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Anthro-apology? negotiating space for interdisciplinary collaboration and in-depth anthropology in the CGIAR by Verma, R., Russell, D., German, L.

“…The overarching goal for anthropologists and sociocultural scientists is to integrate theories, methodologies, and practices of the study of culture, politics, and social relations into agricultural and natural resource management research, as well as to integrate themselves into larger interdisciplinary teams on an equal footing. …”
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Early stage litter decomposition across biomes by Djukic, I., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Kappel Schmidt, I., Steenberg Larsen, K., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., Carbonell, Victoria

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Female participation in African agricultural research and higher education: New insights: Synthesis of the ASTI's award benchmarking survey on gender-disaggregated capacity indicat... by Beintema, Nienke M., Di Marcantonio, Federica

“…Data are not always comparable due to different methodologies and coverage. The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative and the CGIAR Gender & Diversity (G&D) Program partnered together to address this information gap. …”
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Atelier sur la Fixation Biologique d`Azote du Haricot en Afrique = Workshop on Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Beans in Africa (1988, Rubona, Rwanda). Actes = Proceedings by Nyabyenda, P, Hakizimana, A, Kipe-Nolt, Judith A., Davis, J., Graf, W

“…The 4 stages of the methodological framework for bean N fixation research of CIAT are described: (I) (a) Rhizobium strain isolation and characterization and (b) effectiveness of the symbiosis with native strains; (II) improvement of the symbiosis through inoculation and plant breeding; (III) management of agronomic and environmental factors; and (IV) inoculant production/inoculation methods. …”
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Prioritizing Colombian plant genetic resources for investment in research using indicators about the geographic origin, vulnerability status, economic benefits, and food security i... by Cerón Souza, Ivania, Delgadillo Duran, Diego A., Polo Murcia, Sonia M., Sarmiento Naizaque, Zaida X., Reyes Herrera, Paula H.

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Multiscale mathematical modeling in systems biology : a framework to boost plant synthetic biology by Lucido, Abel, Basallo, Oriol, Marin-Sanguino, Alberto, Eleiwa, Abderrahmane, Martinez, Emilce Soledad, Vilaprinyo, Ester, Sorribas, Albert, Alves, Rui

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Understanding farmer options, context and preferences leads to the co-design of locally relevant agroecological practices for soil, water and integrated pest management: A case fro... by Kuria, Anne W., Bolo, Peter, Adoyo, Beatrice, Korir, Hezekiah, Sakha, Michael, Gumo, Pius, Mbelwa, Machio, Orero, Levi, Ntinyari, Winnie, Syano, Nicholas, Kagai, Esther, Fuchs, Lisa Elena

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Aproximaciones al estudio del comportamiento de los productores agropecuarios en el Chaco Seco = Contributions of human behavior study to the research and management of rural ecos... by Mastrangelo, Matías Enrique

“…Therefore, the capacity of research processes and results in ecology to transform the reality of territories can be enhanced by its integration with conceptual and methodological elements of the human behavioral sciences. …”
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Qualitative, energy and environmental aspects of microwave drying of pre-treated apple slices by Taghinezhad, Ebrahim, Kaveh, Mohammad, Szumny, Antoni, Figiel, Adam, Blasco, José

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A link between evolution and society fostering the UN sustainable development goals by De Meester, Luc, Vázquez- Domínguez, Ella, Kassen, Rees, Forest, Félix, Bellon, Mauricio R., Koskella, Britt, Scherson, Rosa A., Colli, Licia, Hendry, Andrew P., Crandall, Keith A., Faith, Daniel P., Starger, Craig J., Geeta, R., Araki, Hitoshi, Dulloo, Ehsan M., Souffreau, Caroline, Schroer, Sibylle, Johnson, Marc T.J.

“…Yet, the value of evolutionary processes and the consequences of their impairment have not generally been considered in sustainability research. We argue that biological evolution is important for sustainability and that the concepts, theory, data, and methodological approaches used in evolutionary biology can, in crucial ways, contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Supporting agri-food projects to implement climate change adaptation through the interactive online tool ‘CRISP’ by Below, Till, Gassen, Alina, Voss, Maike, Bonilla Findji, Osana, Cramer, Laura K., Gitau, Kevin, Gosling, Amanda, Pittore, Massimiliano, Renner, Kathrin, Zebisch, Marc, Corcoglioniti, Francesco, Mosca, Alessandro

“…It allows them to identify starting points for climate risk management and develop adaptation hypotheses to backstop their intervention’s design – in a quick and easy way. Methodology Using the impact chain methodology as a framework, we undertook a literature search to identify relevant climate risks in the context of selected agro-ecological systems across five regions. …”
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Socio-economic considerations and potential implications for gene-edited crops by Ludlow, Karinne, Smyth, Stuart, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

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A case of transdisciplinarity and collaborative decision making: the co-construction of Gendered Food Product Profiles by Forsythe, L., Olaosebikan, O., Teeken, B., Newilah, G.N., Mayanja, S., Nanyonjo, A.R., Iragaba, P., Okoye, B., Marimo, P., Akankwasa, K., Adinsi, L., Kendine, C., Sounkoura, A., Tinyiro, S.E., Bouniol, A., Dufour, D.L., Akissoé, N.H., Madu, T.

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Estrategias socio-productivas implementadas por los distintos tipos de productores ganaderos del departamento Tehuelches (Chubut) en el período 2006 – 2020 by Luque, Natalia Romina

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Impacto económico de la investigación agropecuaria en Argentina. El caso del INTA by Lema, Rolando Daniel, Hermo, Santiago

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Mathematical modelling of livestock production systems: Application of the Texas A & M University beef cattle production model to Botswana by International Livestock Centre for Africa

“…The first section of this report outlines the two basic systems of beef cattle production in Botswana and principal research findings. A summary of previous application of the model and a description of its essential features, including the key functional relationships it includes are presented in section two which also outlines in general terms the methodology of computer based modelling. …”
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What do we talk about when we talk about Social-Ecological Systems? A Literature Review by Herrero Jáuregui, Cristina, Arnaiz Schmitz, Cecilia, Reyes, María Fernanda, Telesnicki, Marta Cecilia, Hernandez Agramonte, Ignacio M., Easdale, Marcos Horacio, Schmitz, María Fe, Aguiar, Martín Roberto, Gómez Sal, Antonio, Montes, Carlos

“…We consider SES as a concept still in construction in order to build a necessary framework for the integration of social and ecological sciences. For a robust evolution, we recommend that one focus on: (i) A conscious, discussed and agreed effort of scientists to conduct the transdisciplinary research needed to study SES; and (ii) the development of methodological tools for the true integration of social and ecological data.…”
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Global Invader Impact Network (GIIN): toward standardized evaluation of the ecological impacts of invasive plants by Barney, Jacob N., Tekiela, Daniel R., Barrios Garcia Moar, Maria Noelia, Dimarco, Romina Daniela, Hufbauer, Ruth A., Leipzig-Scott, Peter, Nuñez, Martin Andrés, Pauchard, Anibal, Pysek, Petr, Viıtkov, Michaela, Maxwell, Bruce D.

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¿Contribuyen las reservas comunitarias de semillas a la resiliencia socio-ecológica? – un caso de estudio en la Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala by Procuna Ferrer, A., Asociación de Organizaciones de los Cuchumatanes, Bioversity International

“…The objective of this study was to explore, from a farmer’s perspective, if and how community seed banks are supporting change towards a more resilient socio-ecological system. The research used a participatory case study approach and the methodology combined tools of participatory research and standard qualitative methods. …”
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Constraints and opportunities for better silvicultural practice in tropical forestry: an interdisciplinary approach by Walter, B.B., Sabogal, C., Snook, Laura K., Almeida, E. de

“…Diverse perspectives in the social sciences have been brought to bear on this question, but most efforts suffer from theoretical or methodological biases which undermine their utility for answering questions of interest to forest managers and policy-makers. …”
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