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Traditional breeding objectives and practices of goat, sheep and cattle smallholders in The Gambia and implications in relation to the design of breeding interventions by Ejlertsen, M., Poole, Elizabeth J., Marshall, Karen

“…Data were collected via surveys implemented within three study sites in The Gambia, where traditional mixed crop-livestock smallholder farming predominates. …”
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Targeting  and  scaling  up  of  Agricultural  Water  Management  interventions  in  the  White   Volta  Basin,  Ghana.   by Granaham, Patricia

“…Key  findings:     • From   the   PGIS   survey,   six   of   the   interventions   (two   small   reservoirs,   earth   bunds,   stone  bunds,  treadle  pump,  water  pumps  and  shallow  wells)  were  identified  with  the   help  of  key  stakeholders  to  the  study.   • Increment   of   farmers’   income-­‐   Education   of   their   children,   NHIS,   roofing   sheet   for   their   building   and   reinvest   in   next   season.   …”
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Cassava processing among smallholder farmers in Cameroon: opportunities and challenges by Njukwe, E., Onadipe, O., Amadou Thierno, D., Hanna, R., Kirscht, H., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Araki, S., Ngue-Bissa, T.

“…The study was conducted in three regions (Southwest and Littoral, South and Centre, West and Northwest) of Cameroon to document cassava processed products andtoassess processing constraints among small-holder farmers. …”
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Breed preference and breeding practices for goats in agro-pastoral communities of semi-arid and sub-humid areas in Tanzania by Chenyambuga, S.W., Lekule, F.P.

“…A study was carried out to determine farmers’ preferences for goat breeds, desired traits, management and breeding practices in agro-pastoral communities of central and eastern Tanzania. …”
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Engaging local communities in social learning for inclusive management of native fruit trees in the Central Western Ghats, India by Hegde, N., Elias, Marlène, Lamers, Hugo A.H., Hegde, M.

“…Yet, the participation of women and other marginalized groups is often limited in these processes. …”
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Microbiological risk infection assessment using QMRA in agriculture systems in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa by Kouamé, P.K., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Dongo, K., Zurbrugg, C., Biémi, J., Bonfoh, Bassirou

“…There is a need to conduct a risk analysis and a cost-effectiveness study on intervention to improve public health and the livelihoods of the producers which are women in majority in Yamoussoukro.…”
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Consumer acceptance of an iron bean variety in Northwest Guatemala: the role of information and repeated messaging by Pérez, Salomón, Oparinde, Adewale, Birol, Ekin, González, Carolina, Zeller, Manfred

“…The information provided and the order of variety delivery play a significant role in consumer acceptance for the iron-enriched variety, and repetition in providing information had a positive impact depending on the type of message provided and on who received it (e.g., men or women, more educated respondents). Potential censored bids were found due to the nature of the currency interval and some transaction costs.…”
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Modelo Agroecológico para la Coccidiosis aviar (18136-RG) Producto 1 : Nota técnica conteniendo dos informes técnicos de la caracterización de la Agricultura Familiar by Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa, Tomazic, Mariela Luján

“…In the handling of chemicals and training, a gender asymmetry was observed. Women in Chile were exposed to chemicals while in Argentina men were more exposed than women, in Chile women were training more than men; 2. …”
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A cross-disciplinary mixed-method approach to understand how food retail environment transformations influence food choice and intake among the urban poor: Experiences from Vietnam by Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid C.O., Raneri, Jessica Evelyn

“…Building on empirical evidence from Hanoi, Vietnam, the study links (i) food choice and measured dietary intake, with (ii) food retail environment, through (iii) food shopping practices and preferences of 400 women of reproductive age within the context of (iv) their transformative urban lifestyles. …”
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Farm typology analysis and technology assessment: an application in an arid region of South Asia by Kumar, S., Craufurd, Peter Q., Haileslassie, Amare, Ramilan, T., Rathore, A., Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…The study demonstrated the utility of a mixed-methods approach that addresses multi-dimensional heterogeneity to generate insights and assist in co-designing locally appropriate technologies across different farm types and agro-ecological regions to achieve sustainable intensification.…”
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Community forest enterprises (CFEs) as Social Enterprises: Empirical evidence from Cameroon by Piabuo, S.M., Hoogstra-Klein, M., Ingram, V., Foundjem-Tita, D.

“…To explore this question, this study determines the extent to which CFEs can be classified as SEs, using CFEs in Cameroon as a case study. …”
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The determinants of market participation and its effect on food security of the rural smallholder farmers in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa by Hlatshwayo, S. I., Ojo, T. O., Modi, Albert Thembinkosi, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Slotow, R., Ngidi, M. S. C.

“…The secondary data used in this study were collected from 1520 respondents; however, 389 smallholder farmers participated in the market. …”
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TH3.2: Men's rural-to-urban migration in Burundi: effects on on banana farming systems by wives of migrants by Iradukunda, Francois, Rietveld, Anne M., Holvoet, N.

“…However, the negative stereotypes surrounding men's views on women's capabilities to manage the farms and existing gender-differentiated norms in the household and on the farm are likely to perpetuate and reinforce existing gender inequalities embedded in the management of the cash crops such as banana. …”
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Rice subsector development and farmer efficiency in Nepal: implications for further transformation and food security by Choudhary, Dyutiman, Banskota, Kamal, Khanal, Narayan Prasad, McDonald, Andrew J., Krupnik, Timothy J., Erenstein, Olaf

“…Small/marginal farms were relatively less efficient than medium and large farms. Women farmers faced unequal access to technologies and have lower productivity than men. …”
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Prospects of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production and commercialization in Benin by Agoyi, Eric Etchikinto, Ahomondji, Symphorien Essèdjo, Butare, Louis, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ayi, Sergino, Assogbadjo, Achille, Sinsin, Brice Augustin

“…The leading causes of the decline were pests and diseases that affected the crops’ yield and quality, causing the local produce to be less valued than the imported ones. Women are heavily involved in marketing but cannot expand their business due to low production and high importation. …”
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Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Magalhaes, Marilia, Kato, Edward, Diaby, Mahamadou, Kalifa, Traore

“…The results suggest that small-scale irrigation investments have the potential to benefit women farmers directly. We used Two-Stage Weighted treatment effects multivariate regression to identify the impact of irrigation on selected outcomes. …”
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Ethiopian Rural Household Surveys (ERHS), 1989-2009 by Hoddinott, John F., Yohannes, Yisehac

“…The study collected consumption, asset and income data on about 450 households. …”
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Yam urban market characteristics and consumer preferences in Bukavu City, eastern D.R. Congo by Mondo, J., Mugisho, G.M., Chuma, G.B., Agre, A.P., Banda, V.R., Adebola, P.O., Asfaw, A.

“…Demand-led breeding is essential for developing crop varieties that suit market requirements. This study employed surveys targeting both yam (Dioscorea spp.) traders and consumers in Bukavu city, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to assess yam market characteristics and trait preferences. …”
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Gender and power in land use choices in agrobiodiversity conservation: Lessons from the multifunctional landscapes of Mbire District, Zimbabwe by Zingwena, Taurai, Manyanga, Mark, Odjo, Sylvanus, Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova

“…Using a qualitative research design, the study draws on gender-segregated focus group discussions with 49 participants across two wards, followed by a joint deliberative dialogue. …”
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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, April - June 2014 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…From Ethiopia – CCAFS study sites - researchers have found that genetic erosion threatens resilience of the Ethiopian Boran cattle. …”
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