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Beyond the hype: Mobile phones and the web to improve agricultural value chains por Mundy, Paul, Addom, Benjamin K., Bheenick, Krishan

“…Each phone comes loaded with “apps” – programs that do specific things, like finding out how much something costs (and buying it), sending photos to friends, finding our way in an unfamiliar town. And if we don’t have the right app, we can easily download one with a couple of taps on the screen. …”
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CGIAR Initiatives Inception Workshop Report: Inception Workshop of CGIAR Initiatives on Climate Change, Climate Resilience, and Gender Equality, Nandi County, Kenya, 29 November 20... por CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate, CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems, CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality

“…Inception workshop was held on the 29th of November in Kapsabet town to mark the official launch of the three CGIAR initiatives in Nandi County. …”
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Does bottom-up monitoring improve public services? What we found in Uganda por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Miehe, Caroline

“…In response to this, the government of Uganda, under the stewardship of the Office of the Prime Minister, initiated community based monitoring and accountability meetings — popularly known as barazas — with the general objective of enhancing public involvement in holding the government accountable for service delivery in relation to the resources spent. In these town-hall style meetings, citizens receive information and are allowed to call officials out on not delivering on their promises. …”
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Toward a medium-term agricultural and rural development strategy por Dorosh, Paul A., Minten, Bart

“…In particular, the authors emphasize the importance of continued investments to increase agricultural productivity, market efficiency, and infrastructure (roads, small-scale irrigation, and electricity generation) to support both agriculture and the rural and small-town nonfarm economy. Without these investments substantial poverty increases and growing inequality are likely to result, even if there is rapid overall economic growth.…”
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Food system transformation and diet quality among a rising middle class in Mozambique por Smart, Jenny, Tschirley, David, Smart, Francis C.

“…The overweight and obesity epidemic is on the rise globally among developed nations, as it is also quickly evolving among the rapidly expanding middle class in developing nations such as those in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA); As incomes rise, households increasingly purchase more perishable foods such as meats, dairy, fruits and vegetables, as well as processed foods, many of which are which are of little nutritional worth; Meanwhile, the rural population continues to grow in SSA and in Mozambique, like in other countries, migration by those exiting farming life to pursue jobs in a nearby urban center is leading to a proliferation of rapidly expanding towns and cities across the country; For some, it is possible to continue farming a plot of land, even from within a town or city, to help supply personal food consumption; No one has analytically showed relationship between own farming, city size, and nutritional outcomes.…”
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Non-typhoidal Salmonella among slaughterhouse workers and in the pork value chain in Uganda por Kivali, Velma, Roesel, Kristina, Dohoo, I., Alinaitwe, Lordrick, Bugeza, James K., Hoona, J.J., Mugizi, Denis R., Kankya, C., Sinh Dang-Xuan, Szabo, I., Rösler, U., Friese, A., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

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Food business food safety inspections scoring, rating and disclosure systems— engaging consumers in foodborne disease control: A systematic review and research agenda for low- and... por Dinede, Getachew, Makau, D., Duvenage, S., Amenu, Kebede, Grace, Delia

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Intrahousehold gender relations and sustainable farming: Survey evidence from four African countries por Ragasa, Catherine, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Cole, Steven, Ma, Ning

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Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia por Holden, S.J., Coppock, D. Layne, Assefa, M.

“…Presents surveys of pastoral households in a semi-nomadic Boran community, in Ethiopia during 1987-1988 which were used to test the hypothesis that poorer families living closest to a market town would be most affected by the enhanced opportunity to sell dairy products, which would intensify competetion between people and calves for milk and have negative implications for calf management. …”
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Value chains and innovation por McDermott, John J., Rich, Karl M., Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Burrow, H.

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Livelihood mapping and poverty correlates at a meso-level in Kenya por Kristjanson, Patricia M., Radeny, Maren A.O., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Ogutu, Joseph O., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…The results suggest that variables influencing poverty levels in this district include pasture potential, livestock density, distance to a major town, road density, access to education, access to security, soil fertility and agricultural potential. …”
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A&T Bangladesh Follow-up Survey 2016: Community por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Specifically, the community questionnaire was designed to provide information on the following aspects of each village: 1) General characteristics: population, proportions of minority and poor households, main sources of income in peak and low seasons, 2) Infrastructure: access to main road, electricity, gas, and irrigation systems, 3) Distance to/from the nearest major town, types of transportation used to reach this town, 4) Natural disasters occurred in the village during the last year, and 5) Presence of organizations or support groups and nutrition programs/projects.…”
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A&T Ethiopia Complementary Feeding Endline Survey 2017: Community por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The community questionnaire provided information on the following: 1) General characteristics of the kebele (population, livelihood, season of food shortage), 2) Infrastructure (access to main road, electricity, access to clean water), 3) Distance from the nearest major town, type of transportation used to reach the town, 4) Access to the nearest market, 5) Availability and access to health and education facilities, 6) Social and food assistance (productive safety net program, community-based nutrition program), and 7) Natural disasters occurred in the area during the last year.…”
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Urban transmission of mosquito-borne flaviviruses – a review of the risk for humans in Vietnam por Thang Nguyen-Tien, Lundkvist, Å., Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…There was alarge outbreak of Zika disease from 2016 to early 2017, with most infections observed in Ho Chi Minh city, the largest town in Vietnam. Other flaviviruses circulate in Vietnam but have not been investigated in terms of urban transmission.…”
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Changing diets and the role of rural food vendors in Cambodia por Ignowski, Elizabeth, Chitnavis, Shreya, Bun, Phanna, Chroeng, Chantha, Fiorella, Kathryn

“…In this context, the rural economy relies heavily on informal food vendors and small-town market sellers, whose role is crucial yet often overlooked, particularly in rural areas. …”
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Sanitation practices and circular pathways in the Upper West Region of Ghana por Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Dongzagla, A., Joshi, Deepa, Nicol, Alan

“…As part of the Towards Brown Gold project, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) analyzed current sanitation practices in Wa, a rapidly urbanizing small town in the Upper West Region of Ghana, to gain insights into sanitation systems from the perspective of local communities. …”
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Epidemiology of Brucella species in smallholder dairy cattle in selected regions of Tanzania por Mengele, Isaac J., Akoko, James M., Shirima, G.M., Bwatota, Shedrack F., Motto, Shabani K., Hernandez-Castro, L.E., Komwihangilo, D.M., Lyatuu, Eliamoni, Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

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The way forward for livestock and the environment por Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K., Gerber, Pierre J., Zijpp, A.J. van der, Steeg, Jeannette van de, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Lecomte, P., Tarawali, Shirley A., Grace, Delia

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Managing change to implement integrated urban water management in African cities por Bahri, A., Brikke, F., Vairavamoorthy, Kalanithy

“…Most of the urbanization in Africa over the next 30 years will occur in fast-growing small towns that lack mature infrastructure. This offers a unique opportunity to implement innovative solutions based on integrated urban water management (IUWM). …”
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When lawns become forests : how natural/forest-like vegetation can better human health and well-being in urban areas por Fänge, Elin

“…The study has three main methods; 1 - A literature study that looks into what Swedish state-owned organizations, global organization, and research studies write on the subject of human health and well-being connected to human visits in natural/forest-like vegetation. 2 - A observational study conducted in a town of Viken, Scania, Sweden looking what inhabitants do in a forest compared to a lawn. …”