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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5b: Addressing nutrition challenges in vulnerable populations by Thapaliya, Pragya, Sheuly, Afsana Habib, Gadhavi, Alfa, El-Kour, Tatyana, Akter, Fahmida, Das, Pinaki, Dirghayu, K. C., Shirisha, P., Rinky, Farhana, Kumar, Raj, Yasin, Rahima

“…D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 5b: Addressing nutrition challenges in vulnerable populations Oral presentations Enhancing Nutrition Through Home-Grown School Meal Programs: Policy, Governance, and Capacity Building in Rural Nepal Pragya Thapaliya, Programme Manager, Mercy Corps Empowering Adolescent Girls through Food Security and Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Bangladesh Afsana Habib Sheuly, Head of Nutrition and Health, Helen Keller International Diversifying food plates of tribal farmer households of Dangs by changing behaviour patterns around millets Alfa Gadhavi, Deputy Manager (Health & Nutrition), Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Double burden of malnutrition and its determinants among adolescent girls and boys (10-19 years): Evidence from a nationwide longitudinal survey in Bangladesh Fahmida Akter, Assistant Scientist, BRAC University Hidden Hunger: A Longitudinal Study of Nutritional Insecurity among Non-Poor Tribal and Non-Tribal Households in West Bengal, India Pinaki Das, Professor, Vidyasagar University Rapid-fire presentations Prevalence and determinants of the Double Burden of Malnutrition among Adolescents in Nepal: Results from an urban sample Dirghayu K.C., Research Coordinator, Public Health Promotion and Development Organization The importance of revisiting regional inequalities in the nutrition status of women and children: an empirical study from India P Shirisha, Project Research Scientist-II, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology Factors associated with different form of malnutrition and their co-existence among 6-59 Months old children in Bangladesh: Findings from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey Farhana Rinky, Research Assistant, Center for NCD and Nutrition, BRAC JPG School of Public Health, BRAC University and Institute of Food Science and Technology Impact Evaluation of Community Clinic Intervention on Maternal Healthcare Utilization in the Slums of Delhi Raj Kumar, Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University Nutritional Antenatal Care Strategies Rahima Yasin, Research Coordinator, Institute of Global Health and Development, the Aga Khan University Hospital…”
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Greening the agriculture sector of Uzbekistan: Costs of inaction, benefits of action, and returns on investment to combat degradation in land, water, and forest resources by Yigezu, Yigezu, Nurbekov, Aziz, Akramkhanov, Akmal, Nazarkulov, Umidjan, Ganiev, Akmaljon, Vogl, Adrian, Sarmiento, Jorge, Agostini, Paola, S. Golub, Elena, M. Piabuo, Serge

“…Such estimates are important in informing provincial and national governments’ policy actions and priority setting; 3) It is based on a theoretically sound and consistent method that can be applied to all dimensions of losses which are induced by the degradation of all natural capitals; 4) The study used official statistics, published and unpublished research findings, and systematically solicited expert estimates on important variables to generate new estimates or make useful extrapolations for parameters necessary for some of the components of degradation-induced losses for which no provincial or national estimates existed; 5) Every effort was made to document all theoretical underpinnings, the procedures and models used, data sources, and simplifying assumptions made during estimation, that are expected to be useful in providing the reader the context under which these estimates are made. …”
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Phenotypic variation among IR64 × TOG5681 rice (Oryza sativa × O. glaberrima) chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSL) in response to iron toxicity, and its associated QTLs by Sikirou, M., Drame, K.N., Saito, K., Bocco, R., Lorieux, M.

“…The discovery of qLBS11.1 and the candidate gene OsbHLHq11 offers insights into the genetic mechanisms governing Fe toxicity tolerance, highlighting potential targets for breeding tolerant rice varieties using marker-assisted selection or genetic engineering strategies.…”
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Gaps and opportunities for data systems and economics to support priority setting for climate-sensitive infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A rapid scoping review by Delight, E.A., Brunn, A.A., Ruiz, F., Gerard, J., Falconer, J., Liu, Y., Bah, B., Bett, Bernard K., Uzochukwu, B., Oloko, O.K., Njuguna, E., Murray, K.A.

“…Currently, critical evidence gaps, along with inadequate institutional and governance mechanisms, hinder African states’ ability to prevent, detect and respond to CSIDs. …”
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Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Reviving Livestock and Pastoral Systems in Africa’s Drylands - Opportunities Within the Great Green Wall Framework by African Union

“…Axis 1 promotes inclusive governance and participatory leadership, ensuring that pastoralist voices shape policy and implementation. …”
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Regional Policy Coherence for the Great Green Wall Initiative: Restoring Land and Sustaining Peace: The Great Green Wall and the Climate– Peace–Security Nexus in Africa by African Union

“…Key recommendations include integrating climate-security assessments into GGWI planning, aligning with the CAP-CPS and supporting African Union-led coordination, providing targeted readiness support for vulnerable and conflict-affected areas, promoting peace-positive nature-based solutions and carbon restoration pathways, operationalising early warning and peacebuilding tools, strengthening transboundary cooperation and mediation, expanding monitoring systems to track peace co-benefits, leveraging GGWI programmes as entry points for peace mediation and dialogue, and facilitating inclusive land governance and tenure security.…”
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Private Sector Dialogue on Enhancing the Commercialization and Scaling of Climate-Smart and Modern Agricultural Technologies and Innovations to the Last Mile by Barungi, Julian, Okonya, Joshua, Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…ACAT brought together over 700 participants from over 35 countries, including the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, the former President of the Republic of Nigeria, representatives of six African governments including two ministers from Malawi and Ghana, and five ministers from Rwanda, farmers, 160 youths, heads of international, continental and country level agencies, researchers, private sector players including financial institutions and industry experts to discuss next generation agricultural technology solutions for Africa's farmers. …”
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Patent landscape report on inventions based on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) and Related Digital Sequence Information Genetic Sequence Data (DSI/GSD). Ex... by Chiarolla, Claudio, Kock, Michael A, Oldham, Paul, Halewood, Michael, Lopez Noriega, Isabel, Kindness, Jasmine

“…The study aims to support policy deliberations under the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Plant Treaty) in the lead up to the adoption of a comprehensive package of measures to enhance the functionality of the Multilateral System (MLS) of Access and Benefit Sharing at the Eleventh Session of the Governing Body. We identified 399 patent documents (first filings)—representing a relatively small percentage of the overall global patent activity as captured through the most relevant PGRFA indicators—that have the potential to limit the use of PGRFA materials from which these inventions were derived in further research and breeding. …”
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Year-End Newsletter of the CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security by Awinoh, Martha, Okello, Anna, Hollerich, Gillian, Carrillo, Lucia, Ibukun, Taiwo, Victor, Andin, Hanke-Louw, Nora

“…The world is facing growing uncertainty from climate extremes to displacement and fragile governance. Yet within these challenges, one truth is clear: food systems on the frontlines must become stronger, safer, and more inclusive. …”
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Accelerating the transformation of the rice sector in Burkina Faso: moving from technology to system-wide pathways by Kpadonou, G Esaie, Ganyo, Komla Kyky, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Dossou Yovo, Elliot R, Dicko, Mohamed, Sall, Abdou, Batieno, Benoit Joseph, Ndaw, Omar, Ouattara, Yabile Florence, Kane, Mahamadi, Lamien, Nieyidouba, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Overall, findings highlight the necessity of shifting from a production-centric innovation agenda to a systemic transformation approach that simultaneously addresses technological readiness, market structure, governance, and institutional coordination across the value chain.…”
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Methodological considerations and cost to measure coverage of multisectoral nutrition interventions: Protocol for the One Nutrition Coverage Survey in Bangladesh by Manohar, Swetha, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Neupane, Sumanta, Munos, Melinda Kay, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Banerjee, Archis, Pandya, Niharika, Kim, Sunny S.

“…Learnings from ONCS will enhance data collection aligned with national strategies, helping governments improve coverage assessments, inform decisions and strengthen programme monitoring.…”
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The role of inclusivity in shaping soil health policies: reflections from Africa by Rasche, F.

“…Second, the role of MSPs will be critically examined, ensuring the inclusion governments, private sector actors, non-governmental organizations, donors, and last, but not least, both male and female farmers. …”
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Forest-related research capacity in Eastern Africa: Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda by Spilsbury, M.J., Kowero, G.S., Mukolwe, M.O., Netzehti, A., Legesse, W.W., Nsengiyumva, O., Kiwuso, P., Sabas, E.

“…While there is still a considerable need to invest in the development of human resources and physical infrastructure at the organisational level, governments and development assistance agencies should attempt a multi-pronged strategic approach to improve the overall performance of research systems. …”
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Using tropical forest ecosystem goods and services for planning climate change adaptation with implications for food security and poverty reduction by Nkem, J., Santoso, H., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Brockhaus, Maria, Kanninen, M.

“…However, there are other policy and institutional reform challenges including governance, equity and rights to resources that need to be addressed in order to reap the full suite of benefits for climate change adaptation, poverty reduction and food security.…”
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ILRI/BMZ Safe Food Fair Food: Building capacity to improve the safety of animal-source foods and ensure continued market access for poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa by Makita, K., Grace, Delia, Baumann, M.P.O., Bräunig, J., Randolph, Thomas F., Baker, Derek, Unger, Fred

“…This is not only because living environment is generally unhygienic but also most of marketed foods are distributed through informal value chains which are not regulated by the governments. The Safe Food, Fair Food (SFFF) project, funded by BMZ, is building capacity in risk analysis, which has greatly improved food safety in developed countries, to resource-poor sub Saharan Africa. …”
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Adaptation by agricultural communities to climate change through participatory and supply chain inclusive management by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Interface: Researchers and stakeholders such as farmers, extensionists, local governments, and ministers are brought together in workshops to discuss history, crop types and harvesting methods and climate change perceptions. …”
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Coffee Under Pressure by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Interface: Researchers and stakeholders such as farmers, extensionists, local governments, and ministers are brought together in workshops to discuss history, crop types and harvesting methods and climate change perceptions. …”
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Global food security: facts, issues, interventions and public policy implications by Hanjra, Munir A., Ferede, Tadele, Blackwell, John, Jackson, Tamara M., Abbas, Akhtar

“…Strategic research priorities are outlined for a range of sectors that underpin global food security, including: agriculture, ecosystem services from agriculture, climate change, international trade, water management solutions, the water-energy-food security nexus, service delivery to smallholders and women farmers, and better governance models and regional priority setting. There is a need to look beyond agriculture and invest in affordable and suitable farm technologies if the problem of food insecurity is to be addressed in a sustainable manner. …”
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Mapping consistent rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield QTLs under drought stress in target rainfed environments by Prince, Silvas J, Beena, R, Gómez Selvaraj, Michael, Senthilvel, S., Babu, R Chandra

“…These yield QTLs also govern highly heritable key secondary traits, such as leaf drying, canopy temperature, panicle harvest index and harvest index.Three QTL regions on chromosome 1 (RM8085), chromosome 4 (I12S), and chromosome 6 (RM6836) harbor significant additive QTLs for various physiological and yield traits under drought stress. …”
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Food safety policy in 9 African countries by Grace, Delia, Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Roesel, Kristina, Makita, K.

“…The focus of the study was: food safety governance (stakeholders, regulations, inspection); animal source value chains; reported and perceived food safety problems; and, national priorities around food safety. …”
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