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What does it Mean to Make a ‘Joint’ Decision? Unpacking Intra-household Decision Making in Agriculture: Implications for Policy and Practice by Acosta, Mariola, Wessel, Margit van, Bommel, Severine van, Ampaire, Edidah L., Twyman, Jennifer, Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Feindt, Peter

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Methodologies for researching feminization of agriculture: What do they tell us? by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Lecoutere, Els, Galiè, Alessandra, Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Elias, Marlène, Ihalainen, Markus, Roeven, Lara, Bharati, Preeti, Valencia, Ana Maria Paez, Crossland, Mary, Vinceti, Barbara, Monterroso, Iliana

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Estimating the intrahousehold costs and benefits of innovations to enhance smallholder farmers’ resilience in Ghana by Damba, O. T.

“…AICCRA in collaboration with IFPRI and the University of Development Studies conducted an evaluation of the impact of access and use of tailored and targeted climate information service (CIS) on men and women empowerment in Ghana. …”
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Expanding social protection coverage with humanitarian aid: Lessons on targeting and transfer values from Ethiopia by Sabates-Wheeler, Rachel, Hirvonen, Kalle, Lind, Jeremy, Hoddinott, John F.

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mNutrition Ghana Baseline Study by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSMA, implemented by in-country mobile network operators and evaluated by researchers from GAMOS, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with the objective of building effective mobile phone-based advisory services for improving nutrition outcomes. …”
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mNutrition Ghana Endline Study by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSMA, implemented by in-country mobile network operators and evaluated by researchers from GAMOS, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with the objective of building effective mobile phone-based advisory services for improving nutrition outcomes. …”
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Pakistan Cotton Biophysical Survey, 2013 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies, National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agricultural Research Center, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

“…The collection, tests, and analysis of the cotton tissue (leaves and bolls) was led by the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), and the National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), Islamabad, in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and Innovative Development Studies. Two different tests were carried out. …”
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mNutrition Tanzania Baseline Study by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…mNutrition was a five-year global initiative supported by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) between 2013 and 2018, organized by GSM Association (GSMA), implemented by in-country mobile network operators, and evaluated by researchers from GAMOS, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with the objective of building effective mobile phone-based advisory services for improving nutrition outcomes. …”
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School feeding or general food distribution? Quasi-experimental evidence on the educational impacts of emergency food assistance during conflict in Mali by Aurino, Elisabetta, Tranchant, Jean-Pierre, Diallo, Amadou Sekou, Gelli, Aulo

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The potential distribution of Bactrocera dorsalis: Considering phenology and irrigation patterns by Villiers, M. de, Hattingh, V., Kriticos, D.J., Brunel, S., Vayssières, Jean-François, Sinzogan, A.A.C., Billah, M.K., Mohamed, S.A., Mwatawala, M., Abdelgader, H., Salah, F.E., Meyer, M. de

“…These functions were used along with African distributionrecords and development studies to fit the niche model for B. dorsalis, using independentglobal distribution records outside Africa for model validation. …”
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Who is likely to benefit from public and private sector investments in farmer-led irrigation development? Evidence from Ethiopia by Kafle, Kashi, Omotilewa, O., Leh, Mansoor, Schmitter, Petra S.

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Not raised ‘to make big decisions’: Young people’s agency and livelihoods in rural Pakistan by Petesch, Patti, Badstue, Lone B., Rahut, Dil Bahadur, Ali, Akhter

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Dispositions towards the living wage proposition: Baseline report of the rainforest alliance living wage strategy evaluation by Ton, Giel, Thorpe, Jodie, Glover, Dominic, Hicks, Jacqueline, Moraes Coelho, Ana, Rivera, Tatiana, Edwin, Donni, Odame, Hannington, De Mello Pinto, Samuel, De Almeida, Samir Luna, Blanco, Maria, Gonzalez, Carolina, Kangai, Elsie

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Livestock as a pathway to women’s empowerment in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review by Baltenweck, Isabelle, Achandi, Esther L., Bullock, Renee M., Campbell, Zoë A., Crane, Todd A., Eldermire, Erin R.B., Gichuki, Leah, Haan, Nicoline C. de, Katz, Elizabeth, Njiru, Nelly, Njuguna-Mungai, Esther, Poole, Elizabeth J., Galiè, Alessandra

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Structural transformation and gendered transitions to adulthood among rural youth: Cross-national evidence from low- and middle-income countries by Heckert, Jessica, Pereira, Audrey, Doss, Cheryl, Myers, Emily, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

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Impact evaluation of improved nutrition through integrated basic social services and social cash transfer pilot program (IN-SCT) in Oromia and SNNP regions, Ethiopia: Endline impac... by Gilligan, Daniel O., Arrieta, Alejandra, Devereux, Stephen, Hoddinott, John F., Kebede, Dereje, Ledlie, Natasha, Roelen, Keetie, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at University of Sussex, and Cornell University conducted an impact evaluation of the IN-SCT program. …”
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Validation of resilient and drought adapted forage options for mixed farming systems in Northern Ghana by Ansah, Terry, Pigangsoa Konlan, Solomon, Cudjoe, Shedrack, Akufo, Naana M., Mogre, Joshua W.S., Dari, Prosper S., van der Hoek, Rein

“…This study evaluates the biomass yield and chemical composition of different grass species harvested at three intervals across the years 2023 and 2024 at two sites at the Nyankpala campus of the University of Development Studies in Tamale, Ghana. Twelve grass and legumes were assessed, including Panicum maximum (Megathyrsus maximus) cv Massai, P. …”
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Informing food system transformation with foresight: Partners adopting the use of foresight and metrics tools by Mohan, Anisha, Anisimova, Evgeniya, Wolday, Tsega

“…In April 2024, the CGIAR Initiative on Foresight and the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS, Nepal) held the Foresight Partnership Forum and Training in Kathmandu, Nepal. …”
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Agricultural knowledge management: Case of dairy production improvement Bure Woreda, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region by Assefa, H.

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Report on the main activities undertaken and preliminary findings emerging from research on the CGIAR Targeting Agricultural Innovations and Ecosystem Services in the northern Volt... by Boundaogo, M., Brauman, Kate A., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Daré, W., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Fremier, Alexander K., Gordon, L., Katic, P., Kizito, Fred, Lanzanova, D., Luedeling, Eike, Johnson, J., Jones, S., Malmborg, K., Mulligan, M., Rocha, J.

“…The CGIAR Water, Land and Ecosystems research project on Targeting Agricultural Innovations and Ecosystem Services in the northern Volta basin (TAI) is a two year project (2014-2016) led by Bioversity International in collaboration with 11 institutes: CIAT, CIRAD, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), King’s College London (KCL), SNV World Burkina Faso (SNV), Stanford University, Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), University of Development Studies Ghana (UDS), University of Minnesota, University of Washington, and the World Agroforestry Institute. …”
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