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Making the ‘rules of the game’: constituting territory and authority in Nicaragua's indigenous communities by Larson, A.M.

“…Indigenous communities, particularly in Latin America, are increasingly winning recognition of rights to lands and forests that they have managed or used historically under customary institutions. …”
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Manejo de una explosion del gusano cachon Erinnyis ello (L) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) by Bellotti, Anthony C.

“…The management of a sudden high population of the cassava hornworm (Erinnyis ello) is discussed on the basis of data referring to those occurring in Santander de Quilichao in May 1980, in plantations at the exptl. station at the Centro lnternacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), and in a neighboring commercial plantation. …”
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Policy brief: Land degradation In Burkina Faso by Kizito, Fred, Tamene, Lulseged D., Koech, Nicholas, Pondi, Brian, Ng'ang'a, Kennedy

“…In this assessment, land degradation is referred to as the persistent loss of ecosystem function and productivity caused by disturbances from which the land cannot recover without human intervention (unaided). …”
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Policy brief: Land degradation in Kenya by Kizito, Fred, Tamene, Lulseged D., Koech, Nicholas, Pondi, Brian, Ng'ang'a, Kennedy

“…In this assessment, land degradation is referred to as the persistent loss of ecosystem function and productivity caused by disturbances from which the land cannot recover without human intervention (unaided). …”
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The contribution of sectoral climate change mitigation options to national targets: a quantitative assessment of dairy production in Kenya by Brandt, Patric, Harold, Martin, Rufino, Mariana C.

“…Improvements in feed and manure management represent promising mitigation options for dairy production. …”
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Report of Tuckerella pavoniformis (Acari: Tuckerellidae) on Mamey, Mammea americana (Calophyllaceae), in Northwestern Peru by Escobar García, Héctor Alonso, Beard, Jennifer J., Ochoa, Ronald

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Intersections between climate change and antimicrobial resistance: a systematic scoping review by Bavel, B. van, Berrang-Ford, L., Moon, K., Gudda, Fredrick, Thornton, A.J., Robinson, R.F.S., King, R.

“…Just over a quarter (n=163; 28%) of the literature contained general or broad references to AMR and climate change, whereas a fifth (n=111; 19%) of articles referred to climate change influencing the emergence and evolution of AMR. 12% of articles (n=70) presented positive synergies between approaches aimed at addressing climate change and interventions targeting the management and control of AMR. …”
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Writing convincing research proposals and effective scientific reports. Part B: scientific writing by Baguma, S., Anandajayasekeram, P., Puskur, Ranjitha

“…During one of the interactions between the management of the Capacity Strengthening Unit, and the Graduate Fellows of ILRI, the students identified the need for additional training in areas such as experimental design and data analysis, oral and poster presentation, scientific writing and proposal writing, project management, and leadership training. …”
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Exploration of low-carbon tea garden development path in Qingshan Village under the "dual carbon" goal by Yan, Zhen, Wang, Zhixin, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…First, the study summarizes core low-carbon technologies for tea gardens, covering ecological planting, chemical input reduction, soil carbon sequestration, intelligent management, green processing, and eco-certification. …”
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Techlex: A corporate practice to initiate inclusive agri-food value chain development in China by Zhou, Yunyi, Hu, Song, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…However, few models are documented for agribusiness managers to refer to in practice. This study harnesses the Techlex Group and its pig business as a case, zooming in on the vertical coordination of agribusiness and vulnerable smallholders in lagging rural areas of China. …”
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Performance evaluation of highly admixed Tanzanian smallholder dairy cattle using SNP derived kinship matrix by Mujibi, F.D.N., Rao, E.J.O., Agaba, Morris, Nyambo, D., Cheruiyot, E.K., Kihara, Absolomon, Zhang, Yi, Mrode, Raphael A.

“…These results indicate that matching breed type to production management group is central to maximizing productivity in smallholder systems. …”
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Advantages, disadvantages and desirable characteristics of shade trees for coffee, cacao and tea by Beer, John

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Village Endline Survey: Site Analysis Report for Nyando - Katuk Odeyo, Kenya (KE0101) by Chelangat, Risper, Okoth, Kevin, Setey, Rita, Musuya, David, Ochieng, Brian

“…Similarly, the southern part has remarkably grown green over the same period, referred to here as the haven of exemplary green growth. …”
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Conversion of tropical rainforest: agronomic potential and ecological consequences by Lal, R.

“…This chapter describes the agronomic potential and ecological consequences of conversion of tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforest refers to the climax vegetation of the lowland humid tropics where there is either a short period of water deficit or none at all. …”
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Small-scale farmers’ intentions to carry out conservation-oriented agriculture through participation in the Entry-Level Stewardship Agri-Environment Scheme : the role of attitudes... by Gallagher, Andrew

“…While the farmers presented pragmatic attitudes towards farm management, in line with traditional productivist agriculture based on economic motivations, an awareness of environmental externalities are present within their behavioral intentions to some extent. …”

WOCAT SLM Approach: “The 4-Wheels Approach for sustainable scaling [Tunisia]” by Frija, Aymen, Idoudi, Zied, Rudiger, Udo

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Crop rotation by Paparella, Antonio, Petsakos, Athanasios, Davis, Kristin E., Song, Chun

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State of the knowledge on food waste in the world by Delgado, Luciana, Torero, Máximo

“…Food waste refers to the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by retailers, food service providers, and consumers. …”
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Recent developments in acacia planting: proceedings of an international workshop held in Hanoi, Vietnam, 27-30 October 1997 by Turnbull, J.W., Crompton, H.R., Pinyopusarerk, K.

“…Many papers refer to well-known species, such as Acacia auriculiformis, A. mangium and A. mearnsii, but others report the results of testing lesser-known species in a range of environments. …”
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Strengthening community seed banks for gender inclusive development in India by Rengalakshmi, Raj, Puskur, Ranjitha, Pratheepa, C. M., Gopinath, R., Tenneti, Suchaita, Bomuhangi, Allan

“…Women largely depend on informal seed systems, also referred to as farmer managed or community seed systems. …”
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