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Urban agriculture during economic crisis: lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine by Adam-Bradford, A., Drechsel, Pay

“…What all these crises have in common is that they cause disruption to rural-urban food supply chains, resulting in food shortages for the urban poor, with the most direct impact being an increase in food prices. It is within this challenging context that we present empirical examples of the role of urban agriculture.…”
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Defensive Publishing: A Strategy for Maintaining Intellectual Property as Public Goods by Adams, S., Henson-Apollonio, Victoria

“…Defensive publication is one mechanism for disclosing an innovation to the public that allows a researcher to retain the freedom to practice their innovation without fear of being threatened by competitive patents. This paper will consider some of the factors, which make for effective defensive publication, and the strengths and weaknesses of some commonly available mechanisms, with which to achieve a defensive publication.…”
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Co-design and learning around diversification for resilient agrifood systems in Kenya by Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Muriithi, Catherine, Nyokabi, Miriam, Kagete, Eliud, Micheni, Alfred N., Ooro, Patrick

“…This blog highlights how this is being done under Ukama Ustawi in Embu County, Kenya.…”
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Enhancing climate forecasting in West Africa and the Sahel by Segnon, Alcade

“…The NextGen approach is fully operational at AGRHYMET, and NextGen forecasting products are being used to upgrade the AGRHYMET climate information portal. …”
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Study on HarvestPlus' contribution to the development of national biofortification breeding programs by Douthwaite, Boru

“…This evaluative review is one of a series of end-of-program studies being carried out by the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) to document lessons from its achievements to inform future research and development (R&D) efforts. …”
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Enabling Agrifood Systems Transformation in South Asia with Data and Evidence: Opportunities and Challenges (Webinar session 10) by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…South Asia, home to one quarter of the global population, faces issues such as poverty, malnutrition, and unsustainable food production systems despite being a major producer of food. The region faces escalating levels of unhealthy food consumption, unsustainable farming practices, and the adverse impacts of climate change. …”
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Agriculture and poverty reduction in Ghana by Thurlow, James

“…Subsistence farming may be gradually disappearing (the number of Ghanaians who say farming is their primary job fell from 57 to 44 percent between 2006 and 2016), but it is being replaced by a more dynamic, productive, market-oriented agriculture.…”
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Compact 2025: Conference program guide by Compact2025

“…Your participation will make a valuable contribution to this groundbreaking initiative to advance human well-being. Hunger and the multiple burdens of malnutrition cause human suffering and hold back economic potential. …”
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Farm size, food security, and welfare: Descriptive evidence from the Ethiopian highlands by Abay, Kibrewossen, Hirvonen, Kalle, Minten, Bart

“…Given agricultural land constraints and the rapidly increasing rural population in Ethiopia, with 26 million more people being projected to be residing in rural Ethiopia in 2030 relative to 2016, this is a major concern for the country.…”
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Principles behind evaluations of national food and beverage taxes and other regulatory efforts by Hawkes, Corinna, Alderman, Harold, Chaloupka, Frank, Harris, Jennifer, Kumanyika, Shiriki

“…Considerable controversy surrounds taxes and other regulatory policies (such as restricting marketing to children and setting mandatory standards for foods available in schools) being implemented around the world to discourage unhealthy eating. …”
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Trends and outlook report on key agriculture and rural development indicators in Kenya by Ogada, Maurice, Guthiga, Paul, Massawe, Stella

“…It can be used to facilitate critical assessment of the progress being made in implementing and achieving the goals of Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) and other national developmental goals. …”
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Social protection and cash transfers to strengthen families affected by HIV and AIDS by Adato, Michelle, Bassett, Lucy

“…With more than 33.3 million people affected by HIV globally, a new focus on the risks for families and the long-term well-being of children has accelerated international, regional, and national commitments to social protection programs in heavily AIDS-affected countries.…”
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Inundaciones, asistencia en alimentos y mercados de alimentos en Bangladesh: lidiando con una emergencia nacional by del Ninno, Carlo, Dorosh, Paul A., Smith, Lisa C., Roy, Dilip K.

“…The synergy between food assistance and market development contributed to avoiding a food-price crisis. In addition to being well targeted, timely, and efficiently administered, food assistance needs to reach the vulnerable in sufficient amounts and maintain a long enough presence to address their needs in the medium as well as the short term.…”
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Inondations, aide alimentaire, et marchés alimentaires au Bangladesh: répondre à une urgence nationale by del Ninno, Carlo, Dorosh, Paul A., Smith, Lisa C., Roy, Dilip K.

“…The synergy between food assistance and market development contributed to avoiding a food-price crisis. In addition to being well targeted, timely, and efficiently administered, food assistance needs to reach the vulnerable in sufficient amounts and maintain a long enough presence to address their needs in the medium as well as the short term.…”
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Floods, food assistance, and food markets in Bangladesh: coping with a national emergency by del Ninno, Carlo, Dorosh, Paul A., Smith, Lisa C., Roy, Dilip K.

“…The synergy between food assistance and market development contributed to avoiding a food-price crisis. In addition to being well targeted, timely, and efficiently administered, food assistance needs to reach the vulnerable in sufficient amounts and maintain a long enough presence to address their needs in the medium as well as the short term.…”
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Revitalizing livestock production: Ethiopia's co-investment in small-scale animal feed processing by Wamatu, Jane, Rudiger, Udo, Ekule, Muluken

“…The Basona Worena District Office of the Amhara Regional State convened with ICARDA-led small-scale animal feed processing project stakeholders on the ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss scaling of government infrastructural and financial co-investment towards animal feed mechanization, processing and marketing, an initiative being undertaken by sheep fattening youth & women groups in Basona Worena district.…”
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The impacts of IFPRI's Global Research Program on the Sustainable Development of Less-Favored Areas by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…IFPRI's Global Research Program on the Sustainable Development of Less-Favored Areas was initiated in 1998, with the goals of (1) providing empirical evidence on appropriate development strategies and public investments for improving the well-being of individuals living in less-favored areas (LFAs); and (2) assessing the appropriate targeting of various public investments to favored versus less-favored areas. …”
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How Social Assistance Can Improve Mental Health in Fragile Settings by Mulford, Michael, Hailemichael, Adiam, Hidrobo, Melissa

“…Today’s episode is produced in partnership with the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration for a series that examines what works to improve the well-being of people in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings. …”
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Putting women's empowerment at the center of resilience building | From fragility to stability by EfemBassey, Vivian, Hendricks, Sarah, Kyle, Jordan

“…Today’s episode is produced in partnership with the CGIAR Research Initiative on Fragility, Conflict, and Migration for a series that examines what works to improve the well-being of people in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings. …”
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Effective data management is a game changer for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs by Getachew, Tesfaye

“…In Ethiopia, an innovative and easy-to-use digital tool (DTREO) has helped Community-Based Breeding Programs (CBBPs) transform the lives of thousands of goat and sheep breeders through data collection that supports more informed decisions on selecting superior males for breeding and access to new market opportunities. DTREO is now being introduced and pilot-tested by ICARDA to establish and optimize management as well as sheep and goat breeding programs in Jordan, Tunisia, and Mali.…”
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