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Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy: inception report by Minde, I. J., Silim, S. N., Nyange, D. A., Ijumba, C. K., Kadigi, I., Ires, Idil

“…This report presents an official starting point to the co-creation of the Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy (TSSDS), a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Agriculture, ASPIRES Tanzania, USAID, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). …”
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Contributions of women’s collective farming to women’s agency in the Upper Indus Basin in the face of climate change by Bano, K., Waqar, Kanwal, Ali, A.

“…A consortium managed project in the Upper Indus Basin of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, supported the creation of women’s collective farming. The component of the project related to water resource management for agriculture was implemented in Hunza district, where in three sites, the communities encouraged women farmers to engage in the pilot interventions related to innovative water resource management technologies and improved farming practices to overcome climate-induced issues for farmers. …”
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Key narratives around agroecological transitions. A systematic literature review of the current debate by Mockshell, Jonathan, Omulo, Godfrey, Hidalgo, Francisco, Quintero, Marcela, Ritter, Thea, Orjuela, Guillermo, Place, Frank

“…The review shows that mobilizing the debate to enable agroecological transitions requires an integrative approach under-scored by knowledge co-creation and collective learning. Based on insights from participatory approaches, we provide considerations for making these processes work and highlight areas that require further examination…”
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Tourism for development: A SAM-multiplier study on sports tourism in Kenya by Breisinger, Clemens, Wiebelt, Manfred, Omune, Lensa, Breisinger, Milena, Bordignon, Jacopo

“…By 2035, sports tourism could contribute an estimated $1.21 billion to $2.14 billion to Kenya's economy annually and support the creation of up to 237,000 new jobs. About half of these jobs are expected to benefit lower and middle-income households, supporting their livelihoods and poverty reduction. …”
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Licensing as a commercialization strategy to improve varietal adoption in Ghana by Kuhlmann, Katrin, Nalinya, Adron Naggayi, Botey, Mireku, Gichuru, Lilian, Puozaa, Doris Kanvenaa, Onsando, James, Ahenda, Joseph, Mujaju, Claid, Ojiewo, Chris Ochieng

“…Recommendations based on stakeholder consultations included the development of an improved licensing strategy and standardadized guidelines, awareness creation, capacity building in variety licencing models, institutionalization of EGS supply processes, and improved engagement with the private sector.…”
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Feeding Futures—Digital Finance, Innovation, and India’s Livestock Sector: Bridging tradition and technology for inclusive livestock resilience by Banerjee, Rupsha R., Mittal, Nimisha, Singh, Kanika, Dhulipala, Ram

“…Participants identified key levers for scaling impact such as integrating digital platforms with risk management tools and enhancing access to finance and markets while underscoring the importance of co-creation and contextualized solutions that resonate with local realities. …”
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Facilitating and Supporting Multistakeholder Scaling Hubs in West and Central Africa by Ndindeng, S.A., Nwilene, F., Bah, S., Twine, E.E., Tang, E., Savadogo, E., Tchatcha, D., Ndungu, J., Kittika, M., Faye, F., Dembele, A., Konan, G.

“…Across the five countries, hub-based implementation contributed to measurable results, including large-scale seed delivery, establishment of certified seed clusters, creation of youth-led enterprises, commercial food production and sales, and mobilization of institutional demand and financing. …”
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Facilitating collaboration and partnerships: lessons from adaptive collaborative management in the Philippines by Hartanto, H.

“…Three decades of experience have led to the creation of a flagship programme called Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) in 1995. …”
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Sumatra’s rubber agroforests: advent, rise and fall of a sustainable cropping system by Feintrenie, L., Levang, P.

“…The only way to save the remnants of forests and agroforests seems to be the creation of market incentives through conservation programs such as reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation.…”
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Tree population dynamics of three altitudinal vegetation communities on Mount Cameroon (1989-2004) by Forboseh, P.F., Sunderland, Terry C.H., Comiskey, J.A., Balinga, M.

“…Understanding forest dynamics is crucially important in the management of tropical montane environments and in this instance particularly so given the recent creation of the Mount Cameroon National Park.…”
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A framework for the simulation of regional decadal variability for agricultural and other applications by Greene AM, Goddard L, Hansen, James

“…The use of statistically-based methods enables the efficient generation of a large ensemble of synthetic sequences as well as the creation of well-defined probabilistic risk estimates. …”
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Potential and challenges in up-scaling micro-irrigation in India: experiences from nine states. by Kuppannan, Palanisami, Raman, S.

“…For accelerating MI adoption in the country, the recommendations include reduction in capital cost of the system, provision of technical support for regular MI operation and maintenance, relaxation of farm size limitation in providing MI subsidies and creation of a single state level agency or a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for speedy implementation of the MI program.…”
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Investigation of the risk of exposure to antimicrobial residues present in marketed milk in Tanzania by Kurwijila, Lusato R., Omore, Amos O., Staal, Steven J., Mdoe, N.S.Y.

“…Recommendations to address this problem are (i) creation of awareness among policy makers, who are currently unaware of the milk safety problem, and development of potential interventions to address the problem, (ii) testing for the residues at milk collection centers, and (iii) further investigation of milk production practices used by the predominantly smallholder producers and market agents. …”
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Effects of earthworms on soil properties and rice production in the rainfed paddy fields of Northeast Thailand by Choosai, C., Jouquet, Pascal, Hanboonsong, Y., Hartmann, Christian

“…Earthworms play an important role in soil fertility because of their effects on soil properties, and especially the creation of casts that usually have different properties than the surrounding soil. …”
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A decade of the Maharashtra groundwater legislation: analysis of the implementation process by Phansalkar, Sanjiv J., Kher, Vivek

“…Instead of invoking the Act, people prefer to approach higher elected leaders and exercise pressure for creation of 'upgraded' drinking water facilities. Due to absence of this social legitimacy and the provision that unless the Gram Panchayat makes a formal complaint about violation of the spacing norm no action can be initiated, the Act has not been particularly effective in protecting the drinking water sources.…”
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Seminario sobre Planificacion Participativa por objetivos del Programa de Frijol de Bolivia (1990, Santa Cruz, Bolivia). Informe

“…The program proposes to increase bean production and productivity in Bolivia by means of crop dissemination, use of more productive var. and of integrated control methods for the main pests and diseases, production and use of good quality seed, technology generation and transfer with the participation of farmers, improvement of the agronomic management of the crop, better access to credit, creation of an interinstitutional coordination organism, and conducting market and promotion studies. …”
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Cattle farmer awareness and behavior regarding prevention of zoonotic disease transmission in Senegal by Tebug, Stanly Fon, Kamga-Waladjo, A.R., Ema, P.J.N., Muyeneza, C., Kane, O., Seck, A., Ly, M.T., Lo, M.

“…Investigations on possible zoonotic infections, tailored zoonotic disease control programs including disease awareness creation and improved farm management are strongly recommended.…”
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Secteur du thé : Agritrade Note de synthèse 2013 by Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale

“…Après une présentation des principales tendances au niveau mondial du secteur du thé en 2012-13 et des récents développements dans certains pays africains concernés, cette note de synthèse met en exergue certains des défis et opportunités pour le développement de l’économie du thé en Afrique dans un futur proche. Outre la création de stratégies permettant de répondre de manière proactive au changement climatique, les pays ACP auront également besoin de diversifier leurs relations commerciales et d’élargir le commerce régional, de concevoir des stratégies de transformation à valeur ajoutée et de diversification du marché, et de répondre à la forte croissance de la demande pour un thé issu du commerce équitable et de la culture biologique.…”
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Accroître les emplois ruraux en Afrique subsaharienne by Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale

“…Lors du Briefing de Bruxelles sur le développement sur « Les principaux moteurs de la transformation rurale en Afrique : Création d'emplois pour la croissance en milieu rural », les experts ont proposé toute une série de mesures pour accroître l'emploi. …”
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Stakeholders’ perceptions of integrated rainwater management approaches in the Blue Nile Basin of the Ethiopian highlands by Mulema, Annet A., Lema, Zelalem, Damtew, Elias, Adie, Aberra, Ogutu, Z., Duncan, Alan J.

“…We conclude that approaches to RWM that are holistic and engage diverse stakeholders foster the uptake of innovations. Awareness creation, collaboration, capacity development, incentives, monitoring, political will and favorable gender norms are vital to the process.…”
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