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Pullet production and supply business development by women’s groups in selected kebeles of Dale pilot learning woreda: Experiences from IPMS by Yilma, K., Tegegne, Azage, Hoekstra, Dirk, Yigzaw, M.

“…To develop the program, a credit scheme was initiated by the Regional Rural Finance Fund Administration, using IPMS’s credit innovation funds. …”
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Gender dimension of climate change research in agriculture: Case studies in Southeast Asia by Paris, Thelma, Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay

“…It identifies gender gaps in access to resources, information, services, technologies, training, finance, etc., which enable or constrain men and women to adopt CSA and practices, as well as presents examples of Participatory Vulnerability Analysis and participatory action research, which incorporate a gender dimension.…”
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Les jardins de survie au Niger by Boubacar Gaoh, Nouhou

“…Au Niger, Christian Blind Mission (CBM) finance un programme de développement inclusif à la base (ProDIB) au sein duquel l’ONG nigérienne Karkara est chargée de mettre en oeuvre le projet Jardins de survie. …”
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Gender stereotypes must be overturned to improve women's opportunities as food system entrepreneurs by Nordhagen, Stella

“…These barriers include poor access to finance, networks and mentors; lower literacy and numeracy; limited business skills; gender stereotypes; limited mobility; and dual work burdens. - These issues can be partially overcome by providing training, business development services and financing and by fostering networks, but gender-transformative approaches to address root causes will also be needed. - Negative stereotypes about women-owned businesses can be self-fulfilling, making it essential to recognize and accommodate the unique challenges women entrepreneurs face without reinforcing such stereotypes."…”
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AVENIR Thematic Brief: Women and youth by Mwongera, Caroline, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui

“…This brief outlines how AVENIR strengthens women's engagement in climate-adapted value chains by building capacities, establishing market linkages, and organizing smallholder farmers in a way that maximizes their agency in order to leverage access to finance and market possibilities.…”
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Dossier thématique AVENIR : Les femmes et les jeunes by Mwongera, Caroline, Kinyua, Ivy Wambui

“…This brief outlines how AVENIR strengthens women's engagement in climate-adapted value chains by building capacities, establishing market linkages, and organizing smallholder farmers in a way that maximizes their agency in order to leverage access to finance and market possibilities.…”
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Asia Pacific roadmap for innovative technologies in the forest sector by Roshetko, J.M., Pingault, N., Quang Tan, N., Meybeck, A., Matta, R., Gitz, V.

“…As highlighted by FAO’s Third Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS III), the use of innovative technologies – from digital technologies, biological technologies, processing technologies and new wood-based products, to social innovations and innovative finance mechanisms – have the potential to revolutionize forest management and to make critical contributions to sustainable development along forest value chains.…”
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Capacity Building Workshop Report at the Kick-off meeting of the Pan-African Regional Programme by Hientz, Lennhart, Derenoncourt, Marie Ena

“…This workshop created awareness about the portfolio of CGIAR research products that can enhance climate finance proposals for African countries.…”
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Enhancing Farmer Engagement in Climate Policy: Recap by Chevallier, Romy

“…This PowerPoint Presentation highlights the critical role of farmers in climate change negotiations, the role agriculture and food systems in climate change, scaling of mitigation and adaptation actions and finance adaptation and resilience building in the sector, the PACJA's experiences related to advocacy and messaging and the evaluation of agriculture in the climate negotiations. …”
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German government invests EUR15 million in major new program to pay small-scale farmers to produce ecosystem services, including climate change adaptation and mitigation by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…The International Group of Seven (G7) Presidency (Germany) used an analysis of payments for ecosystem services and innovative finance to develop the CompensAction Initiative to incentivize small-scale farmers to produce ecosystem services. …”
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Executive summary: African climate processes, actors and institutions: What this means for farmers by Eastern Africa Famers Federation

“…This is needed to prioritize climate change, to improve climate-resilient agricultural systems for the livelihoods of farmers amidst a changing climate, as well as to find opportunities to enhance climate finance and capacity development support.…”
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Supporting women's empowerment and climate resilience through socio-technical innovation bundles by Puskur, Ranjitha

“…Ranjitha Puskur, lead of the EMPOWER work package, explains how they support women’s empowerment and climate resilience through socio-technical innovation bundles , the importance of climate-smart agricultural technologies and the need to provide women with access to these technologies, along with access to finance and extension services, among others. The fireside conversation with Dr Mahesh Chander, principal scientist at ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, showcases a shift in technology transfer in agrifood systems. …”
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Global progress on adaptation implementation by Leiter, Timo, Ajibade, Idowu, Njuguna, Lucy

“…In addition to the update on adaptation planning and implementation, the 2023 edition provides a more in-depth finance assessment chapter and includes a thematic deep-dive chapter on loss and damage. …”
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From complexity to clarity: A climate security vulnerability measure for policymaking by Liebig, Theresa Ines, Guerrero, Omar, Guariso, Daniele, Craparo, Alessandro Carmelo William, Basel, Ashleigh, Taiwo, Ibukun

“…The CGIAR Focus Climate Security and The Alan Turing Institute’s Computational Social Science Group's collaboration addresses the need for a reliable and efficient approach to decision-making and policy development by developing an innovative analytical framework to construct a systemic measure that analyzes structural features among key components of the climate security nexus, to support contextualized and climate security-sensitive decisions for policies, programs, or finance.…”
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Calls to action by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…ASSESS PROGRESS AGAINST GLOBAL TARGETS; MAKE SMART COMMITMENTS; ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION; ACCELERATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNDERLYING DRIVERS; FINANCE THE GLOBAL TARGETS; MEASURE PROGRESS AT THE NATIONAL AND SUBNATIONAL LEVEL…”
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Federal government support for agriculture in Nigeria: Analysis with a public expenditure lens by Nwoko, Chinedum, Ikejiofor, Amarachi Grace, Nnaji, Nchedo Theresa, Mogues, Tewodaj

“…We consider the adequacy and stability of agricultural public spending during the period of 2007 to 2016, drawing on data from the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, and other sources.…”
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Revitalising soil health through the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan by African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa

“…Some of the key action areas include an improved policy environment, improved finance and investments, targeted soil health interventions, increased networking and knowledge exchange, and improved institutional and human capacity for sustainable soil health.…”
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Revitalising soil health through the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan brief by African Union Development Agency-NEPAD, Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa

“…Some of the key action areas include an improved policy environment, improved finance and investments, targeted soil health interventions, increased networking and knowledge exchange, and improved institutional and human capacity for sustainable soil health.…”
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Empowering leadership: District trainings in groundwater management under CGIAR’s National Policies and Strategies in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan by CGIAR

“…Under the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies, IWMI India, along with on-ground partners Centre for MicroFinance (CmF) and Professional Assistance For Development Action (PRADAN) conducted six district-level trainings on leadership development in participatory groundwater management in Madya Pradesh and Rajasthan states. …”
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An evaluation of poverty prevalence in China: New evidence from four recent surveys by Zhang, Chunni, Xu, Qi, Zhang, Xiaobo, Xie, Yu

“…In this paper, we calculate and compare the poverty incidence rate in China using four nationally representative surveys: the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) of 2010, the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) of 2010, the Chinese Household Finance Survey (CHFS) of 2011, and the Chinese Household Income Project (CHIP) of 2007.…”
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