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Insights on social equity and climate adaptation from low-income rural Filipinos por Petesch, Patti, Fisher, Eleanor, Echavez, Chona, Hellin, Jon, Montejo, Michael Lou, Rockwell, Perry Henry, Salcedo, Sonica, Ebenstål Almeida, Olivia

“…Their testimonies about these climate-related practices convey a “can-do” quality, along with locational, gendered, climate-resilient, and reliable income-generation aspects. …”
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Fruits and vegetables are incorporated into home cuisine in different ways that are relevant to promoting increased consumption por Penny, Mary E., Meza, Krysty S., Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary, Marin, R. Margot, Donovan, Jason

“…We examined the fruits and vegetables consumption by 240 caregivers and their children aged 1–17 years in peri‐urban Lima, and the ways that they were incorporated into local cuisine. A randomized cross‐sectional household survey collected information on the weight of all foods eaten the previous day (24 h) including fruits and vegetables, their preparation and serving sizes. …”
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Associations among high-quality protein and energy intake, serum transthyretin, serim amino acids and linear growth in children of Ethiopia por Tessema, Masresha, Gunaratna, Nilupa S., Brouwer, Inge D., Donato, Katherine, Cohen, Jessica L.

“…Data collected during the baseline of a randomized control trial involving rural Ethiopian children aged 6–35 months (n = 873) were analyzed to evaluate the associations among height/length-for-age z-scores, dietary intakes, and these biomarkers (i.e., serum level of TTR, IGF-1, tryptophan and lysine, and inflammation). …”
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Genomic prediction with genotype by environment interaction analysis for kernel zinc concentration in tropical maize germplasm por Mageto, Edna K., Crossa, José, Pérez-Rodríguez, Paulino, Dhliwayo, Thanda, Palacios-Rojas, Natalia

“…Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major risk factor for human health, affecting about 30% of the world’s population. …”
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Nature-based solutions for river restoration and flow management: the case of Kitwe City, Zambia por Umer, Yakob, Debele, S. E., Mvula, C., Amarnath, Giriraj, Chisola, M. N., Marti-Cardona, B.

“…The methodology involves using a hydraulic model to simulate river flow under different NbS scenarios (retention ponds and woodland reforestation), and to compare the simulated flood depth and flow velocity in pre- and post-intervention conditions. …”
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Development and adaptation of RIICE tool for Cote d'Ivoire por Mathieu, Renaud, Dossou-Yoyo, Eliott, Holecz, Francisco, Murusegan, Deiveegan, Quicho, Emma, Satapathy, Sushree, Akpoffo, Marius, Gatti, Luca, Ouedraogo, Mathieu

“…Key activities conducted in 2024 included the generation of a rice baseline and ecosystem map, seasonal rice area estimation for the 2023 main wet season, and the assessment of Leaf Area Index (LAI) and yield estimations using an upgraded ORYZA crop growth model. …”
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Under the gun: Military and paramilitary actors in Sudan’s agri-food system por Resnick, Danielle, Abushama, Hala, Ahmed, Mosab O. M., Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid

“…Given that economic competition between SAF and RSF was a major factor in the outbreak of the 2023 armed conflict, identifying how these strategies emerged and manifested not only contributes to the literature on business-state relations but also expands insights about the political economy antecedents of large-scale conflict.…”
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Assessing disease resistance and yield components in advanced breeding lines of common bean in different locations of northern Tanzania por Kadege, Edith L, B Venkataramana, Pavithravani, Assefa, Teshale, Ndunguru, Joseph C, Rubyogo, Jean Claude, Mbega, Ernest R

“…Disease infection and yield components of 22 genotypes were evaluated in on-station and on-farm trials. The study used a completely randomized factorial trial design with three replications to explore the individual and combined effects of genotype and environment on disease infection and grain yield in two on-station and six on-farm environments. …”
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Explorando los modelos de negocio para las transiciones agroecológicas en los cultivos de cacao y camu camu en Ucayali, Perú por Blanco, Maria, Mosquera, Leslie Estefany, De Los Rios, Rafael, Crisostomo, Diego, Díaz, César, Ritter, Thea, Ivanova, Yovita, Mockshell, Jonathan, Sanchez, Jose Choy

“…Los productores de cacao y camu camu ofrecen productos de alta calidad, pero enfrentan barreras, como el acceso limitado a financiamiento, una infraestructura deficiente y costos elevados de certificación. …”
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From farm to table: Women at the agriculture-nutrition nexus por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kyle, Jordan, Kosec, Katrina, Ragasa, Catherine, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Kumar, Neha, Sawhey, Tinni, Gonzalez, Teresa, Madero, Ana, Mittrick, Caitlin, Myers, Emily, Rapada, Amica, Adida, Claire, L., Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung, Matanock, Aila M., Arriola, Leonardo, Adeyanju, Dolapo, Fisher, Rachel

“…Improving Women’s Livelihoods and Gender Equality through Women’s and Men’s Leadership and Advocacy Trainings in Rural Nigeria Role of Policy in Agriculture-Nutrition-Empowerment Nexus At a session of the Civil Society Organizations and Nongovernmental Organizations Forum during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) shared evidence and policy insights on women’s role in the agriculture-nutrition pathways in fragile settings. …”
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Effect of iron supplementation on mental and motor development in children: systematic review of randomised controlled trials por Sachdev, H. P. S., Gera, Tarun, Nestel, Penelope

“…Objective To evaluate the effect of iron supplementation on mental and motor development in children through a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). …”
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Regional Policy Coherence for The Great Green Wall Initiative: Exploring Alignment of the AU Great Green Wall Initiative Strategy with the AU Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan... por African Union

“…By embedding biodiversity as a core criterion for country participation and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration, the GGWI and aligned strategies can accelerate progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Sustainable Development Goals, and broader climate and development goals.…”
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Farmers’ perception and management of water scarcity in irrigated rice-based systems in dry climatic zones of West Africa por Johnson, Jean-Martial, Becker, Mathias, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Saito, Kazuki

“…Belonging to farming associations increased the probability of implementing several strategies to alleviate water scarcity, while female-headed households tended to have a lower propensity to adopt and implement concomitantly several adaptation strategies in comparison with their male counterpart. …”
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Vegetable, fruit, and staple crop production and input use: Baseline findings from the FRESH end-to-end evaluation por Bliznashka, Lilia, Dione, Malick, Zagré, Rock Romaric, Boniface, Simon, Dinssa, Fekadu, Mwambi, Mercy, Mbwambo, Omary, Mwombeki, Wiston, Jeremiah, Kidola, Malindisa, Evangelista, Kinabo, Joyce, Cunningham, Kenda, Olney, Deanna K., Kumar, Neha

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and partners are conducting a longitudinal evaluation to assess the impact of the FRESH end-to-end approach in Tanzania on household vegetable production and F&V intake among women of reproductive age. …”
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Abundance and symbiotic efficiency of indigenous rhizobia nodulating faba bean and common bean in southern Ethiopia por Geremu, T., Abera, G., Lemma, B., Rasche, Frank

“…The study also compared the performance of indigenous rhizobia with commercial strains and mineral nitrogen treatment plants. A total of 132 soil samples were collected from barley, wheat, maize, potato, common bean, faba bean, intercropped common bean and maize, enset, and grazing land. …”
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Mise en place d’un club d’écoute dédié aux femmes de Sibassor (COOPEDELSI) : Les femmes du RESOPP au coeur du développement local et de l’action climatique por Worou, Nadine, Ka, Binetou, Diedhiou, Lamine

“…Les résultats attendus portent sur (i) le leadership féminin et la participation aux décisions, (ii) un meilleur accès et usage des informations climatiques, (iii) la solidarité et la cohésion communautaire, (iv) la visibilité des initiatives des femmes via médias et plateformes numériques, et (v) la capitalisation d’un modèle reproductible pour d’autres coopératives du RESOPP, contribuant à la pérennité des acquis d’AICCRA.…”
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Impact of rainfall variability and extremes on crop intensification and diversification in the coastal region of Bangladesh por Islam, H. M. Touhidul, Ahmed, Sharif, Kamruzzaman, Mohammad, Kumar, Virender, Bhandari, Humnath

“…The probabilities of dry spells were more frequent in early (1st-17th SMWs) and late (43rd-52nd SMWs) periods, while wet weeks (18th-42nd SMWs) had a 40-100 % chance of precipitation. We also analyzed the effect of rainfall variability on aus (pre-monsoon rice) production, which has great potential in this area. …”
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Food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected areas of Northern Nigeria: Humanitarian and development challenges por Balana, Bedru, Omamo, Steven Were, Amare, Mulubrhan, Popoola, Olufemi, Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Iraoya, Augustine Okhale, Loum, Serigne, Jawed, Khusro, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…By combining food-flow maps and cost structures for multiple actors along the food supply chain in a high-risk environment, and by demonstrating simplified approaches to linking empirical diagnostics with practical investment strategies, the study’s findings contribute to the literature on the functioning of food systems in conflict-prone and climate-affected contexts. …”
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Conflict and agricultural inputs: Impacts on maize yields in Nigeria por Amare, Mulubrhan, Andam, Kwaw S., Balana, Bedru, Olanrewaju, Opeyemi, Omamo, Steven Were

“…These results highlight the importance of considering conflict as a key external factor that distorts input-output relationships in agricultural production. …”
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Adoption of sustainable land and water management practices and their impact on crop productivity among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa por Mangole, Cool Dady, Maina, Charles Mbogo, Mulungu, Kelvin, Tschopp, Maurice, Harari, Nicole, Suresh, Roopa, Kassie, Menale

“…This study uses panel secondary data from the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture project to evaluate land degradation variations, the adoption of sustainable land and water management (SLWM) practices, and their impacts on crop yields among smallholder farmers in four sub-Saharan African countries: Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, and Ethiopia. The study used a high-dimensional fixed effects model to control for time-invariant unobserved and time-varying observed household and plot-level confounders. …”
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