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Precision farming - consideration of reduced exposure in the pollinator risk assessment.

Published online: 17 Aug 2020

Authors: Lückmann, J. & Kaiser, S. & Blankenhagen, F. von

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Observed declines in the distribution and abundance of various insect species have moved the topic of biodiversity and the protection of honey bees, a...

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Is there a market for multi-peril crop insurance in developing countries moving beyond subsidies? Evidence from India.

Published online: 19 Jun 2019

Authors: Ghosh, R. K. & Shweta Gupta & Vartika Singh & Ward, P. S.

Content type: Bulletin

Researchers and policymakers have long understood the benefits of crop insurance but have been consistently disappointed by the poor performance of th...

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On the structural transformation of rural Africa.

Published online: 15 Mar 2017

Authors: Barrett, C. B. & Christiaensen, L. & Sheahan, M. & Shimeles, A.

Content type: Bulletin

From 2000 to 2014, per capita gross domestic product in Sub-Saharan Africa increased by almost 35 percent in real terms, doubling in some countries. S...

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Some observations on storage insects associated with sacks.

Published online: 30 Jun 1971

Authors: Hardy-smith, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary. Infestations of empty food sacks by stored-products insects were studied by examination of 350 sacks ...

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Intraspecific competition in the bean weevils Callosobruchus maculatus and Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae).

Published online: 11 Apr 1992

Authors: Giga, D. P. & Smith, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effects of intraspecific competition in Callosobruchus maculatus and C. rhodesianus on cowpeas were studied in the laboratory in order to predict whet...

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Participatory mapping reveals biocultural and nature values in the shared landscape of a Nordic UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Cusens, J. & Barraclough, A. M. D. & Måren, I. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Making the right decisions for sustainable development requires sound knowledge of the values and spatial distribution of the services co-produced by ...

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Review of climate service needs and opportunities in Rwanda.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Authors: Nyasimi, M. & Radeny, M. & Hansen, J. W.

Content type: Bulletin

The Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project, funded by USAID, aims to benefit nearly one million farmers by 2019, and transform Rwanda's rural...

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Handling the weather: insurance, savings, and credit in West Africa.

Published online: 25 Mar 2015

Authors: Nicola, F. de

Content type: Bulletin

Farmers in developing countries face a wide array of risks. Yet they often lack formal financial instruments to protect against risks. This paper exam...

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Enabling regulatory frameworks for contract farming.

Published online: 31 Oct 2018

Authors: Viinikainen, T. & Caro, C. B.

Content type: Bulletin

FAO's previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farmin...

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Mathematical epidemiology of rice dwarf virus transmitted by green rice leafhoppers: a differential equation model.

Published online: 19 Feb 1986

Authors: Nakasuji, F. & Miyai, S. & Kawamoto, H. & Kiritani, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Both the number of rice hills (clumps of tillering stalks from planted seedlings) and the density of vectors were divided into 3 categories: healthy, ...

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