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Scaling with households: socially inclusive locally led scaling of climate adaptation practices in dairy systems of Kenya por DuttaGupta, Tanaya, Bullock, Renee, Habermann, Birgit, Gichuki, Leah, Kiptoo, Emmaculate

“…Scaling with households is an approach that works with multiple household members to integrate gender into an existing Livestock, Climate and Systems Resilience innovation focusing on dairy systems in Nandi and Bomet counties, Kenya. …”
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Designing gender and youth responsive agronomic solutions study report: Digital green Ethiopia & fertilizer Ethiopia use cases por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ma, Ning, Ragasa, Catherine, Cole, S., Iradukunda, F., Ebrahim, M., Liben, F., Abera, W., Tamene, Lulseged D., Tigabie, A., Tsedalu, B., Bekele, M., Desta, G., Tesfaye, F.K., Regassa, D.

“…FE focuses on delivering fertilizer recommendations related to sorghum, teff and wheat. …”
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Participatory characterization of cocoa and livestock agri-food systems in Caquetá: A community perspective por Maya, Diana Lucía, Rodríguez, Luz Á, Álvarez, Javier Eduardo, Buitrago, Juliana

“…Despite 72% of the department still being covered by forests, participatory research in two municipalities, Montañita and Belén de los Andaquíes, reveals a diverse agrifood landscape, focusing on cocoa and livestock. Utilizing participatory tools like productive profiles, social cartography, and vulnerability matrices, the study emphasizes the importance of supporting diversified systems with conservation and low-emission practices to enhance sustainability and contribute to food security. …”
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Polycentric governance of commons through multi-stakeholder platforms: Insights from two case studies in India por ElDidi, Hagar, Rawat, Shivanyaa, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Chaturvedi, Rahul, Sanil, Richu

“…This paper examines the complexities of commons governance, focusing on the role of multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) in addressing tensions among diverse decision-making centers. …”
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How India’s food-based safety net is responding to the COVID-19 lockdown por Roy, Devesh, Boss, Ruchira, Pradhan, Mamata

“…Going forward, the government needs a contingency plan focusing on how much, and for what length of time, the food system can continue to supply the social safety net in its current configuration. …”
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Synopsis: Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia por Baye, Kaleab, Hirvonen, Kalle

“…The health extension program that is the cornerstone of the health sector transformation may need to be redesigned in a way that improves reach, quality, and minimize the risk of burnout of frontline health workers. Interventions focusing on making healthy diets affordable, accessible and available are urgently needed.…”
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Accelerating progress in improving diets and nutrition in Ethiopia por Baye, Kaleab, Hirvonen, Kalle

“…The health extension program, which is the cornerstone of the transformation of the health sector, may need to be redesigned in a way that improves its reach and the quality of the services it provides and minimizes the risk of burnout of frontline health workers. Interventions focusing on making healthy diets available, affordable, and accessible are urgently needed.…”
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Bridging evidence and policy (BEP) seminar series: Crises and response – development and humanitarian in the MENA por Abdelfattah, Lina Alaaeldin, Jovanovic, Nina

“…With this objective in mind, the “Crises And Response: Development & Humanitarian Aid in Middle East & North Africa (MENA)” seminar was held on March 26, 2024, focusing on the developmental work and recent, novel practices in response to and recovery from crises. …”
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Improvement of cool-season food legumes for adaptation to intercropping systems: breeding faba bean for intercropping with durum wheat as a case study por Abou-Khater, Lynn, Maalouf, Fouad, Balech, Rind, He, Yuhua, Zong, Xuxiao, Rubiales, Diego, Agrawal, Shiv Kumar

“…Although the transition toward a more sustainable agricultural system is sparking the interest of scientists and farmers around the globe, breeding programs are still focusing on optimizing cultivars intended for the monoculture system, and most cultivars available on the market are not suitable for intercropping. …”
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Agriculture extension in Viet Nam: An assessment and reform options por Ngan, Pham Hoang, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Finally, it provides recommendations for both policy makers and practitioners regarding possible improvements in extension and advisory services in Viet Nam by focusing on contextual factors as well as the performance and quality of the extension services being provided.…”
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The resilience landscape por Bhandary, Prapti, Ringler, Claudia, De Pinto, Alessandro

“…This study, while focusing on climate resilience adopts the broader definition of resilience from the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction which defines resilience as: “the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management” (UNISDR 2017). …”
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Agricultural research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A cross-country analysis of institutions, investment, and capacities por Stads, Gert-Jan, Beintema, Nienke M., Pérez, Sandra, Flaherty, Kathleen, Falconi, César A.

“…It is an update of Stads and Beintema (2009), covering a more complete set of countries and focusing primarily on developments during 2006–2012/2013.1 The analysis draws largely from a set of country factsheets prepared by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI), which is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), using comprehensive datasets derived from primary surveys and additional secondary sources targeting close to 700 agencies in 27 LAC countries.…”
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Impacts of the 2016/17 food insecurity response program on maize prices in Malawi por Baulch, Bob, Gondwe, Anderson, Chafuwa, Chiyembekezo

“…This paper examines this paradox, focusing on why in-kind food distribution did not depress maize prices while cash transfers did not raise them. …”
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Impacts of the 2016/17 food insecurity response program on maize prices in Malawi: Synopsis por Baulch, Bob, Gondwe, Anderson, Chafuwa, Chiyembekezo

“…This paper examines this paradox, focusing on why in-kind food distribution did not depress maize prices while cash transfers did not raise them. …”
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Cooking contests for healthier recipes: Impacts on nutrition knowledge and behaviors in Bangladesh por Kramer, Berber

“…This study uses a field experiment in Bangladesh to assess the impacts of BCC, focusing on nutrition training (providing information) and cooking contests (providing experience). …”
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Do development projects crowd out private-sector activities? A survival analysis of contract farming participation in northern Ghana por Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ragasa, Catherine

“…We employ duration analysis to examine factors affecting entry into and exit from different maize CF schemes in northern Ghana, focusing specifically on the impact of development projects on CF entry and exit. …”
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Linking the economics of water, energy, and food: A nexus modeling approach por Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Breisinger, Clemens, Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam, Ringler, Claudia, Wiebelt, Manfred, Zhu, Tingju

“…This paper lays out the methodology and gives an example of an application and scenarios by focusing on three countries in the East Nile Basin. …”
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The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in public works programs: Evidence from the MGNREGA in India por Narayanan, Sudha, Das, Upasak, Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B.

“…This study investigates the consequences of poor implementation in public workfare programs, focusing on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in India. …”
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Nowcasting food insecurity interest with google trends data por Caravaggio, Nicola, Carneiro, Bia, Resce, Giuliano

“…This research explores the potential of Google Trends (GT) data as a tool for generating a daily index of food insecurity at the national level, focusing on regions monitored by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) and the Global Fragility Act (GFA). …”
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Addressing human capital development in public agriculture extension in Southern Africa: Assessing Mozambique’s experience por Gêmo, Hélder, Davis, Kristin E.

“…It focuses particularly on services provided (or not provided) to smallholder farmers.…”
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