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Getting to the roots of a valuable tree’s genetic heritage Bioversity International’s study of African cherry (Prunus africana) by Bioversity International

“…When genealogists conduct research on family trees, they often go back across many generations and even centuries to learn as much as possible about where that family originated. …”
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How profitable climate smart agricultural practices are? Voice of farmers from rice-wheat ecologies by Rai, Munmun, Chand, Prem, Kalvaniya, Kailash C., Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Agarwal, Tripati, Sharma, Parbodh Chander, Jat, Mangi Lal

“…They feel overwhelmed by record keeping because it takes time, a change in behavior and for some, the requirement to learn a new skill. This study assesses the role of record keeping, particularly among women and youth using data collected in afarmers participatory research undertaken under the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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Scaling Out Climate-Smart Agriculture for Resilient Farming in Adilabad District of Telangana by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, International Water Management Institute, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…This report is part of the project that aims to contribute towards building a national strategy for scaling out climate resilient agricultural practices and technologies by synthesizing cumulative knowledge, experiences, and learnings gained by ICAR, CCAFS, and CG Centre’s Programs in climate risk management. …”
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User guide to impact network analysis (INA). RTB User Guide by Garrett, K.A.

“…A goal of the INA framework development is to support a community of practice for researchers and practitioners who address similar problems, to provide lessons learned across systems that may have traditionally fallen in separate disciplines.…”
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Co-Creating Conceptual and Working Frameworks for Implementing Forest and Landscape Restoration Based on Core Principles by Chazdon, R.L., Gutiérrez, V., Brancalion, Pedro H.S., Laestadius, L., Guariguata, Manuel R.

“…Finally, we describe existing FLR guidelines and what we can learn from them. Working frameworks can be developed and used by different actors who seek to initiate an FLR process and to align restoration actions at different scales and levels.…”
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Engaging multiple stakeholders to reconcile climate, conservation and development objectives in tropical landscapes by Reed, J., Barlow, J., Carmenta, R., Vianen, J. van, Sunderland, T.C.H.

“…Specifically, we ask: (1) what are the key challenges related to effectively engaging multiple stakeholders in integrated landscape approaches and (2) what lessons can be learned from practitioners, and how can these lessons serve as opportunities to avoid duplicating future research efforts or repeating past perceptions of underperformance. …”
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A Framework for Monitoring Ecosystems-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Experience from The Gambia by Gilruth, P., Duguma, L.A., Minang, Peter A., Bah, A., Jaiteh, M.S., Mwangi, S., Ahmad, M.

“…Future research will be needed to understand the extent to which the environmental changes in The Gambia compared to changes across the Sahel and Sudano-Sahel regions of West Africa and whether the lessons learned from The Gambia could be extrapolated to the subregion.…”
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Scaling Out Climate-Smart Agriculture for Resilient Farming in Beed district of Maharashtra by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Natural Resource Management Division, International Water Management Institute, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…This report aims to contribute towards building a national strategy for scaling out climate resilient agricultural practices and technologies by synthesizing cumulative knowledge, experiences, and learnings gained by ICAR, CCAFS, and CG Centre’s Programs in climate risk management. …”
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Land and water systems: looking to the future and a more resilient and sustainable society and environment by Gotor, Elisabetta, Nedumaran, S., Cenacchi, Nicola, Tran, N., Dunston, S., Dermawan, A., Valera, Harold Glenn, Wiberg, David A., Tesfaye, K., Mausch, K., Langan, Simon J.

“…The effort recognizes that there is much to learn from past experience, and there are clearly many urgent and immediate challenges, but given the pace and complexity of change we are currently experiencing, there is also an increasing need to look carefully into the future of food, land, and water systems to inform decision making today.…”
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Prioritizing international agricultural research investments: lessons from a global multi-crop assessment by Pemsl, Diemuth E., Staver, Charles, Hareau, G., Alene, A., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kleinwechter, U., Labarta, Ricardo Antonio, Thiele, Graham

“…This paper presents the methodology and results and then focuses on the policy implications and lessons learned to strengthen future priority assessments in agricultural research.…”
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Open Data Kit (ODK) in crop farming: an introduction of mobile data collection methods in seed yam tracking in Ibadan, Nigeria by Ouma,T.A.

“…The system architecture is based on the Open Data Kit (ODK) framework and a custom design based on requirements and lessons learned from literature. The ODK (Aggregate) made data easily accessible in minimum time possible from the point of data collection. …”
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Open Data Kit (ODK) in crop farming: an introduction of mobile data collection methods in seed yam tracking in Ibadan, Nigeria by Ouma, T.A.

“…The system architecture is based on the Open Data Kit (ODK) framework and a custom design based on requirements and lessons learned from literature. The ODK (Aggregate) made data easily accessible in minimum time possible from the point of data collection. …”
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Long-term relationships of beef and dairy cattle and greenhouse gas emissions: Application of co-integrated panel models for Latin America by Sandoval, Danny, Junca Paredes, Jhon Jairo, Enciso Valencia, Karen Johanna, Díaz Baca, Manuel Francisco, Bravo Parra, Aura María, Burkart, Stefan

“…These progressive countries can serve as regional benchmarks, and the lessons they have learned hold valuable insights for the sustainable intensification of cattle production in countries with less-developed cattle sectors.…”
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A conceptual framework of living labs for people: Fostering innovations for low emissions food systems and social equity by Rietveld, Anne M., Haberman, Birgit, Nehring, Ryan, Zhang, Wei, Falk, Thomas, Kibet, Walter

“…The practical experience from applying this framework in the four case studies will generate learnings about alternative pathways for other Living Labs focused on low-emission food system development and social equity.…”
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Conservation for sustaining livelihoods: Adaptive co-management of fish no-take zones in the Mekong River by Kura, Yumiko, Mam, Kosal, Chea, Seila, Eam, Dyna, Almack, Kaitlin, Ishihara, Hiroe

“…The management approach was found generally effective for the local stakeholders to negotiate between conservation and livelihood objectives at key stages of the implementation, and resolve conflicts; however, the lessons learned were not uniform across all sites. The degree of difficulty in conflict resolution was mainly a function of the fishing dependency of local communities on the protected site, the prevalence of severe poverty in adjacent villages, and the availability of livelihood options other than fishing. …”
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Land degradation and restoration in Lao Cai and Son La Provinces, northern mountainous region of Vietnam. Scoping study for the One CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions by Chien, Pham Duc, Nguyen, Van Truong, Hoang, Lien Son, Ha, Van Tiep, Hoang, Nguyen Viet Hoa, Jalonen, Riina

“…The objective of this scoping study is to identify good practices, lessons learned and recommendations from past forest and landscape restoration efforts in Vietnam that have helped halt land degradation and biodiversity loss while simultaneously improving rural livelihoods. …”
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Do private consultants promote savings and investments in rural Mozambique? by Christian, Parul, Glover, Steven, Kondylis, Florence, Mueller, Valerie, Ruzzante, Matteo, Zwager, Astrid

“…Advice from managementprofessionals can help small‐ and medium‐sized firms reach complex financial goals in low‐ and middle‐income countries. We apply lessons learned in the firm literature to determine the degree in which farmer associations face constraints to management and planning capacity that can be alleviated by the provision of advice from external consultants. …”
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Agricultural mechanization in Ghana: Alternative supply models for tractor hiring services by Diao, Xinshen, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

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Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Viet Nam by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Liu, Yanyan, Cuong, Nguyen Van, Masias, Ian

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Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Thailand by Cramb, Rob, Thepent, Viboon

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