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Impacts of import refusals on agricultural exports during pandemics: Implications for China by Mao, Rui, Jia, Ziyi, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…The possible strengthening of import barriers to products from countries at the epicenter of a pandemic by their trade partners could aggravate this situation. …”
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Post-harvest losses in potato in Nyandarua county by Scollard, Phoebe, Hoffmann, Vivian, Kago, Kennedy, Parker, Monica

“…However, significant barriers exist to more productive and profitable potato cultivation in East Africa, including low quality of seed potato, poor disease and soil fertility management, and high rates of post-harvest losses (SchulteGeldermann, 2013). …”
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Typologies spatiales intégrées pour identifier l'insécurité alimentaire et les goulots d'étranglement de la pauvreté: Cas du Mali by Marivoet, Wim, Maruyama, Eduardo, Sy, Abdourahmane

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The role of smallholder farms in a changing world by Fan, Shenggen, Rue, Christopher

“…Smallholder farmers are a key to ending hunger and undernutrition worldwide, but they are increasingly facing barriers to profitability. Yet smallholders should not all receive the same kind of support; they are not a homogenous group. …”
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Don’t tell on me: Experimental evidence of asymmetric information in transnational households by Ambler, Kate

“…I demonstrate the importance of these asymmetries in transnational households, where physical distance between family members can make information barriers especially acute. I implement an experiment among migrants in Washington, DC, and their families in El Salvador that examines how information asymmetries can have strategic and inadvertent impacts on remittance decisions. …”
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Rice cultivation handbook by Lengewa, Catherine, Mikhala, Audrine, Aura, Sylvester, Amuda, Alex, Yila, Jummai, Bomuhangi, Allan, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Smallholder farmers, comprising 90% of the farming commu- nity, face barriers to accessing quality seeds hindering agricultural productivity and food security. …”
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Bean cultivation handbook by Lengewa, Catherine, Mikhala, Audrine, Aura, Sylvester, Amuda, Alex, Yila, Jummai, Bomuhangi, Allan, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Smallholder farmers, comprising 90% of the farming community, face barriers to accessing quality seeds hindering agricultural productivity and food security. …”
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Rethinking Food Markets Initiative: Innovative approaches and key findings in the design and formulation of processed maize and bean-based products in Honduras by Peña, Meliza

“…The study also highlighted the main barriers and limitations that hinder innovation. Additionally, innovations with potential for testing were identified, including 1) the design and formulation of maize chips with alternative flours, including bean flour; and 2) the packaging of whole cooked beans in vertical bags.…”
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Toolkit to advance gender equality in agrifood value chains by Shijagurumayum, Meghajit, Elias, Marlène, Morgan, Miranda

“…The innovation is a toolkit designed to help: 1) understand the diversity of actors, with an emphasis on women, involved in upstream nodes of a given value chain, 2) assess the differentiated benefits, contributions, and barriers these diverse groups of women (and men) experience within their value chains, and 3) identify entry points for improved targeting and tailoring of value chain initiatives to improve the terms of participation for different groups of women and promote gender equality within agrifood value chains. …”
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“Planning for Voice” to help women to exercise agency by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Nayarayan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…By the end of the course, participants should be able to: • Understand the basic process for requesting a MGNREGA asset and the key local stakeholders involved • Describe a MGNREGA asset that could improve their individual lives or livelihoods or improve the community more broadly • Articulate different ways to play a role in influencing what their community decides to build • Develop a strategy to overcome foreseen barriers to exercising their voice and agency.…”
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Baseline characterization of the practices and use of local feed ingredients among processors in Zambia by Manyise, Timothy, Kasanga, Gregory, Ahmad Fatan, Nurulhuda, Yossa, Rodrigue, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…The dataset documents current practices and innovations in feed production, as well as challenges and barriers faced by stakeholders in using local ingredients, presenting a comprehensive view of sector limitations. …”
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Rural economy and farm income diversification in developing countries by Delgado, Christopher L., Siamwalla, Ammar

“…High transaction costs are common barriers to diversification into new export opportunities, especially for the poor and less well-informed, who tend to fall behind during times of rapid structural change. …”
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Rethinking China’s underurbanization: An evaluation of its county-to-city upgrading policy by Fan, Shenggen, Li, Lixing, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…While the presence of migration barriers can help explain why existing cities fail to achieve their optimal size, it cannot explain the lack of cities. …”
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The evolution of an industrial cluster in China by Fleisher, Belton, Hu, Dinghuan, McGuire, William, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Because of low entry barriers, the number of firms in the cluster has risen, driving down profits and bidding up wages, particularly since the year 2000. …”
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Targeted finance and the adoption of solar irrigation by smallholder and women farmers by Bhattarai, Dipendra, Fishman, Ram, Lamichhane, Nabina, Mukherji, Aditi

“…Here, we report findings from a field experiment (RCT) in 93 rural administrative units in Nepal that provides novel evidence on the barriers to adoption and how they can be overcome. …”
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Bridging indigenous peoples’ food systems and school meals programmes: evidence and gaps by Borelli, Teresa, Cabral, Bianca da Conceição, Mendonce, Sharon, Hunter, Danny, Pero, Alejandra, Rosado-May, Francisco

“…This brief identifies the barriers to Indigenous participation in school feeding supply chains and outlines ways to overcome them through targeted policies and actions. …”
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Territorial governance and sustainability: a multimodal approach by Cheema, Abdur Rehman, Mehmood, A.

“…The chapter looks at Pakistan's experience with the Sustainable Development Goals to highlight both the potential and the barriers associated with their localisation and implementation. …”
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Climate Change and Dairy Farming in East Africa: Challenges, Adaptation Strategies, and Pathways to Sustainability by Gitau, Kevin, Cramer, Laura K.

“…Aligning dairy sector adaptation and mitigation efforts with national and regional climate policy frameworks is essential for achieving climate targets in East Africa. Overcoming barriers to the adoption of adaptation and mitigation measures—such as financial limitations, technical gaps, and weak infrastructure—requires targeted policies, coordinated capacity building, and a multi-stakeholder approach.…”
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Building local research capacity through time, trust and knowledge transfer by Desai, Bina, Olomu, Rukeme

“…Hybrid design is more than a logistical choice, it actively lowers barriers for women, caregivers, and researchers outside capital cities and regional hubs. …”
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Policy and institutional frameworks for the development of palm oil–based biodiesel in Indonesia by Caroko, W., Komarudin, Heru, Obidzinski, K., Gunarso, Petrus

“…Findings suggest that biofuel development in Indonesia suffers both structural problems (e.g. insufficient land for feedstock, biofuel market instability, inadequate incentives) and political barriers (e.g. unclear land allocation policies, conflict over land, local power structures that require the investment of time and resources). …”
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