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Adaptive social protection: a persistent illusion or the way forward for climate adaptation and social inclusion? by Desai, Bina, Meddings, George, Campbell, Raramai, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…This policy brief is based on a study undertaken by the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security team of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT within the CGIAR initiative on Gender Equality (HER+), comprising of a global review of recent progress in concepts, policies and practices, and three deep dives into social protection landscapes and programmes in India, Jordan and the Sahel region.…”
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1000FARMS Annual Meeting Report 2025 by 1000FARMS Platform

“…This convening brought together the project team, partners, and funders to discuss project progress to date, lessons learned and to plan future work, with a focus on addressing key gaps and harnessing emerging opportunities. …”
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Social, environmental and economic dimensions of forest policy reforms in Bolivia by Contreras Hermosilla, A., Vargas Rios, M.T.

“…However, despite difficulties, progress has been significant. This, largerly, was due to a successful alliance between committed Bolivian reformers and a very effective effort by international assistance agencies. …”
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Reducing emissions from land use in Indonesia: motivation, policy instruments and expected funding streams by Noordwijk, Meine van, Agus, F., Dewi, S., Purnomo, H.

“…We tested the hypothesis that, at least for Indonesia, the NAMA framework provides opportunities to resolve issues that REDD+ alone cannot address. We reviewed progress on five major challenges identified in 2007 by the Indonesian Forest Climate Alliance: 1) scope and ‘forest’ definition; 2) ownership and tenurial rights; 3) multiplicity and interconnectedness of drivers; 4) peatland issues across forest and non-forest land categories; and 5) fairness and efficiency of benefit-distribution mechanisms across conservation, degradation and restoration phases of tree-cover transition. …”
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NPS from New Delhi: Integration of Gender and Intersectionality in Colombian Agricultural Policies by CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies

“…During the international conference “From Research to Impact: Towards Just and Resilient Agri-Food Systems,” held in New Delhi from October 9 to 12, 2023, Fanny Howland, a researcher from the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT within the framework of the initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS), had the opportunity to share the progress of her team's study on Gender and Intersectionality Inclusion in Colombian policies related to climate change, land, and food. …”
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Las dimensiones sociales, ambientales y economicas de las reformas a la politica forestal de Bolivia by Contreras Hermosilla, A., Vargas Rios, M.T.

“…However, despite difficulties, progress has been significant. This, largerly, was due to a successful alliance between committed Bolivian reformers and a very effective effort by international assistance agencies. …”
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Article 6.8 | CGIAR Road from COP29 to COP30Webinar Series #1 by CGIAR Science Program on Climate Action

“…Significant progress was made at COP29 in Baku under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, particularly with the advancements in the operationalization of Article 6.8, which supports non-market mechanisms (NMAs). …”
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Vegetables open new avenues for farmers’ livelihood improvement: promising results from Hoima, Uganda by Mwanguhya, Joshua, Baguma, David, Kiiza, Annet, Kabakoyo, Elizabeth, Recha, Tobias, Vernooy, Ronnie

“…This second progress report, covering the period from October 2019 to March 2020, presents the first results of a one-year pilot project to introduce vegetable growing activities in Hoima, Uganda, as a means to strengthen farmers’ adaptive capacity to deal with climate change, diversify income sources and improve household nutrition. …”
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Translating climate-smart agriculture policies into action: A guidebook for operationalizing climate-smart agriculture into local action planning by Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Ndetu, Veronica, Mwongera, Caroline, Lamanna, Christine, Kamau, Hannah N., Kinyua, Ivy Wambui, Ogwang, Vincent, Mbae, Robin, Kibor, Benjamin T.

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Low-methane forages: Discovery, development, and preparation for deployment in the Global South by Marin, Alejandra, Wenzl, Peter, Habte, Ermias, Jones, Chris, Arndt, Claudia, Rischkowsky, Barbara, Costa Junior, Ciniro, Muetzel, Stefan, Jaramillo, Andrés, Ku Vera, Juan Carlos, Makkar, Harinder, Chavarriaga, Paul, Idupulapati, Rao, Arango, Jacobo

“…At ICARDA's Marchouch station in Morocco, significant progress has been made in developing a similar infrastructure for small ruminants. …”
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Annual Report 2022: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) by Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa

“…Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) is a project administered by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). …”
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The Food Systems Countdown Report 2023: The state of food systems worldwide by Schneider, Kate R., Fanzo, Jessica, Haddad, Lawrence, Herrero, Mario, Moncayo, Jose Rosero, Herforth, Anna, Remans, Roseline, Guarin, Alejandro, Resnick, Danielle, Covic, Namukolo M., Béné, Christophe, Cattaneo, Andrea, Aburto, Nancy, Ambikapathi, Ramya, Aytekin, Destan, Barquera, Simon, Battersby, Jane, Beal, Ty, Molina, Paulina Bizzoto, Cafiero, Carlo

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Gain and performance in yield and micronutrient concentration in common bean improvement by Amongi, Winnyfred, Kato, Fred, Ssekamate, Allan Male, Nakyanzi, Brenda, Sebuliba, Sulaiman, Kabwama, Andrew, Mbiu, Julius, Williams, Magdalena, Baguma, Gerald, Mukankusi, Clare

“…The objective of this study was to assess genetic progress in varieties released in 12 African countries through the Pan African Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) from 1973 to 2017, to inform current breeding decisions. …”
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Global foot-and-mouth disease research update and gap analysis: 1 – Overview of global status and research needs by Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Robinson, L., Charleston, B., Rodríguez, L.L., Gay, C.G., Sumption, Keith J., Vosloo, W.

“…The Global Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Research Alliance periodically reviews the state of FMD research to assess progress and to identify new priorities. …”
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Agro-parks as drivers of the African food processing sector: Review of conditions for success by Jenane, Chakib, Ulimwengu, John M., Ono, Toshiaki, Kirui, Oliver K.

“…Other stakeholders in the agricultural sector were also brought in to support the initiative; the commitment by the private sector was reflected in the launch of the Grow Africa initiative (Grow Africa 2016), and that of development partners through their tying assistance to progress in implementing CAADP via the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (De Schutter 2015).…”
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Amplified characterization of the Innovahubs: Context-specific analysis and mapping of the Innovahub influence areas in Guatemala and Honduras by Martínez, Jesús David, Borrayo, Andrea, García Masse, Louis N., Loon, Jelle van

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The case for food system knowledge support system (FS-KSS) by Ulimwengu, John M., Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

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Internal Report: Action Planning and Network Consolidation of the Disruptive Seeds Network in Kenya by Bell, Shavon, Ratner, Blake, Kimani, Martin Njoroge, Rutting, Lucas, Veeger, Marieke, von Breymann, Randolph

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CGIAR Road from COP29 to COP30 Webinar Series #3 : The Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) by CGIAR Science Program on Climate Action

“…At COP29, discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) progressed with further guidance provided to experts working on indicators to measure adaptation progress. …”
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Policy document detailing the use of the stepwise investment approach for Climate-Smart Cocoa adoption by farmers and companies by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Saeed, Abdul Razak, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…Under phase one, a lot of progress was made which led to the development of the climate exposure maps for Ghana’s cocoa sector and the recommendation of site-specific Climate smart Agriculture practices for the cocoa sector which recently being used by the Ghana COCOBOD as basis for the development of a climate smart cocoa standard. …”
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