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How did Maharashtra cut child stunting? por Haddad, Lawrence

“…There is evidence of strong fidelity in training and delivery of tools and messages at higher FLW levels, but gaps in the reach of these to volunteers and mothers and variability between regions limit the potential for intervention impact.Grant Funding Source: Supported by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Alive & Thrive, managed by FHI360…”
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Learning from efforts to cost country plans: Priority technical issues to address por Connolly, Helen

“…M&E: Lack of common indicators and monitoring systems limit IC.Conclusions: There is potential to optimize IC but strong leadership, explicit roles and linked M&E systems could facilitate better IC for nutrition impact in India.Grant Funding Source: Supported by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through POSHAN , led by IFPRI…”
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Understanding the implementation, utilization, and potential impact of a social franchise model to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Vietnam: A program impact pat... por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Menon, Purnima, Keithly, Sarah C., Hajeebhoy, Nemat, Mai, Lan Tran, Ruel, Marie T., Rawat, Rahul

“…In conclusion, many aspects of the franchise services are encouraging, but challenges in service delivery and utilization along the PIP should be addressed to achieve the full intended impact.Grant Funding Source: Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Alive & Thrive, managed by FHI360…”
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Countries in the SUN movement assess their own progress within government-led multistakeholder platforms por Secretariat, Scaling Up Nutrition

“…In conclusion, many aspects of the franchise services are encouraging, but challenges in service delivery and utilization along the PIP should be addressed to achieve the full intended impact.Grant Funding Source: Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Alive & Thrive, managed by FHI360…”
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Determinants of the gap between breastfeeding knowledge and practices in Vietnamese mothers por Nguyen, Tuan T., Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Hajeebhoy, Nemat

“…For exclusive BF, programs should focus on addressing socio‐cultural barriers.Grant Funding Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Alive & Thrive Initiative, managed by FHI360…”
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Education and work incentives for frontline workers and household socioeconomic status influence delivery of health and nutrition interventions in Bihar, India por Avula, Rasmi, Kosec, Katrina, Holtemeyer, Brian, Tyagi, Parul, Hausladen, Stephanie, Menon, Purnima

“…Recruiting more educated candidates as FLW, investing in incentives, and enhancing HH contacts with nutrition centers through demand creation could improve service delivery outcomes.Grant Funding Source: Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through POSHAN led by IFPRI…”
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Towards a common vision of climate, peace, security and migration in Zimbabwe por Caroli, Giulia, De Coning, Cedric, Maviza, Gracsious, Tarusarira, Joram, Minoarivelo , Henintsoa Onivola, Moyo, Nqobile

“…As Zimbabwe advances its climate change agenda, including the upcoming National Adaptation Plan and the Climate Change Bill, opportunities for integrating peace and security considerations are emerging. …”
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Policy options for accelerated growth and competitiveness of the domestic rice economy in Nigeria por Johnson, Michael E., Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Gyimah-Brempong, Kwabena, Kuku-Shittu, Oluyemisi

“…The plan is in response to the perceived threat to the Nigerian economy of larger volumes of milled rice imports into Nigeria, with an import bill currently exceeding US$2 billion. To reverse the growing trend in rice imports, the Nigerian government has introduced a number of key policies and investment strategies to increase domestic rice production and improve its competitiveness with imports. …”
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Assessment of the determinants and economic benefits of adoption of improved sweetpotato varieties in Uganda por Feukeng, F., Otieno, D.J., Okello, J.J., Rajendran, S.

“…In the sweetpotato sector in Uganda, the government and its partners, notably the International Potato Center with financial support from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have been working to improve access to quality planting materials, access to knowledge and information related to potato production by farmers and other value chain actors. …”
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Economic and welfare implications of the reduction of US foreign assistance in Malawi por Cockx, Lara, De Weerdt, Joachim, Duchoslav, Jan, Jamali, Andrew, Nagoli, Joseph, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…As a result, Malawi faces a potential decline in foreign exchange inflows of around $177 million in 2025, a loss equivalent to approximately 6.3% of the annual merchandise import bill. With Malawi’s economy currently highly vulnerable, lacking the buffers needed to absorb shocks, the eco nomic and welfare implications of these recent events are concerning. …”
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Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less develop countries, insight and challenges from recent experience. ( special issue on agroforestry science, pol... por Buck, L.

“…A multi-organizational agroforestry evaluation process has driven national policy and programme formation to the forefront of the agenda of the agroforestry community, as it seeks to influence the 1995 Farm Bill. Internationally, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and collaborators fostered a sequence of policy issue identification activities as a basis for setting strategic research priorities for forestry and agroforestry. …”
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Secteur du coton : Agritrade Note de synthèse 2013 por Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale

“…Cette note de synthèse, après une analyse des principales tendances dans l’économie mondiale du coton en 2012/13 et des tendances en matière de production dans les pays ACP, se concentre sur les développements politiques aux États-Unis (réforme de la « Farm Bill »), dans l’UE (réforme de la PAC) et en Chine, ainsi que sur l’implication des subventions au secteur du coton pour les producteurs africains. …”
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A manual for large-scale sample collection, preservation, tracking, DNA extraction, and variety identification analysis por Girma Tessema, G., Rabbi, Ismail Y., Olanrewaju, A.S., Alaba, O., Kulakow, Peter A., Alabi, T., Ayedun, B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Alene, A., Manyong, Victor M.

“…This manual is part of the outputs of the CMS project funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).…”
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Genetic conservation through effective utilization of the improved indigenous chicken breeds by rural households in Nigeria por Adebambo, Ayotunde Olufunmilayo, Adeleke, M., Adeleye, A., Adeyinka, Isaac A., Ajayi, F., Akinola, W., Alabi, O., Bamidele, O., Dessie, Tadelle, Ikeobi, C., Ogundu, U., Ojoawo, H., Osinbowale, D., Ozoje, M., Peters, S., Sonaiya, B., Wheto, M., Yakubu, A.

“…Collections were screened and characterized for genetic improvement and effective utilization by rural households in Nigeria With the financial and technical support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International Livestock Research Institute, Ethiopia, respectively, improved chicken genotypes were developed and evaluated alongside some other tropically adapted chicken breeds. …”
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Innovative application of ICT tools for paperless data capture and feedback in smallholder dairy production systems: The platform for Africa Dairy Genetic Gains (ADGG) por Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Ojango, Julie M.K., Mrode, Raphael A., Quirós, C., Gibson, John P., Efa, Kefena, Besufekad, J., Lyatuu, Eliamoni T.R., Msuta, G., Kahumbu Stephanou, Su, Nyakundi, H.N., Mogaka, D., Oyieng, Edwin

“…This paper presents the development and piloting of a livestock recording, monitoring and feedback system in Tanzania and Ethiopia as part of the platform for Africa Dairy Genetic Gains (ADGG), which is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. It specifically focuses on the tools and the data collation platform, and on the results to date. …”
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High-yielding Climate-resilient beans improve food security and kick-start business in Zimbabwe por Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

“…But it has since declined to about 10%, since the introduction of the land reform bill. The government has been intensifying efforts to prioritize the sector until 2020. …”
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Scoping the implementation of recommendations from previous early generation seed studies in sub-Saharan Africa por Opie, Hellen, Akpo, Essegbemon, Desmae, Haile, Okori, Patrick, Ininda, Jane, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng

“…A lot of emphasis was placed on addressing the creation of enabling environment aspects such as the enactment of seed acts, the plant variety protection bill and policies in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana as well as harmonization between the national and regional seed laws. …”
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Deepening decentralization in Zambia: Political economy constraints and opportunities for reform por Resnick, Danielle, Siame, Gilbert, Mulambia, Peter, Ndhlovu, Dorothy, Shicilenge, Beverly, Sivasubramanian, Bhavna

“…In particular, transfers of staff by the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), partially driven by the growth in the number of councils in recent years, increases pressure on the wage bill of local authorities, creates uncertainty for civil servants, and undermines institutional memory. …”
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Measuring and tracking the access dimension of food security: Available indicators and recommendations for future investments por Ruel, Marie T., Ballard, Terri J., Deitchler, Megan

“…Recruiting more educated candidates as FLW, investing in incentives, and enhancing HH contacts with nutrition centers through demand creation could improve service delivery outcomes.Grant Funding Source: Supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through POSHAN led by IFPRI…”
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Assessing implementation fidelity of a community-based infant and young child feeding intervention in Ethiopia identifies gaps in delivery that limit reach to communities por Kim, Sunny S., Ali, Disha, Kennedy, Andrew, Tesfaye, Roman, Rawat, Rahul, Menon, Purnima

“…There is evidence of strong fidelity in training and delivery of tools and messages at higher FLW levels, but gaps in the reach of these to volunteers and mothers and variability between regions limit the potential for intervention impact.Grant Funding Source: Supported by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, through Alive & Thrive, managed by FHI360…”
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