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Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda by Vaughan, Catherine, Hansen, James, Roudier, Philippe, Watkiss, Paul, Carr, Edward R.

“…This paper reviews 66 studies that have evaluated outcomes and/or impacts of agricultural WCS in Africa, highlighting areas that have received relatively more attention as well as persistent gaps. …”
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Understanding Climate from the Ground Up: Knowledge of Environmental Changes in the East African Savannas by Galvin, Kathleen A., Even, Trevor, Reid, Robin S., Njoka, Jesse, Pinho, Joana Roque de, Thornton, Philip K., Saylor, Kirk

“…Africa makes a relatively minor contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions compared with developed nations, yet the African continent will be increasingly vulnerable to climate change processes in the coming decades. …”
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Evaluation of Results-Based Management in CGIAR by Vandenberg, Robert, Wigboldus, Seerp

“…At System-level, CGIAR saw RBM mainly in relation to the SRF and results-based reporting to donors; while Centers and CRPs sought to develop performance management systems for their own purposes, and for complex research programs. …”
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Impact of timing and method of virus inoculation on the severity of wheat streak mosaic disease by Wosula, Everlyne N., McMechan, A.J., Knoell, E., Tatineni, S., Wegulo, S.N., Hein, G.L.

“…The greatest WSMV infection occurred for Overland, with the early fall inoculations resulting in the highest WSMV infection rate (up to 97%) and the greatest yield reductions relative to the control (up to 94%). In contrast, inoculation of Mace resulted in low WSMV incidence (1 to 28.3%). …”
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Addressing failed water infrastructure delivery through increased accountability and end-user agency: the case of the Sekhukhune District, South Africa by Hofstetter, Moritz, Bolding, A., van Koppen, Barbara

“…We argue that there is no need for major policy changes; we concluded from our research that by mobilising mechanisms that are based on existing policies, accountability relations can be strengthened and service delivery improved. …”
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Global agenda for livestock research: Proceedings of a consultation on setting livestock research priorities in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region by Thomson, E.F., Kaufmann, Ralph R. von, Li Pun, H.H., Treacher, T., Houten, H. van

“…It was specifically intended to identify major constraints and research opportunities in relation to the roles of livestock in poverty alleviation, food security and management of natural resources, to define a regional livestock research agenda, and to identify priority topics for NARS-IARC (national agricultural research systems - international agricultural research centres) collaboration. …”
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Classification of Active Fires and Weather Conditions in the Lower Amur River Basin by Hayasaka, H., Sokolova, G.V., Ostroukhov, A., Naito, D.

“…Weather charts during the top active fire-periods showed active fires in April and October occurred under strong wind conditions (these wind velocities were over 30 km h−1) related to low-pressure systems. The very active summer fire at the end of June 2012 occurred related to warm air mass advection promoted by large westerly meandering. …”
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Tree Roots Anchoring and Binding Soil Reducing Landslide Risk in Indonesian Agroforestry by Hairiah, K., Widianto, W., Suprayogo, D., Noordwijk, M. van

“…Tree root systems stabilize hillslopes and riverbanks, reducing landslide risk, but related data for the humid tropics are scarce. We tested fractal allometry hypotheses on differences in the vertical and horizontal distribution of roots of trees commonly found in agroforestry systems and on shear strength of soil in relation to root length density in the topsoil. …”
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Auxin signaling and vascular cambium formation enables storage metabolism in cassava tuberous roots by Rüscher, D., García, J.M.C., Carluccio, A.V., Klemens, P.A.W., Gisel, A., Stavolone, L., Neuhaus, H.E., Ludewig, F., Sonnewald, U., Zierer, W.

“…A pronounced increase in auxin-related transcripts and the transcriptional activation of secondary growth factors, as well as a decrease in gibberellin-related transcripts was observed during the early stages of secondary root growth. …”
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From policy promises to result through innovation in African agriculture? by Haug, R., Nchimbi-Msolla, S., Cacchiarelli, L., Murage, A.W., Moeletsi, M., Magalasi, M., Mutimura, Mupenzi, Hundessa, F., Westengen, O.T.

“…However, innovation processes are hindered by barriers related to governmental, economic, knowledge-based, socio-cultural, and resource-based factors. …”
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Onto the Farm, into the Home: How Intrahousehold Gender Dynamics Shape Land Restoration in Eastern Kenya by Crossland, M., Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Pagella, Tim, Magaju, C., Kiura, E., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Sinclair, Fergus L.

“…We examine the intrahousehold decisions and gender relations surrounding the trial of two on-farm restoration practices: tree planting and planting basins; with over 2,500 farmers in the eastern drylands of Kenya. …”
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Theories of place, change and induced change for tree-crop-based agroforestry by Noordwijk, M. van

“…, C) Assessments of leverage points for adaptive, transformative and re-imaginative change can lead to a project-design Theory of Induced Change (ToIC), D) Research methods for ecological, agronomic, social, economic and policy-oriented research require clarity on units of analysis and scale relations of observable properties in relation to questions and hypotheses, E) Guidance on how research methods need to match the stage of public issue cycle debate to contribute to policy reform.…”
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Role of Women in Crop Residue Management for Better Health by Jat, Mangi Lal, Rana, Meenakshy, Bijarniya, Deepak, Kalvaniya, Kailash C., Kumar, Yogesh, Rana, Dharamvir Singh

“…On the encouraging side, in the Northwest India, there has been a relatively increase in economic participation in the past one decade. …”
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Would a simple attention-reminder in discrete choice experiments affect heuristics, preferences, and willingness to pay for livestock market facilities? by Kassie, Girma T., Zeleke, Fresenbet, Yitayih, Mulugeta, Scarpa, Riccardo

“…The mixed logit models estimated in WTP space also showed that the WTP values are slightly smaller for most of the facilities after the reminder. In terms of relative importance, veterinary clinic, fenced shed, and watering trough facilities are the three livestock market facilities valued most by the farm households bothbeforeandafterthe reminder. …”
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TH2.1: Empowerment without Transformation? A Scoping Review on Women Empowerment, Masculinities and Social norms in Agricultural Research by Mwiine, Amon A., Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Businge, Martha, Angudubo, S., Shimali, Fred, Nakyewa, Brenda, Nanyonjo, G., Asiimwe, E., Sanya, Losira N.

“…Search terms included "Women's empowerment", "masculinities", "gender norms", "agency" "Power relations", "Rural masculinities" "male involvement in agriculture". …”
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Digital tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation by Dittmer, Kyle M., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Burns, Sessie A., Shelton, Sadie W.

“…KEY MESSAGES ◼ Digital tool functions for agricultural technical advice and performance assessment related to climate change adaptation and mitigation are limited…”
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The Impacts of CGIAR Research: A Review of Recent Evidence by Renkow, M., Byerlee, D.

“…Our review suggests that the CGIAR research contributions in crop genetic improvement, pest management, natural resources management, and policy research have, in the aggregate, yielded strongly positive impacts relative to investment, and appear likely to continue doing so. …”
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The impact of multipurpose dams on the values of nature’s contributions to people under a water-energy-food nexus framing by Foudi , S., McCartney, Matthew P., Markandya, A., Pascual, U.

“…The relation between NCP flows and flood characteristics is tested and estimated based on regression analyses with historical data. …”
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Soil Fauna, Fungi and Plants on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes by Zaman, M., Kleineidam, K., Bakken, L., Berendt, J., Bracken, C., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Cai, Z., Chang, S.X., Clough, T., Dawar, K., Ding, W.X., Dörsch, P., Reis Martins, M. dos, Eckhardt, C., Fiedler, S., Frosch, T., Goopy, John P., Görres, C.M., Gupta, A., Henjes, S., Hofmann, M.E.G., Horn, M.A., Jahangir, M.M.R., Jansen-Willems, A., Lenhart, K., Heng, L., Lewicka-Szczebak, D., Lucic, G., Merbold, Lutz, Mohn, J., Molstad, L., Moser, G., Murphy, P., Sanz-Cobena, A., Šimek, M., Urquiaga, S., Well, R., Wrage-Mönnig, N., Zaman, S., Zhang, J., Müller, Christoph

“…Based on recent results, the methods and results found in relation to fauna as well as from fungi and plants are presented. …”
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Understanding pastoralists’ preferences for goat traits: Application of all-levels and end-point choice experiments by Kassie, Girma, Abdulai, Awudu, Haile, Aynalem, Yitayih Birhanu, Mulugeta, Asnake, Woinishet, Rischkowsky, Barbara

“…We employ discrete choice experiments of all levels and endpoints to investigate the relative weights that pastoralists in southern Ethiopia attach to the different traits of does and bucks. …”
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