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Conservation agriculture for a climate-resilient and sustainable upland agriculture: A success story from a seventeen-year local program in northern Vietnam por Bui, Le Vinh, Nguyen, Hai Nui, Nguyen, Tuan Cuong, Nguyen, Duc Trung, Trieu, Hong Lua, Doan, Thanh Thuy, Nguyen, Duc Tung, Vu, Thanh Bien, Nguyen, Thu Ha

“…The brief elaborates on the lessons learned from an impact assessment of a local seventeen-year initiative on cassava-based soil conservation measure on sloping land as a climate-smart agriculture practice in Van Yen District, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam. Focusing on the economic, environmental, and social benefits, the recommendations push for institutional level strategies on how this success story can be replicated in areas with similar biophysical and socio-economic conditions.…”
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Innovation and the Quest to Feed the World por Donnan, D.

“…Government spending on agricultural R&D has decreased in the last decade and many of the large-scale NGO activities are now focusing on environmental and sustainability issues. …”
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Governing resilient landscapes across the source-to-sea continuum por Welling, R., Filz, P., Dalton, J., Smith, Mark, Silva, J. de, Manyara, P.

“…This paper presents how to action this through focusing on three areas of governance: benefit-sharing dialogues for shared visioning; a multi-stakeholder platform to increase coordination in decision-making both up- and downstream; and improved agency coordination between basins and coasts.…”
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Partial food systems baseline assessment at the Vietnam benchmark sites por Huynh Thi Thanh Tuyen, Pham, Huong Thi Mai, Trinh, Huong Th, Duong, Thanh Thi, Nguyen, Trang Mai, Hernández, Ricardo, Lundy, Mark M., Nguyen, Kien Tri, Nguyen, Lam Le Tun, Vuong, Vy Thao, Nguyen, Ha Thu, Truong, Mai Tuyet, Do, Ha Phuong Thi, Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, HoangKy, The, Haan, Stef de

“…Using data collected from a cross-sectional study in Moc Chau, Dong Anh and Cau Giay districts in Vietnam, this report aims to elucidate specific components of local Vietnamese food systems along a rural to urban transect focusing specifically on (i) diets, (ii) nutrition status (anthropometry), (iii) consumer behavior, (iv) food environment, and (v) food flows.…”
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Senior Expert Contributions to One CGIAR Program Development: Private Sector Engagement por Cummings, Sarah, Dentoni, Domenico

“…In extreme synthesis, these recommendations for One CGIAR include: 1) Aiming at developing innovation ecosystems rather than value chains; 2) Focusing on entrepreneurial learning rather than on business training; 3) Governing rural incubators (or living labs) rather than governing partnerships.…”
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Scaling knowledge and innovations for food and nutrition security— Tackling dilemmas and blind spots por Koerner, Jana, Lubberink, Rob, Lammers, Ellen, Winter, Daniëlle de

“…Being aware of and tackling these blind spots at an early stage contributes to ‘responsible scaling’: not only focusing on technical and socio-economic, but also on ethical considerations about who will benefit or lose out. …”
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Food waste measurement as a tool for prevention and reduction: A case study from a hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka por CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems, International Water Management Institute

“…In 2020, a study conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) focusing on three major waste disposal centers in the Western Province of Sri Lanka – Karadiyana, Kerawalapitiya and Kaduwela – revealed that about 724 tons of the total waste generated in a day is food waste (i.e., 55% of total waste).…”
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Lessons towards rights-responsive REDD+ safeguards from a literature review por Lofts, K., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Larson, A.M.

“…This work, carried out under CIFOR’s Global Comparative Study on REDD+, is part of a series on REDD+ safeguards, focusing on the rights and social inclusion concerns of the women and men of the Indigenous Peoples and local communities that steward the forests where climate solutions are implemented.…”
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Gender equity and social inclusion in the water-energy-food-ecosystems (WEFE) nexus: Frameworks and tools for moving from resource-centric to people-centric WEFE nexus approaches por Jalonen, Riina, Zaremba, Haley, Petesch, Patti, Elias, Marlène, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Tsvuura, Susan, Koirala, Sanju

“…This learning module focuses on how to integrate gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations in WEFE approaches to contribute to more effective and equitable WEFE initiatives for current and future generations. …”
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Global Rangelands Data Platform MVP por GMV Innovating Solutions, International Livestock Research Institute

“…The assessment contributes to discussions and interventions focusing on One Health, with rangelands health being an important pillar of this, as well as sustainable food systems. …”
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2019 social accounting matrix for Ghana: A Nexus project SAM por Ghana Statistical Services, Institute for Statistical, Social, and Economic Research, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 2019 Ghana Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. …”
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AICCRA Continental Level Stakeholder Consultation Report por Cramer, Laura K.

“…Conversations with stakeholders focused on understanding the challenges faced, the opportunities presented and the priorities for AICCRA’s AF from various stakeholder perspectives. …”
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Remoteness, farm production, and dietary diversity in Nepal por Singh, Tushar, Kishore, Avinash, Alvi, Muzna

“…Access to markets not only influences economic viability but also contributes directly to food and nutrition security, offering a practical solution to address dietary needs. Focusing on Nepal's diverse terrain, the study analyzes the interplay of remoteness, market access, irrigation availability, and complementary inputs in shaping farmers' decisions, providing valuable insights into sustainable agricultural strategies for improved dietary outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Sustainable Intensification of Feed Value Chains in Mixed Sheep-Barley Systems: Rethinking Waste Management - The Case of Atella. A Baseline Study por Dereje, Eden, Wamatu, Jane, Ekule, Muluken

“…This approach aims to enhance competitive advantages by optimizing the entire value chain, rather than focusing on individual segments. The objectives of this study include: Mapping the key participants and fundamental processes in the local value chain. …”
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The rigor revolution: New standards of evidence for impact assessment of international agricultural research por Stevenson, James R., Macours, Karen, Gollin, Douglas

“…We take stock of the major changes in methodology for studying the impacts of international agricultural research, focusing on the period 2006–2020. Impact assessment of agricultural research has a long and recognized tradition. …”
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Divergent beliefs about food safety and affordability in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O., Wineman, A., Resnick, Danielle

“…Yet, how do stakeholders perceive the binding constraints and requisite policy actions to increase food safety and affordability? Focusing on Nigeria, this paper uses best-worst scaling techniques applied to a survey of 200 government and agrifood system stakeholders to examine their policy beliefs on safety and affordability vis-`a-vis the vegetable and fish value chains. …”
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2021 Social Accounting Matrix for Zambia: A Nexus Project SAM por Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James

“…The 2021 Zambia Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. …”
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Rice-fish co-production pathways for sustainable development in Cambodia por Freed, Sarah, Ou, Phichong, Sean, Vichet, Sun, Vathanak

“…The selected innovations are drawn from experiences in Cambodia and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia, focusing on those with the greatest potential to complement the benefits of CFR-RFFs.…”
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Aligning macroeconomic policies for agricultural transformation in Africa por Mukasa, Adamon N., Ndung’u, Njuguna, Shimeles, Abebe

“…It presents the two-way linkages between agricultureled growth strategies and macroeconomic policies by focusing on price, fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and trade policies. …”
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Assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on household incomes and poverty in Rwanda: A microsimulation approach por Diao, Xinshen, Rosenbach, Gracie, Spielman, David J., Aragie, Emerta A.

“…Our approach complements macro-level assessments of COVID-19’s economic impacts, focusing on the contribution of the income sources, asset holdings, and location (urban/rural) of households to understanding these differential effects.…”
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