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The linkages between agriculture and malaria: Issues for policy, research, and capacity strengthening by Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Asante, Felix Ankomah, Tarekegn, Jifar, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…Since agriculture is the main activity of rural people in many endemic areas, it has been suggested that effective malaria control measures can be devised if attention was paid to the two-way effects of agriculture and malaria. …”
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Healthy lives: Tackling food-borne diseases and zoonoses by Grace, Delia, Roesel, Kristina, Bett, Bernard K., Unger, Fred

“…Current research on these topics by ILRI and partners extends from upstream projects hunting for viruses and generating vaccines, to the development, marketing and testing of diverse livestock technologies, to piloting practical approaches to disease surveillance and control in resource-scarce environments.…”
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Social behaviour and sociability traits of dairy calves raised in a cow-calf contact system by Nabukalu, Maria Mwebaza

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Descriptors for Butia [Butia odorata (Barb. Rodr.) Noblick] by Bioversity International, Mistura, C.C., Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Barbieri, R.L., Padulosi, S., Alercia, A., Marques Castro, C.

“…Descriptors for Butia were developed as part of the results of the PhD research project “Characterization of natural populations of Butia odorata in the Pampa Biome” (2013), and subsequent investigations on the diversity of Butia by the authors. …”
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The research and implementation continuum of biofortified sweet potato and maize in Africa by Tanumihardjo, Sherry A., Ball, Anna-Marie, Kaliwile, Chisela, Pixley, Kevin V.

“…The enhancement of sweet potato and maize with provitamin A carotenoids has been part of HarvestPlus's research continuum since the formation of the biofortification project. This review includes case studies of biofortification strategies used for sweet potato in Uganda and orange maize in Zambia. …”
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Strengthening women's empowerment and inclusion in the Living Lab for People (LL4P) in Kenya and Colombia by Ewell, Hanna, Vanegas, Martha, Mwambi, Diana, Omondi, David, Rietveld, Anne

“…The study’s findings emphasize that women often lack decision-making power and access to resources in agricultural production, with men typically controlling production-related decisions. Despite these constraints, women are actively involved in areas like poultry management and informal dairy marketing. …”
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Resistance of tropical maize inbreds to major virus and viruslike diseases by Brewbaker, J.L., Kim, S.K., Logrono, M.L.

“…Replicated trials under controlled viral epibiotics were conducted at five locations as part of the collaborative Maize Inbred Resistance project. …”
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The role of information networks along the poultry value chain by Birol, Ekin, Tiongco, Marites

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How Fair is Workfare? Gender, Public Works, and Employment in Rural Ethiopia by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Yohannes, Yisehac

“…Participation, days worked, wages, and earnings vary according to the type of project. Relative to infrastructure projects, water, social services, and other projects decrease participation probabilities. …”
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Review of “score-on-doors” rating checklist for food safety inspection of meat vendors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Amenu, Kebede, Keba, Abdi, Alonso, Silvia

“…A randomized controlled trial study involving 300 meat vendors showed that disclosure of food hygiene rating combined with training and technology provision can improve hygiene of meat vendor shops by reducing E. coli contamination. …”
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Interventions for African pastoral development under adverse production trends by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…The technical interventions include water development breed improvement, grazing blocks,range management, veterinary campaigns, tick control, fodder banks, grazing cells, abattoirs and introduction of camels & goats, and the institutional interventions include group ranches, parasatal ranches, fattening programs, service centres & barefoot veterinairians, herders' associations, mobile extension units, restocking projects, sedentarization, irrigation and water harvesting.…”
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Driftmodellering av saltvattenbatteri för kapning av effekttoppar by Andersson-Gran, Hilda, Björn, Albin, Winning, Sonja, Bösenecker, Judith, Ersdotter, Gunnel, Karlberg, Madeleine, Norell Helmsjö, David

“…Skolfastigheter AB have therefore installed an environmentally friendly salt water battery in one of their properties. The goal of this project is to create an algorithm for controlling the battery so that it cuts power peaks at a preschool in Uppsala. …”
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Efecto de enmiendas calcáreas en la productividad y la calidad de Medicago sativa (L.) en Colombia by Lerma Lasso, Jose Libardo, Zapata Molina, Jenny Jackeline, Chañag Miramag, Harold Andres, Meneses Buitrago, Diego Hernán, Ruiz Eraso, Hugo, Ojeda Jurado, Hernán, Castro Rincón, Edwin

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Välfärd hos ren : hur kan den bedömas i praktiken? by Svensson, Mia-Maria

Encapsulation of the natural antioxidant of sweet potato (Ipomoea batata) in biodegradable PLA nanoparticles by Guerrero, Beatriz, Corbino, Graciela Beatriz, D´Accorso, Norma Beatriz, García, Nancy L

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The status of knowledge, attitudes, and practice in the cultivation and usage of improved forages in Kenya and Uganda by Sibiko, Kenneth W., Lukuyu, Margaret N., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Burkart, Stefan

“…There is a scarcity of published literature about farmers’ level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding improved forage varieties in East Africa, particularly among the populations where development projects have been and continue to be implemented. …”
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The effects of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on small vulnerable newborn types in low-income and middle-in... by Wang, Dongqing, Liu, Enju, Perumal, Nandita, Partap, Uttara, Cliffer, Ilana R., Costa, Janaína Calu, Wang, Molin, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Adu-Afarwuah, Seth, Ashorn, Per, Ashorn, Ulla, Mridha, Malay Kanti, Arifeen, Shams, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Cheng, Yue, Christian, Parul, Costello, Anthony M., Dewey, Kathryn G., Friis, Henrik, Gomo, Exnevia, Grais, Rebecca, Guindo, Ousmane, Krebs, Nancy F., Huybregts, Lieven, Isanaka, Sheila, Lachat, Carl, Lartey, Anna, LeClerq, Steven C., Maleta, Kenneth, Manandhar, Dharma S., Martorell, Reynaldo, Matias, Susana L., McClure, Elizabeth M., Moore, Sophie E., Osrin, David, Urassa, Willy, Pembe, Andrea B., Prentice, Andrew M., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Rivera, Juan, Rizvi, Arjumand, Roberfroid, Dominique, Shamim, Abu Ahmed, Soofi, Sajid, Schulze, Kerry, West Jr., Keith P., Wu, Lee, Zeng, Lingxia, Zhu, Zhonghai

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Vilken effekt har lärkrutor på ogräsfloran vid ekologisk höstveteodling? by Gustafsson, Linda

“…This study forms part of the R&D project "Improved survival of bird chicks in organic fields" managed by the Rural Economy & Agricultural society in Uppsala. …”

Grovfodrets påverkan på mjölkens bakterieflora by Eriksson, Emelie

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Stem injection of different nitrogen forms into young Norway spruce by Petersson, Anna

“…This master thesis has been a pilot study preceding a forthcoming project of a larger scale with the long term objective to separate the direct effect of added nitrogen on soil processes from indirect effects via trees. …”
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