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How to halt deforestation in the Amazon? A Bayesian process-tracing approach por Brandão, F., Befani, B., Soares-Filho, J., Rajão, R., Garcia, E.

“…Our results reveal that we are practically certain that four theory components are true. We are also reasonably certain or highly confident that four other theory components are true, and only cautiously confident that one component is true. …”
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Can phone surveys be representative in low- and middle-income countries? An application to Myanmar por Lambrecht, Isabel B., van Asselt, Joanna, Headey, Derek D., Minten, Bart, Meza, Patrick, Sabai, Moe, Sun, Thet Su, Ei Win, Hnin

“…However, apart from pandemic-related factors, a variety of other reasons can render large segments of a population inaccessible for in-person surveys, including political instability, climatic shocks, and remoteness. …”
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Local ecological knowledge can support improved management of small-scale fisheries in the Bay of Bengal por Ullah, Md. Hadayet, Abdul, Wahab, Rahman, Mohammad, Al, Shaheed, Uttam, Kumar, Rahman, Muhammad, Souhardya, Sazeed, Kabir, Ilias, Hossain, Md. Monayem, Rahman, Md. Bokthier, Chishty, Sk Md Saeef

“…Data were collected on major groups of species that had reasonable landing over time. Overall, the analysis revealed changes in catch rate, monthly landings per landing center, factors that likely influence the catch trends, and the spatial expansion of fisheries. …”
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Report of the Mitigate+ Scoring Workshop to evaluate the scalability of innovations for reducing food system GHG emission while achieving SDG co-benefits in Kenya por Amahnui, George Amenchwi, Vanegas, Martha, Sylvester, Janelle

“…During the workshops, group discussions were organized to obtain the score for each criterion as well as provide reasons for their scores. Our findings showed ILPF obtained a total score of 24.83 (75.35%) out of 33 points meanwhile IAP obtained 27 points out of 33 (81.3%), BT 25.67 out of 33 (75.67%) and AWD obtained 26 out of 33 points (77.6%). …”
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Fostering community-based water quality and quantity monitoring through citizen science in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: a citizen science training report por Adusei-Gyamfi, J., Gyebi, A. S. A., Amponsah, Andoh Kwaku, Atampugre, Gerald, Tilahun, Seifu A., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Knowledge acquisition was the driving force for participation, with one participant motivated by financial or unemployment reasons. A follow-on trend analysis will be performed after one year to assess the evolution of CSs perception. …”
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Unanswered questions and unquestioned answers: the challenges of crop residue retention and weed control in Conservation Agriculture systems of southern Africa por Thierfelder, Christian, Mhlanga, Blessing, Ngoma, Hambulo, Marenya, Paswel, Md Abdul Matin, Tufa, Adane H., Alene, Arega D., Chikoye, David

“…The bottlenecks are symptoms of broader systemic complications that cannot be resolved without appreciating the interactions between the current scientific understanding of CA and its application in smallholder systems, private incentives, social norms, institutions, and government policy. …”
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Dairy input agri-entrepreneurs’ practices and their effect on inputs market participation by smallholder farmers in Tanzania por Kundu, R.N., Bett, H.K., Rao, E.J.O.

“…Dairy productivity per cow remains lower than the production ability amid increasing population. Among major reasons for this is the lower uptake of improved dairy inputs by smallholder dairy farmers. …”
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Specificity matters: Unpacking impact pathways of individual interventions within bundled packages helps interpret the limited impacts of a maternal nutrition intervention in India por Kachwaha, Shivani, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Avula, Rasmi, Young, Melissa F., Menon, Purnima

“…Objectives: This study examined intervention-specific program impact pathways (PIP) and identified reasons for limited impacts of the A&T maternal nutrition intervention package. …”
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Boro rice procurement in Bangladesh: Implications for policy por Ahmed, Akhter, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Rahman, Mohammad Mosihur, Abedin, Naveen, Anowar, Md Sadat, Quabili, Wahid, Ghostlaw, Julie

“…On 20 May 2019, the IFPRI Country Representative presented policy options on how to improve farmers’ situation, as related to the low paddy price issue, during a policy seminar at the Agricultural Policy Support Unit (APSU) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. On 11 June 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture requested IFPRI-PRSSP to conduct a study jointly with APSU to assess the paddy price issue. …”
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When implementation goes wrong: Lessons from crop insurance in India por Nirmal, Rajalakshmi, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…This paper’s focus is identifying the reasons for failure of PMFBY in most of the states despite its improved features, and comparing these states with a state where it has been relatively successful. …”
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Understanding urban consumers’ food choice behavior in Ethiopia: Promoting demand for healthy foods por Melesse, Mequanint B., Van den berg, Marrit, de Brauw, Alan, Abate, Gashaw T.

“…Among consumers in lower income categories, they tend to make food and food outlet choices based on prices and location convenience. 5) Although nutrition is not a primary concern when making choices about food, consumers appear to have reasonable nutritional knowledge. Most respondents considered a healthy diet to be primarily plant-based. …”
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Building locally led agricultural policy analysis capacity: Lessons from experience in developing countries por Jayne, Thomas S., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Boughton, Duncan, Hendriks, Sheryl L., Mkandawire, Elizabeth, Dorosh, Paul A., Savadogo, Kimsey

“…The impact of technical analysis and policy guidance cannot be divorced from policymakers’ trust and respect for the person/group providing it. For these reasons, well-functioning locally led policy analysis units play a crucial role in an effective policy environment, and they can raise the probability that policy analysis will contribute to policy impact. …”
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The sustainable land management program in the Ethiopian highlands: An evaluation of its impact on crop production por Schmidt, Emily, Tadesse, Fanaye

“…This may be due to several reasons. First, similar to previous studies, it is possible that longer term maintenance is necessary in order to experience significant benefits. …”
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Economic benefits of high value medicinal plants to Pakistani communities: An analysis of current practice and potential por Sher, Hassan, Aldosari, Ali, Ali, Ahmad, de Boer, Hugo J.

“…After that, the trade pattern is complex and heterogeneous, involving many players.Pakistan exports of high value plants generate over US$10.5 million annually in 2012, with a substantial percentage of the supply coming from Swat District, but its market share has been declining. Reasons for the decline were identified as unreliable and often poor quality of the material supplied, length of the supply chain, and poor marketing strategies. …”
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Identifying areas where biodiversity is at risk from potential cocoa expansion in the Congo Basin por Kamath, Vignesh, Sassen, Marieke, Arnell, Andy, van Soesbergen, Arnout, Bunn, Christian

“…Even with an effective no deforestation policy, biodiversity loss remains a concern in agricultural areas like western Cameroon and the northeastern and eastern edges of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This research provides valuable insights that can be used to guide the development of strategies that mitigate the adverse effects of cocoa expansion on biodiversity.…”
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Monitoring the cost and affordability of a healthy diet within Countries: Building systems in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Viet Nam por Herforth, Anna Whitson, Gilbert, Rachel, Sokourenko, Kristina, Fatima, Tehreem, Adeyemi, Olutayo, Alemayehu, Dawit, Arhin, Eunice, Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Bai, Yan, Chiosa, Imran, Genye, Tirsit, Haile, Hagos, Jahangeer, Raja, Kinabo, Joyce, Mishili, Fulgence, Nnabugwu, Chioma D., Nortey, John, Ofosu-Baadu, Bernice, Onabolu, Adeyinka, Sarpong, Daniel Bruce, Tessema, Masresha, Van, Duong T. T., Venkat, Aishwarya, Masters, William A.

“…Objectives We describe emerging systems in several countries for monitoring CoAHD and analytical tools that facilitate the calculation of CoAHD. We discuss reasons why the indicator may differ when calculated using subnational data compared with the global monitoring system and how to interpret differences. …”
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Crop calendar optimization for climate change adaptation in yam farming in South- Kivu, eastern D.R. Congo por Mondo, J., Chuma, G.B., Matiti, H.M., Kihye, J.B., Bagula, E., Karume, K., Kahindo, C., Egeru, A., Majaliwa, J.M., Agre, A.P., Adebola, P.O., Asfaw, A.

“…The traditional crop calendar for yam (Dioscorea spp.) in South-Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is becoming increasingly inadequate given the significant climatic variability observed over the last three decades. …”
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Measuring food security using household expenditure surveys por Smith, Lisa C., Subandoro, Ali

“…Moreover, the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goal to cut hunger requires a sound understanding of the related food security issues. For these reasons, accurate measurement of the food security status of populations—or their ability to gain access to sufficient high-quality food to enable them to live an active, healthy life—is imperative to all international development efforts. …”
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Disposal and replacement practices in Kenya’s smallholder dairy herds por Bebe, B.O., Udo, H.M.J., Thorpe, W.R.

“…The pooled data from the nine districts comprised 987 dairy households with information on dairy cattle disposal and replacement practices during the previous year and the primary reasons for animal deaths and sales. Complementary information on the origins of cows was collected through targeted surveys of 50 sample households representative of the major dairy systems. …”
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2008 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger por von Grebmer, Klaus, Fritschel, Heidi, Nestorova, Bella, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Yohannes, Yisehac

“…The countries with the most worrisome hunger status and the highest 2008 GHI scores are predominantly in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Burundi, Niger, and Sierra Leone at the bottom of the list. …”
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