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Countries’ commitments to soil organic carbon in Nationally Determined Contributions by Wiese-Rozanova, Liesl D., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Alcántara Shivapatham, Viridiana, Richards, Meryl B, Shelton, Sadie W, Hönle, Susanna E, Heidecke, Claudia, Madari, Beáta E, Chenu, Claire

“…Soil carbon is the major active pool of terrestrial carbon, and as such, soil organic carbon (SOC) targets, policies and measures will be pivotal to achieving global climate targets. …”
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Social protection and resilience: The case of the productive safety net program in Ethiopia by Abay, Kibrom A., Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Berhane, Guush, Chamberlin, Jordan

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Mycotoxins in sub-Saharan Africa: present situation, socio-economic impact, awareness, and outlook by Udomkun, Patchimaporn, Wiredu, Alexander N., Nagle, Marcus, Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Müller, Joachim, Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Moreover, these impurities negatively impact the health of humans and livestock which affects household security, livelihood, productivity, and income and leads to significant costs and economic losses for the producing countries. …”
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Agricultural public expenditures, sector performance, and welfare in Nigeria: A state-level analysis by Mavrotas, George, Mogues, Tewodaj, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Smart, Jenny, Xiong, Zhe

“…We conclude that efforts to strengthen state-level agricultural spending in Nigeria merits greater attention, while putting in place measures to ensure improved effectiveness in any such spending.…”
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How soil carbon accounting can improve to support investment- oriented actions promoting soil carbon storage by Costa, Ciniro, Dittmer, Kyle M., Shelton, Sadie W., Bossio, Deborah A., Zinyengere, Nkulumo, Luu, Paul, Heinz, Sebastian, Egenolf, Konrad, Rowland, Bailey, Zuluaga, Andrés, Klemme, Julia, Mealey, Tim, Smith, Madelyn, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

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Pathways to Women’s Empowerment in the Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture in the Philippines, Myanmar, and Cambodia by Verzosa, Fatima, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Thant, Phyu Sin, Phen, Bunthoeun, Itliong, Kirstein, Myae, Chan, Thong, Chanphirum, Urdelas, Farah Gaud A., Naung, Ye Win, Moe, May Zin, Tola, Cheam, Barbon, Wilson John, Monville-Oro, Emilita, Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…National governments and the international development community recognized that in order to strengthen and accelerate their goals for agricultural development, economic growth and food security they need to build the contributions that women make and take steps to alleviate barriers to women empowerment. …”
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Yield and soil nitrous oxide emissions of Vigna radiata under contrasting fertilizer management practices in Maharashtra, India by Sommer, Rolf, Gholkar, Madhav, Kumbhar, Nitin

“…To assess the climate smartness of selected GIZ-supported soil protection and rehabilitation measures in the five countries, GIZ engaged CIAT scientists in the project Climate-smart soil protection and rehabilitation in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India and Kenya, which builds on CIAT’s expertise in both soil science and CSA. …”
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Household wellbeing in rural Papua New Guinea: Poverty analysis from the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey by Mahrt, Kristi, Schmidt, Emily, Fang, Peixun, Mukerjee, Rishabh

“…It aims to reflect the cost of a food basket and nonfood needs to secure a healthy life and minimum standard of living. …”
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How Have Markets Affected the Governance of Agrobiodiversity? by Jager, Matthias, Loosen, Irene van, Giuliani, Alessandra

“…Farmers who continue to conserve on-farm agrobiodiversity are providing the global public goods of food security and environmental sustainability insurance for the world’s population, nowadays and for future times. …”
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Managing soil organic carbon in tropical agroecosystems: evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya by Laub, M., Corbeels, Marc, Couedel, A., Ndungu, S.M., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugendi, D., Necpalova, M., Waswa, W., Broek, M. van de, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Six, Johan

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Local action planning and cost–benefit analysis of climate adaptation strategies in climate-vulnerable value chains in Nampula and Zambezia, Mozambique by Mundia, Carolyne, Jalango, Dorcas, Binge, Brenda, Chilambe, Pedro

“…Targeted at district planners, extension officers, non-governmental organisations, farmer organisations, and other stakeholders, the guideline builds on existing climate-smart agriculture frameworks and empirical evidence from climate vulnerability assessments across key agricultural value chains. …”
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Tier II MRV of livestock emissions in China - Final report & Annexes by Dong, Hongmin, Zhu, Zhiping, Li, Yu’e, Wei, Sha, Zhang, Yu, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Wilkes, Andreas, Ma, Cuimei, Wang, Tian, Wang, Jiancheng, Pickering, Andrea, Leahy, Sinead

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A Climate Smartness Index (CSI) Based on Greenhouse Gas Intensity and Water Productivity: Application to Irrigated Rice by Arenas Calle, Laura N., Whitfield, Stephen, Challinor, Andrew J.

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Findings from local consultations on resilience in Makueni County by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The project is based on the belief that better measurement and tracking of resilience are key to ensuring that investments in resilience building are supporting the right activities and targeting the right people. …”
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East African Dairy Development program adopts Climate Smart Agriculture by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Private Sector Consultation on Climate Smart Agriculture: The Feed the Future Learning Community for Supply Chain Resilience by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…These included (i) quality, site-specific information for improved diagnostics, (ii) information to help measure and manage climate risk and (iii) information related to specific, practical technologies to build resilience. …”
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CCAFS’s Low- Emissions Development (LED) research and engagement impact on innovation and scaling-up mitigation options in agriculture by Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Leonard, Erin S, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Dittmer, Kyle, Costa, Ciniro, Shelton, Sadie W.

“…The objective of CCAFS’s Flagship 3 on Low-emission Development (LED) is to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while ensuring food security at large scales. Research focused on estimating GHG emissions, developing LED technical options, and identifying mechanisms for scaling up options. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on staple food prices: Location matters by Yade, M., Matchaya, G., Karugia, Joseph T., Goundan, A., Guthiga, P., Taondyandé, M., Odjo, S., Nhlengethwa, S.

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Increasing food system resilience for nutrition sensitivity and sustainability: A decentralized analysis for India by Kumar, K. Nirmal Ravi, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Even though targeted interventions are needed for short-term relief, building resilient food systems is crucial for providing continued food and nutrition security. …”
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The impacts of cash transfers on mental health and investments: Experimental evidence from Mali by Hidrobo, Melissa, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Roy, Shalini

“…We find that receiving the program improved household decision-makers' perceptions of economic and food security and reduced their self-reported anxiety. While cognitive function was not a ected, recipients of the transfers experienced greater self-esteem and a modest increase in a measure of patience. …”
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