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Water level status of Indian reservoirs: a synoptic view from altimeter observations by Thakur, P. K., Garg, V., Kalura, P., Agrawal, B., Sharma, V., Mohapatra, M., Kalia, M., Aggarwal, S.P., Calmant, S., Ghosh, Surajit, Dhote, P. R., Sharma, R., Chauhan, P.

“…In this regard, the continuous monitoring of the water levels (WL) and storage capacity of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers is very important for the estimation and utilization of water resources effectively. …”
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Genetic diversity in cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] accessions collected from Togo by Gbedevi, K.M.

“…Four hundred and ninety-eight accessions of cowpea, which comprised 399 accessions collected from the five administrative regions of Togo: “Region des Savanes” (105 accessions), “Region de la Kara” (98 accessions), “Region Centrale” (50 accessions), “Region des Plateaux” (108 accessions), “Region Maritime” (38 accessions) and 99 accessions from Institut Togolais de Recherche Agronomique (ITRA) were used for this study. …”
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Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis by Bougouin, A., Hristov, Alexander N., Dijkstra, J., Aguerre, M.J., Ahvenjärvi, S., Arndt, Claudia, Bannink, André, Bayat, A.R., Benchaar, C., Boland, T., Brown, W.E., Crompton, L.A., Dehareng, F., Dufrasne, I., Eugène, M., Froidmont, E., Gastelen, S. van, Garnsworthy, P.C., Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, A., Herremans, S., Huhtanen, P., Johansen, M., Kidane, A., Kreuzer, M., Kuhla, B., Lessire, F., Lund, P., Minnée, E.M.K., Muñoz, C., Niu, M., Nozière, P., Pacheco, D., Prestløkken, E., Reynolds, C.K., Schwarm, A., Spek, J.W., Terranova, M., Vanhatalo, A., Wattiaux, M.A., Weisbjerg, M.R., Yáñez-Ruiz, D.R., Yu, Z., Kebreab, Ermias

“…In absence of intake data, region-specific complex equations using easily and routinely measured variables to predict fecal, urinary, or total manure N excretion may be used, but these equations have lower performance than equations based on intake.…”
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Editorial: Realizing livelihood and environmental benefits of forages in tropical crop-tree-livestock systems by Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Peters, Michael, Burkart, Stefan, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Hoek, Rein van der

“…Sanchez et al. (2021) showed that silvopastoral systems have the potential to support the provision of ecosystem services such as pollination. …”
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CSA-CIS MSD workshop report focusing on aquaculture by Kakwasha, Keagan, Lundeba, Mary, Kanyembo, Henry, Kagabo, Desire, Mudege, Netsayi N.

“…Participants said that Nile tilapia gave commercial players an upper hand in aquaculture markets, allowing them to lower the price of farmed fish at the peak of competition, which affects smallholders.…”
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Managing soil organic carbon in tropical agroecosystems: evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya by Laub, M., Corbeels, Marc, Couedel, A., Ndungu, S.M., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugendi, D., Necpalova, M., Waswa, W., Broek, M. van de, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Six, Johan

“…The other sites lost SOC in all treatments, albeit at site-specific rates. While subsoil SOC stocks in 2021 were little affected by organic resource additions (no difference in three of the four sites), the topsoil SOC stocks corroborated the results obtained from the SOC content measurements (0–15 cm) over time. …”
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Evaluations of satellite/reanalysis rainfall and temperature products in the Bale Eco-Region (southern Ethiopia) to enhance the quality of input data for hydro-climate studies by Gashaw, T., Worqlul, A. W., Lakew, Haileyesus, Taye, Meron Teferi, Seid, Abdulkarim, Haileslassie, Amare

“…For assessing the performances of satellite/reanalysis rainfall and temperature products, a point-pixel evaluation approach was undertaken using five continuous evaluation scores such as correlation coefficient (R), mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), percent bias (PBIAS) and Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE). …”
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Impact of Haemonchus contortus infection on feed intake, digestion, liveweight gain, and enteric methane emission from Red Maasai and Dorper sheep by Mwangi, Paul, Eckard, Richard, Gluecks, Ilona V., Merbold, Lutz, Mulat, Daniel, Gakige, Jesse K., Pinares-Patino, Cesar S., Marquardt, Svenja

“…Further investigations are needed to test whether in environments with multiple stress factors, local or indigenous breeds or their crossbreeds with exotic breeds may be better equipped to sustain production and simultaneously have a reduced carbon footprint than purebred exotic breeds.…”
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Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya by Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Akoko, James M., Nyamota, Richard, Nthiwa, D., Maina, J., Omolo, J., Gichuhi, S., Mureithi, M.W., Bett, Bernard K.

“…Camels had the highest exposure rates at 19.6% (95% CI: 12.4–27.3), followed by cattle at 13.2% (95% CI: 9.3–17.1), goats at 13.1% (95% CI: 11.1–15.3) and sheep at 5.4% (95% CI: 4.0–6.9). …”
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Diversity studies in 21 maize (Zea mays L.) accessions based on agro-morphological characters and diversity array technology (DArTs) by Nwogwugwu, P.A.

“…Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important crops in the world, being among the main sources of human food, animal feed, and industrial raw material. Landraces have certain genetic integrity, which is recognizable morphologically and by farmers. …”
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Towards a common vision for climate change, security and migration in the Mediterranean by Mastrorillo, Marina, Scartozzi, Cesare Marco, Pacillo, Grazia, Menza, Gianpiero, Desai, Bina, Maviza, Gracsious, Jaskolski, Martina, Schapendonk, Frans, Meddings, George, Carneiro, Bia, Craparo, Alessandro, Minoarivelo, Henintsoa Onivola, Taiwo, Ibukun, Prati, Giorgia, del Pino Álvarez, Inmaculada, Almotaz, Abadi, de Dinechin, Frederic

“…The region is exposed to recurrent droughts, heat waves and other slow-onset climate events, which are leading to soil degradation and water shortages. …”
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Integrated urban-rural development and common prosperity: Connotation, international experience and implementation path [in Chinese] by Chen, Kevin Z., Mao, Rui, Zhang, Yunfei

“…In addition, after sorting out the international experience of integrated urban-rural development, the study finds that major developed countries and some emerging countries have established (1) an urban-rural economic linkage mechanism of in-depth integration and benefit sharing; (2) an urban-rural ecological environment linkage mechanism of overall planning and sustainable development; (3) an urban-rural public service linkage mechanism of urban-rural equivalent and comprehensive coverage. …”
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Deworming and micronutrient status by community open defecation prevalence: An observational study using nationally representative data from India, 2016–2018 by Chakrabarti, Suman, Ajjampur, Sitara S. R., Waddington, Hugh Sharma, Kishore, Avinash, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Scott, Samuel P.

“…Public health policy could involve sequencing interventions, with focus on improving deworming coverage in communities that have achieved minimum thresholds of OD and re- triggering sanitation interventions in high OD communities prior to deworming days, ensuring high coverage for both. …”
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A framework for an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) by Mukuyu, Patience, Dickens, Chris, Jayathilake, Nilanthi, Tijani, M., Chapman, D. V., Warner, S.

“…The strategic implementation plan would involve a series of steps, including stakeholder mapping, clarified roles and responsibilities, budgets, key indicators and associated monitoring programs, and overall coordination and reporting mechanisms. …”
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Extension and its effect on dairy cattle nutrition and productivity in smallholder dairy enterprises in Kiambu District. by Wambugu, M.N.

“…Body condition scores (BCS) taken on a scale of 1 to 5 showed an average score of 2±0.62 Average live weight was 323.6± 47.1 kg and MUN 17.4±5.14 mg/100ml. …”
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Impacts on breastfeeding practices of at-scale strategies that combine intensive interpersonal counseling, mass media, and community mobilization: Results of cluster-randomized pro... by Menon, Purnima, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Saha, Kuntal K., Khaled, Adiba, Kennedy, Andrew, Tran, Lan Mai, Sanghvi, Tina, Hajeebhoy, Nemat, Baker, Jean, Alayon, Silvia, Afsana, Kaosar, Haque, Raisul, Frongillo, Edward A., Ruel, Marie T., Rawat, Rahul

“…Background Despite recommendations supporting optimal breastfeeding, the number of women practicing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) remains low, and few interventions have demonstrated implementation and impact at scale. …”
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Evolution of milk production systems in tropical Latin America and its interrelationship with markets: an analysis of the Colombian case by Holmann, Federico J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Carulla, J., Rivera, B., Giraldo, L., Guzmán, S., Martínez, M., Medina, A., Farrow, Andrew

“…Data came from a survey to 545 farms during the year 2000 in five regions: Caribbean and Piedmont in the lowlands, Coffee Growing, Antioquia, and the Cundiboyacense altiplanicie in the highlands. …”
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Assessing the promise of biofortification: A case study of high provitamin A maize in Zambia by Lividini, Keith, Fiedler, John L.

“…Assuming an adoption ceiling of 20% over 30 years, implementation of PVAM will result in average additional intake of 12% of the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR), a 3 percentage point reduction in the prevalence of inadequate intake, and savings of 23% of total DALYs. Impacts are concentrated among farming households that have adopted PVAM and consume it from their own production. …”
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An overview of the poultry sector and status of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Kenya: Background paper by Omiti, John Moturi, Okuthe, Sam O.

“…Poultry keeping in Kenya plays a major role as a livelihood source, an income generating activity as well meeting other socio-cultural roles. …”
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Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture production at the crop level by Umesh, K.B., Abdul, B. Md., Sivakuma, D., Srikanth, P.

“…Water management strategies, such rainwater collection, drip irrigation, and water recycling, are used to save water and ease the strain on freshwater resources. …”
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