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Estimating household income to monitor and evaluate public investment programs in Sub-Saharan Africa by Benin, Samuel, Randriamamonjy, Josee

“…Monitoring rural household income is important for governments, donors, nongovernmental organizations, researchers, and others involved with development strategies, because increasing rural household income is a primary objective for achieving many development goals, including reducing poverty, hunger, and food and nutrition insecurity. …”
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European Union: Shadow WTO agricultural domestic support notifications by Josling, Timothy Edward, Swinbank, Alan

“…In that case, much could hinge on the legitimacy of the Single Farm Payment system under the current rules governing the green box.…”
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Controlling cassava mosaic virus and cassava mealybug in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nweke, Felix I.

“…Cassava was imported from Latin America some 300 years ago, and colonial governments in Africa used it as a famine-reserve crop. …”
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The growth-poverty convergence agenda: Optimizing social expenditures to maximize their impact on agricultural labor productivity, growth, and poverty reduction in Africa by Badiane, Ousmane, Ulimwengu, John M.

“…Because of scarce budget resources, there is a major challenge for African governments in terms of ensuring the necessary consistency of policies and strategies to promote long-term economic growth, raise smallholder productivity, achieve food security, and reduce poverty, while providing the social services that respond to immediate welfare requirements. …”
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A shock to the (food) system: Using new IFPRI tools to evaluate household food security outcomes by Comstock, Andrew, Ecker, Olivier, Jones, Eleanor

“…When a crisis hits unexpectedly, researchers, governments, and international organizations must quickly assess the impacts on household food security in order to devise appropriate responses to avert declines in diet quality and nutrition. …”
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Understanding decision processes in becoming a fee-for-hire service provider: A case study on direct seeded rice in Bihar, India by Brown, Brendan, Samaddar, Arindam, Singh, Kamaljeet, Leipzig, Ava, Kumar, Anurag, Kumar, Pankaj, Singh, Deepak Kumar, Malik, Ram, Craufurd, Peter, Kumar, Virender, McDonald, Andrew

“…Given that limited DSR service provision is likely to be governed outside of these considerations, this study explores with zero tillage drill owners the decision processes they apply in deciding how to use their zero tillage drills. …”
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HD‐ZIP IV gene Roc8 regulates the size of bulliform cells and lignin content in rice by Sun, Jing, Cui, Xuean, Teng, Shouzhen, Kunnong, Zhao, Wang, Yanwei, Chen, Zhenhua, Sun, Xuehui, Wu, Jinxia, Ai, Pengfei, Quick, William Paul, Lu, Tiegang, Zhang, Zhiguo

“…Although many mechanisms regulating the development of bulliform cells have been reported, the fine regulatory mechanisms governing this process have rarely been described. …”
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QTL mapping and candidate gene analysis of ferrous iron and zinc toxicity tolerance at seedling stage in rice by genome-wide association study by Zhang, Jian, Chen, Kai, Pang, Yunlong, Naveed, Shahzad Amir, Zhao, Xiuqin, Wang, Xiaoqian, Wang, Yun, Dingkuhn, Michael, Pasuquin, Julie, Li, Zhikang, Xu, Jianlong

“…Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an effective way to identify loci and favorable alleles governing Fe and Zn toxicty as well as dissect the genetic relationship between them in a genetically diverse population A total of 29 and 31 putative QTL affecting shoot height (SH), root length (RL), shoot fresh weight (SFW), shoot dry weight (SDW), root dry weight (RDW), shoot water content (SWC) and shoot ion concentrations (SFe or SZn) were identified at seedling stage in Fe and Zn experiments, respectively. …”
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Contrasting tocol ratios associated with seed longevity in rice variety groups by Lee, Jae-Sung, Kwak, Jieun, Yoon, Mi-Ra, Lee, Jeom-Sig, Hay, Fiona R.

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Genome-wide association analysis for heat tolerance at flowering detected a large set of genes involved in adaptation to thermal and other stresses by Lafarge, Tanguy, Bueno, Crisanta, Frouin, Julien, Jacquin, Laval, Courtois, Brigitte, Ahmadi, Nourollah

“…These results provide a basis for breeding for heat tolerance during anthesis and for functional validation of major loci governing this trait…”
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From best practice to best fit: A framework for designing and analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services worldwide by Birner, Regina, Davis, Kristin E., Pender, J.L., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Anandajayasekeram, P., Ekboir, Javier M., Mbabu, A.N., Spielman, David J., Horna, D., Benin, Samuel, Cohen, M.

“…The framework 'disentangles' agricultural advisory services by distinguishing between (1) governance structures, (2) capacity, (3) management, and (4) advisory methods. …”
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Free online trainings on soil health monitoring with satellite based remote sensors by Huq, Rafiq, Lesueur, Didier

“…This program is funded by the governments of Australia and the United Kingdom. Over the next 10 years, the program aims to expand innovative strategies that will strengthen the resilience of ASEAN’s agri-food systems in response to climate change. …”
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HOLPA Country Report: Tunisia by Alary, Veronique, Toukebri, Wael, Shiri, Zahra, Atassi, Layal, Abeyou, Abeyou, Bahri, Haithem, Barbouchi, Meriem, Idoudi, Zied, Le, Quang Bao, M'hamed, Hatem Cheikh, Darmaun, Maryline, Frija, Aymen

“…From a social perspective, indicators of governance and participation remain relatively low and need significant improvement. …”
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Agroecological business model diagnostics and upgrading plan for sorghum contract farming in Mbire Dstrict, Zimbabwe by Zingwena, Taurai, Debello, Moti Jaleta, Ngoma, Hambulo, Dorcas, Matangi, Chimonyo, Vimbayi G.P., Dawes, Michael, Mushongachiware, Rodney

“…Challenges such as climate variability, especially drought, and gaps in participatory governance emerged as critical barriers to success. …”
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Analysis of alternative national development pathways for the cattle system in Ethiopia: Linked economic and animal systems (LEAS) model by Aragie, Emerta A., Thurlow, James

“…The livestock sector is undergoing rapid changes, and governments are designing sector development plans to account for this transition. …”
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Guides for value chain development: A comparative review by Donovan, Jason, Franzel, Steven, Cunha, Marcelo, Gyau, Amos, Mithofer, Dagmar

“…– In recent years, governments, donors, and NGOs have increasingly embraced value chain development (VCD) for stimulating economic growth and combating rural poverty. …”
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Capacities of local maize seed enterprises in Mexico: Implications for seed systems development by Donovan, Jason, Rutsaert, Pieter, Domínguez, Ciro, Peña, Meliza

“…Where maize plays a critical role in food security, governments and donors have invested heavily in support of local, privately owned, often small and medium sized, maize seed enterprises (maize SMEs). …”
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A model to incorporate the bHLH transcription factor OsIRO3 within the rice iron homeostasis regulatory network by Carey-Fung, Oscar, O'Brien, Martin, Beasley, Jesse T., Johnson, Alexander A. T.

“…Iron (Fe) homeostasis in plants is governed by a complex network of regulatory elements and transcription factors (TFs), as both Fe toxicity and deficiency negatively impact plant growth and physiology. …”
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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

“…Better-informed national policy choices – Governments and other decision makers in at least five countries contribute to and use foresight analysis to better reflect climate and other risks in policy dialogues and decision-making, including policies and investments designed to make food, land, and water systems more resilient, while recognizing synergies and trade-offs with other goals relating to nutrition, livelihoods, equity, and the environment. …”
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Climate, conflict and security in global livestock systems by Synnestvedt, Thea, Maviza, Gracsious, Pacillo, Grazia

“…This competition often leads to conflicts, especially in regions where governance is weak and traditional mechanisms for resource-sharing are eroding. …”
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