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Prospects of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production and commercialization in Benin by Agoyi, Eric Etchikinto, Ahomondji, Symphorien Essèdjo, Butare, Louis, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ayi, Sergino, Assogbadjo, Achille, Sinsin, Brice Augustin

“…Background Vegetables and fruits are highly recommended in diets because of their nutritional importance. …”
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Natural farming promotion in low-input, remote districts: A feminist political ecological analysis by Nichols, Carly E., Kumari, Nidhi

“…We found that in this context, the push for natural farming—particularly the focus on producing on-farm bio inputs—was unattractive to women who were either only first enjoying the fruits of less laborious production or who were marginal farmers that principally relied on labor work. …”
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Cost and affordability of healthy diets in Vietnam by Van, Duong T.T., Herforth, Anna W., Trinh, Huong T., Dao, Binh T.T., Do, Ha T.P., Talsma, Elise F., Feskens, Edith J.M.

“…The nutrient-rich food groups, including protein-rich foods, vegetables, fruits and dairy, comprised approximately 80 % of the total CoHD in all regions, with dairy accounting for the largest proportion. …”
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Exploring the role of mangroves in mitigating food system emissions: bridging global experiences and local action by Taneja, Garima, Buisson, Marie-Charlotte

“…For instance, they provide woods for cooking, its fruits (from the keora trees) are collected and sold especially by women, and it also hosts a rich ecosystem including aquatic foods and acts as breeding and nursery ground for economically and nutritionally important fish species. …”
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Synopsis: Crop commercialization in Rwanda: Current market participation and drivers by Warner, James, Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera, Mugabo, Serge, Ingabire, Chantal

“….  Crop value per hectare increases with greater marketed sales, indicating that farmers switch from lower value food crops (e.g. beans, cassava, maize) to cash crops such as fruits and vegetables where they market higher percentages.  Crop value per hectare is not correlated with land size, revealing that crop choices drive value and not increasing land-related economies of scale. …”
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Bangladesh national nutrition services: Assessment of implementation status by Saha, Kuntal K., Billah, Masum, Menon, Purnima, El Arifeen, Shams, Mbuya, Nkosinathi V. N.

“…Strategic investments in ensuring transparency, engaging available technical partners for monitoring and implementation support, and not shying away from other potential high coverage outreach platforms like some NGO platforms also could prove fruitful. Moreover, although the Government of Bangladesh, and the health system in particular, must lead the effort to deliver for nutrition, it is clear that development partners who have expressed a commitment to nutrition must coordinate their own activities and provide the support that can deliver on nutrition’s potential for Bangladesh.…”
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Women’s empowerment and crop diversification in Bangladesh: A possible pathway to climate change adaptation and better nutrition by De Pinto, Alessandro, Seymour, Greg, Bryan, Elizabeth, Bhandary, Prapti

“…Our results reveal that indeed some aspects of women empowerment, but not all, lead to a more diversified use of farmland and to a transition for cereal production to other uses like vegetables and fruits. These findings provide some possible pathways for gender-sensitive interventions that promote crop diversity as a risk management tool and as a way to improve the availability of nutritious crops.…”
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Economic and health impacts of genetically modified eggplant: Results from a randomized controlled trial of Bt brinjal in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Abedin, Naveen, Hossain, Nusrat Z.

“…The differences in net yields were driven by two outcomes: the quantity harvested was higher on Bt brinjal fields, by 114 kilograms per farmer; and after harvesting, fewer fruits were discarded because of damage due to pests and diseases, by 40 kilograms per farmer. …”
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Impact of climate change on trade in Africa by Mamboundou, Pierre, Traoré, Fousseini, Zaki, Chahir

“…We show that several crops (such as leguminous vegetables, edible nuts and coconuts, groundnuts, oilseeds, and oleaginous fruits) will be affected by climate change. Other crops’ production may be less affected, but their future expansion may be limited by climate change–related factors.…”
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Inadequacy of nutrients in children’s diets across seasons along an agricultural intensification gradient in Ethiopia by Moges, Tibebu, Baudron, Frédéric, Luo, Hanqi, Brouwer, Inge D., Remans, Roseline, Groot, Jeroen C. J.

“…Most of the food groups and nutrients consumed were derived from on-farm production, whereas fruits and vegetables were via the market. Thus, introduction of nutrient-dense crops and increasing livestock productivity are vital to enhance consumption of diverse diets and thereby nutrients among children.…”
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Impact of covid-19 on smallholder aquaculture farmers and their response strategies: empirical evidence from Bangladesh by Alam, G. M. Monirul, Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam, Kamal, Md Abdus Samad, Khatun, Most Nilufa, Bhandari, Humnath

“…The most common coping strategies include reduced buying from the market (vegetables, fruits, meat, milk, etc.), relying on less expensive or less preferred food, purchasing food on credit, and selling assets. …”
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Agrobiodiversity and diets: food access and seasonality in Solomon Islands by Nabuuma, Deborah, Kabu, Rosely, Moyo, Marcelius, Ekesa, Beatrice

“…Seasonal food calendars for 3 regions of Malaita reflected a wide range of foods, fruits, vegetables and animal source foods had the highest diversity, while grains had the least diversity within a food group, and nuts had the largest availability gaps. …”
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Current status, challenges, and opportunities of agroforestry in rice-based mixed farming systems in Northern Bangladesh by Hoque, Muhammad Ziaul, Ahmed, Minhaz, Ahmed, Sharif, Hasan, Md. Zahid, Rahman, Md. Ataur, Bhandari, Humnath

“…Among these, homestead agroforestry emerged as the most prevalent (90.8% adoption), providing diverse income streams and nutritional benefits through fruits, vegetables, and timber. Rice-tree combinations, such as rice with litchi (Litchi chinensis), mango (Mangifera indica), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), and betel nut (Areca catechu)/tal (Borassus flabellifer), offer unique socio-economic and ecological benefits as perceived by the respondents. …”
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Re-orienting Crop Improvement for the Changing Climatic Conditions of the 21st Century by Mba, Chikelu, Guimarães, Elcio Perpétuo, Ghosh, Kakoli

“…Equally important, winning partnerships, including public-private sector synergies, are needed for 21st century plant breeding to bear fruits. We also urge the adoption of the continuum approach to the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture as means to improved cohesion of the components of its value chain. …”
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Workshop report: Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs). Ludhiana, India September 3-6th 2015 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Respond to emerging CCAFS external evaluation recommendations on CSVs and incorporate adjustments into Flagship projects during Extension and Phase 2 Plenary and fruitful group discussions, combined with field visits to the Haryana CSVs enabled deep reflections and the collective building of a common vision on the objectives, key elements and generic theory of change of CSVs. …”
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Building a resilient city for whom? Exploring the gendered processes of adaptation to change: A case study of street vendors in Hanoi. by Kawarazuka, Nozomi

“…The analysis also shows that some street vendors target not only urban poor but also rich and middle-class people by investing in livestock or fruits production to meet the increasing demand from middle-class for those products. …”
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Management of rootknot nematodes on Solanum macrocarpon using botanicals in Benin by Loumedjinon, S., Godonou, I., Atcha-Ahowé, C., James, B., Baimey, H., Coyne, Danny L., Ahanchédé, A.

“…In the search for IPM options, the effect of 5, 20, 35 and 50 g of dried skin peels of cassava storage roots (CP) and orange fruits (OP) each on incidence and damage severity of RKNs and biomass of S. macrocarpon was compared to that of 1, 2, 3 and 4 mg of commercially available fungal nematicide Paecilomyces lilacinus (Pl) and the chemical nematicide Rugby10 applied at 0.4 gpotted S. macrocarpon. …”
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Geographic shifts in highland banana production in Uganda by Gold, C., Karamura, E.B., Kiggundu, A., Abera, A., Bagamba, F., Wejuli, M., Karamura, D., Ssendge, R., Kalyebara, R.

“…However, concern remains about lack of replenishment of nutrients leaving the farm in the form of fruits sold for market that may lead to a non-sustainability situation similar to that experienced in the central region…”
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Techne meets Metis: Knowledge and practices for tick control in Laikipia County, Kenya by Mutavi, Faith, Aarts, N., Passen, A. van, Heitkönig, I., Wieland, Barbara

“…We esteem, knowledge sharing between different stakeholder groups (ranchers, pastoralists, DVS) may provide opportunities for better informed decision-making based on fruitful combinations of techne and metis for effective and safe tick management.…”
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Climate trends, risks and coping strategies in smallholder farming systems in Uganda by Mubiru, D.N., Radeny, Maren A.O., Kyazze, Florence Birungi, Zziwa, A., Lwasa, J., Kinyangi, J., Mungai, C.

“…Drought, increasing disease and pest incidences, decreasing water sources, lack of pasture, bush fires, hailstorms, changes in crop flowering and fruiting times were the major climate-related risks reported. …”
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