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Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2023 by Bustamante, Mercedes, Roy, Joyashree, Ospina, Daniel, Achakulwisut, Ploy, Aggarwal, Anubha, Singh, Vartika, Mukherji, Aditi

“…We identify a set of essential recent advances in climate change research with high policy relevance, across natural and social sciences: (1) looming inevitability and implications of overshooting the 1.5°C warming limit, (2) urgent need for a rapid and managed fossil fuel phase-out, (3) challenges for scaling carbon dioxide removal, (4) uncertainties regarding the future contribution of natural carbon sinks, (5) intertwinedness of the crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, (6) compound events, (7) mountain glacier loss, (8) human immobility in the face of climate risks, (9) adaptation justice, and (10) just transitions in food systems.…”
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Gender analysis in agricultural production by Buckland, L., Haleegoah, J.

“…"Gender" is a concept used in social sciences to look at roles and activities of men and women. …”
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Agroforestry: A primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment by Gassner, Anja, Dobie, Philip

“…It develop ‘how-to’ manuals and guides those about agroforestry, forestry, horticulture and social sciences. It support to realize agroforestry’s full potential to contribute the local and global challenges of the twenty-first century taking into consideration; how to use principles and concepts to design and adapt practices to their local conditions; support rural people’s goals and aspirations for better lives, the trees must contribute to food or nutritional security, or generate income; trees need to be planted as part of a long-term development strategy, this should include the development of tree-based enterprises and markets for tree products.…”
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Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation by Campbell, Bruce M., Thornton, Philip K., Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Dinesh, Dhanush, Nowak, Andreea C.

“…Written by a global interdisciplinary team of researchers, it brings together perspectives from multiple areas including climate, environment, agriculture, and the social sciences to describe how different tools and approaches can be used to tackle food system transformation. …”
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Mapping research on bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Africa: Bibliometric, geographical, and topical perspectives by El Bilali, Hamid, Kiebre, Zakaria, Nanema, Romaric Kiswendsida, Dan Guimbo, Iro, Rokka, Veli-Matti, Gonnella, Maria, Tietiambou, Sheirita Reine Fanta, Dambo, Lawali, Nanema, Jacques, Grazioli, Francesca, Acasto, Filippo

“…Thematically speaking, the gaps are related to economics and social sciences, t…”
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Cultivating communities of practice: the CGIAR information management professionals' experience by Ramos, M.M., Soeripto, S.W., Ali, M.K.

“…Moreover, agricultural research has become multidisciplinary, embracing the fields of biophysics and the social sciences, so that no single library can provide information as expected by scientists. …”
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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: G. Hawtin by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Under other issues, the CDC discuss support from Ford Foundation for development of a management course on organizational change, a fund of $3.0 million from Netherlands and Switzerland for research combining biophysical and social sciences, and a forthcoming study on indirect cost recovery…”
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Policies for the sustainable development of biofuels in the Pan American region: a review and synthesis of five countries by Solomon, Barry D., Banerjee, Aparajita, Acevedo, Alberto, Halvorsen, Kathleen E., Eastmond, Amarella

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Social Network Analysis For The Evaluation Of Development Interventions: A Methods Note by Anand, Shweta, Carneiro, Bia

“…It defines SNA, explores its applications in the social sciences, and outlines key steps for conducting an SNA—from data collection to interpretation. …”
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Transforming critical agrarian studies: Solidarity, scholar-activism and emancipatory agendas in and from the Global South by Aguiar, Diana, Ahmed, Yasmin, Avcı, Duygu, Bastos, Gabriel, Batubara, Bosman, Bejeno, Cynthia, Camacho-Benavides, Claudia I., Chauhan, Komal, Coronado, Sergio, Das, Somashree, Ejarque, Mercedes, Valencia-Duarte, Diana María

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Assessment of criteria and farming activities for tobacco diversification using the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) technique by Chavez Clemente, Maria Daniela, Berentsen, Paul, Oude Lansink, Alfons

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Training Workshop report Implementation of the CSA Monitoring to assess adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural options and related outcomes in Doyogena Climate-Smart landscape (Eth... by Bonilla Findji, Osana, Eitzinger, Anton

“…It brings together some of the world's best researchers in agricultural science, climate science, environmental and social sciences to identify and address the most important interactions, synergies and trade-offs between climate change and agriculture. …”
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Training Workshop report Implementation of the CSA Monitoring to assess adoption of Climate Smart Agricultural options and related outcomes in Kaffrine Climate-Smart village (Seneg... by Bonilla Findji, Osana, Andrieu, Nadine

“…It brings together some of the world's best researchers in agricultural science, climate science, environmental and social sciences to identify and address the most important interactions, synergies and trade-offs between climate change and agriculture. …”
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On the uneven distribution of innovative capabilities and why that matters for research, extension and development policies by Ekboir, Javier, Muñoz, Manrrubio, Aguilar, Jorge, Rendón Mendel, Roberto, García Muñiz, Jose G., Cárdenas, Altamirano, Reyes, J.

“…Recent research in neuroscience, education, social sciences and psychology has shown that innovative capabilities are distributed very unevenly. …”
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IRRI’s Farm Household Survey Database by De Leon, Dehner M., Pede, Valerien

“…The data collection was done by the International Rice Research Institute's Sustainable Impact through Rice-based Systems Department (formerly Agri-food Policy Platform and Social Sciences Division) in collaboration with NARES partners in various parts of the globe. …”
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Impact assessment of farmer field schools in Cajamarca, Peru: An economic evaluation by Zuger, R.

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Preparing for REDD+: how the national REDD+ readiness policies in Peru reflect previous attempts of international forest governance by Nyström, Martina.

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Biofuels, sustainability and development by Schut, Marc

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A sustainable ocean for all by Santos, Catarina, Agardi, Tundi, Allison, Edward H., Bennett, Nathan, Blythe, Jessica, Calado, Helena, Crowder, Larry, Day, Jon, Flannery, Wesley, Gissi, Elena, Gjerde, Kristina, Gobin, Judith, Mulalap, Clement, Orbach, Michael J., Pecl, Gretta, Scherer, Marinez, Shelton, Austin, Silva, Carina da, Villasante, Sebastian, Wedding, Lisa

“…For that reason, the journal recognizes the benefits of knowledge pluralism and equally welcomes research from natural and social sciences; from marine ecology to Indigenous Studies; from the legal, policy, and management sciences to medical sciences, to arts and humanities. …”
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Foodborne helminthiasis by Ortiz, J.B., Uys, M., Seguino, A., Thomas, Lian F.

“…Summary: As well as improving burden estimates, key research needs for foodborne helminths include the need for improved diagnostic tools and better integration of the social sciences to ensure the development of contextually relevant and socially acceptable control strategies.…”
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