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Scale-wide evaluation and promotion of improved teff technologies under dryland scenario: Economic profitability, farmers’ preference and constraints in Northeast Amhara, Ethiopia

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
Despite number of improved teff varieties with their production package (teff technologies, here after) are released/recommended for dryland areas, failure to integrate farmers’ desired traits and profitability analysis weakened their adoption rate ...
Ademe Mihiretu, Lijalem Abebaw
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Assessment of the use of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach by farmers to manage climate risk in Mali and Senegal [PDF]

, 2018
Recently, a new approach to extension and climate information services, namely Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) has been developed.
Amegnaglo, Bayala, CCAFS, CCAFS, Clarkson, Dabiré, Dorward, Dorward, Etwire, Nikulin, Omotayo, Osbahr, Ouédraogo, Sanga, Sanogo, Sasson, Steinmuller, Tully, Vaughan, Vaughan, Zougmoré, Zougmoré   +21 more
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Entre pétrole et tourisme, la conservation participative des patrimoines locaux au Timor-Leste (Timor oriental)

Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2017
Timor-Leste, a young country with a rich cultural diversity, is betting for its future on the development of heavy infrastructure. Its cultural policies are also under construction; presently, they focus on the promotion of conventional objects that are ...
Dominique Guillaud, Laure Emperaire, Brunna Crespi, Rosalia Soares, Amandine Pequignot, Jean-Christophe Galipaud   +5 more
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At the heart of education: Re-conceptualising the idea of care in pre-school services

Encyclopaideia
If education is a process that is in relation to what is essential and necessary to life (cf. Luigina Mortari), it becomes critical to understand how schools, and in particular, pre-schools can be characterised as places of concrete expression of care ...
Ilaria Mussini
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Quand la concertation produit de l’évitement. La mise en œuvre de Natura 2000 en région Nord-Pas de Calais

Développement Durable et Territoires, 2014
During the last decade, the use of procedure based on debate has known a great development in public action. Debating, discussing, consulting together are now recognized as something necessary and more, essential. Beyond this declaration of intent, it is
Agnès Fortier
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Development of a strategic plan for food security and safety in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014
Background: Current social and environmental changes in the Arctic challenge the health and well-being of its residents. Developing evidence-informed adaptive measures in response to these changes is a priority for communities, governments and ...
Myriam Fillion, Brian Laird, Vasiliki Douglas, Linda Van Pelt, Diane Archie, Hing Man Chan   +5 more
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Navigating livelihoods and uncertainty: well-being and identity struggles in four coastal places in India and Bangladesh

Global Social Challenges Journal
Using various localized research methods in four sites in India and Bangladesh (two of them adjacent to the Sundarbans), this article from the Tapestry research project examines the political-economic and cultural basis for livelihoods. It first assesses
Terry Cannon, Hans Nicolai Adam, Jai Bhadgaonkar, Ketaki Bhadgaonkar, Shibaji Bose, Adiba Bintey Kamal, Pallab De, Rohit Jha, Sanjib Mondal   +8 more
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Community-Based Conservation Strategies for Wild Edible Plants in Turkana County, Kenya

Conservation
In arid Turkana County, over 90% of the population is food insecure, and wild edible plants (WEPs) provide 12–30% of dietary intake. However, climate change and overexploitation threaten these crucial resources. This study employed sequential qualitative
Francis Oduor, Dasel Mulwa Kaindi, George Abong, Faith Thuita, Céline Termote   +4 more
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Participatory approach for integrated basin planning with focus on disaster risk reduction : the case of the Limpopo river [PDF]

, 2011
This paper defends the idea that a participatory approach is a suitable method for basin planning integrating both water and land aspects. Assertions made are based on scientific literature review and corroborated by field experience and research carried
De Dapper, Morgan, Mannaerts, Chris M, Spaliviero, Mathias, Yachan, Antonio   +3 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source