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Blockchain in agri-food chain : shaping an integrated food ecosystem by Davidsson, Madeleine

“…The Swedish agri-food chain is characterised by several transaction costs caused by issues such as food frauds, insufficient trust among agri-food chain actors, transparency and traceability issues. …”

Climate governance in a well-ordered world by Ekvall, Andreas

“…When applied to climate justice Rawls’ Political liberalism results in an inability to include key actors, actions, a commitment to global agreements, and essential features of distributional justice. …”
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Propuesta de modelo de gestión ambiental para la protección sostenible del ecosistema degradado en la zona de Ñagazu – Sector I, Villa Rica – Oxapampa – Pasco by Araujo Guillen, Litman Renee

“…Destacando la importancia de contar con una estructura organizativa con la participación de los actores involucrados del sector público, privado y de la población civil organizada, en donde el proceso participativo e interactivo es la base del éxito para la implementación de los compromisos asumidos. …”
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Asistencia a Feria Agroalimentaria, ANUGA 2003

“…ANUGA, la feria de alimentos más importante del mundo, se realiza cada 2 años y a ella asisten los principales actores de la industria de alimentos (oferentes de productos e insumos, compradores, proveedores de maquinarias, etc.). …”
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COCOYAM. Establishing alliances to develop the cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) value chain by Valle Martínez, Edwin José, Rizo Picado, Aileen Ivania, Rocha Albuquerque, José Alfredo, Picado Vanegas, Armando, Laguna González, Tomás Javier

“…Highlights are (i) the important learning process that occurred at different stages of construction of the value chain; (ii) the results obtained by the collective action of Alliance actors; and (iii) the lessons learned throughout the process, which serve as basis for decisionmaking tools in future initiatives.…”
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Catalogo de nuevas variedades de papa: sabores y colores para el gusto peruano by Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, Red LatinPapa

“…Las variedades descritas se obtuvieron gracias al trabajo de los fitomejoradores, agricultores y otros actores de la cadena que participaron activamente en la seleccion y validacion de los materiales geneticos.…”
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Food safety and public health implications of growing urban food markets by Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Grace, Delia, Alonso, Silvia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Mutua, Florence K., Haggblade, S.

“…Improvements in urban food safety will require intentioned investments in domestic market infrastructure and improved awareness of the shared responsibility to provide safe food by regulators and value chain actors.…”
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Why is production of animal source foods important for economic development in Africa and Asia? by Baltenweck, Isabelle, Enahoro, Dolapo K., Frija, Aymen, Tarawali, Shirley A.

“…Production of animal source foods contributes to economic development by generating income and employment for livestock keepers and actors along livestock value chains. In Africa and Asia, their production cannot be analyzed without considering the other functions of livestock: livestock are an asset, a store of wealth for resilience and a factor of production in mixed farms. …”
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Was a government policy able to smooth a fractured agri-food value chain during a COVID-19 lockdown? by Mockshell, Jonathan, Ritter, Thea

“…Despite widespread use of government policy response instruments to placate impacts that COVID-19 lockdowns had on agri-food value chains, there is limited evidence on their effectiveness and impacts on value chain actors, particularly those in the ‘missing or (hidden) middle.’ 1 To shed on one such policy, we examine whether a fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) procurement program operated by self-help groups (SHGs) in the state of Odisha, India during the world’s most severe COVID-19 lockdown 2 was able to smooth fractured value chain…”
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Innovative public-private partnership ensures access to climate information services-(CIS) for 500,000 farmers and fisherfolks in Senegal by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Following successful dissemination of to 500,000 beneficiaries, CCAFS developed 4 potential business models which were then validated by Senegalese actors, in order to sustain CIS-use. USAID already funded the test/validation/implementation of two models.…”
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Gender relations and inequalities in the Amazon: The potential of geospatial systems to address gender inequalities by Twyman, Jennifer, Acosta, Mariola, Irigoyen, Marina

“…In order for geospatial services to reach their full potential to benefit the people and the environment of the Amazon at multiple scales (regional, national, sub-national, community) by supporting communities in monitoring their territories and addressing the various challenges they face (such as deforestation, illegal mining, climate change, and biodiversity loss), it is important to have an inclusive vision that considers both the situation of local women and other actors in the region. These actions can improve local capacity in the use and exploitation of satellite data and geospatial information to facilitate, strengthen, and promote sustainable natural resource management throughout the Amazon.…”
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Monitoring and Evaluating Adaptation Investments Opportunities for the Private Sector by Isbell, Carina, Jones, Kristal, Nowak, Andreea C., Rosenstock, Todd S.

“… • M&E information can also strengthen accountability and transparency, build supply chain resilience, and meet demands from climate-conscious supply chain actors. • Alignment between adaptation indicators and impact investing reporting systems provides an important starting point for enhancing M&E of adaptation investments.…”
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Net-mapping for low-emission food system development: Workshop on stakeholder mapping in Kapsabet, Kenya by Kibet, Walter, Habermann, Birgit

“…It intends to work closely with key actors in the target countries, supporting them with new knowledge, information and tools to make robust evidence-based decisions as they confront challenges in food system transformation discourses, policy development and the reduction of GHG emissions. …”
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Potato purple top and the psyllid in Ecuador 2017-2021 by Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario, International Potato Center

“…In the case of Ecuador, there are different actors making efforts to contain purple top and the potato psyllid in the country. …”
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Food value chains for nutrition by Allen, Summer L., Maestre, Mar, Gelli, Aulo

“…Using a systems perspective to look at markets and the role of the private sector in nutrition includes not only the complex relations between multiple actors and trade-offs between often competing objectives, but also the supporting environment in terms of infrastructure (e.g. roads, energy) and the guiding laws and social norms.…”
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The seed industry in Pakistan: Regulations, politics and entrepreneurship by Rana, Muhammad Ahsan

“…It provides up-to-date data-insofar as these are available in the public domain-on variety development, seed requirement, production, and sale for various crops; identifies various actors in the public and private sectors; and examines their political and economic interests in continuing or changing the existing system.…”
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Adaptation to climate change and limits in food production systems: Physics, the chemistry of biology, and human behavior by Nelson, G.C., Cheung, W.W.L., Kerr, R.B., Franke, J., Meza, F., Oyinlola, M.A., Thornton, Philip K., Zabel, F.

“…This overview paper for the special issue highlights results of research on potential limits and responses by food system actors. Responses are shaped by the critical interactions among the physical, chemical, biological, and social impacts in food systems arising from climate change. …”
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Food aid in Bangladesh: from relief to development by Atwood, David A., Jahangir, A. S. M., Smith, Herbie, Kabir, Golam

“…Consequently, they have been key actors influencing the size, shape, and evolution of Bangladesh's public food distribution system (see Table 8.1).…”
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TAFSSA stakeholder mapping: the agricultural production systems in Bangladesh by Nur A Mahajabin Khan, Amitaksha Nag, Kamal, Mustafa, Nandi, Ravi, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…The primary research question guiding this effort was: Who are the main organizations and actors influencing agricultural production systems in Bangladesh? …”
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Understanding and supporting collective action in natural resource management through experiential learning games: Examples from three continents by ElDidi, Hagar, Falk, Thomas, Ortiz-Riomalo, Juan Felipe, Auch, Franziska, Zhang, Wei, Hettiarachchi, Upeksha

“…Cooperation and self-regulation among local actors can be a powerful alternative or complement to formal mechanisms. …”
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