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Transboundary animal diseases: Research and development priorities for resilient agrifood systems by Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…Since the 1990s, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has been carrying out both upstream and downstream research on TADs such as African swine fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, peste des petits ruminants, foot-and-mouth disease and Rift Valley fever. The main focus has been on the development of vaccines and diagnostic tools, molecular and field epidemiology, and socio-economic research. …”
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Narrowing maize yield gaps across smallholder farming systems in Zambia: what interventions, where, and for whom? by Silva, ‪João Vasco, Baudron, Frédéric, Ngoma, Hambulo, Nyagumbo, Isaiah, Simutowe, Esau, Kalala, Kelvin, Habeenzu, Mukwemba, Mphatso, Mtendere, Thierfelder, Christian L.

“…Creating a conducive environment to increase maize production should focus on the dissemination of technologies that conserve soil moisture in semi-arid areas and improve soil health in humid areas. …”
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Enhancing sustainable agri-food systems using multi-nutrient fertilizers in Kenyan smallholder farming systems by Adolwa, Ivan S., Mutegi, James, Muthamia, Joses, Gitonga, Angela, Njoroge, Samuel M., Kiwia, Abednego, Manoti, Dismas, Mairura, Franklin S., Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh

“…This calls for sustained efforts to scale multi-nutrient fertilizers with a focus on clear messaging that stresses the need to apply appropriate rates of various nutrients including the secondary nutrients and micro-nutrients.…”
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Empowering women across gender and caste in a women’s dairy cooperative in India by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Ravichandran, T., Galiè, Alessandra

“…Research was carried out in four villages provisioning Mulukanoor Dairy through focus group discussions with women members of Mulukanoor Dairy, and men spouses of different women members. …”
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Atelier de formation des agents de vulgarisation et d’appui conseils (ANCAR et services techniques vétérinaires) sur les techniques de conduite alimentaire des exploitations d’élev... by Sow, Fafa, Tall, Thierno Aliou, Worou, Nadine

“…Suite à l’identification et à la priorisation des chaines de valeur, cinq prioritaires à savoir l’Arachide, le Mil, le Niébé, la Viande bovine et Lait sur lesquels le projet doit faire focus ont été retenues en 2021. Les activités de mise en œuvre ont commencé pleinement en 2022 avec trois clusters (Thiel, Daga Birame, et Meouane respectivement) à travers 20 villages dans trois zones agro-écologiques.…”
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Prioritization of livestock diseases by pastoralists in Oloitoktok Sub County, Kajiado County, Kenya by Mburu, C.M., Bukachi, S., Majiwa, H., Ongore, D., Baylis, M., Mochabo, K., Fèvre, Eric M., Howland, Olivia

“…Thirty in-depth interviews and six focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with community members to explore community attitudes on livestock diseases prioritization. …”
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Decision tree scoring system to guide selection for consumer preference in sweetpotato breeding trials by Nakitto, M., Ssali, R.T., Johanningsmeier, S.D., Moyo, M., Kock, H. de, Berget, I., Okello, J.J., Mayanja, S., Tinyiro, S.E., Mendes, T., Benard, Y., Chelengat, D., Osaru, F., Bugaud, C.

“…This study aimed to develop a gender-responsive decision tree to obtain an overall sweetpotato eating quality score to facilitate demand-led targeted breeding selection. It focused on Kamuli and Hoima districts (Uganda) and uses pre-lease advanced clones (‘NKB3’, ‘NKB105’, ‘NKB135’, ‘D11’, and ‘D20’), released varieties (‘NASPOT 8’, ‘NAROSPOT 1’), and landraces (‘Muwulu-Aduduma’, ‘Umbrella’). …”
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Public-private partnerships for the circular bio-economy in the Global South: lessons learned by Taron, Avinandan, Majumder, A., Bodach, Susanne, Agbefu, Dzifa

“…This report reviews case studies that implemented PPPs in resource recovery and reuse (RRR) from waste streams with a particular focus on Asia and Africa, including those PPPs facilitated by the authors. …”
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Effects of food-based approaches on vitamin A status of women and children: A Systematic Review by Nankumbi, J., Grant, F., Sibeko, L., Mercado, E., O’Neil, K., Cordeiro, L.S.

“…Results This review comprises 24 of 27,322 identified studies; 23 included studies focused on provitamin A carotenoids. There were 17, 214 participants across the 24 studies with sample sizes ranging from 8 to 3571 individuals. …”
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CGIAR GENDER Platform: Evaluation Report by Podems, D., Stathers, T., Forsythe, L., Mbevi, L., Highet, C., Sweitzer, E., Maharjan, S.

“…This evaluation employed theory-based, utilization-focused, participatory, and feminist approaches aligned with CGIAR’s Evaluation Framework and Policies. …”
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Bundling socio-technical innovations to empower women as partners and drivers of climate change solutions by Nchanji, Eileen, Puskur, Ranjitha, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Ketema, Dessalegn Molla, Gartaula, Hom Nath, Mukhopadhyay, Prama, Mapedza, Everisto D., Johnstone, Kevin, Barrett, Sam

“…The framework links access to productive technologies, resources, and services to achieving healthy, equitable, resilient, and sustainable (HERS) outcomes for farmers (Barrett, 2022). It has a strong focus on gender and empowerment. The framework was developed from a literature review of studies and reports that discussed gender, technology, resilience, climate smart agriculture, and documented outcomes. …”
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Thematic evidencing of youth-empowering interventions in livestock production systems in Sub-Sahara Africa: A systematic review by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Kamunye, Kelvin, Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo

“…The findings show that youth face significant barriers to participating in livestock systems ranging from limited empowerment, limited access to productive assets and land, social-cultural limitations and inadequate youth-focused policy implementation. Despite the hurdles, youths, and other actors are employing various mechanisms to overcome them and enhance their participation in livestock systems. …”
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Diversity of underutilized vegetables and fruit in Sri Lanka: Prioritization for collection, conservation, genetic improvement, and promotion by Pushpakumara, Gamini, Silva, Renuka, Borelli, Teresa, Hunter, Danny, Ariyarathne, Mojith, Eeswara, Janaki, Fonseka, Ramya, Fonseka, Hemal, Karunarathne, Asha, Dissanayake, Samantha, Lowe, Ayesh, Rankoth, Lalith, Dissanayake, Kapila, Ranawaka, Lanka, Kumarihami, Prathibani, Liyanage, Nishadi, Sugathadasa, Sudeepa, Abhayagunasekara, Chandrani, Godamulla, Damayanthi, Samarasinghe, Gamini, Nanayakkara, Subodani, Liyanage, Atula

“…Additionally, the research underscores the importance of genetic improvement efforts to boost the productivity and adaptability of underutilized vegetables and fruits. Breeding programs focused on priority species can lead to the development of new cultivars with desirable traits, such as increased yield, disease resistance, and improved nutritional content. …”
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EpiCass and CassavaNet4Dev advanced bioinformatics workshop by Gisel, A., Stavolone, L., Olagunju, T., Landi, M., Damme, R. van, Niazi, A., Falquet, L., Shah, T., Bongcam-Rudloff, E.

“…Initially planned in Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Zambia, the workshop ultimately focused on Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia due to a lack of qualified candidates in the other countries. …”
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Boosting the adoption of sustainable land-use systems for climate-change mitigation and peacebuilding by Pérez Marulanda, Lisset, Rudbeck Jepsen, M, Castro Nunez, Augusto Carlos

“…Our results indicate that to achieve wide-scale SLUS adoption, policies should focus on: (i) capacity building through technical assistance and strengthening farmers’ associations; (ii) strengthening social network structure to generate cascading information and social interactions between producers, and knowledge sharing; (iii) land-use conversion instead of expansion, for example from pastures to cocoa.…”
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The carbon footprint of beef transportation in Colombia: Market connections and distribution networks by Castillo, Johana M., Gonzalez Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo, Bravo, Aura, Florez, Jesús Fernando, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Lienert, Anja, Burkart, Stefan

“…However, detailed quantification of the livestock contribution intensity to the emissions has focused mostly on the farm and the performance of animals’ feed intake, rather than on the composition and extension of the beef supply network, a perspective that contributes to further our understanding of the food system’s carbon footprint. …”
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Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate-agriculture-gender inequality hotspots by Lecoutere, Els, Mishra, Avni, Singaraju, Niyati, Koo, Jawoo, Azzarri, Carlo, Chanana, Nitya, Nico, Gianluigi, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…Applying our methodology for agricultural activity-specific hotspot subnational areas to four focus countries, Mali, Zambia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, for instance, identifies a cluster of districts in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions in Bangladesh as a hotspot for rice. …”
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An African perspective on the water-energy-food nexus by Simpson, G. B., Jewitt, G.P.W., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Taguta, C., Badenhorst, J.

“…WEF nexus-based studies, policies, and projects must be focused on the direct and indirect achievement of SDGs 1, 2, 6, 7, and 13, both in terms of access and availability, to ensure distributional justice, especially in the African context. …”
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Diversification Patterns of Mixed Crop-Livestock Production in Smallholder Farming Systems and Its Implication for Household Food Security: The Case in Gudo Beret Watershed, North... by International Livestock Research Institute, Tamene, Lulseged D., Abera, Wuletawu

“…It used a combination of methods including remote sensing, household interviews, field observations, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews. …”
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Multi-trait ensemble genomic prediction and simulations of recurrent selection highlight importance of complex trait genetic architecture for long-term genetic gains in wheat by Fradgley, Nick S., Gardner, Keith A., Bentley, Alison R., Howell, Phil, Mackay, Ian, Scott, Michael F., Mott, Richard, Cockram, James

“…Cereal crop breeders have achieved considerable genetic gain in genetically complex traits, such as grain yield, while maintaining genetic diversity. However, focus on selection for yield has negatively impacted other important traits. …”
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