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A network-driven data collection approach for agri-food value chains by Ambler, Kate, Bloem, Jeffrey R., de Brauw, Alan, Herskowitz, Sylvan, Wagner, Julia

“…A key challenge in systematically collecting data on intermediary agri-food value chain actors is that value chains take the form of a network, with actors linked by a series of transactions. …”
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Market-based approaches to food safety and animal health interventions: Lessons from smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam by Rich, Karl M., Huyen Nguyen, Thi-Thu, Ha Duong-Nam, Hung Pham Van, Nga Nguyen Thi Duong, Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila

“…These in turn have important negative livelihoods effects on smallholder pig producers and other value chain actors, as well as important public health impacts. …”
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Forestería comunitaria en Honduras: análisis de los interesados by Nygren, Anja, Girón, Rubén Darío, Canales, María Mercedes

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A matter of trust : social interaction in a nature conservation issue in the Eastern slopes of Lake Vättern by Berglund, Brita

“…Nature conservation issues are often complex and difficult to handle. Different actors and interests are involved and it is generally agreed that constructive interaction is a crucial part of dealing with these issues. …”

Incentives for deforestation-free value chains in the Peruvian Amazon by Tristán Febres, María Claudia, Ivanova, Yovita, Quintero, Marcela

“…This article has the following objectives: 1) to identify the bottlenecks in the cocoa and palm oil value chains in the Ucayali region (Peru), so that their different actors and links can contribute to avoid deforestation, and 2) based on these bottlenecks, to identify the enabling conditions and incentives (from the perspective of the actors in the different links of these value chains), necessary to reduce or avoid deforestation in this Amazon region.…”
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Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Ghana: Insights from stakeholder mapping by Atuobi-Yeboah, Afua, Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Ringler, Claudia

“…However, there are important differences between actors perceived to be key at the national and at the regional levels in northern Ghana. …”
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La gestión del agua en Valle de à ngeles, Honduras: elementos claves para la protección y buen aprovechamiento del agua by Angulo Aguilar, Oscar, Prins, Cornelis, Faustino, Jorge, Madrigal Ballestero, Róger

“…El estudio se enfocó en cuatro temas relevantes para el manejo y gestión de los recursos hídricos en el municipio: i) las instituciones del Estado y las leyes nacionales existentes para la gestión del agua, ii) la capacidad de los actores locales (municipalidad y juntas administradoras del agua) para proteger y administrar el agua, iii) el análisis de los conflictos socio-ambientales y situaciones problemáticas en torno a este recurso, iv) el análisis de los factores y actores (fuerzas sociales) que están a favor - o en contra - de la gestión del agua en el municipio de Valle de Ángeles. …”
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Lógicas territoriales y estrategias de extensión en territorios rurales fragmentados. Un estudio en el valle de Lerma, Salta by Gopar, Analía

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Revealing informal food flows through free Wi-Fi: Layer 3: Revealing food flows using registration forms. by Pham, Huong, Abbink, Henry, Huynh, Tuyen, Trung, Hieu, Nguyen, Thang, Lundy, Mark M.

“…Food quantity in the different traditional markets, Mapping the flow of food and food-related actors in wholesale and retail traditional markets, Food loss in the traditional markets and The strengths and challenges of the food flows that network actors face.…”
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Making SMARTer commitments to nutrition action: Global nutrition report guidance note by Fanzo, Jessica, Hawkes, Corinna, Rosettie, Katherine

“…Actors in other sectors should also specify in a SMART manner how commitments in their own sectors can help advance nutrition.…”
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Unlocking the potential of livestock technologies in Ethiopia: Shifting from individual pieces to optimizing the sum of the parts by Ergano, Kebebe, Duncan, Alan J., Oosting, Simon J.

“…We find that missing actors, limited capacity of existing actors, inadequate interactions between actors and poor coordination of activities along dairy value chain have been the major reasons for low technology adoption and underdevelopment of dairy subsector in developing countries. …”
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Gestión y gobernanza del recurso hídrico en la subcuenca del río Jabonal,Costa Rica by Palominos Rizzo, María T.

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A guideline for the formation of sub-national climate-smart agriculture alliances in Tanzania by Maregeri, B., Njuguna, C., Shelukindo, H., Ssendi, L., Natai, S., Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin, Cowie, P., Buck, Louise E.

“…About the guideline: This document summarizes recommendations on best practices on how to form and operationalize of sustainable sub-national Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) alliances for CSA actors in Tanzania. These are based on the experience and recommendations of existing District CSA Alliances and views from selected CSA actors in the country. …”
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Nicaragua’s agroecological transition: Transformation or reconfiguration of the agri-food regime? by Schiller, Katharina J.F., Godek, Wendy, Klerkx, Laurens, Poortvliet, P. Marijn

“…Drawing on the findings of a qualitative study including a range of agroecological actors and organizations, we create a rich innovation history timeline of Nicaragua’s agroecology development at different levels – the agroecological niche (space in which heterogenous actors nurture innovations) and the regime (dominant agri-food system paradigm). …”
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Rethinking Fuelwood: People, Policy and the Anatomy of a Charcoal Supply Chain in a Decentralizing Peru by Bennett, A., Cronkleton, P., Menton, M., Malhi, Y.

“…Using a mixed-methods approach, we look at the actors involved in the commodity chain and their relationships, including the distribution of benefits along the chain. …”
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The power mapping tool: A method for the empirical research of power relations by Schiffer, Eva

“…This paper presents an innovative participatory method to visualize, discuss and analyze the power of different actors in a given governance field. The Power Mapping Tool was first used to analyze the governance effects of Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia. …”
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Who counts most? assessing human well-being in sustainable forest management by Colfer, C.J.P., Prabhu, Ravi, Günter, M., McDougall, C., Porro, N.M.

“…The authors argue for focusing formal attention on forest actors in efforts to develop sustainable forest management. …”
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Deadlock or Transformational Change? Exploring Public Discourse on REDD+ across Seven Countries by Gregorio, M. di, Brockhaus, Maria, Cronin, T., Muharrom, E., Mardiah, S., Santoso, L.

“…The article concludes that to achieve a shift toward transformational public discourse, reformist policy actors and the media need to engage dominant policy actors in debates about how to reduce pressure on the forest.…”
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Governing rural populations in Zambia by Chifwafwa, Elvis

“…The different actors have shaped the lives of settlers differently.…”
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Efectos territoriales de las denominaciones de origen protegidas de aceite de oliva en España by Cendon, Maria Laura

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