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Use of correspondence analysis in agroecosystem health and sustainability assessment por Gitau, T., McDermott, John J., Waltner-Toews, D., McDermott, B.

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The sero-epidemiology of Rift Valley fever in people in the Lake Victoria Basin of western Kenya por Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Grossi-Soyster, E.N., Glanville, William A. de, Thomas, Lian F., Kariuki, S., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Wamae, C.N., LaBeaud, A.D., Fèvre, Eric M.

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Fodder to ruminants within agroforestry systems in Rwanda - species and management por Holmström, Linnéa

“…The topic the present study was to document the fodder production in rural and small scale farms in Rwanda, and identify potential problems. …”

Effects of feeding different varieties of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) straws with concentrate supplement on feed intake, digestibility, body weight gain and carcass characteristics o... por Wegi, Teklu, Tolera, Adugna, Wamatu, Jane, Animut, Getachew, Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

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Willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination against peste des petits ruminants in Linguère, Senegal por Ilboudo, Guy S., Wanyoike, Francis N., Moore, V.B., Rich, Karl M., Djigo, C.A.T., Dione, Michel M.

“…These include, location of vaccination activities (home vs parc), vaccination strategy (individual vs group), type of vaccine (thermotolerant vs thermolabile), combination of vaccine with other services (other small ruminant vaccines vs deworming), nature of vaccination (elective vs compulsory), different costs of the vaccine. …”
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Cross-sectional serosurvey of Leptospira species among slaughter pigs, goats, and sheep in Uganda por Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Aturinda, C.J., Lubega, A., Kivali, Velma, Bugeza, James, Wainaina, M., Richter, M.H., Hoona, J.J., Roesel, Kristina, Mayer-Scholl, A., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Kankya, C., Dürr, S.

“…<b>Introduction</b> <i>Leptospira</i> are a group of bacteria, including pathogenic types that cause leptospirosis. …”
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Soil management in Lepidium meyenii (maca) monoculture: trends and challenges for small farmers around Lake Chinchaycocha in the Andean highlands of Junin (Peru) por Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi, Chanco, Mirella, Seminario, Martín, Camel Paucar, Vladimir Fernando, Cabello Torres, Rita, Lastra Paucar, Sphyros Roomel Luciano, Arias Arredondo, Alberto Gilmer, Verástegui Martínez, Patricia, Quispe Matos, Kenyi Rolando, Carbajal Llosa, Carlos Miguel, Cuevas Gimenez, Juan Pablo, Cruz Luis, Juancarlos Alejandro, Turín Canchaya, Cecilia Claudia

“…Conclusion: This research’s results indicate a need to optimize soil management practices, especially for small farmers, who are the most vulnerable group. …”
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Economic valuation of ecosystem services from small-scale agricultural management interventions in Burkina Faso: a discrete choice experiment approach por Houessionon, Prosper, Fonta, William M., Bossa, A.Y., Sanfo, S., Thiombiano, N., Zahonogo, P., Yameogo, T.B., Balana, Bedru

“…The main purpose of this paper is to estimate farmers’ preferences and their willingness to pay (WTP) for ecosystem services derived from four agricultural water management (AWM) and resource recovery and reuse (RRR) intervention options in Burkina Faso, using a choice experiment (CE). These include; small water infrastructure, drip irrigation, recovery of organic matter from waste, and treated wastewater. …”
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Fertilisation practices on small-scale vegetable farms in Lembang, West Java: Understanding drives and barriers of farmers on the use of chicken and cattle manure por Pronk, Annette, Vries, Marion de, Adiyoga, Witono, Gunadi, Nikardi, Prathama, Mathias, Merdeka, Agnofi E., Sugiharto, Joko

“…In Lembang Sub-District in West Java, Indonesia, most cattle manure is disposed to surface waters, causing environmental pollution and a loss of valuable nutrients. Small-scale vegetable farms on the other hand, have a high demand for manure products. …”
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Ensuring sustainable crop production when yield gaps are small: A data-driven integrated assessment for wheat farms in Northwest India por Hari S. Nayak, Silva, João Vasco, Parihar, Chiter Mal, Jat, Mangi Lal, Singh, Rajbir, Kumar, Rakesh, Sena, Dipak Ranjan, Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Sidhu, Harminder Singh, Krupnik, Timothy J., Sapkota, Tek B.

“…Wheat yield gaps were small (25–30 % of Yp or 2.4 t ha−1) and mostly attributed to the technology yield gap (ca. 20 % of Yp or 1.5 t ha−1). …”
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Effect of an anti-methanogenic supplement on enteric methane emission, fermentation, and whole rumen metagenome in sheep por Malik, P.K., Trivedi, Shraddha, Kolte, A.P., Mohapatra, A., Bhatta, R., Rahman, Habibar

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Small-Scale Irrigation Mapping (SSIM) as a tool for improving and validating irrigated area maps: contextual approach and lessons learnt in Burkina Faso por Chaix-Bar, Mathieu, Cinderby, Steve, Barron, Jennie

“…Small-scale irrigation in Burkina Faso is typically carried out on individual plots of less than a quarter of hectare, with a small proportion on groups of fields no larger than one hectare, implying that existing maps are not reliably capturing the true extent and distribution of small-scale irrigation in the country.…”
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Challenges in implementing a small-scale farmers’ capacity-building program: The case of the food production, processing, and marketing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo por Ragasa, Catherine, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Ulimwengu, John M., Randriamamonjy, Josee

“…We pay close attention to accurate attribution of observed changes to the project and employ a double-difference method that compares the changes in indicators before the project and at the time of the survey (project midline) between the beneficiaries and comparable control groups. Overall, the survey results suggest weak impact on most of the outcome indicators, and they highlight challenges in implementing small-scale farmers’ capacity building within the context of weak institutions and a fragile political context.…”
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Increasing retail sales of healthy foods in Ethiopia: Lessons from MSME surveys in two urban areas por de Brauw, Alan, Hirvonen, Kalle, Mekonnen, Daniel Ayalew

“…In many countries, the food environment is characterized by a large number of micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) who sell the majority of healthy foods. …”
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Increased number of large non‐atretic follicles and co‐dominance effects account for high litter sizes in Bonga sheep por Tera, Asrat, Melesse, A., Porcu, C., Getachew, T., Haile, Aynalem, Rouatbi, M., Abate, Z., Zeleke, M., Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Mwacharo, Joram M., Rekik, Mourad

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Embedding stakeholders' priorities into the low-emission development of the East African dairy sector por Yesuf, G.U., Schoneveld, George C., Hawkins, J., Rufino, Mariana C.

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Integration and adoption of climate resilient management practices for enhanced productivity of sheep and goats in pastoral communities of northern Kenya por Ojango, Julie M.K., Gitau, Jennifer, Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Recha, John W.M., Gachora, J., Muigai, A.W.T.

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Feeding Prosperity: How Youth and Women Cooperatives Revolutionised Livestock Feed in Rural Ethiopia por Rudiger, Udo, Ekule, Muluken, Wamatu, Jane

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Estimating smallholder opportunity costs of REDD+: A pantropical analysis from households to carbon and back por Ickowitz, A., Sills, E.O., Sassi, Claudio de

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Ownership of small livestock species, but not aggregate livestock, is associated with an increased risk of anemia among children in Ethiopia: A propensity score matching analysis por Zerfu, Taddese Alemu, Abera, A., Duncan, Alan J., Baltenweck, Isabelle, McNeill, Geraldine

“…In conclusion, ownership of small livestock species (sheep/goats and poultry), but not aggregate livestock ownership, was associated with the risk of anemia among children in Ethiopia. …”
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