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Situational analyses on cowpea value chain in Zambia: the case of an untapped legume by Mwila, N.M., Munyinda, K., Mwala, M., Kamfwa, K., Kambikambi, T., Siyunda, A., Sinyangwe, S., Kanenga, K., Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Rubaihayo, P.

“…There is a need for agricultural policies to promote cowpea production and use with the active participation of relevant actors. This would create a conducive environment for determining user needs, and leading to the development of beneficial impact-related activities at various stages. …”
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Functionality of rural community water supply systems and collective action: a case of Guras Rural Municipality, Karnali Province by Rajouria, A., Wallace, T., Joshi, Deepa, Raut, M.

“…This study focuses on the local level, where community management of water and sanitation decentralisation is the key approach in this complex tangle of diverse institutions with different actors managing and governing water. User Groups and their Committees in the Guras Rural Municipality of Dailekh district, Karnali province, in West Nepal, provided the case study, which was analysed using Ostrom's well-recognised Eight Principles for Sustainable Governance of Common-Pool Resources. …”
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Training to build nutrition capacity in the Nigerian agricultural sector: Initial assessment and future directions by Adeyemi, O., Phorbee, O., Samuel, F., Sanusi, R., Afolabi, W., Covic, Namukolo M., Onabolu, A., Ajieroh, V.

“…Capacity development activities to facilitate the AFSNS implementation subsequently commenced.This study analyzed the processes and outputs of initial capacity development efforts, examined findings from the analysis using existing literature, and identified critical next steps for nutrition capacity development in the Nigerian agriculture sector.The study reviewed documents including a proposal for nutrition training of agriculture sector actors, reports of meetings held among 6 resource persons who designed and/or delivered training, training reports, participants’ pre- and posttraining assessments, and participants’ training evaluation. …”
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Mercados informales para reducir la pobreza y para seguridad alimentaria: Explorando opciones políticas en Nicaragua y Honduras by Reyes, Byron A., Larosa, Francesca, Gomez, Lorena, Buritica, Alex, Jäger, Matthias, Lundy, Mark M., Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca

“…Este estudio se realizó en 2015 en Nicaragua y Honduras, con el objetivo de (a) entender los enlaces rural-urbano existentes entre productores pequeños y consumidores pobres de una canasta representativa de productos alimenticios, (b) identificar puntos de apalancamiento para políticas públicas destinadas a mercados tradicionales o informales que puedan aumentar los beneficios tanto para productores rurales como consumidores urbanos, y (c) evaluar si es factible construir modelos de negocio más inclusivos entre actores en mercados tradicionales. Este reporte presenta los resultados encontrados para Nicaragua.…”
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FR2.3: Women's Voices in Civil Society Organizations: Evidence from a Civil Society Mapping Project in Mali by Kosec, Katrina, Bleck, Jaimie, Gottlieb, Jessica

“…However, they are not typically recognized by outside actors; their strong networks and group infrastructure represent untapped social capital. …”
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Problemscapes and hybrid water security systems in Central Ethiopia by Polaine, X. K., Nicol, Alan, Amezaga, J., Berihun, Mulatu L., Dessalegn, Mengistu, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru

“…We show that problemscaping as an approach could support future planning decisions for long-term water security by enabling a systems perspective to emerge where complexity and connectivity between actors, institutions, and physical and social entities is considered.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance among poultry farmers in urban and peri-urban areas of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Sawadogo, A., Kagambèga, A., Moodley, Arshnee, Ouédraogo, A.A., Barro, N., Dione, Michel M.

“…Awareness of farmers and other veterinary drug supply chain actors such as drug stockists and animal health workers on best practices in antimicrobial use and promotion of good biosecurity on farms are important to reduce the misuse of antibiotics.…”
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How to make a smartphone-based app for agricultural advice attractive: Insights from a choice experiment in Mexico by Molina Maturano, Janet, Verhulst, Nele, Tur-Cardona, Juan, Güereña, David T., Gardeazábal Monsalve, Andrea, Govaerts, Bram, Steur, Hans de, Speelman, Stijn

“…The CL model results revealed, for example, farmers’ positive preference to receive support at first use and access to training, while negative preference was found for sharing data with private actors. The LC identified three classes which differ in their preference for attributes such as the degree of data sharing. …”
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Disruptive seeds: a scenario approach to explore power shifts in sustainability transformations by Rutting, Lucas, Vervoort, Joost M., Mees, Heleen, Pereira, Laura, Veeger, Marieke, Muiderman, Karlijn, Mangnus, Astrid C, Winkler, Klara, Olsson, Per, Hichert, Tanja, Lane, Richard, Pergher, Bruno Bottega, Christiaens, Laura, Bansal, Nivedita, Hendriks, Abe, Driessen, Peter P.J.

“…Our ‘Disruptive Seeds’ approach focuses on niche practices that actively challenge unsustainable incumbent actors and institutions. We tested this novel approach in a series of participatory pilot workshops. …”
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Drivers of success in collaborative monitoring in forest landscape restoration: An indicative assessment from Latin America by Evans, K., Meli, P., Zamora-Cristales, R., Schweizer, D., Méndez-Toribio, M., Gómez-Ruiz, P.A., Guariguata, Manuel R.

“…We assessed the extent to which collaborative monitoring, a process that embraces cross-scale multi-level actors and interactions in the collection and use of information, is considered across FLR projects in Latin America by applying a diagnostic of 54 “success factors” scored from 1 (factor not in place) to 5 (factor fully in place). …”
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Landscape report on existing financial and logistic services in the agricultural sector in Bangladesh by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Uddin, Mohammad Riad, Shamma, Raisa

“…Improving on traditional initiatives and practices to address constraints faced by farmers and other agricultural value chain actors will ena ble the sector to expand and benefit new sections of the population, including those most vulnerable such as the poor, women, and youth. …”
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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia by Kakwasha, Keagan, Mudege, Netsayi N.

“…Secure rights bring livelihood benefits for 100,000 small-scale actors in AqFs in Asia-Pacific and more nutritious diets for 700,000 people. 3. …”
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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia: work package 5 Technologies Assessment by Muzungaire, Lizzy, Mudege, Netsayi, Sichone, Mercy

“…Secure rights bring livelihood benefits for 100,000 small-scale actors in AqFs in Asia-Pacific and more nutritious diets for 700,000 people. 3. …”
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Sustaining adaptive collaborative management processes: Challenges and opportunities from Mafungautsi State Forest, Gokwe, Zimbabwe by Witness, K., Nyirenda, R., Mutimukuru-Maravanyika, T., Matose, F., Ngwenya, M., Sibanda, L.

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Peacebuilding in rural Colombia— A collective perception of the integrated rural reform (IRR) in the department of Caquetá (Amazon) by Graser, Maximilian, Bonatti, Michelle, Eufemia, Luca, Morales, Héctor, Lana, Marcos A., Löhr, Katharina, Sieber, Stefan

“…The study also derives recommendations of departmental actors in rural development for a more effective peace implementation process, like the change from cattle driven to a more conservational economy with agri-silviculture and ecotourism, led by local civil society. …”
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Impacts of small-scale irrigation water use on environmental flow of ungauged rivers in Africa by Geleta, Y., Simane, B., Assefa, E., Haileslassie, Amare

“…Irrigation water use is one of the main actors in impacting the water flow of rivers in quantity and time but was not well investigated in many ungauged catchments under smallholder irrigation systems. …”
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Potential forage hybrid markets for enhancing sustainability and food security in East Africa by Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Flórez, Fernando, Enciso, Karen, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…The results will help different actors in decision-making, i.e., regarding private sector investments in forage seed commercialization or public sector incentives supporting adoption processes, and thus contribute to increasing food security and sustainability in the region.…”
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Climate shock response and resilience of smallholder farmers in the drylands of south-eastern Zimbabwe by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Kato, Edward, Msimanga, Mthabisi, Nyathi, Nomqhele

“…Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to analyze impact of World Vision Zimbabwe (WVZ) and other actors' interventions on farmer resilience to climatic shocks. …”
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Stressors and resilience within the cassava value chain in Nigeria: preferred cassava variety traits and response strategies of men and women to inform breeding by Nwanze-Olaosebikan, Olamide, Bello, Abolore A., Utoblo, Obaiya, Okoye, Benjamin, Olutegbe, Nathaniel, Garner, Elisabeth, Teeken, Béla, Bryan, Elizabeth, Forsythe, Lora, Cole, Steven M., Kulakow, Peter A., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Tufan, Hale Ann, Madu, Tessa

“…This study investigated the trait preferences for cassava in the context of climate change and conflict stressors among value-chain actors in Nigeria to strengthen social inclusion and the community-resilience outcomes from breeding programs. …”
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Brechas tecnológicas de la cadena productiva de la piña en el Valle del Cauca y descripción del estado del arte by Diaz Ramirez, Lizette Maritza, Hurtado Bermudez, Jhon Jairo, Jager, Matthias

“…Para este propósito, se llevó a cabo un proceso de investigación documental, una serie de entrevistas con los actores involucrados y de talleres multiactores. En este documento se presentan las metodologías empleadas, los hallazgos, el análisis y las conclusiones con base en los resultados finales.…”
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