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Availability of national policies, programmes, and survey-based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia por Neupane, Sumanta, Jangid, Manita, Scott, Samuel P., Kim, Sunny S., Murira, Zivai, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Carducci, Bianca, Menon, Purnima

“…Progress to improve nutrition among women, infants and children in South Asia has fallen behind the pace needed to meet established global targets. …”
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Stories of change in nutrition: Lessons from a new generation of studies from Africa, Asia and Europe por Headey, Derek D., Gillespie, Stuart, Avula, Rasmi, Becquey, Elodie, Nisbett, Nicholas, Harris, Jody

“…Since 2015, the Stories of Change in Nutrition studies have analysed and documented experiences in many different African and Asian countries, to foster empirically-grounded experiential learning across contexts. …”
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Spousal concordance in joint and separate households: Survey evidence from Nepal por Ambler, Kate, Doss, Cheryl R., Kieran, Caitlin, Passarelli, Simone

“…These relationships may be especially indicative in the South Asian context where couples often reside in joint households with the husbands’ parents, resulting in different power structures. …”
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A review of leadership and capacity gaps in nutrition-sensitive agricultural policies and strategies for selected countries in sub-saharan Africa and Asia por Aryeetey, Richmond, Covic, Namukolo

“…A review was conducted to address 2 questions: How nutrition-sensitive are agriculture policies, plans, and investments in selected Sub-Saharan African (SSA) and Asian countries? and Which capacity and leadership gaps limit scale up of nutrition-sensitive agriculture policy and programs?…”
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Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Viet Nam por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Liu, Yanyan, Cuong, Nguyen Van, Masias, Ian

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Evolution of agricultural mechanization in Nepal por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Justice, Scott E.

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Resource allocation for agricultural research in South Asia: Trends, challenges, and policy implications por Stads, Gert-Jan

“…Quantitative evidence presented in this report demonstrates that total public agricultural research and development (R&D) spending in South Asia has risen considerably since 2000. This trend was largely driven by India, which has the highest investment levels and strongest human resource capacity in agricultural research South Asia by far (in terms of absolute size, average qualification levels of researchers, and the scientific outputs they produce). …”
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Improved Nutrition through Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services: Case studies of Curriculum Review and Operational Lessons from India por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Singh, Meera, Hymavathi, T. V., Rani, Uma, Kavitha, G.G., Karthik, Shree

“…Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in much of South Asia, and India has a major share of the malnourished people in the region. …”
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Is there an enabling environment for nutrition-sensitive agriculture in South Asia?: Stakeholder perspectives from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan por van den Bold, Mara, Kohli, Neha, Gillespie, Stuart, Zuberi, Samar, Rajeesh, Sangeetha, Chakraborty, Barnali

“…Almost half of all children in South Asia are stunted. Although agriculture has the potential to be a strong driver of undernutrition reduction and serves as the main source of livelihood for over half of South Asia’s population, its potential to reduce undernutrition is currently not being realized.The Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia (LANSA) research consortium seeks to understand how agriculture and agrifood systems can be better designed to improve nutrition in South Asia. …”
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Social Protection for poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged groups por Brzeska, Joanna, Das, Mousumi, Fan, Shenggen

“…This analysis is based on an evaluation of poverty and food security trends in both countries among vulnerable and disadvantaged groups followed by an overview of major experiences and gaps in social protection policies in the two emerging Asian giants.– Improving the coverage and targeting of social protection systems is vital, and will require a multi-faceted reform portfolio that promotes more integrated and horizontally equitable systems. …”
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Exploration of a model driven by climate to simulate pond water temperature in aquaculture systems por Resnick, Drew, Baethgen, Walter, Hossain, Peerzadi, Kadam, Sanketa

“…Introduction: Interannual climate variability in the Asian mega deltas has been posing a wide range of climate risks in the aquaculture systems of the region. …”
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Supermarket revolution in Asia and emerging development strategies to include small farmers por Reardon, Thomas, Timmer, Peter C., Minten, Bart

“…We focus on three specific issues that reflect the impact of this revolution, particularly in Asia: continuity in transformation, innovation in transformation, and unique development strategies. …”
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Liberalizing foodgrains markets: Experiences, impacts, and lessons from South Asia: Synopsis por Ganesh-Kumar, Anand, Roy, Devesh, Gulati, Ashok

“…South Asia is home to the largest concentration of poor and undernourished people in the world, so food security—especially in basic staples such as wheat, rice, and corn—continues to be a major concern. …”
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The triangle of microfinance: financial sustainability, outreach, and impact por Zeller, Manfred, Meyer, Richard L.

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) supported household surveys in nine Asian and African countries during the 1990s that analyzed formal and informal financial transactions, and it also evaluated the success of innovative approaches at some MFIs. …”
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Groundwater markets in Pakistan: participation and productivity por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Although selling water from private wells is a long-standing practice in South Asia, these informal arrangements are only now being examined in detail. …”
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Cassava seed systems in Southeast Asia: Structure, functioning, and implications por Delaquis, Erik Lucien

“…This thesis embraces the lack of available information on Southeast Asian cassava seed systems as an opportunity to investigate multiple interrelated aspects of the system, aiming both to chart an undocumented landscape and to provide insights into its functioning and potential for improvement. …”
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Market conditions for circular bioeconomy in emerging economies por Taron, Avinandan, Bhandarkar, Supriya, Bodach, Susanne, Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…Biogas adoption varies across regions; Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia are scaling production with government incentives, while India’s SATAT initiative aims to deploy 5,000 compressed bio-gas (CBG) plants by 2025. …”
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Adapting the Women's Empowerment in Nutrition Index: Lessons from Kenya por Lentz, Erin, Jensen, Nathaniel D., Lepariyo, Watson, Narayanan, Sudha, Bageant, Elizabeth

“…Earlier research has shown it is both a valid construct and positively related to dietary and nutritional outcomes of women in South Asia. We establish that WENI is generalizable to agropastoral and pastoral Kenya, an area with substantially different livelihoods, food system, norms, and institutions than South Asia. …”
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An exploratory analysis of a gender needs assessment, gendered trait preferences, and future (trait) requirements for rice breeding in Southern Asia por Connor, Melanie, Bayot, Ruvicyn

“…In order to inform the rice breeding teams in Southern Asia about gender-specific trait preferences, a narrative literature review encompassing studies of several Southern Asian countries was conducted. …”
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Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India por Hossain, Mosharaf, Nayak, Swati, Mohapatra, Subhasmita, Trivedi, Pooja, Waza, Showkat A.

“…Rice–wheat rotation is the principal cropping system in South Asian countries. Increasing productivity under this cropping system in Northern India is not only a policy priority but also an important component towards ensuring food and nutritional security for the major portion of the Indian population. …”
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