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Africa pathway to food systems transformation: Challenges and opportunities by Ulimwengu, John M.

“…This paper explores the pathways to transforming food systems in Africa, focusing on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. …”
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How to bring food systems "From Fragility to Stability" by Goldberg, Mark Leon, Elouafi, Ismahane, Harper, Andrew, Husain, Arif, Kosec, Katrina

“…To kick off this series we have a high powered panel discussion focusing on how partnerships can bring food systems from fragility to stability. …”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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Determinants of smallholder commercialization of food crops: Theory and evidence from Ethiopia by Pender, John L., Alemu, Dawit

“…In this paper, we develop a theoretical farm household model of food crop production and marketing decisions, derive testable hypotheses concerning the determinants of these decisions, and test these hypotheses, using data on cereal production and marketing collected from a nationally representative survey of 7,186 farm households in Ethiopia. Focusing on production and marketing decisions for teff and maize, the two most important crops in Ethiopia, we find that most producers of these crops are either autarkic or net buyers (especially for maize) and that net buyers and autarkic households are poorer in many respects than net sellers. …”
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Analyses of the poultry value chain and its linkages and interactions with HPAI risk factors in Nigeria by Akinwumi, James, Okike, Iheanacho, Bett, Bernard, Randolph, Thomas F., Rich, Karl M.

“…Still, policymakers may overlook some HPAI impacts, focusing upstream of the producer, whereas cumulative downstream (traders, slaughterhouses, retailers, casual employment, and support services) impacts often dwarf those at the farm level. …”
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Governing rapid growth in China: Equity and institutions by Kanbur, Ravi, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…This volume brings together a collection of the best available analyses of China’s problems in governing rapid growth, focusing on equity and institutions. Contributions include perspectives from leading policy makers who were intimately involved in the reform process, and from leading academics in articles published in top peer reviewed journals.…”
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Rice grain quality parameters and determination tools: a review on the current developments and future prospects by Sultana, Sharmin, Faruque, Muhiuddin, Islam, Md. Rafiqul

“…This review is intended to study major RGQ parameters and their assessment tools. This study is focusing on the limitations and prospects of QTLs to improve RGQ.…”
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Myanmar Migration Assessment by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Conducted via phone interviews between June and July 2023, the MMA surveyed 4,296 households, focusing on various aspects including migration, employment, and remittances. …”
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CGIAR submission of its views on the tenth technical expert dialogue and the second meeting under the ad hoc work programme on the new collective quantified goal on climate finance by Chilambe, Pedro, Mukherji, Aditi

“…CGIAR acknowledges the critical discussions and inputs provided by various parties and the deliberations by parties during the ad-hoc work programme meeting in Cartagena Colombia, particularly focusing on the layers of the NCQG from the definition of climate finance to the financial instruments to be employed, as components of structure and sources. …”
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Situational analysis to inform resource sharing agreement in Karamoja Cluster by Kenduiywo, Benson, Chepngetich, Brenda, Korir, Victor, Ogero, Derrick, Denje, Telvin, Juma, Quinto

“…This report presents a situational analysis of the Karamoja Cluster focusing on natural resources such as water and pasture, impacts of climate change and threats posed by climatic hazards, locust and invasive species. …”
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CultivateNext: Sowing innovation, harvesting impact by Pasic, Hana, Pallares, Catalina, Gardeazabal Monsalve, Andrea

“…CultivateNext is a Seedstars, TechnoServe and CGIAR-Digital Innovation initiative designed to accelerate agrifoodtech innovations in Latin America, focusing on sustainable practices and technological advancements. …”
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Enhancing nutritional yields through efficient crop diversification: comparison to the common of rice-rice system in Bangladesh. Comparing diversified cropping patterns in Dinajpur... by Washiq, Faisal, Krupnik, Timothy J., Hossain, Akbar, Aonti, Annika Jahan, Md. Mobinur Rahman, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar

“…Focusing on economic access to nutritious foods, updated and improved estimates show that more than one-third of people in the world – about 2.8 billion – could not afford a healthy diet in 2022. low-income countries having the largest percentage of the population that is unable to afford a healthy diet (71.5 percent). …”
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Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study on climate digital advisory tools, credit and insurance in Ghana by Arouna, A., Aboudou, R., Gbede, T.R., Yergo, W.G.

“…This report presents a baseline survey of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) focusing on the efficacy of digital climate advisory tools, credit, and insurance among smallholder farmers in Ghana. …”
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Factors affecting adoption of improved maize seed and fertiliser in northern Tanzania by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Schroeder, Ted, Norman, David

“…The results also confirm the importance of focusing on producer education as a component in influencing technology and in accepting the concept of a technology ladder in designing technological packages and disseminating extension messages.…”
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Diet related chronic diseases and the processing, labelling and marketing of food by Shrimpton, Roger, Hawkes, Corinna

“…The purpose of this paper is to understand the problems and risks associated with the industrialization of the food chain, focusing on the labelling and marketing dimensions of processed foods in relation to the prevention of diet related chronic diseases in the ECOWAS context.…”
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Uneven dietary development: linking the policies and processes of globalization with the nutrition transition, obesity and diet-related chronic diseases [translated into Thai] by Hawkes, Corinna

“…To help address this challenge, this paper explores how one of the central mechanisms of globalization, the integration of the global marketplace, is affecting the specific diet patterns. Focusing on middle-income countries, it highlights the importance of three major processes of market integration: (I) production and trade of agricultural goods; (II) foreign direct investment in food processing and retailing; and (III) global food advertising and promotion.…”
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Valdating and scaling opportunistic grazing and the Sustainable Rangeland Management Toolkit in Tunisia by Louhaichi, Mounir, Hassan, Sawsan, Belgacem, Azaiez Ouled

“…ICARDA has orchestrated the successful mainstreaming and uptake of its tools, technologies and processes to influence national policies by focusing consecutively on three levels (national government partners, pastoralists and farmers) and a landscape level where the science and pastoral innovations are co-developed with other innovation actors.…”
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Water Accounting Plus: limitations and opportunities for supporting integrated water resources management in the Middle East and North Africa by Amdar, Nafn, Mul, M., Al-Bakri, J., Uhlenbrook, S., Rutten, M., Jewitt, G.

“…This research explores the limitations and opportunities of Water Accounting Plus (WA+) for addressing water management issues in the MENA, focusing on Jordan. A comprehensive literature review and interview-based analysis were conducted to identify prevalent water management issues and evaluate information used in decision-making and strategy appraisals. …”
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Mapping the nexus: a bibliometric analysis and social network analysis of transformative innovation policies and sustainable development goals by Falcone, P. M., Tutore, I.

“…TIPs are distinct because they seek to instigate profound transformations in sectors, societies, and economies, focusing on collaboration among diverse stakeholders. …”
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The roads towards complex water governance: The Colombian case study by Distefano, T., Isaza, A. S., Morlin, G. S., Carmona, V. P., Palacio, C. I. V., Arango-Aramburo, S.

“…The analysis is undertaken at a low spatial scale, by focusing on administrative departments, thereby capturing the geographical and socioeconomic heterogeneity and relationships existing within the national borders. …”
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