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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, October - December 2014 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…We are pleased to announce the launch of a web based knowledge platform, the Climate and Agriculture Network for Africa (CANA). …”
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Agricultural biodiversity to manage the risks and empower the poor. Proceedings of the International Conference 27-29 April 2015, Rome, Italy. by Padulosi, S., Meldrum, G., Gullotta, G.

“…An International Conference was held in Rome, Italy 27-29 April 2015 to launch the IFAD and EU supported Project ‘Linking agrobiodiversity value chains, climate adaptation and nutrition: Empowering the poor to manage risk’. …”
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Climate change reporting for rural broadcasters Engaging rural media for community mobilization on climate-smart agriculture in the Philippines by Cruz, A., Navarro, Rex, Tabing L

“…The PFRB campaign on climate change, which was launched during the workshops, will engage the services and programs of 150 rural broadcasters in the Philippines in mobilizing the rural sector (particularly farmers, fisherfolk and rural women) and advocating the practice of climate smart agriculture. …”
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Investigating the use of high resolution multi-spectral satellite imagery for crop mapping in Nigeria crop and landuse classification using WorldView-3 high resolution multispectra... by Alabi, Tunrayo, Haertel, M., Chiejile, S.

“…Imagery from recently launched high spatial resolution WorldView-3 offers new opportunities for crop identification and landcover assessment. …”
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DIVECOSYS: Bringing together researchers to design ecologicallybased pest management for smallscale farming systems in West Africa by Brevault, T., Renou, A., Vayssières, Jean-François, Amadji, G., Assogba-Komlan, F., Diallo, M.D., Bon, H. de, Diarra, K., Hamadoun, A., Huat, J., Marnotte, P., Menozzi, P., Prudent, P., Rey, J., Sall, D., Silvie, P., Simon, S., Sinzogan, A.A.C., Soti, V., Tamo, Manuele, Clouvel, P.

“…A research, extension and education network called DIVECOSYS (Diversity of cropping systems and ecologically-based pest management in West Africa) was launched in 2010 to synergize applied research actions in response to growing concerns on the vulnerability of agricultural systems to pest management in West Africa. …”
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Addressing environmental degradation and rural poverty through climate change adaptation: An evaluation of social learning in drought-affected districts of Southern India by Nair SK

“…The SPACC project was launched as a three-year (2010-2013) pilot initiative in Andhra Pradesh, a state in southern India to strengthen the knowledge and capacities of communities to respond to climate variability and change impacts in seven droughtprone districts. …”
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A climate-smart agriculture alliance and framework for West Africa by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In order to translate the aims of the CSA implementation framework into action, ECOWAS, together with partners including CCAFS launched a West African Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, April – June 2016 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…From Uganda, a platform to prioritize local climate-smart agriculture options has been launched in Mbale district. Read an update from the Policy Action for Climate Change Adaptation project. …”
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Effects of extreme land fragmentation on wildlife and livestock population abundance and distribution by Said, Mohammed Yahya, Ogutu, Joseph O., Kifugo, S.C., Makui, O., Reid, Robin S., Leeuw, Jan de

“…Several initiatives, including a conservation land lease program has been launched, but their spatial coverage and funding levels would need to be greatly expanded to secure sufficient open spaces for both wildlife and livestock.…”
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Awareness and adoption of land,soil and water conservation practices in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa by Mango, Nelson, Makate, Clifton, Tamene, Lulseged D., Mponela, Powell, Ndengu, Gift

“…As a result, several governments have launched various campaigns on soil, land and water conservation measures. …”
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Citrus tristeza virus p23: Determinants for Nucleolar Localization and Their Influence on Suppression of RNA Silencing and Pathogenesis by Ruiz-Ruiz, Susana, Soler, Nuria, Sánchez-Navarro, Jesús A., Fagoaga, Carmen, Lopez, Carmelo, Navarro, Luis, Moreno, Pedro, Pena, Leandro, Flores, Ricardo

“…The necrotic-inducing ability of p23 when launched in N. benthamiana from Potato virus X was only retained by deletion mutant 158-209 and one substitution mutant, showing that the Zn-finger and flanking basic motifs form part of the pathogenic determinant. …”
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Bulding a biophysical conceptual model of agroforestry systems (AFS) with coffee incorporating scientific, expert and farmers knowledge by Rebolledo Cid, María Camila, CATIE – Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica, Agro Paris Tech, París (Francia).

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Integrating politics and planning: from the Swedish housing program to Caracas Metro Cable by Moberg, Maja

“…Through creating formal structures within the informal city, social interventions can be launched as a first step towards creating a more equal society. …”

Policies, Institutions and Markets (PIM) Full Proposal 2017-2022 by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…Major episodes of agricultural growth in the last half of the 20th century can be explained by the synergistic interaction between policy reforms and investment.2 For example, Brazil’s relaxation of policies that penalized agriculture (exchange rate, public investment, and others) and simultaneous creation of a modern agricultural research system launched the country as a major agricultural exporter. …”
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If you're not confused, you're not paying attention: Ochrobactrum is not Brucella by Moreno, E., Middlebrook, E.A., Altamirano-Silva, P., Al Dahouk, S., Araj, G.F., Arce-Gorvel, V., Arenas Gamboa, Á., Barquero-Calvo, E., Battelli, G., Bertu, W.J., Blasco, J.M., Bosilkovski, M., Cadmus, S., Caswell, C.C., Celli, J., Chacón-Díaz, C., Chaves-Olarte, E., Comerci, D.J., Conde-Álvarez, R., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Cravero, S., Dadar, M., Boelle, X. de, Massis, F. de, Díaz, R., Escobar, G.I., Fernández-Lago, L., Ficht, T.A., Foster, J.T., Garin-Bastuji, B., Godfroid, J., Gorvel, J.-P., Güler, L., Erdenliğ-Gürbilek, S., Gusi, A.M., Guzmán Verri, C., Hai, J., Hernández-Mora, G., Iriarte, M., Jacob, N.R., Keriel, A., Khames, M., Köhler, S., Letesson, J.J., Loperena-Barber, M., López Goñi, I., McGiven, J., Melzer, F., Mora-Cartin, R., Moran-Gilad, J., Muñoz, P.M., Neubauer, H., O'Callaghan, D., Ocholi, R., Oñate, A., Pandey, P., Pappas, G., Pembroke, J.T., Roop, M., Ruíz Villalonos, N., Ryan, M.P., Salvador-Bescós, M., Sangari, F.J., Lima Santos, R. de, Seimenis, A., Splitter, G., Suárez-Esquivel, M., Tabbaa, D., Trangoni, M.D., Tsolis, R.M., Vizcaíno, N., Wareth, G., Welburn, S.C., Whatmore, A., Zúñiga-Ripa, A., Moriyón, I.

“…We argue that clinical and environmental microbiologists should not accept this nomenclature, and we advise against its use because (i) it was presented without in-depth phylogenetic analyses and did not consider alternative taxonomic solutions; (ii) it was launched without the input of experts in brucellosis or Ochrobactrum; (iii) it applies a non-consensus genus concept that disregards taxonomically relevant differences in structure, physiology, population structure, core-pangenome assemblies, genome structure, genomic traits, clinical features, treatment, prevention, diagnosis, genus description rules, and, above all, pathogenicity; and (iv) placing these two bacterial groups in the same genus creates risks for veterinarians, medical doctors, clinical laboratories, health authorities, and legislators who deal with brucellosis, a disease that is particularly relevant in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Tracking India’s progress on addressing malnutrition: What will it take? by Menon, Purnima, Avula, Rasmi, Sarswat, Esha, Mani, Sneha, Jangid, Manita, Singh, Anamika, Kaur, Supreet, Dubey, Alok Kumar, Gupta, Shuchita, Nair, Divya, Agarwal, Pulkit, Agrawal, Nitya

“…The National Nutrition Strategy (NITI Aayog 2017) and POSHAN Abhiyaan, India’s national nutrition mission launched in early 2018, provide an updated strategic framework for action to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. …”
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Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research by Word Ries, Mira, Adriaansen, Chris, Aldobai, Shoki, Berry, Kevin, Bal, Amadou Bocar, Catenaccio, María Cecilia, Cigliano, María Marta, Cullen, Darron A., Deveson, Ted, Diongue, Aliou, Foquet, Bert, Hadrich, Joleen, Hunter, David, Johnson, Dan L., Karnatz, Juan Pablo, Lange, Carlos E., Lawton, Douglas, Lazar, Mohammed, Latchininsky, Alexandre V., Lecoq, Michel, Le Gall, Marion, Lockwood, Jeffrey, Manneh, Balanding, Overson, Rick P., Peterson, Brittany F., Piou, Cyril, Poot-Pech, Mario A., Robinson, Brian E., Rogers, Stephen M., Hojun, Song, Springate, Simon, Therville, Clara, Trumper, Eduardo Victor, Waters, Cathy, Woller, Derek A., Youngblood, Jacob P., Long, Zhang, Cease, Arianne

“…Arizona State University launched the Global Locust Initiative (GLI) in 2018 as a response to some of these challenges. …”
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Building a Data Set over 12 Globally Distributed Sites to Support the Development of Agriculture Monitoring Applications with Sentinel-2 by Bontemps, Sophie, Arias, Marcela, Cara, Cosmin, Dedieu, Gérard, Guzzonato, Eric, Hagolle, Olivier, Inglada, Jordi, Matton, Nicolas, Morin, David, Popescu, Ramona, Rabaute, Thierry, Savinaud, Mickael, Sepulcre, Guadalupe, Valero, Silvia, Ahmad, Ijaz, Bégué, Agnès, Wu, Bingfang, De Abelleyra, Diego, Diarra, Alhousseine, Dupuy, Stéphane, French, Andrew, Akhtar, Ibrar ul Hassan, Kussul, Nataliia, Lebourgeois, Valentine, Le Page, Michel, Newby, Terrence, Savin, Igor, Veron, Santiago Ramón, Koetz, Benjamin, Defourny, Pierre

“…In this context, the European Space Agency launched in 2014 the “Sentinel­2 for Agriculture” project, which aims to prepare the exploitation of Sentinel-2 data for agriculture monitoring through the development of open source processing chains for relevant products. …”
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γ-aminobutyric acid Rich Foods : methods for production and the effects of intake by Sjöblom, Agnes

“…New nutritious food products and supplements are launched on the market and products enriched with γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) constitutes some of them. γ-aminobutyric acid is a widely present amino acid in plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms. …”

Taller de análisis multiactoral para la promoción del uso sostenible de la cañahua: Memorias del Taller realizado en La Paz, Bolivia, 17 de noviembre de 2009 by Polar, Vivian, Rojas, W., Jäger, M., Padulosi, S., Fundación PROINPA, Bioversity International

“…Proceedings of a national workshop to launch a multi-stakeholder collaborative platform for the promotion of the sustainable conservation and use of cañihua in Bolivia, held in La Paz, Bolivia, in November 2009, in the framework of an international UN Programme supported by IFAD (‘IFAD NUS II Project’). …”
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