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    Rice production practices

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    This paper presents the evolution of major practices in Philippine rice production over the last 100 years. These practices evolved out of the changes in the varieties introduced and planted by Filipino farmers, which subsequently altered the manner by which production and postharvest operations were done.
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    Biotechnology innovation in Kenya: where are the smallholder farmers?

    Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2007
    This study investigates the role of small holder farmers amidst the intervention of other actors in biotechnology innovation in the maize sub-sector in Kenya. 
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    Global engagements with global assessments: the case of the international assessment of agricultural knowledge, science and technology for development (IAASTD)

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    The IAASTD – the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development – which ran between 2003 and 2008, involving over 400 scientists worldwide, was an ambitious attempt to encourage local and global debate on the future of agricultural science and technology. 
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    The story of Brazil’s ethanol programme

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2014
    Launched in 1975, Brazil’s ethanol programme,Próalcool, has propelled the country towards being the world’s number one producer, user and exporter of sugarcane ethanol.Próalcoolnot only reduced national dependence on imported energy, it also bolstered the economy, created jobs and diversified the country’s renewable energy portfolio.
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    Making networks work for policy: Evidence from agricultural technology adoption in Malawi

    International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015
    Low productivity in agriculture and environmentally unsustainable farming challenges are pressing development challenges for many developing countries. Technologies that would minimize adverse environmental effects and increase long-term yields exist, but have yet to be adopted on a wide scale.
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    Livelihood diversification and entrepreneurship: an analysis of production and marketing innovations in smallholder farming in a rural Kenyan district, Mbeere

    Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2003
    This study investigates the dynamics of smallholder production and marketing innovations, against a background of farm-none-farm or rural-urban linkages, within the broader rural livelihood diversification paradigms.
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    Made by Monsanto: the corporate shaping of GM crops as a technology for the poor

    STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2008
    Genetically modified (GM, transgenic) crops have come to be widely invoked as a key technology for improving agriculture in the developing world, enhancing agricultural productivity, alleviating poverty and achieving food security at both household and global levels. Yet the types of GM crops and traits currently on the market are considered to have been designed to meet the needs of farme
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    Transforming innovation for sustainability

    Ecology and Society, 2012
    The urgency of charting pathways to sustainability that keep human societies within a "safe operating space" has now been clarified. Crises in climate, food, biodiversity, and energy are already playing out across local and global scales and are set to increase as we approach critical thresholds.
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    Governing modern agricultural biotechnology in Kenya: implications for food security

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
    This report reviews governance issues of modern biotechnology. The study used two case studies of transgenic sweet potato and Bt maize to examine how governance issues influence household and national food security in the country.
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    How traditional knowledge and technologies are contributing to climate change adaption in Lain America's mountains

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2015
    High climate variability has been a characteristic of mountain ecosystems, even before climate change concerns emerged. Indigenous cultures of Central America and the Andean region have been living in unpredictable environments for centuries. As a result, they possess a variety of knowledge and technologies that have helped them to adapt their livelihoods to increasing uncertainty and risk.

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