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Póliticas comerciales y seguridad alimentaria: Reproducción de la Memoria Anual 2002-2003 del IFPRI por Watkins, Kevin, von Braun, Joachim, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Gulati, Ashok

“…Public policies in developing countries also harm poor farmers and producers, who often lack the basic conditions for prosperity: health, education, land, capital, information, and the marketing infrastructure needed to take advantage of export opportunities. …”
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Trade policies and food security: Essays from IFPRI's 2002-2003 Annual Report por Watkins, Kevin, von Braun, Joachim, Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Gulati, Ashok

“…Public policies in developing countries also harm poor farmers and producers, who often lack the basic conditions for prosperity: health, education, land, capital, information, and the marketing infrastructure needed to take advantage of export opportunities. …”
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Is PROGRESA working? summary of the results of an evaluation by IFPRI por Skoufias, Emmanuel, McClafferty, Bonnie

“…The IFPRI research team would encourage Mexico’s policy leaders to capitalize on the innovative precedent established by PROGRESA and to consider program evaluation as an indispensable component of all social policies.…”
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Macro and micro effects of recent and potential shocks to copper mining in Zambia por Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman, Thurlow, James

“…Furthermore, targeted capital investment in highly export-responsive sectors reduces the necessary depreciation of the real exchange rate, and the need for structural adjustment in other areas of the economy. -- Authors' Abstract.…”
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Cattle farming, armed conflict, and climate change: Possibilities and limitations in a case study in the Colombian Amazon por Castillo Sanchez, Verenice, Orduz Ramos, Daniela, Pazos Cardenas, Mateo, Triana Ángel, Natalia

“…Their ability to adapt depends on the availability of various forms of natural, physical, and social capital. Recognizing climate change adaptation as a multifaceted issue is crucial and requires the incorporation of this understanding into the development of tailored strategies, technologies, and practices that consider the needs, contexts, and perspectives of affected populations. …”
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Are farmer organizations effective intermediaries and facilitators of agricultural innovations processes? Evidence from Tunisia por Ouerghemmi, Hassen, Frija, Aymen, Souissi, Asma, Carpentier, Irene, Shiri, Zahra, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Rejeb, Hichem

“…The recommendations include strengthening FOs' social dimension, addressing trust barriers, and investing in reinforcement measures, especially in human capital, to enhance their functionality. Strengthening measures can take many forms, such as facilitating regulation and investing in capacity building. …”
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Strengthening agricultural education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa from an innovation systems perspective: Case studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique por Davis, Kristin E., Ekboir, Javier, Mekasha, Wendmsyamregne, Ochieng, Cosmas M. O., Spielman, David J., Zerfu, Elias

“…Using AET in Ethiopia and Mozambique as case studies, the paper argues that while AET is conventionally viewed in terms of its role in building human and scientific capital, it also has a vital role to play in building the capacity of organizations and individuals to transmit and adapt new applications of existing information, new products and processes, and new organizational cultures and behaviors. …”
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Agricultural research and productivity growth in India por Evenson, Robert E., Pray, Carl E., Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…The main sources of agricultural productivity growth in India during 1956–87 were public agricultural research and extension; expansion of irrigated area and rural infrastructure and improvement in human capital were also important contributors. The report also shows that the public benefits from private research can be sub stantial, indicating that private firms capture only part of the real value of improved inputs through higher prices. …”
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Successful organizational learning in the management of agricultural research and innovation: The Mexican produce foundations por Ekboir, Javier, Dutrénit, Gabriela, Martínez V., Griselda, Vargas, Arturo Torres, Vera-Cruz, Alexandre O.

“…In recent years, many of these institutions have struggled to adapt to the new environment but they could not overcome the hurdles posed by organizational rigidities, strict public regulations, deteriorating human capital, shrinking budgets and a model of science that hampered their integration into dynamic innovation processes. …”
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Power with: conceptualizing and measuring women’s collective agency por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., ElDidi, Hagar, Pereira, Audrey, Heckert, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina, Nchanji, Eileen, Seymour, Greg, Doss, Cheryl

“…We then use that framework for mapping key concepts related to collective agency, including collective efficacy, collective action, collective achievements, and tangible and intangible resources (including social capital). We discuss the importance of considering these key concepts at the individual and at the collective levels. …”
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Simulating potential impacts of future climate change on post-rainy season sorghum yields in India por Chadalavada, Keerthi, Gummadi, Sridhar, Kundeti, Koteswara Rao, Kadiyala, Dakshina Murthy, Deevi, Kumara Charyulu, Dakhore, Kailas Kamaji, Bollipo Diana, Ranjitha Kumari, Thiruppathi, Senthil Kumar

“…The results suggest that the projected climate change during the post-rainy season over India is an opportunity for smallholders to capitalize on the increase in rainfall amounts and further increase sorghum yields with appropriate crop management strategies.…”
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Threshold-based flood early warning in an urbanizing catchment through multi-source data integration: satellite and citizen science contribution por Tedla, H. Z., Bekele, Tilaye Worku, Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Negash, E. D., Walsh, C. L., O'Donnell, G., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru

“…This study developed and evaluated a flood threshold combination method to support a community-based flood early warning system in the Akaki catchment, home to Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Various flood threshold combinations were formulated, calibrated and validated by integrating multiple sources of data: rainfall, antecedent precipitation index estimates, Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite time series of flood extent, long-term simulated streamflow, citizen science data, river water level and three days lead-time numerical weather prediction rainfall forecast. …”
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Integrating livestock in the CAADP framework: Policy analysis using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model for Ethiopia por Gelan, Ayele, Engida, Ermias, Caria, A. Stefano, Karugia, Joseph T.

“…A separate herd dynamics module enables us to specify stock–flow relationship, distinguishing between the capital role of livestock and the flow of livestock products. …”
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Transition from targeted breeding to mainstreaming of biofortification traits in crop improvement programs por Virk, Parminder S., Andersson, Meike S., Arcos, Jairo, Govindaraj, Mahalingam, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H.

“…It is noteworthy that targeted breeding gradually leads to mainstreaming, as the latter capitalizes on the progress made in the former. Efficacy studies have revealed the nutritional significance of Fe, Zn, and PVA biofortified varieties over non-biofortified ones. …”
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Perceptions of the impacts of urban sprawl among urban and peri-urban dwellers of Hyderabad, India: A latent class clustering analysis por Hatab, Assem Abu, Ravula, Padmaja, Nedumaran, Swamikannu, Lagerkvist, Carl Johan

“…In addition, individuals with higher levels of education were more likely to form negative or positive perceptions, implying that efforts to raise social capital could be a useful means for mitigating the impacts of urban sprawl. …”
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Determinants of lease rents of village ponds for aquaculture: evidence from Central Gujarat [An abstract] por Kuriachen, Philip, Basu, S., Choudhury, Arnab Paul, Verma, Shilp, Shah, Tushaar

“…The key findings could inform strategies to address such cost constraints, ultimately empowering smallholders to capitalize on opportunities within this rapidly evolving sector. …”
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Sustainable Land Productivity and Community Resilience: Micro and Meso-Scale Water Harvesting in Jordan's Rangelands and Rainfed Areas por Dhehibi, Boubaker, Haddad, Mira, Souissi, Asma

“…Marab RWH shows moderate capital expenditure (US$918/ha) but offers strong financial viability with a Net Present Value (NPV) of US$6,699 and a payback period of just three years. …”
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator: bootcamp report – Kenya por Nyauncho, E., Mabele, Thato, Nguvi, C., Kirimi, P., Njiru-Mugo, A., Nkosi, Mahlatse, Petersen, N., Mugo, P., Sewe, L.

“…The bootcamp underscored the critical role of targeted support for agribusiness SMEs in East and Southern Africa, which often lack access to capital, expertise, and markets. By fostering collaborations between businesses, technical experts, and investors, the program positioned SMEs to drive climate resilience, food security, and economic growth. …”
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Launch of Vendor Business School Program to Empower Small Food Vendors in Quezon City, Philippines por Ricarte, Phoebe, Bertuso, Arma

“…Issues such as insufficient capital and limited understanding of essential business concepts lead to inadequate income. …”
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Detecting cumulative effects of inputs within the flexible production function framework through LASSO shrinkage estimation: Implications for potassium fertilizer use in India por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Kishore, Avinash

“…Our results indicate that, throughout the shrinkage process, potassium remains a key predictor of outputs, while other inputs (land, labor, capital, irrigation, and other fertilizer nutrients) drop out. …”
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