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The political economy of MGNREGS spending in Andhra Pradesh by Sheahan, Megan, Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B., Narayanan, Sudha

“…This paper uses expenditure data at the local level in Andhra Pradesh from India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rights-based program distributing both public and private goods, to investigate the relationship between voting outcomes and program intensity in the seven years straddling a major election. …”
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Clustering for Global Market Access in Bangladesh: Follow-Up Phone Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The objective of the phone survey was to investigate cluster survival (following the end of the cluster implementation project), and what characteristics and dynamics distinguish surviving clusters from those that do not. …”
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A model of reporting and controlling outbreaks by public health agencies by Saak, Alexander E., Hennessy, David A.

“…For different values of the parameters it can be socially optimal to subsidize or tax requests for additional investigations and confirmatory testing.…”
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How inclusive are smallholder farmers’ access to Digital Agricultural Platforms? Lessons from the EzyAgric Digital Platform in Uganda by Ajambo, Susan, Kikulwe, Enoch, Birachi, Eliud, Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng

“…This study investigates the barriers to accessing digital agricultural platforms in Uganda, focusing on EzyAgric. …”
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Initiatives for rural development through collective action: the case of household participation in group activities in the highlands of Central Kenya by Kariuki, Gatarwa, Place, Frank

“…The study suggests that where institutions and policies that promote individual or private sector growth are weak, collective action can help to overcome these weaknesses and connect individuals in these institutions and policies.…”
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The role of home gardens in promoting multi-functional agriculture in Hungary by Birol, Ekin, Bela, György, Smale, Melinda

“…This paper reports the results of an interdisciplinary project investigating the economic value of home gardens of over 400 farmers in rural Hungary. …”
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Genetics driven interventions for ex situ conservation of Red Jungle fowl (Gallus gallus murghi) populations in India by Mukesh, Fernandes, M., Han Jianlin, Sathyakumar, S.

“…Genetics driven interventions (GDI) are imperative for ex situ conservation to exhort long-term sustenance of small and isolated populations in captivity as they are more prone to an increased extinction risk due to inbreeding and genetic drift. We investigated constitutive genetic attributes of four captive Red Junglefowl (RJF) populations in India, to facilitate the prioritization of the birds to formulate an effective breeding action plan. …”
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Jatropha developments in Mozambique: analysis of structural conditions influencing Nicheregime interactions by Slingerland, Maja, Schut, Marc

“…This article investigates the transition dynamics related to Jatropha developments in Mozambique. …”
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A study of the recycling and separation systems for waste materials in Asia by Björklund, Britta

“…The aim of the study was to give an overview of the recycling and separation systems for packaging materials of paper and plastic in some key Asian countries. The study also investigated if the systems are compatible with BillerudKorsnäs’ sustainability strategy. …”
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Water compositions and attitudes to a rooftop rainwater harvesting system : a minor field study in Killarlahalli, India by Jan-Ers, Lina

“…It is also to investigate the mineral content and total organic carbon, TOC in rainwater. …”

Traktstorlek före och efter omarrondering i Dalarnas län -frågor kring Lantmäteriets båtnadsberäkning by Mikaelsson, Fredrik

“…These two things have been investigated. The investigated area has been Djura parish in Leksand´s municipality and Gagnef´s- and Mockfjärd´s parishes in Gagnef´s municipality over the years between 1991 to 1993 and 2010 to 2011. …”
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Skogsvårdsstöd : växande eller igenväxande skogar? by Wictorin, Per

Perceptions of groundwater degradation and mitigation responses in the Haouaria region in Tunisia by Mekki, I., Ghazouani, Wafa, Closas, Alvar, Molle, Francois

“…The paper starts by investigating the historical context of groundwater development and the progressive degradation of the resource. …”
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Stakeholders' perceptions on sustainability transition pathways of the cocoa value chain towards improved livelihood of small-scale farming households in Cameroon by Vogel, C., Mathé, S., Geitzenauer, M., Ndah, H.T., Sieber, S., Bonatti, M., Lana, M.

“…This exploratory research investigates potential future pathways for the cocoa sector in Cameroon by mapping the perceptions of actors involved in the socio-technical regime. …”
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Does institution type affect access to finance for cassava actors in Nigeria? by Okoruwa, V.O., Abass, A., Akin-Olagunju, O.A., Akinola, N.A.

“…In line with the results, Nigeria should champion private-sector-led credit provision through appropriate policies aimed at improving the capacity of the institutions. …”
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Looking beyond the obvious: Uncovering the features of natural resource conflicts in Uganda by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Markelova, Helen

“…Disputes over land, water, forests, rangelands, and other resources, both privately and commonly-held, are omnipresent across Africa and increasing in number due to the socioeconomic and environmental changes happening on micro- and macro-levels. …”
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Special section: land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: introduction, overview and synthesis by Campbell, Bruce M., Costanza, R., Belt, M. van den

“…One of the aims was to investigate the use of modeling to achieve integration among disciplines. …”
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Land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: Introduction, overview and synthesis by Campbell, Bruce M., Costanza, R., Belt, M. van den

“…One of the aims was to investigate the use of modelling to achieve integration among disciplines. …”
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Cost benefit analysis of wind and hydro power CDM projects in China by Shao, Chunyan

“…Furthermore, sensitivity analysis is applied to investigate how a change in discount rates impacts net benefits and the benefit-cost ratio.…”
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Sociala interaktioner hos katter i grupphållning på ett svenskt katthem by Östlund, Petronella

“…Many homeless and private owned cats are relinquished to cat shelters. …”
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