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Gendered patterns of work and time use: A review of methods and innovations by Chakraborty, Ananya, Ravula, Padmaja, Seymour, Greg, Slavchevska, Vanya

“…This can occur through better and more nuanced data to understand and analyze work patterns and time use in different contexts, geographies and sociocultural environments.…”
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TH3.2: Livelihood Aspirations and Realities of Young People in a Myanmar Fishing Community by Arulingam, Indika, Joshi, Deepa, de Silva, Sanjiv, Sellamuttu, Sonali Senaratna, Moet, Palal Moet

“…The study contributes to the growing recognition that the livelihood engagements of many young people and their intersections with food-systems are not marked by complete arrivals or departures, but by a moving in and out of multiple geographies and sectors.…”
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Measuring women’s agency in agroecological food systems transformation by Renduchintala, Swati

“…Through in-depth study and data from the three major agroclimatic zones of Rayalseema, Delta areas and tribal areas, this paper also explores the gradients of women across geographies and social strata. The findings of the paper would help in establishing focused gender-based policy for sustainable food systems transformations. …”
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Agricultural mechanization: Drivers and characteristics by Belton, Ben, Win, Myat Thida, Zhang, Xiaobo, Filipski, Mateusz J., Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Masias, Ian

“…This approach allows for triangulation of results and captures variations in mechanization across geographies. In addition, we use data from multiple rounds of rapid assessments to evaluate the impacts of COVID-19 and other recent shocks.…”
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Strengthening Soil Health Systems in West Africa: Development of Appropriate Fertilizer Nutrient Requirements for Specific Crop and Soil Combinations within Prioritized Target Area... by Kadja, Lionel Axel, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Shehu, Bello, Sinha, Surajit, Sehou, Romaric;, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Ampadu Boakye, Theresa

“…This is being undertaken with focus on Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali and Senegal in geographies where strategic scaling projects such as FSRP and Soil values are working in. …”
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Strategic assessment of banana fusarium wilt research priorities by Scheerer, L., Staver, Charles, Dita, M., Pérez Vicente, L., Pemsl, Diemuth E.

“…Since it has not yet or to a lesser extend spread in other geographies, rankings were lower in other regions: seventh most important constraint in East and Southern Africa and sixth in Latin America. …”
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Malaria around large dams in Africa: effect of environmental and transmission endemicity factors by Kibret, S., Lautze, Jonathan F., McCartney, Matthew P., Nhamo, Luxon, Yan, G.

“…Shoreline slope was found to be the most important malaria risk factor in dam-affected geographies, explaining 41–82% (P < 0.001) of the variation in malaria incidence around reservoirs. …”
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Rigorous monitoring is necessary to guide food system transformation in the countdown to the 2030 global goals by Fanzo, Jessica, Haddad, Lawrence, Schneider, Kate R., Béné, Christophe, Covic, Namukolo M., Guarin, Alejandro, Herforth, Anna W., Herrero, Mario, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Aburto, Nancy J., Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Mary, Barquera, Simon, Beal, Ty, Bizzotto Molina, Paulina, Brusset, Emery, Cafiero, Carlo, Campeau, Christine, Caron, Patrick, Cattaneo, Andrea, Conforti, Piero, Davis, Claire, DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Elouafi, Ismahane, Fabi, Carola, Gephart, Jessica A., Golden, Christopher D., Hendriks, Sheryl L., Huang, Jikun, Laar, Amos, Lal, Rattan, Lidder, Preetmoninder, Loken, Brent, Marshall, Quinn, Masuda, Yuta J., McLaren, Rebecca, Neufeld, Lynnette M., Nordhagen, Stella, Remans, Roseline, Resnick, Danielle, Silverberg, Marissa, Torero Cullen, Maximo, Tubiello, Francesco N., Vivero-Pol, Jose-Luis, Wei, Shijin, Rosero Moncayo, Jose

“…Monitoring can illustrate current performance, facilitate comparisons across geographies and over time, and track progress. We propose a framework centered around five thematic areas related to (1) diets, nutrition, and health; (2) environment and climate; and (3) livelihoods, poverty, and equity; (4) governance; and (5) resilience and sustainability. …”
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Species and phenotypic distribution models reveal population differentiation in Ethiopian indigenous chickens by Getachew, Fasil, Komen, Hans, Dessie, Tadelle, Worku, Setegn, Hanotte, Olivier H., Bastiaansen, John W.M.

“…To have high variation in the dataset for phenotypic and ecological parameters, animals were sampled from four spatial gradients (each represented by six to seven populations), located in different climatic zones and geographies. Three different ecotypes are proposed based on correlation test between habitat suitability maps and phenotypic clustering of sample populations. …”
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How can gender research trigger changes to influence breeding priorities by Polar, Vivian, Ashby, Jacqueline A., Tufan, Hale Ann

“…This paper analyzes different cases and experiences of gender-intentional breeding across crops, geographies and institutional frameworks to explore: (a) how are gender-responsive and other social-inclusion objectives implemented in breeding programs and why? …”
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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

“…A guiding framework for efficacy and sustainability assessment of trainings conducted in informal markets would help identify best practices and understand how these vary with geographies, culture and digital literacy.…”
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A positive deviance approach to understand gender relations and practices that support transformative adaptation: Insights from Kenya dairy households by Bullock, Renee, DuttaGupta, Tanaya, Miriti, Philip

“…Positive deviant practices occur at differential rates in diverse geographies. We extended the concept of positive deviance to a relevant and urgent development agenda, transformative adaptation, that, to support resilience, must address root causes of vulnerability. …”
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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

“…We highlight the importance of adaptability, mentorship, and building supportive networks, alongside recognition of Indigenous knowledge systems and the contextual realities shaping food systems across geographies. Collaboration and co-production emerge as critical pathways for innovation, trust-building, and collective action, while diverse outputs beyond peer-reviewed publications are essential to translate research into meaningful policy and practice. …”
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Nutrient dynamics and recovery efficiencies in a decentralised faecal sludge and food waste treatment system by Nartey, Eric Gbenatey, Sakrabani, R., Tyrrel, S., Dapaah, E., Adamtey, Noah

“…Effluent may become a resource in geographies that have scarce water and less stringent regulations. …”
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A Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) marker comparison of a large in- and ex-situ potato landrace cultivar collection from Peru reaffirms the complementary nature of both conservation st... by Haan, Stef de, Nunez, J., Bonierbale, Merideth W., Ghislain, M., Maesen, J. van der

“…Results affirm that crop evolution is an ongoing phenomenon and that change in fixed geographies is occurring.…”
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Scaling up sustainability in commodity agriculture: Transferability of governance mechanisms across the coffee and cattle sectors in Brazil by Hajjar, Reem, Newton, Peter, Ashead, Daniel, Bogaerts, Meghan, Maguire-Rajpaul, Victoria Alice, Pinto, Louis F.G., McDermott, Constance, Milder, Jeffrey, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Agrawal, Arun

“…This paper analyzes how the potential for scaling up a particular governance mechanism is influenced by environmental, market, and social geographies that differ between sectors. Through stakeholder interviews, farm-level surveys, and a literature review, we examine two types of voluntary governance mechanisms (third-party certification, and sustainable intensification programs) in the coffee and cattle sectors in Brazil, to understand why the two governance mechanisms have scaled differently between these two sectors. …”
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Intensive and extensive margins of India's agricultural trade: implications for export diversification and development by Elumalai, Kanan, Kumar, Anjani

“…There was a positive and significant effect of the free trade agreement (FTA) on export margins.More disaggregated commodity-specific studies on value chain analysis would provide valuable insights into the issues hindering exports and realizing the untapped export potential.There is a scarcity of holistic and recent studies illustrating the role of IM and EMs in agricultural trade growth, covering a large number of commodities and geographies associated with Indian agricultural trade. …”
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Progress of the Malabo Declaration as a Regional Agenda towards addressing hunger in Africa by Ubah, Charles Chibuzor, Nagabhatla, Nidhi

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Four ways blue foods can help achieve food system ambitions across nations by Crona, Beatrice I., Wassénius, Emmy, Jonell, Malin, Koehn, J. Zachary, Short, Rebecca, Tigchelaar, Michelle, Daw, Tim A., Golden, Christopher D., Gephart, Jessica A., Allison, Edward H., Bush, Simon R., Cao, Ling, Cheung, William W. L., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Fanzo, Jessica, Gelcich, Stefan, Kishore, Avinash, Halpern, Benjamin S., Hicks, Christina C., Leape, James P., Little, David C., Micheli, Fiorenza, Naylor, Rosamond L., Phillips, Michael, Selig, Elizabeth R., Springmann, Marco, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Troell, Max, Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Wabnitz, Colette C.C.

“…Overall the framework helps decision makers to assess the blue food policy objectives most relevant to their geographies, and to compare and contrast the benefts and trade-ofs associated with pursuing these objectives.…”
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Agricultural extension: Global status and performance in selected countries by Davis, Kristin E., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Ragasa, Catherine

“…Drawing on both primary and secondary data, the book contributes to the literature on extension by applying a common and comprehensive framework — the “best-fit” approach — to assessments of extension systems, which allows for comparison across cases and geographies. Insights from the research support reforms — in governance, capacity, management, and advisory methods — to improve outcomes, enhance financial sustainability, and achieve greater scale. …”
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