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Challenges and prospects of tracking informal cross border trade in Comesa region by Wanjiku, J., Gelan, Ayele, Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Karugia, Joseph T., Massawe, Stella C.

“…This paper reviews the informal cross border trade (ICBT) in major staple food products among selected Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member countries. Current adopted approaches and methods of estimating informal trade are discussed and the magnitude of informal trade flows between countries are estimated. …”
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Harnessing the hidden genetic diversity for improving multiple abiotic stress tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Ali, Jauhar, Xu, Jianlong, Gao, Yong-Ming, Ma, Xiu-Fang, Meng, Lijun, Wang, Ying, Pang, Yunlong, Guan, Yong-Sheng, Xu, Mei-Rong, Revilleza, Jastin E., Franje, Neil J., Zhou, Shao-Chuan, Li, Zhikang

“…This breeding procedure can be easily adopted by small breeding programs in developing countries to develop high-yielding varieties tolerant of abiotic stresses. …”
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G3: Water governance and community based management by Mukherji, Aditi

“…Given the complexity of issues, we will adopt a three phase research approach. In Phase I, we will conduct situation analysis in six selected polders. …”
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Tillage and planting methods effects on yield, water use efficiency and profitability of soybean-wheat system on a loamy sand soil by Ram, Hari, Singh, Yadvinder, Saini, K.S., Kler, D.S., Timsina, J.

“…Both no-tillage and permanent raised bed technologies can be adopted for sustainable crop production in SW rotation in northwest IGP. …”
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Mainstreaming One Health approaches and principles into research in Ethiopia: Guidelines, frameworks and ethical procedures by Hadush, B., Ambalu, A., Gumi, B., Tadesse, Y., Mor, Siobhan M., Mutua, Florence K., Richards, Shauna, Kaba, M.

“…The documents serves as a foundational resource for integrating One Health research into academic and research institutions across Ethiopia and can be adopted by relevant ministries, One Health institutions, national and international projects, as well as academic and research entities within the country. …”
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Exploring barriers and enablers for scaling up a community-based grain bank intervention for improved infant and young child feeding in Ethiopia: A qualitative process evaluation by Sako, Binta, Leerlooijer, Joanne N., Lelisa, Azeb, Hailemariam, Abebe, Brouwer, Inge D.

“…For analysis, we used a framework describing six elements of successful scaling up: socio‐political context, attributes of the intervention, attributes of the implementers, appropriate delivery strategy, the adopting community, and use of research to inform the scale‐up process. …”
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Critical topics in Bangladesh’s and Nigeria’s food system related policies: An exploratory policy review by Bakker, S., Beune, R., Herens, M., Pittore, K.

“…The findings of this study in relation to the Platform identification study indicate that platforms may be more focused on the day-to-day practice and build on historically grown consensus what to address, and not necessarily adopt forward looking current policies.…”
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Value chain research and development: The quest for impact by Donovan, Jason, Stoian, Dietmar

“…We hypothesize that stronger exchange between researchers and practitioners increases the relevance and impact of value chain research and development.We adopt Downs' (1972) concept of issue‐attention cycles, which posits that attention to a particular issue follows a pattern where, first, excitement builds over potential solutions; followed by disenchantment as the inherent complexity, trade‐offs, and resources required to solve it become apparent; and consequently attention moves on to a new issue. …”
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Scaling success: Expanding community-based breeding programs for sheep and goats in Ethiopia by Tolemariam, Taye, Abegaz, Solomon, Getachew, Tesfaye, Haile, Aynalem, Mourad, Rekik, Belay, Berhanu, Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

“…The scaling approach adopted by the Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition, and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING) initiative, in partnership with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), successfully expanded the implementation to 141 production unit villages, benefiting 9,212 households. …”
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Developing impactful, in-demand, gender-intentional, and feasible target product profiles (TPPs) by Muungani, Dean, Banda, Vishnuvardhan Reddy, Coaldrake, Peter, Connor, Melanie, Najjar, Dina, Yadav, Shailesh, Taleon, Victor, Newby, Jonathan, Mendes, Thiago, Dufour, Dominique, Dermont, Matty, Polar, Vivian, Banzinger, Marianne

“…In-demand means that farmers and seed companies must recognize the benefits of improved traits and be motivated to adopt the new varieties. Feasibility means that improvements in key traits must be achievable within 10 – 15 years. …”
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Stacking beneficial haplotypes from the Vavilov wheat collection to accelerate breeding for multiple disease resistance by Jingyang Tong, Tarekegn, Zerihun T., Jambuthenne, Dilani, Alahmad, Samir, Periyannan, Sambasivam, Lee T. Hickey, Dinglasan, Eric, Hayes, Ben

“…Here, significant global genetic correlations and underlying local genomic regions were identified in the Vavilov wheat diversity panel for six major fungal diseases, including biotrophic leaf rust (LR), yellow rust (YR), stem rust (SR), hemibiotrophic crown rot (CR), and necrotrophic tan spot (TS) and Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB). By adopting haplotype-based local genomic estimated breeding values, derived from an integrated set of 34,899 SNP and DArT markers, we established a novel haplotype catalogue for resistance to the six diseases in over 20 field experiments across Australia and Ethiopia. …”
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National policy stakeholder workshop synthesis report - Zimbabwe by Chuma, Edward, Ngoma, Hambulo, Chiduwa, Mazvita S., Marenya, Paswel

“…The Government of Zimbabwe has taken a policy position to adopt Agroecology and other climate-smart agriculture practices as an adaptation and mitigation strategy to cope with climate change. …”
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Synergistic conservation approaches for nurturing soil, food security and human health towards sustainable development goals by Pandian, Kannan, Mustaffa, Mohamed Roshan Abu Firnass, Mahalingam, Govindaraj, Paramasivam, Arunachalam, Prince, Abishek John, Gajendiren, Manimaran, Mohammad, Abdul Rahman Rafiqi, Varanasi, Surya Teja

“…These imbalances have a substantial effect on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, altering their functionality, biodiversity and human nutrition Therefore, adopting balanced fertilization techniques is essential to combine environmental sustainability with global food security and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).To optimize nutrient consumption and production efficiency, regulations should be enacted to enforce the 4R principle, which involves applying the right nutrient source at the appropriate rate, time, method and location. …”
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Increasing access to and uptake of livestock vaccines and women's empowerment with gender-responsive vaccine delivery systems by Galiè, Alessandra, Njiru, Nelly, Omondi, Immaculate A., Malapit, Hazel J., Ferguson, Nathaniel, Lecoutere, Els, Muchiri, Caroline

“…Empowered women farmers are more likely to hear about, access, adopt, utilize and benefit from animal vaccines and healthier livestock. …”
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Opportunities to improve water productivity in farmer-led irrigation: a case study of Ethiopia by Tegegne, Desalegn

“…Using the available water sources and low-cost water-lifting alternative technology options, implementing efficient irrigation water application methods, practicing deficit and supplemental irrigation techniques, and adopting climate-smart on-farm water management techniques and technologies are potential opportunities for improving WP in farmer-led irrigation areas.…”
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Fourth CAADP Fourth Biennial Review Brief: Malawi. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: Performance and Lessons by Kanyamuka, J., Mwanaleza, E., Pangapanga, I., Musopole, R., Chinkhuntha, C., Matchaya, Greenwell C., Chiwewe, C.

“…The Malabo Declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods is a set of goals adopted by Heads of State and Government of the African Union in 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AUC 2014). …”
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Fourth CAADP Fourth Biennial Review Brief: Botswana. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard Performance and Lessons by Kasoma-Pele, W., Matchaya, Greenwell C., Keboneilwe, D.

“…The Malabo Declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods is a set of goals adopted by Heads of State and Government of the African Union in 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AUC 2014). …”
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Impacts of Off Take Rate through Small Ruminant Marketing on Food and Nutrition Security, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Adaptive Capacity in Extensive Systems in Ethiopia: A Narrati... by Dussie, Tsegaye, Chalchisa, Tamiru, Bekele, Yadeta, Mekuriaw, Shigdaf, Van Dijk, Suzanne, Makonnen, Brook

“…This review examines the interplay between small ruminant off-take rates and three critical dimensions: food and nutrition security, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and adaptive capacity in extensive production systems. The review process adopted the PRISMA model and entirely relied on secondary data. …”
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Accelerated cassava varietal turnover in Tanzania, a direct result of cassava seed system interventions by Msami, J., Ndalahwa, M., Nickas, J., Arbogast, M., Nkwabi, J., Mwakyusa, N., Mwenisongole, A., Matondo, D.G., Kumar, P.L., Legg, J.

“…Furthermore, it validates the adopted cassava seed system model and suggests that the model could be readily adapted to other crop systems where varieties are being routinely monitored.…”
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Evaluating the effects of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices on productivity, adaptation, and mitigation indicators in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis approach by Adimassu, Zenebe, Tibebe, Degefie, Tamene, Lulseged, Abera, Wuletawu

“…Climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices have been adopted in various agroecological zones in Ethiopia to enhance productivity, improve resilience to climate change, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through carbon sequestration. …”
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