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Acceptability of multiple micronutrient powders and iron syrup in Bihar, India by Young, Melissa F., Girard, Amy Webb, Mehta, Rushkan, Srikantiah, Sridhar, Gosdin, Lucas, Menon, Purnima, Ramakrishnan, Usha, Martorell, Reynaldo, Avula, Rasmi

“…Household surveys were conducted at baseline (N = 100), 1 month after receiving the first intervention (1 month; N = 95), and 1 month after the second intervention (2 months; N = 93). Focus group discussions (10 FLWs) and in-depth interviews (20 mothers) were held at 1 and 2 months. …”
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Gender and agricultural mechanization: A mixed-methods exploration of the impacts of multi-crop reaper-harvester service provision in Bangladesh by Theis, Sophie, Krupnik, Timothy J., Sultana, Nasrin, Rahman, Syed-Ur, Seymour, Greg, Abedin, Naveen

“…Using a mixed methods approach involving literature review, secondary data collection, focus groups and key informant interviews, and a telephone survey, we studied the gendered differences in women’s and men’s involvement in emerging markets for rice and wheat reaper-harvester machinery services in Bangladesh. …”
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Humanitarian assistance and resilience-building: Impact of Fadama III-AF II on food security and livelihood restoration in Northeastern Nigeria by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Bawa, Dauda, Kato, Edward, Maurice, David, Murtala, Nasiru, Nuhu, Hadiza, Kwaghe, Patrick, Bila, Yakubu, Sani, Rabiu

“…The ongoing insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has led to the loss of over 20,000 lives and about 4,500 abductions since 2002 and, in 2015 alone, caused an economic loss of about US$450 million, equivalent to 5.7 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s gross domestic product.1 As of October 2018, there were 2.03 million internally displaced people (IDPs) and 1.64 million returnees a total of 3.7 million people in need of humanitarian support, or 14 percent of northeastern Nigeria’s population.2 Communities affected by conflict experience severe food and nutrition deprivation and difficult mental health conditions.3 Beyond political and military efforts aimed at ending conflicts, approaches to helping conflict-affected communities have evolved over time from a focus on humanitarian support to more dynamic and sustainable strategies. …”
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Informing policy with agricultural R&D evidence: An ASTI pilot project in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania by Carden, Fred, Beintema, Nienke M., Admassie, Assefa, Katera, Lucas, Mboghoina, Thadeus, Onyekwena, Chukwuka

“…Given agricultural research’s important role in increasing agricultural productivity, economic growth, and poverty reduction, ASTI initiated a pilot study in three African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Tanzania) to develop a clearer understanding of how to promote the uptake of agricultural research evidence. The study focused on how evidence in general, and ASTI evidence in particular, could be more effectively integrated at the national level, particularly to promote the allocation of sustainable resources to agricultural research. …”
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Harnessing net primary productivity data for monitoring sustainable development of agriculture by Robinson, Nathaniel P., Cox, Cindy M., Koo, Jawoo

“…To illustrate, we present a unique monitoring framework and a novel indicator, the agricultural appropriation of net primary productivity (AANPP) and analyze spatial trends in NPP and AANPP across the continent of Africa. AANPP focuses on the proportion of total crop NPP removed at harvest. …”
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Implications of slowing growth in emerging market economies for hunger and poverty in rural areas of developing countries by Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will

“…While substantial poverty reduction is still expected between now and 2030, a strong focus on policies for poverty reduction will be vital to achieving the first SDG goal of eliminating poverty.…”
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Understanding farmers’ technology adoption decisions: Input complementarity and heterogeneity by Abay, Kibrom A., Berhane, Guush, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Koru, Bethlehem, Abay, Kibrewossen

“…Stronger complementarities are observed between specific extension services (advice on land preparation) and improved seed and chemical fertilizers, as opposed to simple visits by extension agents, suggesting that additional benefits can be gained if the extension system is backed by “knowledge” inputs and not just focus on “nudging” of farmers to use these inputs. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Ghana by Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Castaing, Pauline, Kizito, Fred, Vitellozzi, Sveva, Boukaka, Sedi Anne

“…The program first validated and then scaled up a wide range of SI interventions focused on improved agronomic management and crop cultivars; improved livestock feed, housing conditions, and species; crop-livestock integration; integrated natural resource management; vegetable production and nutritional education; and small-scale mechanization. …”
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Impacts of Africa RISING in Tanzania by Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Tzintzun, Ivan, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Vitellozzi, Sveva

“…The program first validated and then scaled up a wide range of SI interventions focused on improved agronomic management and crop cultivars; improved livestock feed, housing conditions, and species; crop-livestock integration; integrated natural resource management; vegetable production and nutritional education; and small-scale mechanization. …”
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From streets to tables: Bottom-up cocreation case studies for healthier food environments in Vietnam and Nigeria by Even, Brice, Crawford, Scarlett, Shittu, Oluyemisi F., Lundy, Mark, Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid, Samuel, Folake O., Talsma, Elise F., Pastori, Giulia, Huong, Le Thi, Hernandez, Ricardo, Brouwer, Inge D., Béné, Christophe

“…Employing a mixed-methods approach that includes quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, participatory workshops, and focus group discussions, we demonstrate that bottom-up co-creation processes involving marginalized socioeconomic groups can generate retail-level innovations that are tailored to informal retail contexts, while remaining aligned with established top-down theories and literature pertaining to food environments and healthy diets. …”
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Assessing climate resilience in rice production: Measuring the impact of the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s IWRM scheme in the Senegal River Valley using remote sensing and mac... by Fionnagáin, D.Ó., Geever, M., O’Farrell, J., Codyre, P., Trearty, R., Tessema, Y.M., Reymondin, Louis, Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Spillane, Charlie, Golden, A

“…Both the remote sensing data and ground audits identify issues regarding post-project deterioration of irrigation infrastructure, emphasising the need for long-term maintenance of irrigation infrastructure to support climate adaptation benefits arising from irrigation. With a focus on crop irrigation, our findings stress the critical role of climate adaptation interventions for maintaining agricultural productivity in the face of adverse climate shocks. …”
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Investigating demand for biofortified seeds in developing countries: high-iron pearl millet in India by Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Karandikar, Bhushana, Roy, Devesh, Diressie, Michael Tedla

“…– The purpose of this paper is to explore farmer acceptance of a biofortified staple food crop in a developing country prior to its commercialization. The paper focuses on the hypothetical introduction of a high-iron pearl millet variety in Maharashtra, India, where pearl millet is among the most important staple crops.– A choice experiment is used to investigate farmer preferences for and trade-offs among various production and consumption attributes of pearl millet. …”
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The MAM’Out project: a randomized controlled trial to assess multiannual and seasonal cash transfers for the prevention of acute malnutrition in children under 36 months in Burkina... by Tonguet-Papucci, Audrey, Huybregts, Lieven, Aït-Aïssa, Myriam, Huneau, Jean-François, Kolsteren, Patrick

“…Individual interviews and focus group discussions allow collecting qualitative data. …”
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Assessing climate change impacts on water resources and Colorado agriculture using an equilibrium Displacement Mathematical Programming Model by Fathelrahman, Eihab, Davies, Amalia, Davies, Stephen, Pritchett, James

“…This model has not taken into account farmers’ adaptation strategies, which would reduce the climate impact on yields, nor has it reflected climate-induced shifts in planting decisions and production practices that have environmental impacts or higher costs. It also focuses on a comparative statics approach to the analysis in order to identify several key effects of changes in water availability and yields, without having a large number of perhaps confounding assumptions.…”
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Economic benefits of high value medicinal plants to Pakistani communities: An analysis of current practice and potential by Sher, Hassan, Aldosari, Ali, Ali, Ahmad, de Boer, Hugo J.

“…This material is collected from wild populations but the people involved have little appreciation of the potential value of the plant material they collect and the long term impact their collecting has on local plant populations.In 2012, existing practices in collecting and trading high value minor crops from Swat District, Pakistan, were analyzed. The focus of the study was on the collection pattern of medicinal plants as an economic activity within Swat District and the likely destinations of these products in national or international markets. …”
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Évaluation des problèmes critiques de la recherche et developpement agricole au Burkina Faso: Le cas de l’institut national des recherches agricoles du Burkina Faso (INERA) by Traoré, Hamidou, Traoré, San

“…This model has not taken into account farmers’ adaptation strategies, which would reduce the climate impact on yields, nor has it reflected climate-induced shifts in planting decisions and production practices that have environmental impacts or higher costs. It also focuses on a comparative statics approach to the analysis in order to identify several key effects of changes in water availability and yields, without having a large number of perhaps confounding assumptions.…”
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Beyond dams: assessing integrated water storage in the Shashe Catchment, Limpopo River Basin by Ebrahim, Girma Yimer, Lautze, Jonathan F., McCartney, Matthew P., Matheswaran, Karthikeyan, Nyikadzino, B., Tafesse, N. T.

“…Study region: The Shashe catchment, Limpopo River Basin, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. Study focus: The Shashe catchment is the third largest flow contributor to the Limpopo River Basin. …”
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Scoping review on gender-disaggregated data in climate-smart agriculture by Wright, Peter, Deering, Karl, Tasew, Abinet, Smith, Emma, Miruka, Maureen, Mohanraj, Pranati, Swira, Henry

“…The focus of this scoping review is to understand the extent gender-disaggregated data are available in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) programming, identify gaps in the collection and analysis of this data, and suggest ways to bridge those gaps to reduce gender inequalities that may prevent women and girls from benefiting from CSA programming. …”
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Women improving nutrition through self-help groups in India: Does nutrition information help? by Kumar, Neha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Scott, Samuel P., Menon, Purnima, Thai, Giang, Gupta, Shivani, Nichols, Carly, WINGS study team

“…Women’s self-help groups (SHGs) are an important platform for reaching poor women in India. Despite SHGs' women-focused programming, evidence of the impact of SHG-based interventions on nutrition outcomes is limited, and most evaluations of nutrition interventions have not examined intermediate outcomes along the impact pathways or outcomes for women themselves. …”
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Potential impact of current agricultural practices on mycotoxin occurrence and mycotoxin knowledge along the cassava value chain in Uganda by Oyesigye, E., Cervini, C., Mahuku, G., Medina, A.

“…Data were collected through individual interviews (210), key informant interviews (34), and 4 focus group discussions. The findings revealed that 51% of farmers peeled cassava directly on bare ground, resulting in direct contact with soil that potentially harbors mycotoxin-producing fungi, such as Aspergillus section Flavi. …”
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