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A Multi-National Human–Computer Interaction Evaluation of the Public Participatory GIS GeoCitizen por Bartling, Mona, Resch, Bernd, Eitzinger, Anton, Zurita-Arthos, Leo

“…This study aims to create an inventory of usability aspects of a PPGIS by focusing on understanding the characteristics of a broad range of users. …”
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Report on identifying a protocol to elicit flowering in Brachiaria humidicola with photoperiod management por Florián, David, Hernández, Luis Miguel, Castiblanco, Valheria

“…I order to refine the protocol and validate the results in bigger genotype sample another trial with the 2 most efficient treatments was proposed for 2020, focusing on number of inflorescences and seed production.…”
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Multiple actor orientation: A case study of groundnut in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh por Prasad, V.L., Bezkorowajnyj, P.G., Nigam, S.N., Hanson, Jean, Romney, Dannie L.

“…As part of a three-year project focusing on improving the livelihoods of poor livestock keepers by improving the availability of fodder, new groundnut varieties were tested, incorporating participatory rural appraisal (PRA), rapid rural appraisal (RRA), focus group discussions (FGDs) and field days as learning platforms. …”
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Maize-Nutrient-Manager: A mobile phone application for field-specific, balanced nutrient management advisory por Andersson, Jens A, Hijbeek, Renske, Sida, Tesfaye Shiferaw, Kilakila, Mukoma Kitundu

“…The Maize- Nutrient-Manager (MNM) mobile phone application enables collection of such data at scale, and directly converts this data into actionable advice for the farmer. Focusing on field-level management data, MNM can identify those management practices that are currently imperative for enhancing smallholder farmers’ efficient use of fertilizers in their locality, thereby increasing productivity while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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The contribution of integrated crop–livestock systems in combatting climate change and improving resilience in agricultural production to achieve food security por Wijk, Mark T. van, Hammond, James, Fraval, Simon, Wichern, Jannike, Ritzema, Randall S., Henderson, Benjamin B.

“…The chapter provides a short overview of analyses and approaches focusing on climate change and mixed crop–livestock systems in recent scientific literature. …”
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Measuring the impact of plant breeding on sub-Saharan African staple crops por Eriksson, D., Akoroda, M., Azmach, G., Labuschagne, Maryke T., Mahungu, N., Ortíz, R.

“…This review considers available research on the impact of breeding through yield gain and of food security, focusing on 10 important staple crops in SSA. The overall impression is that breeding produces a very high return on investment. …”
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Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange‐fleshed sweet potato bread por Okello, J.J., Shiundu, F.M., Mwende, J., Lagerkvist, Carl Johan, Nyikal, R.A., Muoki, Penina Ngusye, Mburu, J., Low, Jan W., Hareau, Guy, Heck, S.

“…This 2018 study, conducted in six Tusky's supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya, combined the Just‐About‐Right, Penalty and Mean‐End‐Chain analyses to examine the quality and psychosocial factors influencing the purchase of a novel bread made from orange‐fleshed sweet potato (OFSP), a biofortified crop, focusing on sixty‐one male and eighty female urban OFSP bread buyers recruited at point of purchase. …”
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Last mile energy access for productive energy use in agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: What and where is the potential? por Xie, Hua, Ringler, Claudia, You, Liangzhi

“…We present the joint irrigation-energy planning framework and a first set of results focusing on groundwater-fed irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Concept Note: Development of Climate Risk Profiles for Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACC) por Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

“…The analyses will be in the form of a Climate Risk Profile for ACC areas that will promote a tailored approach focusing on an assessment of exposure to climate risk, causes of vulnerabilities for value chains, and options for climate adaptation and resilience-building technologies and practices. …”
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Exploring gender- and nutrition-sensitive climate-smart agriculture value chains for Nwoya District, Northern Uganda por Bamanyaki, Patricia A., Muchunguzi, Perez

“…Considerations for policy action to improve food and nutrition security in Nwoya District amidst climate change include: boosting local production of diverse nutrient-dense foods; enhancing sustainable agricultural productivity and incomes; social behavior change; communication focusing on nutrition; providing supportive institutions, infrastructure and services; and the use of gender transformative approaches to boost women’s effective participation, agency and benefit from agricultural value chain enterprises.…”
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Community Forestry and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Two Way Street por Jong, W. de, Pokorny, B., Katila, P., Galloway, G., Pacheco, P.

“…As a result, CSF or active support for CSF, focusing on the 10 CSF factors that favor success, can be linked to 48 unique SDG targets. …”
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Global assessment of the impacts of COVID-19 on food security por Béné, Christophe, Bakker, Deborah, Chavarro, Mónica Juliana, Even, Brice, Melo, Jenny, Sonneveld, Anne

“…In this paper we present the first global assessments of COVID-19’s impacts on food systems and their actors, focusing specifically on the food security and nutritional status of those affected in low and middle-income countries. …”
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Disciplines, Sectors, Motivations and Power Relations in Forest Landscape Restoration por Mansourian, S.

“…I propose to disaggregate ‘stakeholder engagement’ focusing on five dimensions to better understand the different stakeholders engaged in FLR, and then apply it to one case study in Madagascar. …”
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Science-driven Accelerator Program for Climate-Smart Agribusinesses: IPSR Innovation Profile por Dahl, Hauke, Zulu-Hume, Mercy F.

“…The science-driven accelerator program for climate-smart agribusinesses is a business acceleration program focusing on business from the extended agricultural ecosystem, supporting them in their goals to achieve impact and commercial success at scale. …”
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Changing the game: An economy built around stewardship por Prabhu, R., Colfer, C.J.P.

“…We then summarize elements of the ACM experiences described in this book that demonstrate the need for better cross-scale collaboration as we seek more enduring transformations than we were able to accomplish by focusing only on the local. We examine some of the history, nature and value of what Prabhu has called a Stewardship Economy in the next section, making the point that both the natural and human elements and related relationships among them need greater attention. …”
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2021 Social Accounting Matrix for Kenya: A Nexus Project SAM por Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 2021 Kenya Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data. …”
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Social reproduction: the sidelined aspect in gender and agricultural research por Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Hoa, P.T., Huyen, L.T.T, Trang, B., Achandi, Esther L.

“…Results: Our findings confirm that women entrepreneurs manage their business, family, and family relations together as one consolidated commitment in flexible, informal, and creative ways. Research focusing solely on economic analyses obscures not only women’s hidden labor and time in the household that enable men to dominate agribusiness, but also women’s resistance to male-privileged agribusiness. …”
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A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan por Najjar, Dina, Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson, Devkota, Rachana, Abderrahim, Bentaibi

“…We argue that without focusing on the socio-cultural factors affecting agriculture, new seed varieties alone cannot address the multifaceted problems confronting farmers in all parts of the world.…”
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AICCRA Ethiopia Stakeholder Consultation Report por Makonnen, Brook T., Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…The partner consultation is a critical component of the project development and aimed to: (i) Update and inform, in general, our stakeholders about the AICCRA program, including its unique model for research and innovation development, helping to bridge the “missing middle” between science and action and to be an efficient way to support regional African organizations and governments to deliver research and innovation to beneficiaries, integrating gender and social inclusion strategies and approaches; (ii) Inform our partners and stakeholders about the continuation of financing and the rationale for AICCRA’s AF, including the new orientations and increased ambitions i.e., (a) transitioning from “access” to validated CSA and CIS technologies to include “their uptake and use” by beneficiaries and end users, (b) focusing on the strengthening of the regional organizations to provide direct support to beneficiaries for sustainability, and (c) expanding AICCRA support to target government programs and priorities; and (iii) Collect inputs and feedback from the stakeholders to consolidate into AICCRA’s AF proposal.…”
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AICCRA East and Southern Africa Cluster Stakeholder Consultation Report por Makonnen, Brook T., Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit

“…The partner consultation is a critical component of the project development and aimed to: (i) update and inform, in general, our stakeholders about the AICCRA program, including its unique model for research and innovation development, helping to bridge the “missing middle” between science and action and to be an efficient way to support regional African organizations and governments to deliver research and innovation to beneficiaries, integrating gender and social inclusion strategies and approaches; (ii) inform our partners and stakeholders about the continuation of financing and the rationale for AICCRA’s AF, including the new orientations and increased ambitions, i.e., (a) transitioning from “access” to validated CSA and CIS technologies to include “their uptake and use” by beneficiaries and end users, (b) focusing on the strengthening of the regional organizations to provide direct support to beneficiaries for sustainability, and (c) expanding AICCRA support to target government programs and priorities; and (iii) collect inputs and feedback from the stakeholders to consolidate into AICCRA’s AF proposal.…”
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