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Including past and ongoing dynamics in ex ante project research by Burg, Margreet van der

“…This is especially concerning for projects aiming at gender-transformative change since these cannot rely on literature about localized changes as in gender and other social relations, labor divisions or use of introduced innovations. …”
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Armed conflict and gendered participation in agri-food systems: Survey evidence from 1.8 million individuals in 29 countries by Ronzani, Piero, Stojetz, Wolfgang, Azzarri, Carlo, Nico, Gianluigi, Mane, Erdgin, Brück, Tilman

“…On average, we find that local conflict exposure is only weakly related to labor force participation, but strongly reduces the total amount of hours worked and increases engagement in the agricultural sector. …”
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The impact of interventions delivered through farmer producer organizations on agricultural and empowerment outcomes in India by Ray, Soumyajit, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…This research contributes to the existing body of literature by rigorously assessing the impact of FPOs on agriculture-related and women’s empowerment–related outcomes. …”
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Community voices on climate, peace and security: Guatemala by Medina, Leonardo, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Penel, Charlotte, Higuera-Florez, Julian, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Hellin, Jon, Sieber, Stefan, Bonatti, Michelle

“…Community members developed context-specific policy recommendations to turn climate-related security risks into opportunities for resilience and peacebuilding. …”
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Assessing climate action interventions along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus: A methodology tailored for evaluating contributions to resilience in destination areas by Savelli, Adam, Khalid, Shahab, Vaselli, Alessandra, Sarzana, Carolina

“…Increasing climate and conflict-related displacement in fragile or conflict-affected states threatens human security and sustainable development around the world. …”
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RIICE tool for near real time monitoring of rice area, yield and climate change impacts in Mali and spillover countries by Mathieu, Renaud, Murugesan, Deiveegan, Maunahan, Aileen, Quicho, Emma, Sataphaty, Sushree, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Salif, Doumba, Akpoffo, Marius, Gatti, Luca

“…Reliable and seasonally updated information on the effective rice cultivated area, forecasted, harvested yield and climate change impacts are essential requirements for governments to support decision-making related to food security, management of natural resources, agricultural productivity, and insurance. …”
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Fostering an enabling environment for equality and empowerment in agri-food systems: An assessment at multiple scales by Lecoutere, Els, Achandi, Esther L., Ampaire, Edidah L., Fischer, Gundula, Gumucio, Tatiana, Najjar, Dina, Singaraju, Niyati

“…To inform the design of such programs, we present recent evidence of effective or promising strategies for addressing structural constraints to equality that relate to policy, market systems, collectives, and norms.…”
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Mining legume germplasm for genetic gains: An Indian perspective by Gayacharan, Parida, Swarup K., Mondal, Nupur, Yadav, Rashmi, Vishwakarma, Harinder, Rana, Jai Chand

“…Additionally, in cases where the genetic base of major legumes is narrow, wild relatives have been evaluated, and these are being exploited through pre-breeding. …”
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Integrating the development program for agri-food system with climate change policies and commitments in Tajikistan by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Tohirzoda, Sino, Akramov, Kamiljon T., Srivastava, Nandita

“…Thus, in this paper, we are proposing a conceptual framework to undertake such an integration analysis of key national level climate change related and agri culture policy documents. Using Tajikistan as a case study, we identify synergies and existing gaps and provide recommendations on strengthening sectoral integration to achieve climate change goals. …”
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High public good values for ecosystem service attributes of on-farm quinoa diversity conservation in Peru by Drucker, Adam G, Pradel, Willy, Scott, Craig, Elmes, Sarah, Arpazi Valero, Kleny G., Zander, Kerstin K.

“…Findings demonstrate the significant and frequently ignored social welfare benefits associated with non-market agrobiodiversity-related public good ecosystem services, in this case equivalent to just over a quarter of market production values. …”
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Metrics for optimum allocation of resources on the composition and characterization of crop collections: The CIMMYT wheat collection as a proof of concept by Reyes-Valdés, M. Humberto, Burgueño, Juan, Sansaloni, Carolina Paola, Payne, Thomas S., Pacheco Gil, R. Angela, González-Cortés, Areli

“…A set of parameters to aid the optimization of genebanks are defined, in which Relative Balance is central. In this study, the foundation of our mathematical approach was Kullback-Leibler divergence, providing formulas with consistent properties. …”
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Development of a Women’s Empowerment metric for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WE-WASH) by Heckert, Jessica, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Myers, Emily, Ramani, Gayathri V., Faas, Simone, Ferguson, Nathaniel, Seymour, Greg, Malapit, Hazel J., Paz, Florencia, Chiwasa, Febbie, Chilalika, Joan, Kamwaba-Mtethiwa, Jean, Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere, Simkoko, Abigail, Chilungo, Abdallah, Upadhyaya, Rachana, Pradhan, Meeta S., Joshi, Nira, Shrestha, Sanish

“…Notably, in both countries, we find that women are much less likely than men to contribute to WASH infrastructure decisions, and most women are spending an undue amount of time contributing to WASH-related labor. In Nepal especially, agency related to menstrual hygiene management is also a substantial area of disempowerment for women.…”
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Sugarcane production and food security in Uganda by Guloba, Madina M., Mbowa, Swaibu, Nakazi, Florence, Mather, David L., Bryan, Elizabeth

“…Maintaining the positive association between cane production and food security requires a policy environment and public sector governance to promote improved coordination between growers and millers and consideration of related income stabilisation mechanisms for sugarcane farmers. …”
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Forsa pilot evaluation baseline survey results by Gilligan, Daniel O., Kurdi, Sikandra, Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Yassa, Basma

“…A baseline household survey collected in January-February 2022 provides a detailed picture of the eligible households in the targeted communities, including the employment situation and work-related skills of the household members intending to participate in Forsa. …”
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Aspirations and investments in livestock: Evidence of an aspiration failure in Kenya by Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Heckelei, Thomas, Rasch, Sebastian

“…We examine the income aspiration gap of smallholder households and relate it to livestock in a pastoral setting in Northern Kenya. …”
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Editorial: How to achieve a planetary health diet through system and paradigm change? by Kanerva, Minna, Efstathiou, Sophia, Béné, Christophe

“…However, transforming current food systems toward sustainability is largely a political and power-related issue (Béné, 2022; Mylan et al., 2023). Our Research Topic draws attention to these dimensions of a planetary health-focused dietary transition. …”
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Identifying farm typologies in Rwandan agriculture: A framework for improving targeted interventions by Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera, Warner, James, Mugabo, Serge

“…Within this group the three types of farmers include: Type 1—Less commercialized older male headed households with larger families, Type 2—Better educated, youth headed households, who are more market oriented but have smaller land holdings, Type 3—Older female headed households who produce relatively lower agricultural production value relative to their assets owned. …”
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Testcross performance of Striga-resistant maize inbred lines and testers with varying levels of Striga reaction by Zebire, D., Menkir, A., Adetimirin, V., Mengesha, W., Silvestro, M., Gedil, M.

“…Field evaluation data was collected from *Striga* resistance and yield-related traits to estimate the performance of test crosses. …”
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The dynamics of smallholder farmers’ acquisition and distribution of sweetpotato vines in the Lake Victoria Zone Region, Tanzania by Adam, R.I., Badstue, L., Sindi, K.

“…The sources and mode of transaction related to acquisition/distribution of planting material are strongly influenced by the type of social relationship between the parties involved. …”
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A thriving agricultural sector in a changing climate: Meeting Malabo Declaration goals through climate-smart agriculture by De Pinto, Alessandro, Ulimwengu, John M.

“…CSA practices aim to achieve three closely related objectives: sustainably increase agricultural productivity, adapt to climate change, and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. …”
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