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Perfil de evaluación de necesidades del Inventario de Agricultura y UTCUTS de República Dominicana by Vásquez, Daniela, Barrios, Julián, Haynes, Connor

“…El análisis se organizó en cinco dimensiones clave: i) marco normativo y de políticas, ii) arreglos institucionales, iii) disponibilidad y calidad de datos, iv) entorno de gobernanza y v) demanda de actores. La metodología empleada se basó en la evaluación de inventarios pecuarios de Nivel 2 realizada en África, lo que garantiza consistencia técnica y permite establecer comparaciones entre regiones. …”
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Constraints and promising interventions to strengthen fish seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana by Ragasa, Catherine, Kruijssen, Froukje, Agyakwah, Seth Koranteng, Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku, Asmah, Ruby, Ataa-Asantewaa, Martha, Amewu, Sena, Loison, Sarah Alobo

“…OBJECTIVE This study analyzes primary data on the challenges and opportunities faced by various actors along the fish seed chain, documents the lessons from a fish seed project (Ghana Tilapia Seed Project, 2019–2022), and provides an analysis of entry points for strengthening fish seed systems. …”
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Catalysing the Scale-Up of Integrated Small Ruminant Value Chains in Eastern and Southern Africa by Recha, John W.M., Demissie, Teferi, Haile, Aynalem, Mengistu, Tesfaye G, Makonnen, Brook T., Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Barungi, Julian, Magagula, Futhi, Taapopi, Mirjam, Gitau, Angela, Johnston, Angharad, Varley, Ciara, Mashizha, Tinashe M, Ndlovu, Noel, Murray, Una, McKeown, Peter C, Spillane, Charles, Solomon, Dawit

“…A follow-up visit to digital livestock market actors in Addis Ababa provided valuable exposure to private-sector innovations. …”
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Acceso a semillas en Senegal: Un análisis etnográfico y de redes sociales con enfoque de género by Anna Porcuna-Ferrer, Quintero, Diana K, Howland, Fanny

“…En conjunto, se concluye que los nuevos cultivos y actores externos reconfiguran los lazos sociales y profundizan desigualdades, lo que obliga a entender la resiliencia agrícola como un proceso relacional, político e históricamente situado.…”
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Year-End Newsletter of the CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security by Awinoh, Martha, Okello, Anna, Hollerich, Gillian, Carrillo, Lucia, Ibukun, Taiwo, Victor, Andin, Hanke-Louw, Nora

“…The year 2025 reminded us of the power of concerted efforts when science, policy actors, and communities work together to protect lives, restore stability, and build resilience in the most vulnerable places. …”
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Brief on scaling the youth and women quality centre model for Inclusive seed systems in Uganda by Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai Othniel, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…They deliberately position youth and women not only as beneficiaries, but also as seed producers, service providers, and agribusiness actors. Evidence from baseline and endline surveys covering over 700 rice and bean farmers shows that the model has delivered substantial gains. …”
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The role of inclusivity in shaping soil health policies: reflections from Africa by Rasche, F.

“…Second, the role of MSPs will be critically examined, ensuring the inclusion governments, private sector actors, non-governmental organizations, donors, and last, but not least, both male and female farmers. …”
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Adopción de opciones de Mecanización Agrícola Sostenible (SAM) para preparación de suelo en México: Contexto y condiciones habilitadoras del escalamiento by Patiño-Espejel, Joshua Esaú, Odjo, Sylvanus, Van Loon, Jelle

“…Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas con actores clave vinculados al proceso de introducción, ajuste y difusión de cada implemento, complementadas con información técnica de referencia para contextualizar condiciones regionales. …”
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Policy Brief para fortalecer la seguridad alimentaria en Oaxaca, México by Robledo Muñoz, Edith Carolina, Iturria Almazan, Alberto, Martin Molina, Jerome Francis, Leal González, Abel Jaime, Ovando, Rausel

“…En términos IASI, este documento cubre principalmente los dos primeros pasos (diagnóstico y definición inicial del futuro deseado); los siguientes requieren validación y priorización con más actores, definición de metas, plan táctico e implementación con monitoreo. …”
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Normas sociales y roles de género en la conservación del maíz: perspectiva de agricultores en Nariño, Colombia by González Regalado, Jessica, Bolaños Vargas, Janeth, Romero Perilla, Néstor, Odjo, Sylvanus

“…Además, las mujeres tienen mayor toma de decisiones que intervención operativa en el manejo agronómico y la selección de semillas a cultivar, evidenciando que son actores clave en la toma de decisiones para la conservación, donde generalmente se les reconoce poco en el contexto de las normas sociales y roles de género. …”
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical perspectives by Tuk-Po, L., Jong, W. de, Ken-Ichi, Abe

“…In the modern day tropical forest landscape in Asia the actors have change, but many of the processes of contestation remain the same. …”
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The impact of special autonomy on Papua’s forestry sector: empowering customary communities (masyarakat adat) in decentralized forestry development in Manokwari district by Tokede, M.J., Wiliam, D., Widodo, Gandhi, Y., Imburi, C., Patriahadi, Marwa, J., Yufuai, M.C.

“…However, we also found that the benefits from timber revenues have not been fairly shared among local people and other actors involved in the timber business. As a result, community forestry cooperatives have yet to contribute to equitable and sustainable development for local people. …”
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Preliminary value chain analysis of gum and resin marketing in Ethiopia by Kassa, H., Tefera, B., Fitwi, G.

“…The Structure Conduct Performance (SCP) framework of value chain analysis was adopted, and data were collected using rapid market appraisal, where key informants and market actors along the chain were interviewed. Findings indicate that the volumes of gums and resins produced and marketed over the years are characterised by inconsistency. …”
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Transformación de los paisajes tropicales en América Latina by Pacheco, P., Aguilar-Støen, M., Borner, J., Etter, A., Putzel, L., Vera-Diaz, M.D.C.

“…Las reflexiones de este trabajo proporcionan un marco analítico para evaluar cómo se deben alinear los objetivos de reducción de emisiones de la deforestación y degradación de los bosques y el aumento de las reservas de carbono (REDD+) con las trayectorias actuales de los paisajes y sus respectivos actores con la finalidad de proporcionar opciones más efectivas para la mitigación del cambio climático en paisajes forestales tropicales.…”
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Traditional milk market in Assam: Potential for income and employment generation by Kumar, A., Staal, Steven J., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Lapar, Ma. Lucila

“…In this backdrop, this study was undertaken with the objectives of (i) examining the costs and returns in traditional milk marketing and processing, (ii) estimating the milk producer's share in consumer rupee and marketing margins of different actors in the marketing chain, (iii) assessing the potential of traditional milk market in employment generation, and (iv) identifying the factors for scaling up the volume of business of the informal milk market agents in the state. …”
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Sustainability assessment of Thailand's electricity planning: Using section 1 of the 2009 hydropower sustainability assessment protocol by Foran, T., Resurrección, Bernadette P., Kansantisukmongkul, C., Wirutskulshai, U., Leeruttanawisut, K., Lazarus, Kate

“…Although the Thai PDP is ultimately a bureaucratic planning process, its sustainability can – and must – be influenced by civil society and regional-level actors. Though careful interpretation of the HSAP is required, this finding is adequately captured by the use of the Protocol.…”
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Pour une agriculture intelligente face au changement climatique au Sénégal: Recueil de bonnes pratiques d'adaptation et d'atténuation by Diouf, B., Lo, HM, Dieye, B, Sane, O, Sarr, OF

“…The manual is based primarily on (1) both the institutional and peasant experiences of the actors; (2) the recommendations of the reports of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); (3) the procedures manual for assessing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies; (4) the results of development projects and applied research. …”
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Effectiveness of farmer field school in promoting coffee management practices: the case of Jimma and Sidama Zones by Damtie, B.E.

“…It was recommended that mainstreaming FFS, and for building it in to national budget streams and creating social networks for interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experience for relevant actors working with coffee FFS should be given priority for long term survival of farmer field schools.…”
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An agriculture and health inter-sectorial research process to reduce hazardous pesticide health impacts among smallholder farmers in the Andes by Cole, Donald C., Orozco, F., Pradel, W., Suquillo, J., Mera, X., Chacón, A., Prain, Gordon, Wanigaratne, S., Leah, J.

“…Uptake by policy makers has included: the Ecuadorian Ministry of Health rolling out pesticide poisoning surveillance modeled on our system; the Ecuadorian Association of Municipalities holding a national virtual forum on healthier agriculture; and the Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture promulgating restrictions on highly hazardous pesticides in June 2010.Work with multiple actors is needed to shift agriculture towards greater sustainability and human health, particularly for vulnerable smallholders.…”
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Food safety policy in 9 African countries by Grace, Delia, Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Roesel, Kristina, Makita, K.

“…In countries studied, food safety policy and implementation is not well suited to: ensuring the safety of animal source foods in informal markets; supporting the livelihoods of the poor farmers and value chain actors; or, enhancing nutrition of poor consumers. …”
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