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Feeding Abundantia: exploring critical issues in food security by Dentzer, Susan, Rose, Barbara

“…The panel features a number of real-life government officials, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, academics, and other experts who bring their perspectives on food security to the case of a hypothetical developing country -- Abundantia.…”
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River deltas: scaling up community-driven approaches to sustainable intensification by CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…In both deltas, scientists working for nearly two decades with communities, local governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have demonstrated the potential to overcome these challenges and substantially improve people’s livelihoods. …”
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Irrigation water management and the Bundala National Park: Proceedings of the Workshop on Water Quality of the Bundala Lagoons, held at IIMI, in Colombo, Sri Lanka 03 April 1998 by Matsuno, Y., Hoek, Wim van der, Ranawake, M.

“…The workshop brought together a multidisciplinary group of 38 people from 22 governmental and nongovernmental organizations. After the workshop, a project protocol was finalized and now forms the basis for collaboration between several institutions involved in field based activities in the Bundala National Park.…”
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Decision and policy analysis program = Programa de análisis de políticas by Jarvis, Andy

“…To ensure that the rural poor benefit from both public and private sector policies, we also work with key governmental and nongovernmental organizations.…”
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Aquatic food systems and antimicrobial use in Bangladesh: A One Health perspective by Rheman, Shafiq, Hossain, Sabrina, Khor, Laura, Delamare-Deboutteville, Jerome, Chadag, Vishnumurthy Mohan

“…The review also sheds light on past and ongoing initiatives led by government agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and collaborative research partners to reduce the burden of AMU and AMR in aquaculture in Bangladesh.…”
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Cross-sector social innovations by Zhang, Qiang

“…Further, the examples of past responses to such large-scale disasters have taught us that such projects cannot rely merely on the capacity and wisdom of the government; the private sector, volunteers, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) also have an important role to play.…”
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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for Country Level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Tanzania by Mwinuka, Lutengano

“…Targeted respondents for the study included government ministries and agencies, local organizations involved in agricultural and food policy research, local and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and institutions of learning and research.…”
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Influences of Programs and Organizations on the Adoption of Sustainable Land Management Technologies in Uganda by Jagger, Pamela, Pender, John L.

“…Market reforms and structural adjustment policies devolve the provision of services and infrastructure to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs), and the private sector (Farrington and Bebbington 1993; Uphoff 1993; Pender and Scherr 2002). …”
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Agricultural biotechnology and the poor : proceedings of an international conference, Washington, D.C., 21-22 October 1999. Communicating about biotechnology and addressing public... by Weiss, Rick

“…A special session on communications included a panel of science interpretive writers with inter-national experience in industrial countries, developing countries, the biotechnology industry, and nongovernmental organizations. Panel members were asked to address the central question of how controversial topics such as genetically improved organisms are handled from their perspective. …”
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Using gender research in development by Quisumbing, Agnes R., McClafferty, Bonnie

“…This book is designed for technical personnel and policymakers in national government and international agencies, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), as well as other development practitioners who face the task of addressing gender issues in development projects and policy. …”
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Rural Finance Policies 2 - Impact of microfinance on poverty alleviation: what does emerging evidence indicate? by Sharma, Manohar

“…The spectacular growth of the microfinance industry has been fueled not by market forces but by conscious actions of national governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and donors who view microfinance as an effective tool for alleviating poverty. …”
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Increasing agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in Bangladesh by Amarnath, Giriraj

“…Effective end-to-end solutions will be developed in collaboration with a range of organizations and experts from central and state government bodies, private insurance firms, community-based organizations (CBOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The project will be piloted in selected locations of India and Bangladesh, making it the first attempt to develop IBFI at a large scale.…”
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Increasing agricultural resilience and flood-proofing livelihoods in Bihar, India by Amarnath, Giriraj

“…Effective end-to-end solutions will be developed in collaboration with a range of organizations and experts from central and state government bodies, private insurance firms, community-based organizations (CBOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). The project will be piloted in selected locations of India and Bangladesh, making it the first attempt to develop IBFI at a large scale.…”
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Sustainable food security for all by 2020: proceedings of an international conference by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…A wide variety of stakeholders came together — one-quarter of the participants were from nongovernmental organizations, one-fifth from government, one-tenth from media, and just over one-twentieth from business and industry. …”
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The hidden significance of urban agriculture by Mougeot, Luc J. A.

“…To improve urban agriculture and make it more sustainable, farmers must use better practices and governments must promote or better manage it through more informed policies. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) can support these efforts." -- from Text…”
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Governance of global value chains in response to food safety and certification standards: the case of shrimp from Vietnam by NhuongTran, Bailey, Conner, Wilson, Norbert L.W., Phillips, Michael

“…We describe this GVC as buyer-driven with important food safety standards imposed by governments of importing countries and new certification systems promoted by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Governance relations are clear between governments in importing countries and Vietnam, and between importers and NGOs. …”
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Women’s voices in civil society organizations: Evidence from a civil society mapping project in Mali by Bleck, Jaimie, Gottlieb, Jessica, Kosec, Katrina, Boss, Lindsey

“…This contrasts with top-down accountability, whereby higher tiers of governments, donors, or nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) fulfill this role by restraining, monitoring, and rewarding or sanctioning government. …”
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Nigeria: In-depth assessment of extension and advisory services: Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC) project by Huber, Sarah, Davis, Kristin E., Lion, Karin

“…The recommendations are intended for any EAS stakeholder interested to improve extension, be they federal or state governments, donors, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) or others. This report is based on a literature review on the Nigerian extension system and interviews with a variety of EAS actors during the period November 2016 - January 2017.…”
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Development and Scaling of Sustainable Feeds for Resilient Aquatic Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systems theory of change by Manyise, Timothy, Kangogo, Daniel, Mutanuka, Evans, Adeosun, Festus, Akuwa, Elizabeth, Tanga, Chrysantus M., Obeta, Charity, Jere, Arthertone, Siriwardena, Sunil, Yossa, Rodrigue, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…Using a participatory systems approach, the workshops brought together representatives of governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector and farmers associations, as well as small-scale feed millers, fish aggregators, processors and smallholder fish farmers, to explore the potential socioeconomic impact of developing and scaling sustainable resilient feeds using local ingredients. …”
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Gendered information channels for climate-smart agriculture practices: Evidence from India, Kenya, and Uganda by Welk, Lukas, Barooah, Prapti, Kato, Edward, Ndegwa, Michael K.

“…The results can be used by governments, nongovernmental organizations, and other actor groups interested in ensuring equity in access to information on CSA practices in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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