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Technological advances in prospecting sites for pumped hydro energy storage por Akpoti, Komlavi, Obahoundje, S., Mortey, E. M., Diawuo, F. A., Antwi, E. O., Gyamfi, S., Domfeh, M. K., Kabo-bah, A. T.

“…However, we also observed that many of these concerns are being addressed with improvement in PHES technology.…”
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Lessons for pumped hydro energy storage systems uptake por Domfeh, M. K., Diawuo, F. A., Akpoti, Komlavi, Antwi, E. O., Kabo-bah, A. T.

“…As the world transits from a fossil fuel-based electricity sector to a renewable energy-based one, PHES is also continuously being used to resolve challenges regarding variable or intermittent sources of energy. …”
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Street food environmental sustainability in a urbanizing global south: A social practice perspective por Vignola, Raffaele, Oosterveer, Peter

“…A social science theory being increasingly applied to food systems and sustainability transformations, social practice theory focuses attention on the cultural, institutional, and physical embeddedness of social routines that characterize street food systems. …”
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Localisation of iron and zinc in grain of biofortified wheat por Yongfang Wan, Stewart, Theodora, Amrahli, Maral, Evans, Jessica, Sharp, Paul, Velu, Govindan, Hawkesford, Malcolm John, Shewry, Peter

“…This is consistent with Fe and Zn being concentrated in phytates. Developing grains showed decreasing gradients in concentration from the proximal to the distal ends. …”
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The poor agricultural system in Africa, who is to blame? por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Nchanji, Yvonne Kiki, Adolwa, Ivan S.

“…Africa has moved from being a self-sufficiency continent before the 1960s, to net food importers, with a handful of countries facing severe food shortages from drought, desertification, climate change and wars. …”
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Six underutilized grain crops for food and nutrition in China por Zhang, Zongwen, Zhang, Jing, Lu, Ping, Wu, Bin, Liu, Minxuan, Gao, Jia, Wang, Chunchao, Bai, Keyu, Guo, Ganggang

“…A number of these crops can be found in China, such as barley, buckwheat, broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, oat, and sorghum, which have characteristics such as containing more nutritional elements, being resistant to biotic and abiotic stresses, and having strong adaptability to poor environments. …”
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Holistic (agroecological) business model assessment: Agricultural Cooperative of Aromatic Cacao Colpa de Loros in Peru por Narjes, Manuel Ernesto, Parra, Ernesto

“…The production of cacao (Theobroma cacao) in agroforestry arrangements is one of the sustainable land use systems conceived within the ecological corridor that is being promoted along the Aguaytía river basin, as part of the Regional Government of Ucayali’s (GOREU) Plan for the Sustainable Economic Development of the department towards 2050. …”
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Micropropagation of four varieties of cassava (manihot sculenta crantz) with export and industrial potential in the Dominican Republic por Peralta Corona, Héctor Rafael, Mejía Brea Rosario, Julio Bolívar, Jesús, Carmen María de, Díaz Román, Manuel, Martínez Tejada, Daniel, Escobar Pérez, Roosevelt Humberto

“…In vitro cassava plants were obtained to supply producers with high quality and yield varieties. In addition to being used in agro-industry, strengthening exports and satisfying the demand for material, it is important that the extraction of healthy material exceeds the traditional supply. …”
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Impacts of Co-Management Activities on Forests and Households in Guinea por CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council

“…A recent study by researchers from Virginia Tech and CIFOR assessed the impacts of this forest co-management project on forest cover and indicators of household well-being. This research was supported by ISPC-SPIA under the grant “Strengthening Impact Assessment in the CGIAR (SIAC) (https://cas.cgiar.org/spia/news/strengthening-impact-assessment-cgiar-siac-2013-2016).”…”
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Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Production Systems: A Research Agenda at the Crossroads? por CGIAR Independent Science and Partnership Council

“…. - Strong support for continued methodological innovation in impact assessments of NRM research, along the lines of tools applied in the SPIA studies and the advances being made outside of the CGIAR. - Recognition of the lack of a clear and compelling vision for this research area, and NRM research as a whole, even as the motivation to positively influence both social and environmental outcomes is apparent. …”
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Managing spot blotch disease in wheat: Conventional to molecular aspects por Roy, Chandan, Xinyao He, Gahtyari, Navin C., Mahapatra, Sunita, Singh, Pawan K.

“…Resistance is mostly quantitative, being governed by QTLs with minor effects, mapped on all the wheat chromosomes. …”
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Sustainable intensification and household dietary diversity in maize-based farming systems of Zambia and Zimbabwe por Ngoma, Hambulo, Simutowe, Esau, Manyanga, Mark, Thierfelder, Christian L.

“…These findings hinge on there being widespread adoption of SIPs. There is need for concerted efforts to address current bottlenecks that hinder widespread adoption and promote broader food group diversification to realize the nutrition related co-benefits associated with sustainable intensification.…”
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Implementation manual for launching and maintaining sentinel zones por Chelanga, Philemon, Gobu, Wako, Galgallo, Diba, Alulu, Vincent, Taye, Masresha, Jensen, Nathaniel D., Fava, Francesco P.

“…There are several index-based drought risk financing (DRF) products available for pastoral regions, and many more new products are being proposed. These products commonly rely on indices generated from satellite-collected data as proxies for local environmental conditions, thereby avoiding costly ground-data collection for developing risk profiles, assessing local conditions, and making payments. …”
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Lessons from developing district-level M&E plans to implement the National Resilience Strategy por Kayamba-Phiri, Fundi

“…The National Resilience Strategy (NRS) aims to build resilience against economic and environmental shocks, promoting inclusive growth, food security, and well-being for all Malawians. The NRS consists of four pillars: (1) Resilient Agricultural Growth; (2) Risk Reduction, Flood Control and Early Warning and Response Systems; (3) Human Capacity, Livelihoods, and Social Protection; and (4) Catchment Protection and Management. …”
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Revisiting the Kaleidoscope Model for Policy Analysis and Exploring its Applicability to the Complex Agrifood Systems of Countries in Central and West Asia and North Africa: Method... por Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Frija, Aymen, Akramov, Kamiljon, Baum, Michael

“…The Kaleidoscope Model (KM) can be used to analyze policy and institutional constraints and key drivers of agrifood policy change in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA). This research is being implemented by a team of researchers from CGIAR research centers ICARDA, IFPRI, and IWMI and in collaboration with international and national partners across CWANA countries.…”
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“Even the goats feel the heat:” gender, livestock rearing, rangeland cultivation, and climate change adaptation in Tunisia por Najjar, Dina, Baruah, Bipasha

“…To make women's contributions to rangeland cultivation visible and to provide policy inputs based on women's needs and priorities into the reforms currently being made in the pastoral code in Tunisia, we conducted fieldwork in three governorates. …”
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Guidance note for peace-informed programming at the Green Climate Fund: Infrastructure and built environment. por Scartozzi, Cesare M, Caroli, Giulia, Sarzana, Carolina, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia, Hyslop, Daniel, Hahn, Andreas Luis, Azar, Elio, Nicatore, Giorgia, Brown, Oliver, Hassamal, Komal, Ehmsen, Simon

“…Infrastructure projects in fragile and conflict affected settings are susceptible to numerous operational challenges, which might inadvertently escalate existing socio-economic and political tensions. Infrastructure, being intricately connected to the daily lives and societal needs of communities, often becomes a flashpoint in conflicts. …”
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Outcome Trajectory Evaluation (OTE): An Approach to Tackle Research-for-Development’s Long-Causal-Chain Problem por Douthwaite, Boru, Proietti, Claudio, Polar, Vivian, Thiele, Graham

“…The first step is to use a middle-range theory (MRT), based on “grand” social science theory, to help delineate and understand the trajectory that generated the set of outcomes being evaluated. The second step is to then identify project contribution to that trajectory. …”
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Context Document [Tunisia]: Context Assessment for Agroecology Transformation in the Tunisian Living Landscape por Alary, Veronique, Frija, Aymen, Ouerghemmi, Hassen, Idoudi, Zied, Rudiger, Udo, Rekik, Mourad, Souissi, Asma, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Bahri, Haithem, Mekki, Insaf, Toukebri, Wael, Barbouchi, Meriem, Annabi, Mohamed, Ajmi, Larbi, Fendri, Mahdi, M'hamed, Hatem Cheikh

“…The purpose of this Context Assessment is threefold: first, to characterize the environmental, social, economic, and political contexts of the Tunisian Agroecological Living Landscape (ALL); second, to understand the data and information currently available in the sub-region of this ALL; and third, to characterize the extent to which agroecological principles are already being employed locally at the ALL level. This report constitutes a basis of information and discussion to conduct an impact assessment. …”
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Key descriptors for forage grasses por Muchugi, Alice, Hanson, Jean, González-Guzmán, J.J, Habte, Ermias, Sime, Yonas, Alercia, Adriana Raquel, Cerutti, Ana Laura, López, Francisco

“…These are all grasses that are already being adopted by smallholder farmers worldwide.…”
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