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Education and health in Sub-Saharan Africa by Appleton, Simon, Hoddinott, John F., MacKinnon, John

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Understanding the pig sector for improved ASF control in Georgia—Cross cutting issues with Eastern Africa by Beltrán Alcrudo, D.

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Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: phase 1 final report by Prabhu, R., Colfer, C.J.P., Venkateswarlu, P., Lay Cheng Tan, Soekmadi, R., Wollenberg, E.

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Ethiopia Nile Basin Climate Change Adaptation Dataset by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The household sampling frame in Ethiopia was developed to ensure representation for the Nile River Basin at the woreda (district) level regarding level of rainfall patterns in terms of both annual total and variation; the four classes of traditionally defined agro-ecological zones (AEZs) found in the basin; vulnerability of food production systems (through the proxy of frequency of food aid in the past ten years); and irrigation prevalence. …”
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How did Maharashtra cut child stunting? by Haddad, Lawrence

“…Quality of program message delivery was lower among volunteers, and aided recall of key messages among mothers was also low. …”
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Anticipatory versus post-shock transfers: Conceptual analysis by de Brauw, Alan, Bloem, Jeffrey R.

“…Anticipatory action occurs when governments, donors, humanitarian agencies, or a combination thereof can effectively anticipate a climate shock and act beforehand to provide aid (often in the form of cash transfers) and advice to those who they believe will be affected, rather than waiting until the onset of the climate shock and providing affected households with post-emergency aid. …”
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Physical and virtual global food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure by von Braun, Joachim, Torero, Máximo

“…Speculative bubbles have built up, and the gap between cash and futures prices has risen, stimulating overregulation in some countries and causing some commodity exchanges in Africa and Asia to halt grain futures trading. Some food aid donors have defaulted on food aid contracts. …”
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Food from peace: breaking the links between conflict and hunger by Messer, Ellen, Cohen, Marc J., D'Costa, Jashinta

“…For the international community this will entail paying closer attention to relief of food insecurity that can lead to conflict; delivery of development aid in ways that prevent competition leading to conflict; distribution of essential food aid in ways that do not prolong conflict; and special attention to reconstruction assistance. …”
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Science and innovation for resilient food systems in fragile and conflict-affected settings by CGIAR

“…Addressing these challenges requires a paradigm shift—from short-term humanitarian aid to integrated, resilience-building strategies that foster self-sustaining, climate-adaptive food systems. …”
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Sustainability assessment of Vietnam's electricity planning: Using section 1 of the 2009 hydropower sustainability assessment protocol by Dao Trong Tu, Le Thi Thuy Quynh, Pham Quang Tu, Bach Tan Sinh

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Land restoration in food security programmes: synergies with climate change mitigation by Woolf, Dominic, Solomon, Dawit, Lehmann, Johannes

“…Food-insecure households in many countries depend on international aid to alleviate acute shocks and chronic shortages. …”
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Cereal production trends under climate change: impacts and adaptation strategies in Southern Africa by Nhamo, Luxon, Matchaya, Greenwell C., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso, Nhemachena, Charles

“…Most countries in the region depend on international aid to supplement yield deficits. The recurrence of droughts caused by the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) continue devastating the region, affecting livelihoods, economies and the environment. …”
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Marqueurs moléculaires module d'enseignement - Vols 1 et 2 by Vicente, M. Carmen de, López, C., Fulton, T.

“…Volume 1 Utilisation des marqueurs moléculaires dans les études de diversité génétique des plantes: Module d'enseignement M.C. de Vicente (IPGRI) and Theresa Fulton (Institute for Genomic Diversity, Cornell University) Volume 2 Analyse de la diversité génétique à l'aide de marqueurs moléculaires: Module d'enseignement M.C. de Vicente (IPGRI), C. …”
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RHoMIS (a standardized, cost-effective rural household survey tool) is adopted by 13 organisations to guide investments and generate information on 30,000 households in 31 countrie... by CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

“…It has been used by 13 research and development organizations such as IFAD, FAO, One Acre Fund, TreeAID, Global Diversity Foundation and others in 31 countries, pooling data from about 30,000 households. …”
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Sweet potato flour, a new era in baking industry in Burundi by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…In Burundi, the Great Lakes Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative Rapid Delivery Hub (AID-I GLR) Project—locally dubbed Kugwiza Project (which means ‘to increase’ in Kirundi)—through its partnership with the International Potato Center (CIP) and local and international scaling organizations, including World Vision, Welthungerhilfe (WHH), One Acre Fund, CoopEden, and Cooperative Haguruka, is strengthening the orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) value chain and changing livelihoods. …”
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Agricultural commercialization, economic development, and nutrition by von Braun, Joachim, Kennedy, Eileen T.

“…This conclusion, emerging from a mix of historical, real, and ideological factors as well as methodologically faulty analysis, has continually been questioned by policymakers in developing countries as well as aid agencies and non-governmental organizations.…”
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Public investment to reverse Dutch disease: the case of Chad by Levy, Stephanie

“…We find that improving water access would reduce Chad’s dependence on food aid and entail a substantial improvement in rural household welfare.…”
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Nature+ in Kenya: Soil baseline report for Kenya by Kaushal, Manoj, Baijukya, Frederick, Gebrehawaryat, Yosef, Fadda, Carlo

“…In agricultural systems, soil microbes are instrumental in enhancing soil fertility by facilitating nutrient uptake by plants, promoting plant growth, and even aiding in the mitigation of soil-borne diseases.…”
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Genetic resistance to malaria in mouse models by Hernández Valladares, M., Naessens, Jan, Iraqi, F.A.

“…Further studies using this method have identified a Pklr variant that confers resistance to murine malaria, a result that shows the potential of this approach to aid the understanding of mechanisms of disease resistance. …”
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Dr. Frank Rijsberman at Hunger, Nutrition, Climate Justice 2013 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Frank Rijsberman, CEO of CGIAR, speaks at the Hunger, Nutrition, Climate Justice conference, on the 16th of April, 2013. https://ccafs.cgiar.org/events/15/apr/2013/dublin-conference-hunger-nutrition-and-climate-justice Credit for this video belongs to the Irish Presidency EU2013 The video source is Irish Aid, more videos from the conference are available at: http://eu2013.ie Find more information about the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) at: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/…”
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