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Youth transitions: Perspectives from Kenya by Bullock, Renee, Miriti, Philip

“…In sub–Saharan Africa, agricultural and livestock assets are also culturally relevant and often critical to supporting major achievements in transitions. What can we learn from youth studies to better understand youth engagement in agriculture and livestock sectors? …”
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The global effort to eradicate rinderpest by Roeder, Peter, Rich, Karl M.

“…This analysis attempts to present lessons learned from the experience gained in eradicating rinderpest, and explores the socioeconomic gains made as a result.…”
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Mechanization outsourcing clusters and division of labor in Chinese agriculture by Zhang, Xiaobo, Yang, Jin, Reardon, Thomas

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Launch event of the AgriTech4Egypt Innovation Challenge by Zaccari, Claudia, Al-saffar, Reem Hazim Khalis, Menza, Gianpiero

“…A4IP is an initiative powered by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; a CGIAR research center. Learn more: a4ip.cgiar.org…”
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Exploring the long-term impact of development interventions within life-history narratives in rural Bangladesh by Davis, Peter

“…It then goes on to discuss what was learned about the impact of microfinance, educational transfer, and agricultural technology development programs from the life-history narratives. …”
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition by Linn, Johannes F.

“…The resulting series brings together a variety of experiences from around the world, delineates different pathways for scaling up, identifies both the key drivers that push the scaling-up process forward and the key spaces that enable initiatives to be scaled up, and outlines the lessons learned. These briefs were written by a wide range of actors, from local communities and nongovernmental organizations to private businesses and donors. …”
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Sustainability analysis for irrigation water management: concepts, methodology, and application to the Aral Sea region by Cai, Ximing, McKinney, Daene C., Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…A stable relationship should be maintained between these two objectives now and in the future, while potential conflicts between these objectives should be mitigated through appropriate irrigation practices. Lessons learned from unsustainable water management practices around the world demonstrate the necessity—and growing urgency—of applying sustainability principles to water management in river basins where irrigation is a major factor. …”
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Rethinking food aid to fight AIDS by Kadiyala, Suneetha, Gillespie, Stuart

“…Using past experience as a guide, organizations can learn by doing, documenting, and continually reassessing their programs using the evolving lens, so as to ensure maximal relevance and impact.…”
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Business and public health impacts of a food safety rating program among pork vendors in Vietnam by Ambler, Kate, Murphy, Mike, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hoffmann, Vivian, Trang Le-Thi-Huyen, Unger, Fred, Vuong Bui-Nghia, Huong Pham-Thi, Duy Nguyen-Quang, Hung Nguyen-Viet

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Governing Groundwater Irrigation in Bangladesh: Reviewing the Past and Looking Ahead for the Future by Sarkar, Anindita, Mukherji, Aditi, Mainuddin, M.

“…Each of these phases are analysed to show how policies impact groundwater irrigation systems and what can we learn from these experiences. Extension of groundwater irrigation is determined by government’s decisions to influence both public and private investments on groundwater technologies and new innovative cost-effective technologies in groundwater irrigation systems. …”
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Resilient Agrifood Systems Science Group: Evaluation Report by Palmieri, N., Bennett, B., Fakoya, K., Meisner, C., Molinari, M.M.

“…The evaluation aims to provide an independent assessment of performance and identify lessons learned to guide future design. Key findings include strong alignment with global agricultural priorities, as well as challenges in cross-center collaboration and stakeholder engagement. …”
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Food, gender, and diet quality: Regional experiences, evidence, and reflections by Lizarazo, Miguel, Ramos, Gresia, Jimenez, Daniel, Arce, Daniela

“…The discussions primarily focused on Guatemala, followed by Colombia, and brought together academic institutions and research organizations to reflect on evidence, methodologies, and lessons learned across different contexts. Key topics included the food environment in Colombia; diet quality indices and high-frequency diet quality monitoring experiences in Guatemala, particularly across the eastern, central, and western regions of the country; and the application of similar monitoring approaches among students from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) in Colombia. …”
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Analysis of gender barriers in the design and implementation of climate change related policy for agriculture and food security in Burkina Faso by Laeticia, D.

“…There is a need to understand how to improve women’s adaptive capacity and learn how to support women against climate threats. …”
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Livestock futures to 2020: How will they shape food, environmental, health, and global security? by McDermott, John J., Enahoro, Dolapo K., Herrero, Mario

“…It offers new insights building on lessons learned since the 2008 and 2011 global food price spikes sparked political unrest that toppled multiple governments and spurred a global land rush unlike any seen since the nineteenth century. …”
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Climatic Change and Groundwater: India?s Opportunities for Mitigation and Adaptation by Shah, Tushaar

“…In doing this, India needs to learn intelligently from the experience of countries like Australia and the USA that have long experience in managed aquifer recharge.…”
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Water resource research and education in mountain communities by Roa García, María Cecilia, Roa García, C.E., Brown, S., Cordero, E.

“…Studies of natural resources in mountains, conducted jointly with local actors and with the participation of youth, are a way for rural communities to learn about their resources, appropriate this knowledge, and improve their quality of life. …”
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The role of a pluralistic extension system in enhancing agriculture productivity in Mozambique by Gemo, Helder R., Stevens, J.B., Chilonda, Pius

“…Within the pluralistic extension system of Mozambique, NGO's and private commodity extension organisations play an important role in supporting smallholder farmers. To be able to learn from the different experiences in offering extension by the various service providers is only possible through effective communication and sharing of experiences between public, NGO's and private extension service providers. …”
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CIAT research on improving livelihoods of smallholder coffee producers in Nicaragua by Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Pérez, L., Zuluaga Gonzalez, V., Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…The results of CIAT’s studies have provided the scientific basis for the collaborative design and implementation of a series of CRS-led projects, also providing recommendations and lessons learned from each project into the proposal and implementation of the next. …”
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Evaluación de dos modalidades de pago por servicios ambientales aplicadas a fincas agroforestales en las provincias de San José y Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Rodríguez Espinoza, Noelia M.

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Children in their local everyday environment by Karlsdóttir, Katrín

“…Further, the findings are discussed in relation to how we can learn from children’s use and experience of their local environment and communicate that to planning practice. …”
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