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The case of tomato in Ghana: Productivity por Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z., Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…Despite government interventions that include the establishment of a number of tomato processing factories, tomatoes of the right quality and quantity for commercial agroprocessing are not being grown. Many farmers still prefer to plant local varieties, typically with a high water content, many seeds, poor color, and low brix. …”
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The changing landscape of Indian agriculture por Gulati, Ashok, Ganguly, Kavery

“…The cooperative sector, supported and facilitated by the government, again with the spirit of “not‐for‐profit,” helped bring in the White Revolution in milk through Operation Flood in 1970s and 1980s. This spirit is now being gradually replaced by “for‐profit” objective driven by the private sector, as is demonstrated in the revolutionary changes brought about by the introduction of Bacillus thuringiensis technology in the cotton sector during 2002–2007. …”
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The quiet revolution in agrifood value chains in Asia: The case of increasing quality in rice markets in Bangladesh por Minten, Bart, Murshid, K. A. S., Reardon, Thomas

“…It thus seems that the role of rice as only a cheap staple food is being redefined. The off-farm share in the final consumer price increases from 27 percent to 35 percent to 48 percent for low-, medium-, and high-quality rice, respectively, and the increasing demand for higher quality is thus seemingly associated with a more important off-farm food sector—in particular, milling, retailing, and branding—as well as a transformed milling industry. …”
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Fish-based products in diverse aquatic systems: Innovating with product development to tackle malnutrition and improve livelihoods por Bonis-Profumo, Gianna, Hunnam, Kimberly, Wate, Jillian Tutuo, Batalofo, Margaret, Duarte, Agustinha, Ou, Phichong, Rizaldo, Quennie, Khan, A K M Firoz, Ratha, Baishnaba, Shenoy, Neetha, Mudege, Netsayi, Gichohi, Wanjiku, Eriksson, Hampus

“…Piloting and/or scaling products such as dried fish and fish powder have been a core component of its aquatic food system research for development and nutrition-sensitive programs, providing a link between production systems and consumer well-being.…”
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Rural Finance Policies 9 - Factors affecting repayment rates in group-based lending: findings from Bangladesh and Madagascar por Sharma, Manohar, Zeller, Manfred

“…In the context of providing credit to the rural asset-poor, what is being increasingly called for is institutional innovation that combines prudent banking principles with effective screening and monitoring strategies that are not based on physical collateral (such as land). …”
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Transforming the rural Asian economy: the unfinished revolution por Rosegrant, Mark W., Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…Although life has improved for most rural Asians, about 670 million still live in poverty, and they must tolerate lower levels of health, education, and general well-being than their urban counterparts. To complete the economic transformation in rural Asia requires further growth, but growth that is more equitable and environmentally sustainable than it has been in the past. …”
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Assessing Africa’s food and nutrition security situation por Benson, Todd

“…This is because the economic growth of each nation — which requires enhanced economic productivity — depends upon broad improvements being made in the intellectual and technical capacity of its population. …”
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Sustainable Farming: A Political Geography por Paarlberg, Robert L.

“…Already because of population growth, the developing world is being asked to feed 88 million additional people every year. …”
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Crop genetic resource policy: towards a research agenda por Wright, Brian D.

“…Discussions of farmers' rights that focus on compensation for current incorporation of farmers' varieties in new cultivars have diverted attention from the question of why so little of the newly accessible genetic diversity is currently being utilized by public and private breeders. To optimize the future provision of genebank services, research is needed on the costs of genebanks, the market for their services, the use of genetic resources by breeders, and the implications of recognition of farmers' rights, evolving intellectual property rights, continued funding problems and developments in biotechnology.…”
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Food security and nutrition monitoring for development: can India learn from international experience? por Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Lack of information-based decision-making in designing food and nutrition policies is identified as a missing link in converting food self-sufficiency into nutritional well-being. Presenting institutional challenges for monitoring food security and nutritional status as an input in food and nutrition policy making, this paper examines the role of major food and nutrition monitoring systems that are in place in India for designing food and nutrition policies. …”
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What have we learned from research on intrahousehold allocation? por Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Many decisions that affect the well-being of individuals are made within families or households. …”
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Intrahousehold Allocation and Gender Relations: New Empirical Evidence from Four Developing Countries por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Maluccio, John A.

“…This simple framework has proved immensely useful; despite a common misperception, it can explain many differences in well-being or consumption patterns within households. …”
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Robust poverty and inequality measurement in Egypt: correcting for spatial-price variation and sample design effects por Jolliffe, Dean, Datt, Gaurav, Sharma, Manohar

“…The estimates indicate a sharp sectoral difference with rural areas being significantly poorer, but significant differences in poverty were not found between Upper and Lower Egypt. …”
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How to bring food systems "From Fragility to Stability" por Goldberg, Mark Leon, Elouafi, Ismahane, Harper, Andrew, Husain, Arif, Kosec, Katrina

“…This Global Dispatches podcast episode is the launch of a new series called "From Fragility to Stability" in which we examine what works to improve the well-being of people in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings who often struggle to sustain resilient food, land, and water systems in the face of the climate crisis. …”
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Food insecurity among university students at a German university: Impact on health, academic performance, and lifestyle during COVID-19 por Kötzsche, Maike, Arroyo-Izaga, Marta, Heil, Eleonore, Jordan, Irmgard, Teuber, Ramona, Torheim, Liv E.

“…Our results affirm changes in academic performance, health and eating habits during the pandemic, with food insecure participants being more negatively affected. Preventive measures are needed to mitigate the adverse effects of crises, targeting all, but especially food insecure university students.…”
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Side event – “Multi-disciplinary action research for collective action and sustainable rangeland management” por Frija, Aymen, Carpentier, Irene, sghaier, amal, Idoudi, Zied

“…This side event aims to review and discuss some of the existing and applied multidisciplinary research approaches (Tunisia, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, etc.), which are being used to pilot, support, and enable collective action for sustainable rangeland management. …”
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Healthy Diets: Practices, misconceptions, and expert recommendations por Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…Program Description: This live radio interview, broadcast on Radio Fana (a leading government media outlet in Ethiopia), focused on the crucial role of healthy diets in overall well-being. The program, conducted in collaboration with the Mathewois Woldu Cancer Society - an organization dedicated to cancer awareness and prevention - explored the significance of nutrition in cancer prevention and overall health. …”
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Report of the Center-Commissioned External Review (CCER) of the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) Division por Heidhues, Franz, Mule, Harris

“…Following CGIAR’s decisions at its Annual General Meeting in October 2003 to merge ISNAR with IFPRI and to relocate operations from The Hague to Addis Ababa, the new ISNAR, as a Division of IFPRI, came into being on April 1, 2004. A Program Advisory Committee (PAC) was established to provide guidance on the ISNAR research and program development. …”
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Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture and HIV/AIDS por Gillespie, Stuart

“…Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of people affected by HIV and AIDS globally, and it is being progressively undermined by the disease. In Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS is affecting the rural landscape in ways that demand a rethinking of development policy and practice, and parts of South Asia may soon face a similar situation.... …”
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Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Occupational health hazards of agriculture por Cole, Donald

“…Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the majority of people affected by HIV and AIDS globally, and it is being progressively undermined by the disease. In Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS is affecting the rural landscape in ways that demand a rethinking of development policy and practice, and parts of South Asia may soon face a similar situation.... …”
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