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Perceptions across scales of governance and the Indonesian peatland fires by Carmenta, R., Zabala, A., Daeli, W., Phelps, J.

“…Improved understanding of stakeholder perceptions has potential to: give voice to marginalized communities; enable transparent mediation of diverse priorities; inform public education campaigns, and shape future policy and governance arrangements.…”
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Consumer willingness to pay a premium for orange-fleshed sweet potato puree products: a gender-responsive evidence from Becker–DeGroot–Marschak experimental auction among low- and... by Wangithi, C.M., Nyangaresi, A.M., Srinivasulu, R., Moyo, M., Muzhingi, T., Kawarazuka, Nozomi

“…Part of ongoing efforts to combat VAD, particularly among the urban poor populations, include the introduction of innovative OFSP puree, which is utilized as a functional and substitute ingredient in widely consumed baked and fried products. …”
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Satellite-Powered Crop Insurance to Protect Rice Farmers from Climate Risk in the Philippines by Raviz, J. V., De La Cruz, I. Q., Gutierrez, M. A. R., Alosnos E. D., Garcia C. A., Villano L. S., Hellin J., Laborte A. G.

“…This study presents the development and simulation of the Area-Based Yield index insurance (ARBY) product, an innovative and scalable crop insurance solution that leverages the Philippine Rice Information System (PRISM). …”
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Promising approaches to address the needs of poor female farmers by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Pandolfelli, Lauren

“…However, while many of these interventions are innovative, most of them have not been rigorously evaluated. …”
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A study on Swedish researchers’ attitudes and views of the 3Rs by Blomberg, Isabelle

“…To be allowed to work with experimental animals researchers must undergo proper education and, before any experiment begins, apply for an ethical permit from a regional animal ethics committee. …”
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Análisis comparativo de sistemas de innovación agropecuaria : sistema Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria de Etiopía by Garavito Arcos, Heydi Carolina

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Heterogeneous demand for agricultural lime in Tanzania: Recent empirical evidence and implications for policy by Gebrekidan, Bisrat, Jaleta, Moti, Chamberlin, Jordan, Kuboja, Nicholaus M.

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Household typology based analysis of livelihood strategies and poverty status in the Sudan Savannah of Nigeria: baseline conditions by Damisa, M.A., Sanni, S.A., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kamara, A.Y., Ayanwale, A.

“…The Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) was initiated with an overall objective of tackling poverty related issues among the rural farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through an innovation focussed approach referred to as Integrated Agricultural Research for development (IAR4D). …”
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A Minor Role of Host Fruit on the Parasitic Performance of Aganaspis daci (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) on Medfly Larvae by De-Pedro, Luis, Harbi, Ahlem, Tormos, José, Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz, Beitia, Francisco J.

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Enhancing Mediterranean Agriculture: Towards a Sensor Based Decision Support Tool for Efficient Irrigation Management in Smallholder Orchards by Thomas, Felix, Martínez-Gimeno, María A., Consoli, Simona, Pérez-Pérez, Juan G., Ramírez-Cuesta, Juan M., Werban, Ulrike, Bonet, Luis, Vanella, Daniela

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Adoption of improved sesame varieties in Meisso District, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia by Gedefa, B.

“…This was due to the farmers perceived that the information is most relevant, trusted and frequently accessible for the farmers decision making to adopt improved sesame technology. Innovative farmers are not only as source of knowledge of technology but also they are the source of improved seed for the majority of the adopters in the study area.Results of the logistic regression analysis indicate that among ,18 xvi identified explanatory variables nine of them significantly influenced adoption of improved sesame varieties.Education,sex, family labor supply, livestock onwership,total farm income earned ,perception on varieties attributes, farmer to farmers knowledge sharing and experience in sesame crop production have associated singificantly and positively with adoption of improved sesame varieties.whereas,distance from market center has associated significantly but negatively. …”
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Scaling Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation by Costa, Ciniro, Seabauer, Matthias, Schwarz, Benjamin, Dittmer, Kyle, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…However, farmer incentives, consumer education for informed choices, and transparent, accurate, consistent, and comparable methods for measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of changes in SOC stocks are lagging behind and preventing large-scale SOC protection and sequestration from fully taking off. …”
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Development of an Anticipatory Action Plan for flood and landslide hazard in Sri Lanka by Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj, Gnanatheepan, W.

“…Other components address shelter, housing, and settlements; restoring livelihoods; water, sanitation, and healthcare; and education, with each segment focusing on specific preparedness, readiness, and prioritized early actions. …”
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Youth in international agricultural research for development: A background paper by Thorsen, Dorte, Glover, Dominic, Cabral, Lidia

“…A key objective of the One CGIAR Research Strategy to 2030 is to “offer rewarding opportunities to 267 million young people who are not in employment, education, or training (NEETs)” (CGIAR System Organization 2021, 19). …”
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A Novel and Highly Inclusive Quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR Method for the Broad and Efficient Detection of Grapevine Leafroll Associated Virus 1 by Morán, Félix, Olmos, Antonio, Glasa, Miroslav, Bueno Da Silva, Marilia, Maliogka, Varvara, Wetzel, Thierry, Ruiz-García, Ana B.

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Relevance of farm-scale indicators and tools for farmers to assess sustainability of their mixed crop-ruminant livestock systems by Leite, Fernanda Figueiredo Granja Dorilêo, Faverin, Claudia, Ciganda, Verónica, Cristobal Carballo, Omar, dos Reis, Julio Cesar, Eugène, Maguy, Fariña, Santiago, Hercher Pasteur, Jean, Monteiro, Alyce, Pastell, Matti, Recavarren, Paulo Mario, Romera, Alvaro, Rosanowski, Sarah, Tieri, Maria Paz, Aubry, Aurélie, Veysset, Patrick, Kenny, David, Vibart, Ronaldo

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Gender perspectives in economic assessment of East Coast Fever vaccination on household welfare among smallholder dairy cattle farmers in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya by Jumba, H.

“…The ATE-probit results indicated that education level, herd-size, group membership, access to extension services, and credit access had a positive and significant effect on ITM uptake in both MHHs and FHHs. …”
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Access and utilization of agricultural information by resettler farming households: the case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Tadesse, D.

“…Result of the econometric model indicated that, settlement category, education level, settlement orientation, innovation proneness, production motivation, age of household head, frequency of market visiting and credit access had influence on the access to and utilization of agricultural information. …”
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Los propietarios de tierra y la reforestación privada en América Central: factores que limitan y promueven el cultivo de árboles by Könönen, A.M., Leppänen, K.J.

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Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) by Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Carlile, Liz, Garside, Ben, Patterson, Zachary, Naess, Lars Otto

“…Index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) products represent a promising and exciting innovation that could allow the benefits of insurance to protect the climate-related risks that vulnerable rural smallholder farmers and livestock keepers face. …”
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