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Long term association between of maternal preconception hemoglobin and anemia and child health and development in Vietnam por Young, Melissa F., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khuong, Long Quynh, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Objective: We examined associations between maternal preconception Hb concentrations and anemia with: a) birth outcomes (weight, length, preterm, gestational age, small-for-gestational-age); b) child Hb at 3 mo, 6 mo, 12 mo, and 24 mo; c) motor and mental development at 12 mo and 24 mo (Bayley scales for infant development) and cognitive functioning at 6-7y (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children). …”
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Sheep fattening value chain development in Goma Pilot Learning Woreda (PLW): IPMS experiences por Baredo, Y., Tefera, T.L., Tegegne, Azage, Hoekstra, Dirk

“…During discussion with various stakeholders, several potential interventions were identified to initiate a more commercially oriented small ruminant enterprise addressing some of the constraints with new interventions. …”
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Trypanosomiasis and the conservation of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) at the Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya por Mihok, S., Munyoki, E., Brett, R.A., Jonyo, J.F., Rottcher, D., Majiwa, Phelix A.O., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Kaburia, H.F.A., Zweygarth, E.

“…Rhino account for one of the blood meals in a small sample taken from G. longipennis. During a time of low tsetse densities (dry season), we estimated that the wild host population was acquiring seven infections per km2 per day. …”
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Identification of smallholder farmers and pastoralists’ preferences for sheep breeding traits: choice model approach por Duguma, G., Mirkena, T., Haile, Aynalem, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Tibbo, Markos, Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Sölkner, Johann, Wurzinger, Maria

“…The design resulted in a randomized selection of 48 sheep profiles (24 sets) for both sexes, which were grouped into four blocks with six choice sets each. …”
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The farmer trainers approach in technology dissemination in Uganda: Farmer trainers’ and trainees’ perspectives. por Kiptot, E., Lukuyu, Ben A., Franzel, Steven, Place, Frank

“…The starting point of this study is in the recognition that public sector extension services are no longer able to provide small scale farmers with adequate extension services. …”
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From crossbreeding to biotechnology-facilitated improvement of banana and plantain por Ortíz, R., Swennen, Rony L.

“…About 85% of this global production comes from small plots and kitchen or backyard gardens from the developing world, and only 15% goes to the export trade. …”
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The role of dairy cooperatives in stimulating innovation and market oriented smallholders development: the case of Ada’a dairy cooperative, Central Ethiopia por Tefera, E.

“…Dairy cooperatives are needed to consolidate the efforts of small producers to provide processing and transport facilities on a large scale. …”
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Mapping Nairobi's dairy food system: An essential analysis for policy, industry and research por Kiambi, S., Alarcón, P., Rushton, Jonathan, Murungi, Maurice K., Muinde, Patrick, Akoko, James M., Aboge, G., Gikonyo, S., Momanyi, Kelvin N., Kang’ethe, E.K., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…These were found to be dominated by small-scale individuals who operate largely independently. …”
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Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial por Clement, C., Vinckevleugel, Jordan, Pavelic, Paul, Xiong, K., Valee, L., Sotoukee, T., Shivakoti, B. R., Vongsathien, K.

“…This, in turn, stemmed from the availability of other livelihood options (such as small businesses and wage labor), which compete with agriculture and may prove more appealing. …”
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Spatial and temporal plant-to-plant variability effects on soybean yield por Masino, Alejandra, Rugeroni, Pablo, Borrás, Lucas, Rotundo, José Luis

“…Planting quality is becoming relevant because small yield effects can have a high economic return due to high soybean prices and low implementation costs. …”
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Linking competition with Growth Dominance and production ecology por Fernandez Tschieder, Ezequiel, Binkley, Dan

“…Growth dominance can be positive (if larger trees dominate growth), null (if no particular group of trees dominate growth) or reverse (if smaller trees dominate growth). …”
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The rpl23 gene and pseudogene are hotspots of illegitimate recombination in barley chloroplast mutator seedlings por Lencina, Franco, Landau, Alejandra Mabel, Petterson, Maria Elizabeth, Pacheco, Maria Gabriela, Kobayashi, K., Prina, Alberto Raul

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Uso de hongos endofíticos de Trichoderma spp. para el biocontrol del mal de Panamá (Fusarium oxisporum f. sp. cubense) raza tropical 1 en vitroplantas del cultivar gros michel (AAA... por Caballero Hernández, Alvaro J.

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Accelerating technical change through ICTs: Evidence from a video-mediated extension experiment in Ethiopia por Abate, Gashaw T., Bernard, Tanguy, Makhija, Simrin, Spielman, David J.

“…In the first year of the experiment, we find an overall 6 percentage point increase in technology uptake, which translates into a 10 percent increase over the mean of the control group. An analysis of uptake by type of technology shows that the video-mediated approach resulted in an increase of 13, 20, and 15 percent over control group means for row planting, precise seeding rate, and urea top/side dressing, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of agricultural development training program: the cases of teff and livestock farmers of Alaba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia por Surur, O.O.

“…Thus, most of the trainings are male-biased. The group size is too large, and participation of farmers is very passive. …”
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On-farm phenotypic characterization of Sheko breed of cattle and their habitat in Bench Maji zone, Ethiopia por Teye, T.

“…They are alert and strong. They have small cervico-thoracic hump. The coat color is dominated by red with glossy appearance. …”
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Installation des jeunes agriculteurs et pluriactivité au Costa Rica por Parquet, Mathilde, Le Coq, Jean-François

“…One group of key actors is still poorly analyzed in agricultural studies: the young farmers. …”
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Working paper- Literature review on Potential options for livestock feed improvement in Malawi por Chikwanha, Obert, Chiduwa, Mazvita S., Malunga, Innocent, Chimonyo, Vimbayi G.P., Mhlanga, Blessing, Nyagumbo, Isaiah, Thierfelder, Christian

“…Regrettably, there’s a notable oversight regarding alternative sources of energy- and protein-rich feeds, such as small cereal grains, cassava, legumes (including fodder trees/ shrubs and herbaceous forages), insect-based meals, and hydroponic fodder. …”
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Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico por Novotny, Ivan P., Rossing, Walter A.H., Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela H., Groot, Jeroen C.J.

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The role of Myostatin polymorphisms in the Finnhorse and Shetland pony breeds por Bas Conn, Laura

“…Significant associations were found in the 3 to 6 years of age group as well as the 7 to 10 group. In both cases, TT horses for PR3737 earned more money, were faster for both racing methods and presented a lower number of disqualifications than the CT horses. …”
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