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The Ukraine war and its food security implications for India by S. J., Balaji, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Its economic and societal adversities have already been felt worldwide but keep evolving, with food and energy being the most affected. Low-income, food-deficit nations importing from these two countries – many of which are in Northern Africa and Western and Central Asia – face critical challenges. …”
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Gendered impacts of COVID-19: Insights from 7 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia by Alvi, Muzna, Gupta, Shweta, Barooah, Prapti, Ringler, Claudia, Bryan, Elizabeth, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…It is widely recognized that periods of crisis affect men and women differently, mediated by their access to resources and information, as well as social and institutional structures that may systematically disadvantage women from being able to access relief, institutional support, and rehabilitation. …”
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Analysis of factors influencing market participation among orange-fleshed sweet potato smallholder farmers in southern region of Malawi: A case of RTC project by Chikhawo, M., Katengeza, S.P., Okello, J.J., Phiri, M.a.R., Chipungu, F.

“…Recent evidence however reveals that orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) (Ipomea batatas) is currently being sold in produce markets along with the non-orange varieties, sometimes in differentiated form in Malawi. …”
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Clustering lifestyle risk behaviors among Vietnamese adolescents and roles of school: A Bayesian multilevel analysis of global school-based student health survey 2019 by Khương, Long Quỳnh, Hoang, Ngoc-Anh Thi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Tuyet-Hanh Thi, Park, Kidong, Takeuchi, Momoe, Nguyen, Lam Tuan

“…Latent class analysis detected 23% males and 18% females being at higher risk of lifestyle behaviors. Consistent through different priors, high quality of health promotion programs associated with lower the odds of lifestyle risk behaviors (highest quality schools vs. lowest quality schools; males: Odds ratio (OR) = 0·67, 95% Highest Density Interval (HDI): 0·46 – 0·93; females: OR = 0·69, 95% HDI: 0·47 – 0·98). …”
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Effects of public expenditures on agriculture at subnational levels on households’ welfare and economic resilience in Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Balana, Bedru, Smart, Jenny, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…Whether increasing public expenditures on agriculture (PEA) can directly improve broad dimensions of household well-being has continued to be debated. In addition, there has been growing interest in the economic flexibility of households to switch between nonfarm and farming activities. …”
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Community-based management of freshwater resources: A practitioners’ guide to applying TNC’s Voice, Choice, and Action framework by Zhang, Wei, ElDidi, Hagar, Swallow, Kimberly A., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Ringler, Claudia, Masuda, Yuta, Aldous, Allison

“…Despite being one of the most critical resources for all life on Earth, freshwater represents only 3 percent of the planet’s water supply, but only 0.5 percent is readily accessible to humans. …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Rice millers - July 2020 survey round by Goeb, Joseph, Tang, Yulu, Zone, Phoo Pye

“…To understand how Myanmar’s rice value chain has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, a series of phone interviews are being conducted with rice millers from Ayeyarwady, Bago, and Yangon. …”
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The relative commercial orientation of smallholder farmers in Nigeria: Household and crop value-chain analyses by Benson, Todd, Amare, Mulubrhan, Ogunniyi, Adebayo

“…For these households, any crop sales made seem to reflect the limited other options they have to obtain cash, rather than being part of a strategy of commercial production. …”
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Africa RISING Tanzania- Maize Intensification Using Fertilizer by World Agroforestry Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture

“…The scope of activities being implemented include: packaging of new legume and cereal varieties with over 120% yield advantage, packaging and validation of integrated productivity enhancing technologies for cereals, legumes, legume trees and soil health technologies, food safety primarily to reduce aflatoxin contamination and integration of livestock into the cropping systems. …”
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Baseline Evaluation of the Impact of E-Verification on Counterfeit Agricultural Inputs and Technology Adoption in Uganda by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The sample ultimately resulted in 2,378 households being surveyed. The study is designed to measure the impact of e-verification interventions on glyphosate herbicide, hybrid maize seed and inorganic fertilizer. …”
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Baseline Evaluation of the Impact of E-Verification on Counterfeit Agricultural Inputs and Technology Adoption in Uganda: Household Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The sample ultimately resulted in 2,378 households being surveyed. The study is designed to measure the impact of e-verification interventions on glyphosate herbicide, hybrid maize seed and inorganic fertilizer. …”
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Analysis of Soil Related Constraints for Sustainable Intensification by World Agroforestry Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture

“…The scope of activities being implemented includes packaging of new legume and cereal varieties with over 120% yield advantage, packaging and validation of integrated productivity enhancing technologies for cereals, legumes, legume trees and soil health technologies, food safety primarily to reduce aflatoxin contamination and integration of livestock into the cropping systems. …”
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Baseline Evaluation of the Impact of E-Verification on Counterfeit Agricultural Inputs and Technology Adoption in Uganda: Community Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The sample ultimately resulted in 2,378 households being surveyed. The study is designed to measure the impact of e-verification interventions on glyphosate herbicide, hybrid maize seed and inorganic fertilizer. …”
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Participatory approaches to identify and test gender-responsive seed information pathways by Tenneti, Suchaita, Kori, Pooja, Puskur, Ranjitha, Nagubandi, Uday, Reddy, Yadava, Khan, Afreen

“…In partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA), focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with two groups of farmers– a mixed sex group and an all-women’s group belonging to farmer producer companies (FPCs) being supported by the CSA for seed production business in two districts of Telanagana, the Rajanna Sircilla and the Karimnagar districts. …”
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Holistic analysis of cropping diversity and intensity implications for productive, environmental, and nutritional performance of smallholder farms in Bihar, India by Bijarniya, Deepak, Groot, Jeroen C. J., Jat, Mangi L., Adelhart Toorop, Roos, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, Kalvania, Kailash C., Jat, Raj K., Gathala, Mahesh K.

“…The intensification of maize- and rice-based systems with the proposed intervention cropping systems involving mung bean would result in increased profitability, higher DE yield, and lower requirements for labor and water as the proportion of the farms being converted increases. However, the use of biocides would increase, while the intervention cropping systems would have no significant effect on OM input, GHG emissions, and soil N losses.…”
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Comparison of test performance of a conventional PCR and two field-friendly tests to detect Coxiella burnetii DNA in ticks using Bayesian latent class analysis by Kamau, M.W., Witte, C., Goosen, W., Mutinda, M., Villinger, J., Getange, D., Khogali, R., Fricken, M.E. von, Fèvre, Eric M., Zimmerman, D., Linton, Y.-M., Miller, M.

“…Results: The final BLCA model included main effects and estimated that PCR-HRM had the highest Se (86%; 95% credible interval: 56–99%), followed by the Biomeme (Se = 57%; 95% credible interval: 34–90%), with the estimated Se of the cPCR being the lowest (24%, 95% credible interval: 10–47%). …”
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Agro‐ecological zone and farm diversity are factors associated with haemoglobin and anaemia among rural school‐aged children and adolescents in Ghana by Azupogo, Fusta, Aurino, Elisabetta, Gelli, Aulo, Bosompem, Kwabena M., Ayi, Irene, Osendarp, Saskia J. M., Brouwer, Inge D., Folson, Gloria

“…The mean Hb was 113.8 ± 13.1 g/L, and the overall prevalence of anaemia was 52.3%, being 55.1% and 49.5% among SAC and adolescents, respectively. …”
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A user guide to Ethiopia Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data by Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Mengistu, Kassahun, BDS Center for Development Research, Enkhbayar, Sundui, Roberts, Cleophelia

“…Ethiopia Africa RISING is being implemented in Goshe Bado, Gudo Beret, Salka, Ilu-Sanbitu, Jawe, Upper Gana, Emba Hasti, and Tsibet kebeles in Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nationalities and People’s (SNNP), and Tigray regions of Ethiopia, within the FTF Zones of Influence. …”
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A user guide to Ghana Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data by Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Tinonin, Cecilia, Pan African Field Services Limited, Signorelli, Sara, Roberts, Cleophelia

“…Ghana Africa RISING is being implemented in Northern, Upper East, and Upper West regions of Ghana, within the FTF Zones of Influence. …”
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A user guide to Malawi Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data by Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Roberts, Cleophelia, Comanescu, Maria, Schnitzer, Pascale, Invest in Knowledge Initiative, Shee, Apurba

“…Malawi Africa RISING is being implemented in Dedza and Ntcheu districts of the Central Region of Malawi, within the FTF Zones of Influence. …”
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