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Measuring greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder systems by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…CCAFS-CIMMYT scientists are undertaking experiments to quantify greenhouse gas emissions from smallholder agriculture systems, in Karnal, Haryana. Researchers from CIMMYT and the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) have brought out a guideline of protocols to standardize the methodology to carry out these tests.…”
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Mentoring and Coaching Report: AICCRA Zambia-Aquaculture Bundle by Sichone, Mercy, Lundeba, Mary, Kanyembo, Henry, Mudege, Netsayi

“…Toda Raba Private Limited is a scaling partner under Bundle 2: Promoting integrated aquaculture agriculture systems through the dissemination of CIS and production of high-value fingerlings and farmed fish.…”
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AICCRA Senegal field visit programm by Worou, Nadine, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…This document also discusses the activities of the AICCRA project in Senegal, presents the Méouane community, its geography, its agricultural system and practices, its technology parks installed within the framework of AICCRA, etc.…”
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Fertilizer and soil fertility potential in Ethiopia: Constraints and opportunities for enhancing the system by Zeleke, Gete, Agegnehu, Getachew, Abera, Dejene, Rashid, Shahidur

“…This document is a summary report of the soil fertility and fertilizer value chain diagnostic work-one of eight reports across the agricultural system facilitated by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and undertaken at the request of H.E. …”
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Livestock in the food debate by Mehta-Bhatt, Purvi, Ficarelli, P.P.

“…There is nothing new in amalgamation of farm animals in agriculture system, but the debate questioning its existence and relevance is a rather new drift. …”
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Li-chăn: A journey of changes by International Livestock Research Institute

“…After two and half years of implementation (2019–2021), the ‘Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam’ or Li-chăn project has resulted in agricultural system transformation in targeted sites in northwest Vietnam through bundled livestock-based interventions covering livelihoods, environment, equity, and market access to benefit highland farming communities. …”
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Solutions exist for constraints to household production and retention of animal food products by Brown, D.L.

“…These constraints include land, labor, money, feed quality, water, disease, animal genetics, roles for animals beyond food production, grazing techniques and an understanding of the entire agricultural system at the household level. Better understanding of farming systems and the elements that comprise it which affect animal food production permits wise management of nutrient flows and enhanced sustainability…”
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AICCRA Zambia Beneficiary Report: increasing smallholder farmers' access to enhanced climate information services and/or validate climate-smart agriculture by Kakwasha, Keagan, Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Mudege, Netsayi N., Siamudaala, Victor, Dahl, Hauke

“…This partnership has resulted in 118,746 (36% women) smallholder farmers accessing and adopting climate smart agriculture technologies in the following agriculture value chains: off-grid solar irrigation; integrated aquaculture agriculture system; climate-smart seed varieties; and integrated mixed chicken/goats–legume systems…”
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Stakeholder Engagement and Training Meeting on Climate Information Services and Climate Smart Agriculture by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

“…As part of capacity building activities for agricultural value chain actors under the Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA- Kenya) project, the main purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the capacity of various agricultural value chain actors in Kitui, Makueni and Taita Taveta to enhance a climate resilient agricultural system.…”
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Vigilancia científica sobre procesos de gestión de información agroclimática by Cárdenas Solano, Leidy Johanna, Contreras Pedraza, Carlos Alberto

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Managing uncertainties and development of grain legumes in Sweden by Östberg, Jenny

“…Grain legumes have proven in many studies to have beneficial effects on both the agricultural system and for human health. Agronomic and environmental benefits with the lower use of synthetic nitrogen, improvement of soil health, and contribution towards a more diverse agricultural system has alongside with the high nutritional value proven the grain legumes importance of presence. …”
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health: Connecting the Dots by Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Fritschel, Heidi, Karelina, Zhenya, Yosef, Sivan

“…What kind of changes could maximize agriculture’s contribution to human health and nutrition, and how could improved human health and nutrition contribute to a more productive and sustainable agricultural system?…”
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Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems by Manyawu, Godfrey, Baleni, Thembinkosi, Wandera, Ojanji, Matebesi, Thandeka

“…This method not only enhances soil fertility and moisture retention but also provides a diversified and resilient agricultural system. The forage legumes are used to formulate supplementary feeds for their livestock.…”
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Crop production in Ethiopia: Regional patterns and trends: Summary of ESSP working paper 16 by Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Dorosh, Paul A., Asrat, Sinafikeh

“…To what extent expansion can continue remains a question, therefore obtaining higher yield rates is the challenge of Ethiopia’s agricultural system.…”
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CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform and Partners launch the AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge 2024 by Al Keylani, Ambra, Wafullah, Teresah

“…In doing so, it aims to create an enabling environment for testing, validating, and transferring knowledge and technological solutions that enhance the sustainability, resilience, and efficiency of Kenya’s agricultural system, unlocking the nation’s potential in line with its strategic objective to be food secure by 2033.…”
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Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in a Rapidly Transforming Landscape in Northern Borneo by Labrière, N., Laumonier, Y., Locatelli, Bruno, Vieilledent, G., Comptour, M.

“…Land uses related to the swidden agriculture system largely outperformed oil palm or rubber monocultures in terms of tree species diversity and service production. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture investment portfolios in Guyana: a way forward by Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Lizarazo, Miguel, Eitzinger, Anton, Mwongera, Caroline, Sandoval, Danny, Rosales, Judith, Bullen, Pauline, Daggers, Louisa, Benn, Dina, Nanlall, Satesh

“…The agriculture sector requires a transformation towards climate-resilient agriculture systems. In order to respond to this priority, the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Guyana and local partners, joined efforts to develop and implement a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) financed project, ‘Development of a Framework for Prioritizing Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)’. …”
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Strengthening the rationale on the nexus of biodiversity-climate change-food and nutrition security in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of Samoa and Tonga. Literature Revi... by Fongar, Andrea, Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Lizarazo, Miguel, Zakaria, Mohammad Rizal, Ekesa, Beatrice

“…The literature review examines food and nutrition security levels in Samoa and Tonga, in the light of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA), the current agricultural system, and climate-change mitigation strategies. …”
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AICCRA CSA-Bundle two Lesson Learned Workshop Report by Mudege, Netsayi, Kanyembo, Henry, Sichone, Mercy, Kakwasha, Keagan, Chileya, Agness, Muzungaire, Lizzy

“…This report presents the outcome of the lessons learned workshop organized by WorldFish in partnership with the AICCRA CSA-Bundle two Accelerator partners working on integrated aquaculture-agriculture systems in Luapula and the Northern Provinces of Zambia. …”
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Integrating groundwater irrigation into hydrological simulation of India: Case of improving model representation of anthropogenic water use impact using GRACE by Xie, Hua, Longuevergne, L., Ringler, Claudia, Scanlon, Bridget R.

“…India boasts the largest irrigated agricultural system in the world relying on groundwater. …”
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