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Gender and preference heterogeneity for direct seeded rice with drum seeder: A case study of men and women farmers in Maharashtra, India by Khan, Md. Tajuddin, Kishore, Avinash, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

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Information, branding, certification, and consumer willingness to pay for high-iron pearl millet: Evidence from experimental auctions in Maharashtra, India by Banerji, Abhijit, Birol, Ekin, Karandikar, Bhushana, Rampal, Jeevant

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Information, branding, certification, and consumer willingness to pay for high-iron pearl millet: Evidence from experimental auctions in Maharashtra, India by Birol, Ekin, Karandikar, Bhushana, Rampal, Jeevant, Banerji, Abhijit

“…In this paper we use sensory evaluation methods adopted from food science literature and the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak mechanism adopted from economic valuation literature to estimate consumer demand for biofortified high-iron pearl millet (HIPM) in Maharashtra, India. Unlike biofortification with provitamin A, biofortification with minerals, such as iron and zinc, does not change the color or the appearance of the biofortified crop. …”
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Improving economic water productivity to enhance resilience in canal irrigation systems: a pilot study of the Sina Irrigation System in Maharashtra, India by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Sikka, Alok, Mandave, Vidya, Panda, R. K., Gorantiwar, S., Ambast, S. K.

“…Assessed in the water-scarce Sina irrigation system in Maharashtra, India, the method shows that drought-tolerant annual crops such as fruits and/or fodder should be the preferred option in irrigated cropping patterns. …”
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Ten Krishi Vigyan Kendras (agriculture extension offices) in two Indian States are setting up Farming System for Nutrition (FSN) models by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Spread and economics of micro-irrigation in India: evidences from different states. by Kuppannan, Palanisami, Mohan, Kadiri, Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy, Raman, S.

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A latent class approach to investigating farmer demand for biofortified staple food crops in developing countries: The case of high-iron pearl millet in Maharashtra, India by Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Karandikar, Bhushana, Roy, Devesh

“…We focus on the hypothetical introduction of a high-iron pearl millet variety in Maharashtra, India, where pearl millet is among the most important staple crops. …”
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Adapting Green Innovation Centres to climate change. Analysis of value chain adaptation potential: Tomato, potato and apple value chains in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, India by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

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In India, Ten Krishi Vigyan Kendras (agriculture extension offices) in two Indian States are setting up Farming System for Nutrition models by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Role and contribution of working equines in India by Ravichandran, Thanammal, Rahman, Habibur, Kennady, Vijayalakshmy

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Nature+ in India: Soil Baseline in India by Kaushal, Manoj, Gebrehawaryat, Yosef, Fadda, Carlo

“…To understand and guide sustainable agricultural practices and soil management strategies, a soil baseline study is conducted by Alliance Scientists and partners in 2024 in two locations Akole and Nandurbar of Maharashtra state, India. Akole and Nandurbar are regions located in the western part of Maharashtra, India, within the hilly terrains of the Sahyadri mountain range. …”
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Genetic enhancement of sorghum and millet residues fed to ruminants: farmers' perceptions of fodder quality in livelihood systems by Underwood, M.P., Hall, A.J., Zerbini, E.

“…A series of 13 intensive village case studies were carried out over 11 districts in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajastan and Maharashtra. Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) methods were used to gain an understanding of farmers' perceptions of crop-residue-quality parameters and to gauge the trade-off between grain and fodder yields. …”
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SARITA: land documents - digitally signed, sealed and delivered by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Suraj Kulkarni describes how a new software platform has transformed the process of registering land title documents in the Indian state of Maharashtra.…”
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India field visit by CCAFS Researchers 2014 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…CCAFS Program Director Bruce Campbell, theme leaders Andy Jarvis and Phil Thronton, and Science Officers John Recha and Daisy Martinez, along with CCAFS South Asia Regional Program Leader Pramod Aggarwal, and scientists from other CGIAR centres traveled to Haryana and Maharashtra states in India to visit Climate-Smart Villages and interact with national and local partners and farmers.…”
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A simplified measure of nutritional empowerment: Using machine learning to abbreviate the Women’s Empowerment in Nutrition Index (WENI) by Saha, Shree, Narayanan, Sudha

“…Using this index, we find that in our Maharashtra sample, on average, only 35.9% of mothers of children under the age of 5 years are nutritionally empowered, whereas 77.2% of their spouses are nutritionally empowered. …”
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Stakeholder Consultation on Using experiential learning methods & tools to strengthen community water management by Falk, Thomas, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Priyadarshini, Pratiti, Singh, Subrata, Mittal, Rajesh

“…PowerPoint presentation given during Stakeholder Consultation with Agriculture Department Bureaucrats from Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, India, 4pm IST, August 4, 2022 (virtual).…”
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Wastewater management and sustainable development: looking at the potential for up-scaling and investment [Abstract only]. by Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Drechsel, Pay

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Sustainable water management through user participation by Cras, Patrik

“…This research project deals with the topic of drinking water provision in rural Maharashtra, where availability of suitable drinking water is a major difficulty for the rural population. …”
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Investigating demand for biofortified seeds in developing countries: high-iron pearl millet in India by Birol, Ekin, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Karandikar, Bhushana, Roy, Devesh, Diressie, Michael Tedla

“…The paper focuses on the hypothetical introduction of a high-iron pearl millet variety in Maharashtra, India, where pearl millet is among the most important staple crops.– A choice experiment is used to investigate farmer preferences for and trade-offs among various production and consumption attributes of pearl millet. …”
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Developing Resilient Agriculture to Climate Change in India by Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Sahin, Shehnab, Yadav, Akhilesh

“…The project has been launched in three climate vulnerable states of India- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.…”
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