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Biotechnical, economic, and environmental assessment of dairy systems in the Peruvian Amazon utilizing the CLEANED tool by Irigoin, Victor, Pizarro, Dante, Fuentes, Eduardo, García, Carlos, Wattiaux, Michel, Picasso, Valentín, Arango, Jacobo, Romero, Gelver, Gómez-Bravo, Carlos

“…Notably, CLEANED does not explicitly model tree presence on farms. However, after downloading the tool, it was possible to model and precompute each farm’s characteristics based on input data, considering the exploitation mode outside the tool’s standard scope. …”
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Análisis de la productividad y la contribución financiera del componente arbóreo en pequeñas y medianas fincas ganaderas de la subcuenca del río Copán, Honduras by Chavarría, A., Detlefsen Rivera, Guillermo, Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Camino Velozo, Ronnie de, Galloway, Glenn

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Caracterización de los sistemas silvopastoriles tradicionales del distrito de Bugaba, Provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá by Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Cerrud, Rodrigo, Villanueva, Cristóbal, Stoian, Dietmar, Esquivel, Humberto

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iSAT, the new generation digital agro advisory tool that empowers farmers to manage climate risks by Joseph, Jacob Emanuel, Worou, Nadine, Diedhiou, Lamine, Dhulipala, Ram, Houessionon, Prosper, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) scientists collaborated with Jokolante, a Senegalese Agritech company, the Senegalese National Meteorological Agency (ANACIM) and the Regional Center for Improvement of Plant Adaptation to Drought (CERAAS) of the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA) to develop a climate advisory service through a decision tree process known as iSAT, which is intended for smallholder crop and livestock farmers. …”
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Can agroforestry provide a future for cocoa? Implications for policy and practice by Olwig, M.F., Asare, R., Vaast, P., Bosselmann, A.S.

“…Our findings suggest that a nuanced view of farmers, agroecosystems and sites is necessary and emphasize the need to study shade tree species and species diversity, in addition to shade levels, to optimize the sustain-ability of cocoa farming. …”
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Delivering climate risk information to farmers at scale: the Intelligent agricultural Systems Advisory Tool (ISAT) by Rao, K.P.C., Dakshina Murthy, K., Dhulipala, R., Bhagyashree S.D., Das Gupta, Mithun, Sreepada, Soudamini, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…About 58% of the farmers rated the messages are reliable by being correct more than 75% of the times and helped them in managing their farms better by conducting farm operations timely with reduced risk. …”
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Income generation through rehabilitation of imperata grasslands: production of vitex pubescens as a source of charcoal by Utama, R., Rantan, D., Jong, W. de, Budhi, G.S.

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Field Trip Report: Loita exchange visit and training at Drylands Natural Resources Centre (DNRC), Makueni by Bedelian, Claire, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…The centre supports 900 farmers in implementing sustainable practices on their farms and hosts exchange visits for visiting groups. …”
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Comportamiento de las especies y preferencias de los productores. Plantaciones forestales en Costa Rica y Nicaragua by Piotto, Daniel, Montagnini, Florencia, Kanninen, Markku, Ugalde, Luis, Víquez, Edgar

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Beneficios financieros del aprovechamiento maderable sostenible en sistemas silvopastoriles de Esparza, Costa Rica by Scheelje Bravo, José M., Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Detlefsen Rivera, Guillermo, Pomareda, C., Sepúlveda López, Claudia J.

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Beneficios financieros del aprovechamiento maderable sostenible en sistemas silvopastoriles de Esparza, Costa Rica by Pomareda, C., Scheelje Bravo, José Maricio, Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Detlefsen Rivera, Guillermo, Sepúlveda López, Claudia J.

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Evaluación de servicios ecosistémicos en diferentes diseños de potreros en Belén, Rivas, Nicaragua by Rivera Wilson, Cipriano

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Mango cultivation in Benin by Vayssières, Jean-François, Sinzogan, A.A.C., Adandonon, A., Coulibaly, O., Bokonon-Ganta, A.H.

“…The mango tree is rustic and voluminous; it provides both a food staple and protection. …”
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Aprovechamiento del recurso maderable en sistemas silvopastoriles de Belice by Rosa Cruz, Adriano, Detlefsen, Guillermo, Ibrahim, Muhammad Akbar, Camino, Ronnie de, Galloway, Glenn

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Plantas útiles en las fincas cacaoteras de indígenas Bribri y Cabécar de Talamanca, Costa Rica by Somarriba, Eduardo, Trujillo Córdova, Luisa

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Sistemas agroforestales tradicionales en el Consejo Comunitario del Bajo Mira y Frontera en Tumaco, Nariño, Colombia by Ballesteros Possú, William, Saya, Otto Marco, Ordóñez Jurado, Héctor Ramiro

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Forest cover, use and dietary intake in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania by Powell, B., Hall, J., Johns, T.

“…They also had more tree cover in a close proximity to the home, suggesting a relationship between tree cover and forest food use. …”
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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.

“…School enrollment rates were in excess of 90 percent for 6 to 14 year old children.· Among FFS-trained farmers the level of education was positively associated withproduction output.Willingness to pay and knowledge diffusion· A large majority of control group farmers were willing to pay to attend FFS training.· The amount of tuition fee that farmers were willing to pay for attending a 15-sessionFFS training was negatively affected by producer age and positively affected byyears of schooling.· Nearly 9 in 10 trained farmers indicated that they shared information with on average2 other persons.· 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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Infestation and management of the black coffee twig borer in Uganda by Wu, Lina

“…The cutting down of shade trees wasn’t recommended by any officer or researcher, however, four farmers cut down shade trees in order to decrease the levels of BCTB. …”
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CLEANED: A tool for ex-ante assessment of environmental impacts of livestock production – A case study on dairy production in Tunisia by Hoek, Rein van der, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Musau, Emmanuel Mwema, Mukiri, Jessica, Paul, Birthe K.

“…Based on individual surveys, focus group discussions and soil and water quality analyses, baseline and “best practice” scenarios were developed for each farming system. Some conclusions: • “Best Practice” scenarios based on increasing on-farm legumes (e.g., as a mixed crop with cereals or tree crops) and roughages reduce concentrate, fertilizer, water and land requirements (including off-farm). …”
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