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Ukama Ustawi: a GALS approach to empowering Malawian farmers by Mabele, Thato, Enokenwa Baa, Ojongetakah

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Youth in international agricultural research for development: A background paper by Thorsen, Dorte, Glover, Dominic, Cabral, Lidia

“…Youth is recognized as a key demographic in international agricultural and rural development. …”
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A handbook on Philippinc sweetpotato arthropod pests and their natural enemies by Amalin, D.M., Vasquez, E.A.

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Registration of provitamin A-enriched tropical maize inbred lines by Menkir, A., Meseka, S., Gedil, M., Ojo, T., Mengesha Abera, W.

“…Provitamin A-enriched maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines with desirable agronomic and adaptive traits have been developed and used to generate and commercialize maize varieties with medium to high levels of provitamin A in a few countries to curb vitamin A deficiency. …”
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Agroecology and resilience of smallholder food security: a systematic review by Dagunga, G., Ayamga, M., Laube, W., Ansah, I.G.K., Kornher, L., Kotu, B.H.

“…The cascading effects of these multiple shocks, including rising prices of fertilizers and food imports, have rekindled interest in the call for a policy shift toward agroecology. Agroecology in this study is defined as a set of practices based on ecological principles of diversity, synergy, and nutrient cycling of agroecosystems, which are capable of enhancing the resilience of smallholder food security while providing ecosystem services. …”
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Rethinking Livestock Systems: Embracing Multifunctionality for a Sustainable Future by Spinelli, Madison

“…A news post about the conference titled, “Multifunctionality of Livestock Grazing Systems: A Lever to Envision Its Possible Futures”, held on 19 April 2024 in Montpellier, France.…”
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Licensing as a commercialization strategy to improve varietal adoption in Tanzania by Kuhlmann, Katrin, Adron Naggayi Nalinya, Sawe, Irene, Gichuru, Lilian, Ojiewo, Chris O.

“…The results revealed that the NARES have a limited knowledge of licensing and intellectual property rights in the form of Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR), which is a stringent legal requirement for the protection of varieties prior to licensing in Tanzania that poses a challenge for TARI. …”
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Agroecological transitions in value chains – A multiple case analysis by Charry, Andres, Vargas, Alejandra, Narjes, Manuel, Gonzalez, Carolina

“…Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a promising approach to address the challenges confronting our food systems. …”
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Developmental drivers of nutritional change: A cross-country analysis by Headey, Derek D.

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The FAO geopolitical ontology: A reference for country-based information by Kim, Soonho, Iglesias-Sucasasa, Marta, Violliera, Virginie

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Gender differences in bargaining outcomes: A field experiment on discrimination by Castillo, Marco, Petrie, Ragan, Torero, Máximo, Vesterlund, Lise

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Bioaccessibility of carotenoids from transgenic provitamin A biofortified sorghum by Lipkie, Tristan E., De Moura, Fabiana F., Zhao, Zuo-yu, Albertsen, Marc C., Che, Ping, Glassman, Kimberly, Ferruzzi, Mario G.

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A disaggregated and macro-consistent Social Accounting Matrix for Pakistan by Debowicz, Darío, Dorosh, Paul A., Haider, Hamza S., Robinson, Sherman

“…This paper provides future researchers of economic structure with a model for building a social accounting matrix (SAM), that is, a unique countrywide database for use in structural analysis, and applies this model to the empirical investigation of the economic structure of Pakistan. …”
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A cross-country comparison of rural income generating activities by Davis, Benjamin, Winters, Paul, Carletto, Gero, Covarrubias, Katia, Quiñones, Esteban J., Zezza, Alberto, Stamoulis, Kostas, Azzarri, Carlo, DiGiuseppe, Stefania

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Input promotion within a complex subsector: Fertilizer in Nigeria by Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Takeshima, Hiroyuki

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Climate change and nutrition: Creating a climate for nutrition security by Tirado, Maria Cristina, Crahay, Philippe, Mahy, Lina, Zanev, Catherine, Neira, Maria, Msangi, Siwa, Brown, Rebecca, Scaramella, Carlo, Costa Coitinho, Denise, Müller, Alexander

“…Undernutrition in turn undermines climate resilience and the coping strategies of vulnerable populations.The objectives of this paper are to identify and undertake a cross-sectoral analysis of the impacts of climate change on nutrition security and the existing mechanisms, strategies, and policies to address them.A cross-sectoral analysis of the impacts of climate change on nutrition security and the mechanisms and policies to address them was guided by an analytical framework focused on the three ‘underlying causes’ of undernutrition: 1) household food access, 2) maternal and child care and feeding practices, 3) environmental health and health access. …”
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Reanalysis of a global soil database for crop and environmental modeling by Romero, Consuelo C., Hoogenboom, Gerrit, Baigorria, Guillermo A., Koo, Jawoo, Gijsman, Arjan J., Wood, Stanley

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Biofuels, food security, and the environment: A 2020/2050 perspective by Msangi, Siwa, Ewing, Mandy, Rosegrant, Mark W., Zhu, Tingju

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A foreign direct investment database for global CGE models by Gouel, Christophe, Guimbard, Houssein, Laborde Debucquet, David

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Mineral resources and conflicts in DRC: A case of ecological fallacy by De Luca, Giacomo, Maystadt, Jean-François, Sekeris, Petros G., Ulimwengu, John M.

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