Accurate crop varietal identification is the backbone of any high-quality assessment of outcomes and impacts. Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties have important nutritional differences, and there is a strong interest to identify nutritionally superior varieties for dissemination. In agricultu...
Kosmowski, F.
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Aragaw, A.
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Kilian, A.
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Ambel, A.
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Ilukor, J.
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Yigezu, B.
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Stevenson, J.
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[Varietal identification in household surveys: results from three household-based methods against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting in southern Ethiopia.]
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Varietal identification in household surveys: results from three household-based methods against the benchmark of DNA fingerprinting in southern Ethiopia.
Avouhou, H.T.
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Vodouhe, R.S.
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Dansi, M.
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Bellon, M.
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Kpeki, B.
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[Ethnobotanical factors influencing the use and management of wild edible plants in agricultural environments in Benin]
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Ethnobotanical factors influencing the use and management of wild edible plants in agricultural environments in Benin
Gockowski, J.
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Nyemeck, J.
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Florent, D.K.
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Nkamleu, G.B.
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[Income and collective action: group sales and farmer field schools in the cocoa sectors of Cameroon and Cote dIvoire]
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Income and collective action: group sales and farmer field schools in the cocoa sectors of Cameroon and Cote dIvoire
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Jambo, I.
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Michalscheck, Mirja
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Bedi, S.M.
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Rio, T. del
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Álvarez, S.
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Timler, Carl J.
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[Diversity among smallholder farms and households—Consequences for trade-offs, trajectories, targeting and scaling]
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Diversity among smallholder farms and households—Consequences for trade-offs, trajectories, targeting and scaling
Development partners and public investors assume that spate irrigation reduces household poverty and malnutrition. This article examines whether the poverty profiles of smallholder farmers and the nutritional outcomes of their children have improved as a result of using spate irrigation. The stud...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Mulugeta, A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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[Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia]
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Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia
Limitations of both the market and the state have caused a growing interest in the potentialities of local-level collective action for development. The burgeoning literature on collective action suffers from two main weaknesses. First, theoretical studies typically fail to describe inter-agent in...
Gaspart, F.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Melard, C.
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Platteau, J.P.
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[Livestock Policy Analysis Brief no. 12. Participation in the construction of a local public good with indivisibilities: An application to watershed development in Ethiopia]
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Livestock Policy Analysis Brief no. 12. Participation in the construction of a local public good with indivisibilities: An application to watershed development in Ethiopia
The Kalu Ganga Basin in Sri Lanka is generally flooded once a year. A network of low-lying lands acts as natural retention and storage that captures floodwater, minimizing damage. An increase in the flood frequency has been observed in recent years. It is commonly perceived that this increase is ...
Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Thilakarathne, M.
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[Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka]
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Actual and perceived causes of flood risk: climate versus anthropogenic effects in a wet zone catchment in Sri Lanka
Birnholz, Celine A.
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Braslow, Juliet
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Koge, Jessica
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Sommer, Rolf
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Paul, Birthe K.
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[Rapid climate smartness assessment of GIZ soil protection and rehabilitation technologies in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, and India.]
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Rapid climate smartness assessment of GIZ soil protection and rehabilitation technologies in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, and India.
Presents study carried out to evaluate how different households have fared over time in the communities. The aim of the study was to determine the proportions of households that Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? The study presents results fr...
Mango, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Omolo, Abisalom
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Arunga, M.
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[Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya]
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Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya