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Parallels, differences and lessons: a comparison of the management of foot-and-mouth disease and COVID-19 using UK 2001/2020 as points of reference por Sumption, Keith J., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., McLaws, M., Paton, D.J.

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Nutritive potential of native forages in arid rangelands of Tunisia por Abdallah, Mohamed, Gamoun, Mouldi, Hassan, Sawsan, Louhaichi, Mounir

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Indigenous knowledge systems and indicators of rain: Evidence from Rwenzori Region, Western Uganda por Nkuba, Michael Robert, Chanda, Raban, Mmopelwa, Gagoitseope, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Lesolle, David, Kato, Edward

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Accounting for the ecological dimension in participatory research and development: lessons learned from Indonesia and Madagascar por Laumonier, Y., Bourgeois, R., Pfund, J.L.

“…For each case study, socio-cultural and anthropological aspects of society and indigenous knowledge of the environment, the distribution of natural resources, classification, and management are documented in parallel with biophysical studies. …”
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Nutrition of Maasai Women and Children in relation to subsistence food production. por Nestel, P.S.

“…Anthropometric measurements, information on dietary habits and preferences and estimates of quantities of food consumed were recorded bimonthly. …”
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Networks and low adoption of modern technology: The case of pearl millet in Rajasthan, India por Birol, Ekin, Munasib, Abdul, Roy, Devesh

“…Recall that less than 4 per cent of the respondents got information on seeds from media sources, an extremely low number. …”
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Psychological factors influencing pro-environmental behavior in developing countries: Evidence From Colombian and Nicaraguan students por Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Charry, Andrés, Sellitti, Stefania, Ruzzante, Matteo, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…Identifying the determinants of human behavior is useful to adjust interventions and lead the civil society toward a stronger commitment to climate change (CC) mitigation and adaptation objectives, achieving greater support for successfully implementing environmental policies. …”
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Conservation and availability of plant genetic diversity: innovative strategies and technologies por Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan

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Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) Intermediary Training, Dodoma, Tanzania por Mwanga, Sixbert, Kisanga, Juvenal, Dinh, Dannie

“…Since 2014, World Food Programme (WFP), CGIAR Research Program Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) and University of Reading (UoR) have been hosting trainings of extension workers—or, intermediaries—and sharing climate information services. An intensive five-day training on Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach was held September 7-11, 2015 in Dodoma, Tanzania to equip Dodoma district intermediaries with the capacity to provide farmers with locally relevant climate, crop and livelihood information. …”
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Training on IRI Climate Data Tools and developing a method for integrating climate data in Kigali, Rwanda por Faniriantsoa, Rija

“…The ENACTS initiative brings climate knowledge into national decision- making by improving availability, access and use of climate information. Météo Rwanda staff have received a number of trainings on the different aspects of generating the datasets and developing climate information products. …”
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Advances in yam and cassava nematology research at IITA por Coyne, D., Mudiope, J., Hugues, B.

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Workshop Report: Transforming Rural Livelihoods through Effective Climate Services por Walsh, Kayla

“…The goal of the event was to share information about projects and spark useful discussion about the way forward for climate services in rural communities.…”
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Reference year proposal for the voluntary deforestation-free commitments in the Peruvian Amazon por Pozo, Patricia Luna del, Ivanova, Yovita, Coronel, Daniel, Tristán Febres, María Claudia, Muñoz, Fabiola, Quintero, Marcela

“…This Policy Brief presents a proposal based on an extensive review of bibliographic sources and structured interviews, as part of a study on the reference year for voluntary deforestation-free commitments in the Peruvian Amazon. Subsequently, the information has been validated through two consultation workshops with key stakeholders, including decision makers from the public and private sectors and associations representative of the cacao, oil palm, and coffee value chains, as well as civil society stakeholders. …”
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Harnessing Machine Learning to Estimate Aquaculture’s Contributions to The Economy of Southwest Bangladesh por Belton, Ben, Haque, Mohammad Mahfujul, Ali, Hazrat, Nejadhashemi, Amir Pouyan, Hernández, Ricardo, Khondker, Murshed-E-Jahan, Ferriby, Hannah

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Assessing nature-positive practices: An application of the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) for agriculture and food evaluation framework por Lichtenthal, Peter, Zhang, Wei, Hettiarachchi, Upeksha

“…The results illuminate the potential co-benefits and tradeoffs in multi-dimensional outcomes that matter to society and shed light on gaps in data and information.…”
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Aspects of bull reproduction with emphasis on cattle in Ethiopia. II. Sperm production capacity and semen characteristics por Tegegne, Azage, Kassa, T., Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.

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Developing a fertilizer strategy for sub-Saharan Africa por Sanders, J.H., Ahmed, M.

“…With the increasing information now available on responding to the soil fertility problem in sub-Saharan Africa, better policy should be possible. …”
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Statistical issues in the design and analysis of animal health interventions for vector-borne disease por Rowlands, G.J.

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Advances in the Stochastic Modeling of Satellite-Derived Rainfall Estimates Using a Sparse Calibration Dataset por Greatrex, Helen, Grimes, D., Wheeler, Tim

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Mapping livestock and poverty: A tool for targeting research and development por Thornton, Philip K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Kruska, Russell L., Reid, Robin S.

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