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The $74 million Nobo Jatra (New Beginning) USAID-funded project includes PIM findings to improve child nutrition in poor coastal areas of Bangladesh
Published 2018“…The results of the Transfer Modality Research Initiative informed the design of the conditional cash transfer of the Nobo Jatra (New Beginning) project, a 2016-2020 $74 million project funded by USAID and implemented by World Vision International in Southern Bangladesh.…”
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14,900 farmers benefited from use of RiceAdvice in Nigeria in 2020 and this is equivalent to $2.8 million of gross revenue
Published 2020“…In 2020, 14,900 farmers benefited from use of RiceAdvice and this is equivalent to $2.8 million of gross revenue.…”
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Adoption of smart-valley approach by rice producers in Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone (Liberia and Sierra Leone are two new countries in 2020)
Published 2020“…In 2019, the total area increased to 1030.94 hectares in Benin and Togo and adopted by 6110 farmers. In Sierra Leone, the total area tracked was 179.3 hectares and adopted by 460 rice farmers. …”
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CARD (Coalition for African Rice Development) initiative has contributed to increase rice production by 10.2 million ton in 2018, benefiting both rice producers and consumers
Published 2021“…We assessed the contribution of the CARD policy to rice production: the CARD policy contributed to increased rice production in 2018 by 10.2 million ton, which benefited both rice producers (increased sales and income) and rice consumers (lower market prices than without rice production increase).…”
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Flat bed dryer adopted in at least four countries in Southeast Asia
Published 2019“…The flat bed dryer originally developed by IRRI and improved by Nong Lam University of Vietnam targets farmers groups, processors and service providers and scaled by private manufacturers with assistance of public sector extension. …”
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The adoption of improved varieties (SFL-09 and SFL-11) has contributed to lower costs for almost 6 out of 10 rice farmers in Ecuador between 2014 and 2019.
Published 2021“…In Ecuador, the main variety adopted comes from the FLAR breeding program. Its adoption has been associated with lower production costs, greater probability of adopting other technologies, and better use of inputs.…”
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A liquid waste service agreement between the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana, and private sanitation service providers is ensuring safely managed sanitation services for over 950,000 households living in the Tamale Metropolitan Area
Published 2021“…As a result, more than 950,000 Tamale inhabitants now benefit from safely managed sanitation services.…”
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A revolution in solar-powered Irrigation: Solar Power as Remunerative Crop (SPaRC) model is being scaled out nationwide in India (WLE-IWMI)
Published 2018“…A cooperative business model developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and partners is now formally confirmed as one of four components of a total USD 16.4 billion Indian Government farm energy program (KUSUM). Gujarat state has begun scaling out the concept; six other states have begun piloting it under KUSUM. …”
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A water management investment decision-support tool developed by WLE/CIAT in Honduras was expanded to other Central American countries and is being disseminated to nine new countries
Published 2021“…The "Agua de Honduras" platform, initially developed and piloted in western Honduras, is now an indispensable decision-support system for the south of the country as well. While it is being extended to facilitate water planning in the country's main basins with new flood analyses and capabilities, AGRI (AGua para RIego), its most attention-grabbing tool, has now been extended into other Central American countries, and is being adapted for application in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean.…”
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A WLE/Alliance city food system profile is being used as a tool to influence public discourse, educate university students and strengthen policy in the city of Cali, Colombia
Published 2021“…Since its launch and after many presentations to diverse audiences, the Cali food system profile, created by the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT and funded by WLE, has been used as a communication tool to raise awareness, promote food issues on the public agenda, integrate diverse stakeholders, highlight the city’s challenges and improve decision making.…”
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Based on the successful piloting of bundled risk solutions in three South Asian countries, new indexed crop insurance and technology practices are being scaled out by governments and insurance companies , benefitting thousands of farmers
Published 2021“…Governments and insurance companies are beginning to scale out these new products to farmers, including women, in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. …”
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Farmer-led irrigation development has been boosted through value chain-based scaling partnerships established in four sub-Saharan African countries
Published 2021“…Based on these results, a similar approach is being introduced in Mali and Zambia.…”
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Harnessing Ethiopian floodwaters helps dryland pastoralists – and the approach is being scaled up (WLE-ICRISAT)
Published 2021“…The major ‘agents’ were community leaders (‘Kedoh Abbobati’) who keenly debated the potential benefits and drawbacks of innovations, enforced customary rules and bylaws.…”
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Rehabilitation of dry agro-pastures through community-based mechanized micro water harvesting and flood-irrigation agriculture to benefit to 1,000 ha/ year in Jordan
Published 2020“…The program is expected to equip communities better for drought conditions while improving carbon storage in the uplands and reducing the need for agricultural inputs in the lowlands.…”
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