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Exclosure land management restores soil properties of degraded communal grazing lands in northern Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Aynekulu, Ermias

“…85) Mgha#1 for the total N stock and from 17 ("3) to 39 ("7) kg ha#1 for the available P stock. …”
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Physical and virtual global food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure by von Braun, Joachim, Torero, Máximo

“…Developing countries are urgently rebuilding their national stocks and re-examining the “merits” of self-sufficiency policies for food security despite high costs. …”
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An evaluation of farmer field school training on the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Atwima District, Ashanti Region, Ghana by Gockowski, J., Asamoah, C., David, S., Nkamleu, G.B., Gyamfi, I., Agordorku, S., Kuti, M.A.

“….· Knowledge on cocoa pruning, shade management and phyto-sanitary harvesting wasthe most commonly shared.Tree stock endowments· The average productivity of FFS farmers’ tree stock was more than double that of thecontrol group.· Notable increases as a result of FFS interventions were registered in the number ofproducers planting hand pollinated hybrid cocoa seedlings and the area planted tohybrids.· Farmers acquiring their cocoa farms through share-crop labor exchanges (30% ofsample) had substantially lower production.· Two-thirds of all cocoa farms were established within the last 10 years.· Low average yields of 112 kg ha-1 reflect in part the youthful nature of farmers’ treestocks.Crop management and production differences· Increased application of various crop husbandry practices among FFS-trained farmersrelative to control group farmers was noted.· The application of pesticides showed a response 8 times greater than that of thecontrol group.In sum, FFS training and subsequent changes in management practices are estimated to haveresulted in a net production increase of 14% among the 2003 participants. …”
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The epidemiology and ecology of infectious diseases of village chickens in Ethiopia and the role of co-infection in infection risk by Bettridge, Judy M., Lynch, Stacey E., Kaiser, P., Christley, Robert M., Hanotte, Olivier H., Gutu, Z., Taye, T., Amare, A., Garikipati, S., Malese, K., Dessie, Tadelle

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Livestock impact pathways—Needs, targeting, up front investments are important by International Livestock Research Institute

“…On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. …”
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Riskhantering med spannmål : terminshandel som instrument by Larsson, Gustaf

When speculation matters by Robles, Miguel, Torero, Máximo, von Braun, Joachim

“…Developing countries began urgently rebuilding their national stocks and reexamining the “merits” of self-sufficiency policies for food security. …”
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Livestock and human health: Directions for ILRI by International Livestock Research Institute

“…On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. …”
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The world economy in 1999-2007: Bubble, bubble toil and trouble by Vos, Rob

“…Between 1999 and 2007, global economic trends were characterized by the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, the bubble and burst of the dot-com crisis, and a global recovery which triggered a boom in commodity prices and inflated housing and stock market bubbles in the US and other high-income countries. …”
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Två nya trailerkoncept för transport av rundvirke hos Stora Enso by Engdahl, Madeleine

“…Both were based on balancing the ingoing and outgoing wood flows to the load exchange site or terminal, to avoid any increase or decrease of stock in the terminal or to create a stock at the load exchange site. …”
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Switching behavior of finnish farmers by Morfi, Chrysa

“…The notion of “traditional” cooperative appears to be outmoded; within the Finnish agricultural model, a cooperative is a multinational organization open to stock exchange markets yet still controlled by the members. …”
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Realisering av returer vid rundvirkestransport med lastbil : hinder, möjligheter, vinster och vinstdelning by Auselius, Jonas

“…A larger volume of roundwood stocks and an improved information exchange between all parts involved in backhauling should reduce many of the existing obstacles for backhauling. …”

Increasing leaf vein density by mutagenesis: laying the foundations for C4 rice by Feldman, Aryo B., Murchie, Erik H., Leung, Hei, Baraoidan, Marietta, Coe, Robert, Yu, Su-May, Lo, Shuen-Fang, Quick, William P.

“…A high leaf vein density is both an essential feature of C4 photosynthesis and a foundation trait to C4 evolution, ensuring the optimal proportion and proximity of mesophyll and bundle sheath cells for permitting the rapid exchange of photosynthates. Two rice mutant populations, a deletion mutant library with a cv. …”
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Complementary irrigation and direct drilling have little effect on soil organic carbon content in semiarid Argentina by Giubergia, Juan Pablo, Martellotto, Eduardo, Lavado, Raul Silvio

“…In the irrigated treatment SOC tended to increase on the surface layer in the irrigated experiment. The increase in SOC stock was estimated as 0.221 tn C/ha/year but higher C-CO2 emission also occurred. …”
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Implementation of the Global Plan of Action in Europe -conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: Proceedings of the European Sym... by Gass, T., Frese, L., Begemann, F., Lipman, E., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…The European Symposium on PGRFA held in June 1998 in Braunschweig, Germany, was intended to be a forum for the exchange of experiences and ideas and an occasion to take stock of the implementation of the GPA at the national and regional levels. …”
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South Asia Network on Plant Genetic Resources (SANPGR): Proceedings of Fourth Meeting, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1-3 September 1998 by Mal, B., Mathur, P.N., Ramanatha Rao, V.

“…Regional plant genetic resources (PGR) networks can be very effective mechanisms for strengthening National Programmes, promoting exchange of germplasm, helping to set common agenda and priorities on conservation and use of PGR, formulating consistent policies, and in conveying regional views. …”
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Implementation of community-based cattle breeding programs in Burkina Faso by Ouédraogo, D., Soudré, A., Ouédraogo-Koné, S., Yougbaré, B., Bienvenue, L.Z., Arnaud, S.R.T., Gábor, M., Burger, P., Khayatzadeh, N., Wurzinger, Maria, Amadou, T., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Sölkner, Johann

“…Joint use of bulls and bull exchange are still being negotiated by farmers, as it is not a customary practice in the region. …”
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Report on CTA’s Intellectual Legacy Assets by Khadar, Ibrahim

“…As part of the orderly closure process, the Centre’s management instituted a process to take stock of its intellectual legacy assets and plan for their responsible transfer, retention or disposal, in close consultation with EU and ACP stakeholders. …”
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Myanmar's microfinance sector, agriculture, and COVID-19: Emerging insights and new challenges by Myanmar Agriculture Support Activity

“…This Working Paper takes comprehensive stock of the impacts of the first two waves of COVID-19 (in Q2 and Q4 2020) on the microfinance sector in Myanmar. …”
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Animal health and genetics—Issues and controversies for ILRI research by International Livestock Research Institute

“…On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees held a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. …”
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