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Under the gun: Military and paramilitary actors in Sudan’s agri-food system by Resnick, Danielle, Abushama, Hala, Ahmed, Mosab O. M., Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid

“…We show how these strategies manifest across value chains as diverse as livestock, wheat, gum Arabic, and horticulture, with secondary applications to other commodities. Given that economic competition between SAF and RSF was a major factor in the outbreak of the 2023 armed conflict, identifying how these strategies emerged and manifested not only contributes to the literature on business-state relations but also expands insights about the political economy antecedents of large-scale conflict.…”
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Navigating the map of environmental-policy narratives and its influence within the conservation network of the Colombian-Peruvian Amazon by Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Carlos Eduardo, Buitrago-Bermúdez, Oscar, Gonzalez, Carolina, Castillo-Rivera, Johana Marcela, Le Coq, Jean-Francois

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Land-use change modelling in the Upper Blue Nile Basin by Yalew, S.G., Mul, Marloes L., Griensven, Ann van, Teferi, E., Priess, J., Schweitzer, C., Zaag, P. van der

“…SITE is cellular automata based multi-criteria decision analysis framework for simulating land-use conversion based on socio-economic and environmental factors. Past land-use trajectories (1986–2009) were evaluated using a reference Landsat-derived map (agreement of 84%). …”
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Strategic public spending: Scenarios and lessons for Ghana by Aragie, Emerta A., Artavia, Marco, Pauw, Karl

“…The objective of the study is to advise policymakers on which spending strategy is the most likely to contribute to government’s development goals, such as poverty reduction or economic growth. We find that a doubling of the share of agriculture in total public budget would accelerate agricultural growth to somewhere between 7.6% and 8.6% against the business-as-usual scenario of about 3.5%. …”
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Analysis for biotechnology innovations using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) by Linacre, Nicholas A., Gaskell, Joanne, Rosegrant, Mark W., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Quemada, Hector, Halsey, Mark, Birner, Regina

“…SEA may be a useful tool to inform the evaluation of biotechnology policies and priorities by taking account of information on the economic, social, and environmental benefits, cost and risks of adopting those policies.-- Authors' Abstract…”
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EncontrAR: Informe Situacional de la Plataforma de Aprendizaje Colaborativo by Mercado, P., Angulo, L., Haan, Stef de, Ochoa, J., Castellanos, A., Pradel, W.

“…The dynamism of the markets constitutes the main axis of economic development. Accessing the market and its benefits depends on the competitive capacity of individuals and their environments (territories). …”
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The state of the agri-, food-, and climate-tech innovation ecosystem in Egypt by Vitón, Roberto, Al-saffar, Reem, Menza, Gianpiero, Zaccari, Claudia, Dowling, Kevin

“…The agriculture sector in Egypt is vital to sustaining Egyptian livelihoods and economic development. A thriving agri-, food-, and climate-tech environment, catalyzed by cutting-edge technology and context-oriented innovations is crucial to this development to ensure the resilience of its agrifood systems in the face of climate change, climate extremes, and a dwindling freshwater supply. …”
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Food for An Urban Planet: Entry Points for World Bank Investments for Healthy and Resilient City Food Systems by Giertz, Åsa, Prain, Gordon, Alonso, Silvia, Claereboudt, Etienne, Davis, Madison, Kamm, Christian Leahy, Nagpal, Gauri, Gavazzeni, Filippo, Jonasova, Marketa

“…Urban food systems are at the center of the social and cultural web that characterizes cities, and key contributors to economic growth, job creation, and local innovation that also influences surrounding regions (World Bank 2009). …”
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Livestock feed and fodder development in Uzbekistan by Hoek, Rein van der, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

“…Interventions need to be complemented with research on livestock management and productivity increase, and economically feasible options need to be further identified for improving feeding practices.…”
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Comparative profitability of agroecological practices in Ethiopian wheat farming by Ng-Ang-A, Stanley Karanja, Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng, Tibebe, Degefie, Akinyi, Devinia, Mockshell, Jonathan

“…However, these practices often require higher initial investments compared to business-as-usual (BAU) practices, and their profitability and relative risks are not well studied. …”
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Scaling Gem Parboiling And Rice By-Products: Insights And Lessons Learned From 2022 To 2025 by Dossou Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Diabate, Fatoumata, Suh, Neville Ndohnwi

“…Parboiling and the valorisation of rice by-products play an increasingly critical role in strengthening climate resilience, food security, and women’s economic empowerment within Mali’s rice-based systems. …”
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2016 IFPRI annual report by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 2016 Global Food Policy Report focused on reshaping the global food system to make it efficient, climate resilient, sustainable, nutrition- and health-driven, and business friendly, as means to meet these goals. The report’s signature chapter, written in collaboration with IFAD President Kanayo Nwanze, highlights the critical role that smallholders can play both in improving food security and in addressing the challenge of climate change. …”
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Lessons learned on food security in the Yemen crisis by Kurdi, Sikandra

“…In the late twentieth century, however, Yemen’s economic growth was stalled by a weak central government and complex tribal patronage system. …”
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Roles of global and regional networks and consortia in strengthening forestry research by Nair, C.T.S., Dykstra, D.P.

“…While networks and strategic alliances are an integral part of business and industry, and are playing an increasingly important role in national and international agriculture research (APAARI 1997) they have been less widely used in forestry for collaborative research. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture sourcebook by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…Agriculture must therefore transform itself if it is to feed a growing global population and provide the basis for economic growth and poverty reduction. Climate change will make this task more difficult under a business-as-usual scenario, due to adverse impacts on agriculture, requiring spiralling adaptation and related costs. …”
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Processintern metananrikning by Hävermark, Ulf

“…The relatively cheap electricity in Sweden makes this a low profit business. If the biogas is upgraded to vehicle fuel its value will increase. …”
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Circular bioeconomy as a driver of regenerative multifunctional landscapes by Somorin, Tosin, Zemadim, Birhanu, Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Adamtey, Noah, Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…For example, many existing landscape programs focus primarily on biophysical design, with limited consideration for the regenerative business models and economic systems needed to sustain multifunctionality over time. …”
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Mechanized direct- seeding and best management practices for rice in Cambodia : how and why are they complementary? by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Laing, Alison M., Sokornthea Pin, Rica, Flor Joy, Saito, Kazuki

“…Creating a supportive business environment for mechanization is equally crucial. …”
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First experiences with a novel farmer citizen science approach: crowdsourcing participatory variety selection through on-farm triadic comparisons of technologies (TRICOT) by Etten, Jacob van, Beza, E., Calderer, L., Duijvebdijk, K. van, Fadda, Carlo, Fantahun, B., Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Gevel, Jeske M.J, van de, Gupta, A., Mengistu, D.K., Kiambi, D., Mathur, P.N., Mercado, L., Mittra, S., Mollel, M.J., Rosas, J.C., Steinke, J., Suchini, J.G., Zimmerer, Karl S.

“…Rapid climatic and socio-economic changes challenge current agricultural R&D capacity. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 restrictions on mechanization service providers and mechanization Equipment retailers: Insights from phone surveys in Myanmar by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Masias, Ian, Win, Myat Thida, Zone, Phoo Pye

“…This study provides insights into the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on MSP and MER in Myanmar, where the majority of MSP and MER are relatively new and poten-tially vulnerable to these economic shocks, using an unbalanced panel data from five rounds of phone surveys. …”
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