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Hyllie vattenpark by Öman, Carin

“…The park will function as a town park with a special focus on water. The water council of the municipality, Va-verket, has for the last 7 years built up and been in charge for a pedagogical programme in the water tower, were schoolchildren come to learn about the cycle of water and how we use water in our daily life. …”
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Agricultural public spending in Nigeria by Mogues, Tewodaj, Morris, Michael L., Freinkman, Lev, Adubi, Abimbola, Ehui, Simeon, Nwoko, Chinedum, Taiwo, Olufemi, Nege, Caroline, Okonji, Patrick, Chete, Louis

“…(iii) There is a need for an analytical study focusing on the economics of the National Special Program for Food Security (NSPFS). The total cost of NSPFS II is estimated at US$364 million. …”
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Market and other factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in poultry production in Vietnam by Jabbar, M.A., Akter, S.

“…In general there are significant differences in the production behaviour and efficiency level between the North and the South, among farms producing different breeds of poultry, between mixed and specialized poultry farms, between household and commercial farms, and among producers located in different agro-ecological regions. …”
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Good care practices can mitigate the negative effects of poverty and low maternal schooling on children's nutritional status: evidence from Accra by Ruel, Marie T., Levin, Carol E., Armar-Klemesu, Margaret, Maxwell, Daniel G., Morris, Saul Sutkover

“…Good caregiving practices related to child feeding and use of preventive health services were a strong determinant of children’s HAZ, specially among children from the two lower income terciles and children of children’s HAZ, specially among children from the two lower income terciles and children whose mothers had less than secondary schooling. …”
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Can the small-scale cooperatives in Serbia be successful organic producers? by Engman, Lina

Conservation Agriculture: Gateway for Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Systems by Jat, Mangi Lal, Sidhu, Harminder S., Kalvaniya, Kailash C., Rana, Dharamvir Singh

“…In developing world specially Asia and Africa, CA is a relatively new introduction and hence capacity development is vital for development, adaptation and scaling CA based technologies for impact at scale on smallholder farmers in these regions. …”
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Heavy on plans, light on delivery: The structural failures of Ethiopia's nutrition policies by Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…Health Extension Workers, while committed, are burdened with wide-ranging responsibilities, and lack the specialized training needed for effective nutrition service delivery. …”
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Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and cross-price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza District, Malawi by Assa, M.M., Edriss, A.K., Matchaya, Greenwell C.

“…The cost efficiency differences are significantly explained by non-farm employment, education, credit access, farm experience, degree of specialization, household size and frequency of weeding. …”
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Addressing Gender Inequalities and Strengthening Women's Agency for Climate-resilient and Sustainable Food Systems by Bryan, Elizabeth, Alvi, Muzna, Huyer, Sophia, Ringler, Claudia

“…In addition to gender, other social factors are at play, such as age, education, marital status, and health and economic conditions. …”
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Market and other factors affecting farm specific production efficiency in pig production in Vietnam by Jabbar, M.A., Akter, S.

“…There are significant differences in production behavior and efficiency level between the North and the South, among farms producing different breeds, between mixed and specialized farms, between household and commercial farms, and among producers located in different agro-ecological regions. …”
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Digital farmer registry and tailored extension and advisory services in Ethiopia: A process evaluation by Sebsibie, Samuel, Ketema, Dessalegn Molla, Abate, Gashaw T.

“…Ethiopia hosts one of the largest extension systems in Africa, with approximately 43 development agents (DAs) per 10,000 farmers, more than 15,000 farmers training centers (FTCs) that serve as a focal point for agricultural development activities at the local level, and 25 Agricultural Technical Voca tional Education and Training (ATVET) institutes that prepare and update extension staff in both general and specialized fields of expertise (Berhane et al. 2018; ATA 2014; Davis et al. 2010). …”
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Creating a typology of tobacco farms according to determinants of diversification in Valle de Lerma (Salta-Argentina) = Tipología de explotaciones tabacaleras de acuerdo a determin... by Chavez Clemente, Maria Daniela, Berentsen, Paul, Oude Lansin, Alfons

“…These concern highly specialized tobacco farms. They differ regarding determinants for diversification due to different levels of education of the farmer and different levels of off-farm work. …”
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Djuromvårdnad vid trombocytopeni hos hund by Lundholm, Agnes, Johansson, Emelie

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Addressing gender inequalities and strengthening women's agency to create more climate-resilient and sustainable food systems by Bryan, Elizabeth, Alvi, Muzna, Huyer, Sophia, Ringler, Claudia

“…In addition to gender, other social factors are at play, such as age, education, marital status, and health and economic conditions. …”
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Supply chain and delivery of antimicrobial drugs in smallholder livestock production systems in Uganda by Dione, Michel M., Amia, Winfred C., Ejobi, F., Ouma, Emily A., Wieland, Barbara

“…Nearly ninety per cent of drug retailers and veterinary practitioners did not receive specialized training in veterinary medicine, and most of veterinary practitioners have been in the drug business market for more than 10 years. …”
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Unpicking the Inter-relationships Between Off-Farm Livelihood Diversification, Household Characteristics, and Farm Management in the Rural Andes by Caulfield, Mark E., Hammond, James, Fonte, Steven J., Florido, M.A., Fuentes, W., Meza, K., Navarrete, I., Vanek, Steven J., Wijk, Mark T. van

“…Specifically, we observed an increased use of industrialized farming techniques among one household type, a deintensification, or a stepping-out of farming activities in another household type, and a tendency toward livestock specialization in the other household type. Moreover, our findings revealed that household level characteristics (age and education level of head(s) of household, and household composition) played an important role in mediating which type of livelihood strategy the households employed. …”
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Determinants of intensity of adoption of old coffee stumping technology in Dale Wereda, SNNPRS, Ethiopia by Arega, M.

“…Second, the 59 PAs were stratified based on their coffee production potential as specialized coffee PAs and diversified PAs, 42 and 17 PAs accordingly. …”
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Vägsaltets effekter på växter i urban- och offentligmiljö : ett växande problem by Andersson, Maria

“…Through previous studies during my education, I have experienced that chemical deicing road salt is a known problem, mainly in southern Sweden. …”

Characterization of goat production systems in the Amazonian dry tropical forest of Peru through multivariate analysis by Rodríguez Vargas, Aníbal Raúl, Tafur Gutiérrez, Lucinda, Sessarego Davila, Emmanuel Alexander, Alva Tafur, Gudelio, Castañeda Palomino, Katherine Milagros, Haro Reyes, José Antonio, Ruiz Chamorro, José Antonio, Barrantes Campos, Cecilio, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro

“…The EES grouped older and more experienced producers, with larger herds, higher sales weights, greater specialization, forage diversification, better infrastructure, and higher deworming frequency. …”
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Agricultural biotechnology and the poor : proceedings of an international conference, Washington, D.C., 21-22 October 1999. Communicating about biotechnology and addressing public... by Weiss, Rick

“…A special session on communications included a panel of science interpretive writers with inter-national experience in industrial countries, developing countries, the biotechnology industry, and nongovernmental organizations. …”
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