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Will Kudimaramathu make communities “think tanks” again? by Shah, Manisha, Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy

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Revitalizing policy think tanks in developing countries: COVID-19 challenges and opportunities by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath could have profound implications for the effective functioning of the food and agricultural policy systems in the developing world. Policy think tanks are a major influence for food and agricultural policy systems in developing countries. …”
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Policy Think Tank (PTT): institutional visit report on policy research and agroecology farming in Vietnam by Inphonephong, Souphalack, Phounvisouk, L., Sonethavixay, Sengphachanh, Maniphet, P., Soulinh, T., Vanhnalat, B., Sisengnam, K., Vongthilath, S.

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The Policy Think Tank in Lao PDR: Building evidence-based research capacity and science policy interfaces by Phounvisouk, L., Victor, Michael, Sonethavixay, Sengphachanh

“…The study provides an overview of the institutional context within which the PTT was established and carried out its work, reviews the organizational structure and functions of the think tank and presents some of the selected research activities that were carried out, plus their impacts. …”
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The Policy Think Tank in Lao PDR: Building evidence-based research capacity and science-policy community by Phounvisouk, L., Victor, Michael, Sonethavixay, Sengphachanh

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Will Kudimaramathu make communities think tanks again?: a study of tanks in transit, coping mechanism of communities and government action by Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy, Shah, M.

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Building sustainable capacity for policy research with impact: Lessons from PRCI in Asia by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Tschirley, David, Boughton, Duncan, Srivastava, Nandita

“…This policy brief summarizes results of an assessment of the impacts of assistance provided by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) to agricultural and food policy think tanks and research centers in six countries of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos) and South Asia (India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) from mid-2019 to mid- 2024. …”
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DSTS and Modeling Tools Report by Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Cambodia, Tonle Sap Authority, Supreme National Economic Council, Cambodia, Hatfield Consultants, Culture and Environment Preservation Association

“…Decision Support Tools (DSTs) have been developed by various organisations (government agencies, international organizations, NGOs, universities, consultancy companies and think tanks) to facilitate decision making around a number of issues, including water governance and management. …”
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Nigeria National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Capacity-Sharing Workshops Series: Introduction to Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) by CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies

“…The training, which included government, policy think tanks, and other stakeholders introduced the social accounting matrix (SAM) as a policy and investment tool for economy-wide analysis and transformation.…”
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Political economy of state interventions in the Bangladesh food-grain sector by Islam, Nurul

“…In a few instances, they joined hands with social scientists/economists in the government or in national think tanks who shared similar views.…”
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Who talks about climate, peace and security: A social media analysis to identify key global actors by Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

“…It then maps the most influential actors driving the discussion, revealing that research institutions, think tanks, and Global North organizations dominate the network. …”
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Organizational and institutional responses to climate change: Insights from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali by Ragasa, Catherine, Sun, Yan, Bryan, Elizabeth, Abate, Caroline, Alemu, Atlaw, Keita, Mahamadou Namori

“…The findings offer insights into levels of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues based on interviews with practitioners involved in climate change adaptation in government agencies, local and international organizations, and think tanks in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali.…”
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De-risking agriculture through crop insurance? Insights from an impact evaluation of novel insurance solutions by Waweru, Carol, Kramer, Berber, Cecchi, Francesco, Kivuva, Benjamin, Waithaka, Lilian

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Impact assessment of IFPRI's research and related activities based on economywide modeling by Anderson, Kym

“…One is to draw on responses to a questionnaire sent to a range of stakeholders in developing-country governments, policy think tanks, policy modelers, and other food and trade policy researchers at universities and international donor agencies. …”
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Report on the regional workshop on methods and indicators by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…These involved the preparation of background papers describing the state of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and agriculture and the state of the response by sector organizations, public and private. Think Tanks in both countries, bringing together a wide range of persons involved in agricultural R&D and in AIDS control and public health, drew on these papers to identify the critical gaps in knowledge and the priorities for action research to address them. …”
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Outcome Mapping as a monitoring and evaluation tool in the Ecohealth Field Building Initiative Leadership Initiative (FBLI) in Southeast Asia by Giang Thi Huong Pham, Tung Xuan Dinh, Mallee, H., Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…Outcome Harvesting as a variation of Outcome Mapping - a M&E concept focusing on one specific type of result: outcomes as behavioral change - has been used to monitor and evaluate the achievements of hundreds of networks, non-governmental organizations, research centers, think tanks, and community-based organizations around the world. …”
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Advancing research, policy, and capacity for food system transformation synthesis of achievements from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy by Resnick, Danielle, Haggblade, Steven, Benson, Todd, Crawford, Eric

“…These approaches included strengthening university networks for policy research and dialogue, partnering with independent or quasi-independent policy analysis institutes and think tanks, and implementing various forms of training for a broad range of stakeholders to strengthen capacity for policy research and dialogue.…”
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Data strategy for true cost accounting by Zhang, Wei

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Science and policy work together to advance food security in Lao PDR by Inphonephong, Souphalack

“…Lao PDR’s national Policy Think Tank partners with IWMI to strengthen officers’ research skills, empowering them to design agricultural policies that are rooted in science and evidence.…”
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Current Conditions and Policy Frameworks of Agri-Food Systems Transformation by Riemer, Olivia, Shah, Tavseef Mairaj, Zitterbarth, Sarah, Caron, Patrick, El Hage Scialabba, Nadia, Hamm, Michael, Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth, Martínez-Cruz, Tania, Merrigan, Kathleen, Mooney, Pat, Fleckenstein, Martina, Mulet, Michael, Müller, Alexander, Zhang, Wei

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