Genebank tools for efficient management of viral infections in tropical clonal crops
Plant viruses cause considerable damage in agriculture through high losses in yield or productivity, and quality of crops. Unfortunately, there are...
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Indias national maternity benefit cash transfer program and child anthropometry
This study evaluates the impact of India’s Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), the world’s largest rights-based conditional cash transfer...
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Whats on the menu A review of school meal quality across 29 countries
Objective: The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) – the coexistence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity – poses a critical global health...
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Yield constraints in Ethiopias cereal production systems
Abstract Context Cereals are of strategic importance for food and nutrition security in Ethiopia. Considerable yield gains have been reported in the...
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Water Governance Challenges for Climate Change Adaptation in the Major and Medium Irrigation Sector
This chapter examines how improved management practices could be has been incorporated into various adaptation interventions in major and medium...
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Sri Lanka political economic and institutional setting
Sri Lanka has experienced impressive socioeconomic development in recent decades. It boasts one of the highest literacy rates and per capita gross...
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Role and need for climate information services in climate change adaptation
Climate Information Services, a key platform for reducing the impacts of climate vulnerability, is an important source of information access and...
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Climateinduced vulnerability and risk mapping in Sri Lanka using historical hazard events
This chapter traces the climate variability-induced vulnerabilities and risks of disasters in Sri Lanka in the past and assesses the implications of...