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Mass scale seed production of indigenous small fish species: A promising solution to scale nutrition-sensitive aquaculture by Dubey, Sourabh, Rajts, Francois, Gogoi, Kalpajit, Das, Rashmi, Panemangalore, Arun, Belton, Ben, Chadag, Vishnumurthy Mohan, Bhadury, Punyasloke

“…The chapter concludes by emphasizing the need for collaboration among stakeholders and the involvement of governments to advance and disseminate nutrition-sensitive aquaculture practices, ultimately contributing to improved nutrition and food security.…”
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Stakeholder mapping Report: Partnerships and programs on opportunity crops across Africa by Otieno, Gloria, Grazioli, Francesca, Mendonce, Sharon, Acasto, Filippo, Elbilali, Hamid, Rokka, Susanna, Saarikko, Janne, Diadie, Halima, Maarouhi M, Inoussa, Baboussouna, Awal, Dambo, Lawali, Tietiambou, Fanta, Bayala, Stéphane, Sawadogo, Emmanuel, Nanema, Jaques, Boari, Francesca

“…The findings show strong engagement from diverse actors, including farmers, NGOs, governments, research institutions, and private companies—but also highlight fragmentation, weak policy alignment, and limited market linkages. …”
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Tackling agrifood waste in Ghana: resource recovery technologies and lessons from urban open-air markets by Somorin, Tosin, Afolabi, O., Nartey, Eric Gbenatey, Amponsah, Andoh, Ayertey, Desmond, Sedenkor, D., Asiamah, T., Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…Successful implementation requires better source segregation, upgraded facilities, and supportive governance structures.…”
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MDII (Multidimensional Digital Inclusiveness Index) by Martins, Carolina, Nisansa, Vinuri, Opola, Felix Ouko, Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel, Schmitter, Petra

“…Designed for the Global South, MDII evaluates tools across 90 indicators grouped into seven dimensions, covering accessibility, usability, social impact, and governance. It identifies barriers such as language, offline functionality, training gaps, and ethical safeguards, providing actionable recommendations to improve adoption among underrepresented groups such as women, the elderly, and those with limited education. …”
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Action research with local forest users and managers: global lessons from CIFOR’s research on Adaptive Collaborative Management by Prabhu, Ravi, Colfer, C.J.P., Diaw, C., McDougall, C., Fisher, R.

“…Carrying out action research with forest dependent communities calls for special attention to their tenure arrangement, power relations, heterogeneity and the governance arrangements of the forests they use or manage. …”
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What Next for Agriculture After Durban? by Beddington, J.R., Asaduzzaman, Mohammed, Clark, Megan E., Fernández Bremauntz, Adrian, Guillou, Marion, Howlett DJB, Jahn, Molly M., Erda, Lin, Mamo, Tekalign, Negra, Christine, Nobre, Carlos A., Scholes, Robert J., Nguyen Van Bo, Wakhungu, Judi W.

“…The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that the frequency of such extreme weather events will increase (5), which, when combined with poverty, weak governance, conflict, and poor market access, can result in hunger and famine. …”
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An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas by Ginkel, M. van, Sayer, Jeffrey A., Sinclair, Fergus L., Aw-Hassan, Aden A., Bossio, Deborah A., Craufurd, Peter Q., Mourid, M.E., Haddad, N., Hoisington, D.A., Johnson, Nancy L., Velarde, C.L., Mares, V., Mude, Andrew G., Nefzaoui, A., Noble, A.D., Rao, K.P.C., Serraj, R., Tarawali, Shirley A., Vodouhe, R.S., Ortíz, R.

“…Social and economic limitations, such as poor access to markets and inputs, weak governance and lack of information about alternative production technologies also limit the options available to farmers. …”
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Spatial distribution and temporal variation of high fluoride contents in groundwater and prevalence of fluorosis in humans in Yuanmou County, southwest China by Chen, H.F., Yan M, Yang XF, Chen, Z., Wang GA, Schmidt-Vogt, D., Xu YF, Xu, J.C.

“…Both dental and skeletal fluorosis had dramatically decreased due to a program of low-fluoride drinking water supply supported by local governments. The prevalence of dental fluorosis in children had dropped from 43.26% in 1984 to 21.97% in 2006, and the number of skeletal fluorosis cases had decreased from 327 in 1984 to 148 in 2006, respectively. …”
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Assessing farmers’ perception for resilience of socio-ecological production landscapes in central and eastern Kenya by Morimoto, Y., Maundu, P., Mijatović, Dunja, Bergamini, N., Eyzaguirre, Pablo B.

“…The discussions were considered vital in creating social capital for landscape governance, community ownership of the process and identifying potential interventions. …”
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Genomics, genetics and breeding of common bean in Africa: A review of tropical legume project by Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Raatz, Bodo, Nkalubo, Stanley T., Berhanu, Fenta, Binagwa, Papias, Kilango, Michael, Williams, Magdalena, Katungi, Enid M., Chirwa, Rowland, Beebe, Stephen E.

“…Elucidation of plant mechanisms governing pest and disease resistance, abiotic stress tolerance and grain nutritional quality guides the selection methods used by the breeders. …”
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¿Contribuyen las reservas comunitarias de semillas a la resiliencia socio-ecológica? – un caso de estudio en la Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala by Procuna Ferrer, A., Asociación de Organizaciones de los Cuchumatanes, Bioversity International

“…A community seed bank is a locally governed and managed, mostly informal institution whose core function is to maintain seeds for local use, strengthen local seed systems and support on-farm agrobiodiversity conservation. …”
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One health approach to identify research needs on Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in the Americas by Estrada-Peña, Agustín, Rodriguez Mallon, Alina, Bermudez, Sergio, Domingos, Ana, Estrada Garcia, Mario Pablo, Labruna, Marcelo B., Merino, Octavio, Nava, Santiago, Tarragona, Evelina Luisa, Venzal, José Manuel, de La Fuente, José, Mosqueda, Juan, Lleonart Cruz, Ricardo

“…In this paper we encourage a One Health approach highlighting the main aspects governing the components of the tick’s life cycle and its interactions with livestock and wild animals.…”
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Potential för energiklippdrivare i Skåne : markägarintresse, råvarutillgång & ekonomi by Dahl, Fredrik

“…As the Swedish governments long term goals include a reduction of fossil fuel dependency, increasing pressure is placed upon energy companies to create and develop new solutions for renewable energy. …”

The impact of agri-businesses on Food security in Uganda : a casestudy in Gulu by Lundh, Andrea

“…For analysis, a framework for resilience is used, more specific resilience of food systems, towards sustainability challenges, for food security, seen through the attributes: learning, production, networks, governance, diversity, and resources. The study has been carried out as a case study in Gulu in northern Uganda complemented with a literature review. …”

A qualitative study on gendered barriers to livestock vaccine uptake in Kenya and Uganda and their implications on Rift Valley fever control by Mutua, Edna N., Haan, Nicoline C. de, Tumusiime, Dan, Jost, Christine, Bett, Bernard K.

“…Hence, these barriers should be considered while designing vaccination strategies to enhance community uptake because vaccine uptake is a complex process which requires buy-in from men and women farmers, veterinary departments, county/district and national governments, and vaccine producers.…”
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Masculinities and hydropower in India: a feminist political ecology perspective by Shrestha, Gitta, Joshi, Deepa, Clement, Floriane

“…Mainstreaming gender in water governance through “how to do gender” toolkits has long been a development focus. …”
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Proceedings of the Regional Knowledge Forum on Drought: Earth Observation and Climate Services for Food Security and Agricultural Decision Making in South Asia and Southeast Asia,... by Khan, Mohammad Shahidul Haque, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…The system will assist local governments and the agricultural sector with drought forecasting and implementing short- and longterm mitigation measures during and before droughts. …”
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Examining the sustainability and development challenge in agricultural-forest frontiers of the Amazon Basin through the eyes of locals by Blanco Gutiérrez, I., Manners, Rhys, Varela Ortega, C., Tarquis, A., Martorano, L.G., Toledo, M.

“…Stakeholders in both regions perceived landscapes of socio-economic impoverishment and environmental degradation driven by governmental and institutional deficiencies. Under such abject conditions, governance and well-integrated social and technological strategies offered socio-economic development, environmental conservation, and resilience to climatic changes. …”
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Transforming food systems under a changing climate in Latin America: A climate policy review by Martínez Barón, Deissy, Castellanos, Andrea, Gonzalez Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo, Le Coq, Jean-François

“…Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate change, but at the same time, it is the main contributor to climate change Governments have recognized that facing climate change is essential to address a sustainable development pathway, but so far little progress has been achieved Thus there is a need for rapid and transformative actions that tackle climate change impacts while achieving sustainable rural development Nevertheless, the way current policies are addressing actions towards transformative actions is unclear concerning sustainable pathways of food systems in the face of climate change. …”
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An assessment of the implications of alternative scales of communal land tenure formalization in pastoral systems by Senda, Trinity S., Robinson, Lance W., Gachene, C K.K, Kironchi, G., Doyo, J.

“…Pastoralism faces diverse challenges, that include, among others, land tenure insecurity, that has necessitated the need to formalize land rights. Some governments have started regularizing rights for privately owned land, but this is complex to implement in pastoral areas where resources are used and managed collectively. …”
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