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Ontologies for increasing the FAIRness of plant research data by Dumschott, Kathryn, Dörpholz, Hannah, Laporte, Marie-Angelique, Brilhaus, Dominik, Schrader, Andrea, Usadel, Björn, Neumann, Steffen, Arnaud, Elizabeth, Kranz, Angela

“…By tagging data with ontology terms, data becomes both human- and machine- interpretable, allowing for increased reuse and interoperability. …”
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Innovation packages and scaling readiness workshop for smallholder famers mechanization starter pack, Zimbabwe: An activity report by Ijudai Jasada, Md Abdul Matin, Thierfelder, Christian, Mhlanga, Blessing, Louw-Nora, Hanke, Faju, Rose, Shiela Chikulo

“…The pack is meticulously tailored to enhance land and labour productivity, improve timeliness of agricultural operations, reduce production cost, and eliminate human drudgery. The mechanization starter pack represents a significant shift from conventional, labor-intensive methodologies, aiming to elevate the agricultural landscape of Zimbabwe. …”
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Transitional pathways towards sustainable food systems by Nhamo, L., Mpandeli, S., Liphadzi, S., Hlophe-Ginindza, S., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…The broad interlinkages among these challenges require transformational planning that brings change, enhances adaptation and reduces human and environmental health risks. This chapter applied nexus planning, a transformative approach, to establish the interconnectedness of food systems and developed a framework to guide strategic policy formulations that enhance resource use efficiency, reduce waste in the environment, and ultimately achieve a circular economy. …”
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Fire forecasts 2021: Southern Amazon by Castaño, Silvia-Elena, Fernandes, Kátia, Morton, Douglas, Carvajal, Andrea, Staiger Rivas, Simone

“…Fires in the Amazon are the result of human activities, including the use of fire for deforestation, land clearing and agricultural maintenance. …”
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Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) to guide the Establishment of Solar-Powered Storage Facilities in... by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

“…The purpose of this ESMP is to consider and develop proper measures to decrease the possibility of environmental degradation during all phases of the project, and to provide clearly defined action plans and emergency response procedures to account for human and environmental health and safety in accordance with the requirements of Ghanaian laws and the objectives of the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) : ESS-1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts ESS-2: Labor and Working Conditions ESS-3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management ESS-4: Community Health and Safety ESS-6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. …”
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Global food policy report 2024: Food systems for healthy diets and nutrition by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Food systems and diets underpin many critical challenges to public health and environmental sustainability, including malnutrition, noncommunicable diseases, and climate change, but sustainable healthy diets have the unique potential to reshape the future for both human and planetary well-being. The 2024 Global Food Policy Report draws on recent evidence to examine the role of food systems in driving nutrition outcomes and opportunities for transforming food systems to ensure healthy diets for all. …”
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Organizational innovation in times of crises: The case of extension and advisory services by Davis, Kristin E., Snider, Anna, Archibald, Thomas, Grove, Benjamin, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…We explore how extension organizations modified inputs such as human capital, technology, and equipment; outputs such as services; and organizational components, such as social structures, participants, and goals. …”
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Socio-economic considerations and potential implications for gene-edited crops by Ludlow, Karinne, Smyth, Stuart, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

“…This article examines recent developments in the movement away from mostly science-based risk assessment regulatory and variety approval systems focusing on human and animal health and environmental safety to hybrid systems that include assessment of socio-economic considerations allowed for under the auspices of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. …”
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Impacts of a national lockdown on smallholder farmers’ income and food security: Empirical evidence from two states in India by Ceballos, Francisco, Kannan, Samyuktha, Kramer, Berber

“…In early 2020, the unprecedented nature of COVID-19 prompted India, among many other countries, to put in place stark measures to stem the virus’ spread and the cost of human lives. We analyze data from phone-based surveys on disruptions to agricultural production and food security, administered with 1515 smallholder producers in the states of Haryana and Odisha. …”
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Reducing violence against women and girls by Hidrobo, Melissa, Roy, Shalini, Leight, Jessica, Heckert, Jessica

“…Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a global public health crisis and human rights violation, with adverse consequences for women and girls, economies as a whole, and future generations. …”
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Programme de Filets Sociaux Jigisemejiri: Midline Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In 2014 the Government of Mali began implementing its “Filets Sociaux (Jigisémèjiri)” program that aims at reducing poverty and improving human capital accumulation through targeted cash transfers, accompanying measures (or trainings), and preventive nutrition packages. …”
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Nepal’s 2072 Federal Constitution: What are the implications for governance of the agricultural sector? by Kyle, Jordan, Resnick, Danielle

“…With greater authority and autonomy granted to more subnational units of government, ensuring that the agricul-tural sector is guided by coordinated planning, retains sufficient human capacity, and receives adequate fiscal resources will be of para-mount importance during the transition to a federal republic. …”
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Typology of agricultural productivity zones by Yu, Bingxin, Guo, Zhe

“…The preceding chapter illustrated remarkable spatial heterogeneity in agricultural productivity across Africa at the system level, characterized by the inherent variations of climate, land suitability for agriculture, human and animal populations, expanding transportation networks, and other rural infrastructure. …”
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Living like there’s no tomorrow: Saving and spending following the Sichuan earthquake by Filipski, Mateusz J., Jin, Ling, Zhang, Xiaobo, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…In addition to human casualties and physical damage to infrastructure, natural disasters affect survivors emotionally and psychologically. …”
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Synopsis, Economics of land degradation and improvement: A global assessment for sustainable development by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Mirzabaev, Alisher, von Braun, Joachim

“…Despite the crucial role land plays in human welfare and development, investments in sustainable land management are low, especially in developing countries. …”
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Agricultural growth trends and outlook report: Trends in agricultural sector performance, growth and poverty in Malawi by Matchaya, Greenwell C., Phiri, Alexander, Chilonda, Pius, Musaba, Emmanuel

“…They are: i) the CAADP implementation process; ii) public spending and investment indicators; iii) output indicators (agricultural technology, diffusion and human capital indicators; iv) agricultural sector performance indicators (agricultural production and trade indicators; v) macro and socioeconomic indicators (welfare indicators); and vi) agricultural development strategies, policies and/or plans. …”
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Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children?: New evidence from efficacy trials by De Moura, Fabiana F., Palmer, Amanda C., Finkelstein, Julia L., Haas, Jere D., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Wenger, Michael J., Birol, Ekin, Boy, Erick, Peña-Rosas, Juan Pablo

“…Emerging research from 8 human trials conducted in the past decade with staple food crops that have been biofortified by traditional plant breeding methods were presented in this symposium. …”
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Convergent innovation for sustainable economic growth and affordable universal health care: Innovating the way we innovate by Dubé, Laurette, Jha, Srivardhini K., Faber, Aida, Struben, Jeroen, London, Ted, Mohapatra, Archisman, Drager, Nick, Lannon, Chris, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, McDermott, John

“…This paper introduces convergent innovation (CI) as a form ofmeta‐innovation—an innovation in the way we innovate. CI integrates human and economic development outcomes, through behavioral and ecosystem transformation at scale, for sustainable prosperity and affordable universal health care within a whole‐of‐society paradigm. …”
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Regulations drive circular bioeconomy in emerging economies, but further action is required by Sathiskumar, Abinaya, Taron, Avinandan, Drechsel, Pay, Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…These have focused mainly on human and environmental health without considering waste as a resource. …”
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Negative social tipping dynamics resulting from and reinforcing Earth system destabilization by Spaiser, Viktoria, Juhola, Sirkku, Constantino, Sara M., Guo, Weisi, Watson, Tabitha, Sillmann, Jana, Craparo, Alessandro, Basel, Ashleigh, Bruun, John T., Krishnamurthy, Krishna, Scheffran, Jürgen, Pinho, Patricia, Okpara, Uche T., Donges, Jonathan F., Bhowmik, Avit, Yasseri, Taha, Safra de Campos, Ricardo, Cumming, Graeme S., Chenet, Hugues, Krampe, Florian, Abrams, Jesse F., Dyke, James G., Rynders, Stefanie, Aksenov, Yevgeny, Spears, Bryan M.

“…We draw on related research to understand the drivers and likelihood of these negative tipping dynamics, their potential effects on human societies and the Earth system, and the potential for cascading interactions (e.g. food insecurity and displacement) contributing to systemic risks. …”
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