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Trade and economic impacts of destination-based corporate taxes por Martin, Will

“…This tax/subsidy package would not create trade barriers or export subsidies, and any changes in trade would result from the measures’ distributional consequences or short-run impacts on output. …”
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Is there an enabling environment for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in East Africa?: Stakeholder perspectives from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda por Hodge, Judith, Herforth, Anna, Gillespie, Stuart, Beyero, Mesfin, Wagah, Margaret, Semakula, Richard

“…Its objectives were to explore stakeholder perceptions of nutrition–agriculture linkages, of political and institutional challenges and opportunities, of evidence that is available and influential for policy making, and of key issues with regard to capacity.Open-ended and semistructured interviews were conducted with 53 stakeholders from government, civil society, donors, United Nations organizations, private sector, and research/academic institutions in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda in 2014.Although policy opportunities and contexts are different between the 3 countries, stakeholders identified similar barriers to greater action, including a narrow focus on solely market-oriented and staple crop production, a lack of clarity and incentives within the agriculture sector about improving nutrition and how to translate policy into action, and lack of capacity in human and financial resources. …”
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Restoring functional integrity of the global production ecosystem through biological control por Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Gu, Baogen, Fekih, Ibtissem Ben, Finger, Robert, Kenis, Mark, Lu, Yanhui, Subramanian, Sevgan, Tang, Fiona H.M., Weber, Donald C., Zhang, Wei, Hadi, Buyung A.R.

“…Misaligned incentives (for chemical pesticides) and adoption barriers further need to be removed, while its scientific underpinnings should become more interdisciplinary, policy-relevant, solution-oriented and linked with market demand. …”
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The seed and agricultural biotechnology industries in India: An analysis of industry structure, competition, and policy options por Spielman, David J., Kolady, Deepthi Elizabeth, Chandrasekhara Rao, N., Cavalieri, Anthony J.

“…This market includes firms engaged in the development, commercialization, and marketing of new seed-based technologies; it is characterized by a high level of knowledge intensity, relatively high levels of R&D investment, significant barriers to entry, significant levels of regulation, and relatively few products in the market. …”
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How could science–policy interfaces boost food system transformation? por Hainzelin, Etienne, Caron, Patrick, Place, Frank, Alpha, Arlene, Dury, Sandrine, Echeverria, Ruben, Harding, Amanda

“…To improve science—policy interfaces, the scientific community should (1) generate actionable knowledge, data, and metrics to move beyond obstacles, and address trade-offs and barriers to change, including power asymmetry, path dependency, conflicts of interest, and risk and uncertainty; (2) articulate models, knowledge, and place-based innovations for designing, implementing, and assessing specific transformative pathways—this requires specific arrangements, dialogues, and approaches, including scientific ones; (3) connect expertise mechanisms, such as scientific committees, to address multisectoral and multiscale processes for sustainable development; and (4) strengthen scientific cooperation through major challenge-oriented alliances and programs. …”
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Spatial patterns of crop yields in Latin America and the Caribbean por Wood, Stanley, You, Liangzhi, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…From a theoretical perspective crop yields should tend to converge over time and space as: growth in yield potential exhibits diminishing returns; an increasing share of farmers shift to using high yielding varieties (HYVs); barriers to the free flow of knowledge and information are removed; and significant investments continue to be made in supporting institutions whose mandates include facilitating and accelerating the cross-border flow of improved agricultural technologies. …”
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Policy research and African agriculture: time for a dose of reality? por Omamo, Steven Were, Farrington, John

“…To make policy advice more relevant requires a better understanding not only of how markets (mal)function, but also of implementation issues: what constrains implementability, how constraints can be overcome or bypassed, and what policy measures have greater or lesser prospects of implementation.It concludes that: The policy discourse in African agriculture has been dominated by agricultural economics, yet many of the standard assumptions of quantitative modelling are challenged by the reality of:; markets which are routinely non-competitive because of, eg. high barriers to entry, increasing returns to scale, and non-insurable risk; deliberate efforts by firms to maintain market imperfections by, e.g. building information exchange networks which exclude newcomers; the absence of market pressures towards more competitive structure, conduct or performance The major task of including the poor more fully in markets will continue to be neglected for as long as policy advice remains dominated by unrealistic assumptions; concerning the structure, conduct and performance of markets; This discourse has tended to ignore political priorities such as achieving (or denying) developmental balance among regions or tribes; In addition, the discourse has generally sought some ideal of policy design, disregarding questions of implementability. …”
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Conservation farming in Zambia por Haggblade, Steven, Tembo, Gelson

“…By breaking pre-existing plow-pan barriers, the CF basins and rip lines improve water infiltration, water retention and plant root development. …”
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A standard computable general equilibrium model for South Africa por Thurlow, James, van Seventer, Dirk

“…This model is then used to simulate the economy-wide impact of a range of hypothetical policy levers, including: increased government spending; the elimination of tariff barriers; and an improvement in total factor productivity. …”
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Insights for enhancing gender equity and social inclusion through sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems of Malawi por Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Snyder, Katherine A., Chiduwa, Mazvita, Liben, Feyera

“…However, socioeconomic barriers, such as limited surplus for sale, high input costs, and unfavorable markets, restricted profitability especially for resource-poor farmers. …”
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Use of digital tools in Kenya’s potato value chains: Qualitative perspectives from a field visit in Nakuru County por Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo

“…These issues are particularly acute for women and youth, who face additional barriers due to persistent social inequalities in the agricultural sector. …”
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Variability in fruit morphology and germination capacity of the tropical medicinal species securidaca longipedunculata Fres. por Daboué, Edith M. S., Béné, Ali, Dimobe, Kangbéni, Dayamba, Djibril S., Zouré, Aboubacar B., Ouattara, Bassiaka, Sabo, Prospère, Tuina, Sévérin, Neya, Oblé, Vinceti, Barbara, Ouédraogo, Amadé

“…These results suggest the existence of some barriers to germination in S. longipedunculata seeds. …”
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Digitalisation in agriculture: a scoping review of technologies in practice, challenges, and opportunities for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa por Choruma, Dennis Junior, Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Mutenje, Munyaradzi, Mustafa, M., Chimonyo, V. G. P., Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Mabhaudhi, T.

“…Digitalisation offers transformative possibilities for smallholder farmers in SSA. Overcoming barriers such as limited connectivity and low digital literacy is crucial. …”
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Customization, Parameterization, and Scaling of the iSAT: An ICT based Agro Advisory platform for location-specific Informed Decision-Making por Kumar, Kishore G., Kumar, Shalander, Rao, K.P.C., Patil, Mukund, Jat, M.L.

“…The challenges and limitations in realising the full potential of context-specific advisories include availability of reliable and consistent data, tailoring advisories to specific conditions that requires further refinement and adaptation, effective delivery through various mobile devices and platforms, government policies on bulk SMS and data privacy, language barriers requiring translation and localization for reaching a wider audience and user awareness and capacity to utilize them information effectively. …”
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School gardens to promote food and nutrition security: Insights from Sri Lankan school educators por Karunanayaka, M.M.S., Indramali, O.S., Perera, T., Mohotti, J., Hunter, D., Silva, K.D.R.R.

“…To fully leverage the benefits of school gardens in promoting food and nutrition, future research and policy efforts should focus on scaling up successful models while mitigating existing barriers.…”
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Reproductive responses of rice field rats (Rattus argentiventer) following treatment with the contraceptive hormones, quinestrol and levonorgestrol por Stuart, Alexander M., HERAWATI, Nur ‘Aini, RISNELLI, SUDARMAJI, LIU, Ming, ZHANG, Zhibin, LI, Hongjun, Singleton, Grant R., Hinds, Lyn A.

“…Fertility control methods have the potential to provide safe and effective alternatives to control methods that often include indiscriminate use of rodenticides or electric barriers. The aim of this laboratory study was to assess uptake of bait coated with different concentrations of the contraceptive hormones, quinestrol (E) and levonorgestrel (P), delivered alone and in combination (i.e. …”
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Sustainable rice production in the Mekong River Delta: Factors influencing farmers’ adoption of the integrated technology package “One Must Do, Five Reductions” (1M5R por Connor, Melanie, Tuan, Le Anh, DeGuia, Anna H., Wehmeyer, Helena

“…This shows that farmers face physical adoption barriers, and that farmer satisfaction with the whole program is essential for a successful implementation. …”
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The rice processing industry in Nepal: Constraints and opportunities por Joshi, Krishna Dev, Upadhyay, Santosh, Chaudhary, Pashupati, Shrestha, Suchit, Bhattarai, Kamal, Tripathi, Bhaba Prasad

“…A rice mill survey covering diverse rice processing companies in terms of their milling output, type of technology and year of establishment was conducted to understand the current situation of the rice milling industry and to identify enablers and barriers to its growth in Nepal. Coarse rice varieties dominate Nepal’s rice processing industry, with a 42% share by total weight, followed by medium rice (34%) and fine varieties (less than 7%). …”
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Zn uptake behavior of rice genotypes and its implication on grain Zn biofortification por Johnson-Beebout, Sarah E., Goloran, Johnvie Bayang, Rubianes, Francis H. C., Jacob, Jack D. C., Castillo, Oliver B.

“…This has implications on overcoming Zn translocation barriers between vegetative parts and grains, and achieving grain Zn biofortification targets (30.0 μg g−1).…”
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Local differentiation amidst extensive allele sharing in Oryza nivara and O. rufipogon. por Banaticla-Hilario, Maria Celeste N., van den Berg, Ronald G., Hamilton, Ruaraidh Sackville, McNally, Kenneth L.

“…The presence of strong gene flow barriers in smaller spatial units is also suggested in the analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) results where 64% of the genetic variation is contained among populations (as compared to 26% within populations and 10% among species). …”
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