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Economic impacts of developing a biofuel industry in Mozambique por Hartley, Faaiqa, van Seventer, Dirk, Tostão, Emilio, Arndt, Channing

“…South Africa is one of these countries. Using a dynamic recursive computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, we estimate the impacts of expanding biofuel production in Mozambique under both commercial and smallholder-type farming models, including and excluding bagasse cogeneration.…”
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Follow the leader? A field experiment on social influence por Ambler, Kate, Godlonton, Susan, Recalde, Maria P.

“…Treatments vary whether individuals observe the behavior of a formally elected leader, an external leader, or a random peer. …”
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Elements of agriculture value chain financing: A review por Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Roy, Devesh, Sonkar, Vinay Kumar

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Gender justice and food security in India: A review por Rao, Nitya, Pradhan, Mamata, Roy, Devesh

“…There is ample evidence to suggest a strong correlation between gender inequality and food and nutrition insecurity, yet the policy discourse around food and nutrition security in India has largely been gender-blind. …”
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Guides for value-chain development: A comparative review por Donovan, Jason, Franzel, Steven, Cunha, Marcelo, Gyau, Amos, Mithöfer, Dagmar

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IFPRI's nutrition research in West Africa at a glance por Poverty, Health, & Nutrition Division

“…This work seeks to increase the nutrition sensitivity of programs and policies in a wide range of relevant sectors (including agriculture, social protection, and health) by ensuring that they incorporate specific nutrition goals and actions, such as behavior change communication, interventions to improve access to micronutrient-rich foods and high-quality diets, or strategies to reduce health risks. …”
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Reality of Food Losses: A New Measurement Methodology por Delgado, Luciana, Schuster, Monica, Torero, Máximo

“…When looking at the produce left in the field, the major reason for the loss is a lack of appropriate harvesting techniques. Finally, the loss reported at the post-harvest level is due mostly to damage done during selection, as a result of workers’ lack of training and experience in selecting the produce. …”
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Shifting diets: Toward a sustainable food future por Ranganathan, Janet, Vennard, Daniel, Waite, Richard, Searchinger, Tim, Dumas, Patrice, Lipinski, Brian

“…A global convergence toward Western-style diets that are high in calories, protein, and animal-based foods poses challenges for food security and sustainability. …”
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The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI) por Malapit, Hazel J., Pinkstaff, Crossley, Sproule, Kathryn, Kovarik, Chiara, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…As with any new metric, pilot testing in a few selected countries with limited sample sizes is insufficient to demonstrate how the WEAI would perform when rolled out on a wider scale. …”
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The reality of food losses: A new measurement methodology por Delgado, Luciana, Schuster, Monica, Torero, Máximo

“…Our objective is to improve how food loss is quantified and characterize the nature of food loss across the value chain for different commodities in a wide array of countries. For this purpose, we designed a set of surveys to measure the extent of food loss. …”
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Sweetpotato support platforms to build a community of practice por International Potato Center

“…Key to building a community of practice is to participate in shared learning experiences. …”
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Tackling vitamin A deficiency by eating orange in Angola por International Potato Center

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Opinion: Nepal needs a comprehensive groundwater policy por Chakraborty, Shreya, Bhaduri, Tanmoy

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A review of social inclusion guidelines, methods and tools por Cullen, Beth, Debevec, Liza

“…After an introduction to social inclusion and its evolution since the 1970s, we discuss how social inclusion has been mobilised within the agri-food systems research sector and the development landscape. Using a mostly qualitative approach, we classify and analyze a selection of social inclusion guidelines, frameworks, methods and tools. …”
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Sweetpotato support platforms to build a community of practice por International Potato Center

“…Three Sweetpotato Support Platforms (SSPs), located in Eastern, Southern, and West Africa are developing tools and strategies for sharing information and efficiencies to create a dynamic and cost-effective community of practice among researchers and development agents across multiple disciplines and countries. …”
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs por Chambers, Judith A., Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Gruère, Guillaume P., Sengupta, Debdatta, Hokanson, Karen

“…The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a comprehensive, evidenced-based review of agricultural biotechnology in order to better understand its current status, issues, constraints, and opportunities for Africa. …”
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Knowledge systems and networks for nutrition in India: A review por McGrath, Louise, Kunaratnam, Yaso, Anuradha, T. N.

“…It also shares the findings from the interviews with decisionmakers and program implementers and impressions of these networks from a user perspective.…”
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Managing a web portal adapting to new technologies por Kim, Soonho, Kincheloe, Kathryn Pace, Gao, Yuan, Berisha, Valdete

“…This paper presents a study of how new technologies can help manage web content and outreach activities in the context of capacity building in agricultural economics. …”
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The EU refugee crisis: The tip of a global iceberg por Maystadt, Jean-François, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The current refugee movements undoubtedly constitute a huge challenge, yet existing evidence suggests that economic impacts are likely to be small in rich countries. …”
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The implications of a changing climate on global nutrition security por Jones, Andrew D., Yosef, Sivan

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