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Informal cross-border trade in Africa: How much? Why? And what impact? by Bouët, Antoine, Pace, Kathryn, Glauber, Joseph W.

“…Several studies suggest that for certain products and countries, the value of informal trade may meet or even exceed the value of formal trade. This paper provides a review of existing efforts to measure informal trade. …”
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Introducing carbon taxes in South Africa by Alton, Theresa, Arndt, Channing, Davies, Rob, Hartley, Faaiqa, Makrelov, Konstantin, Thurlow, James, Ubogu, Dumebi

“…However, if trading partners unilaterally impose a carbon consumption tax on South African exports, then welfare/employment losses exceed those from a domestic carbon tax. South Africa can lessen welfare/employment losses by introducing its own border carbon adjustments. …”
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Trends and spatial patterns in agricultural productivity in Africa, 1961-2010 by Benin, Samuel, Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Wood, Stanley, Guo, Zhe

“…In many cases, the agricultural investments required are in excess of the 10 percent of total expenditures commitment agreed on under the Maputo declaration. …”
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Poverty, inequality, and spillover in Mexico's education, health, and nutrition program by Handa, Sudhanshu, Perez, Raul, Straffon, Beatriz

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Poverty, inequality, and spillover in Mexico's education, health, and nutrition program by Handa, Sudhanshu, Huerta, Mari-Carmen, Perez, Raul, Straffon, Beatriz

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Scenarios for trade integration in the Americas by Diao, Xinshen, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Robinson, Sherman

“…Both scenarios are net trade creating, as trade creation greatly exceeds trade diversion, and the trade-diversion has relatively minor effects on the affected regions. …”
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Impact of prime-age adult mortality on labor supply: Evidence from adolescents and women in South Africa by Yamauchi, Futoshi, Buthelezi, Thabani, Velia, Myriam

“…The recent dramatic increase in prime-age adult mortality in many African countries is largely attributed to the AIDS epidemic. Excess mortality is concentrated among women between the ages of 25 and 39 and among men between the ages of 30 and 44. …”
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Economic growth and distribution of income: A growth model to fit Ghanaian data by Nelson, Harumi T., Roe, Terry L., Diao, Xinshen

“…mean income and the higher-income group to exceed mean income relative to the base solution.…”
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Molecular markers and their use in marker-assisted selection in rice by Jena, K.K., Mackill, D.J.

“…Increasing world population, shrinking cultivable rice (Oryza sativa L.) land area, water scarcity and excess, evolution of new biotypes of pests and diseases, and climate change pose serious challenges to rice breeders to increase production and productivity with multiple resistances to biotic and abiotic stresses. …”
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Yield trends and apparent nutrient balances in intensified and diversified rice-based cropping systems by Pascua Jr, S.R., Ventura, W., Agustin, E.O., Padre, A.T., Valencia, D.A., Marcos, T.F., Sta. Cruz, Pompe C., Obien, S.R., Ladha, J.K.

“…A relay crop served as a catch crop for excess nutrients and as shade to minimize sunscald effects for tomato and sweet pepper fruits.…”
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An experimental comparison of different harvesting intensities with reduced-impact and conventional logging in East Kalimantan by Bertault, J.G., Sist, P.

“…This study demonstrated that the impact of logging on trees can be substantially reduced by strict supervision and planning of logging operations and limit of harvesting intensity, which should not exceed 80 m3 ha-1. If these technical recommendations are followed, it is possible to reduce the damage by 20%, which is equivalent to about 100 stems ha-1 (dbh over 10 cm).…”
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Reduced-impact logging experiments: impact of harvesting intensities and logging techniques on stand damage by Sist, P., Bertault, J.G.

“…This study demonstrated that the impact of logging on trees can be substantially reduced by strict supervision and planning of logging operations and limit of harvesting intensity, which should not exceed 80 m3 ha-1. If these technical recommendations are followed, it is possible to reduce the damage by 20% which is equivalent to about 100 stems ha-1 (dbh > 10 cm).…”
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The sustainability of rangeland to cropland nutrient transfer in semi-arid West Africa: ecological and social dimensions neglected in the debate by Turner, M.

“…Over the long-term, such nutrient transfers cannot be sustained; nutrient outflows from pastures will exceed inflows resulting in a combination of reductions in livestock productivity, manure quality, pasture productivity and local livestock presence. …”
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Animal production and rainfed agriculture in Asia: Potential opportunities for productivity enhancement by Devendra, C.

“…The projected total meat and milk consumption levels for 2020 are far in excess of anticipated supplies, and place unprecedented pressure on the management of natural resources (crops, animals, land and water). …”
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Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands by Powell, J.M., Pearson, R.A., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.

“…Nutrient harvests from cropland often exceed nutrient inputs, and soil nutrient depletion is a principal concern. …”
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Technical Report of gender and climate change project in Kyengeza and Gosola villages in Lwanda Sub county, Rakai district by Annuciate, N., Namazzi, C., Kayiwa, S., Kirangwa, L.

“…According to the 2nd UN World Water Development Report (2006) and the Uganda Energy Sector Report (2007), water related disasters such as droughts, floods, landslides, wind storms and hail storms annually destroy an average of 800,000 hectares of crops making economic losses in excess of UGX 120 billion (USD 48,000,000) (Exchange rate 1USD = 2500 UGX) in Uganda.…”
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Contribution of permafrost soils to the global carbon budget by Schaphoff, S., Heyder, U., Ostberg, S., Gerten, D., Heinke, J., Lucht, W.

“…However, once the turning point is reached, if carbon release exceeds uptake, carbon is lost irreversibly from the system and cannot be compensated for by increasing vegetation carbon input. …”
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Water-milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future? by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Shah, Tushaar, Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…Sustainable water use and agricultural growth in major milk-producing areas require a drastic reduction in groundwater CWU, which, at present, exceeds natural recharge. It is suggested that diversifying to a mix of milk and high-value (but low water consuming) crops can reduce groundwater CWU while ensuring higher total output.…”
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Tsunami impacts on shallow groundwater and associated water supplies on the east coast of Sri Lanka by Villholth, Karen G., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Jeyakumar, P.

“…S/cm) in the majority of the affected, tsunami-flooded wells (91%). Excess salinity in wells is expected to persist for at least one more monsoon season.…”
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Long-term trends in calcifying plankton and pH in the North Sea by Beare, Douglas J., McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail, Hammen, Tessa van der, Machiels, Marcel, Teoh, Shwu Jiau, Hall-Spencer, Jason M.

“…An improved monitoring programme is required as ocean acidification may be occurring at a rate that will exceed the environmental niches of numerous planktonic taxa, testing their capacities for acclimation and genetic adaptation.…”
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