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Using publicly available social and spatial data to evaluate progress on REDD+ social safeguards in Indonesia by Jagger, P., Rana, P.

“…Countries are grappling with how to monitor and evaluate the social impacts of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) at national and sub-national scales as they develop REDD+ safeguard information systems (SIS). …”
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HCID: Global Grid Cell Identification System at Multiple Spatial Resolutions by International Food Policy Research Institute, University of California, Davis

“…Assigning 0 starting at the upper-left corner (longitude: -180.0, latitude: 90.0) with a geographic projection, for example, CELL5M ranges up to 9,331,199 at the lower-right corner (longitude: 180.0, latitude: -90.0). …”
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Voluntarism as an investment in human, social and financial capital: Evidence from a farmer-to-farmer extension program in Kenya by Kiptot, Evelyne, Franzel, Steven

“…These factors are key to ensuring the sustainability of farmer-to-farmer extension programs beyond the projects’ lifespan.…”
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Cost-effective methods for accurate determination of sea level rise vulnerability: a Solomon Islands example by Albert, S., Abernethy, K.A., Gibbes B, Grinham A, Tooler N, Aswani S

“…These data, with a horizontal resolution of ’90m and a vertical accuracy of 65–10 m, are generally unsuitable for local-scale planning and adaption projects. To address this disparity, low-cost ground-based techniques were tested and applied to accurately determine coastal topography in the Solomon Islands. …”
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Recommendation domains to scale out climate change adaptation in cocoa production in Ghana by Bunn, Christian, Läderach, Peter R.D., Quaye, Amos, Sander, Muilerman, Noponen, Martin R.A., Lundy, Mark M.

“…Areas in the Western, Central and Eastern regions will likely become hotter and wetter. Each of these projected impacts will require site-specific adaptation strategies matching the degree of impacts. …”
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Welfare and poverty impacts of aquaculture growth by Rashid, Shahidur, Minot, Nicholas, Lemma, Solomon

“…Aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest growing food-producing sectors, and its share in global fish consumption by humans is projected to grow to more than 60 percent by 2030 (FAO 2014). …”
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The hurdles of service delivery integration in a pluralistic landscape: the Cameroonian cocoa sector by Kenfack Essougong, U. P., Mathé, S., Slingerland, M., Degrande, A., Masso, C., Ngome Tata, P. I., Leeuwis, C.

“…Practical Implications To accelerate the transition to sustainable cocoa production systems, it is necessary to develop holistic and integrated solutions, and to increase synergies and inclusiveness in service delivery. …”
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Breeding for plant‐based proteins in pulse and legume crops: Perspectives, challenges and opportunities by Cordoba, H. A., Sadohara, R., Gali, K. K., Zhou, J., Hart, J., Alexandre, A. C. Silveira, Cichy, K., Wilker, Jennifer, Dohle, S., Mukankusi, Clare, Warkentin, T. D., Rajcan, I., Eskandari, M., Marsolais, F., Vandemark, G., von Wettberg, E., Palanichamy, D., Thomassin, P., Diepenbrock, C. H., Nickerson, M., Orsat, V., Osorno, J. M., Hoyos‐Villegas, V.

“…Abstract The consumption of plant proteins is increasing worldwide as a viable alternative to animal‐derived proteins in the marketplace. The projected increase in global population to at least 10 billion by 2050 is placing greater pressure on the food supply, particularly due to the rising demand for large‐scale protein production. …”
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El Nino visto por las ciencias sociales: propuestas de investigacion, climatic and hydrological effects of El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events at regional and local scales by Katz, E., Goloubinoff, M., Lammel, A.

“…Second, in most societies, people have developed a good indigenous knowledge of the local climate, its variations, seasons, meteorological phenomena, climate change and weather forecasting. …”
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What Do We Know about Surface Proteins of Chicken Parasites Eimeria? by Britez, Jesica Daiana, Rodriguez, Anabel Elisa, Di Ciaccio, Lucia Soledad, Marugán-Hernandez, Virginia, Tomazic, Mariela Luján

“…In a changing world, this sector is facing new challenges, such as a projected increase in demand, higher standards of food quality and safety, and reduction of environmental impact. …”
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Utvärdering av radiologiska kriterier för att bedöma tillståndet ileus på hund by von Delwig, Charlotta

“…This measurement is a ratio of the diameter of the small intestine, divided by the height of the body of the fifth lumbar vertebra, measured on a lateral projection. Their conclusion was that, using their method, the number 1,6 should be considered upper limit for a normal diameter of the small intestine, with 2,0 as a definite ileus. …”

Hur kan företag bidra till ett ökat djurskydd? – implementering av djurskydd i företags CSR-arbete by Ullvig, Mirja

“…The way of working with animal welfare varied among the participants; e.g. avoiding some or all material of animal origin, contributing to developing control systems for animal material, only eat animal products manufactured in Sweden, have control- and animal welfare programs and sponsor relevant projects and research within the area. …”
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Transdisciplinary research approaches for crop science research: theory, practice, and implications for research design by Amoak, Daniel, Najjar, Dina, Belcher, Brian

“…This field has also been criticized for the lack of coherence when it comes to defining problems due to differing perspectives from stakeholders which undermines projected gains of breed programs (Brandt et al., 2013). …”
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Rising demand for biofuel feedstock: Sweet sorghum's role in future energy markets by Nedumaran, Swamikannu, Habyarimana, Ephrem

“…With biofuel blending mandates in major economies such as the US, Brazil, China, and India, global biofuel demand is projected to increase from 203 MT in 2024 to 224 MT by 2030. …”
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Livestock-environment interactions under intensifying production by Staal, Steven J., Ehui, Simeon K., Tanner, J.C.

“…As human populations continue to grow, the intensification of agricultural production is occurring in order to maintain food consumption and rural income levels in developing countries. The demand for livestock products is generally income-elastic, so that, with increases in real incomes in most regions, the demand for livestock products is growing as well, resulting in greater projected numbers of both ruminant and monogastric livestock. …”
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Uso de depredadores como agentes de control biológico para insectos plaga by Kondo, Takumasa, Rincón, Diego F., Pérez Álvarez, Ricardo, Vásquez Ordóñez, Aymer Andrés, González F., Guillermo

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Technical Advisory Committee Twenty-Fourth Meeting, 1-8 July 1980: Draft Report by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…TAC recommended further attention to off campus activities by the System Review, particularly to coordination of regional programs and national projects across centers and the interaction of core and special funding.Following up on an ad hoc consultation on aquaculture research organized by FAO, TAC supported further discussions to identifying research priorities, leading toward a mechanism for international support. …”
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CGIAR Eleventh Meeting, International Centers Week, Washington, D.C., July 29-30, 1976: Informal Summary of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…In connection with the System Review and the 1976 Integrative Report the Group discussed: special projects; cost-benefit analysis of agricultural research; multiyear budgets; restricted contributions; and center working capital.Sir John Crawford reported on the twelfth and thirteenth meetings of the TAC. …”
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Convergence and Self-Help Groups: Conduits for advancing gender equality and social inclusion in agri-food systems by Munshi, Sugandha, Kumar, Ashok, Kumar, Virender

“…A detailed strategy developed created an inclusive pathway in outreach. …”
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Global Millet Trends, Outlook, Challenges, and Opportunities by Deevi, Kumara Charyulu, Swamikannu, Nedumara, Padmanabhan, Jyosthnaa

“…Except Asia region, rest of the millet growing regions in the globe are expected to supply the projected demanded of millets in their respective regions. …”
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