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Making rangelands more secure in Cameroon: Lessons learned and recommendations for policy makers, development actors and pastoralists by Azuhnwi, B., Gidado, M.J., Nsoh, M.F., Ndamba, M., Flintan, Fiona E.

“…Ten initiatives were showcased under five thematic areas ranging from: governance/decision making processes; resolving conflicts; land use planning; empowering communities; protecting pastoral resources. …”
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Cassava varietal improvement and dissemination in Guangxi by Tien, I-nung, Lee Jun

“…At the moment, many local governments of the principal cassava growing areas are conscious of this and have started to spend money on the introduction and dissemination of new higher-yielding varieties.…”
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Unpacking 'gender' in India's Joint Forest Management Program: lessons from two Indian states by Elias, Marlène, Grosse, A.

“…India’s Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme is among the first and largest initiatives for collaborative forest governance worldwide. In JFM, the state, represented by the Forest Department (FD), and the village community share responsibilities and benefits of jointly protecting and managing forests adjoining villages. …”
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Analysis of water quality of selected irrigation water sources in northern Ghana by Kadyampakeni, Davie, Appoh, Richard K., Barron, Jennie, Boakye-Acheampong, Enoch

“…Irrigation is largely governed by water availability, soil type and crop water requirements, among other factors. …”
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Inheritance of resistance to angular leaf spot in yellow beans by Muthomi, J.W., Muimui, Kennedy K., Kimani, P.M.

“…The results of the study showed that resistance to angular leaf spot in yellow beans is governed by a single dominant gene. This can be used to improve the local landraces by incorporating angular leaf spot resistance and high yield traits.…”
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Elucidating Pathways and Discourses Linking Cocoa Cultivation to Deforestation, Reforestation, and Tree Cover Change in Nicaragua and Peru by Orozco-Aguilar, Luis, López-Sampson, Arlene, Leandro-Muñoz, Mariela E., Robiglio, Valentina, Reyes, Martin, Bordeaux, Melanie, Sepúlveda, Norvin, Somarriba, Eduardo

“…The enabling and limiting conditions driving tree cover change were a combination of landscape configuration, governance, management/commercialization models, and farmer’s knowledge. …”
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Leveraging agricultural value chains to enhance tropical tree cover and slow deforestation (leaves): Synthesis report by Nepstad, Daniel, Lovett, Peter, Irawan, Silvia, Watts, John, Pezo Quevedo, Danilo A., Somarriba, Eduardo, Shimada, Joao, Nsuwa Cudjoe, Dora, Fernandes, Erick C.M.

“…A new LEAVES paradigm focuses on tropical forest regions and the innovators among governments, farmers, villagers, researchers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and agribusiness companies that are finding local solutions and opportunistically harnessing relevant international strategies and programs. …”
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Corporate Responsibility by Superti, Christian

“…CR has been driven towards standardisation because businesses are encouraged to be transparent and report on their business activities, driven by stakeholders such as NGOs, governments, and customers. The study concludes that businesses do have wider responsibilities than that of profit maximising, and that CR standards and closer relationships with the stakeholders who encourage them do have a number of advantages for business. …”
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Coordination of tourism in the Swedish national parks : a case study of Kosterhavet National Park by Wogel, Emma

“…All the actors do also need to understand the institutional framework of the governing documents that are limiting the conditions in order achieve a successful collaboration.…”

Land, property rights, women and food security by Kewong, Isaac Ntani

“…Many lost their lives and many lost property also and the security they have built for sundry years. Governments also reacted differently to the food crisis in an effort to satisfy the longings of their people. …”
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Livelihood and transition to certified cacao production in the Peruvian Amazonas : gendered responsibilities in Irazola by Emenius, Carin

“…Cacao can just be grown around the equator and is therefore an attractive cash-crop for export to countries in Europe and North America. Therefore governments, enterprises and non-governmental organisations are supporting organic cultivations of cacao. …”

Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee by CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee

“…Informed of the negotiating status of the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, the GRPC reaffirmed that all main CGIAR crops should be included. It considered the governance, organization, and structure of the CGIAR, particularly the implications of the proposed federation of centers.The GRPC discussed a feasibility study launched by IPGRI of an endowment fund to finance long term germplasm conservation. …”
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Review of Systemwide Programmes with an Ecoregional Approach by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…Procedures for monitoring progress and performance indicators were lacking in many programs, and governance was not well defined in most of them. There was sometimes too much focus on methodologies as opposed to research producing useful results. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Forty-First Meeting, 21 October - 1 November 1986: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…TAC expressed some reservations about the governance mechanism evolving at WARDA. It accepted WARDA's 1987 budget request in spite of some variance from TAC's recommendations on priorities.TAC members made extensive comments, some quite critical, of the draft report by Vernon Ruttan on the external review processes of the CGIAR. …”
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Fourth External Programme and Management Review of WARDA by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, CGIAR Secretariat

“…The CGIAR urged an overall look at gender.The panel found that governance at WARDA was solid and that there was a positive interaction with the Council of Ministers. …”
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International Agricultural Research Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 14-15, 1971: Summary of Proceedings and Conclusions by World Bank

“…In addition to the cosponsors, representatives of 17 governments, three regional development banks, three private foundations, IDRC, and the DAC also attended. …”
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Seeds of good anthropocenes: developing sustainability scenarios for Northern Europe by Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara, Peterson, Garry D, Bennett, Elena M., Biggs, Reinette, Norström, Albert V., Pereira, Laura, Vervoort, Joost M., Iwaniec, David M, McPhearson, Timon, Olsson, Philip, Hichert, Tanja, Falardeau, Marianne, Jiménez Aceituno, Amanda

“…By starting from existing, but marginal initiatives, as well as current trends, we were able to identify system characteristics that may play a key role in sustainability transitions (e.g., gender issues, inequity, governance, behavioral change) that are currently under-explored in global environmental scenarios. …”
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Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY): conceptualizing a transdisciplinary framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges by Nardi, F., Cudennec, C., Abrate, T., Allouch, C., Annis, A., Assumpcao, T. H., Aubert, A. H., Berod, D., Braccini, A. M., Buytaert, Wouter, Dasgupta, A., Hannah, D.M., Mazzoleni, M., Polo, M. J., Saebo, O., Seibert, J., Tauro, F., Teichert, F., Teutonico, R., Uhlenbrook, Stefan, Vargas, C.W., Grimaldi, S.

“…Moreover, general conceptual frameworks are unavailable, preventing the widespread uptake of citizen science approaches for more participatory cross-sectorial water governance. In this work, we identify the shared constituents, interfaces and interlinkages between hydrological sciences and other academic and non-academic disciplines in addressing water issues. …”
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Multilateral development banks investment behaviour in water and sanitation: findings and lessons from 60 years of investment projects in Africa and Asia by Heidler, A., Nesi, Muhil, Nikiema, J., Luthi, C.

“…The leverage effect of MDB investment on private financing is negligible, whereas co-financing from local governments dominates.…”
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Harnessing climate informed digital crop intelligence technologies is key to building the resilience of food systems against climate change in the SADC region by Amha, Yosef, Afiesimama, Ernest, Murombedzi, James, Garanganga, Bradwell, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Magagula, Futhi, Solomon, Dawit

“…This capacity-building activity, however, requires the full cooperation of relevant national and regional organizations, initiatives, and governments in the region to be sustainable and have a long-term impact.…”
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