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Status and determinants of multi-dimensional poverty in Wolaita Sodo Town, southern Ethiopia by Esrael, Eshetu, Worku, Asrat, Cucchi, Carlo, Belay, Abrham, Recha, John W.M., Tafesse, Alula

“…To alleviate the elevated levels of multidimensional poverty in the study area, it is advisable to target households with larger family members, target households with access to remittance, enhance access to quality education, support aged household heads and create conducive environment for investors to start medium- and large-scale industries for better employment opportunity.…”
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Policies for improved land management and agricultural market development in the Ethiopian Highlands by Pender, John L., Ruben, Ruerd, Jabbar, Mohammad Abdul, Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude

“…Yet as we are all increasingly aware, these advances are necessary but not sufficient to achieve the goal of agriculturally led industrialization. Market development and sustainable natural resource management are essential building blocks of a successful rural development strategy, requiring policy makers and other stakeholders to identify and invest in an appropriate mix of institutions, infrastructure, information, and innovation systems. …”
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Viewpoint: Agri-nutrition research: Revisiting the contribution of maize and wheat to human nutrition and health by Poole, Nigel, Donovan, Jason, Erenstein, Olaf

“…Cereal and food scientists should also collaborate with social scientists to better understand the impacts on diets of the political economy of the food industry, and the diverse factors which influence local and global dietary transitions, consumer behavioural choices, dietary change, and the assessment and acceptance of novel and nutritious cereal-based products.…”
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Developing tools to assess quality traits in beans for sustainable and nutritional foods in LAC by Gallego, Sonia, Orozco, Juan Camilo, Patiño, Gelver, Taleon, Victor, Andrade, Robert

“…The Nutrition Quality and Food Processing Laboratory (NQL) of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has developed specific methodologies to assess these bean traits, with the aim of providing valuable information that fosters innovative connections between crop breeders, actors in the agri-food chain, nutrition and health specialists and other stakeholders, including the food industry and policy makers.…”
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Review of Climate-Resilient Agriculture for Ensuring Food Security: Sustainability Opportunities and Challenges of India by Sahoo, Satiprasad, Singha, Chiranjit, Govind, Ajit, Moghimi, Armin

“…In water stressed countries such as India, where demand for water from agriculture, industry, and domestic use is increasing, CRA offers ways to address current and future food security challenges. …”
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The dual effect of selenium application in reducing Fusarium wilt disease incidence in banana and producing se-enriched fruits by Liu, Lina, Wang, Chengye, Yin, Kesuo, Ni, Ming, Ding, Yue, Li, Chengyun, Zheng, Sijun

“…Fusarium wilt disease severely constrains the global banana industry. The highly destructive disease is caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, especially its virulent tropical race 4 (Foc TR4). …”
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Are Vietnamese coffee farmers willing to pay for weather index insurance? by Le Ngoc, Lan, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Wang, Qingxia (Jenny), Barlis, Angelica, Deniau, Aline, Byrareddy, Vivekananda Mittahalli, Anh, Huynh Tan, Swaans, Kees

“…The study suggests that the current coffee industry co-contribution to insurance premiums could potentially be reduced by up to 90 %. …”
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Growth resilience to weather variation in commercial free-ranging chickens in Ethiopia by Banos, G., Girma, Mekonnen, Solomon, Bersabhe, Davoudi, P., Esatu, Wondmeneh, Dessie, Tadelle, Psifidi, A., Watson, K., Hanotte, Olivier H., Sánchez-Molano, E.

“…Background: The poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa is a rapidly developing sector mostly based on smallholder farming. …”
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The political economy of large-scale food fortification in West Africa: Pathways toward harmonization by Resnick, Danielle

“…At the same time, incoherent trade, tax, and macroeconomic policies in a context of multiple shocks and crises, protectionist impulses aimed at building up domestic agro-industries, lack of financial commitment to LSFF structures in the absence of donor support, and uneven financial contributions to ECOWAS and WAHO remain barriers to progress. …”
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AI-enabled UAV borne hyperspectral imaging for crop-livestock farm management by Sankararao, A.U.G., Rajalakshmi, P., Choudhary, Sunita, Kholova, Jana, Jones, Christopher S.

“…Crop-livestock farming plays a crucial role in global agricultural communities by integrating crop production with livestock farming to create a sustainable and diversified farming system. However, this industry has become increasingly scrutinized due to environmental impact, climate change, and land degradation. …”
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Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less develop countries, insight and challenges from recent experience. ( special issue on agroforestry science, pol... by Buck, L.

“…Following a brief review of forces driving agroforestry development in industrialized and less developed countries, the paper highlights recent policy assessment initiatives in each sphere. …”
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Variability for cassava root yield and yield components among half-sib cassava progenies by Codjia, E.D., Olasanmi, B., Udemba, I.O., Rabbi, I.Y.

“…Dry root yield (DRY) should be highly considered in cassava breeding programs as it plays a key role in food industries. One hundred and forty-two cassava genotypes developed from open-pollinated crosses and 3 national check varieties, TMS 07/0593, TMS 30572 and TMS 30555 were assessed for root yield and yield components over 2 years in Ibadan, Nigeria. …”
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From records to results: Report on the digital landscape of Kenya’s red meat value chain by Paliwal, Ambica, Ojango, Julie M.K., Rao, E.J.O.

“…Taken together, a phased, inclusive digitalization anchored in SMS/USSD and offline-first designs supported by data standards, training, and policy/industry buy-in, can unlock transparency, reduce risk, and enable finance and traceability across the value chain.…”
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Advancing pigeonpea variety choices for Kenya’s agricultural future by Kairu, Susan, Mbugua-Gitonga, Agnes, Nadigatla, Ganga Rao, Bett, Charles, Karimi, Rael

“…To understand the crop’s market opportunities, CIMMYT’s Market Intelligence delved into the following: How adequately represented are the varietal traits crucial toward meeting key grower, industry, and consumer requirements for Kenya’s improved pigeonpea? …”
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Banana genotype-associated microbiomes play an essential role in suppressing Fusarium wilt by Zhang, Wenlong, Xu, Shengtao, Bai, Tingting, Aman, Bonaventure Omondi, Wang, Yongfen, Li, Shu, Wang, Jielin, Qin, Yue, Wang, Yun-Yue, Zheng, Sijun

“…Introduction: Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) seriously threatens the banana industry’s sustainable development. Recent evidence indicates that FWB occurrence and development are not only regulated by host resistance genes, but are also significantly influenced by host microbiomes. …”
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The agrifood system in South Asia: Pathways to sustainable healthy diets by International Food Policy Research Institute, Scott, Samuel P., Kishore, Avinash, Headey, Derek D.

“…Moreover, that evidence must serve as a catalytic driver of change, which further requires strong partnerships between donors, researchers, civil society, industry, and policymakers. This report begins with a summary of the latest evidence on diets in the region, and then traces the drivers of current diets, starting from the food environment experienced by consumers, back through the diverse markets and farm production, and finally looks at the role of social protection and agrifood policy. …”
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Identification of high blanchability donors, candidate genes and markers in groundnut by Shah, Priya, Gangurde, Sunil S., Ramachandran, Senthil, Singam, Prashant, Ovais Hamid Peerzada, Janila, Pasupuleti, Singh, Kuldeep, Mayes, Sean, Pandey, Manish K.

“…Blanchability is the ability of seeds to shed their seed coat (testa) and is a trait of economic importance in the food processing industry, yet remains underexplored in breeding programs. …”
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Gender capacitation of extension and rural advisory services in West and Central Africa: the learning journey and outcomes by Maiga, Mariame, Gebremedhin, Bethel, Kpadonou, G Esaie, Ganyo, Komla Kyky, Dieng, Fatou, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Lamien, Nieyidouba, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Gender Responsive Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services can be achieved through capacitation thereby contributing to respond to the increasing youth unemployment across Africa, with participation of underprivileged as women and youth in agricultural commercialization and industrialization for empowerment. Gender capacitation of extension institutions is key for designing and delivering gender responsive extension advisory services to enable rural women and youth to effectively benefit. …”
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The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia by Jong, W. de, Becker, M., Ruíz, S., Gottwald, C.

“…In the middle the 1990s Bolivia enacted a set of new national laws that are affecting forest products based industries. The principal laws are several decentralization laws, a new land reform law, and a new forestry law. …”
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Climate change mitigation: should “avoided deforestation” be rewarded? by Pirard, R., Karsenty, A.

“…Instead, we encourage industrialized countries to better use already existing multi- and bilateral instruments, which focus on the correction of governance deficiencies in countries home to tropical forests. …”
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