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The food system and its interaction with human health and nutrition por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…It is also an emerging force in agricultural policy, driven in part by the emergence of the “triple burden” of malnutrition—the coexistence of hunger, nutrient deficiencies, and excess intake of calories leading to overweight and obesity in many poor countries—that has resulted in part from a lack of harmony between food systems and the promotion of human health.…”
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Developing country interests in agricultural reforms under the World Trade Organization por Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry L., Somwaru, Agapi

“…The long-run benefits of reform are found to greatly exceed the short-run gains.…”
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Developing country interests in agricultural reforms under the World Trade Organization por Diao, Xinshen, Roe, Terry L., Somwaru, Agapi

“…The long-run benefits of reform are found to greatly exceed the short-run gains.…”
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Marketing margins and agricultural technology in Mozambique por Arndt, Channing, Robinson, Sherman, Jensen, Henning Tarp

“…In addition, a combined scenario reveals significant synergy effects, as gains exceed the sum of gains from the individual scenarios. …”
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Impact of subsurface drainage on improvement of crop production and farm income in north-west India por Datta, K.K., Tewari, Laxmi, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…Multi-disciplinarytaskforces have recommended installation of subsurface drainage for salinity control,based on design and management techniquesdeveloped by the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), to rehabilitate lands with excess soil salinity. After small-scale studies, large-scale pilot projects were launched to install subsurface drainage in problem areas. …”
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Security is like oxygen: Evidence from Uganda por Zhang, Xiaobo

“…It is found that security is a pre-condition for successful economic development and that there is in fact a threshold level of security below which public investments in infrastructure and education have little impact on growth. Only when security exceeds this threshold do public investments stimulate economic growth. …”
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Biodiversity of bananas on farms in Uganda por Edmeades, Svetlana, Smale, Melinda, Karamura, Deborah

“…In addition to being a major food staple, bananas are an important source of income, with excess production sold in local markets. Average per capita annual consumption of bananas in Uganda is the highest in the world, estimated at close to 1 kg per person per day.…”
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Identifying Technological Potentials por Penning de Vries, Frits W. T., de Wit, Cornelis T.

“…The potential for food production in sub-Saharan Africa far exceeds current production. Low soil fertility is among the principal causes of low yields. …”
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Allocation of goods through non-price mechanisms: evidence on distribution by willingness to wait por Alderman, Harold

“…The estimated model is one in which the waiting time necessary to obtain the scarce goods brings the excess demand in line with current supply in a manner of a flexible price. …”
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Scaling Roadmap: Site-Specific Fertilizer Recommendations (SSFR) through NextGen Advisory Platform in Ethiopia por Ewell, Hanna, Tibebe, Degefie, Mesfin, Tewodros, Makonnen, Brook T., Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Solomon, Dawit, Girvetz, Evan

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Options for methane mitigation in China's rice sector por Yang, Jintao, Zhang, Yumei, Zhang, Ruizeng, Fan, Shenggen, Zhou, Sheng, Li, Yangyang, Wang, Bin, Yang, Xiaoguang, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Water demand is predicted to exceed supply by 40% within five years. Agriculture – which consumes 70% of freshwater withdrawals – is at particular risk, given food production must increase 60% by mid-century. …”
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Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India por Amarasinghe, Upali A., Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Sharma, Bharat R., Eriyagama, Nishadi

“…The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. …”
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A dynamic general equilibrium analysis of adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia por Robinson, Sherman, Willenbockel, Dirk, Strzepek, Kenneth M.

“…Such investments, even if funded from domestic resources, have benefits that greatly exceed their costs, and are largely consistent with Ethiopia's long-run development strategy.…”
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Beef production systems in the tropics I. Extensive production systems on infertile soils por Stonaker, Howard H.

“…Their population does not exceed 100 million, and the average density is no greater than seven persons per square kilometer (Grigg, 1970). …”
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Estimating total losses from parasitoids for a field population of a continuously breeding insect, cassava mealybug, Phenacoccus herreni, (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) in Colombia, S... por Driesche, R.G. van, Bellotti, Anthony C., Castillo, J., Herrera, C.J.

“…A Phenaccocus herreni Cox & Williams population studied in Colombia, S.A., across a complete cassava crop cycle did not exceed 81 mealybugs/plant. P. herreni densities in Colombia were highest in the dry season, as were levels of parasitism by the encyrtids Acerophagus coccois Smith and Epidinocarsis diversicornis (Howard). …”
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Food and feed production strategies for Vertisols in the Ethiopian highlands por Tedla, A., Asamenew, G.

“…With the use of BBM a ploughed land can be shaped in the form of broadbed and furrows (BBFs) to improve drainage of excess water from vertisols. Drained seed bed opens up opportunities for alternative cropping systems. …”
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Trypanosomiasis challenge estimation in The Gambia using the Berenil index: Comparison between zebu and N'Dama por Claxton, R.R., Leperre, P., Rawlings, P., Snow, W.F., Dwinger, R.H.

“…Indices range from no treatments per year to in excess of monthly treatments, depending on region and on breef of animal. …”
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Indigenous goats: Productivity in traditional livestock systems of semi-arid Africa por Wilson, R.T.

“…Death rates in young kids were in excess of 30 percent overall. Daily weight gain to 5 months was about 80 g in Sudan, 50 g in Kenya and 60 g in Mali. …”
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The technology adoption process in subsistence agriculture: the case of cassava in southwestern Nigeria por Polson, R., Spencer, D.

“…The empirical results revealed that younger farmers producing marketable surpluses on holdings in excess of the mean farm size of 0·6 ha exhibited higher propensities of adopting TMS 30572 compared with farmers producing primarily for household consumption. …”
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An exploratory survey of soybean production in Ayepe, Nigeria por Baten, M.A., Agboola, A.A., Mutsaers, H.J.W.

“…The survey results indicated that the main factor affecting yield was farmers' experience, followed by soil characteristics and plant population, and that, if these factors were favourable, the gross margin could exceed Naira 4000/ha.…”
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