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Leaving no one behind: Supporting women, poor people, and indigenous people in wheat-maize innovations in Bangladesh by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Jafry, Tahseen, Rahman, S., Badstue, Lone B.

“…This guidance note for scientists and research teams acknowledges the complexity of marginalization processes and provides recommendations for making sure no one is left behind. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Bi-annual Newsletter, January - June 2017 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In the latest CCAFS Annual Report, stories highlight working with scientists, farmers, governments and the private sector to expand knowledge and scale up solutions. …”
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A review of NARES-IARC-Donor collaboration to develop demand-driven technologies for improved maize production in West and Central Africa by Fakorede, M.A.B., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Menkir, A., Ajala, S.O., Lum, A.F.

“…Other benefits derived from the Network were improved research capacity of the NARS and capability of the research technicians and scientists, better research-extension-farmer linkage, improved research management and communication skills of the scientists and improved interpersonal relationships, with enhanced trust and confidence among maize scientists in the subregion. …”
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Vavilov and his institute: a history of the world collection of plant genetic resources in Russia by Loskutov, I.G., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…The first two fellowships examined the historical background of the plant genetic resources movement and produced two books: the present one and the one published in 1997 by Robin Pistorius Scientists, Plants and Politics link the “Robin Pistorius: Scientists, Plants and Politics”…”
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Toward synthetic learning across the CCAFS Flagship on Climate Services and Safety Nets by Vaughan, Catherine, Rose, Alison, Zebiak, Stephen E.

“…Immediately prior to the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture 2019, held in Bali, Indonesia, the team responsible for Flagship 4 gathered the diverse group of scientists and practitioners responsible for the portfolio of projects together in order to explore avenues to produce synthetic learning across the Flagship. …”
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Science and international nature conservation by Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…International programs now have ambitious targets set by politicians and aspire to save the world.There is a need to balance these global environmental initiatives with a set of shorter-term practical actions to maximise biodiversity conservation. Biological scientists can cooperate with other natural resource specialists and social scientists in defining more targeted cost-effective nature conservation programs. …”
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Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme by Gotor, Elisabetta, Cherfas, J.

“…Since 1994, 39 scientists from 24 countries have taken part in the programme. …”
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A Super Rice for the Year 2000 : New Look Rice Plant to Break Yield Barrier by CGIAR Secretariat

“…News release announcing that scientists estimated that the world's annual rice output must rise by 60 per cent to reach 760 million tons by 2020 just to keep up with the predicted population growth. …”
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When can legacy soil data be used, and when should new data be collected instead? by Hendriks, C.M.J., Stoorvogel, J.J., Lutz, F., Claessens, Lieven

“…This study aims to analyse and discuss the choices soil scientists make to balance between the use of legacy soil data and the collection of new soil data. …”
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Human resource allocations in african agricultural research: revealing more of the story behind the regional trends by Beintema, Nienke M., Rahija, Michael

“…Furthermore, after years of civil service recruitment freezes, many countries have disproportionately young and inexperienced teams of agricultural scientists in need of further training and mentoring, combined with disproportionately older senior scientists, many of whom are nearing retirement age. …”
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Improving human nutrition through agricultural research: overview and objectives by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…There has been little dialogue in the past between agricultural scientists and human nutritionists to explore ways to solve the problem of malnutrition in developing countries together. …”
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An absolute index (Ab-index) to measure a researcher's useful useful contributions and productivity by Biswal, Akshaya Kumar

“…It can be used as a yardstick for comparing the credibility of different scientists competing for the same resources while the Productivity index (Pr-index), which is the rate of change in the Ab-index per year, can be used for comparing scientists of different age groups. …”
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FORSPA initiative for rehabilitation of tropical forests in Asia-Pacific region by Appanah, S., Nair, C.T.S.

“…These plots, which are accessible to international scientists, will be maintained for long enough to achieve and extend results. …”
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Farmers’ own assessment of climate smart agriculture: Insights from Ma village in Vietnam by Vernooy, Ronnie, Le Kai Hoan, Tuan Cuong, Bui, Le Vinh

“…There is work to do for the CSA scientists.…”
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A case study of strategies for fostering international, interdisciplinary research by Halvorsen, Kathleen E., Knowlton, Jessie L., Mayer, A.S., Phifer, Colin C., Martins de Souza, Tatiana, Pischke, Erin C., Propato, Tamara Sofía, Cavigliasso, Pablo, García, C., Chiappe, Marta, Eastmond, Amarella, Licata, Julián Andrés, Kuhlberg, Mark, Medeiros, R., Picasso Risso, Valentin, Mendez, G., Primo, P., Frado, A., Veron, Santiago Ramón, Dunn, J.L.

“…Bringing together and successfully managing a highly interdisciplinary (ID) research team of socioeconomic, biophysical, and engineering scientists is highly challenging, particularly when that team includes 20 scientists and students across six countries. …”
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Essential biodiversity variables by Pereira, H.M., Ferrier, S., Walters, M., Geller, G.N., Jongman, R.H.G., Scholes, Robert J., Bruford, M.W., Brummitt, N., Butchart, S.H.M., Cardoso, A.C., Coops, Nicholas C., Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Faith, D.P., Freyhof, J., Gregory, R. D., Heip, C., Höft, R., Hurtt, G., Jetz, W., Karp, D., McGeoch, M. A., Obura, D., Onoda, Y., Pettorelli, N., Reyers, B., Sayre, R., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Stuart, S. N., Turak, E., Walpole, M., Wegmann, M.

“…A global system of harmonized observations is needed to inform scientists and policy-makers.…”
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Proceedings of the Methodological Research at the Ecoregional Level: Review Workshop by International Service for National Agricultural Research

“…One group consisted of scientists from IARCs and NARS institutions who are leading the five methodology projects currently supported by the Ecoregional Fund. …”
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Can computer models stimulate learning about sustainable land use? Experience with LUPAS in the humid (sub-)tropics of Asia by Paassen, A. van, Roetter, R.P., Keulen, H. van, Hoanh, Chu Thai

“…To ensure relevance for land use decision making, scientists organized meetings with planners and other stakeholders. …”
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Anthro-apology? negotiating space for interdisciplinary collaboration and in-depth anthropology in the CGIAR by Verma, R., Russell, D., German, L.

“…This chapter describes the various dilemmas, challenges, and opportunities encountered by sociocultural scientists in interdisciplinary projects within the CGIAR. …”
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Strengthening women in wheat farming in India: Old challenges, new realities, new opportunities by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Bharati, P., Jafry, Tahseen, Badstue, Lone B.

“…This resource provides guidance for scientists, researchers, and rural advisory services in wheat-based systems on how to better target women in all communities and how to improve inclusion for everyone. …”
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