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Factors affecting household decision to allocate credit for livestock production: Evidence from Ethiopia by Shiferaw, Kaleb, Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Legesse, D.

“…Second, the analysis relies on a comprehensive data set that represents the major agricultural system of the country…”
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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health - Gender Strategy by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Men face their own unique set of social and biological risks to attaining good health and nutrition. …”
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Do faba bean (Vicia faba L.) accessions from environments with contrasting seasonal moisture availabilities differ in stomatal characteristics and related traits? by Khazaei H, Street K, Santanen A, Bari, A., Stoddard FL

“…Parameters related to stomatal function and water status were measured. The dry-adapted set had bigger stomata, higher leaf relative water content (LRWC) and cooler leaves under well watered conditions. …”
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A mixed-methods evaluation of community-based healthy kitchens as social enterprises for refugee women by Sahyoun, Nadine R., Jamaluddine, Zeina, Choufani, Jowel, Mesmar, Sandra, Reese-Masterson, Amelia, Ghattas, Hala

“…The end line survey was complemented by a set of embedded open-ended questions.…”
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A field manual for soil health assessment by farmers by Govindakrishnan, P.M., Ganeshamurthy, A.N., Pawar, M., Agrawal, I., Beggi, Francesca, Rana, Jai Chand, Krishna Kumar, N.K.

“…This manual presents a set of indicators and their measurements, adapted for easy application in the field for assessing soil health. …”
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Development of nutrient management strategies based on mapping of nitrogen flows and balances in dairy production systems in Uganda by Mubiru, L.S., Romney, Dannie L., Halberg, N., Tenywa, J.S.

“…Knowledge of status of nutrient management in agricultural production systems is critical in the development of sustainable improvement options; however, in mixed dairy-crop systems in Uganda, which are gaining prevalence, the status of nutrient management is unclear. …”
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Cassava genetic resources: a global approach for conservation and use by Iglesias, C.A., Iwanaga, Masaru

“…A global conservation strategy was discussed, based on the present status of national and international cassava genetic resources programs. …”
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Foraging is determinant to improve smallholders’ food security in rural areas in Mali, West Africa by N’Danikou, S., Vodouhe, R.S., Bellon, M.R., Sidibé, A., Coulibaly, H.

“…The coping strategy index approach was used to evaluate household food security status. Non-parametric and parametric statistical tests were combined, as appropriate, to identify the most significant determinants of HFS status. …”
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Tracking indirect beneficiaries of complex development interventions in agriculture. by Okello, J.J.

“…For the purposes of this review, we define a direct beneficiary as a unit (individual or household) that is directly reached by the project and/or its partners and that meets the eligibility criteria set by the project. Such criteria can be defined in terms of poverty score, wealth index, a specific age group of children, geography, and/or pregnancy status. …”
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Investments in ICT-capital and economic performance of small and medium scale enterprises in East Africa by Chowdhury, Shyamal K.

“…In this paper, we focused on whether investments in ICTs could cause any increases in a firm's performance. We constructed a data set for two East African countries—Kenya and Tanzania for small and medium scale enterprises and focused on three performance indicators—internal rate of return, labour productivity and domestic and export market expansion. …”
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Earthworms influence the production of above- and belowground biomass and the expression of genes involved in cell proliferation and stress responses in Arabidopsis thaliana by Jana, U, Barot, Sébastien, Blouin, Manuel, Lavelle, Patrick M., Laffray, D, Repellin, A

“…To better understand the complex mechanisms of action of earthworms on plants, we set up an experimental system using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) …”
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Public and private sector partners increasingly incorporate agrobiodiversity within a food systems perspective in their work by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Its framework includes three pillars of impact: agrobiodiversity for healthy diets, agrobiodiversity for sustainable production, agrobiodiversity for future options; and three levels of measurement: commitment, actions and status.…”
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Analysis of the Biosafety System for Biotechnology in Kenya: Application of a Conceptual Framework by Traynor, Patricia L., Macharia, H. K.

“…Kenya is a signatory to the Cartagena Protocol for Biosafety, which offers a set of guidelines regarding the safe handling and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). …”
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Marketing and processing of biofortified crops In Uganda: Lessons learnt by HarvestPlus

“…The USAID-funded MENU Activity implemented by HarvestPlus Uganda set out to increase the production, marketing, and consumption of biofortified crops in Uganda as part of a broader effort to improve the nutritional status of 420,000 Ugandans, particularly women of reproductive age and of children under five. …”
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Big numbers about small children: Estimating the economic benefits of addressing undernutrition by Alderman, Harold, Behrman, Jere R., Puett, Chloe

“…While many of these studies are ultimately based on evidence from well-designed efficacy trials, all require a number of assumptions to project the impact of such trials to larger populations and to translate the value of the expected improvement in nutritional status into economic terms. This paper provides a short critique of some approaches to estimating the benefits of investments in child nutrition and then presents an alternative set of estimates based on different core data. …”
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Long-term consequences of early childhood malnutrition by Alderman, Harold, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill

“…This paper examines the impact of preschool malnutrition on subsequent human capital formation in rural Zimbabwe using a maternal fixed effects-instrumental variables (MFE-IV) estimator with a long-term panel data set. Representations of civil war and drought 'shocks' are used to identify differences in preschool nutritional status across siblings. …”
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Report of the Sixth Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee by CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee

“…The Committee reviewed the status of the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources of Food and Agriculture, and the active role in it of the Systemwide Genetic Resources Program (SGRP). …”
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System Review Follow-Up: Vision for African Agricultural Research. Report of the Joint SPAAR/FARA Task Force by CGIAR Joint SPAAR/FARA Task Force

“…The report concludes with a set of eight recommendations for action.Agenda document, CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, May 1999, discussed under the heading of Consultative Council Propositions on Science.…”
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Cadmium in cacao from Latin America and the Caribbean: A review of research and potential mitigation solutions by Meter, A., Atkinson, R.J., Laliberte, B.

“…In order to control the amount we consume, the EU has set maximum permissible levels for different foods. …”
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Identifying priority sites for the on-farm conservation of landraces and systematic diversity monitoring through an integrated multi-level hotspot analysis: the case of potatoes in... by Dawson, T., Juarez, H., Maxted, N., Haan, Stef de

“…Introduction: Effective monitoring of the in situ conservation status and change dynamics of landrace populations in their centers of origin ideally requires the identification of sites that are complementary in terms of the richness, uniqueness and coverage of genetic diversity. …”
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