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Assessing the economic viability of commercial moringa production for Kenyan small-scale farmers por Waterman, C., Peterson, A., Schelle, C., Vosti, S.A., McMullin, S.

“…However, the intrinsic nutritional and agronomic strengths of moringa are not enough to warrant its widespread promotion without first evaluating its economic potential to farmers. Design/methodology/approach: A Land Use System (LUS) analysis modeling tool was employed to test the economic performance of two sets of moringa production practices in Kenya. …”
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An assessment of the economic impact of heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) and its control in Zimbabwe por Mukhebi, A.W., Chamboko, Tafireyi, O'Callaghan, C.J., Peter, T.F., Kruska, Russell L., Medley, G.F., Mahan, S.M., Perry, Brian D.

“…The data from these studies were then applied to an infection-dynamics model of heartwater which was used to provide estimates of disease incidence and impact under various scenarios over a period of 10 yr. Two principal outputs of the epidemiological model (cumulative annual heartwater incidence and infection-fatality proportion) were key inputs into an economics model. …”
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Potential of silvopastoral systems for economic dairy production in Cayo, Belize and constraints for their adoption por Alonzo, Ivette M.

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Intimate partner violence is associated with poorer maternal mental health and breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh por Tran, Lan Mai, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Naved, Ruchira Tabassum, Menon, Purnima

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An evaluation of the impacts of transaction cost and market outlet risks on market partcipation of smallholder dairy farmers in Central Kenya. por Ngigi, M.W.

“…The study begins with a critical review of the evolution of the country's dairy marketing policies, right from the introduction of commercial dairying in the country at the beginning of the 20th century to the period of the study. Economic actors, including organisations, receive special attention as the prime instigators of institutional changes. …”
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Effect of air pollution on morbidity in Sweden por Araya, Tesfom Melake

“…The study is a panel data over the period 2005-2016 across Swedish counties. I use information of annual concentrations of the air pollutants at a county level. …”
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Agriculture as an engine of economic reconstruction and development in fragile countries: Reader for Brussels Briefing 51 por Boto, Isolina, Mofolo, Lebo

“…It is important to establish that there is no universal definition of “fragility”, and periodic advances in the understanding of fragility have led to changes in the way that this issue is addressed by the international community. …”
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia por Astatke, A., Jabbar, M.A., Mohamed Saleem, M.A., Erkossa, Teklu

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The effect of population growth on economic growth: A meta-regression analysis of the macroeconomic literature por Headey, Derek D., Hodge, Andrew

“…The study also yields results that have implications for policymakers, especially insofar as several policy factors seem to influence the population change–economic growth nexus. Particularly strong is the evidence in support of the increasingly adverse effects of population growth in the post‐1980 period, suggesting that demographic issues should warrant greater attention than they currently receive from the policymaking community.…”
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Economic valuation of climate induced losses to aquaculture for evaluating climate information services in Bangladesh por Islam, Shammunul, Hossain, Peerzadi, Braun, Melody, Amjath-Babu, Tharayil Shereef, Mohammed, Essam Yassin, Krupnik, Timothy, Chowdhury, Anwar Hossain, Thomas, Mitchell, Mauerman, Max

“…During this period, Bangladesh faced an estimated loss of around 140 million USD for hatcheries, open water fish and shrimp. …”
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Economic development and nutrition transition in Ghana: Taking stock of food consumption patterns and trends por Ecker, Olivier, Fang, Peixun

“…Along with high economic growth over a period of somewhat more than the past three decades, poverty, household food insecurity, and undernutrition have substantially declined in Ghana. …”
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Sunflower leaf senescence : a complex genetic process with economic impact on crop production por Moschen, Sebastian Nicolas, López Gialdi, Agustín I., Paniego, Norma Beatriz, Fernandez, Paula del Carmen, Heinz, Ruth Amelia

“…In sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), the fourth largest oil crop worldwide, senescence reduces the capacity of plants to maintain their green leaf area for longer periods, especially during the grain filling phase, leading to important economic losses. …”
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Economic crisis, farming systems, and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon por Sunderlin, William D., Ndoye, O., Bikie, H.

“…The rate of forest clearing by small farmers in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon increased significantly in a period of economic crisis dating from 1986. A random sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the HFZ to understand the effect of the crisis and of a 1996 currency devaluation on the practices of small farmers, and the effect of these practices on forest cover change. …”
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Social and economic development and change in four Guatemalan villages: demographics, schooling, occupation, and assets por Maluccio, John, Melgar, Paul, Mendez, Humberto, Murphy, Alexis, Yount, Katherine M.

“…The villages have undergone massive demographic, social, and economic change. Initial differences have conditioned many of these changes, especially differences associated with agricultural potential and location. …”
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Does a new tax system have an economic impact on a forest investment? por Aschan, Wilhelm

Economic evaluation of crossbreeding for dairy production in a pasture based production system in Kenya por Kahi, A.K., Thorpe, W.R., Nitter, G., Arendonk, Johan A.M. van, Gall, C.F.

“…Data on accumulated life performance of crosses of Ayrshire (A), Brown Swiss (B), Friesian (F) and Sahiwal (S) cattle collected over a 21-year period from a dairy ranch in the lowland tropics of Kenya were analysed to estimate additive and non-additive genetic effects on economic traits. …”
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Economic analysis of trypanocide use in villages under risk of drug resistance in West Africa. por Affognon, Hippolyte D.

“…Economic analysis can assist in the understanding of the factors that determine the success of trypanosomosis control by cattle farmers in the cotton zone of West Africa. …”
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Agronomic and economic performance of legume-legume and cereal-legume intercropping systems in Northern Tanzania por Kinyua, M., Kihara, Job Maguta, Bekunda, Mateete A., Bolo, Peter Omondi, Mairura, Franklin S., Fischer, Gundula, Mucheru-Muna, M.

“…SIGNIFICANCE Mbili-Mbili is recommended for adoption by farmers because of its potential economic benefits, food security and resilience in the current unpredictable weather and climate patterns.…”
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Yields and economic results of sugarcane cultivation under an alternative system compared to traditional management por Tesouro, Mario Omar, Fernandez Ullivarri, Enrique, Venturelli, Leonardo, Roba, Marcos Andrés, Romito, Angel, Donato, Lidia Beatriz, Bongiovanni, Rodolfo, Erazzu, Luis Ernesto, Fontana, Paola Daniela, Peralta, Adriana

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Public and private investments for banana Xanthomonas Wilt control in Uganda: The economic feasibility for smallholder farmers por Gotor, Elisabetta, Cori, Viola di, Pagnani, Tiziana, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Kozicka, Marta, Caracciolo, Francesco

“…Next, using household survey data, it analyzes economic costs and benefits of adopting an integrated BXW control package for the Ugandan smallholder farmers. …”
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