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Extension and advisory services: The African renaissance by Zwane, E. M., Davis, Kristin E.

“…They have facilitated the development of structures that advocate for extension and advisory services. These organisations have brought focus, and initiated debate on the concept of extension. …”
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Cereal-based proteins: Bridging health, sustainability, and future innovations for food industries by Sartagoda, Kristel June D., Tiozon, Rhowell Jr.N., Sreenivasulu, Nese

“…The knowledge presented in this review will advocate for the widespread adoption of plant-based cereal proteins, aligning health, sustainability, and innovation.…”
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Antimicrobial resistance in Africa: How to relieve the burden on family farmers by Ducrot, Christian, Hobeika, Alexandre, Lienhardt, Christian, Wieland, Barbara, Dehays, Charlotte

“…Considering the development of animal farming to meet an increasing demand for proteins, this deficiency represents a serious public health issue. We advocate for policies that consider the specific challenges faced by family farmers in Africa, to simultaneously improve access to veterinary drugs while strengthening the regulation of their use. …”
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Engaging scientists in science policy: Experiences From Canada by Lam, Steven, Raza, S., Hansen, L.

“…Policy Options: Recognizing the value of engaging scientists in policy, we advocate for continued offerings of science policy training, alongside rigorous evaluation to inform program changes. …”
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Historical perspectives on forest policy change in Asia: an introduction by Edmunds, D., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…The state can play a role in capacity building, but will succeed only by working collaboration with social movements and NGOs that advocate on behalf of forest users, especially the poor among them. …”
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Tartary buckwheat genetic diversity in the Himalayas associated with farmer landrace diversity and low dietary dependence by Huang, W., Jarvis, Devra I., Ahmed, S., Long, C.

“…Findings emphasize that high dietary dependence linked to a single crop may result in simplification of genetic diversity as well as agricultural systems and landscapes more broadly. We advocate for the diversification of crops in agricultural systems as well as diets through the integration of scientific research and farmers’ ecological knowledge and practices towards meeting global food security while supporting environmental well-being through biodiversity conservation…”
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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.

“…We argue that transformational discourses have at least one of these characteristics: they advocate specific policy reforms that address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation; take into account the potential risks of a REDD+ mechanism; go beyond technocratic solutions to reduce emissions; and explicitly challenge existing power relations that support drivers of deforestation. …”
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Enhancing fisheries productivity through improved management of reservoirs, dams and other water control structures by Matthew, McCartney, Simon, Funge-Smith, Yumiko, Kura

“…In this context, we advocate a landscape approach with much more prominence given to fisheries since they represent a significant untapped potential for sustainably increasing landscape productivity. …”
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Revisiting telemetry in Pakistan’s Indus Basin Irrigation System by Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif, Anwar, Arif A., Ali Shah, Muhammad Azeem

“…This paper describes the experience from field installations of flow measurement instruments and communication technology to make the case that canal flows can be measured at high frequency and displayed remotely to the stakeholders with minimal loss of data and lag time between measurement and display. The authors advocate rolling out the telemetry system across IBIS as a data as a service (DaaS) contract rather than as a hardware procurement contract. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance in Africa—How to relieve the burden on family farmers by Ducrot, C., Hobeika, A., Lienhardt, C., Wieland, Barbara, Dehays, C., Delabouglise, A., Bordier, M., Goutard, F., Patel, Ekta, Figuié, M., Peyre, M., Moodley, Arshnee, Roger, F.

“…Considering the development of animal farming to meet an increasing demand for proteins, this deficiency represents a serious public health issue. We advocate for policies that consider the specific challenges faced by family farmers in Africa, to simultaneously improve access to veterinary drugs while strengthening the regulation of their use. …”
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The interplay between food market access and farm household dietary diversity in low and middle income countries: A systematic review of literature by Nandi, R., Nedumaran, S., Ravula, P.

“…A significant share of undernourished people are smallholder farmers in low and middle-income countries. Recent studies advocate improving market access as an important pathway towards improving the dietary diversity of farm households over increasing farm production diversity. …”
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Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Lessons on advocacy by Nowa, Mphatso, Roschnik, Natalie, Chalemera, Jacqueline, Mhango, Brian, Northcote, Callum, Bhaiji, Rashida, Museka Saidi, Tendai

“…The advocacy component of the Afikepo project strengthened capacity of national and district government and Civil Society Organisation (CSO) representatives to plan, budget and advocate for scaling up nutrition commitments at national and in 10 districts. …”
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Quantifying the relationship between antibiotic use in food-producing animals and antibiotic resistance in humans by Emes, David, Naylor, Nichola R., Waage, Jeff, Knight, Gwenan M.

“…Mechanistic mathematical models have the advantage of being rooted in epidemiological theory, but may struggle to capture relevant non-epidemiological covariates which have an uncertain relationship with human AMR. We advocate greater use of panel regression models which can incorporate these factors in a flexible way, capturing both shape and scale variation. …”
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CGIAR at SB62: Influencing Global Climate Policies with Science-Based Advocacy by Edward-Uwadiale, Regina, Miranda, Daniela, Mukherji, Aditi, Villarino, Eliza, Njuguna, Lucy

“…As the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 62nd Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) negotiations (SB62) convene in Bonn in June 2025, CGIAR is gearing up to advocate that food and agriculture are front and center in global climate policy discussions. …”
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Characterization of Artisanal Fishing Harvest with Hook and Line in the Artificial Reefs Located in Isla del Tigre and Zacate Grande, Honduras by Nolasco M., Karina A.

“…Three quarters of Fishermen however still overwhelmingly perceive reefs as positive and advocate creating more. It is recommended that conservation measures including no fish zones, minimum size restrictions, and seasonal closures be implemented before stocks are completely wiped out. …”
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Projektioner by Bergvall, Suzanne

“…To what extent can I advocate my view and is it actually my responsibility to do it? …”
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Underutilized crops in the livelihoods, diets, and adaptation practices of smallholders in Sikasso and Ségou, Mali: Baseline results from the programme “Linking agrobiodiversity va... by Bioversity International, Institut d’Economie Rurale

“…A holistic approach addressing multiple bottlenecks in supply and demand is being applied for fonio and Bambara groundnut, engaging consultation and participation of multiple stakeholders to ensure the interventions are pro-poor and gender-sensitive and to advocate for supportive policies.…”
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Designing self-sustaining early generation seed supply systems: The must-dos by Akpo, Essegbemon, Opie, Hellen, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Desmae, Haile, Muricho, Geoffrey, Midingoyi, Soul, Ntare, Bonny, Ayana, Amsalu, Ininda, Jane, Mourik, Tom A. van, Schagen, Boudy van, Okori, Patrick

“…For sustainable EGS production and supply in sub-Saharan Africa, we advocate for market assurance in advance. Two guiding principles are also suggested and four recommendations formulated.…”
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Migration governance in Pakistan: institutional challenges and data gaps by Cheema, Abdur Rehman, Rafique, N., Abbas, F.

“…Its overarching objective is to advocate for the elevation of migration governance to a prominent position on Pakistan’s policy agenda, thereby addressing the pressing issues outlined herein.…”
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Limiting the spillover of zoonotic pathogens from traditional food markets in developing countries and a new market design for risk-proofing by Ghatak, S., Srinivas, K., Milton, A.A.P., Priya, G.B., Das, S., Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…We also propose a new market design to prevent the risk of zoonotic spillover and advocate for the development of a Market Hygiene Index (MHI) for these markets.…”
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