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Strategies of subversion in vertically-divided contexts: Decentralisation and urban service delivery in Senegal by Resnick, Danielle

“…Focusing on the case of Senegal under the former President, Abdoulaye Wade, this article examines the impact party politics has on service delivery in urban areas controlled by opposition parties. …”
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Urban governance and service delivery in African cities: The role of politics and policies by Resnick, Danielle

“…This is an introduction to a special issue sponsored by UNU‐WIDER focusing on key governance challenges related to addressing gaps in urban service delivery in sub‐Saharan Africa. …”
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Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks by Zseleczky, Laura, Yosef, Sivan

“…Recent policy statements refer to increasingly frequent and intense shocks as one of the main reasons for focusing attention and investments on building resilience for food and nutrition security. …”
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Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia by Bernard, Tanguy, Dercon, Stefan, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in psychology focusing on the role of locus of control and self-efficacy and also from the theoretical framework of aspiration failure as developed in recent economic literature. …”
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On the path to better nutrition and health : A4NH 2012 annual report by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Besides establishing a coordinated governance and oversight structure, many A4NH research programs were already underway in 2012, particularly those focusing on biofortification, sustainable diets, and agriculture-associated diseases.…”
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The six "ins" of climate-smart agriculture: Inclusive institutions for information, innovation, investment, and insurance by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Bernier, Quinn, Haglund, Eric

“…This paper reviews the central role of institutions for climate-smart agriculture (CSA), focusing on the role of institutions in promoting inclusivity, providing information, enabling local level innovation, encouraging investment, and offering insurance to enable smallholders, women, and poor resource-dependent communities to adopt and benefit from CSA. …”
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An Overview of Chinese Agricultural and Rural Engagement in Ethiopia by Bräutigam, Deborah, Tang, Xiaoyang

“…This overview paper explores China’s engagement in rural Ethiopia in historical perspective, focusing on foreign aid, other official engagements, and investment by Chinese firms between 1970 and 2011. …”
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Agricultural R&D: investing in Africa’s future analyzing trends, challenges, and opportunities: reflection on the conference by Lynam, John, Beintema, Nienke M., Annor-Frempong, Irene

“…The goal of the conference was to define a road map for revitalizing agricultural research in the region focusing on four principal themes: -sustainable financing of agricultural research; -training the next generation of agricultural scientists; -effectively evaluating the performance of research institutes and systems; and -efficient organization of national agricultural research activities supported by regional and international capacities. …”
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An overview of Chinese agricultural and rural engagement in Tanzania by Bräutigam, Deborah, Tang, Xiaoyang

“…This overview paper explores China’s engagement in historical perspective, focusing on foreign aid, other official engagement, and investment by Chinese firms between 1964 and 2011.…”
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Beyond fatalism: An empirical exploration of self-efficacy and aspirations failure in Ethiopia by Bernard, Tanguy, Dercon, Stefan, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…To explore the idea of fatalism, we draw inspiration from theories in psychology focusing on the role of locus of control and self-efficacy and also from the theoretical framework of aspiration failure as developed in recent economic literature. …”
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Land Degradation: Land under Pressure by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Koo, Jawoo, Marenya, Paswel, Licker, Rachel

“…First, efforts to promote sustainable land management need to improve local and national governance while also enhancing international cooperation. Second, instead of focusing solely on fertilizer subsidies, countries should use broader and more cost-effective incentives to encourage farmers to adopt integrated soil fertility management.…”
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Intercommodity price transmission and food price policies: An analysis of Ethiopian cereal markets by Rashid, Shahidur

“…Based on the estimates from a dynamic econometric model, the paper concludes that maize is the most significant in exacerbating price variability with respect to the persistence of shocks to itself and the two other cereals. This implies that focusing on maize, instead of wheat, will not only help better stabilize prices but also reduce costs of stabilization. …”
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Intercommodity price transmission and food price policies: An analysis of Ethiopian cereal markets by Rashid, Shahidur

“…Based on the estimates from a dynamic econometric model, the paper concludes that maize is the most significant in exacerbating price variability with respect to the persistence of shocks to itself and the two other cereals. This implies that focusing on maize, instead of wheat, will not only help better stabilize prices but also reduce costs of stabilization. …”
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Agricultural extension services and gender equality: An institutional analysis of four districts in Ethiopia by Cohen, Marc J., Lemma, Mamusha

“…We focus on the institutional arrangements through which agricultural extension services are provided and how these contribute to efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in service delivery.…”
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POSHAN’s abstract digest on maternal and child nutrition research - Issue 43 by Avula, Rasmi

“…There are also two studies focusing on the role of community health workers (CHWs), namely in providing maternal nutrition counselling to improve child nutrition, and the effect of home visits on infant health.…”
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Economics of patenting a research tool: participation and productivity by Koo, Bonwoo, Wright, Brian D.

“…While intertemporal aspects of incentive are critical in this environment of sequential innovations, time plays a minor role in existing literature on dynamic models. By focusing on the incentives of follow-on innovators who commercialize an initial invention, this study examines the dynamic implications of the patent instrument (e.g., patent life) via a positive analysis. …”
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Trade and the skilled-unskilled wage gap in a model with differentiated goods by Thierfelder, Karen, Robinson, Sherman

“…The empirical models used to analyze the links fall into two broad groups: (1) partial-equilibrium models of the labor market, focusing on changes in the supply and demand of labor by skill category, and (2) general equilibrium trade models linking domestic factor returns to changes in world prices and the composition of trade....In this paper, we present a theoretical model that can capture many of the differences between the approaches of trade and labor economists.-- from Authors' Introduction.…”
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Biomass yield, nutritional composition and silage fermentation characteristics of panicum and pennisetum grasses in the savanna agro-ecological zone of Ghana by Cudjoe, Shedrack, Tenakwa, Afirifa E, Akufo, Mintaah N, Akapali, Maxwell, Ansah, Terry, Jauregui, Rosa, Van Der Hoek, Ringenerus, Yamasi, S., Cai, Y

“…This study investigated two Megathyrsus maximus (formerly Panicum mamximum) cultivars (Mombasa and Massai) and a local Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus, formerly Pennisetum purpureum) focusing on their biomass yield, nutritional quality, and silage fermentation characteristics.…”
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Quantitative Farming Systems Analysis: A multi-level case study in Malawi: Prioritizing, tailoring, and targeting socio-technical innovation bundles towards the Sustainable Intensi... by Cossu, A., Frelat, Romain, Hammond, James, Zepeda, E. A., Sonder, Kai, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, Groet, J., Wijk, Mark T. van

“…The MFS initiative adopts a unique research approach, focusing on the entire mixed farming system rather than specific components like agronomy or economics. …”
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Real Time Monitoring of Cropping Pattern Using Geospatial Analysis by Gumma, Murali K., Panjala, Pranay, Choudhary, Karan, Dubey, Sunil K., Bellam, Pavan Kumar, Murthy, C. S., Mohammed, Ismail, Mohammed, Irshad

“…This technical report discusses the application of geospatial analysis for real-time crop monitoring, focusing on the crop distribution in the study districts of Uttar Pradesh—Lakshmipur Kheri, Sitapur, and Shahjahanpur—for the Rabi 2023-24 season. …”
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