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ABSTRACT The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is the latest in a series of initiatives aimed at modernizing small‐scale farming to address food insecurity and poverty, yet AGRA has fallen short of its goals. This study explores whether these shortcomings might stem from flawed assumptions in AGRA's theory of change—assumptions long ...
Daniel Tobin +3 more
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The Americanization of Nigerian English spelling and punctuation
Abstract Spelling is the most standardized level of language, and prescriptive spelling norms in former British colonies often advocate adherence to British spelling norms which differs from the local linguistic reality. Hence, recent research on the evolution of postcolonial Englishes and the Americanization of Englishes worldwide has questioned the ...
Temitayo Olatoye
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Societal Impact Statement Maize is one of the most consumed grains worldwide. Its production and international trade are expected to continue increasing because of its use as animal fodder and direct human food.
Diana Alejandra Méndez Rojas
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Möjlighetsstrukturer och excellens
American private foundations played a special role in the internationalization of European social science research during the inter-war years. Especially the Rockefeller Foundation (RF) brought forward its reform-oriented vision of the social sciences ...
Niskanen Kirsti
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This article examines how international scientific cooperation addressed the malaria pandemic in the 1920s, focusing on the local context of Catania, Sicily, and a study trip to Sicily by the League of Nations Malaria Commission. In 1925, the Rockefeller
Faust Lene, Franke Christian
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“Las cosas útiles y magníficas”
Dossier: Literatura, viajeros e historia del paisaje en la Argentina Ponencias y comentarios sobre el libro Los viajeros ingleses y la emergencia de la literatura argentina, de Adolfo Prieto, en el Coloquio “Diseñar el saber: de Humboldt a las redes ...
María Teresa Gramuglio
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Tratamiento quirúrgico de las hidrocefalias no neoplásicas
A. Bachs Fornes, A. Earl Walker
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From working collections to the World Germplasm Project: agricultural modernization and genetic conservation at the Rockefeller Foundation. [PDF]
Curry HA.
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