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Linking Global CGE Models with Sectoral Models to Generate Baseline Scenarios: Approaches, Challenges, and Opportunities by Delzeit, Ruth, Beach, Robert H., Bibas, Ruben, Britz, Wolfgang, Chateau, Jean, Freund, Florian, Lefevre, Franziska Schuenemann, Sulser, Timothy B., Valin, Hugo, van Ruijven, Bas, Weitzel, Matthias, Willenbockel, Dirk, Wojtowicz, Krzysztof

“…Because sectoral models often offer a more fundamental understanding of future developments for specific sectors, many CGE modeling teams have adopted different kinds of linking approaches to sectoral models to generate baselines. …”
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Decentralization without democracy by Kosec, Katrina, Mogues, Tewodaj

“…Increasingly, decentralization is being adopted by countries in which assumptions made by formal models of decentralization, such as electoral accountability and population mobility, fail to hold. …”
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Synopsis: Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia by Baye, Kaleab, Hirvonen, Kalle

“…Implementation of effective nutrition messaging that shapes consumer behavior to adopt healthy dietary patterns, while bridging gaps in reach and quality of nutrition messaging is warranted. …”
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Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia by Baye, Kaleab, Hirvonen, Kalle

“…Implementation of effective nutrition messaging that shapes consumer behavior to adopt healthy dietary patterns, while bridging gaps in both the reach and the quality of such messaging is warranted. …”
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Agricultural transformation in the savannah: Perspectives from the village by Johnson, Michael E., Houssou, Nazaire, Kolavalli, Shashidhara, Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…Why, despite continuing rural population growth, have farmers generally chosen to adopt technologies and farming practices that increase labor productivity relative to land productivity? …”
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Summary of Efficiency and productivity differential effects of the land certification program in Ethiopia by Ghebru, Hosaena, Holden, Stein

“…For this purpose, we adopted a data envelopment analysis–based Malmquist-type productivity index to decompose productivity differences into (1) within-group farm efficiency differences, reflecting the technical efficiency effect, and (2) differences in the group production frontier, reflecting the long-term investment (technological) effects.…”
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Taking stock of national agricultural R&D capacity in Africa south of the Sahara by Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan

“…The 2013 report on agriculture and food systems by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network released a set of post–2015 development goals, including recommendations that lowand middle-income countries increase their spending on agricultural research and development (R&D) by a minimum of 5 percent per year during 2015–2025, and that they allocate at least 1 percent of their agricultural gross development product (GDP) to public agricultural R&D.1 More recently, the Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa was adopted at the African Heads of State Summit, necessitating the development of a continent-wide implementation plan. …”
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Feminist research in agriculture: moving beyond gender-transformative approaches by Cole, S.M., Rajaratnam, S., Liani, M., Joshi, D., Basnet, S., Bisht, M., Shijagurumayum, M.S., Jain, M., Kumar, P., Fischer, K., Puozaa, D.K., Reyes, A., Velasco, H.

“…The case studies provide examples of how researchers working in agriculture can gradually adopt key feminist research principles. We argue that to transform agrifood systems to be more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable, feminist approaches must be used in all research in agriculture. …”
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Portfolio of socio-technical innovations in low- emission food systems in Caquetá, Colombia by Clavijo, Neidy, Rodríguez, Luz A, Vanegas, Martha

“…Although local producers have adopted agroforestry and organic production, there is potential to further develop these practices through innovation labs, ensuring better alignment with the region’s socioecological needs.…”
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Shocks, sensitivity and resilience: tracking the economic impacts of environmental disaster on assets in Ethiopia and Honduras by Carter, Michael R., Little, Peter D., Mogues, Tewodaj, Negatu, Workneh

“…While the patterns are different across countries, both reveal worlds in which the poorest households struggle most with shocks, adopting coping strategies which are costly in terms of both short term and long term well-being. …”
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Stakeholders Mapping and Capacity Gap Assessment: Mixed Farming Systems in Nepal by Bastakoti, Ram Chandra, Shrestha, Ram Kumar, Khadka, Manohara, Koirala, Sanju, Neupane, Nilhari, Kharki, Darshan, KC, Jibesh

“…Using both secondary and primary data this study adopted an actor-centric approach to identify key actors relevant to SI-MFS and assess their current capacities and gaps to scale up SI-MFS. …”
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Hydraulic and water quality modeling: A tool for managing land use conflicts in inland coastal zones by Hoanh, Chu Thai, Phong, N.D., Gowing, J.W., To Phuc Tuong, Ngoc, N.V., Hien, N.X.

“…To evaluate these conflicts and synergies in the development of agriculture, fishery and aquaculture, this paper adopts a hydraulic and salinity modeling approach that simulates the tidal propagation and salinity intrusion, and evaluates the effects of water and land use management on these hydrology- and salinity-related phenomena in coastal zones. …”
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Climate advisory services in Myanmar generate high returns through private digital platforms by Swaans, Cornelis, Dela Rueda, Justin, Khaung, Ye, McGrath, Quyen

“…Using Village Link’s digital climate advisory services (DCAS), 243 farmers, representing 26,064 rice farmers in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta, have avoided production losses and increased their yields and income by adopting timely climate information. In 2024, The average yields of the treatment group (3.77 mt/ha) and control group (3.13 mt/ha) shows a 20.4% yield increase. …”
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Reducing emissions and air pollution from informal brick kilns: Evidence from Bangladesh by Brooks, Nina, Biswas, Debashish, Maithel, Sameer, Miller, Grant, Mahajan, Aprajit, Uddin, M. Rofi, Ahmed, Shoeb, Mahzab, Moogdho, Rahman, Mahbubur, Luby, Stephen P.

“…Of all intervention kilns, 65% adopted the improved practices. Treatment assignment reduced energy use by 10.5% ( P -value <0.001) and decreased CO 2 and PM 2.5 emissions by 171 and 0.45 metric tons, respectively, per kiln per year. …”
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Economic and social outcomes of investment on market and food systems in Tajikistan by Khakimov, Parviz, Aragie, Emerta A., Goibov, Manuchehr, Ashurov, Timur

“…Most donor projects provide direct extension support to farmers on multiplying and adopting seeds and seedlings. The local capacity to generate new varieties and planting materials remains low and over 50 percent of all agricultural inputs are imported. …”
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Co-creating water knowledge: a community perspective by Castelli, G., Howard, B. C., Adyel, T. M., AghaKouchak, A., Agramont, A., Aksoy, H., Alba, R., Alencar, P. H. L., Amanambu, A. C., Aslam, H., Bharati, L., Bos-Burgering, L., Bresci, E., Caramiello, C., Cavus, Y., Chaudhari, K., Chifflard, P., Choukrani, H., Chun, K. P., Cudennec, C., Cumiskey, L., Dakhlaoui, H., De Angeli, S., Madruga de Brito, M., Dembélé, Moctar, Dewals, B., Dussaillant J., A. R., Elshenawy, A., Gwapadza, D., Hall, C., Hermans, L., Höllermann, B., Jaramillo, F., Jomaa, S., Koren, G., Krause, S., Lahsaini, M., Mahé, G., Manfreda, S., Maynard, C., Mendiondo, E. M., Merheb, M., Nóbrega, R. L. B., Ocampo-Melgar, A., Olusola, A., Orduna Alegria, M. E., Owusu, Afua, Pacetti, T., Panchanathan, A., Panda, S., Piemontese, L., Pradhanaga, D., Ajin, R. S., Rusca, M., Scrolobig, A., Thaler, T., Tran, B. N., Trimi-Chifflard, D., Vanelli, F. M., Villani, L., Walker, D. W., Zarif, F., Buytaert, W., Ceperley, N.

“…We identify four overarching principles (inclusivity, openness, legitimacy, and actionability), highlighting the importance of establishing relationships and collaborative leadership, adopting key tools and techniques, and integrating knowledge for water resources management. …”
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From paper surveys to chatbots: Advancing digital monitoring of diet quality in Guatemala by Jimenez Rodas, Daniel, Ramos, Gresia, Lizarazo, Miguel, Arce, Daniela, Bonilla, Melissa

“…Since 2022, a network of partners has been consolidated in the Eastern and Western regions of Guatemala with the aim of strengthening diet quality monitoring among vulnerable populations, particularly in rural communities. The use of widely adopted digital tools, such as WhatsApp, has proven to be a key resource. …”
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Assessment of the facilitation process of establishing a living lab for co-creating locally-led climate action in Caquetá/Colombia by Falk, Thomas, Rodríguez, Luz A., Vanegas, Martha, Nehring, Ryan, Calle, Johana, Lopez, Maria

“…To this end, the program team adopts and expands the concept of living labs, understood as social spaces - virtual or physical - where stakeholders co-develop new ways of thinking and acting to transform collaboration and practices. …”
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Desmatamento na Amazonia: indo alem da "emergencia cronica" by Alencar, A., Nepstad, D.C., McGrath, D., Moutinho, P., Pacheco, P., Carmen Vera Diaz, M. del, Soares Filho, B.

“…This is a time to resolve the antagonism between development and conservation, and to adopt a new model of sustainable development which could be able to embrace social and economic goals, along with conservation objectives. …”
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Water footprints of milk production: a case study in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project "Measuring the water footprints o... by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Sharma, Bharat R., Eriyagama, Nishadi

“…The major objectives of this report are: To assess water availability and use in agriculture in the Moga District of Punjab State, to examine the contribution of the different agricultural water uses to the over all unsustainable water extraction, and its impact on the WFP of milk and crops; To assess surface water and groundwater use of major crops (e.g., rice, wheat and fodder crops) and in milk production, with a focus on feed and fodder and direct water use for dairy cattle; and To propose improved water management practices that farmers can adopt to reduce WFP, and enhance water productivity and conservation, thus contributing to long-term sustainable water use in the region.…”
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