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Seguimiento y sistematización del proceso de aplicación de una metodología de orientación territorial para el desarrollo empresarial rural en Estelí, Nicaragua by Vílchez Hernández, Yanni L.

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Business Acceleration for Youth Project by Nkhambule, Emily, Slane, David, Pierotti, Luca, Sheriff, Ramadhan Kadammanja

“…BUSINESS ACCELERATION FOR YOUTH PROJECT PROJECT OVERVIEW Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is implementing the Business Acceleration for Youth project to reduce humanitarian assistance needs in Malawi’s resilience focus zones by accelerating youth-owned businesses. …”
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Have market policies turned Malawi’s large-scale farmers into subsistence maize producers? by Edelman, Brent, Mabiso, Athur, Nyirenda, Zephania, Kazembe, Cynthia

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Integrated policies to improve the energy–water–food system nexus to achieve the SGDs by Bollino, Carlo Andrea, Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Eiji, Yamaji, Galeotti, Marzio

“…The suggestion is to promote policies to (1) facilitate which determinants are best suited to enhance the convergence of policy process, such as economic diversification, subsidy removal, and liberalization through a multisectoral approach; and (2) support increasing electricity access using alternative sources of energies in remote rural areas in Asia, Africa, and Latin America through integrated Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).…”
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Digitally improving the identification of aquatic macroinvertebrates for indices used in biomonitoring by Koen, R. C. J., Koen, F. J., Pattinson, N. B., Dickens, Chris W. S., Graham, P. M.

“…To address these limitations, ongoing developments within the CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation include the creation of a miniSASS smartphone application, an upgraded website, an interactive online course, and a machine-learning identification algorithm to assist with photo identification. …”
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Overview: Structural change, fundamentals, and growth by McMillan, Margaret S., Rodrik, Dani, Sepúlveda, Claudia

“…The first decade of the 21st century was extraordinarily good for developing countries and their mostly poor citizens. …”
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Can unconditional cash transfers mitigate the impact of civil conflict on acute child malnutrition in Yemen?: Evidence from the national social protection monitoring survey by Ecker, Olivier, Maystadt, Jean-François, Guo, Zhe

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Measuring food security using household expenditure surveys by Smith, Lisa C., Subandoro, Ali

“…Moreover, the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goal to cut hunger requires a sound understanding of the related food security issues. …”
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Los fondos rotatorios como estrategia organizativa by Martinez, Gerardo Roberto, Passamano, Luís Antonio, Piemontese, Elena Beatriz

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Leveraging social protection to strengthen women’s and girls’ roles in climate-resilient agrifood systems by Hidrobo, Melissa, Mueller, Valerie, Bryan, Elizabeth, Nesbitt-Ahmed, Zahrah, Läderach, Peter, Roy, Shalini

“…We reflect on emerging evidence on how social assistance –the most prevalent type of social protection programming in many LMICs – affects WGs’ coping, adaptive, and mitigative responses to climate hazards. …”
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Designing social protection programs by Berhane, Guush, Hirvonen, Kalle

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Targeting agricultural research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation: a case study of fish farming in Central Cameroon by Brummett, R.E., Gockowski, J., Pouomogne, V., Muir, J.

“…To achieve either of the two principal goals for the sector, food security and/or poverty alleviation, investments need to be made in improving the availability of quality technical assistance to targeted farmers and finding means of reducing social conflict arising from perceived inequalities in the accrual of the benefits of development.…”
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Creating an enabling environment for agricultural innovation in emerging markets by Ires, Idil

“…This situation also discourages development partners and businesses from investing in the region.Technical assistance is crucial to improve the investment climate. …”
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Skin in the game: Microequity and mentorship for online freelancing-based microentrepreneurs in Bangladesh by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Meki, Muhammad, Quinn, Simon, Shonchoy, Abu

“…We shed light on some promising possibilities for innovative financing contracts and for ‘virtual exporting companies’ to act as freelancing incubators and assist students in their development.…”
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NEXUS Gains Talk 12: Country-Driven Nexus Food and Land Use System Pathways to Achieve Global Goals by Mosnier, Aline, DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.

“…This webinar focuses on the development of long-term pathways for sustainable food and land use systems. …”
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Brazil: economic study of cassava by Ibanez-Meier, C, Gontijo, A, Janssen, W.

“…The recent developments in the Brazilian agricultural sector are summarized with emphasis on agricultural policies and on the balance between food production and exports. …”
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Malaria control and elimination in Kenya: Economy-wide benefits and regional disparities by Elnour, Zuhal, Grethe, Harold, Siddig, Khalid, Munga, Stephen

“…Conclusions This paper provides policymakers with an ex-ante assessment of the implications of malaria control and elimination on household welfare across various malaria epidemiological zones. These insights assist in developing and implementing related policy measures that reduce the undesirable effects in the short run. …”
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A user guide to Mali Africa research in sustainable intensification for the next generation (Africa RISING) baseline evaluation survey data by Azzarri, Carlo, Haile, Beliyou, Howard, Patrice, Roberts, Cleophelia, Initiative for the Development of Africa, Enkhbayar, Sundui, Signorelli, Sara

“…Initiated in 2012, the program is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of the U.S. government’s Feed the Future (FTF) initiative. …”
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Modeling the effectiveness of the lead farmer approach in agricultural extension service provision: Nationally representative panel data analysis in Malawi by Ragasa, Catherine

“…This is complemented by 55 focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with agricultural extension development officers (AEDOs) and service providers. …”
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Strengthening resilience through knowledge sharing and co-designing interventions in the Dolo Ado and Bokolmayo districts, Somali Region, Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Ebrahim, Girma Yimer, Dessalegn, Mengistu, Taye, Meron Teferi, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

“…Furthermore, detailed action plans for interventions identified for each thematic area, outlining objectives, activities, timelines, resources, and expected outcomes were developed. The key recommendations came out from the co-design workshop emphasized shifting from humanitarian aid to development-oriented assistance, promoting inclusive governance, expanding infrastructure, and enhancing stakeholder coordination. …”
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