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Using AquaCrop as a Decision-Support Tool for Small-Scale Irrigation Systems Was Dictated by the Institutional and Market Incentives in Ethiopia por Biazin, B., Wondatir, S., Tilahun, G., Asaro, N., Amede, T.

“…Long-term simulations further revealed that the number of rainfall days was more important than the amount of rainfall during the growing period. We engaged water users' associations to employ the recommendation and enforce supplementary irrigation as predicted by the model and we present farmers' response and reasons for resistance toward water saving approaches. …”
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Beyond ''women's traits'': exploring how gender, social difference and household characteristics influence trait preferences por Teeken, Béla, Garner, E., Agbona, A., Balogun, Ireti, Olaosebikan, O., Bello, A.A., Madu, Tessy, Okoye, B., Egesi, Chiedozie N., Kulakow, Peter A., Tufan, Hale Ann

“…This necessitates information on specific user groups and their preferences to build targeted customer and product profiles for informed breeding decisions. …”
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Gender and Generational Differences in Local Knowledge and Preference for Food Trees in Central Uganda and Eastern Kenya por Gachuiri, A., Paez-Valencia, A.M., Elias, M., Carsan, S., McMullin, S.

“…Overall findings suggest that consulting user preferences for food tree species and constraints experienced by gender and age group could be important in the design of interventions which involve a diversity of food trees. …”
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Towards sustainable watershed-based landscape restoration in degraded drylands: Perceived benefits and innovative pathways learnt from project-based interventions in Ethiopia por Wolka, K., Temesgen, B.B., Getachew, F., Girma, F., Gessesse, G.D.

“…Proper planning and implementation of integrated interventions, creating local watershed user associations, ensuring appropriate benefit-sharing and implementing innovative pathways to reconcile the tradeoffs could be considered to scale up interventions and address potential conflicts of interest.…”
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Performance and stability of improved cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) clones in demand creation trials in Nigeria por Ogwuche, T.O., Diebiru-Ojo, E.M., Adetoro, N.A., Ossai, C., Ekanem, U.O., Adegbite, B., Oyebode, G., Kulakow, Peter A.

“…Cassava fresh root yield and dry matter content constitute major determinants of demand by end-users. Increased demand for the seeds of improved varieties will facilitate the development of a sustainable seed system. …”
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Innovating and scaling risk reducing measures for farmers and livestock keepers in the drylands por Whitbread, Anthony M., Akinseye, M. Folorunso, Banerjee, Rupsha R., Dhulipala, Ram, Diouf, Fatoumata Bintou, Faye, Aliou, Faye, Adama, Joseph, Emanuel Jacob, Kebe, Amy, Konte, Oumar, Paliwal, Ambica, Sow, Fafa, Wane, Abdrahmane, Worou, Nadine

“…Digital technologies also enable innovative and affordable methods of acquiring and sharing data, ground truthing, and user feedback especially in data sparse and hostile environments.…”
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Failure to scale in digital agronomy: An analysis of site-specific nutrient management decision-support tools in developing countries por Sida, Tesfaye Shiferaw, Gameda, Samuel, Chamberlin, Jordan, Andersson, Jens A., Getnet, Mezegebu, Woltering, Lennart, Craufurd, Peter Q.

“…In general, the SSNM-DST have moved one step forward compared with the traditional ‘blanket’ fertilizer recommendation by accounting for in-field heterogeneities in soil and crop characteristics, while remaining undifferentiated in terms of demographic and socioeconomic heterogeneities among users, which potentially constrains adoption at scale. …”
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Maternal and child nutrition in the Lives Saved Tool: Results of a recent update por Tong, Hannah, Piwoz, Ellen G., Ruel, Marie T., Brown, Kenneth H., Black, Robert E., Walker, Neff

“…The present updates will enable LiST users to better estimate the potential health, nutrition, and survival benefits of investing in nutrition.…”
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The evidence mapping of wasting programmes and their impact along the continuum of care for wasting in low- and middle-income countries: A rapid review protocol por Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Touré, Mariama, Diatta, Dieynab, Huybregts, Lieven, Booth, Andrew, Becquey, Elodie

“…IRAM aims to generate evidence on wasting prevention and treatment interventions in four countries: Chad, Mauritania, Mali and Niger (multi-country partnership between UNICEF and IFPRI). Stakeholders (review users, such as implementers and researchers) will be involved throughout. …”
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Not just money: What mothers value in conditional cash transfer programs in India por Rao, Krishna D., Kachwaha, Shivani, Kaplan, Avril, Bishai, David

“…Conclusion: Both cash transfers and the perceived health benefit from services are highly valued, particularly by infrequent service users. In CCTs, this highlights the importance of communicating value of services to beneficiaries by informing about health benefits of services and providing quality care. …”
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Assessment of digital tools for climate change mitigation and sustainable development por Vanegas Cubillos, Martha, Ngaiwi, Mary, Sylvester, Janelle

“…To maximize their effectiveness, we recommend integrating these aspects explicitly into tool designs and providing user guidance and training that emphasize their importance. …”
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bEcon 4 Africa: An overview of the literature on the economic assessment of GE crops in the continent, 1996-2016 por Zambrano, Patricia, Paul, Namita, Chambers, Judith A., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Hanson, Hillary

“…A summary of these performance indicators has also been compiled as a searchable database available to all potential users, including practitioners, interested decision and policy makers, as well as businesses and donors not only to facilitate further research, but also as reference to advance specific GE policies, and to increase awareness related to GE technology performance.…”
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Monitoring the cost and affordability of a healthy diet within Countries: Building systems in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Viet Nam por Herforth, Anna Whitson, Gilbert, Rachel, Sokourenko, Kristina, Fatima, Tehreem, Adeyemi, Olutayo, Alemayehu, Dawit, Arhin, Eunice, Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Bai, Yan, Chiosa, Imran, Genye, Tirsit, Haile, Hagos, Jahangeer, Raja, Kinabo, Joyce, Mishili, Fulgence, Nnabugwu, Chioma D., Nortey, John, Ofosu-Baadu, Bernice, Onabolu, Adeyinka, Sarpong, Daniel Bruce, Tessema, Masresha, Van, Duong T. T., Venkat, Aishwarya, Masters, William A.

“…Conclusions CoAHD can be calculated with existing data and resources, facilitated by new software tools and user tutorials. In the future, it can be further streamlined, leveraging technical assistance from global institutions and aligning national and global monitoring systems.…”
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Agricultural Self-efficacy Scale por Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET) Initiative

“…Two files, CAPI_Choices and CAPI_Survey, along with the accompanying files, can be used to construct a CAPI program ready for survey implementation. Alternatively, users can use an Excel workbook "CAPI_.xlsx" that includes worksheets for survey and choices, along with others, for constructing a CAPI program ready for survey implementation.…”
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Goal-setting Capacity Scale por Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET) Initiative

“…Two files, CAPI_Choices and CAPI_Survey, along with the accompanying help files, can be used to construct a CAPI program ready for survey implementation. Alternatively, users can use an Excel workbook "CAPI_.xlsx" that includes worksheets for survey and choices, along with help files, for constructing a CAPI program ready for survey implementation.…”
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Trait preferences of sorghum and pearl millet value chain actors in Mali and Burkina Faso: a case for gender- responsive and demand-driven breeding por Yila, Jummai Othniel, Sylla, Almamy, Traoré, Sékou, Sawadogo-Compaoré, Eveline

“…Engaging key stakeholders and improving the sorghum and pearl millet breeding process is essential to addressing the evolving demands of end-users and environmental conditions. Unlike most trait preference studies focusing on men and women farmers’ trait choices, we examined sorghum and pearl millet key value chain actors (VCA), including producers, processors, traders, and consumers. …”
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Mapping land and water supported livelihoods, stakeholders, policies and governance mechanism in the Lower Kafue Basin, Southern Zambia por Ng’onga, M., Mapedza, Everisto D., Siamudaala, V., Muzungaire, L.

“…Key informant interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted with Government officials, Non-governmental Organizations, Traditional Authorities and Resource Users to have an in-depth understanding. Findings indicated that agriculture is one of the dominant sectors with about 0.1 to 20 hectares per farmer under cultivation contributing 17% of the national maize production. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – THEMATIC SESSION 6b: Digital innovations across food and health systems por Ray, Manojit, Vadsaria, Khadija, Ali, Asif, Khan, Umber, Karunarathna, Nilmini, Mandal, Raj Nandan, Mendhe, Roshan, Nordhagen, Stella

“…D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – THEMATIC SESSION 6b: Digital innovations across food and health systems Oral presentations AI and Blockchain Abetted Energy Access for E-Cooking and Post-Harvest Management Manojit Ray, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Toronto Efficacy of a Personalized Mobile Health Application in Improving Micronutrient Supplement Use among Pregnant Women in Karachi, Pakistan- A Parallel Group Randomized Controlled Trial Khadija Vadsaria, Doctoral Candidate, Aga Khan University Scaling up Nutritional Progress in Aspirational Districts of India: Insights from a Data-Driven Tool to Ensure Last Mile Tracking Asif Ali, PhD Research Scholar in Department of Geography, University of Burdwan Development and validation of an electronic application (FoodEapp) to assess the dietary intake of adults in Karachi, Pakistan Umber Suhail Khan, Consultant, Aga Khan University Rapid-fire presentations Acceptability, likability, and usability of smart devices to track and improve food choices among adolescent girls Hitihami Mudiyanselage Nilmini Jayalath Karunarathna, PhD student, Department of Applied Nutrition, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries & Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka Enhancing health systems through digital innovations: Insights from Nepal’s Transforming Lives through Nutrition Project Raj Nandan Mandal, Sr Project Manager, Helen Keller International The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology in Enhancing Nutritional Health in Sri Lanka Gammadde Hewa Malindya Ravihari Jayasekara, Graduate Student, University of Peradeniya Strengthening Neonatal Healthcare System in underserved areas: Leveraging Advanced Telehealth (Tele-SNCU (Special Newborn Care Unit)) Hub-and-Spoke Models to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Neonatal Mortality Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target Roshan Charandas Mendhe, Program Officer, PATH Developing an AI Chatbot to Help Users Explore and Understand Food Policies: A Proof-of-Concept Test focused on Bangladesh Stella Nordhagen, Research Lead, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition…”
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Global assessment of Vegetation Index and Phenology Lab (VIP) and Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) version 3 products por Marshall, M., Okuto, E., Kang, Y., Opiyo, E., Ahmed, M.

“…Inter-comparison studies are commonly performed to keep the user community informed on the consistency and accuracy of such records as they evolve. …”
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A framework for handling uncertainty in a large-scale programme estimating the Global Burden of Animal Diseases por Clough, H.E., Chaters, G.L., Havelaar, A.H., McIntyre, K.M., Marsh, T.L., Hughes, E.C., Jemberu, Wudu T., Stacey, D., Afonso, J.S., Gilbert, W., Raymond, K., Rushton, J.

“…Model outputs contain uncertainty, arising from many sources such as data quality and availability, or the user’s understanding of models and production systems. …”
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