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Focos de ciencia, tecnología e innovación para el sector agropecuario colombiano by Ovalle Másmela, Juan Camilo, Romero Perdomo, Felipe, Uribe Galvis, Claudia Patricia, Jiménez Guzmán, Ana María, Molano Bernal, Lilia Constanza, Santana Medina, Jairo Javier, Zambrano Muñoz, Adriana Del Pilar, Moreno Valderrama, María Nancy, Yepes Vargas, Luz Andrea, Perdomo Villamil, Yehismi Lorena, García González, Diana Maritza, Rincón Novoa, Rubiela, Ramírez Beltrán, Angélica María, Garavito Arcos, Heydi Carolina

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Can we turn the tide? Confronting gender inequality in climate policy by Huyer, Sophia, Acosta, Mariola, Gumucio, Tatiana, Ilham, Jasmin Irisha Jim

“…Emerging global crises such as climate change, massive migrations, pandemics, and environmental degradation are posing serious risks to humanity, threatening ecosystems and rural livelihoods across the globe. …”
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MIRAGRODEP, an analytical model adapted to economic and trade reforms by Bouët, Antoine, Laborde Debucquet, David, Piñeiro, Valeria

“…Resilience means finding out tools that enable economies and populations to resist external shocks (extreme climatic events, pandemics).…”
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Food safety performance in animal-source food value chains by Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham-Duc, Pham Van Hung, Huyen Le Thi Thanh, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Nguyen Thanh Luong, Hai Ngo Hoang Tuan, Grace, Delia

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Food system financing vulnerability index by Ulimwengu, John M.

“…However, these systems are increasingly vulnerable to a range of shocks and stressors, from economic downturns and financial constraints to the impacts of cli mate change and pandemics. One of the most critical determinants of food system resilience is the ability to effectively manage financing vulnerabilities. …”
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Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa by Lindahl, Johanna F., Bett, Bernard K., Robinson, Timothy P., Grace, Delia

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The business case for One Health by Grace, Delia

“…These are: (1) sharing health resources between the medical and veterinary sectors; (2) controlling zoonoses in animal reservoirs; (3) early detection and response to emerging diseases; (4) prevention of pandemics; and (5) generating insights and adding value to health research and development. …”
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Indian agriculture towards 2030 by Ramesh, Ramesh, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Khadka, Shyam

“…Apart from the overview chapter on transformational change and the concluding chapter on pathways for 2030, there are eight thematic chapters on topics such as transforming Indian agriculture, dietary diversity for nutritive and safe food; climate crisis and risk management; water in agriculture; pests, pandemics, preparedness and biosecurity natural farming; agroecology and biodiverse futures; science, technology and innovation in agriculture; and structural reforms and governance. …”
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Integrating One Health into High School teaching: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Korma, B, Tesfaye, B, Wondim, E, Abuna, F, Kebede, Y, Tadesse, Y, Mor, Siobhan M., Mutua, Florence K., Richards, S, Kaba, M

“…The emergence of zoonotic diseases, increasing food insecurity, growing antimicrobial resistance, and the threat of global pandemics have underscored the fragility of ecosystem health at large and the wellbeing of humankind. …”
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Climate, food (in)security and conflict in the Bangladesh delta: Myths and puzzles by Suza, Ma, Warner, Jeroen, van Dijk, Han

“…This vulnerability exacerbates existing challenges such as food insecurity and conflict potential. Crises like pandemics and conflicts are external drivers stressing already compromised domestic governance, such as violent politics, poor rule of law, and corruption, further compounding the challenges of land and water resource management and affecting food (in)security in Bangladesh. …”
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Pathways towards resilient urban food systems by Claereboudt, Etienne, Alonso, Silvia, Awinoh, Martha, Halliday, Jess, Lenci, Lucia, Heck, Simon, Coyne, D.L., Nyambura, Ivy, Roothaert, Ralph L., Kibira, Mary, Kumar, S., Salam, Md. Abdus, Pawera, Lukas, Chanda, Debashish, Schreinemachers, Pepijn, Prain, G., van der Biezen, Lisa, Ricarte, Phoebe, Demont, Matty, Velasco II, Emmanuel Hugh “Nonong” F., Agatep, Ian L., Agbefu, Dzifa, Drechsel, Pay, Amoah, Philip, Gelli, Aulo, Margolies, Amy, Olney, Deanna K., Fuentes, Angela, Pradel, Willy, Safari, Bonnke, Arsène-Desman, Aganze Nyangezi, Metelerkamp, Luke, Mthethwa, Sinethemba, Milan Food Policy, City of Sydney

“…Food systems are facing unprecedented challenges from multiple shocks and stresses, including climate events, pandemics, geopolitical events, and economic crises. …”
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Rift Valley Fever (RVF) decision support tool: Upgrades in 2024 by Dhulipala, Ram, Singh, Kanika, Bett, Bernard K.

“…It has been listed by the World Health Organization as one of the nine diseases that has the potential to cause pandemics. RVF outbreaks are often sudden and intense, typically occurring after prolonged periods of heavy rainfall. …”
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Cassava diseases: ecology and control by Legg, James P.

“…Most significantly, the dual cassava viral pandemics caused by cassava mosaic virus disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) have affected many of the major cassavaproducing countries in Africa, causing losses amounting to billions of dollars annually. …”
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A spatio-temporal dataset on food flows for four West African cities by Karg, H., Akoto-Danso, E. K., Amprako, L., Drechsel, Pay, Nyarko, G., Lompo, D.J.-P., Ndzerem, S., Sidibe, S., Hoschek, M., Buerkert, A.

“…Gaining insight into the food sourcing practices of cities is important to understand their resilience to climate change, economic crisis, as well as pandemics affecting food supply and security. To fill existing knowledge gaps in this area food flow data were collected in four West African cities - Bamako (Mali), Bamenda (Cameroon), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and Tamale (Ghana). …”
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Identification of a newly conserved SLA-II epitope in a structural protein of swine influenza virus by Baratelli, M., Morgan, S., Hemmink, Johanneke D., Reid, E., Carr, B.V., Lefevre, E., Montaner-Tarbes, S., Charleston, B., Fraile, L., Tchilian, E., Montoya, M.

“…Despite the role of pigs as a source of new Influenza A Virus viruses (IAV) potentially capable of initiating human pandemics, immune responses to swine influenza virus (SwIV) in pigs are not fully understood. …”
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The public health importance and management of infectious poultry diseases in smallholder systems in Africa by Grace, Delia, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Melaku, A., Alders, R., Jemberu, Wudu T.

“…Beyond production impacts, poultry diseases directly harm public health if zoonotic, can give rise to epidemics and pandemics, and facilitate antimicrobial resistance through treatment attempts. …”
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A way forward: Policy-driven transformation by Breisinger, Clemens, Keenan, Michael, Mbuthia, Juneweenex

“…In addition to structural challenges, growing challenges and vulnerabilities such as the threat of pandemics, commodity price crises, climate change, and conflicts, call for a new development and food policy paradigm (Breisinger et al. 2022; UNICEF 2022). …”
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Food insecurity: What can the world trading system do about it? by Wolff, Alan Wm., Glauber, Joseph W.

“…The WTO rules need to be updated to take into account climate change, extreme weather, military conflicts, pandemics, and other factors that interfere with food production. …”
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COVID-19 and the promise of food system innovation by Hawkes, Corinna

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Embracing complexities in agricultural water management through nexus planning by Smith, Mark, Sikka, Alok, Taguta, C., Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Mabhaudhi, T.

“…A major challenge for agricultural water management (AWM) in the 21st century is to feed a growing population in the face of increasing intersectoral resource competition, evolving diets, degradation, pandemics, geopolitical conflicts and climate change. …”
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