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Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Ghana: Insights from stakeholder mapping by Atuobi-Yeboah, Afua, Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Ringler, Claudia

“…At the national level, diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies is considered to be largely influenced by the Ghana Irrigation Development Authority together with a series of private sector actors focused on importation, distribution and financing of technologies. …”
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Stakeholder workshop brief: Social and behaviour change intervention for scaling equitable access to rice and common beans quality seed in Butaleja District Eastern Uganda by Bomuhangi, Allan, Amuda, Alex, Mikhala, Audrine, Lengewa, Catherine, Nchanji, Eileen, Asea, Godfrey, Yila, Jummai, L'parnoi, Peter, Kinyota, Phillip, Echesa, Prisca

“…The threefold approach to achieve these goals includes- innovation, catalysation, and transformation, which is in line with the framework of Seed Equal WP 6 with a focus on ensuring equitable access to quality seeds. …”
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South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Income Dynamics Study (KIDS), 1993-1999 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 1998 household questionnaire largely followed the 1993 version with a few important changes: (1) greater focus on individual ownership of assets and control over their use; (2) expanded emphasis on those individuals not living in the household but economically linked to it; (3) four new sections on economic shocks, social capital, assets brought to marriage, and household decisionmaking. …”
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Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) Baseline Household Survey 2010-2011 by Pede, Valerien O., Krishna, Vijesh, Teufel, Nils, Ward, Patrick S., Yamano, Takashi, Sammadar, Arindam, Spielman, David J., Mittal, Surabhi, Paris, Thelma, Singh, Dhiraj, Singh, Vartika, Ghimire, Subhash, Mehrotra, Meerah

“…The hubs are created to provide farmers with a complete range of quality inputs, objective technical guidance, easy crop financing, and direct output linkages for farmers. Hub scientists focus on a suite of technologies geared toward sustainable increases in cereal productivity and farm income. …”
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A&T India Maternal Nutrition Nested Cohort Study 2019: Recruitment by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Using a cluster-randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions: 1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? …”
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A&T India Maternal Nutrition COVID-19 Phone Survey 2020: Frontline Workers by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Using a cluster randomized evaluation design, the primary objectives of the A&T evaluation study in India are to answer the following questions : (1) Can the coverage and utilization of key maternal nutrition interventions be improved by integrating nutrition-focused social behavior change (SBC) communication and systems strengthening approaches into antenatal care (ANC) services under the RMNCH program? …”
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A 2006 Social Accounting Matrix for Nigeria: Methodology and Results by Nwafor, Manson, Diao, Xinshen, Alpuerto, Vida

“…Given the agricultural policy analysis focus of the SAM and DCGE model, 34 sector of the SAM are under agriculture and included key cash and food crops as well as livestock subsector. …”
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Impact evaluation of the use of PBR cowpea in Nigeria: Baseline report by Andam, Kwaw S., Amare, Mulubrhan, Zambrano, Patricia, Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Nwagboso, Chibuzo, Fasoranti, Adetunji, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Chambers, Judith A.

“…Given that conventional breeding has not been successful in addressing this constraint, local and international efforts over the last decades focused on developing a pod-borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea. …”
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Dynamics in agricultural extension services provision in Malawi: Insights from two rounds of household and community panel surveys by Ragasa, Catherine, Comstock, Andrew R.

“…Two rounds of national household and community surveys (2016, 2018), coupled with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, were implemented to provide research evidence supporting the Strategy’s development. …”
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Ethiopia's spatial and structural transformation: Public policy and drivers of change by Schmidt, Emily, Dorosh, Paul A., Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Smart, Jenny

“…Ethiopia’s investment in higher-value manufacturing and service activities via economic zones may provide similar infrastructure to that of China and India’s ‘township and village enterprises’ (TVE). However, a focus on increasing human capacity and labor mobility will be necessary to ensure that rural farmers are able to take advantage of labor opportunities outside of the agriculture sector. …”
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External shocks, food security, and development: Exploring scenarios for Central America by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Piñeiro, Valeria, Elverdin, Pablo

“…Two possible interventions to deal with the recession are simulated: one focuses on policies to strengthen the safety net for the poor; the other applies a more general macroeconomic stimulus (a tax cut plus a modest increase in public investments, financed by un-conventional monetary policy) to try to cushion the shock. …”
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Improving child nutrition and development through community-based childcare centres in Malawi – The NEEP-IE study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Gelli, Aulo, Margolies, Amy, Santacroce, Marco, Sproule, Kathryn, Theis, Sophie, Roschnik, Natalie, Twalibu, Aisha, Chidalengwa, George, Cooper, Amrik, Moorhead, Tyler, Gladstone, Melissa, Kariger, Patricia, Kutundu, Mangani

“…During this trial, we will follow a mixed-methods approach and undertake child-, household-, CBCC- and market-level surveys and assessments as well as in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with project stakeholders. …”
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Improving household consumption and expenditure surveys’ food consumption metrics: Developing a strategic approach to the unfinished agenda by Fiedler, John L., Mwangi, Dena M.

“…Starting with the priority studies recommended by a 100-country HCES review (Smith, Dupriez, and Troubat 2014), it focuses on a strategic subset of those studies that deal most directly and exclusively with the measurement of food, and that are of fundamental importance to all HCES stakeholders in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI) by Malapit, Hazel J., Pinkstaff, Crossley, Sproule, Kathryn, Kovarik, Chiara, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Since its launch in February 2012, the WEAI has been implemented in the 19 Feed the Future focus countries. As with any new metric, pilot testing in a few selected countries with limited sample sizes is insufficient to demonstrate how the WEAI would perform when rolled out on a wider scale. …”
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The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach?: A mixed methods study on causal mechanisms through which cash and in-kind food transfers decreased intimate partner violence by Buller, Anna Maria, Hidrobo, Melissa, Peterman, Amber, Heise, Lori

“…We conducted a mixed methods study that combined secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial relating to the impact of a transfer programme on IPV with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with male and female beneficiaries. …”
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Near infrared spectroscopy models to predict sensory and texture traits of sweetpotato roots by Nantongo, J.S., Serunkuma, E., Davrieux, F., Nakitto, M., Burgos, G., Thomas, Z.F., Eduardo, P., Carey, T., Swankaert, J., Mwanga, R.O.M., Alamu, E.O., Ssali, R.T.

“…The current study evaluated the potential of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to predict visual, aromatic, flavor, taste and texture traits of sweetpotatoes. The focus was to develop predicting models that would be cost-effective, efficient and high throughput. …”
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Biofortified Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Can Meaningfully Reduce the Burden of Vitamin A Deficiency by Lividini, K., Campos, Hugo, Heck, S., Birol, E., Hareau, G.

“…Objectives: Inadequate vitamin A (VA) production and apparent intake are prevalent in Africa and South Asia where the disease burden of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is concentrated. This study focused on estimating the potential impact of vitamin A-biofortified orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) on reducing the burden of VAD. …”
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Youth in international agricultural research for development: A background paper by Thorsen, Dorte, Glover, Dominic, Cabral, Lidia

“…How can AR4D activities be organized and focused to generate substantial benefits for youth? …”
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Soil bacteriome diversity and composition of rooftop and surface gardens in urban and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh by Rana, Md. Liton, Hoque, M. Nazmul, Rahman, M. Shaminur, Kumar Pramanik, Pritom, Islam, Md. Saiful, Punom, Sadia Afrin, Ramasamy, Srinivasan, Schreinemachers, Pepijn, Oliva, Ricardo, Rahman, Md. Tanvir

“…Soil microbiome science, rapidly evolving, predominantly focuses on field crop soils. However, understanding garden soil microbiomes is essential for enhancing food production sustainability in garden environments. …”
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Developing a foundational hydrological model for the Limpopo River Basin using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool Plus (SWAT+) by Gurusinghe, Thilina, Muthuwatta, Lal P., Matheswaran, Karthikeyan, Dickens, Chris

“…The first application will focus on deriving flow patterns in the LRB catchment under unaltered natural conditions. …”
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