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Delivering Bundled Gender Sensitive Livestock Climate Information Services by CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate, International Livestock Research Institute

“…Our approach was to deliver tailored and gender-sensitive climate information services, participatory agro-climate advisories, innovative financial products (insurance and climate- linked credit) and digital market intelligence tools.…”
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Scaling Roadmap: Advancing User-centric Bundled Climate Information (CIS) and Digital Agro-Advisory Services (CSA) in Ethiopia by Ewell, Hanna, Rettie, Fasil, Ndour, Adama, Makonnen, Brook T., Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Solomon, Dawit, Girvetz, Evan

“…. - Lersha–CIMMYT model delivers biweekly voice/SMS advisories; links mechanization, inputs, credit, insurance, and markets; leverages agents, cooperatives, and meteorological services to reach women, youth, and non-literate farmers. - Responsible scaling: strengthen forecasts and localization; integrate with extension, finance, policy; diversify revenues; embed inclusion safeguards—building resilient, sustainable CSA/CIS ecosystems nationwide.…”
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The role of new varieties and chemical fertilizer under risk: The case of smallholders in Eastern Oromia, Ethiopia. by Emana, B.

“…A number of alternative approaches is suggested, including strengthening of agricultural extension, new credit schemes, and crop insurance. KEYWORDS: TROPAG | Zea mays | Sorghum bicolor | innovation adoption | farm surveys | food crops | varieties | inorganic fertilizers | climate | risk | food security | Ethiopia | Oromiya.…”
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Cassava: from poor farmers crop to pacesetter of African rural development by Dixon, Alfred G.O., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Coyne, Danny L., Ferguson, Morag E., Ferris, R.S.B., Hanna, R., Hughes, J., Ingelbrecht, I.L., Legg, James P., Mahungu, N.M., Manyong, Victor M., Mowbray, D., Neuenschwander, Peter, Whyte, J., Hartmann, P., Ortíz, R.

“…Cassava(Manihot esculenta), a root crop originating in Tropical America, has been called Africa’s food insurance but vital as that is, it has the potential to be much more. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: R. Havener by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Under implementation of the CGIAR Review recommendations Center Directors discuss the process for recruitment of a management adviser in the CG Secretariat The minutes also cover a number of administrative issues such as the UN pension fund, use of UN pouch services throughout the world, revised service agreements with IIE, insurance plans, purchasing policies and IARC data transfer networks. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: P.Brumby by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…A lengthy report of the Benefits Committee on retirement plans and group insurance, a report of the fund raising committee emphasizing the importance of promotional activities, an extensive discussion on the TAC priorities paper, relations with national research systems and their increasing involvement in aspects of varietal improvement, a report of the subSaharan Africa Task Force and a progress report on SPAAR is recorded in the minutes. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: L. Brader by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Under AIARC matters, the minutes record proposals for flexible retirement fund arrangements, and the decision to continue providing retiree insurance for existing employees, but explore other options for new retirees. …”
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CGIAR International Agricultural Research Center Directors Minutes, Presiding Chair: J. Henson by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…The minutes record the activities of the Gene Board and its support to centers in area of germplasm duplication, particularly to national programs as center work is supported by core budgets. Revised group insurance rates are approved: 1) lifetime limit on major medical increased to $250,000, 2) A, B & D coverage at three times salary for employee, 50% of employee’ coverage for spouse and 40% if there were children and each child 5% of the employee’s amount, 3) increase in long-term disability to a maximum of $1,500/month with a 180 day waiting period. …”
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Statistics on Public Expenditures for Economic Development by Economic Classes (SPEED-EC) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Interest expense to other general government (int_exp_gov) Interest expense to non-residents (int_exp_nr) Interest expense to residents other than general government (int_exp_res) Other expense (ot_exp): Other expense comprises property expense other than interest, transfers not elsewhere classified, and amounts payable in respect of premiums, fees, and claims payable related to nonlife insurance and standardized guarantees (IMF, page 137). …”
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Analysis of shocks and coping mechanisms in Climate Smart Villages of Nyando, Kenya by Rutto, Victor K.

“…Additionally, farmers should also consider weather index insurance to buffer against climatic shocks.…”
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Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing by Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Sehgal, Vinay K, Aggarwal, Pramod K.

“…We also quantified the error in the disaggregated statistics to ascertain its usefulness for crop insurance purposes. The methodology development was attempted in Parbhani district of Maharashtra state with wheat and sorghum crops in the winter season. …”
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Application note: Crop-loss assessment monitor – A multi-model and multi-stage decision support system by Aggarwal, Pramod K., Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Vyas, Shalika, Arumugam, Ponraj, Goroshi, Sheshakumar, Aravind, S, Nagpal, Mansi, Chanana, Madhur

“…This paper describes a web-based DSS– Crop-loss Assessment Monitor (CAM) for real-time crop growth monitoring, loss estimation, and insurance analytics using different methods at multiple times during the crop growth for rice, wheat, maize, soybean, pearl millet, sorghum, and groundnut. …”
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Potential for climate change adaptation and mitigation in crop production in East Africa: Findings from a scoping study on opportunities and barriers to adaptation and mitigation i... by Osumba, Joab J.L., Recha, John W.M., Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Shilomboleni, Helena, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit, Mungai, Catherine

“…Climate vulnerability is also exacerbated by reduced produce quality, land degradation, declining soil fertility and imperfect insurance and credit markets. Smallholder farming systems in the region are characterized by low productivity and commercialization (EAC 2017b).…”
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Enhanced climate information services and big data solutions to enhance smallholder production for value chains in West Africa - Project Flyer by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The project focuses on Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal where it leverages the NADiRA H2020 innovation action on Nurturing Africa’s Digital Revolution for Agriculture, the CASCAID project on Capacitating African Stakeholders with Climate Advisories and Insurance Development, and the AIMS Mathematical Sciences for Climate Resilience (MS4CR) program. …”
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Are risk preferences consistent across elicitation procedures? A field experiment in Congo basin countries by Brunette, M., Ngouhouo-Poufoun, J.

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Scaling and sustaining CIS and CSA through Bundled Business Models by Prager, Steven D., Byandaga, Livingstone, Kagabo, Desire M.

“…Bundling agricultural innovations associated with CSA with other services such as climate information and financial services (e.g., combining crop varieties that resist drought or heavy rains with recommendations regarding best practices with access to insurance) is a key means to improve our ability to face these compound challenges. …”
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The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach by Srinivasan, R., Tamò, Manuele, Subramanian, S.

“…Smallholder farmers have perceived pesticides as insurance to protect their crops. Consumers are less aware of pesticide-related food-safety issues, and markets providing economic incentives to producers who adopt alternatives to pesticides have been slow to emerge. …”
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Participatory learning to raise rural women’s agency: Cultivating leadership and advocacy in Nigeria by Kyle, Jordan, Adeyanju, Dolapo, Carrillo, Lucia, Efem-Bassey, Vivian, Kosec, Katrina, Olanrewaju, Opeyemi, Anisimova, Evgeniya

“…Women in rural areas often do not have equal opportunities in labor markets and face challenges in accessing land, credit, insurance, technology, and agricultural resources. …”
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Delivering User-Centric Climate Agro- Advisories to Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia by Tesfaye, Kindie, Walelign, Hiwot, Endrias, Abrhame, Makonnen, Brook T.

“… * Bundling climate agro-advisories with climate-smart agricultural services such as input supply, mechanization services, access to credit, agricultural insurance, and market linkages improved the value of climate services and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices. * In 2023, the AICCRA project developed tailored climate advisories to 134,634 women and men farmers through digital channels and to more than 5 million people through mass media in 2023. * A total of 6,968 farmers, extension workers, farmers’ unions/cooperatives, local agricultural experts, and agro-dealers received customized training on climate advisories. * National capacity building training provided on resource mobilization and implementation of the National Framework on Climate Services (NFCS). * Digital tools have been upgraded, and communities of practices have been established.…”
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Protocol for the field experiment for variety calibration as an input in the yield estimation by Mathieu, Renaud, Quicho, Emma, Satapathy, Sushree

“…This work builds on the Remote sensingbased Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging economies (RIICE, http://www.riice.org/) co-developed by IRRI and implemented in South and Southeast Asian countries. …”
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