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Putting Plant Genetic Diversity and Variability at Work for Breeding: Hybrid Rice Suitability in West Africa por El-Namaky, R., Coulibaly, M.M.B., Alhassan, M., Traoré, K., Nwilene, F., Dieng, I., Ortíz, R., Manneh, B.

“…This study evaluated the potential of Asian hybrids with good adaptability to irrigated and rainfed lowland rice areas in Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. …”
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The challenges of implementing an EcoHealth approach to prevention and control of emerging zoonoses in Southeast Asia por Unger, Fred, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Grace, Delia, Gilbert, Jeffrey

“…The EcoHealth Approach to the Prevention & Control of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Southeast Asia Region (EcoZD) is a 5-and-a-half year project being implemented by ILRI in 6 countries - funded by the International Development Research Centre in Canada. …”
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Multilateral development banks investment behaviour in water and sanitation: findings and lessons from 60 years of investment projects in Africa and Asia por Heidler, A., Nesi, Muhil, Nikiema, J., Luthi, C.

“…To address this gap, we assess water and sanitation financing by the three MDBs most relevant to Africa and Asia between 1960 and 2020: the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. …”
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Characterization and outlook of climatic hazards in an agricultural area of Pakistan por Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif, Anwar, A. A., Hussain, Kashif

“…The results elaborate on how the yield of wheat crop grown in a typical setting common in the South Asian region respond to the magnitude of drought indices. …”
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Terms of Reference: Evaluability Assessments of the Regional Integrated Initiatives, CGIAR por CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service

“…The selected RIIs are: Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA); Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD); Transforming Agrifood Systems In South Asia (TAFFSA); West and Central African Food Systems Transformations (WCA). …”
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A spice, not a topping: Social inclusion and gender integration in the TAFSSA portfolio por Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Anyone familiar with South Asian cuisine knows that the key to its flavor are the spices – the masala, either whole or ground — often tempered in oil or clarified butter at the start of the cooking process. …”
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Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences por Kumari, Veenita, Junuthula, Shirisha

“…Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in most South Asian countries, and India has a major share of the malnourished population in the region. …”
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Sustainable maize intensification through site-specific nutrient management advice: Experimental evidence from Nigeria por Maertens, Miet, Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…There is growing evidence on the impacts of site-specific nutrient management (SSNM) from Asia. The evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where SSNM developments are more recent and where conditions concerning soil fertility and fertilizer use differ importantly from those in Asia, is extremely scarce. …”
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Agricultural development and modernization in South Asia por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Kumar, Anjani, Ahmed, Akhter, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…Agriculture, natural resources, and the nutrition landscape in South Asia (SA) are unique. As in other Asian regions, SA’s agriculture is largely smallholder based and continues to employ a large share of the workforce, compared with Latin America. …”
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The evolution of agricultural mechanization in Sri Lanka por Abeyratne, Fredrick, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

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Mali Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Africa RISING partners in Mali include several international institutions: the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center (AVRDC), the International Center for Research in Agroforestry or World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF); as well as local partners: L’Association Malienne d’Eveil et de Développement Durable (AMEDD), L'Association Malienne pour la Sécurité et la Souveraineté Alimentaires (AMASSA), Mouvement Biologique du Mali (MOBIOM).…”
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Technical report: Using Vietnam’s National Nutrition Surveillance (NNS) survey to explore the relationship between human mobility and food and nutrition security in the Mekong Delt... por Vaselli, Alessandra, Nguyen, Tam Ninh, Savelli, Adam, Duong, Thanh Thi, Tuan, Phuong Thi Mai, Truong, Mai Tuyet, Huynh, Tuyen

“…The CGIAR Research Initiatives on Asian Mega-Deltas, Climate Resilience, and Fragility, Conflict, and Migration have partnered with the Vietnam National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) to advance impactful research for food and nutrition security in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta (VMD). …”
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A quantitative analysis of trade policy responses to higher world agricultural commodity prices por Yu, T. Edward, Tokgoz, Simla, Wailes, Eric, Chavez, Eddie C.

“…For some food-deficit developing economies that rely heavily on imports for food consumption, drastic increases in the prices of these crops threatened the nutritional needs and social stability of these economies. Moreover, in major Asian rice-producing and rice-consuming countries, rice availability and affordability is a focus of national food security and policies (Wailes 2005).…”
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Explaining catch-up in human development: A political economy comparison of the Philippines and Viet Nam since 1986 por Baulch, Bob

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Perspectives on the role of the state in economic development: Taking stock of the “Developmental State” after 35 years por Kyle, Jordan

“…In contrast to the idea of a single “East Asian model” of development, I find five distinct development trajectories. …”
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Innovation, competition, and productivity growth: Evidence on the impact of growth in Asia's maize seed sector por Spielman, David J., Kennedy, Adam

“…This paper explores these issues in the context of Asia’s rapidly growing maize seed sector. The paper explores current gaps in the metrics used to analyze the level of competition and innovation in Asia’s maize industry, and more generally, in seed industries throughout much of the developing world. …”
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Mechanization in Ghana: Emerging demand, and the search for alternative supply models por Diao, Xinshen, Cossar, Frances, Houssou, Nazaire, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…We therefore adopt a supply chain approach to analyze two types of mechanization practices in Ghana, i.e., a recent state-led mechanization program and the private sector-led service hiring market, against an international perspective by drawing on three Asian supply models. We identify two major flaws in existing policies. …”
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Integrating Y-Chromosome, Mitochondrial and autosomal data to analyse the origin of pig breeds por Ramírez, O., Ojeda, A., Tomas, A., Gallardo, D., Huang, L.S., Folch, J.M., Clop, A., Sánchez, A., Babaoui, B., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…Finally, South American creole breeds had essentially a European ancestry although Asian Y-chromosome and mitochondrial haplotypes were found in a few Nicaraguan pigs. …”
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Human capital formation: History, expectations, and challenges in South Africa por Yamauchi, Futoshi

“…In practice, however, racial disparities in educational attainment continue, with white and Asian students outperforming the country's African majority in school. …”
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Economics of the Arab awakening: From revolution to transformation and food security por Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Al-Riffai, Perrihan

“…Annual growth rates in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and Sudan averaged more than 6 percent between 2005 and 2010; and Syria, Tunisia, and Libya grew at about 5 percent on average during the same period of time. …”
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