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Celebrating Professor Rajeev K. Varshney's transformative research odyssey from genomics to the field on his induction as Fellow of the Royal Society by Garg, Vanika, Barmukh, Rutwik, Annapurna Chitikineni, Roorkiwal, Manish, Ojiewo, Chris O., Abhishek Bohra, Thudi, Mahendar, Singh, Vikas K., Kudapa, Himabindu, Saxena, Rachit K., Fountain, Jake C., Mir, Reyazul Rouf, Chellapilla Bharadwaj, Xiaoping Chen, Liu Xin, Pandey, Manish K.

“…Professor Rajeev K. Varshney's transformative impact on crop genomics, genetics, and agriculture is the result of his passion, dedication, and unyielding commitment to harnessing the potential of genomics to address the most pressing challenges faced by the global agricultural community. …”
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Challenges for African science by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

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Africa’s Changing Farm Structure and the Employment Challenge by Thomas Jayne by Jayne, Thomas S.

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Growing transformational future livestock sector professionals - Emerging impacts of the ILRI CapDev grand challenge by Ekaya, Wellington N.

“…In 2019, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) launched a new initiative, the ‘CapDev Grand Challenge’, an approach to grow cohorts of transformational future livestock sector professionals. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5b: Addressing nutrition challenges in vulnerable populations by Thapaliya, Pragya, Sheuly, Afsana Habib, Gadhavi, Alfa, El-Kour, Tatyana, Akter, Fahmida, Das, Pinaki, Dirghayu, K. C., Shirisha, P., Rinky, Farhana, Kumar, Raj, Yasin, Rahima

“…D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5b: Addressing nutrition challenges in vulnerable populations Oral presentations Enhancing Nutrition Through Home-Grown School Meal Programs: Policy, Governance, and Capacity Building in Rural Nepal Pragya Thapaliya, Programme Manager, Mercy Corps Empowering Adolescent Girls through Food Security and Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Bangladesh Afsana Habib Sheuly, Head of Nutrition and Health, Helen Keller International Diversifying food plates of tribal farmer households of Dangs by changing behaviour patterns around millets Alfa Gadhavi, Deputy Manager (Health & Nutrition), Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Double burden of malnutrition and its determinants among adolescent girls and boys (10-19 years): Evidence from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Bangladesh Fahmida Akter, Assistant Scientist, BRAC University Hidden Hunger: A Longitudinal Study of Nutritional Insecurity among Non-Poor Tribal and Non-Tribal Households in West Bengal, India Pinaki Das, Professor, Vidyasagar University Rapid-fire presentations Prevalence and determinants of the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Adolescents in Nepal: Results from an urban sample Dirghayu K.C., Research Coordinator, Public Health Promotion and Development Organization The importance of revisiting regional inequalities in the nutrition status of women and children: an empirical study from India P Shirisha, Project Research Scientist-II, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology Factors associated with different form of malnutrition and their co-existence among 6-59 Months old children in Bangladesh: Findings from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey Farhana Rinky, Research Assistant, Center for NCD and Nutrition, BRAC JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University and Institute of Food Science and Technology Impact Evaluation of Community Clinic Intervention on Maternal Healthcare Utilization in the Slums of Delhi Raj Kumar, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University Nutritional Antenatal Care Strategies Rahima Yasin, Research Coordinator, Institute of Global Health and Development, the Aga Khan University Hospital…”
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Dialogue on Ethiopian Agricultural Development: Report of a conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12 November 2009 by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Dr Abera Deressa, State Minister of MoARD; Dr Solomon Assefa, Director General of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research; and Professor Belay Kassa, President of Haramaya University made presentations on the challenges, opportunities and achievements of agricultural research in Ethiopia and the role of agricultural universities. …”
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Towards gender transformative food systems: do we need to focus on indigenous communities more? by Jagannath, Pratyaya

“…Empirical evidence on the gendered dimensions of challenges in the agri-food system in the indigenous communities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region is even more limited. …”
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Stakeholders Inception Meeting: Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy (TSSDS) by Rweyemamu, M. R., Mruma, T., Nkanyani, S.

“…Professor Nyange provided insights into the seed sector's current state, emphasizing the need for strategic planning. …”
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Foodborne disease: why it matters for food security, nutrition and climate change adaptation by Grace, Delia

“…Delia Grace, Professor on Food Systems at the Natural Resources Institute, shines a light on one of the most overlooked threats to nutrition and climate resilience: foodborne disease. …”
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From untargeted subsidies to a low- carbon and common-prosperity transition: Policy recommendations on reconstructing China’s eco- compensation mechanism by Wang, Xinxin, Yan, Zhen, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Based on a full-sample household survey and quantitative assessment conducted in representative coastal rural villages in eastern Zhejiang Province, the research team led by Professor Kevin Chen from the International Food Policy Research Institute and China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University, identifies four major structural challenges in China’s current eco-compensation system—compensation scale, compensation standards, fund transmission, and responsiveness to transition costs. …”
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Bugis settlers in East Kalimantan’s Kutai National Park: their past and present and some possibilities for their future by Vayda, A.P., Sahur, A.

“…In their research in and around Kutai National Park in 1996, Vayda and Sahur were resuming a collaboration begun in East Kalimantan sixteen years earlier. Andrew P. Vayda is Professor of Anthropology and Ecology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, and was, at the time of the research reported here, a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at CIFOR. …”
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Realizing Women's Potential in Agri-Food Systems by Vemireddy, Vidya, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…Experts across academia, civil society and international organizations working at the intersection of agri-food systems and gender were invited to participate in the discussions, which were helmed by Dr Vidya Vemireddy, Assistant Professor at IIMA and Dr Ranjitha Puskur, Lead, Evidence Module, CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform. …”
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Barns utomhuslek by Östberg, Sara

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Principles and applications of One Health: Training of Somali academic and government professionals by Mumin, F.I., Mor, Siobhan M., Hared, Y.A., Mohamed, S.A.

“…These challenges are especially acute in pastoralist and agropastoralist regions, where communities rely heavily on livestock and natural ecosystems for survival. …”
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Support the implementation of 2025 International Forum of Low-Emission Agrifood Systems such as organizing a low carbon food system workshop at WAFI in China and conducting consult... by CGIAR Science Program on Climate Action

“…In recent years, the continuous rise in global temperatures and the frequent occurrence of extreme weather events have been profoundly changing the environment and conditions for agricultural production, posing severe challenges to global food security, farmers' livelihoods, and the sustainable development of agriculture. …”
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Book Launch: Food Systems Transformation in Kenya by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Rigorous economic research provides unique insights into both broad policy themes and specific actions that can position Kenya as a global leader in tackling the challenges of food-system-led transformation. Join us for this hybrid book launch at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus and online. …”
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Osun State partners IITA to boost Agriculture by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Earlier, the Deputy Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Professor Michael Abberton, said IITA partnered Osun government having realised the keen interest of the state to revamp agriculture sector. …”
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Farmers field day handing over of improved seeds by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…Earlier, the Deputy Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Professor Michael Abberton, said IITA partnered Osun government having realised the keen interest of the state to revamp agriculture sector. …”
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Podcast of the Food Systems Transformation in Kenya book launch by Elouafi, Ismahane, Swinnen, Johan, Mueke, Hon. Jonathan, Obare, Gideon, Mbuthia, Juneweenex, Breisinger, Clemens, Ambuko, Jane, Keenan, Michael, Ngugi, Rose, Laibuni, Nancy, Chele, Anne, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Waruingi, Esther, Karugia, Joseph

“…Rigorous economic research provides unique insights into both broad policy themes and specific actions that can position Kenya as a global leader in tackling the challenges of food-system-led transformation. Join us for this hybrid book launch at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Nairobi campus and online. …”
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Sustaining capacity for supplying evidence for agricultural & rural development policies by Adebayo, Kolawole, Rhoe, Valerie

“…The objectives of this consultative workshop were to identify: specific capacity challenges confronting university professors who are teaching the next generation of policymakers, policy analysts, researchers and university professors; curriculum gaps within the university programs for building capacity for designing and implementing pro-poor, gender sensitive, and environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural development policies and strategies; employment opportunities for the university graduates in agricultural economics and extension and the required skills; existing capacity for undertaking agriculture and rural development policy research; and current methods used by researchers to convey their results to decisionmakers and other stakeholders.…”
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