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Resultados y lecciones de gestión AgroChiloé : proyectos de innovación en Chiloé : X región: Gestión

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Resultados y Lecciones en Modelo de Gestión para la Agricultura Familiar Campesina : Proyectos de Innovación en la Región de La Araucanía : Gestión

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Consultoría para el Fortalecimiento de Capacidades Técnicas en Masificación de Agentes de Control Biológico de Plagas, en Biofábricas Escolares de la Región de Coquimbo

“…Por último, se realizará un seminario de cierre con el fin de difundir los resultados obtenidos a la comunidad y generar vínculos entre los actores que están en un proceso de transición hacia una agricultura sostenible en la región.…”
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Reporte Técnico Fundación Ecohabitats 2018 by Fundación Ecohabitats

“…En el resumen narrativo se encuentra la información sobre las metas logradas en el TeSAC Cauca, como el escalamiento de las prácticas ASAC en este territorio, lo que trajo como consecuencia la adición de tres nuevas veredas para implementación de ASAC, el fortalecimiento de investigaciones con enfoque de género y la consolidación de una plataforma de trabajo conjunto con actores clave del departamento del Cauca. El documento también contiene una descripción de los aspectos más relevantes del proyecto de investigación, las metas específicas que fueron alcanzadas durante el último año de trabajo, los retos enfrentados a nivel nacional, departamental y local y una lista de futuros planes para el proyecto. …”
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Manejo de la diversidad de los cultivos en los agroecosistemas tradicionales by Chávez-Servia, J.L., Tuxill, J., Jarvis, Devra I.

“…Las exigencias en materia de conservación de los recursos fitogenéticos requieren de la contribución de un gran número de actores para la formulación de estrategias apropiadas en función de la variabilidad de climas, eco y agrosistemas, heterogeneidad cultural, factores económicos y genéticos intrínsecos en el material a conservar. …”
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Effect Of Uptake Of Climate Information Services On Food Crops Productivity In Rwanda by Laetitia, Irandagiye

“…Support from both Government and non-government actors in building smallholder farmers' resilience to climate shocks and risks was found to be in evidence, however, much is still needed, especially in physical investment incentives, to sustainably increase farmers food crop productivity in the study area.…”
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Exploring the regulatory space for improving availability, access and quality of vegetatively propagated crop seed: potato in Kenya by McEwan, M., Spielman, David J., Okello, J.J., Hareau, Guy, Bartle, B., Mbiri, D., Atieno, E., Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor, Assfaw, T., González, L., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Maredia, Mywish K.

“…Our findings show a range of different actors have different and sometimes conflicting interests. …”
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Collective action for inclusive value-chain innovation: Implementation and results of the Participatory Market Chain Approach by Horton, D., Devaux, A., Thiele, Graham, Hareau, Guy, Ordinola, M., López, G., Mayanja, S., Bernet, T.

“…And because the PMCA requires the active engagement of value-chain actors and service providers with diverse, sometimes conflicting, interests, effective facilitation was crucial to the success of PMCA interventions. …”
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Landmark NUS events and key publications by Padulosi, Stefano, Hunter, Danny

“…In the two decades before that, major actors in carrying out NUS research were The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI- now the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT) and the International Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC), international agencies that focused initially mostly on the documentation and conservation of the genetic diversity of NUS. …”
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Growing transformational future livestock sector professionals - Emerging impacts of the ILRI CapDev grand challenge by Ekaya, Wellington N.

“…Over 80% of participants strongly agreed that the CapDev Grand Challenge process broadened their thinking and; • Boosted their confidence and effectiveness in communicating science to non-technical audiences, • Strengthened their confidence and ability to engage with intention to influence decision makers, • Increased their confidence and effectiveness in engaging and working with researchers outside their own discipline, • Boosted their motivation and confidence to take up leadership roles, • Made them more knowledgeable, confident and effective in designing and discussing project impact pathways, • Increased their confidence and effectiveness in mapping out actors in a project, and explaining their roles. …”
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What and who has determined adoption? A study on improved forage technologies in Colombia from an Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) perspective by Enciso, Karen, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Burkart, Stefan

“…Aside from the identification of key actors and historical trends, the study concludes by suggesting the implementation of a systematic (AIS) approach that gives account of the complex and ever changing process of forage adoption, its agents, roles, strengths and limitations so that a comprehensive diagnosis can serve as a guideline for future adoption policies in the subject.…”
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Challenges to operationalizing sustainable diets: Perspectives from Kenya and Vietnam by Hoey, Lesli, Khoury, Colin K., Osiemo, Jamleck, Shires, Anna, Binge, Brenda, Duong, Thi Thanh, Jalang’o Anyango, Dorcas, Trinh, Huong Th, Huynh, Tuyen, Judelsohn, Alexandra, Haan, Stef de, Heller, Martin C., Chege, Christine G. Kiria, Jones, Andrew D.

“…Based on 114 interviews carried out in Kenya and Vietnam, we examine the extent to which food systems researchers, business and project managers and policy actors are attempting to intervene in food systems in ways that mirror the concept of sustainable diets. …”
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Digital agriculture to enable adaptation: A supplement to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines by Stephenson, Jim, Chellew, Tom, Köckritz, Luja von, Rose, Alison, Dinesh, Dhanush

“…It can also provide an entry point for development partners and other actors seeking to expand their own digital agriculture support programs.…”
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Reverse thinking: Taking a healthy diet perspective towards food systems transformations by Brouwer, Inge D., Liere, Marti J. van, de Brauw, Alan, Domínguez-Salas, Paula, Herforth, A., Kennedy, G., Lachat, Carl, Omosa, Esther B., Talsma, Elise F., Vandevijvere, S., Fanzo, J., Ruel, Marie T.

“…We review current knowledge on drivers of consumer choices at the individual and food environment level with special emphasis on low- and middle income countries, discuss the converging and conflicting objectives that exist among multiple food-system actors, and argue that failure to strengthen synergies and resolve trade-offs may lead to missed opportunities and benefits, or negative unintended consequences in food system outcomes. …”
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Advancing climate resilient development pathways since the IPCC’s fifth assessment report by Werners, Saskia E, Sparkes, Edward, Totin, Edmond, Abel, Nick, Bhadwal, Suruchi, Butler, James R.A., Douxchamps, Sabine, James, Harrhy, Methner, Nadine, Siebeneck, Jana, Stringer, Lindsay C., Vincent, Katharine, Wise, Russell M., Tebboth, Mark G.L.

“…This process requires explicit engagement with aspirations of actors, and connecting past developments with future aspirations and understandings of risk. …”
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A synthesis of policy issues and recommendations towards enhancing access to and utilization of agricultural genetic resources for climate-change adaptation in East Africa: Report... by Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Recha, Tobias, Fadda, Carlo, Vernooy, Ronnie, Halewood, Michael, Spellman, Olga

“…However, the SMTA does make provisions for the direct use and commercialization of materials exchanged through the MLS; circumnavigating this issue has been the main focus of the Regional Policy Workshop.This workshop brought together stakeholders from the national genebanks, policymakers, farmer organizations and private sector actors to deliberate on the key challenges related to the direct use and commercialization of these varieties, and to explore the various options for seeking permission from providers for their direct use and commercialization in accordance with their national regulations.…”
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A Review of the Participation of Smallholder Farmers in Land-based Carbon Payment Schemes by Tamba, Y., Wafula, J., Magaju, C., St-Jacques, B., Stiem-Bhatia L., Arias-Navarro, Cristina, Aynekulu, E., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann

“…Engagement with communitybased organisations or other civil society actors can facilitate communication between project proponents and farmers, bolster farmers’ bargaining power, and reduce transaction costs during implementation.…”
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A Blueprint for Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services: Building the Resilience of 300 Million Small-Scale Producers by 2030 by Ferdinand, Tyler, Illick-Frank, Emma, Postema, Louise, Stephenson, Jim, Rose, Alison, Petrovic, Darko, Migisha, Claude K., Fara, Katiuscia, Zebiak, Stephen E., Siantonas, Tony, Pavese, Nicoletta, Chellew, Tom, Campbell, Bruce M., Rumbaitis del Rio, Cristina

“…DCAS can help agricultural producers and other value chain actors build resilience to climate impacts that threaten present and future agri-food systems. …”
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Seguimiento y fortalecimiento de las mesas técnica agroclimática de Nariño, Colombia by Alzate-Arbelaez, Oscar

“…En Nariño, el PMA apoyará a las MTA afrocolombianas e indígenas para desarrollar y validar un Procedimiento Operativo Estándar (SOP, siglas en inglés) para actores locales y tomadores de decisiones activados por un pronóstico estacional. …”
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Developing Public-Private Partnerships for effective access and use of climate information services by farmers and pastoralists in the Great Green Wall intervention zone of Mali by Traoré, Bouba, Bouaré, Yaya, Nikoi, Gordon, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…The research activity pursues three specific objectives: i) Evaluate existing partnerships and mechanisms for mainstreaming CIS and agro-advisories into the activities conducted by the Great Green Wall National Agency of Mali; ii) Develop Public-Private Partnerships for the sustainable management of climate risks in the zone of the Great Green Wall; iii) Define activities, roles and responsibilities and possible contractual issues for the sharing of costs and benefits between the actors involved in Climate Information Service activities in Mali. …”
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