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Design and rating of risk-contingent credit for balancing business and financial risks for Kenyan farmers by Shee, Apurba, Turvey, Calum G., You, Liangzhi

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Forecasting cocoa yields for 2050 by Kozicka, M., Tacconi, F., Horna, D., Gotor, Elisabetta

“…Based on historical cocoa yield time series, as reported by FAOStat, forecasts are made using an Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA). …”
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Seasonal Forecast Information Synthesis and Dissemination in Association with CRAFT Tanzania and AICCRA - ESA by Keizer, Menno, Kabuka, Godfrey, Demissie, Teferi Dejene

“…Jointly organized by the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa program for Eastern and Southern Africa (AICCRA-ESA) and ICPAC together with SNV in Tanzania with the following objectives: (i) To create seasonal forecasting awareness and disseminate seasonal forecasts for the upcoming growing season, (ii) Introducing the current state of sub-seasonal and seasonal forecasting and enhancing experts’ capacities in using the monthly and seasonal climate forecasting tools for the agricultural sector as shared by TMA and ICPAC. …”
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Sustainable business models for climate services provision – Learning from Senegal by Ouedraogo, Issa, Muriithi, Cyrus

“…This presentation examines sustainable business models for delivering Climate Information Services (CIS) in Senegal, drawing on CGIAR Climate Action research under AoW2 on digital advisories and climate risk management. …”
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Farmer training workshops on understanding probabilistic seasonal forecasts: Wote, Kenya, 14-16 and 20-23 September 2011 by Njiru E, Ariithi CKK, Rao, K.P.C., Mutinda D, Hansen, James

“…This report presents the work done during farmer training workshops on probabilistic seasonal forecasting and forecast-based advisories, in Wote, Makueni County, Kenya. …”
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Scaling up climate information services through public-private partnership business models by Partey, Samuel T., Nikoi, Gordon K., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…The Esoko platform also allows farmers to access a call center where CIS is delivered to them vocally in their local dialect. The forecast information included the total rainfall, the onset and end of the rainy season, and a 10-day forecast during the rainy season (Partey et al., 2018). …”
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Profitability analysis by agricultural subsector in Colombia and its business features for the 2009-2013 term by Arias Robles, Milena Esther, Mercado Fernández, Teobaldis, Feria Díaz, Jhon J.

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Designing self-sustaining early generation seed supply systems: The must-dos by Akpo, Essegbemon, Opie, Hellen, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Desmae, Haile, Muricho, Geoffrey, Midingoyi, Soul, Ntare, Bonny, Ayana, Amsalu, Ininda, Jane, Mourik, Tom A. van, Schagen, Boudy van, Okori, Patrick

“…We found that pre-securing seed market ahead of production played important role in the successful seed business. Taking different forms (e.g., pre-orders, demand forecasting, pre-aggregation of demand, joint planning,contractual agreement), it brings confidence to EGS producers to continuously invest in the business and make it profitable. …”
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Prediction of functional characteristics of gari (cassava flakes) using near-infrared reflectance spectrometry by Adesokan, Michael, Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Fawole, S., Maziya-Dixon, Busie

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WFP Innovation Accelerator: contracting report and country action plans by Karunakaran, K., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Qui, Z., Michalscheck, Mirja, Hulbert, S., Kamanda, Josey, Quadri, S., Nkosi, Mahlatse, Craparo, A.

“…Innovators like AquaPoro, iPlant, Koolboks, and Conflict Forecast received specific guidance on cost efficiency, market entry strategies, and user-centered design improvements. …”
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Sustainable food security for all by 2020: proceedings of an international conference by International Food Policy Research Institute

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WFP Innovation Accelerator: mid-term report on progress of the sprint program by Karunakaran, K., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Qui, Z., Michalscheck, Mirja, Hulbert, S., Kamanda, Josey, Quadri, S., Nkosi, Mahlatse, Kangethe, E., Craparo, A.

“…The Midterm Report evaluates the progress of four innovators—Aquaporo, iPlant, Koolboks, and Conflict Forecast participating in the Stability-and-Peace Accelerator Sprint Program. …”
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Farmers’ willingness to pay for weather and climate information services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Gouroubera, Worou Mori, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Noumbo-Tonle, Franck Bruno, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…These findings underscore that while farmers value WCIS, the amount they are willing to pay to access WCIS remains very low, limiting the viability and sustainability of business models with revenue generation relying solely on farmers. …”
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Achieving sustainable food security for all: required policy action by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

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Protecting vulnerable communities: a case study of index-based flood insurance in India, powered by flood modeling and remotely sensed rainfall by Amarnath, Giriraj, Ghosh, Surajit, Alahacoon, Niranga, Sikka, Alok, Brahmanand, P. S.

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Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Sharma, Bharat R., Muthuwatta, Lal P., Khan, Z.H.

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Reaching sustainable food security for all by 2020: getting the priorities and responsibilities right by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Global water demand projections: past, present and future by Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

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Digital innovations: Using data and technology for sustainable food systems by Koo, Jawoo, Kramer, Berber, Langan, Simon J., Ghosh, Aniruddha, Monsalue, Andrea Gardeazabal, Luni, Tobias

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Looking ahead: long-term prospects for Africa's agricultural development and food security by Rosegrant, Mark W., Cline, Sarah A., Li, Weibo, Sulser, Timothy B., Valmonte-Santos, Rowena

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