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Role of socio-economic research in developing, delivering and scaling new crop varieties: The case of staple crop biofortification by Birol, Ekin, Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Health impacts of biofortification could be projected both by using empirical results obtained through randomized controlled bioefficacy trials conducted by nutritionists, and through farmer-adoption models estimating impact at scale. Farmer and consumer surveys and monitoring systems provided the underlying information for estimating farmer adoption models and helped understand input/output markets, farmer and consumer preferences, and additional opportunities and challenges –all of which informed crop breeding and delivery activities, while building the knowledge base for catalyzing the scaling of biofortification.…”
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Decision support for agricultural soil carbon sequestration: Multi-lateral development banks’ needs and challenges by Wironen, Michael

“…The potential co-benefits of building SOC have led to interest in developing concessional lending programs and insurance products that factor in SOC levels, provided a means can be found to cost-effectively and reliably estimate and monitor SOC levels.…”
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Training of Trainers (ToT) on Soil Carbon Sequestration and Crop Production Course Module by Agyare, Wilson Agyei, Amponsah, William, Awuah, Akua Osaa, Koné, Daouda

“…As part of the AICCRA project, the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted land Use (WASCAL) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) are tasked to to develop curricula and training materials to accelerate the mainstreaming Climate Information Services (CIS) and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) into University’s curricula in Africa. …”
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Using participatory processes in Senegal, Guatemala and Kenya to develop gender-sensitive climate information services by Vyas, Shalika, Giraldo Mendez, Diana

“…The digital divide is a significant barrier to providing effective CIS. In Kenya, it is estimated that 30% of rural livestock farmers lack the digital literacy needed to access or understand climate advisories. …”
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Comparing different methods to assess weaver ant abundance in plantation trees by Wargui, R., Offenberg, J., Sinzogan, A.A.C., Adandonon, A., Kossou, D., Vayssières, Jean-François

“…As several methods have been used to estimate ant abundance on plantation trees, abundances are not comparable between studies and no guideline is available on which method to apply in a particular study. …”
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Minskad energianvändning, men hur mycket? by Ageborg Ollandt, Oskar, Albért, Anna Maria, Dalheim, Maria, Forslund, August, Holmlund, Dennis, Jansson, Samuel, Larson, Karl, Timm, Axel, Wendin, Gustav

“…The following report investigates the Almtuna preschool buildings potential improvements in energy efficiency. …”
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Assessing African economic responses to COVID-19 by Tadesse, Getaw, Tefera, Wondwosen

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Climate-smart agriculture investment plan for Ethiopia by Tesfaye, Lidya, Alemayehu, Sintayehu, Jalango, Dorcas, Karanja, Stanley, Magambo, George, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Vyas, Shalika, Nowak, Andreea C., Wamicwe, Peter, Newman, Richard, Grosjean, Godefroy, Cosgrove, Bethany, Derenoncourt, Ena, Mufti, Samaa, Hientz, Lennart, Wondemagegnehu, Sintayehu, Assefa, Berhanu, Addis, Negash, Yemane, Melat, Jaquet, Stéphanie

“…Thus, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) that builds sustainable agricultural production and food systems becomes crucially important for Ethiopia. …”
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Sweet Potato Seed Systems and Crop Management Community of Practice. by McEwan, M.

“…Each country made presentations of their activities for the period of June-November 2017, with a focus on production capacities, production targets vs. actual achievements and comments on how to improve multiplication rates and reduce production costs; quality management; estimated pre-basic seed requirements for the coming season; progress in implementing their business plans and revolving funds and capacity building initiatives undertaken. …”
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Solar water pump sizing tool for Nepal: user manual by Mali, S. S., Gautam, K., Verma, Shilp

“…The tool enables quick, location-specific pre-feasibility assessments of system capacity and cost for both irrigation and drinking water needs. Building on a similar tool developed by IWMI and ICAR in India, the SWP Sizing Tool includes modules for water demand estimation, system sizing, and a bill of quantity. …”
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Scaling Strategies of SIMCAST for Late Blight: Training and Modernizing Decision Support for Wider Adoption by Juarez, H., Palacios, P., Perez, W., Pradel, W.

“…Implemented with partners across Peru, Ecuador, and India, the initiative combined capacity building and user feedback with major technical modernization: the Lateblight Advisor web app was upgraded from an initial R/Shiny prototype to Shiny for Python, enabling stronger integration with modern data and AI workflows and real-time weather inputs (WeatherAPI); a SIMCAST Model Context Protocol (MCP) was developed to expose standardized model tools for multi-channel deployment; and GeoSIMCAST extended point-based modeling to national-scale risk mapping using gridded climate products and reconstructed dew point temperature (Tdew) to support humidity-driven risk estimation. …”
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Descentralizacion de la gestion forestal en Honduras: mirando hacia el futuro by Vallejo Larios, M., Guillen Coronado, I.

“…In Honduras, since 1992 municipal governments have been responsible for the management of an estimated 28% of the nation’s forests located on municipal ejidos. …”
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Peru Cacao Alliance: Carbon sequestration as a co-benefit of cacao expansion by Nash, Julie, Grewer, Uwe, Bockel, Louis, Galford, Gillian L., Pirolli, Gillian, White, Julianna M.

“…PCA improved cacao postharvest handling (proper pod selection, storage, drying and fermentation methods) by building knowledge and capacity in producer organizations.…”
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Projections of future mortality risk in older adults from high-tide flooding in coastal areas of the USA: An economic modelling study by Sheahan, Megan B., Hauer, Mathew, Mueller, Valerie, Sheriff, Glenn, Fant, Charles, Holland, Isabel, Sarofim, Marcus C., Hartin, Corinne, Neumann, James E.

“…The aim of this study was to leverage these new findings to project future premature deaths and associated economic costs among older adults in coastal areas of the USA throughout the 21st century under various climate change scenarios. Methods We estimated the relationship between global sea level rise and high-tide flooding. …”
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En studie av olika ekonomiska modeller för mångbruk baserad på vindkraft by Hallqvist, Carl-Filip

“…The wind turbine in this work is based on Vestas V90, 2 MW. The price to build a wind turbine in that size is 33 million SEK. …”
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Scaling Out Climate-Smart Agriculture for Resilient Farming in Adilabad District of Telangana by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, International Water Management Institute, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…For the implementation of these technologies at the district level, the total estimated budget was estimated to be Rs. 273.0 Crore. …”
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Impacts of small-scale irrigation water use on environmental flow of ungauged rivers in Africa by Geleta, Y., Simane, B., Assefa, E., Haileslassie, Amare

“…Given the result, meeting the environmental flow of the system throughout the year needs the installation of a water storage facility from upstream to downstream, the introduction of different water-saving irrigation technologies, farmers' capacity building in irrigation water management, and a standardized environmental flow estimation mechanism.…”
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Impact of climate services on Rwandan farmers: Summary of findings from the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture Project by Hansen, James

“…The project partnered with Radio Huguka – a community radio network with an estimated listenership of 3.1 million farmers – to develop climate service programming in several standard and interactive formats. …”
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Mainstreaming Climate-Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Services into Universities’ Curricula: Training of West Africa University Lecturers by Bamba, Adama, M’Bo, Kacou, Kone, Ismaïla, Amoutchi, Amien Isaac, Koné, Daouda

“…As part of the AICCRA project, the West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) are mandated to develop curricula and training materials to accelerate the mainstreaming of climate information services (CIS) and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) into university curricula in Africa. …”
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Women’s empowerment, incomes and resilience in agri-food systems by Phillips, Lauren M., Anteneh, Zecharias, Cavatassi, Romina, Mabiso, Athur, Maggio, Giuseppe

“…Furthermore, the study calculates the achievable results in a scenario where investments of this nature cover half of the intended beneficiaries, estimating the corresponding impacts on income generation and resilience. …”
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