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La producción de carbón de Eucalyptus camaldulensis cultivado en sistemas agroforestales en Rosario de Mora, El Salvador by Martínez, Giovanni, Morales, Héctor, Hernández, Saúl, Harvey, Celia A., Castañeda, Luis Fernando, Juárez, Modesto

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Reading the Talamanca landscape: land use and livelihoods in the Bribri and Cabécar indigenous territories by Philipp Whelan, Mathew

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Exploring Gender Equity in Ecological Restoration: The Case of a Market-Based Program in Kenya by Kariuki, J., Birner, Regina

“…The results reveal that 1) power imbalances condition socio-economic outcomes of PES schemes by reinforcing historical inequities in land tenure, and that 2) governance structures exclude women from decision-making processes and from receiving direct PES benefits despite their labor contributions to restoration activities; while men incur financial costs that are not adequately accounted for under direct payments. …”
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Genetic divergence of sweet potato genotypes based on morpho-agronomic traits by Oliveira, D.J.L.S.F. de, Otoboni, M.E.F., Pavan, B.E., Andrade, M.I., Vargas, P.F.

“…The low relative importance of leaf size, internode diameter and secondary peel color makes further evaluation of these traits unnecessary, reducing labor costs, cost and execution time.…”
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The role of spatial inequalities on youth migration decisions: Empirical evidence from Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Abay, Kibrom A., Chamberlin, Jordan

“…This is intuitive because poorer and less educated migrants have liquidity constraints to finance high migration costs. Our results suggest potential scope for predicting how labor mobility responds to alternative regional development policies.…”
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Weed ecology and weed management strategies for dry-seeded rice in Asia by Chauhan, Bhagirath S.

“…A change in establishment method from manual transplanting of rice seedlings to dry-seeded rice (DSR) has occurred in some countries as growers respond to increased costs or decreased availability of labor or water. …”
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Allelopathic potential of Cambodian rice lines under field conditions by Pheng, Sophea, Olofsdotter, Maria, Jahn, Gary, Nesbitt, Harry, Adkins, Steve W.

“…The use of rice lines that suppress the growth of weeds is likely to be a potent supplement to present weed management practises and will reduce production costs and the potential for environmental pollution, as well as alleviate some of the social constraints that are associated with labor‐intensive manual weeding.…”
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Agronomic and economic contrasts between monocrop maize and associated maize/bean systems by Francis, C.A., Flor Montoya, Carlos A., Prager Mosquera, Martín

“…Nevertheless, production costs are high. Net income in associated cropping systems almost always surpasses that of monocultures when the cost of labor and materials is high. …”
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Optimal Siting, Sizing, and Enforcement of Marine Protected Areas by Albers, H.J., Preonas, L., Capitán, T., Robinson, E.J.Z., Madrigal-Ballestero, R.

“…Relevant to lower income country settings but general to other settings, we incorporate limited enforcement budgets, distance costs of traveling to fishing sites, and labor allocation to onshore wage opportunities. …”
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Ensayos de engorde de cerdos con raciones a base de maíz, yuca y bananas by Alba, Jorge de

“…The group fed bananas and concentrates at the low level was the only one that gave returns above feed and labor costs. No statistically significant differences were found in weights due to the type of feeding pen.…”
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An evaluation of farmer field school training on the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Atwima District, Ashanti Region, Ghana by Gockowski, J., Asamoah, C., David, S., Nkamleu, G.B., Gyamfi, I., Agordorku, S., Kuti, M.A.

“…While the survey was unable to accurately determine the actual change in labor5inputs, the additional labor costs required to achieve this increase are real and should benetted out of the 14% increase in estimated gross revenues.From several different perspectives it is clear that the FFS training received by participantshas had measurable impacts on their productive capacity and on their views towards childlabor. …”
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Ensilering, en jämförelse mellan olika ensileringssystem by Nilsson, Roger

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Bulldozers against mosquitoes: Environmental management options for malaria control in North-Central Sri Lanka. [Abstract only]. by Boelee, Eline, Weerasinghe, A.K., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Piyaratne, M.K., Perera , D., Amerasinghe, Felix P.

“…Costs were shared between the irrigation agency and the project. …”
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Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (MAPS) dry season 2023: Agricultural input markets, credit and extension services by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…The difference in reported prices likely reflects interest charges and local transport costs from the dealer to the farm. • Labor hiring by farmers increased in a tight rural labor market, resulting in wage increases averaging 1,000 MMK per day. …”
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Multidimensional predictors of common mental disorders among Indian mothers of 6- to 24-month-old children living in disadvantaged rural villages with women’s self-help groups: A c... by Scott, Samuel P., Arrieta, Alejandra, Kumar, Neha, Menon, Purnima, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Common mental disorders (CMD) among mothers cause disability, negatively affect child development, and have high long-term economic costs. Little is known about how factors across multiple life dimensions, modeled together, are differentially related to maternal mental health in high poverty contexts. …”
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Planted tree fallows for improving land productivity in the humid tropics of Peru by Alegre, Julio C., Rao, Meka R., Arevalo, Luis A., Guzman, Wagner, Faminow, Merle D.

“…All other fallows had lower benefit/cost ratios. Using the sensitivity analysis of NPV and returns to labor under more optimistic conditions in a graduated manner, the NPV for the two systems with colubrina (poles) increased to USD 1421 and 1782, with higher labor returns. …”
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Understanding adoption and impacts of conservation agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: A review by Ngoma, Hambulo, Angelsen, Arild, Jayne, Thomas S., Chapoto, Antony

“…Overall, we find that capital-intensive (mechanized) CA is more likely to be adopted in areas of economic dynamism where capital is cheap relative to labor. Labor-intensive CA practices are more likely to be adopted in regions of economic stagnation where capital is expensive, and labor is abundant and cheap. …”
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Trade-offs and synergies of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review by Akinyi, Devinia Princess, Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian

“…Evidence suggests that potential trade-offs may arise concerning added costs, additional labor requirements, and competition among objectives or available resources. …”
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Women’s empowerment in Tanzania Cashew Value Chain: Assessment of Opportunities and Constraints by Aku, Aika, Mather, David, Bryan, Elizabeth, Mpenda, Zena, Mpunde, Venance

“…It provides a major source of rural employment and income. Women provide 90% of labor in small-scale cashew processing and largely sell to the domestic market. …”
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Local food system resilience in the context of shocks and crises: vulnerabilities and responses of agroecology-based farmers in Peru, Germany, and the United States by Chavez-Miguel, G., Hämmerle, J., González, A.P., Canetti, C., Gleich, P., Halfast, R.L., Feuchter, M., Buszydlo, D., Schwarz, L.M., Scheepstra, I., Haan, Stef de, Ccanto, R., Sieber, S., Bonatti, M.

“…The results illustrate how farmers are affected by the combined effects of labor shortages, rising input costs, high energy prices, and climate change. …”
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