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The contribution of agricultural research to managing zoonoses and foodborne diseases by Grace, Delia, McDermott, John J.

“…In 2012 the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) launched a major initiative on leveraging agriculture to improve human nutrition and health. …”
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Enhancing food security in an era of global climate change by Clark, W.C., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Campbell, Bruce M., Juma, C., Holbrook, N.M., Nelson, Gerald C., Dickson, N.

“…This particular session was held in cooperation with the new Mega Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security being developed by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Earth System Science Partnership. …”
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Blending "hard" and "soft" science: The "follow-the-technology" approach to catalyzing and evaluating technology change by Douthwaite, Boru, Haan, Nicoline C. de, Manyong, Victor M., Keatinge, J.D.H.

“…The types of technology change catalyzed by research interventions in integrated natural resource management (INRM) are likely to require much more social negotiation and adaptation than are changes related to plant breeding, the dominant discipline within the system of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Conceptual models for developing and delivering high-yielding varieties have proven inadequate for delivering natural resource management (NRM) technologies that are adopted in farmers' fields. …”
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Participatory plant breeding in water-limited environment by Ceccarelli, Salvatore, Grando, Stefania, Baum, M

“…For the past years since the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Systemwide Initiative on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA) was initiated, guides for impact assessment of PRGA have been developed (Lilja and Ashby 1999; Johnson et.al., 2000; Lilja and Johnson 2001). …”
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CGIAR modeling approaches for resource-constrained scenarios: I. Accelerating crop breeding for a changing climate by Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Molero Milan, Anabel, Alexandrov, Nickolai, Asseng, Senthold, Challinor, Andrew J., Crossa, Jose, Eeuwijk, Fred van, Ghanem, Michel E., y 14 autores más

“…Here, we address this question by critically reviewing how model-based approaches can be used to assist breeding activities, with particular focus on all CGIAR (formerly the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research but now known simply as CGIAR) breeding programs. …”
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Sustainable and Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Rice Production in Latin America and the Caribbean : A Review on the Transition from Ideality to Reality by Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Arenas, Laura, Katto, María, Loaiza, Sandra, Correa, Fernando, Isthitani, Manabu, Loboguerrero, Ana María, Martínez-Barón, Deissy, Graterol, Eduardo, Jaramillo, Santiago, Torres, Carlos Felipe, Arango, Miguel, Guzmán, Myriam, Avila, Ivan, Hube, Sara, Kurtz, Ditmar Bernardo, Zorrilla, Gonzalo, Terra, Jose, Irisarri, Pilar, Tarlera, Silvana, LaHue, Gabriel, Scivittaro, Walkyria Bueno, Noguera, Aldo, Bayer, Cimelio

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The multilateral system of access and benefit sharing: Case studies on implementation in Kenya, Morocco, Philippines and Peru by López Noriega, Isabel, Halewood, Michael, Lapeña, I., Bioversity International

“…The four national case studies presented in this volume – focusing on Kenya, Morocco, Peru and the Philippines – were commissioned as part of an effort of the centres of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) to better appreciate the incentives and disincentives that countries and their constituent interest groups have to engage (or not) in the multilateral system. …”
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Analysis of the implications of Africa's food systems development on environmental sustainability by Adolph, Barbara, Griffiths, Geoffrey, Hou-Jones, Xiaoting

“…This study was commissioned jointly by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), in cooperation with the Alliance of Bioversity International, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) of the CGIAR (formally known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), to inform their engagement with key stakeholders in Africa and elsewhere, whose decisions today will influence the future of Africa’s food systems – and with that, the future of the continent overall. …”
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Nutritional training in a humanitarian context: Evidence from a cluster randomized trial by Kurdi, Sikandra, Figueroa, Jose Luis, Ibrahim, Hosam

“…This study was registered at 3ie (RIDIE‐STUDY‐ID‐5b4eff881b29a) and funded by the Nordic Trust Fund and Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research programme on Policies, Institutions, and Markets.…”
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Transforming Gender Relations and Reducing Risk of Zoonotic Diseases among Small Ruminant Farmers in the Highlands of Ethiopia by Wieland, Barbara, Mulema, Annet, Kinati, Wole, Woldegiorgis, Mamusha, Mekonnen, Mesfin, Alemu, Biruk, Desta, Hiwot, Demeke, Yifru, Elias, Belay

“…These are sites where the CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) Research Program on Livestock implements livestock research interventions to improve the livelihoods of smallholder livestock producers. …”
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Analysis for biotechnology innovations using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) by Linacre, Nicholas A., Gaskell, Joanne, Rosegrant, Mark W., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Quemada, Hector, Halsey, Mark, Birner, Regina

“…We propose that this method would be a useful tool for the international agricultural research centers of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), streamlining business processes, strengthening accountability, sharpening the research agenda it supports, fostering broader partnerships, and increasing the relevance and impact of CGIAR research in achieving international development goals. …”
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International agricultural research for food security, poverty reduction, and the environment: What to expect from scaling up CGIAR investments and “Best Bet” programs by von Braun, Joachim, Fan, Shenggen, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Rosegrant, Mark W., Nin-Pratt, Alejandro

“…The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is particularly well positioned to contribute to the global effort to foster sustainable food production, increase access to food, and reduce poverty and hunger in rural and urban areas. …”
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Transition from targeted breeding to mainstreaming of biofortification traits in crop improvement programs by Virk, Parminder S., Andersson, Meike S., Arcos, Jairo, Govindaraj, Mahalingam, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.

“…Nevertheless, to reach more than a billion people by 2030, future breeding lines that are being distributed by Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centers and submitted by National Agricultural Research System (NARS) to varietal release committees should be biofortified. …”
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Breeding for nutrition by Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Having concluded that the available scientific evidence indicates positive answers to all three of the above questions, four of the eighteen international agricultural research centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) recently have embarked on an interdisciplinary effort, with collaborators in developed and developing countries, to produce mineral and vitamin enriched varieties of rice, wheat, maize, beans and cassava. …”
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Harnessing community conversations for gender-responsive engagement in livestock management in Ethiopia: a methodological reflection by Lemma, Mamusha, Alemu, Biruk, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…As part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Program on Livestock (CRP Livestock), gender-responsive CC materials on livestock management have been developed and implemented across various rural communities to raise awareness and derive community-led actions. …”
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Onerice breeding framework: An end-to-end system to develop better varieties faster by Bhosale, Sankalp, Thathapalli Prakash, Parthiban, Kadaru, Suresh Babu, Hussain, Waseem, Dixit, Shalabh, Ali, Jauhar, Platten, John D., Islam, Md Rafiqul, Singh, Vikas Kumar, Murori, Rosemary, Ndayiragije, Alexis, Panchbhai, Ajay, Nayak, Swati, Dela Cruz, Princess, Demont, Matty, Bartholome, Jerome, Covarrubias‐Pazaran, Giovanny, Cobb, Joshua N., Bhardwaj, Hans

“…Breeding in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) system is an intricate process that integrates the contributions of market research, pre-breeding, breeding, breeding operations, and seed systems. …”
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Using similarity analyses to scale out research findings across Andean watershed basins by Otero, M, Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer, Lema, G, Soto, V.

“…Such is the case with the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), a global initiative in water research promoted by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which is developing and implementing strategic research in nine basins located in the tropics of Africa, Asia and South America. …”
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Blending hard and soft science: the Follow the Technology approach to analyzing and evaluating technology change by Douthwaite, Boru, Haan, Nicoline C. de, Manyong, Victor M., Keatinge, J.D.H.

“…The types of technology change catalyzed by research interventions in integrated natural resource management (INRM) are likely to require much more social negotiation and adaptation than are changes related to plant breeding, the dominant discipline within the system of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Conceptual models for developing and delivering high-yielding varieties have proven inadequate for delivering natural resource management (NRM) technologies that are adopted in farmers' fields. …”
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Biomass, Bioenergy and Biomaterials. FTA Highlights of a Decade 2011–2021 by Baral, Himlal, Sears, Robin R, Brandy, Michael, Meybeck, Alexandre, Gitz, Vincent, Njenga, Mary, Li X Yanxia, Duguma, Lalisa A, López, Arlene, Martius, Cristopher

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Unlocking Barriers to Adoption and Scaling of Climate Smart Cocoa Practices in Ghana by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Amoah, Alvin, Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Asare, Richard

“…The Consultative Group for international Agricultural Research (CGIAR) through the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ghana recently documented and aligned climate smart cocoa (CSC) practices across the three impact zones to help farmers mitigate against the effect of Climate change. …”
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