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Claiming the forest: Punan local histories and recent developments in Bulungan, East Kalimantan by Kaskija, L.

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Forest governance in DRC: an analysis from actors' participation in REDD+ policy development by Pham Thu Thuy, Kengoum Djiegni, F., Moeliono, M., Dwisatrio, B.

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Digitizing development: Enablers and inhibitors of mobile app-based population census adoption by Ofosu-ampong, Kingsley

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The forest frontier in the Global South: Climate change policies and the promise of development and equity by Brockhaus, Maria, Gregorio, M. di, Djoudi, H., Moeliono, M., Pham Thu Thuy, Wong, Grace Y.

“…Forest and climate governance in the Global South can provide an avenue for the transformational change needed—yet, does it? We analyse the politics and power in four cases of mitigation, adaptation, and development arenas. …”
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A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change in developing country agriculture by Crane, Todd A., Delaney, Aogán, Tamás, Peter A., Chesterman, Sabrina, Ericksen, Polly J.

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Analysis of the confluence between Nigeria’s development strategies and its agricultural public expenditures by Mogues, Tewodaj, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope

“…Although considerable efforts have been made to identify development priorities and articulate policies and strategies for improved performance of the agricultural sector, no sharp connection has been made with the expenditure policy. …”
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Macroeconomics, agriculture, and food security: A guide to policy analysis in developing countries by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…Why write a book on macroeconomic policies and their links to agriculture and food security in developing countries? The food price spikes of the years just prior to 2010 and the economic, political, and social dislocations they generated refocused the attention of policymakers and development practitioners on the agricultural sector and food security concerns. …”
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Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries by Cramer, Laura K., Thornton, Philip K., Dinesh, Dhanush, Jat, Mangi Lal, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Läderach, Peter R.D., Martínez Barón, Deissy, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Partey, Samuel T., Totin, Edmond, Vasileiou, Ioannis, Veeger, Marieke

“…Research for development scientists are generating this evidence but it might not always be what decision makers want or need. …”
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Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: review and analysis of research by Neumann, R.P., Hirsch, E.

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Demonstrating the benefit of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries by bridging the public and private sectors by Itam, Michael O., Iohannes, Sessen D., Albertsen, Marc, Andrade, Maria, Bor, Gilbert arap, Atta-Krah, Kwesi, Bertram, Robert, Danquah, Eric, Horvath, Diana M., Jones, Todd, Mugehu, Edith, Okwuonu, Ihuoma, Ooko-Ombaka, Amandla, Roberts, Richard J., Slamet-Loedin, Inez, Tripathi, Leena, Ubi, Benjamin Ewa, Varshney, Rajeev K., Venturi, Vittorio, Wagaba, Henry, Zeigler, Robert, Creasey Krainer, Kate M.

“…We have identified five technically sound, administratively feasible and politically supportable opportunities for agbiotech delivery and adoption: (1) convince international and national funding agencies to sustain project gains after the funding period for long-term impact; (2) facilitate regional stakeholder cooperation through a return on investment, and harmonize the regulatory framework for agbiotech product development and growth; (3) develop interdisciplinary partnerships to align interests and incorporate training, development and resource management in collaborative grants; (4) use existing resources and products for validation, delivery and adoption; and (5) promote science advocacy within the community through communication by scientists and educators with students, community leaders and policymakers.…”
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Diversity in agricultural research resources in the Asia-Pacific region by Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan

“…The Asia-Pacific region is a highly diverse region in terms of geography, population distribution, economic development, and cultural, political, and historic backgrounds. …”
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Contextualizing private sector-based seed system development: The case of sorghum in Eastern Africa by Hambloch, Caroline, Kahwai, Jane, Mugonya, John

“…The findings suggest that the agro-ecological, social, and political-economic contexts critically determine the role improved varieties and the private sector can play in rural development. …”
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Working animals: Climate change and public health issues in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by Doyle, Rebecca

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Protocol for developing sub-national nutrition scorecards, a tool to advance accountability for nutrition by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…The paper describes the protocol for how to develop sub-national scorecards. The National Nutrition Scorecard was shared with senior Government officials, in a workshop co-hosted by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). …”
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Outlook on agricultural change and its drivers by Vuuren, Detlef P. van, Ochola, W.O., Riha, S., Giampietro, M., Ginzo, H., Henrichs, T., Hussain, S., Kok, K., Makhura, M., Mirza, M., Kuppannan, Palanisami, Ranganathan, C.R., Ray, S., Ringler, Claudia, Rola, A., Westhoek, H.J., Zurek, M., Fraiture, Charlotte de

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Landlordism, tenants and the groundwater sector: lessons from Tarai-Madhesh, Nepal by Sugden, Fraser

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Book review | Pro-poor development policies: Lessons from the Philippines and East Asia by Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Professor Balisacan’s numerous publications cover wide areas of economic development, including poverty, inequality, human development, agricultural and rural development, competition policy, and political economy of policy reforms. …”
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Negotiating trade-offs in dam development in the Mekong: Implications for fisheries and fishery-based livelihoods by Friend, R.M., Blake, D.J.H.

“…It draws attention away from considering development objectives and options towards focusing on impacts, and infers a technical approach as opposed to a political process of decision making. …”
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Benchmark Study. The Agricultural Technology Development Fund for Contract Research: An INIA (Uruguay) Initiative by Hobbs, S. Huntington, Valverde, Carlos, Indarte, Eduardo, Lanfranco, Bruno

“…One of the factors explaining the success of the initiative is the strong political support it receives from the whole agricultural sector. …”
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Not all about farming: Understanding aspirations can challenge assumptions about rural development by Mausch, Kai, Harris, Dave, Dilley, Luke, Crossland, Mary, Pagella, Tim, Yim, Jules, Jones, Emma

“…Rural development is a political topic in which debate has been more focussed on externally identified needs than on demands or aspirations of the rural population and polarised between the attractions of urban income earning opportunities and the importance of rural farming communities for national food provision. …”
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