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COAXIM, an innovative protocol for mass clonal propagation of coconuts: Merits of the technology, potency and progress by Panis, Bart, Wilms, Hannes

“…Bart Panis, who personally evaluated their techniques and provided detailed feedback for optimization. The lab has successfully processed 123 explants, with roughly 80 via the COAXIM method, and is now developing standardized fruit selection criteria based on maturity, size, weight, water volume, and mesocarp thickness, laying the groundwork for a scalable elite variety propagation system. …”
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Towards the Next Generation of the MITA Digital Platform for Transforming Agriculture in West and Central Africa by Zounon, Eunice Emmanuel, Kpadonou, G Esaie, Ganyo, Komla Kyky, Chaffaï, Laouali Chaïbou, Nadinga, Poko Alida, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Lamien, Nieyidouba, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…The Next Generation of MITA is expected to have a new data control and analytics system to better assess the platform’s reach, user engagement, and the adoption of technologies, supporting more evidence-based decision-making. …”
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Equal and inclusive opportunity to access and use of ICT-based crop extension services for farm-level actors in Rwanda: a case study of the ICT4BXW project by Blom, F.

“…Process tracing showed that almost all feedback provided in the period of participatory workshops, including feedback of user representatives was adopted and included in the design. …”
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How to succeed in implementing community-based breeding programs: Lessons from the field in Eastern and Southern Africa by Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye, Rekik, Mourad, Abebe, Ayele, Abate, Zelalem, Jimma, Addisu, Mwacharo, Joram M., Mueller, Joaquin Pablo, Belay, Berhanu, Solomon, Dawit, Hyera, Emil, Nguluma, Athumani S., Gondwe, Timothy, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…From experiential monitoring and learning, their success depends on the following: 1) identification of the right beneficiaries; 2) clear framework for dissemination of improved genetics and an up/out scaling strategy; 3) institutional arrangements including establishment of breeders’ cooperatives to support functionality and sustainability; 4) capacity development of the different actors on animal husbandry, breeding practices, breeding value estimation and sound financial management; 5) easy to use mobile applications for data collection and management; 6) long-term technical support mainly in data management, analysis and feedback of estimated breeding values from committed and accessible technical staff; 7) complementary services including disease prevention and control, proper feeding, and market linkages for improved genotypes and non-selected counterparts; 8) a system for certification of breeding rams/bucks to ensure quality control; 9) periodic program evaluation and impact assessment; and 10) flexibility in the implementation of the programs. …”
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Skoglig planering och ajourhållning med SkogsGIS : en utvärdering av SCA:s nya GIS-verktig med avseende på dess introduktion, användning och utvecklingspotential by Eriksson, Magnus

Uganda Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Tools and Models by Garanganga, Bradwell, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Barungi, Julian, Ssebwana, Achilley, Ndigire, Regina, Recha, John W.M.

“…This ToT workshop covered a wide range of topics, including providing a conceptual framework for the Climate Agriculture Modelling and Decision Tool (CAMDT) - Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) platform; the importance of SCF; a ‘Hands-on’ Exercise in data management (quality control and missing values, as well as a specific template/format); data acquisition; model descriptions (assumptions and uncertainties); and model analysis (simulation and validation). …”
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Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia by Dudley, R.G.

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Training of Trainers Workshop on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Models and Tools - 2023 by Amha, Yosef, Afiesimama, Ernest, Garanganga, Bradwell, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Solomon, Dawit, Am

“…This ToT workshop covered a wide range of topics, including providing a conceptual framework for the Climate Agriculture Modelling and Decision Tool (CAMDT) - Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) platform; the importance of seasonal climate forecast (SCF); a hands-on exercise in data management (quality control and missing values, as well as a specific template/format); data acquisition; model descriptions (assumptions and uncertainties); and model analysis (simulation and validation). …”
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Regional Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Model/Tool by Amha, Yosef, Garanganga, Bradwell, Magagula, Futhi, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Murombedzi, James, Solomon, Dawit

“…The ToT workshop covered a wide range of topics, such as providing a conceptual framework for the Climate Agriculture Modelling and Decision Tool (CAMDT)–Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) platform; the significance of SCF; a hands-on exercise in data management (quality control and missing values, as well as a specific template/format); data acquisition; model descriptions (assumptions and uncertainties); and model analysis (simulation and validation). …”
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Betydelsen av kolkälla och mikrobiell fysiologisk status för temperaturresponsen (Q10) vid nedbrytning av organiskt material by Bergman, Anders

“…The soil used as a model system was the mor-layer collected from a spruce dominated forest in Umeå. …”

Threshold-crossing time statistics for gene expression in growing cells by Nieto, César, Raj Ghusinga, Khem, Vargas García, César, Singh, Abhyudai

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Training of Trainers on Enhancing Forecasting Capacities and Crop Capability Prediction Model/Tool, Ezulwini, Eswatini by Garanganga, Bradwell, Nyakutambwa, Trymore, Magagula, Futhi, Amha, Yosef, Ambaw, Geberemedihin, Recha, John W.M.

“…This ToT workshop covered a wide range of topics, including providing a conceptual framework for the Climate Agriculture Modelling and Decision Tool (CAMDT) - Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) platform; the importance of SCF; a ‘Hands-on’ Exercise in data management (quality control and missing values, as well as a specific template/format); data acquisition; model descriptions (assumptions and uncertainties); and model analysis (simulation and validation). …”
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Physical and virtual global food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure by von Braun, Joachim, Torero, Máximo

“…A number of countries have adopted retail price controls, creating perverse incentives for producers. …”
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Threshold-crossing time statistics for gene expression in growing cells by Nieto, César, Ghusinga, Khem Raj, Vargas García, César, Singh, Abhyudai

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Efecto de vicia y centeno como cultivo de cobertura sobre el balance de carbono y nitrógeno en un sistema de siembra directa de la región semiárida pampeana by Frasier, Ileana

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When speculation matters by Robles, Miguel, Torero, Máximo, von Braun, Joachim

“…A number of countries adopted retail price controls, creating perverse incentives for producers. …”
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Training of street vendors of ready-to-eat chicken in Ouagadougou on best practices in hygiene using a food safety champion approach by Dione, Michel M., Ilboudo, Guy S., Madjdian, D., Badu, V.D., Asseldonk, M. van, Snoek, H., Tacken, G., Kagambèga, A., Lallogo, Valérie R., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…Medium and long-term change measurement are planned at three months after training and beyond, in a randomized-controlled trial, with controls then receiving the training at the end of the trial.…”
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Organic flows : Swedish farmers' perspectives on the use of anaerobic digestates as a fertilizer : a behavioral approach on nine case-studies in Scania, Southern Sweden by Happel, Maaike

“…Finally, perceived behavioral control described how barriers of digestate use were perceived. …”

Moving interdisciplinary science forward: Integrating participatory modelling with mathematical modelling of zoonotic disease in Africa by Grant, C., Lo Iacono, G., Dzingirai, V., Bett, Bernard K., Winnebah, T.R.A., Atkinson, P.M.

“…Example 2 looks at identifying the most relevant parameters of the system. Example 3 concentrates on identifying the most relevant regime of the system (e.g., temporal stability or otherwise), Example 4 examines the feedbacks from mathematical models to guide participatory research and Example 5 goes beyond the so-far described two-way interplay between participatory and mathematical approaches to look at the integration of multiple methods and frameworks. …”
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Market-based approaches to food safety and animal health interventions: Lessons from smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam by Rich, Karl M., Huyen Nguyen, Thi-Thu, Ha Duong-Nam, Hung Pham Van, Nga Nguyen Thi Duong, Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila

“…An important research gap is in identifying ex‐ante appropriate market‐based policy responses that take into account the tradeoffs between improved animal health and food safety outcomes and their associated costs for different value chain actors as a means of developing chain‐level solutions for their control. In this paper, we constructed a system dynamics model of the pig value chain that combines a detailed model of herd production and marketing with modules on short‐ and long‐term investment in pig capacity, and decisions by value chain actors to adopt different innovations. …”
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