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Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture: Transforming Rwanda’s rural farming communities and national economy through improved climate risk management - Project Newsletter 2018 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…To build a more climate-resilient agriculture sector, the Rwandan government and partners are taking action to provide nearly a million farmers timely access to essential climate information services. On 23 March 2016, on World Meteorological day, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in collaboration with Rwanda’s Meteorological Agency (Meteo Rwanda), Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) launched the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project.…”
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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday) - Ethiopia by Pattni, Ravina, Ward, Kelly

“…This brief summarizes findings of a mission of MSc fellows in support of the project entitled ‘Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday) in Ethiopia’ led by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) of Columbia University and implemented in collaboration with CCAFS East Africa. …”
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Guiding Principles for the Development of the CGIAR Centres' Policies to Address the Possibility of Unintentional Presence of Transgenes in Ex Situ Collections

“…Based on the technical information from the workshop, the Genetic Resources Policy Committee drew up draft guiding principles. …”
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Gender focused training and knowledge enhances the adoption of climate resilient seeds by Dar, Manzoor H., Waza, Showkat A., Nayak, Swati, Chakravorty, Ritadhi, Zaidi, Najam W., Hossain, Mosharaf

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Social networks and diffusion of agricultural technology: the case of sorghum in Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Molla, D.K.

“…Information on technology adoption and diffusion in a given society is important for focusing future research, extension, government and NGO - led development efforts aiming at benefiting the majority of Ethiopian farmers. …”
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Epidemiological data of an influenza A/H5N1 outbreak in elephant seals in Argentina indicates mammal-to-mammal transmission by Uhart, Marcela M., Vanstreels, Ralph E. T., Nelson, Martha I., Olivera, Valeria Soledad, Campagna, Julieta, Zavattieri, Victoria, Lemey, Philippe, Campagna, Claudio, Falabella, Valeria, Rimondi, Agustina

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Globe-LFMC 2.0, an enhanced and updated dataset for live fuel moisture content research by Yebra, Marta, Scortechini, Gianluca, Adeline, Karine, Aktepe, Nursema, Beget, Maria Eugenia, Boer, Matthias, Brown, Tegan, Chuvieco, Emilio, De Bella, Carlos M., Forsyth, Greg, Granda, Elena

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Rural livelihoods in Mon State: Evidence from a representative household survey by Filipski, Mateusz J., van Asselt, Joanna, Nischan, Ulrike, Belton, Ben, Htoo, Kyan, Win, Myat Thida, Hein, Aung, Kham, L. Seng, Naing, Zaw Min, Payongayong, Ellen, Boughton, Duncan

“…The purpose of this report is to provide information and analysis to government, civil society, and donors interested in improving the well-being of the rural population of Mon State, Myanmar. …”
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Milk recording and herd registration in Ethiopia: An essential step towards genetic improvement for milk production by Tegegne, Azage, Redda, T., Gebre-Wold, A., Ketema, H.

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Engagerade ungdomar by Dahl, Camilla, Karlsson, Camilla

“…The great amount of information, often contradictory, in today's society makes the kids confused on how to act. …”
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Genetic and phenotypic characterization of African goat populations to prioritize conservation and production efforts for small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa by Huson, Heather J., Sonstegard, T.S., Silverstein, J., Woodward-Greene, M. Jennifer, Masiga, C., Muchadeyi, F.C., Rees, J., Sayre, B., Elbetagy, A., Rothschild, Max F., Mujibi, F.D.N., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Kemp, Stephen J., Colli, L., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Crepaldi, P., Abegaz, Solomon, Sölkner, Johann, Tassell, C.P. van, African Goat Improvement Network

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Performance indicators to characterize the water supply to meet the demands of the Lurin River Basin by Olortegui Artica, Christiand, Paredes Arquiola, Javier, Ramos Fernández, Lia, Cruz Grimaldo, Camila Leandra, Salazar Coronel, Wilian, Flores del Pino, Lisveth

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Highly structured spatial models as a tool for analyzing the spread of diseases and species distributions by Martínez-Minaya, Joaquín, Vicent, Antonio, López-Quílez, Antonio, Picó, F.X., Marcer, A., Conesa, David

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Hörby kommun i förändring : utveckling för framtiden by Nilsson, Amanda

“…The continuous flow of people, capital and goods follows in the wake of advances in communications, transport and information technology, resulting in a changed situation for different stakeholders in the society. …”

Betydelsen av hundunderstödd undervisning vid problematisk skolfrånvaro samt tjänstehundarnas välfärd by Magnusson, Moa

“…Long-term effects of incomplete primary school education for the adolescent are e.g., employment difficulties and additionally cost society a substantial sum of money. A one-year delayed start to working life for one person costs Swedish society around half a million SEK. …”
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Importance of cassava processing for production in subSaharan Africa by Nweke, F.I., Bokanga, M.

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Ethiopian Digital AgroClimate Advisory Platform (EDACaP) Technical Working Document - Brief version by Ahmed, Jemal Seid, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Tesfaye, Kindie, Tamene, Lulseged D., Solomon, Dawit

“…The lack of climate forecasting information becomes more and more challenging for smallholder farmers as the variability in weather increases, which results in an unpredictable and highly variable agricultural yield. …”
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Ethiopian Digital AgroClimate Advisory Platform (EDACaP) Technical Working Document - Long version by Ahmed, Jemal Seid, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Tesfaye, Kindie, Tamene, Lulseged D., Solomon, Dawit

“…The lack of climate forecasting information becomes more and more challenging for smallholder farmers as the variability in weather increases, which results in an unpredictable and highly variable agricultural yield. …”
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Catalyzing collaborative monitoring processes in joint forest management situations: the Mafungautsi forest case, Zimbabwe by Mutimukuru, T., Kozanayi, W., Nyirenda, R.

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Assessing the impact of diseases and their control on livestock productivity: The role of quantitative epidemiology by Perry, Brian D., McDermott, John J.

“…This paper first outlines the categories of impacts that diseases have on society and discusses how these can be measured. Using the example of tick-borne infections of livestock, the paper describes five quantitative epidemiological tools that can be used in impact assessment. …”
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