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Do estimates of women’s control over income and decisionmaking vary across nationally representative survey programs? by Raghunathan, Kalyani, Mahmoud, Mai, Heckert, Jessica, Ramani, Gayathri V., Seymour, Greg

“…However, empowerment is a complex concept, hard to quantify, and even harder to standardize across contexts. …”
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Prevention of wasting and nutritional oedema: Evidence gaps identified during WHO guideline development by Ruel, Marie T., Ashorn, Per, Berkley, James A., Dewey, Kathryn G., Golden, Kate, Huybregts, Lieven, McCaul, Michael, Naude, Celeste E., Prinzo, Zita Weise, Daniel, Allison I.

“…This is particularly important for complex, multisectoral programmes in resource-poor settings, where most of the wasting occurs. …”
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Fostering farmers’ innovativeness through training and extension approaches: A systematic literature review by Nouatin, Farêne G.K., Gouroubera, Mori W., Moumouni-Moussa, Ismail

“…It emphasizes the need for context-sensitive approaches that support farmers in navigating complex agricultural challenges.…”
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From data to decision: How the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NiPN) bridges the research-policy gap in Ethiopia's nutrition sector by Zerfu, Taddese Alemu, Samuel, Aregash

“…The Ethiopian case offers transferable insights for other countries seeking to institutionalize evidence-informed policymaking in complex, multisectoral domains.…”
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Emboldening equitable climate adaptation: A handbook for field research leaders by Petesch, Patti, Fisher, Eleanor, Hellin, Jon, Echavez, Chona

“…By contrast, the effective democracy-building needed to nurture equitable adaptation typically involves slower, more complex processes of building alliances and advancing shared goals.5 The fifth strategy explores the ever-changing risks and opportunities implied by this, stressing the importance of time and space for subordinate groups to negotiate and advance their interests and needs effectively.…”
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Latin America: Where urbanization and poverty peak together with biodiversity? by Sanchez-Sarria, Camilo E., Bonilla-Moheno, Martha, Vázquez, Luis-Bernardo, MacGregor-Fors, Ian

“…Our results show that Latin America is a biodiverse and socio-economically complex region, but it is also heterogeneous. Some countries showed to be tightly linked to one or two of the assessed variables, while others lied in intermediate values. …”
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Bridging gaps in groundwater: a woman leader led multistakeholder platform experience from Nepal by KC, Sumitra, Khadka, Manohara

“…Groundwater is vital for agri-food system transformation, but its governance is complex due to the three-tiered federal structure in Nepal. …”
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Role of modern technologies for sustainable genetic improvement of African livestock by Ibeagha-Awemu, E.M., Peters, S.O., Bemji, M.N., Feugang, J.M., Osei-Amponsah, R., Trocmé, D., Mrode, Raphael A.

“…Firstly, Section 20.2 presents the key issues impeding sustainable livestock improvement within Africa’s complex livestock production systems. Then the phenomics technologies used for data capture to support genetic selection are presented in Section 20.3 followed by the breakthrough genomics technologies responsible for sustained genetic improvements in livestock traits (Section 20.4). …”
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The role of genotyping in measuring improved variety adoption and impact: Advances, challenges, and policy directions by Melesse, Mequanint B., Maredia, Mywish K., Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Odeny, Damaris, Spielman, David J., Michelson, Hope, Waza, Showkat Ahmad, Kamunye, Kelvin, Alene, Arega, Dar, Manzoor H., Afari-Sefa, Victor, Pingali, Prabhu

“…These mismatches arise from distinct local and scientific varietal nomenclatures, complex seed systems, and high varietal release rates. …”
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The agrifood system in South Asia: Pathways to sustainable healthy diets by International Food Policy Research Institute, Scott, Samuel P., Kishore, Avinash, Headey, Derek D.

“…Overcoming bottlenecks in agrifood systems — the networks of actors, activities, infrastructure, and policies that are involved in getting food from farms to mouths — requires data and evidence on the many elements of these complex systems. Moreover, that evidence must serve as a catalytic driver of change, which further requires strong partnerships between donors, researchers, civil society, industry, and policymakers. …”
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Ấn phẩm hệ thống lương thực thực phẩm: Khu vực Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long, Việt Nam by Duong, Thanh Thi, Hoang, The Ky, Huynh, Tuyen Thi Thanh, Tuan, Thi Mai Phuong, Pham Thi, Huong Mai, Nguyen, Quoc Minh, Truong, Tuyet Mai, Tran, Van The, Dang, Van Pham, Bui, Thi Viet Anh, Pham, Thi Hanh Tho, Manh, Cuong Nguyen

“…Ultimately, it provides a reliable foundation for evidence-based decision-making and coordinated action across the region’s complex food system landscape.…”
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Food system profile: Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Duong, Thanh Thi, Hoang, The Ky, Huynh, Tuyen Thi Thanh, Pham Thi, Huong Mai, Nguyen, Quoc Minh, Truong, Tuyet Mai, Dang, Van Pham, Tran, Van The, Bui Thi, Viet Anh, Tuan, Thi Mai Phuong, Pham, Thi Hanh Tho, Manh, Cuong Nguyen

“…Ultimately, it provides a reliable foundation for evidence-based decision-making and coordinated action across the region’s complex food system landscape.…”
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Breeding and deploying high-zinc maize in the tropics by Boddupalli, Prasanna, Palacios Rojas, Natalia, San Vicente Garcia, Felix, Dhliwayo, Thanda, Menkir, Abebe, Ndhlela, Thokozile, Nair, Sudha, Zhang, Xuecai

“…This chapter highlights the genetic variability of kernel zinc concentration in maize germplasm, considering the complexities of trait inheritance and the influence of genotype-environment interactions. …”
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Beyond the farmhand: the role of household head and plot manager in explaining the gender yield gap in Zambia by Mulungu, Kelvin H., Benny Kabwela

“…These findings suggest that policy interventions aimed at closing gender yield gaps must consider both household structure and plot-management arrangements, moving beyond traditional gender targeting to address the complex intersections between gender and household dynamics in agricultural production systems.…”
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Capsular polysaccharide of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri contributes to phenotypic diversity promoting distinctive immune responses by Yimthin, T., Bourgeon, M., Zhang, J., Eggerschwiler, L., Siegenthaler, R., Schieck, Elise, Torres-Puig, S., Ruggli, N., Démoulins, T., Jores, Joerg

“…Stimulation with the CPS-deficient mutant which exposes surface proteins including lipoproteins, increased cell death, strongly suppressed expression of major histocompatibility complex on antigen-presenting cells and induced secretion of several pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines which is a clinical hallmark in infected animals. …”
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Rapid detection of Burkholderia glumae, causing panicle blight of rice, by colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) by Catausan, Sheryl, Grande, Genelou, Schepler-Luu, Van, Castellion Martina

“…However, existing diagnostic methods such as PCR and culture-based techniques using semi-selective medium are often complex, time consuming, and limited to well-equipped laboratories. …”
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Bayesian divergence-based approach for genomic multitrait ordinal selection by Villar-Hernández, Bartolo de Jesús, Singh, Pawan Kumar, Lozano, Nerida, Vitale, Paolo, Gerard, Guillermo Sebastián, Breseghello, Flavio, Dreisigacker, Susanne, Crossa, Jose

“…Our results demonstrate that this toolset provides a flexible, robust, and biologically grounded framework to enhance selection efficiency in breeding programs targeting complex, multitrait ordinal phenotypes. A couple of limitations employed by the simulation scheme used on the study are also discussed.…”
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Advanced technologies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields: Is hybrid rice the game changer? by Khatibi, Seyed Mahdi Hosseiniyan, Adviento-Borbe, Maria Arlene, Dimaano, Niña Gracel, Radanielson, Ando M., Ali, Jauhar

“…With the rapid growth of the human population, the increasing pressure on rice systems for extensive and intensive farming is associated with an increase in GHG emissions that is impeding global efforts to mitigate climate change. The complex rice environment, with its genotypic variability among rice cultivars, as well as emerging farming practices and global climatic changes, are important challenges for research and development initiatives that aim to lower GHG emissions and increase crop productivity. …”
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Designing smallholder-centric product and service bundles to incentivise technology adoption using an affordance perspective by Hoffman, Elena

“…Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa face complex and interrelated constraints that hinder the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. …”
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Resilient futures: Acknowledging the shared challenges of early career food system researchers in uncertain times by Boylan, Sinead, Manohar, Swetha, Ambikapathi, Ramya, Fabila, Max, Cubillo, Beau, Mauli, Senoveva, Lukanga, Editrudith, Oloko, Ayodele, Fanzo, Jessica

“…For many, particularly in resource-constrained or Indigenous contexts, these professional pressures are compounded by structural inequities, colonial legacies, and personal responsibilities, amplifying the emotional burden of engaging with such complex challenges. This paper explores strategies to empower ECRs to navigate food systems research without becoming overwhelmed. …”
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