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Investing in on-farm and post-harvest resilience to climate change in smallholder value chains: Lessons from Rwanda por Rugege, Denis, Vermeulen, Sonja J.

“…Farmers understood weather information that includes seasonal advisories to be of higher quality than daily weather forecasts. Farmer-scientist participatory on-farm trials were successful in identifying potato and maize varieties that met both climate-resilience and other farmer-defined criteria. …”
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CLIFF-GRADS Science Collaboration Series 2020 - Thematic student session: Soil Systems por Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Turek, Maria Eliza, Silva Santos, Erick Rodrigo da, Amenchwi, Amahnui George, dos Santos, Ricardo Cesário, Mlambo, Antony, Shefine, Bethel Geremew, Okolo, Chukwuebuka Christopher

“…Ngonidzashe Chirinda, Soil and Climate Change Scientist, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco. …”
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Mid term report (1997-1998): Testing Criteria and Indicators for the Sustainability of Tropical Forest Plantations in Indonesia por Purnadjaja

“…The CIFOR C&I Guidelines were useful for each scientist to familiarise themselves with the methods and C&I in general. …”
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Developing criteria and indicators of community managed forests as assessment and learning tools: objectives, methodologies and results por Burford de Oliveira, N., McDougall, C., Ritchie, B., Hartanto, H., Haggith, M., Setyawati, T.

“…The core teams included an ecologist, a social scientist and a forest management specialist. Local involvement was an essential element of the research process. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, January – March 2016 por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Finally, CCAFS EA early career scientist Catherine Mungai received a best paper award at the symposium on climate change adaptation in Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. …”
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Exploring the Jordanian rangeland status transition merging the restoration experiment with modeling - 71st Annual Meeting, Technical Training and Trade Show January 28 - February... por Haddad, Mira, Strohmeier, Stefan, Vries, Job de, Nouwakpo, Sayjro

“…The Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model (RHEM) was used to explore three different rangeland ecological states and their implications on water and soil fluxes: i) the supposed historical vegetation condition (baseline), using literature review and scientist and community questionnaire data, ii) the actual degraded status, and iii) micro-WH based restored equilibrium scenario, based on field monitoring and modeling. …”
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Evaluation of the chemical composition and functional properties of gari from Liberia por Awoyale, W., Kawalawu, W.K., Asiedu, R., Maziya-Dixon, Busie, Abass, A., Edet, M.

“…Gari samples were randomly collected from markets (35) and processing centers (24) in Rivercess, Grand Bassa, Bomi, Margibi, Sinoe, Gbarpolu, Montserrado, and Grand Capemount Counties, and packaged in airtight polythene bags prior to laboratory analyses using standard methods, and the data generated analysed using Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS Version 21). The results showed that the chemical composition of the gari samples is moisture content 6.40%; cyanogenic potential 20.70 mg HC/kg; pH 5.38; starch content 62.05%; fat content 2.77%; ash content 1.20%; total titratable acidity (TTA) 0.01 g/100 mL; and protein content 1.05%. …”
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Monitoring of Suspended Sediments in a Tropical Forested Landscape With Citizen Science por Njue, N., Gräf, J., Weeser, B., Rufino, Mariana C., Breuer, Lutz, Jacobs, S.R.

“…Over the course of the project, a total of 37 citizen scientists participated and contributed to the overall dataset of turbidity. …”
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NPS book launch: Political Economy and Policy Analysis (PEPA) Sourcebook - Soundcloud por Breisinger, Clemens, Mockshell, Jonathan, Resnick, Danielle, Quintero, Marcela, Nicol, Alan, Simbine, Antonia, Morrison, Jamie, Cantillo, Marco V. Sánchez, Iyob, Biniam, Karachiwalla, Naureen

“…A G E N D A Opening remarks Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Country Program Leader, Kenya, IFPRI PEPA Sourcebook for food systems transformation: Framework, analytical tools, and case studies Jonathan Mockshell, Research Scientist – Senior Agricultural Economist, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Danielle Resnick, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Systems Transformation Research Group Perspective on PEPA Marcela Quintero, Senior Director, Food Systems Transformation Science Group, CGIAR and Associate Director General, Research Strategy, and Innovation, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Frank Place, Senior Advisor, Director General Office, IFPRI Alan Nicol, Co-lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) and Principal Researcher, IWMI Panel Discussion: Evidence based insights from political economy and policy analysis for national policies and strategies Antonia Simbine, Director General, Nigeria Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) Jamie Morrison, Senior Advisor, Policy and External Relations, GAIN Marco V. …”
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Women representation in soil science: gender indicators in the University Program of Interdisciplinary Soil Studies por Prado, B., Hernández, J., Rodríguez-Bustos, L., Barreras, A., Caballero, L., Lara, I., Guevara, M., Lopera, A., Vázquez-Lule, A., Torres, M.

“…In the case of SNI members, there is a gender gap problem; of members with a Ph.D. degree, only 38% are women, and the elite group of scientists with a Ph.D. at the top position is represented only by 24% of females. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 1a: Agriculture and food security & nutrition pathways por Khanam, Taznoore Samina, Singh, Tushar, Kumar, Shalander, Uddin, Md Amin, Burrone; Sara, Scognamillo, A., Poudel, D., Rub, A., Song, C., Jogi, Krishna, Headey, Derek D., Joshi, Ramesh, Sharma, Indu

“…Oral presentations: Linking Agricultural Production Diversity with Household Dietary Diversity: A panel Data Analysis from Rural Bangladesh Taznoore Samina Khanam, Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Remoteness, Farm Production, and Dietary Diversity in Nepal Tushar Singh, Senior Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute Addressing Nutrition and Climate Risk Challenges through Assam Millet Mission: Need to connect dots between policy and outcomes Shalander Kumar, Principal Scientist and Cluster Leader: Markets, Institutions and Policies, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Suchana’s Excellence in Homestead Food Production Interventions to Improve Food Security and Nutrition Md Amin Uddin, Head of Food Security and Livelihoods, Helen Keller International Integrated e-Extension Increases Farmers’ Resilience: Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka Sara Burrone, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rapid-fire presentations: Leveraging Women’s Leadership and Empowerment in Value Chain for Resilient Livelihoods Krishna Bahadur Jogi, Deputy Head of Programme, World Food Programme Is rice breaking Bennett’s law? …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2b: Natural and built food environments por Karunanayaka, Madusha, Wadhwa, Rajni, Perera, Thushanthi, Ganpule-Rao, Anjali, Bi, Afrin Zainab, Shah, Nadia, Madurawala, Sunimalee, Scott, Samuel P., Tahsin, Mariha

“…D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2b: Natural and built food environments Oral presentations: Drivers of Adolescents’ Food Choices: Exploring the Influence of the School Food Environment Muhandiramlage Madusha Sanjeewani Karunanayaka, PhD student, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Empowering Rural Households: Enhancing Nutritional Security and Sustainable Gardening through Capacity Building and Community-Led Initiatives Rajni Omprakash Wadhwa, Director – Programs, Plan International Examining Food Environments in Sri Lanka: Gaps in Research and Implications for Diet and Health Thushanthi Perera, Senior Lecturer, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Impact of adverse food environments on overweight, obesity and HbA1c levels in India findings from a large population cohort Anjali Ganpule-Rao, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Chronic Disease Control Healthfulness of retail food environment in rural South Asia Afrin Zainab Bi, Assistant Scientist, International Rice Research Institute Rapid-fire presentations: Findings from an integrated household food systems approach to improve nutrition in rural communities Nadia Shah, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health Dow University of Health Sciences From Policy to Practice: Examining Industry Influence on Public Health Policies for Healthier Food Environments in Sri Lanka Dona Sunimalee Pramuditha Madurawala, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka Using mixed methods to improve how we measure large-scale food fortification coverage in household surveys Samuel Scott, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute From Hunger to Hope: The Role of Food Price Inflation in Urban Poor Participation in the 2024 Bangladesh Revolution and Post-Revolutionary Food Security Satisfaction Mariha Tahsin, Former Head of Urban Development Initiatives, Sajida Foundation…”
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Facilitation tools to enhance the alignment of scientific technical assistance with agribusinesses and create buy-in among key stakeholders: Mutual interview protocol por Peterson, Nathanial

“…Effective agribusiness support requires bridging gaps between scientists and companies while addressing two major challenges: scientists’ limited understanding of business realities and the lack of stakeholder alignment within agribusinesses. …”
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Managing communal pasture areas for goats in Inhassoro District, Mozambique: A manual for trainers por Boogaard, Birgit K., Cosijn, M., Marble, Y., Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.

“…Because the extension officers from CARE Mozambique did not have adequate knowledge and expertise in this area, imGoats technical consultant Michaela Cosijn and ILRI postdoctoral scientist Birgit Boogaard designed and conducted a 1.5-day training course on communal pasture areas for CARE extension officers. …”
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The introduction of the Africanised honey bee: A stinging menace or a blessing of the Americas? por Moreno Reategui, Jorge Antonio

“…In 1956, Brazilian scientist Warwick Estevam Kerr, introduced queens of the African honey bee (AHB) from South Africa to breed with European honey bees (EHB) in order to improve honey production in Brazil. …”
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A next generation sequencing approach to constructing a genetic map for Populus tremula por Mujtaba, Tahir

“…Plant biologists have long been studying phenotypic and physiological variation and the molecular mechanisms underlying natural variation in these processes have stimulated scientists to uncover the genomic polymorphism responsible for such variation. …”

Principles and applications of One Health: Training of Somali academic and government professionals por Mumin, F.I., Mor, Siobhan M., Hared, Y.A., Mohamed, S.A.

“…The facilitation team included Professor Siobhan Mor (Chair of One Health, University of Liverpool; jointly appointed Principal Scientist, ILRI) and Farah Isse Mumin (PhD Fellow, University of Liverpool; Graduate Fellow, ILRI). …”
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På upptäcktsfärd i hemstaden por Karltun, Karin

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Metoder som minskar bildning av teratom vid in vivo transplantation av inducerade pluripotenta celler por de Haan, Therese

Book Launch: Food Systems Transformation in Kenya por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). doi.org/10.2499/9780896294561 Welcoming Remarks Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR; Director General, IFPRI Hon.Jonathan Mueke, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) Gideon Obare, Executive Director, Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development Overview of the Book Juneweenex Mbuthia, Research Officer, IFPRI and co-editor Clemens Breisinger, Program Leader, IFPRI/CGIAR and co-editor Reflections on the Book and Panel Discussion Jane Ambuko, Professor, University of Nairobi Michael Keenan, Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI Rose Ngugi, Executive Director/Board Secretary, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Nancy Laibuni, Associate Member, President’s Council of Economic Advisors Anne Chele, Agriculture and Rural Development Partner Group (ARDPG) Representative; National Policy Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO-Kenya) Closing Remarks Appolinaire Djikeng, Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Senior Director, Livestock Based-Systems, CGIAR and MD Resilient AgriFood Systems, CGIAR Moderators Esther Waruingi, Research Officer, IFPRI Joseph Karugia, Principal Scientist, Agricultural Economist and Policy Expert, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)…”
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