël, S., Dorny, P., Braae, U.C., Saratsis, A., Robertson, L.J., Bobić, B.

“…Where no data were available for a country within this period, published data from 1985–1990 were also accessed. …”
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Transcriptional analyses of two soybean cultivars under salt stress by Cadavid, Isabel Cristina, Guzmán Escuredo, Frank Lino, De Olivera Busatto, Luisa, De Almeida, Rita M.C, Margis, Rogerio

“…Soybean is an economically important plant, and its production is affected in soils with high salinity levels. …”
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Integrating transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis to understand natural leaf senescence in sunflower by Moschen, Sebastian, Gonzalez, Sergio Alberto, Rivarola, Maximo Lisandro, Hopp, Horacio Esteban, Paniego, Norma Beatriz, Fernandez, Paula del Carmen, Heinz, Ruth Amelia, Bengoa Luoni, Sofia Ailin, Di Rienzo, Julio A., Caro, María del Pilar, Tohge, Takayuki, Watanabe, Mutsumi, Hollmann, Julien, García-García, Francisco, Dopazo, Joaquín, Hoefgen, Rainer, Fernie, Alisdair R.

“…In sunflower, gap between potential and actual yields reveals the economic impact of senescence. Indeed, sunflower plants are incapable of maintaining their green leaf area over sustained periods. …”
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Integrating technologies for the sustainable control of gastrointestinal parasites in sheep : The Argentinean case by Poli, Mario Andres, Caffaro, María Eugenia, Cetra, Bibiana Maria, Pichler, Rudolf, Raschia, Maria Agustina, Medus, Pablo Daniel, Maizon, Daniel Omar, Garcia Podesta, Mario, Donzelli, María Valeria, Bonelli, Rita, Periasamy, Kathiravan

“…Gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheep are a major concern among breeders due to the economic losses they cause in terms of a reduction in both productivity and viability of animals. …”
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Droughts drive outbreak dynamics of an invasive forest insect on an exotic host by Lantschner, Maria Victoria, Aukema, Brian H., Corley, Juan Carlos

“…Insect outbreaks are among the most important biotic disturbances in forest ecosystems and can exert immense economic and ecological impacts. Understanding the spatio-temporal patterns of eruptive insects can provide insights into the mechanisms driving their dynamics and help predict future responses under climate change. …”
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Biological nitrogen fixation in field pea and vetch: Response to inoculation and residual effect on maize in the Pampean region by Enrico, Juan Martin, Piccinetti, Carlos Fabian, Barraco, Miriam Raquel, Agosti, Maria Belén, Eclesia, Roxana Paola, Salvagiotti, Fernando

“…Including legumes in winter, both as cover crop or for grain harvest, is recommended for avoiding long periods of bare fallow and supplying N for succeeding crops in the rotation. …”
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