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Integration of nutrition into extension and advisory services: A synthesis of experiences, lessons, and recommendations
Publicado 2015“…The need for nutrition-sensitive agriculture is well recognized and of growing interest to global development players. Extension and advisory services (EAS), with their established infrastructure, provide a unique opportunity for nutrition interventions to be implemented at scale with significant reach.To assess current integration of nutrition in EAS, document training provided to EAS agents, and identify challenges and opportunities for the integration of nutrition.A mixed methodology was used, which included a systematic literature review covering the following databases: PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Agris, Google Scholar, Econlit, and IBSS. …”
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From parastatals to private trade: Lessons from Asian agriculture
Publicado 2008“…In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy, especially with regard to government efforts to stabilize food prices. …”
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Agricultural greenhouse gas emission factors [SAMPLES Database]
Publicado 2024“…CCAFS coordinated SAMPLES in collaboration with CGIAR centers and scientists, and global and regional partners. …”
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Using similarity analyses to scale out research findings across Andean watershed basins
Publicado 2006“…Strategic research in agriculture and natural resources carried out by international research centers is deemed a public good and should, sooner or later, be put into the hands of development, governmental and non-governmental organizations. …”
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Introduction: Creating context and unveiling crucial issues
Publicado 2024“…With respect to the latter, the main discussion centered on reducing trade-distorting agricultural subsidies to ensure fair competition, improving market access for developing countries by lowering tariff and nontariff barriers, addressing export restrictions to ensure stable supplies during food crises, and providing flexibility and support to developing countries through special and differential treatment. …”
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User guide to impact network analysis (INA). RTB User Guide
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Gender and Climate change Action Plan for Mali
Publicado 2024“…However, gender inequality persists despite previous global, regional, and national commitments to uphold and advance women’s rights. …”
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Farmer's practices in sweetpotato production in the rice-based cropping system in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
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Genetic Dissection of Heat Stress Tolerance in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Using GWAS
Publicado 2022“…Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and intense, which will impact faba bean cultivation globally. Conventional breeding methods are effective but take considerable time to achieve breeding goals, and, therefore, the identification of molecular markers associated with key genes controlling heat tolerance can facilitate and accelerate efficient variety development. …”
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Ex ante impact and trade-off assessment of improved forage use in western Kenya
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Genome-wide association study of root-lesion nematodes Pratylenchus species and crown rot Fusarium culmorum in bread wheat
Publicado 2022“…Soil-borne pathogens such as the root-lesion nematodes caused by the Pratylenchus species and crown rot caused by various Fusarium species are major wheat root diseases, causing substantial yield losses globally. A set of 189 advanced spring bread wheat lines obtained from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) were genotyped with 4056 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) markers and screened for root-lesion nematodes and crown rot resistance. …”
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Where to Target Conservation Agriculture for African Smallholders? How to Overcome Challenges Associated with its Implementation? Experience from Eastern and Southern Africa
Publicado 2015“…We argue that most of these performance challenges can (and should) be addressed by agronomic and socio-economic research, and provide four examples where the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and its partners have been successfully alleviating four very different challenges through research and development (R&D) in Eastern and Southern Africa. …”
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Climate change, agriculture and food security: a strategy for change
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