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Vegetable, fruit, and staple crop production and input use: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation por Bliznashka, Lilia, Dione, Malick, Zagré, Rock Romaric, Boniface, Simon, Dinssa, Fekadu, Mwambi, Mercy, Mbwambo, Omary, Mwombeki, Wiston, Jeremiah, Kidola, Malindisa, Evangelista, Kinabo, Joyce, Cunningham, Kenda, Olney, Deanna K., Kumar, Neha

“…In this research brief, we describe baseline findings on the production of vegetables, fruit, and staple crops and the inputs used in production among different types of farming households in the study area.…”
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Measuring employment and job quality in agrifood systems: Accounting for backward and forward linkages por Corong, Erwin, Gautam, Madhur, Martin, Will, Vos, Rob

“…The findings further show that the off-farm segments of the agrifood system provide better-quality jobs than the farm segments, particularly for women. These findings provide insights on the potential for improving welfare and reducing poverty and inequality through agrifood system transformation.…”
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Newcastle disease vaccination: From technology to poverty reduction por Young, J., Grace, Delia, Young, M., Alders, Robyn G., Kibaya, A., Msami, H., Bagnol, B.

“…In endemic areas up to 50-100% of the village flock is lost annually. Women poultry-keepers lose assets, income and ability to feed their families. …”
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Improving farmers' access to clean planting material through partnership in the value chain. por Ndirigwe, J., Sindi, K., Kankundiye, L., Shumbusha, D., Nshimiye, J.C., Hakizimana, S., Low, Jan W.

“…Sweetpotato is an important food security crop in Rwanda grown mainly by women for household consumption and as a source of family income Sweetpotato production is faced with several constraints, among them the availability of clean planting of most varieties but more so of the new Vitamin A richOrange Fleshed Sweetpotato. …”
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Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya por Ojango, Julie M.K., Audho, James O., Oyieng, Edwin P., Recha, John W.M., Muigai, Anne W.T.

“…The results indicate that the community is mainly comprised of young people (mainly students) and men and women above 50 years of age who manage the various households. …”
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Influence of productive resources on bean production in male‑ and female‑headed households in selected bean corridors of Kenya por Wambua, Scolastica, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Gichangi, Anne W, Kavoi, Justus, Njuki, Jemimah, Mutua, Mercy M., Ugen, Michael Adrogu, Karanja, David

“…The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of access and control of productive resources on bean production. …”
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The possibility of applying Low Stress Stockhandling in reindeer por Simma, Ellen

“…The purpose of the study is to investigate the interest in Sami reindeer herders to use the Low Stress Stockhandling (LSS) method for handling reindeer. …”

Copy number variations as potential biomarkers for disease development in Breast Cancer por Kancherla, Reddy Prakash

“…Breast cancer is second foremost cause of deaths in women caused by malignant tumor. Comparing genetic profiles of cells surrounding the tumor and blood from same patient may reveal de‐novo somatic aberrations that may predispose normal cells to cancer cells. …”
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Kundpreferenser för Fairtrade och FSC-certifierade träprodukter : en conjointanalys por Kvick, Linnea, Thorning , Anna

The role of indigenous knowledge in forest management por Wigrup, Ida

“…Furthermore, to examine the current balance between the people and the forest resource and to put the result in relation to the role of future forest development interventions in the area. The result of the study is based on 40 interviews with both women and men. …”
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”Sometimes men do the cooking” por Bischof, Amanda

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Träd som berör : en intervjustudie om specifika träd i människors liv por Sjölander, Christina

“…Three women and two men are interviewed about their trees and the places where they are located. …”

Understanding gendered trait preferences: Implications for client-responsive breeding programs por McDougall, Cynthia, Kariuki, Juliet, Lenjiso, Birhanu Mergesa, Marimo, Pricilla, Mehar, Mamta, Murphy, Seamus, Teeken, Béla, Akester, Michael J., Benzie, John A.H., Galiè, Alessandra, Kulakow, Peter A., Mekkawy, Wagdy, Nkengla-Asi, Lilian, Ojango, Julie M.K., Tumuhimbise, Robooni, Uwimana, Brigitte, Orr, Alastair

“…Key findings include that while not all data are immediately usable by programs, the information that is generated through mixed method, intersectional gender preference assessments usefully deepens and widens programs’ knowledge. The study evidences differences in trait preferences between women and men. …”
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Prioritization of livestock diseases by pastoralists in Oloitoktok Sub County, Kajiado County, Kenya por Mburu, C.M., Bukachi, S., Majiwa, H., Ongore, D., Baylis, M., Mochabo, K., Fèvre, Eric M., Howland, Olivia

“…Methodology A qualitative study was undertaken between March and July 2021. …”
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Nästa generations syn på skogsägandet och skogsägarrörelsen por Malmqvist, Johan

“…The study focused on grown-up children who were between 30 and 50 years old. …”
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SNP-based marker-assisted selection for high provitamin A content in African cassava genetic background por Codjia, E.D., Olasanmi, B., Ugoji, C.E., Rabbi, I.Y.

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) contributes to significant levels of mortality and morbidity, particularly among children and women in Africa. Cassava is a major staple crop whose biofortification with beta-carotene can contribute to reducing the VAD prevalence in a cost-effective and sustainable approach. …”
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Linking farmers’ perceptions and management decision toward sustainable agroecological transition: evidence from rural Tunisia por Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Majri, Rihab, Frija, Aymen, Oueslati-Zlaoui, Meriem, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied

“…In Tunisia, where dryland areas predominate, the ongoing implementation of the Agroecology Initiative provides the context for this study, which explores the drivers and barriers of agroecological transformation in this challenging environment. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Mali por Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Tzintzun, Ivan, Vitellozzi, Sveva

“…This study evaluates the impact of Africa RISING, a sustainable intensification (SI) program, implemented in Bougouni, Yanfolila, and Koutiala cercles in southern Mali beginning in 2012. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Ghana por Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Castaing, Pauline, Kizito, Fred, Vitellozzi, Sveva, Boukaka, Sedi Anne

“…We also find a positive impact on use of conservation practices (fallowing, disc/moldboard ploughing, manure), groundnut yield, livestock, net crop income, and women’s likelihood of becoming members of farmers groups relative to non-beneficiaries. …”
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Hur olika skogsägarkategorier har försett sig med underlag för beslut och åtgärder efter stormen Gudrun : en jämförelse av medlemmar och icke-medlemmar, åbor och utbor samt kvinnor... por Linde, Veronica