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Lobbying brings change by Cohen, Marc J.

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Theatre workshops help Egyptian women fish retailers lobby for their rights by WorldFish

“…An interactive theatre project has helped boost the confidence and ability of these women to lobby their local government for retail licenses to protect their safety and rights as workers. …”
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Members’ support of a cooperative’s lobbying activities : the case of Sweden’s largest forestry cooperative by Helgesson, Matilda, Svensson, Ellinor

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Impact of global value chains on tariffs and non-tariff measures in agriculture and food by Raimondi, Valentina, Pirui, Andreea, Swinnen, Johan, Olper, Alessandro

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Overcoming the challenge of land access for young farmers [Uganda] by Ayebare, Prudence

“…The Ugandan National Farmers Federation is using the Farmers Advocacy Consultation Tool to engage and empower young farmers to lobby local governments, to provide them with available land for agricultural production. …”
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Partnering to Scale Biofortified Crops in Uganda by International Potato Center

“…In addition, in partnership with Ministry of Agriculture, the National Biofortification Technical Working Group was constituted to lobby for biofortification in government.…”
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Economic linkages amond irrigation sources: A study of the beneficial role of canal seepage by Dhawan, B. D., Satya Sai, K. J. S.

“…Groundwater irrigation has been identified as the key to agricu tural transformation, and a groundwater development lobby has emerged in the country.…”
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Ensuring the continuation of traditional forest management practices in Myanmar by La-Yaung, Khun

“…The information from the study was meant to help Myay Latt and other communities strengthen their traditional forestry practices, stimulate the conservation and management of natural resources, and lobby for indigenous rights in laws and policies.…”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: C. Bonte-Friedheim by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…The minutes record decisions taken on the System-wide Program on IPM, appointment of a professional, part-time on a cost basis to lobby and negotiate at the EU on behalf of the system, overhead and pass through fees, SWNM, DG Evaluation and Board Self Evaluation. …”
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Convergent or divergent attitudes towards Swedish agricultural business development by Andersson, Lucas

“…Swedish farmers are supposed to be represented by their lobbying organisation, Swedish Farmers Association (LRF). …”
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Buy Burkinabè! Yam Pukri's Agripol advocacy platform in Burkina Faso by Ouédraogo, Sylvestre, Sawadogo, Théophile Assane

“…But the Comité Interprofessionnel du Riz du Burkina, the group mandated to lobby on the growers’ behalf, lacked the tools to put pressure on the government. …”
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Embracing political economy to enhance influence: Lessons from PIM research by Resnick, Danielle

“…Other factors may shape uptake — for instance, elections may alter priorities, ideological biases may hinder the acceptance of research findings, and vested interest groups may lobby against data-driven or evidence-informed recommendations. …”
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The power of tobacco : discipline, power and knowledge : decision to grow a controversial crop by Khumalo, Caroline Claudia Mugadza

“…The Tobacco industry finds itself in a vulnerable position as various international bodies lobby to curb its growth and consumption due to health, environmental and social concerns. …”

How standards drive taxes: the political economy of tailpipe pollution by Gulati, Sumeet, Roy, Devesh

“…This higher demand increases the incentives for consumers to lobby for lower consumption tax. Under certain conditions, this political link is large enough to result in a complementary relationship between the two policies in equilibrium. …”
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Efforts of researchers and other stakeholders to manage an unfolding epidemic: Lessons from potato purple top in Ecuador by Navarrete, I., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Andrade-Piedra, J.L., Struik, P.C.

“…Poor coordination between scientists and other stakeholders, and lack of political lobby hindered the diagnosis and development of management strategies for purple top. …”
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Multistakeholder platforms for integrated landscape governance: The case of Kalomo District, Zambia by Siangulube, Freddie, Ros-Tonen, Mirjam, Reed, James, Moombe, Kaala, Sunderland, Terence

“…At the national level, MSPs benefit from broad actor presence and opportunities to lobby for policy and institutional change. Legally instituted MSPs at the district level provide a bridge between national policy development and local resource governance. …”
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Agroforestry Matches the Evolving Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Agenda in Asia and Africa by Noordwijk, M. van, Catacutan, D.C., Duguma, L.A., Pham, T.T., Leimona, B., Dewi, S., Bayala, J., Minang, Peter A.

“…The potential contribution of agroforestry to the climate change mitigation and adaptation agenda has been slow to be recognized and effectively supported, as agroforestry existed on farm and in landscapes, but not yet in the world of policy documents, government statistics and sectoral lobby groups. The articulation of the 17 sustainable development goals that transcend sectoral claims for prioritization and call for results-oriented investment of public funds has made it easier for the adaptation and mitigation agendas to synergize. …”
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Modeling the dynamics of landscapes and livelihoods in Malinau District, Indonesia by Suwarno, A., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…While there will undoubtedly be losers with such development (e.g. hunter-gatherers relying on non-timber forest products; those who are displaced by plantation expansion; the conservation lobby), the current incentives are likely to drive forest conversion.…”
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Konsumenters inställning till ett slopat beteskrav by Gustafsson, Gulli

“…The Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) has decided to lobby for a change in the grazing legislation. LRF argues that the legislation prevents dairy farmers from developing and being financially competitive internationally. …”
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Development and commercialization of the green muscle biopesticide by Douthwaite, Boru, Langewald, J., Harris, J.

“…LUBILOSA project management and donors have shown themselves very aware of this reality by proposing and funding a “stewardship” phase for the project to both lobby the constituency and keep it together during the early adoption 4 phase, as well as to ensure a seamless transfer of researcher knowledge about Green Muscle to the private sector manufacturers. …”
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