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Assessing the economywide impacts of COVID-19 on Rwanda’s economy, agri-food system, and poverty: A social accounting matrix (SAM) multiplier approach by Aragie, Emerta A., Diao, Xinshen, Robinson, Sherman, Rosenbach, Gracie, Spielman, David J., Thurlow, James

“…We use economic modeling tools designed to estimate the short-term economywide impacts of the unanticipated, rapid-onset economic shocks of COVID-19 on Rwanda. - Results show that during the six-week lockdown that began in March, Rwanda’s GDP fell 39.1 percent (RWF 435 billion; USD 484 million) when compared to a no-COVID situation in the same period. - Results further show that Rwanda’s GDP in 2020 will be between 12 and 16 percent lower than a predicted no-COVID GDP, depending on the pace of the recovery. …”
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Agricultural mechanization: Drivers and characteristics by Belton, Ben, Win, Myat Thida, Zhang, Xiaobo, Filipski, Mateusz J., Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Masias, Ian

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Pixelating crop production: Consequences of methodological choices by Joglekar, Alison K. B., Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Pardey, Philip G.

“…Worldwide, crop production is intrinsically intertwined with biological, environmental and economic systems, all of which involve complex, inter-related and spatially-sensitive phenomena. …”
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Bio-economic modeling: State-of-the-art and key priorities by Flichman, Guillermo, Allen, Thomas

“…Even though an important number of bio-economic models have been developed and tested on different farming systems and under various agro-ecological conditions (Flichman and Jacquet, 2002; Janssen and van Ittersum, 2007), there is a lack of literature regarding the implicit or explicit assumptions of these models and economic theory, their main ad-vantages compared to conventional economic approaches, and their specific contributions in strengthening collaboration and improving integration between different disciplines.…”
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Small-scale irrigation: is this the future? by Facon, T., Mukherji, Aditi

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Synopsis: Assessing the economywide impacts of COVID-19 on Rwanda’s economy, agri food system, and poverty: A social accounting matrix (SAM) multiplier approach by Aragie, Emerta A., Diao, Xinshen, Robinson, Sherman, Rosenbach, Gracie, Spielman, David J., Thurlow, James

“…Looking forward, the speed and success of Rwanda’s economic recovery will depend critically on expanding Rwanda’s social protection programs, supporting enterprises of all sizes, providing broad assistance to the agri-food system, and restoring international trade.…”
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Bias alleviation and value activation in citizens’ juries: Enhancing deliberation and civic engagement in sustainable food systems by Burger, Maximilian Nicolaus, Nilgen, Marco, Vollan, Björn

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Monitoring the agri-food system in Myanmar: Rice millers – August 2022 survey round by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

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Sustainable intensification and agroecology by Wohnhas, Lukas

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Drivers of Biodiversity Conservation in Sacred Groves: A Comparative Study of Three Sacred Groves in Southwest Nigeria by Adeyanju, S., Bulkan, J., Onyekwelu, J., Peterson St-Laurent, G., Kozak, R., Sunderland, T.C.H., Stimm, B.

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Lönsam stadsodling by Castenberg, Anton

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Benefits of legumemaize rotations: assessing the impact of diversity on the productivity of smallholders in Western Kenya by Ojiem, J.O., Franke, A.C., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Ridder, N.A. de, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Legumes have shown great potential to enhance system productivity. On-farm experiments were conducted in different agro-ecological zones (AEZ) in Western Kenya to assess the agronomic and economic benefits of promising legumes. …”
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Changing Grassland Scenario in Developing Countries - Economical and Social Perspective by Ebro, Abule

“…Different indicators were used to assess the economic (livestock production, wildlife and tourism, crop production, ecosystem services) and social (traditional institutions, mobility, land tenure and grazing systems) perspectives of changing grassland. …”
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COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not by Ruel, Marie T., Headey, Derek D.

“…Although child mortality from the virus itself is low compared to other age groups, the social, economic, and health systems crises it has prompted pose a serious threat to young children’s nutrition, health, and survival in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).…”
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Economic comparisons of livestock production in communal grazing lands in Zimbabwe by Campbell, Bruce M., Dore, D., Luckert, M., Mukamuri, B., Gambiza, J.

“…In this paper the economics of four cattle management scenarios are compared. …”
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Biological and economic optima in a tropical grazing ecosystem in Australia by Izac, A.M.N., Anaman, K.A., Jones, R.

“…Our aim in this study was to identify the economically optimal level of use of resources for a grazing system in tropical Australia and to compare it with the biological optimum. …”
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Comparative analysis of maize based livelihoods in drought prone regions of eastern Africa: adaptation lessons for climate change by Erenstein, Olaf, Kassie, Girma T., Mwangi W

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Deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia by Pacheco, P.

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Economic growth and poverty reduction in Indochina: lessons from East Asia by Bautista, Romeo M.

“…Differences and similarities in the development paths taken by six East Asian economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, and Taiwan) provide a fertile ground for policy analysis from which important lessons are drawn and major challenges identified for the Indochinese transitional economies (ITEs for short, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Viet Nam, and China) in advancing the twin objectives of economic growth and poverty reduction. The paper first examines the comparative growth performance of these two groups of Asian economies over the period 1970-1997, describes the significant features of transition and development in the ITEs, and analyzes the relationship between development performance and policies among the East Asian countries. …”
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Risk reduction and productivity increase through integrating Arachis pintoi in cattle production systems in the Colombian Orinoquía by Enciso, Karen, Rincón Castillo, Álvaro, Ruden, Alejandro, Burkart, Stefan

“…This study assesses dual-purpose milk production in the foothills of the Colombian Orinoquía from an economic perspective. We compare two production systems: the Centauro–Brachiaira humidicola cv. …”
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