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Food Environment Atlas

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The Atlas currently includes 90 indicators of the food environment in the US. The year and geographic level of the... see more

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USDA Economic Research Service
Date Created:
March 30, 2010
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October 28, 2015
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Gapminder Agriculture

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Gapminder Agriculture is a collection of 700 indicators from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on production of... see more

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Animation
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Gapminder
Date Created:
June 7, 2012
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June 7, 2012
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Global Focus on Knowledge 2007 / Energy and the Earth

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This is an online course from the University of Tokyo OpenCourseWare project entitled "Energy and the Earth". Suitable... see more

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Online Course
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June 9, 2011
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January 9, 2015
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Safer Tractor Operations for Emergency and Rescue Personnel

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Emergency workers can be called to some strange places. Any call can bring them into situations they may not have... see more

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Environmental Safety and Health
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April 2, 2009
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July 24, 2017
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Safety for Fish Farm Workers

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"This video covers hazards posed by many kinds of equipment and environments encountered by fish farm workers, including... see more

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Catfish Farmers of America
Date Created:
April 2, 2009
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July 15, 2010
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Tipping the Balance: Policies to shape agriculture investments and markets in favour of small-scale farmers

Tipping the Balance: Policies to shape agriculture investments and markets in favour of small-scale farmers icon

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Bill Vorley; Lorenzo Cotula; Man-Kwun Chan
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
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February 3, 2014
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2011 Global Hunger Index: The Challenge of Hunger: Taming Price Spikes and Excessive Food Price Volatility

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Klaus von Grebmer, et al.
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
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February 3, 2014
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Bioline International

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Features 30 peer-reviewed journals from Brazil, China, India, Inodesia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.... see more

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Bioline International
Date Created:
January 28, 2008
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December 20, 2019
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Development Experience Database

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Provides access to abstracts and full text documents from USAID, including:Reports, development project documents, and... see more

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March 17, 2008
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December 23, 2014
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Digital Commons Network: [Open Access] Life Sciences Commons

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The Digital Commons Network: Life Sciences Commons contains 131,300+ Open Access full-text articles pertaining to Life... see more

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Collection
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Digital Commons Network: Life Sciences Commons
Date Created:
October 6, 2016
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May 18, 2021
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Global Challenges: Wiley Online Library

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Wiley Online Library has launched Global Challenges (2015), a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary open access journal that... see more

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Open (Access) Journal-Article
Author:
Georg Feulner, Peter Lund, Spencer Henson, Steven J. Hoffman, John-Arne Rottingen, and David Butler
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October 25, 2015
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January 1, 2020
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Chesapeake Project: Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum

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Faculty from across the University of Maryland are working to integrate sustainability into their courses. The following... see more

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University of Maryland; University of Maryland
Date Created:
June 1, 2016
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February 26, 2017
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2010 Global Hunger Index : The Challenge of Hunger : Focus on the Crisis of Child Undernutrition

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
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Yisehac Yohannes
Date Created:
January 22, 2014
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January 13, 2015
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Libraries and the Sacredness of Community

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SustainRT Online Education Team Webinar, 5/19/2016. A talk by Rachael Shea, librarian, about the sacredness of nature and... see more

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Rachael Shea; Madeleine Charney
Date Created:
May 20, 2016
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February 26, 2017
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Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth, Green Jobs and the Greening of Economies in Asia | SpringerLink

Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth, Green Jobs and the Greening of Economies in Asia | SpringerLink icon

This book presents an overview of the main research findings and case studies concerning education and skills for... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Rupert Maclean; Shanti Jagannathan; Brajesh Panth
Date Created:
May 14, 2018
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May 27, 2021
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 1: Introduction to Agriculture

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This Farmers' Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

Material Type:
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Author:
Maina Muniafu
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
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June 12, 2018
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 2: Management of Agricultural Resources

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 2: Management of Agricultural Resources icon

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

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Maina Muniafu
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May 3, 2012
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 3: Agricultural Policies in Kenya

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 3: Agricultural Policies in Kenya icon

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

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Maina Muniafu
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May 3, 2012
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 4: Specific Applications and Impacts of Agricultural Policies

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 4: Specific Applications and Impacts of Agricultural Policies icon

This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

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Maina Muniafu
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May 3, 2012
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June 12, 2018
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 - Structure of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies. Lesson 5: Maximizing Benefits from and Influencing Policies

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This Farmers’ Agribusiness training course has been developed to help both farmers and farmer organisations. Its... see more

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Maina Muniafu
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May 3, 2012
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 2 Supplementary Reading. Kenya: Agricultural Sector Adjustment Operation 11 - Project Performance Evaluation Report (PPER)

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 2 Supplementary Reading. Kenya: Agricultural Sector Adjustment Operation 11 - Project Performance Evaluation Report (PPER) icon

This is a Programme Performance Evaluation Report (PPER) of the Second Agricultural Sector Adjustment Operation (ASAO II)... see more

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Author:
L Merid; EKN Mpande
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
Date Modified:
June 10, 2019
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 2 Supplementary Reading. Republic of Kenya Ministry of Agriculture: The Ministry at a Glance

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 2 Supplementary Reading. Republic of Kenya Ministry of Agriculture: The Ministry at a Glance icon

This document provides the historical background to the Ministry of Agriculture, strategic objectives, organisational... see more

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Author:
Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Kenya
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
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June 10, 2019
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 2 Supplementary Reading. Republic of Kenya: Agricultural Sector Development Strategy 2010-2020

Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 2 Supplementary Reading. Republic of Kenya: Agricultural Sector Development Strategy 2010-2020 icon

The Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS) is the overall national policy document for the sector ministries and... see more

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Government of Kenya
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
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June 12, 2018
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Farmer's Agribusiness Training Course: Module 1 Lesson 3 Supplementary Reading. Trends in Regional Agricultural Productivity in Kenya

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The objectives of this paper are threefold: (1) to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in agricultural... see more

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Author:
TS Jayne; James K Nyoro
Date Created:
May 3, 2012
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June 12, 2018
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