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Community-based monitoring and accountability forums and public service delivery in Uganda: Impact and the role of information, deliberation, and administrative placement by Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Kabunga, Nassul, Mogues, Tewodaj, Miehe, Caroline

“…Whether the information component or the deliberation component matters more depends on the sector. A full baraza contains both components and costs the same as an information-specific or a deliberation-specific baraza. …”
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Spatial spillover and COVID-19 spread in the U.S. by Ulimwengu, John M., Kibonge, Aziza

“…This not only validates social distancing as a strategy to contain the spread of the pandemic but also calls for comprehensive and coordinated approach to fight its effects. …”
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Bargaining power, decision making, and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda by Gilligan, Daniel O., Kumar, Neha, McNiven, Scott, Meenakshi, J. V., Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…However, within households, parcels of land under joint control, in which the woman has primary control over decision making, are significantly more likely to contain OSP. Women who control a higher share of household nonland resources are more likely to share OPS vines, showing that women use greater bargaining power to facilitate diffusion of this health-promoting technology. …”
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COVID-19 risks to global food security by Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will, Swinnen, Johan, Vos, Rob

“…As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, trade-offs have emerged between the need to contain the virus and to avoid disastrous economic and food security crises that hurt the world's poor and hungry most. …”
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Can information improve rural governance and service delivery? by Kosec, Katrina, Wantchekon, Leonard

“…Service delivery is especially difficult in rural areas which contain the majority of the world’s poor but face unique logistical challenges due to their remoteness. …”
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Ethiopia Nile Basin Climate Change Adaptation Dataset by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Thus, the final dataset contains 1,000 observations from 20 woredas in 5 regional states in Ethiopia (Tigray, Amhara, Oromiya, Benishangul Gumuz, and Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP)).…”
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Rural Development Policies and Sustainable Land Use in the Hillside Areas of Honduras Survey, 2001-2002 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The survey was a research collaboration between International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), and the National Program for Sustainable Rural Development (PRONADERS) of the Honduran Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG).The data were collected at three levels: farm household, parcel (distinguished by tenure status), and plot (distinguished by land use type). The survey contains a total of 376 farms, 1066 parcels, and 2143 plots. …”
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Kenya, Land Tenure, Agricultural Productivity and the Environment: Suba and Laikipia Districts, 2001 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Specific objectives of this study were: Establish the relationship between security of tenure and agricultural productivity; Identify and establish the link between security of tenure and investment in environmental conservation and soil fertility enhancement and maintenance; Establish the link between tenure system and environmental degradation; and Analyze gender relations, land tenure and productivity. The dataset contains information on household characteristics such as household income, occupation, socioeconomic background, land characteristics such as parcel size, sale of land, security of access to land, and others including environmental degradation, conservation measures, hired labor, livestock ownership, infrastructure, and access to credit. …”
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Dietary Intakes, Vitamin A, and Iron Status of Women of Childbearing Age and Children 6-59 Months of Age from Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In 2011, three first-wave varieties of yellow cassava, containing 6-7 ppm of provitamin A, were released in Nigeria, while the full target (15 ppm of provitamin A) varieties are expected to be released in 2015/2016. …”
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Malawi Agriculture and Food Security Policy Processes Baseline Survey, 2015 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The study is based on a two-round survey of national stakeholders in Malawi on issues centered on agriculture or food security that was conducted in 2015 and 2017/18. This study contains data from the endline survey. The endline survey was conducted in late 2017 and early 2018. …”
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Rapid Characterisation of Farming Systems in Africa RISING: Malawi by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Wageningen University and Research

“…This data study contains data from a household and community survey in support of Africa RISING farming systems analysis. …”
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Bangladesh Agricultural Value Chain (AVC) Impact Evaluation: Endline Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Funded under the Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative, the Bangladesh Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) project was implemented by Development Alternatives International (DAI) and strove to improve food and nutrition security through strengthened agricultural value chains. This dataset contains data from the final round of household survey interviews from the Impact Evaluation associated with the Bangladesh AVC project, which covered producer and input retailer households for two value chains. …”
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AReNA's DHS-GIS Database by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Much of the research on agriculture and nutrition is hindered by a lack of data, and many of the datasets that do contain both agriculture and nutrition information are often small in size and geographic scope. …”
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Participatory Variety Selection of Wheat, Barley, Broad Beans and Potato Combined with Double Cropping of Short Duration Crops by International Potato Center, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

“…This data study contains data related to participatory variety selection (PVS) and double cropping of cereals, broad beans, and potato. …”
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Medium and Large-Scale Farmers and Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana by International Food Policy Research Institute, Savannah Agricultural Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of Ghana

“…The survey covered a sample of 1843 farm households and contains data on their demography, farming history, land tenure security, farm land use, input use, crop production and tractor ownership among many others. …”
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Varietal integrity, damage abatement, and productivity: Evidence from the cultivation of Bt cotton in Pakistan by Ma, Xingliang, Smale, Melinda, Spielman, David J., Zambrano, Patricia, Nazli, Hina, Zaidi, Fatima

“…Furthermore, in Pakistan, the diffusion of Bt cotton varieties occurred despite a weak regulatory system and without seed quality control; evidence demonstrates that varieties sold as Bt may not contain the genes or express them effectively. We use data collected from a sample that is statistically representative of the nation’s cotton growers to test the effects of Bt cotton use on productivity in a damage control framework. …”
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A multi-vocal review: Characterization of food safety trainings across LMICs and influence on intervention efficacy by Pal, H., Bettridge, J., Mutua, Florence, Grace, Delia

“…Most training charts and booklets contained a combination of images and texts. All materials had a satisfactory image-to-text ratio of ≥0.02. …”
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A novel SINE family occurs frequently in both genomic DNA and transcribed sequences in ixodid ticks of the arthropod sub-phylum Chelicerata by Sunter, J.D., Patel, S.P., Skilton, Robert A., Knowles, Donald P., Scoles, Glen A., Nene, Vishvanath M., Villiers, Etienne P. de, Bishop, Richard P.

“…Reassociation kinetics and flow cytometry data indicate that ixodid tick genomes are large, relative to most arthropods, containing ≥ 109 base pairs. The molecular basis for this is unknown. …”
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Predictors of adherence to preconception and prenatal micronutrient supplementation in Vietnam by Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Harding, Kimberly B., Reinhart, Gregory A., Nguyen, Hieu, Truong, Truong V., Pham, Hoa, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…We examined predictors of adherence to preconception and prenatal micronutrient supplementation, using data from a randomized controlled trial in rural Vietnam. 5011 women of reproductive age were randomized to receive weekly PRECONCEPT supplements containing either: Folic Acid, Iron and Folic Acid (IFA), or Multiple Micronutrients. …”
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Poultry manure fertilization of Egyptian aquaculture ponds brings more cons than pros by Nyberg, Oskar, Novotny, Andreas, Sbaay, Ashraf, Nasr-Allah, Ahmed, Al-Kenawy, Diaa, Rossignoli, Cristiano, Henriksson, Patrik

“…However, with reports of use of antibiotics in Egypt's poultry sector, and that CM contains residues of antibiotics, antibiotic resistant pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are production benefits large enough to compensate a potential health hazard? …”
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