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Partnership for scaling up gender and nutrition-sensitive CSA II (P4S II) - 2020 Regional Annual Report by Bayala, Jules, Chabi, Adéyèmi

“…In response, a more holistic approach, known as Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), is being developed, aiming at (i) sustainably improving productivity and income, (ii) adapting and building resilience to climate change and (iii) reducing and/or removing greenhouse gases emissions, where possible (FAO, 2010). …”
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Crop-livestock integration provides opportunities to mitigate environmental trade-offs in transitioning smallholder agricultural systems of the Greater Mekong Subregion by Paul, Birthe K., Epper, C.A., Tschopp, D.J., Long, C.T.M., Tungani, V., Burra, Dharani Dhar, Hok, L., Phengsavanh, P., Douxchamps, Sabine

“…Nitrogen balances varied between sites, being negative in Ratanakiri (average − 20.5 kg N ha−1 y−1) and Xieng Khouang (−36.5 kg N ha−1 y−1) and positive in the Central Highlands (73 kg N ha−1 y−1). …”
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Genetic improvement of cowpea for resistance to thrips (Megalurthrips sjostedti) in Mali by Doumbia, I.

“…Cluster analysis from qualitative and quantitative data grouped the genotypes into three major clusters while Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) markers partitioned them within seven groups with the two resistance checks being in different clusters with varieties suggested for improvement. …”
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Increasing cropping options in seasonal floodplain wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: a remote-sensing approach for assessing available green water for cultivation [Abstract only] by Ayyad, S., Karimi, P., Langensiepen, M., Ribbe, L., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Becker, M.

“…We further identified distinct patterns of green water being available both before and after the rice-growing period. …”
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Aislamiento y caracterización de marcadores moleculares microsatélites a partir de la construcción de librerías genómicas enriquecidas de camote. ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) by Yañez, V.

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Women's voice and agency in choosing assets: A new study on MGNREGA in India by Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Narayanan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…If their voices are not included in the asset selection process, the village could miss out on a range of development projects that would improve overall productivity, resilience, and well-being. Second, where projects are built affects who benefits from them. …”
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Are animal breeding and digital technologies shifting gender norms and dynamics? The case of Tanzanian small-scale dairy farming households by Okeke, I.I.

“…The transfer of milk income from women to men demonstrates a marked shift in women’s traditional roles, from exclusive homemakers in charge of the overall well-being of the household to dependents on their husbands for money to meet household nutritional and welfare needs. …”
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Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya by Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Akoko, James M., Nyamota, Richard, Nthiwa, D., Maina, J., Omolo, J., Gichuhi, S., Mureithi, M.W., Bett, Bernard K.

“…Significant risk factors associated with human seropositivity included being male (aOR = 2.1, CI:1.3–3.2), residing in Sericho ward (aOR = 1.6, CI:1.1–2.5) and having no formal education (aOR = 3.0, CI:1.5–5.9). …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from cattle enclosures in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa: The case of a rangeland in South-Central Kenya by Leitner, Sonja M., Carbonell, Victoria, Mhindu, Rangarirayi L., Zhu, Yuhao, Mutuo, Paul, Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Merbold, Lutz

“…Active bomas were used for 1–3 months before being abandoned and cattle were moved to a new boma. …”
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Determinants of resilience for food and nutrition security in South Sudan by Ulimwengu, John M., Thomas, Timothy S., Marivoet, Wim, Benin, Samuel

“…The results show that development challenges are being compounded by climate change, with significant increases in the mean annual rainfall and daily maximum temperature for the warmest month. …”
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Exposure patterns and the risk factors of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus amongst humans, livestock and selected wild animals at the human/livestock/wildlife interface in Isi... by Mukhaye, Eugine, Akoko, James M., Nyamota, Richard, Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Nthiwa, D., Kirwa, Lynn J., Bargul, J.L., Abkallo, Hussein M., Bett, Bernard K.

“…Statistical analyses using mixed effects logistic regression models showed that CCHFV exposure in humans was significantly associated with male gender, being over 30 years of age and belonging to a household with a seropositive herd. …”
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Demand characteristics for improved rice, cowpea, and maize seeds in Nigeria: Policy implications and knowledge gaps by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Oyekale, Abayomi, Olatokun, Segun, Salau, Sheu

“…This knowledge gap exists due to the ambiguity surrounding what constitutes "improved varieties" in Nigeria, because they become mixed with traditional varieties once they are adopted and start being traded in the informal seed sector. Given existing evidence and the above caveat, it may be concluded that the rate at which the newly improved varieties of rice, cowpea, and maize are spread among farmers in Nigeria is significantly lower than expected. …”
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Innovation systems governance in Bolivia: Lessons for agricultural innovation policies by Hartwich, Frank, Alexaki, Anastasia, Baptista, Rene

“…Decentralization, however, should not stand in the way of a national strategic vision, and mechanisms need to be put in place to discuss and harmonize national- and local-level priorities. Simply being responsive to the demands of farmers does not necessarily imply that one is generating the best technical solutions. …”
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HER VOICE Newsletter fourth edition by Awinoh, Martha

“…We sincerely thank all of you—researchers, research participants, partners, program management team members, and supporters—for being an integral part of this impactful journey. …”
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A Protocol for a Systematic Review of CGIAR’s Research (2012-2023) on Climate-Induced Extreme Rainfall and Floods by Chikozho, C., Managa L.R., Kujinga, K., Bosire, Caroline K., Mukherji, Aditi

“…As part of article selection, machine learning was deployed to semi-automate identification of existing relevant CGIAR literature from Nine CGIAR institution data repositories, specifically focusing on the impact of climate-induced extreme rainfall and floods on agricultural production and food security, with English being used as the main language. The search results from this database were exported into Excel, merged, and then imported into a new Rayyan project. …”
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Strategic screening of forages from international genebanks for low enteric methane emission by Marin Gomez, Alejandra, Makkar, Harinder, El-Dine Hilali, Muhi, Hatew, Bayissa, Wamatu, Jane, Asmare, Yonas, Wenzl, Peter, Gonzalez, Juan Jose, Muetzel, Stefan, Arango Mejia, Jacobo

“…Similarly, acetate/propionate ratio of the samples of least interest (having high methane production per unit DMD) and those of the promising forages identified using the approach is being analyzed. The selected forages form potential candidates for metabolomic profiling to confirm the presence or discovery of anti-methanogenic compounds and in vivo evaluation.…”
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Developing Methane Conversion Factor (Ym) for Kenyan Dairy Cows: Diet Quality’s on Emissions and Productivity by Vihowanou, Gaius, Idibu, Joachine, Garcia, Edward, Poole, Elizabeth J, Gakige, Jesse Kagai, Kiprotich, Linus, Korir, Daniel, Jones, Christopher S, Katongole, C.B, Assouma, M.H., Niu, M, Dossa, L.H., Lind, Vibeke, Arndt, Claudia

“…As part of their commitment to the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kenya has pledged to reduce 32% of its national GHG emissions by 2030 relative to the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, where enteric CH4 is the largest source of emissions, with dairy cows being a significant contributor. To estimate enteric methane emissions for national GHG inventories, the daily gross energy intake (GEI) of individual animals is calculated and then multiplied by a CH4 conversion factor (Ym). …”
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Comparative analysis of maize-livestock innovation systems in Awassa, Bako and Ambo areas of Ethiopia by Mengistu, A.

“…There were no functional and meaningful mechanisms of interaction between the actors in the maize livestock innovation system and the different actors have capacity limitations to execute their roles up to the level and quality that the system requires for being effective, efficient and sustainable. The overall picture of the maize-livestock innovation system is tied with the conventional top-down approach which is not participatory and learning based. …”
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Comparisons of energy balance and evapotranspiration between flooded and aerobic rice fields in the Philippines by Alberto, Ma. Carmelita R., Wassmann, Reiner, Hirano, Takashi, Miyata, Akira, Hatano R, Kumar, Arvind, Tirol-Padre, Agnes, Amante, Modesto

“…Aerobic rice is one of the promising water-saving technologies being developed to lower the water requirements of the rice crop to address the issues of water scarcity. …”
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Utility of basic research in plant/crop physiology in relation to crop improvement : A review and a personal account by El-Sharkawy, Mabrouk A.

“…As branches of basic sciences, plant and crop physiology have often been criticized for being non-effective in translating their findings into improving crop productivity, which would enhance agricultural progress. …”
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