Search Results - "International Development"

Agricultural biodiversity and elimination of hunger and poverty: UN Millennium development goals: five years later: the Chennai Platform for Action by International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…It promotes the principles of giving agricultural biodiversity greater importance in national and international development strategies and creating the required enabling policy conditions for the sustainable utilization of this treasure for the benefi t of the poorest and marginalized members of our society. …”
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Seeding solutions: Volume 2. Options for national laws governing control over genetic resources and biological innovations by Crucible II Group

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Outcomes and Impacts of Development Interventions: Toward Conceptual Clarity by Belcher, B., Palenberg, M.

“…The article draws on definitions used in international development, but its findings also apply to domestic public sector policies and interventions.…”
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Informing decisions making on investments in agricultural research, resource management, and infrastructure through engagement with USAID by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The study, led by EPTD in collaboration with CGIAR and external partners, was originally commissioned and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). After completion, USAID showed a keen interest in using the results of the analysis to inform the strategic thinking of the USAID Bureau on Food Security (BFS) on questions related to investments toward poverty reduction.…”
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Adoption of Sustainable Rangeland Management (SRM) toolkit by the two main development agencies in Tunisia to ensure sustainable restoration of degraded agrosilvopastoral systems by CGIAR Research Program on Livestock

“…The tried-and-tested toolkit has been adopted by national and international development agencies in Tunisia. Its use is highly appreciated by pastoral communities due to its flexibility to adjust grazing strategies, taking into account indigenous knowledge coupled with science-based technologies. …”
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A4NH research informs the design of a $13 million donor investment in improving food safety in six countries in Africa and one state in India by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK Department for International Development used cumulative ILRI evidence on food safety burden and management in informal markets to shape their first joint investment in food safety. …”
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Evaluation of a water management training program in Tajikistan leads to redesign to target women farmers and informs Feed the Future Learning Agenda(WLE-IWMI) by CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…United States Agency for International Development(USAID) re-oriented an irrigation investment in Tajikistan to include women, based on results of a study by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and partners. …”
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With strong WLE/Bioversity support, the EAT Lancet Commission study is transforming international food system and dietary guidelines for health and sustainability by CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…The report is having a profound influence on the international development discourse and has set the stage for the work of the WLE Commission on the Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture.…”
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Support system for local water planning: flood detections using remote sensing in Honduras by Pérez Escobar, Jorge Andres, Paz Garcia, Paula, Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo, Reymondin, Louis

“…The data was elaborated under the project named ‘Water Management Activity: Appropriation of the “Agua de Honduras” platform by local and national stakeholders to improve country capacities in water resource planning in Honduras’, an initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).…”
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E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: basin report by Dickens, Chris, O’Brien, G., Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Mukuyu, Patience, Ndlovu, B., Eriyagama, Nishadi, Kleynhans, N.

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E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: specialist literature and data review by Dickens, Chris, O’Brien, G., Stassen, R., Waal, B. van der, MacKenzie, J., Eriyagama, Nishadi, Villholth, Karen G., Ebrahim, Girma Yimer, Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Wepener, V., Gerber, S., Kaiser, A., Diedericks, G.

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E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: present ecological state - ecological response to change by O’Brien, G., Dickens, Chris, Diedericks, G., Kaiser, A., Barendze, C., Pearson, H., LeRoux, H., MacKenzie, J., Gerber, S., Petersen, R., Dlamini, V.

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E-flows for the Limpopo River Basin: environmental flow determination by O’Brien, G., Dickens, Chris, Wade, M., Stassen, R., Diedericks, G., MacKenzie, J., Kaiser, A., Waal, B. van der, Wepener, V., Villholth, Karen G., Ebrahim, Girma Yimer, Dlamini, V., Magombeyi, Manuel Simba

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Seeds that give revisited: Participatory plant breeding and rural revitilization by Song, Yiching, Vernooy, Ronnie

“…In 2003, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada published “Seed that give. …”
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Assessing the impacts of climate change on women's poverty: A Bolivian case study by Escalante, Luis Enrique, Maisonnave, Helene

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Linking science with policy: The importance of incorporating clear roles for knowledge brokers into research-for development organizations by Cramer, Laura K.

“…Agriculture and food systems research and international development work will not proceed at the necessary speed without clear attention to the role of knowledge brokers within science-policy-practice interfaces. …”
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Does workfare work? India's employment guarantee during COVID-19 by Narayanan, Sudha, Oldiges, Christian, Saha, Shree

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What happens to extension institutions during disease outbreaks and how to prevent institutional capacity erosion by Babu, Suresh Chandra

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Extension and advisory services role in the COVID-19 crisis by Davis, Kristin E., Chen, Kevin Z., Leclair, Mark, Karamidehkordi, Esmail, Larsen, Carl, Babu, Suresh Chandra

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Helen Keller International's Enhanced-Homestead Food Production Program in Burkina Faso (EHFP) by Olney, Deanna K., Dillon, Andrew

“…The collaborators for this trial are: United States Agency for International Development (USAID); Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. …”
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