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Assessing impact of fertilizer adoption in boosting small scale crop farming productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa by Murunga, Powel

“…Policy recommendations to improve fertilizer adoption include enhancing supply chains for timely and affordable access, expanding financial services for smallholder farmers, securing land tenure, and providing targeted education and training programs. …”
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Analyzing the use of ICT in demand and access to information and services for pastoralists by Khalai, D., Banerjee, Rupsha R., Mude, Andrew G.

“…Further investigations are needed to understand how these entities can be used to implement an effective ICT based market information system, leading to sustainable and food secure livelihoods in the ASALs.…”
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Identifying opportunity areas for cocoa agroforestry in Ghana to meet policy objectives by Critchley, Megan, Sassen, Marieke, Rahn, Eric, Ashiagbor, George, Soesbergen, Arnout van, Maney, Calum

“…While shifting to this sort of farming will have some implementation costs and not yield the immediate financial gains that would be expected from more forests being converted into plantations, such a transition can yield significant long-term benefits as smallholder farmers face the challenges presented by a changing climate. …”
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Oilseed farming in Myanmar: An analysis of practice, productivity, and profitability: Assessment of the 2023 monsoon by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Create secure marketing channels: Farmers face low crop prices and safety issues during trade, along with difficulties in reaching traders due to security concerns. …”
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Economic impact of fertilizers and improved seeds among smallholder farming systems in Central and Western Kenya by Jönsson, Tina, Rådman, Mika

“…Kenya's population has tripled in recent decades, which have led to that food availability is a growing problem. To ensure food security, it is important that the return from crops increases. …”
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Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts by de Silva, Sanjiv, Curnow, Jayne, Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith

“…This has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit of farmers whose financial inputs and investments and labour is bringing rapid socio-economic transformation. …”
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Sustaining linkages to high value markets through collective action in Uganda: the case of the Nyabyumba potato farmers by Kaganzi, Elly, Ferris, Shaun, Mulema, Annet A., Sanginga, Pascal C., Njuki, Jemimah, Barham, James

“…Supplying these outlets offers both higher income and improved business relations for farmers, but accessing these markets also requires significant upgrading in terms of product quality, more secure supply chains, and more efficient marketing and business management. …”
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Evaluation of CGIAR research support program for Managing and Sustaining Crop Collections: Genebanks CRP by Jackson, Michael T., Borja Tome, Maria José, Ford-Lloyd, Brian

“…Through the Genebank CRP, the Trust has oversight and financial responsibility for the CGIAR genebanks. …”
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A Six-step Approach for scaling low-emission food systems: Evidence and guidelines by Amahnui, George Amenchwi, Sylvester, Janelle Marie, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha, Castro Nunez, Augusto

“…The guidelines presented here emphasize the need for scaling practitioners to identify key delivery partners at the nexus between government SDG priorities (national and regional) and food system GHG mitigation opportunities, to secure political and social support for scaling low-emission food systems.…”
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Forest resources information in Indonesia: examining the systems, constraints and opportunities by Usman, Siswari, R.L.S., Amin, M., Darudono, Chrystanto, S.Y., Kirana, R.T., Khan, A., Nasendi, B.

“…The major constraints are linked to the limited capacities of may diverse elements-institutional, human, technical, financial and infrastructure-which are essential for effective information systems and flows. …”
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Differences in risk-adjusted return between conventional and sustainable funds : a study of the swedish fund market by Michaelsson, Adrian, Svensson, Edward

“…The number of funds investing in securities according to their ESG characteristics is a constantly growing part of the market. …”

Mechanized direct- seeding and best management practices for rice in Cambodia : how and why are they complementary? by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Laing, Alison M., Sokornthea Pin, Rica, Flor Joy, Saito, Kazuki

“…As a top 10 global rice exporter (Tilleard et al., 2023), Cambodia seeks to enhance its role in regional and global food security amid challenges like climate change and rising input costs. …”
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Designing local policies and economic instruments to enhance waste management in Bayawan city, Philippines by Paul, Johannes G., Boorsma, J.D., Sarana, G., Bollos, I.

“…In order to sustain such systems, the implementation of suited legal framework conditions and economical instruments are considered as key success factors. Proper financial management allows to determine the real costs of SWM and to design local policies that provide the needed mechanisms to conduct Solid Waste Management on community level and to formulate rules and user fees that are not only acceptable by residents and users but likewise secure participation of stakeholders and transparency for the public [1, 3]. …”
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Bioversity International Annual Report 2007 by Bioversity International

“…Bioversity went into 2007 in a less-than-optimal financial position. A combination of unforeseen circumstances, which reduced our expected income, left us below the recommended level of reserves. …”
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Argument för prissättning av skogsfastigheter by Arvidsson, Niklas

“…The world economy of today is in an extensive financial crisis which has lead to the fact that people seek well placed investments and securing of capital, something that by many people can be found in forest investment. …”

An evolving paradigm for Africa and synthesis of the lessons from Asia by Diao, Xinshen, Silver, Jed, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…However, the chapter also stresses that market failures associated with custom hiring services on the supply side are substantial due to features unique to Africa, including the dominant types of large tractors, in addition to higher financial constraints on tractor ownership resulting from lack of secure land tenures and weak penetration of formal credit markets, as well as other barriers due to limited multifunctionality, lack of migratory services due to insufficient infrastructure and coordination failures, and insufficient technologies complementary to mechanization. …”
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The regional meat producers' way to the market by Larsson, Karolina

“…The consumer feels solidarity and security and the fact that it offers job opportunities appeals to the consumer. …”
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Prosperity prospects in contested forest areas: evidence from community forestry development in Guatemala and Nicaragua by Stoian, D., Rodas, A., Arguello, J.

“…Adopting an asset lens, we determined human, social, natural, physical and financial capital endowments at household and enterprise levels. …”
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Ley management : a means to improve forage quality and production by Nilsson, Cecilia

“…To secure a high quality counselling and research that benefits farmers a network of researchers, advisers and farmers has to be developed, in order to jointly drive the development of knowledge forward. …”

Reinventing payment for environmental services (PES) from the ground up: An alternative, community-driven model in China by Zhou, Yunyi, Zhang, Wei, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Reconciling and harmonizing rural development, food security, equity and social inclusion, and conservation remains challenging for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as they work toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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