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The future role of livestock in feeding the world by Herrero, Mario

“…In this 26 minute seminar, Mario Herrero, agro-ecological systems analyst at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) says that “the future lies in what we do with the world’s resources”, and concludes “livestock science will be fundamental to deliver the solutions that the world needs.”…”
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Streamlining micronutrient biomarker statistical analysis in populations: an introduction to the SAMBA R package by Luo, Hanqi, Beal, Ty, Blake, Tineka, Zeiler, Madeleine, Geng, Jiaxi, Werner, E. Rochelle, Addo, O. Yaw, Suchdev, Parminder, Young, Melissa F.

“…SAMBA was validated by comparing results from analyzing 24 datasets on non-pregnant women of reproductive age from 23 countries and 30 datasets on preschool-age children from 26 countries with those obtained by an independent analyst. SAMBA generated identical means, percentiles, and prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies to those calculated by the independent analyst. …”
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Phil Thornton on climate change adaptation and mitigation options for Africa by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Philip Thornton, an agricultural systems analyst with ILRI is interviewed by Australia's ABC NewsRadio.…”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – THEMATIC SESSION 5a: Food access: constraints and facilitators by Khalid, Sidra, Safna, L. M. F., Hossain, Md. Mokbul, Rahman, Md. Mahbubur, Anowar, Md Sadat, Mishra, Punit, Islam, Nazia, Khanal, Binod, Das, Namita

“…Safna, Graduate, University of Peradeniya Predictors of changes in household food insecurity in rural, non-slum urban and slum areas of Bangladesh: Evidence from a longitudinal study Md Mokbul Hossain, Senior Analyst (Statistics), BRAC University An assessment of a food-based social protection program and its impact on food and nutrition security in the targeted households in Bangladesh Md Mahbubur Rahman, Research Director, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh Rapid-fire presentations Determinants of Household Dietary Diversity in Bangladesh: Role of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Md Sadat Anowar, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute Unequal Plates: Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Inequality among Population with Limited Resources Punit Mishra, Lead, Research and Partnerships, Population Council Exploring Food Insecurity and Support in Slum Areas of Bangladesh during COVID-19: Lessons for Future Emergencies in Light of “Right to Food” Nazia Islam, Learning, Evaluation and Documentation Specialist, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Food and nutritional diversity by ethnicity in Nepal Binod Khanal, Post doctoral researcher, Prairie View A&M University Strengthening Urban Food Security through Enhanced Food Safety Practices in West Bengal Namita Das, PhD Scholar, Natural Science Research Center, Belda College, Vidyasagar University & Project Manager, Samposhyam Foundation…”
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Launch of Food Security Simulator - Kenya by Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R.

“…Presented by Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Andrew Comstock, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI Launch of Food Security Simulator - Kenya KIPPRA Annual Regional Conference Kilifi, Kenya June 21, 2023…”
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Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines by Arndt, Channing, Simler, Kenneth R.

“…The approach represents a powerful addition to the poverty analyst’s tool kit and enhances the attractiveness of the CBN approach for practical poverty measurement problems.…”
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Estimating utility-consistent poverty lines by Arndt, Channing, Simler, Kenneth R.

“…The approach represents a powerful addition to the poverty analyst’s tool kit and enhances the attractiveness of the CBN approach for practical poverty measurement problems.…”
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Landscape-scale research for conservation and development in the tropics: fighting persisting challenges by Pfund, J.L.

“…The author conducted a literature review of 51 case studies selected by an independent analyst to evaluate how these approaches have been applied. …”
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Kenya Food Security Simulator A Practical Demonstration and Announcement of a Blog Competition by CGIAR

“…Clemens Breisinger, Lead, CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies and Country Program Leader, Kenya, International Food Policy Research Institute Overview and demonstration of Kenya Food Security Simulator • Andrew Comstock, Senior Research Analyst, IFPRI Questions and answers • Moderated by Juneweenex Mbuthia, Research Officer, IFPRI Announcement of FSS Blog Writing Competition • Olivier Ecker, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI…”
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The new treaty on patents, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge by Chiarolla, Claudio

“…Recording of webinar convened by the Legal Affairs Office of the CGIAR System Organization and the CGIAR Genebank Initiative, held on 6 June 2024, with guest speakers Wend Wendland (Secretary of the Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge, Folklore (IGC), and Director of the Traditional Knowledge Division at WIPO (Geneva, Switzerland), who led the negotiation of the international instrument in question) and Preston Hardison (Policy Analyst at the Tebtebba Foundation (Baguio City, Philippines), and representative of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity, and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at international fora). …”
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Some useful methods for measuring the benefits of social science research by Kilpatrick, Henry E., Jr.

“…It does this with particular emphasis on methods that are often overlooked, even though some of them have been available to the analyst for decades. It also explains some of the costs and benefits of each method and explains how some of them may be used together in order to achieve a higher level of efficacy in measurement.…”
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Multilevel diagnostics for mixed and hierarchical linear models by Hilden-Minton, J.A.

“…The confounding of residuals reduces the analyst's power to detect violations of modeling assumptions. …”
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Metodología para la planificación de un Sistema de Alerta Temprana (SAT) a inundaciones para la región de Madre de Dios, Perú by Yabar Meoño, Daniel A.

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Collaboration meeting with the executive secretary and directors of agricultural research council of Nigeria (ACRN) on FSSN by Bamiwuye, Temilolu, Onilogbo, Omobolanle Nuratu

“…On April 15, 2024, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), represented by Kwaw Andam (Nigeria National Policies and Strategies Lead and IFPRI-Nigeria Country Program Leader), Hyacinth Edeh (IFPRI-Nigeria Country Program Manager), and Temilolu Bamiwuye (IFPRI-Nigeria Research Analyst), met with Prof. Garba Sharubutu, the Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) and his team. …”
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Policy Innovations: Applied political economy and governance tools for decision making and inclusion by Kyle, Jordan, Mockshell, Jonathan, Kaaria, Susan, Ngeno, Evans, Resnick, Danielle

“…Evans Ngeno, Principal Policy Analyst, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Moderator: Dr. …”
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Towards gender transformative food systems: do we need to focus on indigenous communities more? by Jagannath, Pratyaya

“…Part 3: Panel discussion on inclusive agri-food systems in the HKH region: • Dr Dolly Kikon, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne • Dr Sucharita Sen, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University • Ken Shimizu, FAO Country Representative for Nepal and Bhutan • Khet Khet Shein, Gender Analyst for UNDP Myanmar • CGIAR expert: TBA.…”
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Evaluation of CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform by McHugh, Karen, Morgan, Vanda, Ragot, Michel, Acharjee, Sumita, Noma, Freddy

“…An evaluation expert led the team, which included three subject matter experts, and an analyst. The evaluation followed a mixed-method approach including: an online survey (65 respondents); 71 semi-structured key informant interviews, including four in-person interviews in India; document analysis; and deep dives into five EiB Platform modules and three breeding programs. …”
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A comparison of global agricultural monitoring systems and current gaps by Fritz, Steffen, See, Linda, Bayas, Juan Carlos Laso, Waldner, François, Jacques, Damien, Becker-Reshef, Inbal, Whitcraft, Alyssa, Baruth, Bettina, Bonifacio, Rogerio, Crutchfield, Jim, Rembold, Felix, Rojas, Oscar, Schucknecht, Anne, Velde, Marijn van der, Verdin, James, Wuk, Bingfang, Yank, Nana, You, Liangzhi, Gilliams, Sven, Mücher, Sander, Tetrault, Robert, Moorthy, Inian, McCallum, Ian

“…This paper provides an overview of the eight main global and regional scale agricultural monitoring systems currently in operation and compares them based on the input data and models used, the outputs produced and other characteristics such as the role of the analyst, their interaction with other systems and the geographical scale at which they operate. …”
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Untargeted metabolomics to evaluate antifungal mechanism: a study of Cophinforma mamane and Candida albicans interaction by Triastuti, Asih, Vansteelandt, Marieke, Barakat, Fatima, Amasifuen Guerra, Carlos Alberto, Jargeat, Patricia, Haddad, Mohamed

“…Results were analyzed using MS-DIAL, MS-FINDER, METLIN, Xcalibur, SciFinder, and MetaboAnalyst metabolomics platforms. The metabolites associated with catabolic processes, including the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids, carnitine, and phospholipids were upregulated both in the mono and co-cultures, indicating fungal adaptability to environmental stress. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 1a: Agriculture and food security & nutrition pathways by 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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