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SweetGAINS project Speed Breed and Seed Community of Practice-West Africa virtual meeting report (27,29 May; 1,3,5 June 2020) por International Potato Center

“…The meeting was attended by 33 participants (10 female; 23 male) from several national agricultural programs in the ECOWAS region, including Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The participants included breeders, agronomists, economists, social scientists and program managers.…”
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Genetic diversity among early provitamin A quality protein maize inbred lines and the performance of derived hybrids under contrasting nitrogen environments por Obeng-Bio, E., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Ifie, B.E., Danquah, A., Blay, E.T., Dadzie, M.A., Noudifoulè, G.T., Talabi, A.O.

“…Furthermore, 96 hybrids derived from 24 selected inbreds plus four checks were evaluated under low-N and optimal environments in Nigeria during 2016 and 2017. Genotypic and phenotypic data of inbreds and hybrids respectively, were analysed to (i) assess the level of genetic dissimilarities and population structure of the inbreds, and (ii) investigate the grain yield performance of derived hybrids under low-N, optimal and across environments.…”
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Reaching Agents of Change Project: Successes, lessons and recommendations. Ex-post evaluation report por International Potato Center

“…The ex-post evaluation assessed the experiences, achievements and lessons from the Reaching Agents of Change (RAC) project in its three primary countries of operation, namely Mozambique, Tanzania and Nigeria. RAC was a collaborative project implemented between April 2011 and August 2015, and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. …”
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Senegal? Climate Security Pathway Analysis por Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Medina, Leonardo, Carneiro, Bia, Liebig, Theresa Ines, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…This publication is part of a factsheet series reporting on the findings of the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Observatory work in Africa (Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe). The research is centered around 5 questions: 1. …”
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Where are the most vulnerable areas to climate induced insecurities and risks in Kenya? por Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Mendez Alzate, Andres Camilo, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…This publication is part of a factsheet series reporting on the findings of the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Observatory work in Africa (Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe). The research is centered around 5 questions: 1. …”
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How does climate exacerbate root causes of conflict in Kenya? Climate Security Pathway Analysis por Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Hassan, Gamal Mohamed, Abdi, Abdimajid Nunow, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Liebig, Theresa Ines, Santa Cruz, Leonardo Medina, Sax, Niklas, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia

“…This publication is part of a factsheet series reporting on the findings of the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Observatory work in Africa (Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe). The research is centered around 5 questions: 1. …”
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Manuel de formation sur le mais por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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A practical perspective on One CGIAR: lessons from 15 years of CIALCA agricultural research for development consortium work in central Africa por Schut, Marc, Remans, R., Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Blomme, Guy, Craenen, K., Delvaux, B., Dercon, G., Ekesa, B., Kagabo, D., Bacishoga, M.K., Kantengwa, S., Karangwa, P., Kintche, K., Manners, Rhys, Mapatano, S., Merckx, Roel, Muchunguzi, P., Nduwumuremyi, A., Niyongere, C., Nabahungu, N.L., Bagula, E., Ocimati, W., Pypers, P., Rietveld, A., Swennen, Rony L., Taulya, G., Vandamme, Elke, Zozo, R., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Vanlauwe, Bernard

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Characterization of starches from some selected white and yellow cassava roots for dry starch noodle production por Akinde, H.A., Sanni, L., Shittu, T., Adegunwa, M., Abass, A., Awoyale, W.

“…Although cassava is one of the most abundant sources of starch in Nigeria, previous works determining its applicability for noodle production are scarce in literature. …”
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Measuring changes in diet deprivation: New indicators and methods por Pauw, Karl, Ecker, Olivier, Thurlow, James, Comstock, Andrew R.

“…While these findings have implications for food and agricultural policy prioritization in Nigeria, the study more importantly demonstrates the usefulness of the ReDD index for assessing diet quality and examining the drivers of dietary change when used in conjunction with a simulation model.…”
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Development and Scaling of Sustainable Feeds for Resilient Aquatic Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systems theory of change por Manyise, Timothy, Kangogo, Daniel, Mutanuka, Evans, Adeosun, Festus, Akuwa, Elizabeth, Tanga, Chrysantus M., Obeta, Charity, Jere, Arthertone, Siriwardena, Sunil, Yossa, Rodrigue, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…To understand the aquatic feed sector in Zambia, Kenya and Nigeria and to inform subsequent impact assessments of the Norad-Fasa project, the monitoring, evaluation, learning and impact assessment (MELIA) unit at WorldFish, together with implementing partners, organized 2-day workshops across the three countries. …”
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Drivers of scale and sustainability of food safety interventions in informal markets: Lessons from the Tanzanian dairy sector por Kinyua, Charity, Thebe, V.

“…A food safety training and certification intervention piloted in Kenya, India, Tanzania, and Nigeria was scaled and sustained in India but not the African countries. …”
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Poultry technology toolkit catalogue: Clearinghouse technical report series 016 por Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation

“…During the first Phase of the TAAT Program (2018-2021), the Compact introduced and reinforced these technologies in several countries including Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and plans to expand its reach into 2022 and beyond.…”
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Africa RISING in Malawi – impact brief por Azzarri, Carlo, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Vitellozzi, Sveva

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Africa RISING in Mali – impact brief por Azzarri, Carlo, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Vitellozzi, Sveva

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Innovation packages and scaling readiness workshop: Thermotolerant peste des petits ruminants vaccine por Dione, Michel M., Jasada, Ijudai, Maiga, Assoumane, Sow, Ahmadou, Zannou, Olivier, Rekik, Mourad, Hoek, Rein van der

“…Mali’s national herd is the largest in the West Africa Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the second largest in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after Nigeria. Livestock contributes 13.6% to gross domestic product, 24% to production in the rural sector, and nearly 20% to export earnings.…”
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Gender dynamics in value chains por Pyburn, Rhiannon, Stoian, Dietmar, Quintero, Sandra

“…This research often addresses constraints to women’s participation in specific value chains, such as administrative procedures in transboundary fish trade (Ratner et al. 2018) or disproportionate harassment of women food traders by authorities in Nigeria (Resnick et al. 2019). This brief draws on research conducted under the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) to illustrate how VCD supports and constrains progress toward gender equality and women’s empowerment. …”
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Be patient when measuring hyperbolic discounting: Stationarity, time consistency and time invariance in a field experiment por Janssens, Wendy, Kramer, Berber, Swart, Lisette

“…Our field experiment in Nigeria examines the extent to which this is the case. …”
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Marketing biofortified crops: Insights from consumer research por Uchitelle-Pierce, Benjamin, Ubomba-Jaswa, Acanda

“…Findings from some unpublished research on these topics are reported here. In regions of Nigeria, most farmers and consumers feel positively about biofortification and are interested in consuming a more nutritious diet. …”
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Varietal Impact on women's labour in root and tuber crop processing por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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