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Sustainable beef certification scheme supported by research on low-emission technologies, monitoring more than 60,000 ha for beef production and forest conservation in Colombia by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Aiming at generating impact in low carbon livestock production, CIAT-CCAFS and Climate Focus created a technical and financial assistance center in Colombia (GANSO). GANSO developed a certification scheme that is now in place for sustainable beef production. …”
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Philippine rice trade liberalization: Impacts on agriculture and the economy, and alternative policy actions by Perez, Nicostrato D., Pradesha, Angga

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Model-based estimation of land subsidence in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal by Shrestha, P.K., Shakya, N.M., Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Birkinshaw, S.J., Shrestha, S.

“…Land subsidence simulations were based on a fully calibrated groundwater (GW) flow model developed using a coupled surface–subsurface modelling system. …”
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Roadmap for achieving net-zero emissions in global food systems by 2050 by Costa, Ciniro, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Benitez, Mauricio, Newman, Richard, Gardner, Nick, Bellone, Federico

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Implementing a human rights approach to food security by McClain-Nhlapo, Charlotte

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Secado natural de yuca para la alimentación animal : establecimiento de pequeñas agroindustrias en la costa Atlántica de Colombia by Ospina Patiño, Bernardo, Gómez G., Guillermo G., Best, R.

“…The paper describes the ongoing cooperative project between the Colombian Integrated Rural Development Programme, the Canadian International Development Agency and the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, whose objective is to establish small scale cassava natural drying plants on the Atlantic Coast of Colombia. …”
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A&T Bangladesh Follow-up Survey 2016: Community by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…A&T is a global initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. …”
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Desarrollo integrado de yuca: Nuevas perspectivas para agricultores de Ceara by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Improved technology was developed in an attempt to reduce the high fluctuations in farinha prices. …”
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Ethiopian energy status and demand scenarios: Prospects to improve energy efficiency and mitigate GHG emissions by Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam, Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia, Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…Results from the model can assist energy planners in ensuring that the country's capacity for supply meets projected growth in demand for energy. …”
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A climate change modelling framework for financial stress testing in Southern Africa by Anvari, Vafa, Arndt, Channing, Hartley, Faaiqa, Makrelov, Konstantin, Strezepek, Kenneth, Thomas, Timothy S., Gabriel, Sherwin, Merven, Bruno

“…This paper provides an overview of the modelling frameworks available for assessing climate change impacts in South Africa, covering both local and global models. This should assist financial institutions and regulators with developing partnerships to build scenarios and assess the impact of climate-related risks. …”
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Ethiopia Alive & Thrive Baseline Survey 2010: Community by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age. …”
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A&T Bangladesh Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2016: Shasthya Kormi (SK) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Maternal nutrition should receive equal priority as child nutrition and the A&T program of BRAC already have developed an effective strategy through improving IYCF practices. …”
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A&T Bangladesh Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2016: Shasthya Shebika (SS) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Maternal nutrition should receive equal priority as child nutrition and the A&T program of BRAC already have developed an effective strategy through improving IYCF practices. …”
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Managing change to implement integrated urban water management in African cities by Bahri, A., Brikke, F., Vairavamoorthy, Kalanithy

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Descriptors for quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) and wild relatives by Bioversity International, Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos, Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria y Forestal, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…The technical advice and coordination of the whole development process by A. Alercia (Bioversity International). …”
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The business imperative: Helping small family farmers to move up or move out by Fan, Shenggen, Brzeska, Joanna, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope

“…How can family farmers best contribute to their country’s agriculture needs as well as broader development goals? First, we should determine which farmers can be profitable and assist them in doing so. …”
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Hydrogeology of the eastern Ganges Basin: an overview by Natarajan, Rajmohan, Prathapar, Sanmugam A.

“…The aim of this report is to assist planners/policymakers in the planning and management of groundwater resources in the EGB. …”
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs by Chambers, Judith A., Zambrano, Patricia, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Gruère, Guillaume P., Sengupta, Debdatta, Hokanson, Karen

“…Report of a study commissioned by the African Development Bank. Electronic version of English only.…”
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Factors affecting sustainability of municipal solid waste composting projects in Sri Lanka by Sinnathamby, V., Paul, Johannes G., Dasanayaka, S.W.S.B., Gunawardena, S. H. P., Fernando, Sudarshana

“…During the past decades, many composting projects have been implemented with the assistance from various donor agencies to address the municipal solid waste (MSW) problem in developing countries, especially in urban areas. …”
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COVID-19 and household water insecurities in vulnerable communities in the Mekong Region by Lebel, L., Navy, H., Siharath, P., Long, C. T. M., Aung, N., Lebel, P., Hoanh, Chu Thai, Lebel, B.

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