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Local and wide-scale livestock movement networks inform disease control strategies in East Africa by Ekwem, D., Enright, J., Hopcraft, J.G.C., Buza, J., Shirima, G., Shand, M., Mwajombe, J.K., Bett, Bernard K., Reeve, R., Lembo, T.

“…Trade-linked movements were twice more likely from rural to urban locations. …”
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Developing feasible healthy diets for Ethiopian women of reproductive age: A linear goal programming approach by Bekele, Tesfaye Hailu, Rooijen, Maike van, Gerdessen, Johanna C., Brouwer, Inge D., Feskens, Edith J., Trijsburg, Laura, Alemayehu, Dawit, Vries, Jeanne H.M. de

“…The proposed diets had a maximum cost of 120 Ethiopian birrs ($3·5) per d, twice the current diet’s cost. Conclusion: The modelled diets may be feasible for women of reproductive age as they are close to their current diets and fulfil their energy and nutrient demands. …”
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Agricultural productivity, inter-sectoral labor shift, and economic growth in India by Balaji, S. J., Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Using revised employment estimates, we trace major changes during the pre-reforms (before 1991) and post-reforms periods. …”
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Globally dispersed Y chromosomal haplotypes in wild and domestic sheep by Meadow, J.R.S., Hanotte, Olivier H., Drogemullerr, C., Calvo, J., Godfrey, J., Coltman, D., Maddox, J.F., Marzanov, N., Kantanen, J., Kijas, J.W.

“…For example, H5 was likely founded following the domestication of European breeds and was used to trace the recent transportation of animals to both the Caribbean and Australia. …”
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Pesticide contamination of surface and groundwater in an Ethiopian highlands’ watershed by Sishu, F. K., Tilahun, S. A., Schmitter, Petra S., Assefa, G., Steenhuis, T. S.

“…Pesticide use was assessed, and groundwater samples were collected from eight wells and surface water samples at the outlet twice in the rain phase and once in the dry phase. …”
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Patients’ and clinicians’ perceptions of antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections in the acute care setting by Broniatowski, David A., Klein, Eili Y., May, Larissa, Martinez, Elena M., Ware, Chelsea, Reyna, Valerie F.

“…Clinicians’ prescribing decisions are influenced by their judgments and actual or perceived patient expectations. Fuzzy trace theory predicts that patients and clinicians base such decisions on categorical gist representations that reflect the bottom-line understanding of information about antibiotics. …”
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Acceptability of multiple micronutrient powders and iron syrup in Bihar, India by Young, Melissa F., Girard, Amy Webb, Mehta, Rushkan, Srikantiah, Sridhar, Gosdin, Lucas, Menon, Purnima, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Martorell, Reynaldo, Avula, Rasmi

“…In a catchment area of 2 health centres in Bihar, health front-line workers (FLWs) delivered either (a) IFAS twice weekly or (b) MNPs for 1 month followed by the other supplementation strategy for 1 month to the same families (NCT02610881). …”
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Differential export taxes along the oilseeds value chain: A partial equilibrium analysis by Bouët, Antoine, Estrades, Carmen, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…This policy may generate public revenues and benefit final consumption by lowering domestic prices of vegetable oils and biodiesel and also promotes production at more processed stages of transformation, particularly in response to tariff escalation by importing partners. …”
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Mapping the policy process in Nigeria: Examining linkages between research and policy by Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Schiffer, Eva, Johnson, Michael E., Oboh, Victor

“…Rather than focusing on how research influences policy in general, examining a particular policy allowed us to trace the actual policy process that took place, the actors involved, and the type of links and interactions between them. …”
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Promoting agri-food systems resilience through ICT in developing countries amid COVID-19 by Alam, GM Monirul, Khatun, Most Nilufa, Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam, Joshi, Niraj Prakash, Bhandari, Humnath

“…This study reveals that COVID-19 has posed abundant obstacles to agri-food systems actors, including a lack of inputs, technical support, challenges to selling the product, transportation barriers, and low pricing. These impediments result in insufficient output, unforeseen stock, and revenue loss. …”
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Generating plausible crop distribution maps for Sub-Saharan Africa using a spatial allocation model by You, Liangzhi, Wood, Stanley, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…The allocation model works on the basis of available evidence of mapped indicators of agricultural production, which include farming systems, land cover, crop biophysical suitability surfaces, commodity prices and local market access. This article describes the generation of crop distribution maps for Sub-Saharan Africa for the year 2000 using the spatial allocation model and discusses the importance of such maps for development analysis and planning.…”
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Biofortification and fortification of wheat flour: Qualitative analysis for implementation and acceptance by Yasin, Rahima, Padhani, Zahra A., Mirani, Mushtaque, Jamali, Muhammad Khan, Memon, Mahwish, Khatoon, Sana, Rai, Riya, Rahman, Areeba, Attaullahjan, Anushka, Das, Jai K.

“…Wheat flour market vendors and consumers lack awareness of bio-fortified and fortified wheat flour products and believe the only way to create a customer-base is by ensuring that fortified wheat products are available to all and competitively priced compared to traditional options. Additionally, participants misconstrue the process of fermentation and perceive it as unhealthy. …”
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Aligning Yam market segments with breeding targets in Côte d'Ivore: A value chain perspective by Diby, N'Nan A. Sylvie, Mobio, Aubin Jacob, Kouassi, Hermann Antonin, Kanon, Landry Alban, Deffan, Prudence Kahndo, Ehounou, Emmanuel, Dibi, Evrard Konan, Tran, Thierry, Kouakou, Amani M., Dufour, Dominique, Mbéguié-A-Mbéguié, Didier

“…Distribution involves multiple stakeholders and follows four main types of supply chains, organized across three functional zones: the production (export) zone, the consumption (receiving) zone, and the redistribution (mixed) zone. Yam prices fluctuate according to seasonality, varietal quality, and the distance between production and consumption zones. …”
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Transmissibility and other characteristics of HPAI in Indonesian village poultry by Jost, Christine, Bett, Bernard K., Poole, Elizabeth J., Azar, M., Murahman, J., Daju, D., McLaws, M., Schoonman, L., Unger, Fred, Mariner, Jeffrey C.

“…An approach adapted from infection tree reconstruction was used to trace affected chickens and households in neighborhoods (RTs) in which HPAI had been diagnosed by Indonesia’s surveillance system. …”
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Post-harvest food losses in a maize-based farming system of semi-arid savannah area of Tanzania by Abass, A., Ndunguru, G., Mamiro, P., Alenkhe, B., Mlingi, N., Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…There are at least 7 months between two harvest seasons of each crop; while farmers sold the crops soon after harvest to cater for household expenditure (54%) and school fees (38%), the market prices increased significantly (P 0.05) within six months of storage. …”
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The top 100 questions of importance to the future of global agriculture by Pretty, Jules N., Sutherland, W.J., Ashby, Jacqueline A., Auburn, J., Baulcombe, D.C., Bell, M., Bentley, J.W., Bickersteth, S., Brown, K., Burke, J., Campbell, H., Chen, Kevin Z., Crowley, E.L., Crute, I., Dobbelaere, D.A.E., Edwards-Jones, G., Funes-Monzote, F., Godfray, H. Charles J., Griffon, M., Gypmantisiri, P., Haddad, Lawrence, Halavatau, S., Herren, H., Holderness, M., Izac, A.M.N., Jones, M., Koohafkan, P., Lal, R., Lang, T., McNeely, J., Mueller, A., Nisbett, N., Noble, A.D., Pingali, Prabhu L., Pinto, Y., Rabbinge, Rudy, Ravindranath, N.H., Rola, A., Roling, N., Sage, C., Settle, W., Sha, J.M., Shiming, L., Simons, T., Smith, Pete, Strzepek, Kenneth M., Swaine, H., Terry, Eugene R., Tomich, Thomas P., Toulmin, C., Trigo, Eduardo, Twomlow, Stephen, Vis, J.K., Wilson, J., Pilgrim, S.

“…To meet the expected demand for food without significant increases in prices, it has been estimated that we need to produce 70-100 per cent more food, in light of the growing impacts of climate change, concerns over energy security, regional dietary shifts and the Millennium Development target of halving world poverty and hunger by 2015. …”
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Economic trade-offs of biomass use in crop-livestock systems: Exploring more sustainable options in semi-arid Zimbabwe by Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Valbuena, Diego, Masikati, Patricia, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Nyamangara, Justice, Claessens, Lieven, Erenstein, Olaf, Rooyen, Andre F. van, Nkomboni, D.

“…Conservation Agriculture without fertilizer application and at non-subsidized fertilizer prices is not financially viable; whereas with subsidized fertilizer it can benefit half the farm population. …”
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Effect of integrated soil fertility management interventions on the abundance and diversity of soil collembola in Embu and Taita districts, Kenya by Muturi, JJ, Mbugi, JP, Mueke, JM, Lagerlof, J, Mung'atu, Joseph K., Nyamasyo, G, Gikungu, M

“…Soil samples were randomly collected from on farm plots amended with: 1-Mavuno ((Ma)-is a compound fertilizer containing 26% Potassium, 10% Nitrogen, 10% Calcium, 4% Sulphur, 4% Magnesium and trace elements like Zinc, Copper, Boron, Molybdenum and Manganese)), 2-Manure (Mn), 3-Trichoderna (Tr) inoculant (is a soil and compost-borne antagonistic fungus used as biological control agent against plant fungal diseases), 4-Farmers practice ((FP) where Tripple Super Phosphate (T.S.P.) and Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (C.A.N.) fertilizers are applied in the soil in mixed form), 5-Tripple Super Phosphate (T.S.P.), 6-Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (C.A.N.). …”
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Acid monophosphatase: an indicator of phosphorus mineralization or of microbial activity? A case study from the Brazilian cerrados by Renz, TE, Neufeldt, Henry, Ayarza, Miguel Angel, Silva, J.E. da, Zech, W.

“…For all parameters other than pH, values were about twice as high in the clayey as in the loamy soil. …”
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Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation o... by Rao, Idupulapati M., Ishitani, Manabu, Miles, John W., Peters, Michael, Tohme, Joseph M., Arango, Jacobo, Moreta, Danilo E, López, Hernán, Castro, Aracely, Hoek, Rein van der, Martens, Siriwan D., Hyman, Glenn G., Tapasco, Jeimar, Duitama, Jorge, Suárez Baron, Harold, Borrero, Gonzalo, Núñez, Jonathan, Hartmann, Katharina, Domínguez, Moralba, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Vergara, Daniel, Lavelle, Patrick M., Subbaraoa, Guntur V., Rincón, Álvaro, Plazas, Camilo, Mendoza, Reynaldo, Rathjen, Lena, Karwat, Hannes, Cadisch, Georg

“…It is widely recognized that less than 50% of applied nitrogen (N) fertilizer is recovered by crops and,based on current fertilizer prices,the economic value of this "wasted" N globally is currently estimated as US$81 billion annually. …”
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