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Descriptores de pasaporte para cultivos múltiples FAO/BIOVERSITY V.2.1 [MCPD V.2.1] - Diciembre 2015 by Alercia, A., Diulgheroff, S., Mackay, M.

“…El MCPD V.2 fue una revisión del documento original de la FAO/IPGRI que se publicó en el 2001, y que se amplió para acomodar necesidades emergentes tales como una mayor utilización de instrumentos GPS o la puesta en práctica del Sistema Multilateral de acceso y distribución de beneficios del Tratado Internacional sobre los Recursos Fitogenéticos para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, January - March 2018 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In February, the CCAFS East Africa team convened in Arusha, Tanzania, for a strategy meeting that brought together 65 stakeholders comprising of researchers, regional policymakers, experts from governments, private sector, multilateral international organizations and NGOs from East Africa and around the world to develop an integrated research for development strategy for CCAFS East Africa. …”
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Ten Years of Global Climate Action- Insights from the CoAct Database by Chan, Sander, Glass, Lisa-Maria, Hagenström, Paul, Imbach Bartol, Pablo Andrés, Peterson, Lauri, Reyes de la Lanza, Sebastian, Van Den Wall Bake, Kiri

“…Thousands of businesses, subnational governments, civil society organizations, and international partnerships have mobilized to complement and support multilateral and state-led efforts. Using insights from the CoAct Database (formerly N-CID), and data from a sample of 387 initiatives, this chapter takes stock of developments since 2013 and looks ahead to how cooperative action can contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, particularly addressing priorities arising from the Global Stocktake (GST). …”
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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, DC, October 23-27, 2000: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…After a presentation, not in the collection, by Hans Binswanger of the World Bank, it agreed that the CDC should develop a center code of conduct on HIV/AIDS policies, and take account of the relationship between HIV/AIDS and food security in work programs.The Group endorsed efforts to improve CGIAR-NARS partnerships in Africa It adopted a statement on the proposed multilateral system for plant genetic resources urging that it include crops of greatest importance to the CGIAR, and restated its commitment to the FAO/CGIAR agreement on genetic resources. …”
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Attachments to the Summary of Proceedings of the Center Directors Committee Meeting of October 27, 2000, Washington, DC by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Attachment 1 -- Draft Strategy for a Regional Partnership among CGIAR Centers in South Asia (Updated 27 October 2000) Attachment 2 -- Towards a consortium of international agricultural research Centers in West and Central Africa Attachment 3 -- The Future Harvest Global Conservation Trust: An Update Attachment 4A -- Update to the CGIAR Inter-Center Working Group on Climate Change Attachment 4B -- Concept notes -- CGIAR Inter Centre Working Group on Climate Change --Lyon, France September 2000 Attachment 5 -- Non-disclosure Confidentiality Agreement Attachment 6 -- Statement by the Future Harvest Centers Supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) on the Scope of the Multilateral System, Currently under Consideration in the Re-negotiation of the FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (27 October 2000) Attachment 7 -- CDC Statement to ICW2000 on the Need to Resolve Outstanding Issues Concerning Intellectual Property Protection Relating to Plant Genetic Resources Attachment 8 -- Report on ICT developments Attachment 9 -- SWIM II, [or Task Force on] Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Attachment 10 -- Recommendations/Observations -- CDDC Meeting ICW 2000 Attachment 11: Memorandum from the CDDC and the Organizational Change Program (OCP) on Recommended KM Pilot Activities Attachment 12: Summary --Gender and Diversity Advisory Board Meeting Attachment 13: Gender and Diversity Program -- Program of Work and Budget 2001 Attachment 14 -- Composition of CDC Committees and Task Forces, and Assignments of Representation: 2000/2001 Attachment 15 -- Harmonization and codification of administrative cooperation among Centers…”
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Implementation of the Global Plan of Action in Europe -conservation and sustainable utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture: Proceedings of the European Sym... by Gass, T., Frese, L., Begemann, F., Lipman, E., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…The Global Plan of Action on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (GPA) adopted in Leipzig, Germany in June 1996, is probably the single most important milestone in achieving a global multilateral system for plant genetic resources. Throughout the preparatory process leading to the Leipzig Conference, government agencies, NGOs, international organizations and scientific institutions have invested much effort in making the GPA realistic and useful. …”
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Assessment of long-term hydrogeological changes and plausible solutions to manage hydrological extremes in the transnational Ganga River Basin by Surinaidu, L., Amarasinghe, Upali, Maheswaran, R., Nandan, M.J.

“…This review indicated that transparent data sharing, use of satellite-based observations along with in-situ data, integrated hydro-economic modeling linked to reliable coupled surface–groundwater models, a central shared decision support center for early warning systems to deal with hydrological extremes, joint river commissions and monitoring teams, and multilateral water sharing treaties (agreements) are required to promote sustainable and equitable distribution of water resources and to avoid water sharing conflicts in the Ganga basin.…”
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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: A Synopsis of Coordinated National CropWild Relative Seed Collecting Programs across Five Continents by Eastwood, Ruth J., Tambam, B.B., Aboagye, L.M., Akparov, Z.I., Aladele, S.E., Allen, R., Amri, A., Anglin, Noelle L., Araya, R., Arrieta-Espinoza, G., Asgerov, A., Awang, K., Awas, T., Barata, A.M., Boateng, S.K., Magos Brehm, Joana, Breidy, J., Breman, E., Brenes Angulo, A., Burle, M.L., Castañeda-Álvarez, N.P., Casimiro, P., Chaves, N.F., Clemente, A.S., Cockel, Christopher P., Davey, A., Rosa, L. de la, Debouck, Daniel G., Dempewolf, H., Dokmak, H., Ellis, David, Faruk, A., Freitas, C., Galstyan, S., García, R.M., Ghimire, K.H., Guarino, Luigi, Harker, R., Hope, R., Humphries, A.W., Jamora, Nelissa, Jatoi, S.A., Khutsishvili, M., Kikodze, D., Kyratzis, A.C., León Lobos, P., Liu, U., Mainali, R.P., Mammadov, A.T., Manrique, N., Manzella, D., Mat Ali, M.S., Medeiros, M.B., Mérida Guzmán, M.A., Mikatadze-Pantsulaia, T., Mohamed, E.T.I., Monteros Altamirano, Á., Morales, A., Müller, J.V., Mulumba, J.W., Nersesyan, A., Nóbrega, H., Nyamongo, D.O., Obreza, M., Okere, A.U., Orsenigo, S., Ortega-Klose, F., Papikyan, A., Pearce, T.R., Pinheiro de Carvalho, M.A.A., Prohens, J., Rossi, G., Salas, A., Singh Shrestha, D., Siddiqui, S.U., Smith, P.P., Sotomayor, D.A., Tacán, M., Tapia, C., Toledo, Á., Toll, J., Vu, D.T., Vu, T.D., Way, M.J., Yazbek, M., Zorrilla, C., Kilian, Benjamin

“…A total of 4587 unique seed samples from at least 355 CWR taxa were collected, conserved ex situ, safety duplicated in national and international genebanks, and made available through the Multilateral System (MLS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty). …”
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Genomics, genetics and breeding of tropical legumes for better livelihoods of smallholder farmers by Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Monyo, Emmanuel, Desmae, Haile, Boukar, Ousmane, Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Thudi, Mahendar, Pandey, Manish K., Saxena, Rachit K., Gaur, Pooran M., Chaturvedi, Sushil Kumar, Fikre, Asnake, Ganga Rao, N.P.V.R., SameerKumar, C.V., Okori, Patrick, Janila, Pasupuleti, Rubyogo, Jean-Claude, Godfree, Chigeza, Akpo, Essegbemon, Omoigui, Lucky, Nkalubo, Stanley T., Fenta, Berhanu, Binagwa, Papias, Kilango, Michael, Williams, Magdalena, Mponda, Omari, Okello, David, Chichaybelu, Mekasha, Miningou, Amos, Bationo, Joseph, Sako, Dramane, Diallo, Sory, Echekwu, Candidus, Umar, Muhammad Lawan, Oteng‐Frimpong, Richard, Mohammed, Haruna, Varshney, Rajeev K.

“…Significant research and development work have been done in the past decade on important grain legumes through collaborative bilateral and multilateral projects as well as the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes (CRP‐GL). …”
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Adapting agriculture to climate change: A synopsis of coordinated national crop wild relative seed collecting programs across five continents by Eastwood, Ruth J., Tambam, Beri B., Aboagye, Lawrence Misa, Akparov, Zeynal I., Aladele, Sunday E., Allen, Richard, Amri, Ahmed, Anglin, Noelle L., Araya, Rodolfo, Arrieta Espinoza, Griselda, Asgerov, Aydin, Awang, Khadijah, Awas, Tesfaye, Barata, Ana Maria, Kwasi Boateng, Samuel, Magos Brehm, Joana, Breidy, Joelle, Breman, Elinor, Brenes Angulo, Arturo, Burle, Marília L., Castañeda Álvarez, Nora P., Casimiro, Pedro, Chaves, Néstor F., Clemente, Adelaide S., Cockel, Christopher P., Davey, Alexandra, De la Rosa, Lucía, Debouck, Daniel G., Dempewolf, Hannes, Dokmak, Hiba, Ellis, David, Faruk, Aisyah, Freitas, Cátia, Galstyan, Sona, García, Rosa M., Ghimire, Krishna H., Guarino, Luigi, Harker, Ruth, Hope, Roberta, Humphries, Alan W., Jamora, Nelissa, Ahmad Jatoi, Shakeel, Khutsishvili, Manana, Kikodze, David, Kyratzis, Angelos C., León Lobos, Pedro, Liu, Udayangani, Mainali, Ram P., Mammadov, Afig T., Manrique Carpintero, Norma C., Manzella, Daniele, Mohd Shukri, Mat Ali, Medeiros, Marcelo B., Mérida Guzmán, María A., Mikatadze Pantsulaia, Tsira, Ibrahim Mohamed, El Tahir, Monteros Altamirano, Álvaro, Morales, Aura, Müller, Jonas V., Mulumba, John W., Nersesyan, Anush, Nóbrega, Humberto, Nyamongo, Desterio O., Obreza, Matija, Okere, Anthony U., Orsenigo, Simone, Ortega Klose, Fernando, Papikyan, Astghik, Pearce, Timothy R., Pinheiro de Carvalho, Miguel A. A., Prohens, Jaime, Rossi, Graziano, Salas, Alberto, Singh Shrestha, Deepa, Uddin Siddiqui, Sadar, Smith, Paul P., Sotomayor Melo, Diego Alejandro, Tacán, Marcelo, Tapia, César, Toledo, Álvaro, Toll, Jane, Vu, Dang Toan, Tuong, Dang Vu, Way, Michael J., Yazbek, Mariana, Zorrilla Cisneros, Cinthya, Kilian, Benjamin

“…A total of 4587 unique seed samples from at least 355 CWR taxa were collected, conserved ex situ, safety duplicated in national and international genebanks, and made available through the Multilateral System (MLS) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty). …”
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Hydro-energy cooperation in South Asia: prospects for transboundary energy and water security by Saklani, U., Shrestha, P. P., Mukherji, Aditi, Scott, Christopher A.

“…A more recent wave of electrical grid interconnections and hydro-energy cooperation has emerged with governments increasingly shifting from bilateral to multilateral energy-sharing agreements. This trend holds considerable potential for regional transboundary water governance. …”
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Gender in agriculture and food systems: An Evidence Gap Map by Leveraging Evidence for Access and Development

“…The 2007-2008 global food-price crisis disproportionately affected women, particularly smallholder women farmers (Sexsmith et al. 2017).1 The subsequent responses by governments, multilateral agencies and other institutions over the last decade do not seem to have had the intended effect of addressing underlying power imbalances in agriculture and food systems (Botreau and Cohen 2020).2 CGIAR has been at the forefront of a mission to change the status-quo through impactful gender research. …”
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Agriculture Criteria: Climate Bonds Standard & Certification Scheme by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Stirling, Claire, Havlík, Petr, Vuuren, Detlef P. van, Stehfest, Elke, Dittmer, Kyle M

“…The TWGs comprise academic and research institutions, civil society organizations, multilateral banks and specialist consultancies, whereas IWGs are represented by industry experts including potential bond issuers and investors. …”
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The political economy of reforming agricultural support policies by Vos, Rob, Martin, Will, Resnick, Danielle

“…Because current support policies are often politically popular and serve well-organized interests, reform is difficult without committed political leadership and multilateral collaboration. Using several case studies of both successful and failed changes of agricultural support policies in China, India, and the EU and the United States, we highlight lessons learned about the political economy constraints on and possibilities for reform.…”
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Scoping review on gender-disaggregated data in climate smart agriculture by Smith, Emma, Wright, Smith, Deering, Karl, Tasiw, Abinet, Miruka, Maureen Miruka, Puskur, Ranjitha, Rajasekharan, Chandana, Anbacha, Abiyot

“…The KIIs included a convenience sample of 11 informants representing multilateral agencies, an international NGO program, a local NGO program, government programs, a national agricultural research institute, an international research institute, and a private-sector program. …”
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Global food security and market stability: The role and concerns of large net food importers and exporters by Huang, Jikun, Piñeiro, Martín, Piñeiro, Valeria, Anderson, Kym, Illescas, Nelson, Laborde Debucquet, David, Wellesley, Laura, Puricelli, Estefanía

“…In the context of the present difficulties to progress in multilateral trade negotiations, it is suggested that a special group composed by major food net importing and exporting countries should be formed within the WTO to promote dialogue, exchange of information and possible agreements and commitments between themselves. …”
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Political economy of the 2014 farm bill by Orden, David, Zulauf, Carl

“…In an international context, we conclude that the 2014 farm safety net likely would not have been enacted had multilateral agreement been reached on the 2008 Doha Round World Trade Organization negotiating documents. …”
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Modeling International Relationships in Applied General Equilibrium (MIRAGE) Model by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The MIRAGE model has been developed primarily to study trade policy scenario and has been intensively used to assess bilateral and multilateral agreements. As a global CGE, it provides a rich set of indicators for each region that allows measuring the impact of any policy changes. …”
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Indian agriculture and rural development: Strategic issues and reform options by von Braun, Joachim, Gulati, Ashok, Hazell, Peter B. R., Rosegrant, Mark W., Ruel, Marie T.

“…To realize this potential, India must work toward establishing and strengthening a rules-based multilateral trading system through WTO negotiations.…”
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Pakistan’s cotton and textile economy: Intersectoral linkages and effects on rural and urban poverty by Cororaton, Caesar B., Orden, David

“…These industries face the challenges of unstable world prices and increased competition resulting from global liberalization of the multilateral textile and clothing trade. At the same time, Pakistan’s macroeconomic situation is volatile. …”
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