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Plan of Action for Strengthening Global Agricultural Research: The NARS Perspective by CGIAR NARS Working Group

“…It included a summary of the action plans that emerged from each of the regional meetings.The plan of action culminated a process of discussion which began at IFAD in December 1994. It was presented during GFAR's consideration of the operational dimensions of strengthening global partnerships and was an input to discussions leading to a Declaration and Action Plan for Global Partnerships in Agricultural Research. …”
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Gender profile of climate-smart agriculture in Ghana by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Climate change affects men, women, boys, and girls differently (FAO and WB, 2017) and poses an increasing risk to food security and the agriculturalsector which is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases (WB, FAO and IFAD, 2015). Thus, the interlink between gender, climate change and CSA is at the heart of recent development research programs. …”
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Growing Rural Youth Agribusiness in Kenya: Stories And Best Practices Of The Vijabiz Project by Smith, Georgina, Koigi, Bob, Cartmell-Thorp, Susanna, Reeve, Sophie, Frost, Olivia, Mutimer, Alice

“…Vijabiz – the Youth Economic Empowerment through Agribusiness project – has been implemented by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and USTADI, with main funding provided by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).…”
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Comparative study of three cases where the link methodology was implemented: Rural women on the road to prosperity by Hurtado Bermudez, Jhon Jairo, Melo, Jenny, Gutiérrez Arenas, Ernesto

“…This emerged within the framework of the Rural Women on the Road to Prosperity regional project, supported by Heifer International and the Ford Foundation, as well as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and local organizations. The project implementation started in September 2014, in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, and it allowed for the development, implementation, validation, and adaptation of a model strategy for business development, while linking smallholders, especially women and young people, to markets.…”
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Best practice guidance for inclusive digital tool development for sustainable rice in Vietnam by Nelson, Katherine, Barnard, Jennifer, Vu Hong Trang

“…This brief summarizes findings of the project “Agroecological transitions for building resilient and inclusive agricultural and food systems” (TRANSITIONS), which is funded by the European Commission through its DeSIRA initiative and managed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Digital Tools regional work in Vietnam focused on research and engagement with digital tools for technical advice and performance assessment in sustainable rice production in the Mekong River Delta. …”
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Gender Transformative Approaches to Strengthen Women’s Land and Resource Rights by Morgan, M., Larson, A.M., Trautman, S., Garner, E., Elias, M., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

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Catalogue of innovations: Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience programme (PRUNSAR) by Totobesola, M., Belhamissi, A., Smith, I. M.

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Biofortification: Evidence and lessons learned linking agriculture and nutrition by Bouis, Howarth E., Low, Jan, McEwan, Margaret, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.

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Arab Spatial Development and Food Security Atlas by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Arab Spatial Development and Food Security Atlas is a “start-up” initiative of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) that is supported by the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Policies, Markets, and Institutions (PIM) Program of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR). …”
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Gender Transformative Methodologies CoP. Masculinities conversation 1 - Engaging men for gender equality - tools from Equimundo by Vess, Joseph, Kimonyo, Augustin, Gallagher, Emily, Bailey, Arwen

“…The toolkit is part of a collection developed under an IFAD-funded Women's Resource Rights initiative with CIFOR-ICRAF, the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and IFPRI. …”
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How agriculture will address the Rio+20 challenges by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Nwanze, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Roberto Rodrigues, Coordinator of the Agribusiness Center Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Brazil - Jan L. …”
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How Agriculture will Address the Rio+20 Challenges by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Nwanze, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Roberto Rodrigues, Coordinator of the Agribusiness Center Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Brazil - Jan L. …”
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Landscape-scale variability of soil health indicators: Effects of cultivation on soil organic carbon in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania by Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Vågen, Tor-Gunnar, Lyamchai, Charles, Sayula, George, Msoka, Elizabeth

“…These data were used to inform climate-smart agricultural interventions for the IFAD project as well as to parameterize DSSAT crop models for maize and beans. …”
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Les jeunes et l'agriculture : Principaux enjeux et solutions concrètes by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, International Fund for Agricultural Development

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Recommended Sweetpotato Farming Practices in Southeast Asia: A way to promote sustainable rural development and food security under a changing climate. by International Potato Center

“…This is a valuable resource for those involved in training extension workers, village leaders, and staff of IFAD investment projects FoodSTART+ collaborates with, among others; who will, in turn, train farmers and help them build their problem solving and decision-making skills so they can continue to learn, question, test and address different opportunities and challenges relevant to their livelihoods.…”
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Research Brief: Value chain and market potential of Bambara groundnut to strengthen climate resilience, food security and women’s income in Mali by Mbosso, C., Berthe Niang, Aminata, Mohamadou, Y., Padulosi, S., Sidibé, A., Meldrum, G.

“…This value chain analysis was carried out by Charlie Mbosso in collaboration with Aminata Berthe Niang, Youssoufa Mohamadou, Stefano Padulosi, Amadou Sidibe, and Gennifer Meldrum as part of the project "Linking Value Chains of Agricultural Biodiversity to Adaptation to Climate Change and Nutrition: Empowering the Poor for Risk Management "funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Union (EU) and the Research Programs of CGIAR Centers on Climate Change, Agriculture and Security (CCAFS) and Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)…”
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Research Brief: Value chain and market potential of fonio to strengthen climate resilience, food security and women’s incomes in Mali by Mbosso, C., Berthe Niang, Aminata, Mohamadou, Y., Padulosi, S., Sidibé, A., Meldrum, G.

“…This value chain analysis was carried out by Charlie Mbosso in collaboration with Aminata Berthe Niang, Youssoufa Mohamadou, Stefano Padulosi, Amadou Sidibe, and Gennifer Meldrum as part of the project "Linking Value Chains of Agricultural Biodiversity to Adaptation to Climate Change and Nutrition: Empowering the Poor for Risk Management "funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the European Union (EU) and the Research Programs of CGIAR Centers on Climate Change, Agriculture and Security (CCAFS) and Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH).…”
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The Nutrition Advantage: Harnessing nutrition co-benefits of climate-resilient agriculture by Chakrabarti, Soma, Dinesh, Dhanush, Garrett, James

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Nutrition-sensitive value chains from a smallholder perspective: A framework for project design by Peña, Isabel de la, Garrett, James, Gelli, Aulo

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Facilitating experience capitalization: A guidebook by Eggens, Laura, Chavez-Tafur, Jorge

“…Since April 2016, CTA implemented the “Capitalizing on Experiences for Greater Impact in Rural Development” project – working together with FAO and IICA, and with the financial support of IFAD. During these three years, this project worked with many organizations in different parts of the world. …”
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