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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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Strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27 October 2015. by Mungai C, Atakos, Vivian, Hansen, James

“…Regional institutions, such as African Climate Policy Center (ACPC), IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) and AGRHYMET Regional Center, are well positioned to assist national governments to strengthen climate services that can benefit smallholder farmers – at scale. …”
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Value chain analysis of vegetables: The case of Ejere District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State of Ethiopia by Hailu, A.

“…Vegetables value chain actors identified in the study include input suppliers, producers, rural collectors, brokers, retailers, wholesalers, processors and consumers. The chain is governed mainly by wholesalers with the assistance of brokers. …”
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Inception Report: Feed the Future for Climate-Smart Cocoa Program by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The Feed the Future Partnership for Climate Smart Cocoa (CSC) Program, supported by USAID and World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) member companies, provides us with the opportunity to work with industry, growers’ organizations, development agencies and national governments, in order to develop strategies for greater cocoa industry engagement in CSA. …”
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Multiple pathways of commodity crop expansion in tropical forest landscapes by Meyfroidt, Patrick, Carlson, K.M., Fagan, Matthew E., Gutiérrez Vélez, Victor Hugo, Macedo, M.N, Curran, L, DeFries, Ruth S., Dyer, G.A., Gibbs, H.K, Lambin, E.F., Morton, D.C, Robiglio, Valentina

“…We conclude that understanding pathways of commodity crop expansion is essential to improve land use governance.…”
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Las reformas de las políticas públicas y la gobernanza forestal indígena: el caso del pueblo Yuracaré en Bolivia by León, R., Uberhuaga, P, Benavides, J.P, Andersson, K.

“…Este artículo apareció originalmente en inglés en la revista Conservation and Society 10(2) en el 2012 bajo el titulo “Public policy reforms and indigenous forest governance: The case of the Yuracaré people in Bolivia”…”
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Technical Workshop on Agricultural Insurance in Sri Lanka – Building a Knowledge Network and Partnerships by International Water Management Institute

“…Risk sharing and transfer instruments like insurance are contributing to the efforts of governments and households to reduce immediate and long-term financial impacts associated with extreme weather events. …”
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Bioversity International Annual Report 2007 by Bioversity International

“…In policy, for example, Bioversity represented the CGIAR through the System-wide Genetic Resources Programme and helped the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to see the wisdom of allowing the CGIAR centres to use the Standard Material Transfer Agreement for all material distributed from centre genebanks, not just crops on Annex 1 of the Treaty. …”
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Inserción del INTA en redes de innovación de diferentes tramas agroalimentarias regionales by Sanchez, Guillermo

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El INTA, los autores y el derecho de autor by Sanches, Maria Del Carmen

“…Likewise, the relationships that are created between authors and users of the information, begin to be governed by different parameters that give rise to new patterns of behavior, attitudes and skills in the distribution, access, use and abuse of information. …”
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