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Identification of a novel stripe rust resistance gene from the European winter wheat cultivar ‘Acienda’: A step towards rust proofing wheat cultivation by Grover, Gomti, Sharma, Achla, Mackay, Ian, Srivastava, Puja, Kaur, Satinder, Kaur, Jaspal, Burridge, Amanda, Allen, Sacha Przewieslik, Bentley, Alison R., Chhuneja, Parveen, Bains, N.S.

“…Interval mapping located this region between the SNP markers AX-95162217 and AX-94540853, at a LOD score of 15.83 with a phenotypic contribution of 60%. …”
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A risk governance approach to mitigating food system risks in a crisis: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic in five low- and middle-income countries by Polman, D. F., Selten, M. P. H., Motovska, N., Berkhout, Ezra D., Bergevoet, R. H. M., Candel, J. J. L.

“…We connect both literatures by adopting a risk governance lens to study how governments have dealt with COVID-19 induced food system risks across different phases of the crisis. …”
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Ecosystem services may provide large economic values in Kenya and Vietnam: A value transfer application based on results from a systematic literature review by Hettiarachchi, Upeksha, Zhang, Wei, Pham, Thuy Thu, Davis, Kristin E., Fadda, Carlo

“…By consolidating values from the literature into a national-level estimate, we provide compelling evidence at a broader scale for informed decision-making. …”
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Genetic differentiation of a southern Africa tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A Gray) germplasm collection using high-density DArTseq SNP markers by Mwale, Saul Eric, Shimelis, Hussein, Abincha, Wilfred, Nkhata, Wilson, Sefasi, Abel, Mashilo, Jacob

“…Genetic resources of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) germplasm collections are not well characterized due to a lack of dedicated genomic resources. …”
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The water–energy–food (WEF) nexus as a tool to develop climate change adaptation strategies: a case study of the Buffalo River Catchment, South Africa by Dlamini, N., Senzanje, A., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Findings projected the existing water policy plans to increase the domestic water provision by >70% under climate change; however, the <3% increase in irrigation and energy generation water demand coverage yielded a significant contrast in reliability between densely populated areas and regions with extensive agricultural activities. …”
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A prepandemic nutrition-sensitive social protection program has sustained benefits for food security and diet diversity in Myanmar during a severe economic crisis by Maffioli, Elisa M., Headey, Derek D., Lambrecht, Isabel B., Oo, Than Zaw, Zaw, Nicholus Tint

“…Methods: In a previous cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted over 2016–2019, pregnant women and their children aged &lt;2 y were randomly assigned to either: 1) CASH; 2) CASH + social and behavioral change communication (SBCC); or 3) a control group. …”
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Millets can have a major impact on improving iron status, hemoglobin level, and in reducing iron deficiency anemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Anitha, Seetha, Kane-Potaka, Joanna, Botha, Rosemary, Givens, D. Ian, Sulaiman, Nur Liana Binti

“…Millets, including sorghum, are a traditional staple in many of these countries and are known to be rich in iron. …”
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A double edged sword? Improvements in economic conditions over a decade in India led to declines in undernutrition as well as increases in overweight among adolescents and women by Young, Melissa F., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Avula, Rasmi, Menon, Purnima

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A qualitative assessment of a gender-sensitive agricultural training program in Benin: Findings on program experience and women’s empowerment across key agricultural value chains by Eissler, Sarah, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Heckert, Jessica, Nordehn, Caitlin

“…Third, this research is a component of a broader study to adapt and validate the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index for market inclusion (pro-WEAI+MI) on key agricultural value chains in Benin and Malawi for ATVET4Women. …”
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PROCOMIDA, a food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition program, contributes to postpartum weight retention in Guatemala: A cluster-randomized controlled intervention trial by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

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Monitoreo de marcadores RAPD asociados a QTLs de resistencia a Phytophthora infestans en poblaciones derivadas de la población PD mapeada by Pinedo, H.M.

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Food aid in Sub-Saharan Africa: a study of four donors: U.S.A., Canada, EEC & WFP and four recipients: Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal & Cameroon by Mellor, John W., Ezekiel, Hannan

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Alternative scenarios for improved operations at the main canal level: a study of Fordwah Branch, Chishtian Subdivision using a mathematical flow simulation model.... by Litrico, X

“…Irrigation is a necessity in the Punjab, and water, in terms of timeliness, reliability and quantity is one of the limiting factors for an increase in agricultural production. …”
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Improvement in rice seed storage longevity from high-temperature drying is a consistent positive function of harvest moisture content above a critical value by Whitehouse, K.J., Hay, F.R., Ellis, R.H.

“…In no case did initial drying at 45°C provide poorer longevity than drying at 15°C/15% RH throughout. There was a split-line relation, which did not differ amongst investigations, between longevity after initial drying at 45°C relative to that at 15°C/15% RH throughout and harvest moisture content, with a break point at 16.5% (a seed moisture status of about –14 MPa). …”
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Salmonella spp. and total bacteria count contamination in traditional markets in Vietnam: a baseline assessment from a food safety randomized controlled trial study by Trang Le-Thi-Huyen

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D4N2024 Resources – Learning Lab 3a: FRESH Perspectives: A practical session on integrating lived experiences into Food Environments research by Institute of Development Studies, Colombo Urban Lab

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A Food Systems Intervention in Rural Timor-Leste Increased Household Fish Purchases and Women’s Fish Consumption: Results From a Randomized, Controlled Trial by Byrd, Kendra, Tilley, Alexander, Dos Reis Lopes, Joctan, Longobardi, Lorenzo, Bonis-Profumo, Gianna, Klumpyan, Katherine, Shikuku, Kelvin

“…FADs help fishers adapt to climate change-related fishery declines and have been established as a tool to increase fish catch, but no study has evaluated whether this increase in catch makes its way into local households.…”
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A gender transformative adaptation of the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) approach: A tool in the CGIAR Gender Transformative Research Methodologies (GTRM) toolkit by Paez, Ana Maria, Bonilla, Melissa, Diaz, Dilia

“…The original version of PICSA is implemented by facilitators (e.g., extension officers, non-governmental organisation field staff, community volunteers and researchers) through a series of meetings with groups of farmers to work through various decision-making tools: agroclimatic calendars, crop, livestock and livelihood option matrices and participatory budgets. …”
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Co-creando paisajes sostenibles: Resultados del taller de la visión del paisaje a la acción (LV2A) en Cumbal by Bergamini, Nadia, Beltran, Marcela, Navarrete, Israel, Vilota, Claudia

“…El taller Landscape Vision to Action (LV2A), realizado en Cumbal en octubre de 2025, fue un espacio participativo orientado a impulsar la transformación del paisaje mediante procesos colaborativos. …”
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A crop yield risk analysis and mitigation of small-holder farmers at quaternary catchment level: Case study of B72A in Olifants river basin by Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Taigbenu, A.E.

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