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Stories of change in nutrition in Burkina Faso 1992–2018: a macro-level perspective by Turowska, Zuzanna, Buttarelli, Emilie, Sombie, Issa, Nisbett, Nicholas, van den Bold, Mara, Becquey, Elodie

“…We found that since 2002, nutrition has been anchored in the Ministry of Health, where leadership advocated for the creation of coordination bodies, enabling a coherent defining of nutrition and laying groundwork for better integration of nutrition into and prioritization of nutrition by the health and tangential ministries. …”
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Determinants of animal disease and nontherapeutic antibiotic use on smallholder livestock farms by Emes, E., Kagambèga, A., Dione, Michel M.

“…We should therefore investigate if nontherapeutic ABU is associated with better animal health outcomes before advocating to reduce it. We should also investigate non-antibiotic factors which protect animal health and can make nontherapeutic use less necessary, as well as factors which can encourage farmers to improve their antibiotic stewardship. …”
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Effectiveness of non-farm diversification on rural household income: Evidence and policy implications from India by Kapoor, Shreya, Kapoor, Sanjeev

“…Doubling farming households’ income through occupational diversification to the non-farm sector has been advocated to be of paramount importance in an agrarian economy such as India. …”
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Innovation portfolio management for responsible food systems transformation in the public sector: Lessons, results and recommendations from CGIAR by Schut, Marc, Colomer, Julien, Proud, Emma, Bonaiuti, Enrico, Dror, Iddo, Kang'ethe, Edwin, Esquivias, Lorena, Leeuwis, Cees

“…RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Key lessons encompass the need for a holistic perspective on innovation portfolio management. The paper advocates for the integration of an innovation portfolio management approach within broader (1) organizational processes, including human resources, finance, legal frameworks, and risk management; and (2) innovation systems where food system transformation is the outcome of interactions and partnerships between government, public and private sector organizations. …”
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Exploring veterinary students’ awareness and perception of zoonoses risks, infection control practices, and biosecurity measures in Ethiopia by Nyokabi, N.S., Phelan, L., Lindahl, Johanna F., Berg, S., Muunda, Emmanuel, Mihret, A., Wood, J.L.N., Moore, H.L.

“…This study takes Ethiopia as a case study in exploring veterinary medicine students’ knowledge of zoonosis risks, infection control practices and biosecurity measures, recognizing that it is imperative to reconcile national-level veterinary education curricula with emerging global trends, such as One Health-focused training. This training advocates for a collaborative, interdisciplinary response at local, national, and international levels to the adverse impact of zoonotic diseases on animal health and productivity, and human and environmental health. …”
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Exploring CGIAR’s efforts towards achieving the Paris agreement’s climate-change targets by Ngaiwi, Mary Eyeniyeh, del Mar Esponda, Maria, Amahnui, George Amenchwi, Villarino, Ma Eliza, Andrade, Robert, Castro-Nunez, Augusto

“…Our proposed approach advocates a comprehensive strategy that harmonizes adaptation and mitigation research, encourages cross-CGIAR collaboration through institutional changes, and underscores the importance of scaling innovations. …”
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Morphological, pathological and phylogenetic analyses identify a diverse group of Colletotrichum spp. causing leaf, pod and flower diseases on the orphan legume African yam bean by Ogunsanya, O.M., Adebisi, M.A., Popoola, A.R., Afolabi, C.G., Oyatomi, O., Colgan, R., Armitage, A., Thompson, E., Abberton, M., Ortega-Beltran, A.

“…Availability of such strategies may stimulate greater AYB cultivation, which can contribute to diet diversification, something repeatedly advocated by a range of stakeholders to increase food security and prosperity of smallholder farmers.…”
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Agricultural research and productivity growth in India by Evenson, Robert E., Pray, Carl E., Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…But some policymakers who perceive that the benefits to research may be declining are advocating a cut back on public spending on research. …”
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Climate Extremes Walking Together: Evidence from Recent Compounding Climate Hazards after Remal by Ghosh, Surajit, Dawn, Arpan, Kour, Sneha, Mallick, Archita, Chowdhury, Anuva, Kundu, Kaushiki, De Sarkar, Kounik, Rahman, Md. Rayhanur, Sharma, Prashanti, Rajakaruna, Punsisi, Rahman, Md. Munsur, Nath, Arun Jyoti, Shaw, Rajib

“…Additionally, the early onset of the monsoon and the triggered cyclonic rainfall in the area led to landslides in Assam and Meghalaya during this period. The present study advocates the usage of multisource EO data and GEE for quick assessment of compound hazards started Remal. …”
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PlantGENE report on panel discussion: advancing plant biotechnology in Africa by Malzahn, A.A., Songstad, N., Tripathi, L., Okwuonu, I., Sithole-Niang, I., Runo, S., Wagaba, H., Houassi, M., Kaeppler, H., Gordon-Kamm, W., Lee, K., Parrott, W., Taylor, N., Rogers, C., Gaffney, J., Van Eck, J., Veena, V.

“…This paper details the observations of six panelists and analyzes the results of attendee surveys in order to document these challenges and opportunities while advocating for sustained investment and strategic partnerships to build a thriving bioeconomy across Africa.…”
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Just water transitions in Egypt: civil society and equitable irrigation management by Eldabbagh, Fayrouz, Abdelwahab, Noura

“…For long-term systemic change, the paper advocates revitalizing joint water governance committees at the governorate level to coordinate water allocation based on cropping patterns, climate needs, and market demands. …”
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Toward understanding the scaling out of sustainable land use systems in Colombia: Integrating case study insights and national pathways design for cacao farming by Del Rio Duque, Martha Lilia, Lohr, Katharina, Pérez-Lora, Ángela Patricia, Lana, Marcos, Castro Nunez, Augusto, Sieber, Stefan, Bonatti, Michelle

“…The analysis reveals that key variables, including land availability for agricultural use, water use risk level, deforestation, social conflict, land tenure informality, and agricultural productivity, influence the successful scaling out process across diverse regions. This study advocates for a collaborative approach that links scientific insights with practical initiatives co-created at the regional level, thereby empowering communities to design pathways for scaling out SLUS across Colombia.…”
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The dynamics and impact of foot and mouth disease in smallholder farming systems in South-East Asia: A case study in Laos by Perry, Brian D., Gleeson, L.J., Khounsey, S., Bounma, P., Blacksell, Stuart D.

“…An economic study of the market incentives of both traders and smallholders is recommended and this approach is advocated in other parts of South-East Asia where livestock trading routes present the major risk of FMD outbreaks.…”
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Environment flows: moving from concepts to application, a case study from India by Bharati, Luna, Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Eriyagama, Nishadi, Anand, B.K.

“…The importance of explicit accounting for monthly variability in description of water supply and demands in the conditions of monsoon-driven climate of the region is advocated. Similarly, the need to ensure environmental flows should also be considered in the context of seasonal variability, as it is mostly in the dry months that water allocation problems become critical. …”
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Foodsheds and city region food systems in two West African cities by Karg, Hanna, Drechsel, Pay, Akoto-Danso, Edmund K., Glaser, Rüdiger, Nyarko, George, Buerkert, Andreas

“…In response to changing urban food systems, short supply chains have been advocated to meet urban food needs while building more sustainable urban food systems. …”
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Review: Role of herbivores in sustainable agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa by Ayantunde, Augustine A., Duncan, Alan J., Wijk, Mark T. van, Thorne, Peter J.

“…Sustainable agriculture has been widely advocated as the main practical pathway to address the challenge of meeting the food needs of the rapidly growing population in SSA while safeguarding the needs of future generations. …”
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Silvopastoral systems for offsetting livestock emissions in the tropics a case study of a dairy farm in Costa Rica by Brook, Robert, Amdt, Claudia, Esquivel Sheik, María J, y 4 autores más

“…Integration of trees into farming systems has been advocated as a measure to deliver ecosystem services, inter alia climate regulation and adaptation, water quality regulation, provisioning of fibre, fuel and habitats to support biodiversity. …”
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Testing the (legal) waters: interpreting the political representation of a river with rights in New Zealand : “let’s talk to the river, instead of talking about the river” by Blankestijn, Wouter, Martin, Anna

“…This includes the worldwide movement of earth jurisprudence, which advocates for giving rights and political agency to nature. …”

Living against the grain of society by Fritz, Diana

“…It does so by focusing on the example of Voluntary Simplicity, a lifestyle movement that advocates for a post-consumerist lifestyle. With the help of practice theory, which is especially fit to analyze everyday practices and change, and a qualitative interview study with seven voluntary simplifiers living in Sweden, I answer the following research questions: What are the motivations and drivers for having a voluntary simplicity lifestyle?…”
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Opening up communication in adaptive management by Forssander, David

“…When this capacity is reduced, so are the opportunities that enable the advocated potentials for successful management that this concept rests upon. …”