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Reducing post-harvest losses and enhancing food safety: The role of the midstream traders in the case of mango and vegetable value chains in southern Philippines by Digal, Larry, Carbonell, Alessa Keith, Aguinaldo, Roxanne, Orbeta, Marvin Louie, Shuck, Vlademir, Dijkxhoorn, Youri, Piters, Bart de Steenhuijsen

“…In Mindanao, its share to the total output is higher being an agri-based economy and when agri-based outputs of the industry and service sectors are accounted for, the share of the agri-food system reaches to more than 60% of its economy (World Bank 2017). An important component of this system is formed by the many informal value chains which include the majority of small-scale farmers and enterprises. …”
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The world food situation: New driving forces and required actions by von Braun, Joachim

“…Not surprisingly, renewed global attention is being given to the role of agriculture and food in development policy, as can be seen from the World Bank’s World Development Report, accelerated public action in African agriculture under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), and the Asian Development Bank’s recent initiatives for more investment in agriculture, to name just a few examples.…”
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Developing effective strategies: A review of past and present government agricultural interventions by Rhoe, Valerie, Sackey, James, Adeogun, Grace

“…Shashi Kolavalli, former Interim Program Leader, IFPRI, provided the on the status of the agriculture strategy update as of the retreat, which included the FMAWR-World Bank-USAID Stakeholder Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy and Food Crisis Response Programme on February 24-25, 2009 and a series of discussions with the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) on the process for updating the strategy. …”
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Interim Feed the Future Zone of Influence survey in Tajikistan, 2015 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…These modules drew upon the designs of recent surveys undertaken by international organizations in the country, including the Tajikistan Living Standards Survey and Tajikistan Jobs Skills Migration Consumption Survey by the World Bank.…”
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Prioritizing agri-food system investments under climatic and world price risks by Aragie, Emerta A.

“…With a population exceeding 120 million, Ethiopia is home to 77 million people who directly depend on agriculture for their livelihoods (World Bank, 2024a). The country registered robust agricultural growth of about 5% on average for a decade since 2013 (NBE, 2023). …”
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Assessment of maize-legume intercropping as a way for sustainable intensification in mixed farming systems for smallholder farmers in Jimma, Ethiopia by Yatogo, Hinase

“…Most crops are cultivated in the rainy season, from mid-June to mid-September, as almost all grain production by smallholders is rainfed (Belachew et al., 2022; World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, 2021). The main calorie requirements are provided by maize (Zea Mays), teff (Eragrostis tef), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. …”
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Global analysis reveals persistent shortfalls and regional differences in availability of foods needed for health by Costlow, Leah, Herforth, Anna, Sulser, Timothy B., Cenacchi, Nicola, Masters, William A.

“…This study traces historical and projected changes in global food systems toward alignment with the new Healthy Diet Basket (HDB) used by UN agencies and the World Bank to monitor the cost and affordability of healthy diets worldwide. …”
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IRRI-BADC launches digital tool to improve rice supply in Bangladesh by Habib, Muhammad Ashraful, Nayak, Swati, Nuruzzaman, Islam, Saidul

“…To address these challenges, IRRI, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), the World Bank, APCU, and the PARTNER program, has initiated a digital seed demand forecasting initiative. …”
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Current status of agrometeorological services in South Asia, with special emphasis on the Indo-Gangetic Plains by Ramakrishna, YS

“…In 2005, more than 40 percent of the region’s population lived on less than 1 dollar a day, as compared to 50 percent in sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank 2010). More than 75 percent of South Asia’s poor live in rural areas and most rely on agriculture for survival. …”
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Sustainability of animal agriculture in tropical Africa by Fitzhugh, H.A.

“…The consequent commercialization of African agriculture will promote intensification, particularly of mixed farming systems in which the livestock component provides traction, and manure as well as food family and cash from sale of livestock products. Using the World Bank goal of a 4 percent annual increase in food production, meat production from African livestock would increase from the current 4.5 million to 19.2 million metric tons in 2025 (60 percent) from ruminants; milk would increase from 8.2 million to 35.6 million tons. …”
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Climate vulnerability and adaptation of the smallholder cocoa and coffee value chains in Liberia by Schroth, Götz, Läderach, Peter R.D., Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac, Bunn, Christian

“…The country’s lowland humid climate and land-use history suggest a potential to increase the production of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and coffee (Coffea spp.) to generate income and employment for smallholder farmers, and these value chains are, therefore, the focus of projects funded by donors including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank. This study analyzes the present and projected future climatic conditions of the country and compares them with conditions in other cocoa- and coffee-producing parts of Africa. …”
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Modelación de la Accesibilidad en ArcView 3: Una extensión para calcular el tiempo de viaje y obtener información sobre captación de mercados by Farrow, Andrew, Nelson, A.

“…CIAT donors generously funded the development of Accessibility Analyst, in particular, the Ecoregional Fund to Support Methodological Initiatives (managed by the International Service for National Agricultural Research); Environmental Economics and Indicators Unit of the World Bank; and the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme.…”
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Part 2: Agriculture growth, jobs, food security and climate: Taking action in response to IPCC by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The event Agriculture growth, jobs, food security and climate: Taking action in response to IPCC which was jointly organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the UK Department of International Development (DFID), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), The Prince's Charities International Sustainability Unit, Willis, and the World Bank.The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (https://ccafs.cgiar.org) on 3 April 2014. …”
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Land use change in the bale mountains eco-region of Ethiopia: Drivers, impacts and future scenarios by Chibssa, W., Flintan, Fiona E.

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Advances in seed yam propagation methods in Nigeria by Ikeorgu, J.G., Mazza, M.A., Okonkwo, C., Kikuno, H.

“…Concerned about this development, the World Bank mission to Nigeria supervising the National Agricultural Research Projects (NARP) in 1997 wondered why Nigeria could not develop effective systems that would ensure rapid adoption of this proven technology or develop complementary seed yam propagation technologies that would enable farmers to gain access to newly released, high yielding yam varieties soon after release. …”
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Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee by CGIAR Private Sector Committee

“…Report of the eleventh meeting of the CGIAR Private Sector Committee held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on conjunction with ICW 99, chaired by Sam Dryden. …”
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Report of the Fifteenth Meeting of the CGIAR Oversight Committee by CGIAR Oversight Committee

“…It expressed alarm at a rumor the World Bank was preparing an exit strategy from the CGIAR. …”
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Report of the Tenth Meeting of the CGIAR Finance Committee by CGIAR Finance Committee

“…Since 1997 was a transition year the World Bank contribution was allocated in part to ease the transition for centers particularly dependent on Bank financing. …”
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CGIAR Twelfth Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 27-29, 1976: Informal Summary of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Informal summary of proceedings of the twelfth meeting of the CGIAR at the World Bank in Washington, DC, October 27-29, 1976, chaired by Warren C. …”
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Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement by Wilkes, Andreas

“…At a CCAFS-GRA-FAO-World Bank workshop in Rome in February 2017, 32 experts from developing and developed countries deliberated on a draft discussion paper, providing further insights on countries' priority concerns, constraints and plans. …”
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