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ASTI data inform policies to improve agricultural research capacity, efficiency, and output delivery in Swaziland by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…ASTI data contributed to a policy that prioritized higher education training for agricultural researchers in Swaziland, and was used in presentations, posters, and meeting communications to advocate for a reform of the national agricultural research system which is expected to improve research funding, the recruitment and advancement of qualified researchers, and research output delivery.…”
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National action plan on gender, climate change and agriculture in Senegal by Onibon Doubogan, Yvette, Segnon, Alcade C, Obossou, Esdras, Worou, Nadine, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…It examines gender inequalities and will assess the status, gaps and opportunities for women to advocate for gender equality in Senegal. In doing so, the action plan demonstrates the value of a gender-sensitive approach in the various sectors of the fight against climate change, and the alignment with the policies of Senegal and Africa in terms of gender and climate change…”
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Nexus thinking for sustainable irrigation by Taye, Meron Teferi

“…Within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the high-level sessions at the United Nations Headquarters in New York will advocate for women in science. Importantly, the agenda also recognizes the role of women in the communities targeted by development programs. …”
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From Dakar to Amsterdam, and an ongoing practice in Burkina Faso by Ouamega-Nikiema, Micheline

“…After the workshops, a "champion" was identified to advocate for the institutionalization of the capitalization approach, and after several months of hard work, the process is showing results. …”
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Webinar 2: Regional Cooperation for Building a Resilient Seed System in the Philippines by Bertuso, Arma, Baruah, Sampriti

“…CIP organized the visit, enabling the delegates to confer with officials who advocate timely availability of newer seeds to strengthen food and nutrition security in the South and Southeast Asian regions and to get updates on seed varieties released through the regional cooperation. …”
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Integrating African perspectives into the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) indicators by Nzuki, Esther Ndumi, Njuguna, Lucy Wanjiku

“…The workshop brought together farmers, negotiators, researchers, and climate experts to review and advocate for these indicators, emphasizing local perspectives in global climate resilience frameworks, and amplifying the voices of Eastern African farmers in global climate negotiations, ensuring that their perspectives inform broader resilience ambitions. …”
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Fit for purpose? A review of guides for gender-equitable value chain development by Stoian, D., Donovan, J., Elias, Marlène, Blare, T.

“…This article presents a review of seven guides for gender-equitable value chain development (VCD). The guides advocate persuasively the integration of gender into VCD programming and raise important issues for designing more inclusive interventions. …”
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Achieving political rights, enhancing forest livelihoods: Latin American Indigenous and Afrodescendant women's views by Bolaños Cárdenas, O., Monterroso, I.

“…It presents the factors required to advocate for secure women’s rights in collective tenure systems and community forestry initiatives. …”
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Designer landscapes for sustainable biofuels by Koh, L.P., Levang, P., Ghazoul, J.

“…We draw on concepts from both approaches to suggest more sustainable production systems and argue that landscapes under threat from oil palm expansion need to be designed in recognition of biodiversity, economic and livelihood needs. Specifically, we advocate agroforestry zones between high conservation value areas and intensive oil palm plantations to create a more heterogeneous landscape benefiting both biodiversity and rural communities. …”
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Determinants of profit efficiency among smallholder beef producers in Botswana by Bahta, Sirak T., Baker, Derek

“…The goal of this research is to measure competitiveness and identify the factors affecting it, so as to advocate change in Botswana’s smallholder livestock systems. …”
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Predicting poverty and malnutrition for targeting, mapping, monitoring, and early warning by Mcbride, Linden, Barrett, Christopher B., Browne, Christopher, Hu, Leiqiu, Liu, Yanyan, Matteson, David S., Sun, Ying, Wen, Jiaming

“…Increasingly plentiful data and powerful predictive algorithms heighten the promise of data science for humanitarian and development programming. We advocate for embrace of, and investment in, machine learning methods for poverty and malnutrition targeting, mapping, monitoring, and early warning while also cautioning that distinct objectives require distinct data and methods. …”
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Highlights of the IFPRI and FAO partnership: Working together to ensure food and nutrition security by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Our work helped create important information resources and networks for food security, strengthen the focus on gender in agriculture, spur strategic public investment in agriculture, promote productive and sustainable rural development, and advocate for enhancing the positive impact of agriculture and food systems on nutrition. …”
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The importance of biome in shaping urban biodiversity by Diamant, E.S., Oswald, K.N., Awoyemi, A.G., Gaston, K.J., MacGregor-Fors, L., Berger-Tal, O., Roll, U.

“…Socioeconomic factors – locally and globally – can mediate how biomes shape urban biodiversity patterns through the effects of irrigation, greening, and invasive species. We advocate for more research in low-income dryland cities, and for implementing biome-specific, scientifically grounded management and policies.…”
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Links between protein-source diversity, household behavior, and protein consumption inadequacy in the Indian rural semi-arid tropics by Kumar, Shalander, Pramanik, Soumitra, Reardon, Thomas, Ellanki, Revathi

“…We found that their protein intake deficiency is driven by a lack of diversity of protein sources (in particular, legumes, millets, and livestock), as well as by a dearth of women's education and role in household decision-making and low incomes and assets. We advocate for initiatives to raise nutrition awareness, empower women, and adopt a nutrition-centric farming approach.…”
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The global forest fund from Rio to IFF4: what issues remain by Joshi, M., Chipeta, M.E.

“…Opponents of the Global Forest Fund advocate better use of the existing funds before calling for a new mechanism. …”
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Multi-agent simulation of alternative scenarios of collaborative forest management by Purnomo, H., Yasmi, Yurdi, Prabhu, Ravi, Yuliani, L., Priyadi, H., Vanclay, J.K.

“…International calls for sustainable development advocate that forest management should be carried out in a multi-stakeholder environment. …”
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Tropical reforestation and climate change: beyond carbon by Locatelli, Bruno, Catterall, Carla P., Imbach, Pablo A., Kumar, Chetan, Lasco, Rodel, Marín-Spiotta, Erika, Mercerk, Bernard, Powers, Jennifer Sl., Schwartz, Naomi, Uriarte, María

“…Management of increased forest cover must also incorporate measures for reducing the direct and indirect impacts of changing climate on reforestation itself. Here we advocate a focus on “climate-smart reforestation,” defined as reforesting for climate change mitigation and adaptation, while ensuring that the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on reforestation are anticipated and minimized.…”
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Social hållbarhet och förtätning : en kritisk studie i förtätningens sociala paradoxer by Ekelund, Katrina

“…Yet the policies that interpret sustainability continue to advocate exploitation of high density. On the whole, the idea of the dense city has become powerful rhetoric. …”

What is the role of civil society in multisectoral nutrition governance systems? A multicountry review by Busse, H., Covic, Namukolo M., Jogo, W., Aakesson, A.

“…Methods: We reviewed 7 national case studies of Civil Society Networks involved with the Scaling Up Nutrition movement and characterized 6 functional attributes of CSOs in multisectoral nutrition governance: identify needs of all community members, mobilize and build civic capacity, advocate for political commitments, inform program design and evaluation, ensure accountability mechanisms in public institutions, and report challenges and successes using broad media campaigns. …”
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Seed hubs for East and Southern Africa: mobilizing knowledge and resources for resilient seed systems by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation

“…It also make sense to look together for more resources and/or advocate for a reallocation of available resources. …”
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