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Drivers of change in fragile environments: challenges to governance in Indian wetlands by Narayanan, N.C., Venot, Jean-Philippe

“…In densely populated coastal wetlands with rich biodiversity, multiple, but generally competing, economic activities are common. …”
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Policy options for market-oriented livestock production by smallholder producers: The Casren Project by Lapar, Ma. Lucila

“…We present a model of household entry into markets where smallholders make decisions about participation (whether to sell quantities of products) and supply (how much of the various quantities to sell). …”
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A spatially predictive logistic regression model for occurrence of theileriosis outbreaks in Zimbabwe by Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Duchateau, L., Kruska, Russell L., Ushewokunze-Obatolu, U., Perry, Brian D.

“…They can also be applied to the predicition of the probability of the occurrence of future disease events. Decision making in animal disease control is constrained by cost-benefit considerations, which in turn should take into account the probability of the occurrence of particular disease events. …”
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From global economic modelling to household level analyses of food security and sustainability: How big is the gap and can we bridge it? by Wijk, Mark T. van

“…Policy and decision makers have to make difficult choices to improve the food security of local people against the background of drastic global and local changes. …”
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Review of CCAFS Capacity Enhancement activities by Climate Futures

“…Decision-influencers’ access to information (Climate Futures definition). …”
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Anthropologists and participatory research in research for development projects: case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana and Burkina Faso [Abstract only] by Debevec, Liza, Salzer, A.K.

“…While participation is believed to offer an alternative to top-down decision making, it can, in some cases actually reinforce such decision-making processes and power differences. …”
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Examining the drivers of agricultural experimentation among smallholder farmers in Malawi by Hockett, M., Richardson, Robert

“…Moreover, management decisions are influenced by a combination of local knowledge, expert recommendations and on-farm experimentation. …”
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Water policy in Canada by Horbulyk, Theodore M.

“…Canada’s provincial, territorial and federal governments face key water policy decisions about the process of water allocation and the outcomes associated with alternative approaches. …”
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Coffee and cocoa value chains: Gender dynamics in Peru and Nicaragua by Gumucio, Tatiana, Yore, Hannah, Mello, Denyse, Loucel, Claudia

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Mapping regional livelihood benefits from local ecosystem services assessments in rural Sahel by Malmborg, Katja, Sinare, Hanna, Kautsky, Elin Enfors, Ouédraogo, Issa, Gordon, Line J.

“…We develop a method to extrapolate results from a previously published village scale ecosystem services assessment to a higher administrative level, relevant for land use decision making. The method combines remote sensing (using a hybrid classification method) and interviews with community members. …”
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Suelos de la amazonía peruana: su potencial de uso y de desarrollo by Benites, José R.

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Opciones tecnológicas para el manejo racional de suelos en la selva peruana by Sánchez, Pedro A., Benites, José R.

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Skötselavtal eller sköta graven själv by Ivarsson, Kristina

“…The characteristics that are affecting consumer behaviour and the buyer decision process are presented in the theoretical part of this study. …”
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Farmers' willingness to adopt silvopasture practices : investigating compensation claims using a contingent valuation approach among Swedish cattle producers by Opdenbosch, Harold

“…The theory of planned behaviour was additionally used to explain how underlying psychological constructs influence farmers’ decisions to adopt silvopasture practices. It is found that the adoption decision is negatively correlated with the female gender and the belief that silvopasture leads to higher management costs, and positively correlated with the farmers’ level of education and attitude. …”

Master in Sustainable Tropical Agriculture: Trasnforming Agriculture in Latin America by Sanders, Arie, Mclean, Francis Denisse, Murillo, José Óscar, Rosas, Juan Carlos

“…This document was prepared by Arie Sanders, Francis Denisse McLean, José Óscar Murillo, and Juan Carlos Rosas. …”
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Investment in Rice Research in the CGIAR: A Global Perspective. Report of the Inter-Centre Review of Rice by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…WARDA's contribution to CGIAR priorities could be further explored before decisions on later allocations were made. Agenda document at TAC 60, and the CGIAR meeting in May 1993.…”
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Risk preference and adoption of risk management strategies: Evidence from high-value crop production in emerging economy by Khanal, Aditya R., Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani

“…Risk and risk preferences are considered as important drivers on farm management, crop choice, and land use decisions. A farmer’s choice of risk management strategies is of vital importance for the viability and continuation of the farm business. …”
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Mr. Bean: a comprehensive statistical and visualization application for modeling agricultural field trials data by Aparicio, Johan, Gezan, Salvador A., Ariza-Suarez, Daniel, Raatz, Bodo, Díaz, Santiago, Heilman-Morales, Ana, Lobaton, Juan

“…All these capabilities are designed to help plant breeders and scientist working with agricultural field trials make informed decisions more quickly. Mr.Bean is available for download at https://github.com/AparicioJohan/MrBeanApp.…”
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From Evidence to Action: Applied Economic Studies and the Crop Observatory for Breeding Rice Research by Rivera Vasco, Tatiana Carolina, Buritica Casanova, Alexander, D'croz Pardo, Silvia Alejandra, Fajardo Reyes, Nicolas, Cardona Montoya, Clara Isela, Ramos Orozco, Catalina, Vergara Lozano, Jose Daniel, Pedreros Pérez, Ricardo Andrés, Nasner Tacan, Hans, Caleno Ruiz, Edwin Ernesto, Esponda Bernal, Maria Del Mar, Ossa Arias, Luis Miguel, Benavides Garcia, Gianni Stiven, Hincapie Bucheli, Jose Luis, Andrade Lopez, Robert Santiago

“…This presentation highlights how applied economic research supports the rice breeding program by linking evidence with decision-making. Through studies on farmers’ trait preferences, consumer willingness to pay for biofortified rice, and impacts of climate forecasts, technical assistance, and input subsidies, the research identifies what drives technology adoption and productivity gains. …”
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Andes Basin Focal Project by Mulligan, M., Rubiano, J., Hyman, Glenn G., Gabriel Leon, J., Saravia, Miguel, White, D., Vargas, V., Selvaraj, Michael Gomez, Andrew Farrow, C.B., Alexander Marin, J., Lucia Pulido, O., Ramírez, A., Gutiérrez, T., Saenz Cruz, L.L., Castro, A., Andersson, M.

“…It is intended to allow analysts and decision makers to test the potential onsite and offsite impacts of land and water management decisions in terms of their ability to sustain environmental services and human wellbeing. …”
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