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Impacto de la producción de carne y leche sobre el cambio climático. ¿Cómo mitigarlo? por Müller C., Eduard

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Tortillas on the roaster: Central America’s maize–bean systems and the changing climate por Eitzinger, Anton, Läderach, Peter R.D., Sonder, Kai, Schmidt, A., Sain, Gustavo, Beebe, Stephen E., Rodríguez Sánchez, Beatriz, Fisher M, Hicks P, Navarrete-Frías, C, Nowak, Andreea C.

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Do we need to worry about the nutrition security of indigenous communities? Empirical Evidence from northeast India por Jamir, Chubbamenla, Ratna, Nazmun N., Jagannath, Pratyaya, Longkumer, Moarenla

“…The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is home to many indigenous communities, each with its own distinctive culture and traditions. Many cultures have evolved around agriculture and food and have rich food heritage and agricultural practices. …”
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Public food procurement: a transformative instrument for sustainable food systems por Stein, Mark, Hunter, Danny, Swensson, Luana, Schneider, Sergio, Tartanac, Florence

“…Public food procurement policies and initiatives designed to use government purchasing power and regular demand for food have gained much global attention in the last decade. …”
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The determinants of demand for micronutrients: an analysis of rural households in Bangladesh por Bouis, Howarth E., Novenario-Reese, Mary Jane G.

“…Understanding howhousehold income, food prices, parental education and nutritional knowledge, and culturally-based customs and food preferences interact to determine food consumption patterns (particularly for nonstaple foods), and so micronutrient intake, can provide crucial information for designing policies and intervention programs to improve human nutrition. …”
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Fifth External Programme and Management Review of CIAT por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, CGIAR Secretariat

“…Among the panel recommendations related to research were obtaining funding to bring the genebank up to standard, improving storage of cassava germplasm through cryopreservation, developing a comprehensive policy and operational strategy on biodiversity, committing the center to increasing the productivity of its mandate commodities, finding long term funding for the African bean project, developing a rigorous overall approach to natural resource management, assessing the impact of past efforts to integrate germplasm, natural resources, and social science research, and review of experience with partnerships.Regarding organization and management, the panel noted a strong corporate culture. …”
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture: Lessons from qualitative research por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Rubin, Deborah, Elias, Marlène, Mulema, Annet A., Myer, Emily

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Managing banana and citrus diseases: Proceedings of a regional workshop on disease management of banana and citrus throught the use of disease-free planting materials held in Davao... por Molina, A.B., Roa, V.N., Bay-Petersen, J., Carpio, A.T., Joven, J.E.A.

“…As are recommendations for research, development and policy resulting from this unique workshop.…”
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Transition framework for neglected and underutilized crop species por El Bilali, Hamid, Cardone, Gianluigi, Rokka, Susanna, De Falcis, Eleonora, Naino Jika, Abdel Kader, Diawara, Ali Badara, Nouhou, Bassirou

“…The interaction of elements as well as transition speed are moderated by the levers of change that lie in the areas of policy, finance and market, technology and practices, culture, and science and innovation. …”
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How change agents and social capital influence the adoption of innovations among small farmers: Evidence from social networks in rural Bolivia por Monge, Mario, Hartwich, Frank, Halgin, Daniel

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Remote sensing applications for rice mapping and yield estimation in the Senegal River Valley (SRV) of Senegal por Mathieu, Renaud, Murugesan, Deiveegan, Quicho, Emma, Faye, Omar Ndaw, Sall, Moussa, Gatti, Luca, Holec, Francesco

“…Despite rice having a crucial role to play in the nation’s economy, culture and food security, Senegal has for many years imported most of the rice it consumes. …”
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Data Management Plan: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) por Tobon, Hector, Thornton, Philip K., Smit, Wiebe

“…It also strengthens the culture of results-based project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) by ensuring the reporting of high-quality information products. …”
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Seed value chains for Sorghum and Millet in Mali: A state-based system in transition por Diakité, Lamissa, Sidibé, Amadou, Smale, Melinda, Grum, Mikkel

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Globalisations in a nutshell: historical perspectives on the changing governance of the shea commodity chain in northern Ghana por Wardell, D.A., Fold, N.

“…Historically and culturally-embedded patterns of shea production and trade by women in northern Ghana may now be challenged by the emergence of new processing technologies, the emergence of an oligopolistic global commodity chain and the anticipated continued growth in global demand for cocoa butter equivalents. …”
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Why the Great Food Transformation may not happen – A deep-dive into our food systems’ political economy, controversies and politics of evidence por Béné, Christophe

“…Those include the concentration of economic and market power in the hands of the Big Food transnational corporations but also other actors’ ideology, policy incoherence, national interests or culturally-embedded aspirations, which together create irreconcilable trade-offs and tensions between divergent individual and societal objectives and prevent the system from aligning toward a more sustainable trajectory. …”
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Comparative study of production and profitability of strains of Nile tilapia for small scale commercial cage farming por Babe, M., Agyakwah, S. K., Amevenku, F. K., Mensah, E. T-D., Asmah, Ruby, Ragasa, Catherine, Trong, Q. T.

“…The study recommends that challenges related to the development of the local, better known ARDEC Akosombo strain be tackled by researchers and policy makers to address issues of inadequate supply of quality seeds of desirable economic characteristics on sustainable basis.…”
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Scaling up community-driven development: a synthesis of experience por Gillespie, Stuart

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Successful organizational learning in the management of agricultural research and innovation: The Mexican produce foundations por Ekboir, Javier, Dutrénit, Gabriela, Martínez V., Griselda, Vargas, Arturo Torres, Vera-Cruz, Alexandre O.

“…To be an effective poverty alleviation instrument, agricultural policies (including research, extension, and innovation) must be based on an evolutionary approach that emphasizes experimentation, learning, and active interactions among diverse partners However, most agricultural research and extension policies and institutions in developing countries lack the necessary flexibility to implement such an approach. …”
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Aqua-DST Validation Workshop – Myitkyina, Myanmar por Win, Shelly, Myint, Aye Chan, Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, de Silva, Sanjiv

“…Stakeholders also provided region-specific insights on suitable fish species and preferred culturing methods, contributing to the refinement of the tool’s thematic layers. …”
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Recalibrating Food Production in the Developing World: Global Warming Will Change More Than Just the Climate por Thornton, Philip K.

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