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CIAT in Africa: applying modern science to improve traditional livelihoods by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Betting on modern sciences and technologies—and a more balanced approach to livestock research for development by McDermott, John J.

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United for land - regenerative grazing to combat desertification by Louhaichi, Mounir

“…Through CGIAR's Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate, ICARDA's Sustainable Rangeland Management toolkit and regenerative grazing practices merge modern science with indigenous knowledge to combat desertification. …”
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Seed Industry Analysis in Asia: Toward better metrics and policymaking by Spielman, David J., Kennedy, Adam

“…Our ability to select desirable biological characteristics of plants through applications of modern science creates remarkable abundance in agriculture and is also the uncomplicated reason why many governments in industrialized and developing countries have historically invested in improving cultivated crop varieties (“cultivars”) through applications of modern science. …”
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Appropriate technology for sustainable food security by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…Modern science and technology offer tremendous opportunities for improving the well-being of current and future generations and the environment. …”
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Structure and Governance Implications of the New CGIAR Vision and Strategy by Javier, Emil Q.

“…It suggests that two of the seven planks proposed in the TAC vision statement entail changes in structure and governance: the people and poverty focus, which requires a more regional, decentralized approach to research planning and priority setting; and bringing modern science to bear on CGIAR objectives which had different implications depending on the aspect of science involved.…”
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Sustainable Rangeland Management Toolkit for Resilient Pastoral Systems by Louhaichi, Mounir, Davies, Jon, Gamoun, Mouldi, Hassan, Sawsan, Abu-Zanat, Mahfouz, Neffati, Mohamed, Tadros, Maher, Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez, Rajabov, Toshpulot, Annouri, Laila, Al Rahahleh, Laith, Baqain, Razan, Kool, Emma, Masumbuko, Bora, Magero, Chris, Ogali, Claire, Slim, Slim, Abdallah, Mohamed, Souissi, Mohamed, Sebri, Mehdi

“…It also emphasizes the need to ensure that decisions are based on both indigenous knowledge and modern science to address site-specific challenges. Users have access to a collection of Sustainable Rangeland Management (SRM) practices aimed at achieving a neutral level of degradation (LDN) and offering a strong potential to rehabilitate and restore degraded rangeland ecosystems. …”
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The Asian Green Revolution by Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…The Green Revolution brought modern science to bear on a widening Asian food crisis in the 1960s. …”
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Restoring hopes through Landscapes: Reviving Nature, water and livelihoods by Singh, Ramesh, Anantha, K.H., Garg, Kaushal K., Venkataradha, A., Shukla, Ashok, Uttam, R.K.

“…Recognizing the urgency, ICRISAT and partners, with the support from Government of Uttar Pradesh, initiated a comprehensive landscape resource conservation program that combined traditional wisdom with modern science. The goal was simple yet ambitious: reclaim the landscape for sustainable water futures.…”
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A Scalable and Participatory Sustainable Rangeland Management toolkit with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitate degraded rangelands by Louhaichi, Mounir, Gamoun, Mouldi, Hassan, Sawsan

“…It also underscores the need to base decision-making on both indigenous knowledge and modern science, in order to empower communities to make good choices based on the best information available.…”
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Beyond conservation agriculture by Giller, Kenneth E., Andersson, Jens A., Corbeels, Marc, Kirkegaard, John, Mortensen, D., Erenstein, Olaf, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…The benefits arising from the ease of crop management, energy/cost/time savings, and soil and water conservation led to widespread adoption of CA, particularly on large farms in the Americas and Australia, where farmers harness the tools of modern science: highly-sophisticated machines, potent agrochemicals, and biotechnology. …”
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Alimentos para el futuro

“…The rapid pace of modern science, both pure and applied, gives promise that future benefits may be much greater than those thus far experienced. …”
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A Food Secure World For All: Toward a New Vision and Strategy for the CGIAR by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…This paper and the addendum were presented and approved at MTM 2000, and were subsequently combined in a document with the same name dated October 2000.The paper recommended that the CGIAR mission be achievement of sustainable food security and poverty reduction in the developing countries, and proposed a strategy of six elements which came to be called planks:1. focusing sharply on the reduction of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition;2. bringing modern science to bear on productivity and institutional problems;3. giving highest priority to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa;4. adopting a regional approach to research planning;5. diversifying and closely integrating partnerships; and6. in certain circumstances, adopting a taskforce approach to CGIAR workIn the process of discussion, the catalytic role of the CGIAR was added as a seventh plankIn his presentation to MTM 2000, Javier called attention to aspects with strategic implications: the focus on poverty reduction at the regional level; adoption of modern research tools to complement or replace traditional tools; closer articulation with partners in regions with high concentrations of poverty; increasing NARS capability to share responsibilities; and augmenting CGIAR capacity to respond to changing environments.…”
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TAC's Views on Implications of the New CGIAR Vision and Strategy for Structure and Governance by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…Task forces, rather than new institutions, are suggested to tackle cross-cutting problems of poverty and mobilizing modern science.For each CGIAR program output, TAC suggests the appropriate organizational structure. …”
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A Food Secure World for All: Toward a New Vision and Strategy for the CGIAR by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…That was done at TAC 79, and the result presented by TAC Chair Emil Javier at ICW 2000, where it served as background for discussions of how the CGIAR should reshape itself to implement the vision.The paper recommended that the CGIAR mission be achievement of sustainable food security and poverty reduction in the developing countries, and proposed a strategy of seven planks:1. focusing sharply on the reduction of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition;2. bringing modern science to bear on productivity and institutional problems;3. giving highest priority to South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa;4. adopting a regional approach to research planning;5. diversifying and closely integrating partnerships;6. in certain circumstances, adopting a taskforce approach to CGIAR work;7. strengthening the CGIAR as a catalyst, integrator, and disseminator of knowledge.In his presentation to MTM 2000, Javier called attention to aspects with strategic implications: the focus on poverty reduction at the regional level; adoption of modern research tools to complement or replace traditional tools; closer articulation with partners in regions with high concentrations of poverty; increasing NARS capability to share responsibilities; and augmenting CGIAR capacity to respond to changing environments.The paper lists the four broad criteria used by TAC to assess strategic choices for shaping the CGIAR research agenda. …”
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Seeding the future: Accelerating seed system development in Bangladesh by Naher, Firdousi, Spielman, David J.

“…And while there are many different designs for a modern seed system, they all share one commonality—they shift seed use practices away from traditional approaches in which farmers select, save, and exchange seeds, to a system that integrates traditional approaches with modern science, public investment, and market signals to provide farmers with more systematic access to improved cultivars and quality seed. …”
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Towards better metrics and policymaking for seed system development: Insights from Asia's seed industry by Spielman, David J., Kennedy, Adam

“…Since the 1980s, many developing countries have introduced policies to promote seed industry growth and improve the delivery of modern science to farmers, often with a long-term goal of increasing agricultural productivity in smallholder farming systems. …”
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The evolving role of genebanks in the fast-developing field of molecular genetics by Carmen de Vicente, M.

“…It aims to present not so much solutions as arguments that might steer a constructive exchange of ideas in coming years, so that a balance may be found between the need to maintain genetic resources and the required infrastructure and those for providing the additional services that modern science demands.…”
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Seed demand and supply responses by Spielman, David J., Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework

“…It was not until the mid-20th century that Ethiopia—like many other developing countries—developed a system based on modern science to breed improved teff cultivars, distribute improve teff seed, and accelerate the contribution of genetic gain to teff yield growth across the country’s smallholder farming systems. …”
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Towads a common vision of climate, peace and security in Zimbabwe by Makanda, Joseph, Maviza, Gracsious, Caroli, Giulia, Tarusarira, Joram, Gadu, Siyaxola, Maphosa, Mandlenkosi, Takaindisa, Joyce, Onivola, Minoarivelo, de Coning, Cedric, Gumindonga, Webster, Moyo, Nqobile, Laderach, Peter

“…Key recommendations include strengthening climate-resilient policies, ensuring conflict-sensitive climate finance, fostering community engagement, and leveraging Indigenous knowledge alongside modern science. Enhanced evidence-based research and integrated climate, peace, and security programs are essential to achieving sustainable development and resilience against climate impacts in Zimbabwe.…”
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