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Future of plant virus disease research in subSaharan African agriculture by Hughes, J., Naidu , R., Shoyinka, S.A.

“…The causal agents of several virus diseases have been characterized and diagnostic methods developed. Crop varieties with acceptable levels of resistance are being developed for some of these diseases. …”
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Are we learning? Strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America by Bautista Solís, Pável

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Iniciativas de conservación con tortugas marinas y su efecto sobre el bienestar de la comunidad by Villate Rivera, Rodrigo H.

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Vägen till integration : civilsamhällets arbete med asylsökande från 2015 och framåt i Dalarna by Olsson, Emelie

The costs and benefits of duty-free, quota-free market access for poor countries: Who and what matters? by Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Dienesch, Elisa, Elliot, Kimberly

“…Using the MIRAGE computable general equilibrium model, the paper assesses the impact of scenarios involving different levels of coverage for products, recipient countries, and preference-giving countries on participating countries, as well as competing developing countries that are excluded. The main goals of this paper are to highlight the role that rich and emerging countries could play in helping poor countries to improve their trade performance, to assess the distribution of costs and benefits for developing countries, and to determine whether the potential costs for domestic producers are in line with political feasibility in preference-giving countries.…”
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Economic statecraft in China’s New Overseas Special Economic Zones: Soft power, business, or resource security? by Bräutigam, Deborah, Tang, Xiaoyang

“…China’s state-sponsored economic diplomacy in other developing countries could play three major strategic roles: strengthening resource security, enhancing political relationships and soft power, and boosting commercial opportunities for national firms. …”
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Contemporary challenges of participatory field research for land use change analyses: examples from Kenya by Smucker, T., Campbell, D.J., Olson, J., Wangui, Elizabeth Edna

“…Participation has become a practical means of developing a more complete assessment of societal change by bringing local people’s narratives and understandings to bear on the interpretation of data collected using more extractive methods, such as the household survey, or data collected remotely, such as satellite images. …”
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Institutions matter: let knowledge make the difference (Road Map 2002 - 2006) by International Service for National Agricultural Research

“…To overcome problems of food scarcity and malnutrition, food must become more widely available in developing regions.…”
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Sustainable intensification in agriculture: premises and policies by Garnett, Tara, Appleby, M.C., Balmford, A., Bateman, I.J., Benton, Tim G., Bloomer, P., Burlingame, B., Dawkins, M., Dolan, L., Fraser, D., Herrero, Mario, Hoffmann, I., Smith, Pete, Thornton, Philip K., Toulmin, C., Vermeulen, Sonja J., Godfray, H. Charles J.

“…In an increasingly globalized world, food insecurity in one region can have widespread political and economic ramifications (2).…”
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The role of social capital and collective actions in natural capital conservation and management by Auer, Alejandra Denise, Von Below, Jonathan, Nahuelhual, Laura, Mastrángelo, Matias, Gonzalez, Aira Edith, Gluch, Mariana, Vallejos, María, Staiano, Luciana, Laterra, Pedro, Paruelo, José

“…The results reaffirm that: i) the multidimensional nature and complexity of SC; ii) Higher levels of SC are related to higher levels of CA; iii) social actors with developed internal and external SC can better counter adverse conditions through CA compared to actors who only have one type of SC; iv) vulnerable social actors do not necessarily have a higher SC or engage in more CA, despite their higher dependence on natural resources; v) those who hold more power or influence in the territory, have higher levels of SC and CA; vi) vulnerable actors often carry out civil/community, economic and judicial actions, while dominant and structuring actors carry out more educational/technical and political actions. …”
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Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition: Flyer by Gillespie, Stuart, Hodge, Judith, Yosef, Sivan, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…In recent years, the world has seen unprecedented attention and political commitment to addressing malnutrition. As nutrition rapidly rises on the global agenda, guidance is urgently needed on how to design, implement, and evaluate nutrition-enhancing policies and interventions. …”
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Unpacking the water-energy-environment-food nexus: working across systems by Sood, Aditya, Nicol, Alan, Arulingam, Indika

“…This paper tries to look at various frameworks and unpacks the concept of nexus in order to develop matrices to help quantify and understand the interlinkages between the nexus systems. …”
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Out of water: from abundance to scarcity and how to solve the world's water problems by Chartres, Colin J., Varma, Samyuktha

“…As water crises trigger food and health crises, billions may slip further into poverty, leading to greater social and political unrest, new wars, and worsening national security. …”
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Sustainability and food and nutrition security. A vulnerability assessment framework for the Mediterranean Region by Prosperi, P., Allen, T., Padilla, M., Peri, I., Cogill, Bruce

“…Using the lens of a broad sustainability approach, this conceptual article aims at developing a multidimensional framework to evaluate the sustainability of food systems and diets, applicable to countries of the Mediterranean region. …”
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Characterisation of the genetic diversity of East African cattle breeds using microsatellite DNA markers. by Okomo, M.A.

“…They are currently at risk of extinction due to indiscriminate crossbreeding and replacement with exotic breeds, uncontrolled introgression and interbreeding, absence of breed development programmes and political instability, and immediate steps must be taken to conserve them. …”
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Conectividad en la ruralidad en Argentina. Informe final 2025. by Morales, Susana María, Segura Cazorla, Martin Andres

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I skuggan av storstadssamhället by Schmidt, Matilda

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Border carbon adjustments: Should production or consumption be taxed? by Martin, Will

“…Border Carbon Adjustment (BCAs) may play an important role in lowering the economic costs of greenhouse gas mitigation and in overcoming political-economy constraints on use of carbon taxes or equivalent measures. …”
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The Chicago consensus on sustainable food systems science by Drewnowski, Adam, The Ecosystem Inception Team, Fan, Shenggen

“…Following the definition developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization for sustainable diets, the food supply needs to provide foods that are healthy and safe, affordable, culturally acceptable, and with low impact on the environment. …”
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The prevention and mitigation of famine: policy lessons from Botswana and Sudan by Teklu, Tesfaye

“…In addition, it maintains a responsive and accountable political system and a decentralized participatory administrative structure. …”
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