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Cost-benefit analysis of African Risk Capacity informs future implementation of sovereign disaster risk financing for African Union Member States by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Food Production and Rural Development Division (FPRD) of the Commonwealth Secretariat by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Food Production and Rural Development Division (FPRD) of the Commonwealth SecretariatBy 1992 50 countries had chosen to join the Commonwealth, an association of independent sovereign states, which have pledged to cooperate in the service of human...…”
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Agreement establishing the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers as an International Organization by CGIAR Consortium Office

“…Signed and ratified by sovereign States; two equally authentic versions: English and French.  …”
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Agreement establishing the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers as an International Organization by CGIAR Consortium Office

“…Signed and ratified by sovereign States; two equally authentic versions: English and French.  …”
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Disruptive approach to integrate data in a digital environment: progress report CIMMYT-Bluenumber 2023 by Gardeazabal Monsalve, Andrea, Gonzalez Naranjo, Daniel

“…This report describes the process carried out a pilot project to evaluate a scalable disruptive approach to integrating data for agronomy research that also incentivizes sustainable production and enables traceability using open data sharing protocol with self-sovereign identity (SSI).…”
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Enabling farming data traceability in Mexico by González, Daniel, Flores, Samuel, Gardeazábal Monsalve, Andrea

“…CGIAR Research Initiative on Digital Innovation collaborated with CIMMYT and Bluenumber to deploy a pilot project in Mexico to evaluate a scalable data traceability approach that can incentivize farmers' sharing data and sustainable production using open data sharing protocol with the self-sovereign identity (SSI) technology. This progress report from Bluenumber provides an overview of the project activities in 2022.…”
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Material transfer agreements in genetic resources exchange: The case of the International Agricultural Research Centres by Barton, John H., Siebeck, Wolfgang E., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…The Convention on Biological Diversity, which provides incentives for countries to exercise sovereign rights over genetic resources in their territories, has led several countries to develop policies and strategies governing the conservation and use of genetic diversity, including conditions for its release. …”
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Standard material transfer agreement by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…WHEREAS the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as "the Treaty")1 was adopted by the Thirty-first session of the FAO Conference on 3 November 2001 and entered into force on 29 June 2004; The objectives of the Treaty are the conservation and sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the Convention on Biological Diversity, for sustainable agriculture and food security; The Contracting Parties to the Treaty, in the exercise of their sovereign rights over their Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, have established a Multilateral System both to facilitate access to Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and to share, in a fair and equitable way, the benefits arising from the utilization of these resources, on a complementary and mutually reinforcing basis..…”
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Can Africa grow what it eats? IRRI’s Dr Ismail maps new blueprint for rice self-Sufficiency by Ismail, Abdelbagi, Choudhury, Suchetana

“…Looking ahead to 2035, he says Africa can be food-sovereign and even a net exporter—but only if political stability, modernized policies, and investment-ready ecosystems align to unlock the continent’s true rice potential.…”
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Designing Large-Scale National and Multi-National Projects in Partnership with National, Regional Partners and IFIs by Ndindeng, S.A., Manneh, B., Kouadio, A.L., Zozo, R., Ladki, M., Dadzie, R., Somado, E.A., Fregen, M.

“…By embedding these bundled approaches within sovereign, multi-year investment frameworks, Activity 4.1.2.1 delivered a core CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) outcome: the institutionalization of rice innovation scaling through durable public finance, significantly reducing scaling risk and creating sustained pathways for impact at national and regional levels…”
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New benefit-sharing principles for digital sequence information by Halewood, Michael, Bagley, Margo A., Wyss, Markus, Hartmann Scholz, Amber

“…Since 1992, international laws governing access and benefit sharing (ABS) have confirmed the principle that countries have sovereign rights over their nonhuman biological diversity and can regulate access to their genetic resources. …”
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Water politics in Pakistan: the internal and external dynamics by Lad, R. M., Jaybhaye, R. G.

“…The internal factors pertain to elements within the nation's borders, while the external factors transcend its sovereign control. The research underscores the imperative for Pakistan to prioritize addressing internal factors that predominantly impact its water resources. …”
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Water politics in Pakistan: the internal and external dynamics by Lad, M. R., Jaybhaye, R. G.

“…The internal factors pertain to elements within the nation's borders, while the external factors transcend its sovereign control. The research underscores the imperative for Pakistan to prioritize addressing internal factors that predominantly impact its water resources. …”
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Developing a regional cooperation strategy for scaling up climate-smart agriculture in South Asia by Sawhney, Aparna, Sma, Abdelkarim, Pradhan, Mamata, Kamar, Abul, Roy, Devesh

“…Climate change being a global environmental problem, a cooperative approach involving all the sovereign countries is required to achieve an optimal solution. …”
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Governing Climate Change Adaptation in the EU and China: An Analysis of Formal Institutions by Gemmer M, Wilkes, Andreas, Vaucel LM

“…The EU is a multi-state grouping of economically developed democratic countries, while China is a unitary sovereign state and a developing economy with a strong government bureaucracy. …”
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Attitydförändringar efter rovdjursangrepp : kunskap, attityd och ekonomi: en teststudie av en enkät by Melin, Tomas

“…These indications are as follows: Knowledge is not taken from a sovereign source, the key factor for the attitude kept is first-hand experience and economics is not affecting opinion as simple as in money gained or money lost…”

Governance and food security in an age of globalization by Paarlberg, Robert L.

“…According to Paarlberg, the governance challenge as far as food security is concerned is to persuade sovereign governments to provide the necessary public goods that would ensure access to adequate food. …”
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Climate change and forest genetic diversity: Implications for sustainable forest management in Europe by Koskela, Jaarko, Buck, A., Teissier du Cros, E., Bioversity International, European Forest Genetic Resources Programme

“…UNCED launched a new era in the international dialogue on forests and recognized, through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), that countries have a sovereign right over their own genetic resources but also a responsibility to manage these resources sustainably.…”
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The IITA agripreneur movement: a dynamic approach to youth empowerment across Africa by Sanginga, N., Adenmosun, A., Obaniyi, J., Mulinganya, N., Woomer, P.

“…What must occur next is its mainstreaming across the vocational agriculture systems and developmental sovereign loans of African countries.…”
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An empirical study of regulatory capture in Kenya's maize seed sector by Van Dycke, Lodewijk Guido K., Mawia, Harriet, Rutsaert, Pieter, Donovan, Jason A.

“…Moreover, through excessive procedures, the Kenyan government keeps a sovereign grasp over the seed sector. Despite frustrations with some of these excessive procedures, seed companies felt comfortable in the protective environment of the Kenyan seed market and were generally happy with the technical aspects of Kenya’s seed laws, which are based on international norms. …”
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