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Short‐term impacts of COVID‐19 on food security and nutrition in rural Guatemala: Phone‐based farm household survey evidence por Ceballos, Francisco, Hernandez, Manuel A., Paz, Cynthia

“…We rely on a comprehensive panel dataset of 1,824 small agricultural households collected over two survey rounds, on November–December 2019 and May–June 2020. …”
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Assessing statistical similarity in dietary intakes of women of reproductive age in Bangladesh por Wable, Gargi, Dickin, Katherine, Kanbur, Ravi, Menon, Purnima, Rasmussen, Kathleen M., Hoddinott, John F.

“…Although statistically significant differences were observed between pregnant and NPNL women for energy intake and dietary diversity and between lactating and NPNL women for energy and protein intake, the magnitudes of these differences were too small to reject equivalence. Statistical similarity was also evident in all micronutrients and dietary diversity for both two‐group comparisons. …”
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Who uses and who benefits from warehouse receipt systems? An examination of contract level transactions on the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa, 2011–2018 por Thunde, Jack, Baulch, Bob

“…Large traders took out both the largest number of warehouse receipts and deposited the largest volumes, followed by medium and small traders, farmers associations/groups, and then farmers. …”
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Youth entrepreneurship in agribusiness: Nigeria country report por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Zhou, Yuan, Koever, Lena, Srivastava, Nandita

“…However, the ideal pre-conditions remain largely unresearched. All age-groups face certain recurring challenges associated with agriculture and agribusiness. …”
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The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers Linked to Preschool Enrollment on Child Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Most studies provide only small transfers to children and examine average macro-nutrient effects of the transfer on the treated children, thus it is not surprising that detection of nutritional gains has been minimal.This study is a cluster-randomized evaluation of a school feeding program administered by the World Food Programme in the Northern Ugandan Districts of Lira and Pader. …”
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Adaptation to drought/delayed rainfall in rice cultivation, Bihar, India. por Munshi, Sugandha, Samaddar, Arindam, Srivastava, Amit, Urfels, Anton, Patil, Vikram, Sherpa, Sonam, Bhanjdeo, Arunditha, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan, Malik, R. K., Craufurd, Peter Q., Kumar, Virender

“…FGDs were conducted with three groups of farmers in each of the seven districts: Demonstration or Demo farmers, non- Demo farmers and JEEViKA farmers to capture their varied perspectives on challenges and opportunities in rice-wheat cropping systems. …”
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Has trade liberalization in South Africa affected men and women differently? por Thurlow, James

“…As such, the decline in poverty amongst female-headed households has remained small. While further liberalization may increase growth and reduce poverty, it is men and male-headed households who are more likely to benefit. …”
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Trade reform and the poor in Morocco: a rural-urban general equilibrium analysis of reduced protection por Lofgren, Hans

“…The impact of industrial tariff cuts is small. The outcome is less unfavorable for rural households over a slightly longer time frame where labor migration between agriculture, the rest of the rural economy and urban areas is feasible. …”
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Take-up and earnings from a livestock financing project in Bangladesh por Ambler, Kate, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, de Brauw, Alan, Uddin, Mohammad Riad

“…These challenges are compounded by factors such as the high costs and risks associated with financing small, dispersed farms and the farmers’ lack of collateral (Barrett et al., 2022; Dorward et al., 2009). …”
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Business incubation training for pig and cattle artificial insemination service providers in Mai Son District, Son La Province, Vietnam por Le, Pham Thi, Trinh, Nguyen Thi, Tranh, Lo Quang, Marshall, Karen

“…The cooperative has four members, two men and two women, those belong to the Kinh, Thai and Mong ethnic groups. Each member was supported by the project with a small nitrogen tank, an inseminating gun, hormone and other equipment for heating synchronization and performing AI. …”
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Poverty eradication and food security through agriculture in Africa: Rethinking objectives and entry points por Gassner, Anja, Harris, D., Mausch, Kai, Terheggen, Anne, Lopes, C., Finlayson, R. F., Dobie, P.

“…Let us recognize the distinctiveness of these targets and underlying target groups and work towards solutions that address the underlying needs.…”
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Emboldening equitable climate adaptation: A handbook for field research leaders por Petesch, Patti, Fisher, Eleanor, Hellin, Jon, Echavez, Chona

“…Generally speaking, a small group of elite powerholders can more easily adapt to climate change, including in ways that maintain their status and privileges. …”
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Mud, memories, and meaning: Investigating climate security in Southwestern Zimbabwe por Maviza, Gracsious, Taiwo, Ibukun

“…Key findings emphasize two critical lessons: first, that climate adaptation strategies must integrate conflict-sensitive water governance mechanisms involving all stakeholders, including marginalized groups like the San community; and second, that early warning systems require robust last-mile delivery of basic services to prevent small disputes from escalating into broader security threats. …”
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Cultivating progress: Greenhouse and nursery innovations for vegetable production in Guinayangan, Quezon por del Rio, Susan P., Anunciado, Ma. Shiela S., Oro, Emilita M., Gonsalves, Julian F., Laco, Jonalyn O., Borelli, Teresa

“…Through partnerships with local government units, farmer groups, and the Municipal Agriculture Office, these efforts have improved market access, supported sustainable farming practices, and encouraged community involvement. …”
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Traditional seed management and genetic diversity in barley varieties in high-hill agro-ecosystems of Nepal por Bajracharya, J., Brown, A.H.D., Joshi, B.K., Panday, D., Baniya, Bimal K., Sthapit, B.R., Jarvis, Devra I.

“…Chawali and Lekali are two common farmer�s barley varieties or landraces in Jumla, Nepal (2,240�3,000 m) with small to bold grains and wide adaptation from irrigated low lands to high hills. …”
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Rich microbial communities inhabit water treatment biofilters and are differentially affected by filter type and sampling depth por Wakelin, S.A., Page, D.W., Pavelic, Paul, Gregg, A.L., Dillon, P.J.

“…This clogging may have been due to a combination of polysaccharide and small particle size, the development of a sand-specific microbial community, or other biogeochemical interactions. …”
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Morphological and molecular characterization of common bean landraces and cultivars from the Caribbean por Durán, L.A., Blair, Matthew W., Giraldo Zapata, Martha C., Macchiavelli, Raúl E., Prophete, E, Nin, JC, Beaver, James S.

“…RAPD and phaseolin polymorphisms identified three groups, one corresponding to the genotypes with Mesoamerican morphologies, one to those with Andean morphologies, and another that had Andean phenotypes but proximity to the Mesoamerican group, suggesting possible introgression between the gene pools. …”
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Multiple origins of Lima Bean landraces in the Americas: evidence from chloroplast and nuclear DNA polymorphisms por Motta Aldana, JR, Serrano Serrano, Martha L., Hernández Torres, Jorge, Castillo Villamizar, Genis, Debouck, Daniel G., Chacón Sánchez, María I.

“…This event, along with post-domestication migrations of landraces in South America, would have given rise to the great variety of small-seeded Mesoamerican landraces that exist today. …”
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On farm testing of integrated nutrient management strategies in Eastern Uganda por Esilaba, Anthony O., Byalebeka, J.B., Delve, Robert J., Okalebo, JR, Ssenyange, D, Mbalule, M, Ssali, H.

“…This paper reports on a Participatory Learning and Action Research (PLAR) process that was initiated in three villages in eastern Uganda in September 1999 to enable small-scale farmers to reverse nutrient depletion of their soils profitably by increasing their capacity to develop, adapt and use integrated natural resource management strategies. …”
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Effect of strategic helminthosis control on mortality of communally grazed Menz lambs of smallholders in the cool central Ethiopian highlands por Tibbo, Markos, Aragaw, K., Teferi, M., Haile, Aynalem

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