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State of water quality monitoring and pollution control in Africa: towards developing an African Water Quality Program (AWaQ) by Mukuyu, Patience, Jayathilake, Nilanthi, Tijani, M., Nikiema, Josiane, Dickens, Chris, Mateo-Sagasta, Javier, Chapman, D. V., Warner, S.

“…State of Water Quality Monitoring and Pollution Control in Africa (phase 1-2) 2. Innovations in Water Quality Monitoring and Management in Africa (phase 3-4) 3. …”
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Evaluation of alternative school feeding models on nutrition, education, agriculture and other social outcomes in Ghana: Rationale, randomised design and baseline data by Gelli, Aulo, Masset, Edoardo, Folson, Gloria, Kusi, Anthony, Arhinful, Daniel K., Asante, Felix, Ayi, Irene, Bosompem, Kwabena M., Watkins, Kristie, Abdul-Rahman, Lutuf, Agble, Rosanna, Anase-Baden, Gertrude, Mumuni, Daniel, Aurino, Elisabetta, Fernandes, Meena, Drake, Lesley

“…The randomly assigned interventions are: 1) a school feeding programme group, including schools and communities where the standard government programme is implemented; 2) ‘home-grown’ school feeding, including schools and communities where the standard programme is implemented alongside an innovative pilot project aimed at enhancing nutrition and agriculture; and 3) a control group, including schools and households from communities where the intervention will be delayed by at least 3 years, preferably without informing schools and households. …”
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A gendered conjoint analysis of tilapia trait preference rankings among urban consumers in Zambia: evidence to inform genetic improvement programs by Murphy, Seamus, Cole, Steven M., Kaminski, Alexander M., Charo-Karisa, Harrison, Basita, Rose Komugisha, McDougall, Cynthia, Kakwasha, Keagan, Mulilo, Tabitha, Rajaratnam, Surendran, Mekkawy, Wagdy

“…Differences suggest limitations in genetic innovations to meet the needs of diverse consumer groups, requiring complementary production and marketing interventions within the aquaculture industry.…”
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Site-specific fertilizer recommendation using data driven machine learning enhanced wheat productivity and resource use efficiency by Liben, Feyera, Abera, Wuletawu, Chernet, Meklit Tariku, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Tilaye, Amsalu, Erkossa, Teklu, Degefie, Tibebe Degefie, Mponela, Powell, Kihara, Job, Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…Significance This study underlines the innovative use of data-driven ML approach to optimize fertilizer use in developing countries. …”
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Can the efforts to intensify smallholder pig production in Uganda be sustained? by Mwema, Emmanuel, Rubayiza, Isaac, Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo, Lukuyu, Bernard, Ouma, Emily, Marshall, Karen, Notenbaert, An

“…CLEANED tool (https://alliancebioversityciat.org/tools-innovations/cleaned) was applied to estimate these interventions' potential environmental and productivity trade-offs. …”
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Advancing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) disease detection with YOLO driven deep learning to enhance agricultural AI by Gomez, Daniela, Selvaraj, Michael Gomez, Casas, Jorge, Mathiyazhagan, Kavino, Rodriguez, Michael, Assefa, Teshale, Mlaki, Anna, Nyakunga, Goodluck, Kato, Fred, Mukankusi, Clare, Girma, Ellena, Mosquera, Gloria, Arredondo, Victoria, Espitia, Ernesto

“…This accomplishment showcases the integration of deep learning into our production pipeline, a process known as DLOps. This innovative approach significantly reduces diagnosis time, enabling farmers to take prompt management interventions. …”
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Climate-smart cropping arrangement and integrated soil fertility technologies for maize and cowpea to enhance soil health, yield, and income in Malawi by Omondi, J.O., Simwaka, P., Kamwana, F., Siyeni, D., Alene, A., Gbegbelegbe, S., Kadwala, P., Wupe, M., Kyei-Boahen, S., Chinwada, P., Akinwale, G.

“…This study aimed to develop innovations that could improve farmers’ crop yields, while enhancing their soil health, income, climate resilience, and adaptation. …”
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Bringing together measurements and data science for better nitrous oxide emission accounting in data-poor regions by Harris, E., Barthel, M., Leitner, Sonja, Ouma, T., Agredazywczuk, P., Otinga, A., Njoroge, R., Oduor, Collins, Oluoch, K. C.

“…Novel measurements, models and machine learning can be used in combination with existing techniques to understand drivers, increase spatial coverage, and extrapolate to new locations. Measurement innovations focusing on low-cost sensing of N2O will provide much needed data in remote and developing regions. …”
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Environmental trade-offs of livestock intensification in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam by Mwema, Emmanuel, Dao-Thu, Hang Thi, Notenbaert, An, Atieno, Mary

“…Key results Current livestock production practices significantly affect the environment, but integrating improved feeding, genetics, and animal health innovations is expected to go hand in hand with environmental efficiency gains per kilogram of meat. …”
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Impact assessment report at the meso-level: Experiences from Ghana by Manoti, Dismas, Kikulwe, Enoch, Carbonell Barlis, Angelica, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Obeng, Faustina, Mahama, Obed Kwaku

“…This report presents a qualitative impact assessment of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project in Ghana, focusing on how the program strengthened meso-level institutions (“next users”) and expanded the delivery and uptake of Climate Information Services (CIS) and Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) innovations. Ghana’s agriculture sector, dominated by rainfed smallholder systems faces deep vulnerabilities arising from erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, rising temperatures, and systemic barriers such as weak extension systems, fragmented climate governance, inadequate data-sharing mechanisms, and socio-economic constraints that disproportionately affect women and low-literacy farmers. …”
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The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms by Tittonell, Pablo A., Muriuki, A., Shepherd, Keith D., Mugendi, D., Kaizzi, K.C., Okeyo, J., Verchot, Louis V., Coe, R., Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…The five farm types identified may be seen as domains to target technological innovations and/or development efforts.…”
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Application of near Infrared Spectroscopy to the Quality Control of Citrus Fruits and Mango by Blasco, José, Lorente, Delia, Cortés, Victoria, Talens, Pau, Cubero, Sergio, Munera, Sandra, Aleixos, Nuria

“…However, industry’s demands for innovative tools for rapid and cost-effective early detection have spurred considerable interest among researchers on the application of nearinfrared spectroscopy (NIRS) on citrus fruit quality monitoring as stated in the review carried out by Magwaza et al.3. …”
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The relationship between vegetable growers and the supermarkets by Drottberger, Annie

“…There is an increasing demand on producers to be competitive and innovative to be able to survive in the tougher market climate. …”
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Corporate social responsibility communication in apparel retail industry by Saati, Natalie

“…An important change identified over the years, is how CSR communication went from communicating a few contributions in some part of the product’s life cycle, to communicating collaborations with other stakeholders to implement common codes of conduct and innovative sustainable business practices that influence the industry. …”

Assessment of the impact of the Black Coffee Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus infestation in Ugandan small-scale coffee gardens, and the potential of its suppression through repel... by Shankarkumar, Advaith Chakravarthy

“…Furthermore, research on mutual expectations and identifying obstacles and possibilities to suggest possible improvements in the stakeholder communication chain to support the dissemination of sustainable innovations to combat BCTB and other threats to coffee production under agroforestry settings.…”
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Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies by Munyi, P., Grum, M., Ndung'u-Skilton, J., Bioversity International

“…This is also anticipated in Article 8, which requires signatory nations to “preserve and maintain knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity …” Agenda 21 reflects this commitment to in situ conservation as an essential component of sustainable agriculture, and in Chapter 14, notes the need for establishing programmes and policies to strengthen in situ conservation. …”
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Rapport de l’atelier de clôture Capacitating Stakeholders in Using Climate Information for Enhanced Resilience in the Agricultural Sector in West Africa (CaSCIERA-TA) by Diakité, Adama, Chabi, Adéyèmi, Bayala, Jules

“…Sept axes d’activités (workpackages- WP) ont été définis dans le projet dont le renforcement des capacités des acteurs clés pour générer et utiliser les informations climatiques (WP1), la production des informations agro-hydro-climatiques (WP2), la diffusion des informations agro-hydroclimatiques (WP3); les essais participatifs au champ et la validation des outils et méthodes (WP4); la mise à l’échelle des innovations réussies (WP5); le suivi et l'évaluation (WP6) et la gestion globale du projet (WP7). …”
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Compendium on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems in India by Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Saini, Sakshi, Durga, Neha, Senoner, Diego, Ghose, Nilanjan, Verma, Shilp, Sikka, Alok

“…Total 16 case studies describing different solar irrigation deployment models that are either highly popular and represent a significant portion of the solar pumps used today or they show innovations that have the potential to reach scale are documented. …”
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Climate Information Services Research Initiative: Final Report by Blumenstock, Ali

“…In addition, CISRI developed innovative approaches to strengthening climate information services systems and evaluating the uptake and effectiveness of climate services. …”
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Why adaptation falters: principles for climate change adaptation policy assessment in Vietnam by Quang, N.M., Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Nguyen-Pham, T.N., Nguyen, T.N., Le, H.M., Tran, T.T.M., Huynh, T.

“…This study aims to propose and apply and applies an innovative adaptation policy assessment framework to identify the extent to which climate adaptation policies in Vietnam exhibit conditions that are likely to ensure a sufficient, credible and effective adaptation.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 21 conditions, categorized under five normative principles and covering critical issue areas in adaptation domain, form the climate adaptation policy assessment framework. …”
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