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A Standard Methodology for Evaluation of Mechanical Maize Seed Meters for Smallholder Farmers Comparing Devices from Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia by Van Loon, Jelle, Krupnik, Timothy J., López-Gómez, Jesús A., Timsina, Jagadish, Govaerts, Bram

“…Precision planting represents an opportunity for farmers to increase income. Seeders and associated seed meters are prerequisite to achieve optimal plant…”
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Sustainable agricultural mechanization in Timor-Leste: status, challenges and further action by Van Loon, Jelle, Flores Rojas, Mayling

“…Despite many efforts over two decades of independence, Timor-Leste's cereal production and agricultural productivity have decreased dramatically, reflected by…”
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One CGIAR and the Integrated Agri-food Systems Initiative: From short-termism to transformation of the world's food systems by Govaerts, Bram, Negra, Christine, Camacho Villa, Tania Carolina, Chavez Suarez, Xiomara, Espinosa, Anabell Diaz, Fonteyne, Simon, Gardeazabal, Andrea, Gonzalez, Gabriela, Gopal Singh, Ravi, Kommerell, Victor, Kropff, Wietske, Lopez Saavedra, Victor, Mena Lopez, Georgina, Odjo, Sylvanus, Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Van Loon, Jelle, Vega, Daniela, Verhulst, Nele, Woltering, Lennart, Jahn, Molly, Kropff, Martin

“…Agri-food systems are besieged by malnutrition, yield gaps, and climate vulnerability, but integrated, research-based responses in public policy, agricultural,…”
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Review of agronomic research on the milpa, the traditional polyculture system of Mesoamerica by Fonteyne, Simon, Castillo Caamal, José B., Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, Van Loon, Jelle, Espidio Balbuena, Juan, Osorio Alcalá, Leodegario, Martínez Hernández, Fermin, Odjo, Sylvanus, Verhulst, Nele

“…The milpa system is the basis of traditional agriculture in Mesoamerica. It is based on a polyculture of maize ( Zea mays L.), bean ( Phaseolus spp.) and…”
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Precision for Smallholder Farmers: A Small-Scale-Tailored Variable Rate Fertilizer Application Kit by Van Loon, Jelle, Speratti, Alicia, Gabarra, Louis, Govaerts, Bram

“…Precision agriculture technology at the hands of smallholder farmers in the developing world is often deemed far-fetched. Low-resource farmers, however, are…”
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Disaggregating the Value of Conservation Agriculture to Inform Smallholder Transition to Sustainable Farming: A Mexican Case Study by Monjardino, Marta, López-Ridaura, Santiago, Van Loon, Jelle, Mottaleb, Khondoker Abdul, Kruseman, Gideon, Zepeda, Adaír, Hernández, Erick Ortiz, Burgueño, Juan, Singh, Ravi Gopal, Govaerts, Bram, Erenstein, Olaf

“…Conservation Agriculture (CA) is promoted by research and development (R&D) agencies to sustainably intensify agricultural systems with the goals of improving…”
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Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems: Case studies from sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America by Van Loon, Jelle, Woltering, Lennart, Krupnik, Timothy J., Baudron, Frédéric, Boa, Maria, Govaerts, Bram

“…There is great untapped potential for farm mechanization to support rural development initiatives in low- and middle-income countries. As technology transfer…”
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Supporting a systems approach to scaling for all; insights from using the Scaling Scan tool by Woltering, Lennart, Valencia Leñero, Eva M., Boa-Alvarado, Maria, Van Loon, Jelle, Ubels, Jan, Leeuwis, Cees

“…Approaches to scaling are persistently linear and focus on a single innovation, an innovator to control the scaling process, and a purpose driven by donor…”
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Erratum: Van Loon, J., et al. Precision for Smallholder Farmers: A Small-Scale-Tailored Variable Rate Fertilizer Application Kit. Agriculture, 2018, 8, 48 by Van Loon, Jelle, Speratti, Alicia B., Gabarra, Louis, Govaerts, Bram

“…The authors wish to correct the following erratum in this paper [...]…”
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Estimating the parameters of a 3-D root distribution function from root observations with the trench profile method: case study with simulated and field-observed root data by Vansteenkiste, Joachim, Van Loon, Jelle, Garré, Sarah, Pagès, Loïc, Schrevens, Eddie, Diels, Jan

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Root length density (RLD) is a parameter that is difficult to measure, but crucial to estimate water and nutrient uptake by plants. In…”
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Estimating the parameters of a 3-D root distribution function from root observations with the trench profile method: case study with simulated and field-observed root data by Vansteenkiste, Joachim, Van Loon, Jelle, Garre, Sarah, Pages, Loic, Schrevens, Eddie, Diels, Jan

“…Background and aims Root length density (RLD) is a parameter that is difficult to measure, but crucial lo estimate water and nutrient uptake by plants. In this…”
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