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Lessons Learnt From WASH Action Research With Practitioners in Four Countries [PDF]
This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme, a three-year initiative (2013 -- 2015), led by IRC, to improve the effectiveness of existing hygiene promotion and community empowerment programmes of selected local Dutch WASH ...
Jeske Verhoeven, Marielle Snell
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ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah+4 more
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Report: Africa Days 2015 – 2nd Ethio-Czech Conference on Africa (Pilsen, 15.-16.10.2015) [PDF]
The conference represents an important stepping-stone in the cooperation of the Czech Centre for African Studies based at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, where the conference was organized, and the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.
Baumanova, Monika, Zahorik, Jan
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ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar+2 more
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The Finnish Development Cooperation in the Water Sector [PDF]
This report evaluates Finland's participation in the water and sanitation sector from 1995 through 2009. Drawing from previous assessments as well as original research, the authors evaluate the country's performance in the water sector of its partner ...
Bob Blankwaardt+2 more
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Abstract Premise Soil salinization is a growing global challenge that significantly reduces agricultural productivity by impairing seed germination, growth, and yield. While conventional crops have limited tolerance to high salinity, halophytes are promising biological models for developing strategies to sustain agriculture in saline environments and ...
Gyöngyi Székely, Csengele Barta
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Mulugeta Teshome,1 Abebaw Worede,2 Daniel Asmelash2 1Department of Medical Laboratory, Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Dessie, Ethiopia; 2Department of Clinical Chemistry, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and ...
Teshome M, Worede A, Asmelash D
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Eritrean Refugees in Buffalo [PDF]
Eritrea was once part of Ethiopia, but began a struggle for independence in the 1960s and finally became established as a separate country in 1993. The civil war that preceded the separation lasted for approximately 30 years, beginning while Eritrea was ...
Partnership for the Public Good
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Adolescent reproductive health and awareness of HIV among rural high school students, North Western Ethiopia. [PDF]
Ethiopia is faced with an increasing problem from HIV infection, and the vulnerability of adolescents is a key concern. There is little information on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of this age group with respect to HIV, sexually transmitted ...
Banat, Ibrahim M+3 more
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Key challenges in diagnosing anemia in high‐altitude populations include variability in hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, associated pathological conditions, altitude‐induced plasma volume changes, and environmental factors such as contamination and nutrition.
Ayoub Boulares+11 more
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