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A meta-analysis of the adoption of agricultural technology in Sub-Saharan Africa by Arslan, Aslihan, Floress, Kristin, Lamanna, Christine, Lipper, Leslie, Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…Although many farm management technologies exist to improve yields, farmers in SSA largely have not adopted these approaches. A long-standing literature about technology adoption identifies multiple hypotheses as to why farmers may or may not adopt new agricultural technologies, ulminating in numerous micro-econometric studies. …”
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Potential energy yields of bioenergy crops in the tropics by Shin, S., Bulusu, M., Hartwig, A-M., Ulrich, M., Lee, S.M., Baral, H., Borchard, N.

“…Steenis, Metroxylon sagu (Rottb.), Pongamia pinnata (L.)) and leguminous species that could be beneficial in mixed stands (e.g., Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) and Pongamia pinnata) or are suitable species to grow on wet or re-wetted peatland (Dyera polyphylla). …”
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Financial Revenues from Timber Harvesting in Secondary Cloud Forests: A Case Study from Mexico by Toledo-Aceves, T., Günter, S., Guariguata, Manuel R., García-Díaz, M., Zhunusova, E.

“…Small landowners could only extract 17% of the harvestable standing volume due to a high number of small trees, a high (34%) volume of non-timber species, and their limited capacity to process timber. …”
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How childhood stunting reduced in Tamil Nadu: An analysis of change between 1992 and 2016 by Avula, Rasmi, Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Constantinides, Shilpa, Kohli, Neha

“…With a long history of nutrition and health reforms, it stands out as a leader in social development. We aimed to update prior work on Tamil Nadu to assess more recent changes in nutritional outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions. …”
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Using mobile-phone technology to change behaviour: Lessons from mNutrition by Barnett, Inka, Gordon, Jessica, Faith, Becky, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Palloni, Giordano, Batchelor, Simon, Scott, Nigel

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Facing the development challenge in Mozambique: an economywide perspective by Tarp, Finn, Arndt, Channing, Jensen, Henning Tarp, Robinson, Sherman, Heltberg, Rasmus

“…The need for a clear perspective and in-depth understanding of the socioeconomic complexities of the country in question stands out. However, while the analyses in this report are Mozambique specific, the basic analytical approach is replicable and could be brought to bear on other countries both within and outside Africa. -- From Authors' Introduction.…”
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Malting and brewing process optimization of elite lines of triticale for beer production by Nocente, Francesca, Francesco, Giovanni, Marconi, Ombretta, Floridi, Simona, Latini, Arianna, Cantale, Cristina, Galeffi, Patrizia, Ammar, Karim, Gazza, Laura

“…Triticale stands out as a valuable food ingredient due to its nutritional and functional attributes derived from both wheat and rye. …”
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Weed ecology and weed management strategies for dry-seeded rice in Asia by Chauhan, Bhagirath S.

“…However, weeds are a major constraint to DSR production because of the absence of the size differential between the crop and the weeds and the suppressive effect of standing water on weed growth at crop establishment. …”
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Improved Semidwarf Rice Lines with Tolerance to Submergence of Seedlings by Mackill, D.J., Amante, M.M., Vergara, B.S., Sarkarung, S.

“…Submergence tolerance may also be useful for systems in which rice is seeded directly into standing water, where deep water during crop establishment has been proposed as a means of suppressing weed growth.…”
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Capacity sharing on the sustainability of vegetable farms in Benin by Fassinou Hotegni, V. Nicodeme

“…The current document stands for the technical report of this capacity-sharing workshop.…”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nyamuhirwa, D.A., Feleke, S., Dontsop-Nguezet, P., Sissoko, D., Moussa, B., Kouakou, A.G., Zakari, S., Abdoulaye, T., Manyong, V.

“…This result suggests that successful awareness creation can boost the actual adoption of BSFL, which currently stands at four percent. The awareness creation should target educated livestock farmers with access to group membership, credit, extension services, and diversified income sources to influence their decisions to adopt BSFL as a source of protein in animal feed.…”
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From pledges to action: NDC 3.0 for poverty reduction and climate justice in Nepal by Chaudhary, Arbind, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Chaudhary, Bibek

“…Climate justice is imperative in this context: Nepal’s low emissions profile stands in stark contrast to its high vulnerability (CVF 2024), requiring urgent attention to equity, adaptation finance, and inclusive development pathways. …”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Nyamuhirwa, D.A., Feleke, S., Dontsop Nguezet, P., Sissoko, D., Moussa, B., Kouakou, A., Zakari, S., Abdoulaye, T., Manyong, V.

“…This result suggests that successful awareness creation can boost the actual adoption of BSFL, which currently stands at four percent. The awareness creation should target educated livestock farmers with access to group membership, credit, extension services, and diversified income sources to influence their decisions to adopt BSFL as a source of protein in animal feed.…”
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Participatory extension as basis for the work of rural extension services in the Amazon by Pokorny, B., Cayres, G., Nunes, W.

“…This forest resource has been overexploited, seriously affecting açaí stands and diminishing the forest benefits fundamental for survival. …”
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Relationships between cardio-respiratory parameters and draught work output in F1 crossbred dairy cows under field conditions by Zerbini, E., Gemeda, T., O'Neill, D.H., Howell, P.J., Schroter, R.C.

“…Cardio-respiratory and mechanical work output variables were measured for four F1 crossbred dairy cows (average weight 475 kg) over a range of work levels. Resting (standing prior to exercise) heart rates (average 62 beats per min) and respiratory rates (average 21 breaths per min) were similar to those previously reported for cattle of similar weight. …”
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Blue Nile (Abay) hydropower potential, prioritization and tradeoffs on priority investments by Desalegn, D.T., Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Moges, S. A.

“…After evaluations these sites 91 possible sites with potential of 12,148 MW are identified and mapped under various sub-basins. Dabus sub-basin stands first among the 16 sub-basins by 13 hydropower potential sites and these sites give 3524MW. …”
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Coping with drought in irrigated South India: farmers' adjustments in Nagarjuna Sagar by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Ratna Reddy, V., Umapathy, D.

“…Primary and secondary data indicate managerial adjustments such as rotational and timely water supplies to meet critical water demands of standing crops. Farmers responded to changing conditions through: (a) crop diversification, (b) shifting calendars, (c) conjunctive use, (d) suspending cultivation, (e) sale of livestock, (f) out-migration, and (g) tampering with the irrigation system. …”
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Effects of plant age and rock phosphate on quality and nutrient release of legume residue by Abarchi, I, Zhang, ZY, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Guo, XP, Wang, WM, Ong´Or, BTI, Timbely, D

“…An incubation experiment was carried out on plateau and slope fields to investigate the effect of plant age and rock phosphate (RP) on the organic resource (OR) quality and available N and P release of the legume residues, including standing biomass and surface litter. The legumes, Mucuna pruriens (L.) and Lablab purpureus (L.), were treated with or without Togo rock phosphate (RP) and were sampled at 12, 18, 24 and 30 weeks after planting. …”
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ILRI medium-term plan 2001-2003. Making the livestock revolution work for the poor by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Three common, simple methods (hand picking as seed ripens, beating ripe seed from standing plants, and cutting the entire plot when seed is at maximum ripeness) were studied using three common small-seeded forages (Stylosanthes guianensis, S. scabra, and Desmodium intortum). …”
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Dialling Up Resilience Stakeholder Consultation Workshop by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…These changes were based on adapting to the needs and suggestions of participants, to whom we are indebted for bringing their long experience to bear on a complex and long-standing challenge, and with whom we hope to collaborate if the next stage of the program is accepted.…”
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