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Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners por International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Catholic Relief Services, CARE Norway

“…The final brief then looks to the future and suggests a checklist for the development of proposals for seed assistance . It is this last which builds on the range of lessons learned.…”
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Aide semenciere pour une securite semenciere: a l'intention des intervenants por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The final brief then looks to the future and suggests a checklist for the development of proposals for seed assistance . It is this last which builds on the range of lessons learned.…”
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Priority species of bamboo and rattan por Rao, A.N., Ramanatha Rao, V., Williams, J.T., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan

“…This publication describes a limited number of species of bamboo and rattan selected from the several hundred in existence for priority research and development; the background details, criteria for selection of species, the major priority bamboo and rattan species selected and notes on each one are given, compiled with the assistance of experts in the fields of bamboo and rattan taxonomy, ethnobotany, silviculture, conservation and genetics.…”
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Inclusive governance and policies for gender equality and climate resilience por Kosec, Katrina

“…Discussant Kuntalika Kumbhakar, Integrator at Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), shares her experience with working on gender equality, climate change, and inclusive governance, emphasizing the importance of placing women at the center of interventions, giving them trainings in advanced agricultural technologies and practices.…”
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Livestock and Climate Change: Outlook for a more sustainable and equitable future por Thornton, Philip K., Wollenberg, Eva K., Cramer, Laura K.

“…The multi-dimensional importance of livestock to the livelihoods of at least 1.3 billion people globally has not yet been reflected in development or climate assistance, research focus or the data landscape. 5. …”
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Designing Large-Scale National and Multi-National Projects in Partnership with National, Regional Partners and IFIs por Ndindeng, S.A., Manneh, B., Kouadio, A.L., Zozo, R., Ladki, M., Dadzie, R., Somado, E.A., Fregen, M.

“…Pipeline operations include REWARD–Ghana (UA 18 million), led by the Government of Ghana and currently under development, as well as two climate-focused technical assistance operations led by AfricaRice under AfDB’s Climate Action Window—one addressing climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation in rice value chains in West Africa, and another supporting the Climate-Resilient Agri-Food Systems Transformation Programme (CRAFT-1) in South Sudan—with a combined indicative value of approximately USD 2.6 million. …”
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Stability-and-Peace Accelerator for Food-Land and Water Systems Actors in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings por Dahl, Hauke, Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Kamanda, Josey, Michalscheck, Mirja, Nkosi, Mahlatse

“…The accelerator programme aims to scale local innovations through science-based technical assistance and business development services by CGIAR researchers and partners, while assisting with demand-driven capacity building in humanitarian, development and peace settings facilitating investment opportunities for the identified private sector innovators through public/private finance actors. …”
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Critical issues facing Indian irrigation por Vaidyanathan, A.

“…The state also gave a substantial amount of assistance to groundwater development by offering loans and grants to farmers for constructing and energizing wells, by supporting investment in rural electrification, and to a limited degree by setting up public tubewells. …”
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Observations and interpretation of seasonal ERS-1 wind scatterometer data over northern Sahel (Mali) por Frison, P.L., Mougin, E., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.

“…The interpretation of the ° temporal plots is performed with the assistance of a semiempirical backscattering model combined with an ecosystem grassland model. …”
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Can everybody be well fed by 2020 without damaging natural resources? por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…This lecture discusses six actions essential to meeting global food needs without damaging the natural environment: selectively strengthening the capacity of the governments of developing countries, investing in the poor, accelerating agricultural productivity, assuring the sound management of natural resources, and expanding and realigning international development assistance. …”
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Agricultural water management technologies for small scale farmers in Southern Africa: an inventory and assessment of experiences, good practices and costs por International Water Management Institute

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Report of the Working Group on Possible Follow-up Action for the CGIAR on UNCED Agenda 21 por Bie, Stein W., Bergstrom, Cassandra E.

“…Paper prepared by Stein Bie of NORAGRIC at the request of the CGIAR Chairman, with the assistance of Cassandra Bergstrom, on a possible CGIAR response to the Agenda 21 action plan developed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).The paper enumerates the CGIAR's strengths and comparative advantages as a potential executing agency for Agenda 21 objectives, and the parallels between those objectives and the mandate of the CGIAR, particularly in the areas of poverty reduction, agricultural production, and the environment.The authors suggest the CGIAR promote three global programs explicitly related to Agenda 21 objectives: a Global Soils and Water Program, a Global Genetic Resources Program, and a Global Human Resources Capacity Building Program.Agenda document, CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, May 1993.…”
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Options for a just transition for livestock under climate change por Thornton, Philip K., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Cramer, Laura K., Flintan, Fiona E.

“…Both public and private sectors need to move from pledges and commitments to incentives and action through policy targets and disclosure requirements, sustainability-linked finance, and development assistance for innovation.…”
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Evaluating the Mexico city policy: How US foreign policy affects fertility outcomes and child health in Ghana por Jones, Kelly M.

“…US development assistance represents a significant source of funding for many population programs in poor countries. …”
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Ending hunger, increasing incomes, and protecting the climate: What would it cost donors? por Laborde Debucquet, David, Murphy, Sophia, Parent, Marie, Porciello, Jaron, Smaller, Carin

“…The project focuses on three of the five targets in the second sustainable development goal (SDG 2, Zero Hunger) and looks at the public spending needed in low- and middle-income countries, including the contribution from donors through official development assistance (ODA) (Laborde et al., 2020). …”
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Evaluating the local economywide impacts of irrigation projects: Feed the future in Tanzania por Filipski, Mateusz J., Manning, Dale, Taylor, J. Edward, Diao, Xinshen, Pradesha, Angga

“…The structure of local markets, as well as labor and land availability, shapes project spillovers in ways that point to future directions for development assistance in the region.…”
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Technical Advisory Committee Twentieth Meeting, 20-22 September 1978: Report por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…TAC decided to take no action, but to maintain a watching brief on this development.…”
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Innovating to Be Competitive in the Marketplace Strengthening the fruits and vegetables value chain by implementing technologies and building technical, socio-organizational, and e... por Rivera Picado, Dagley María, Corrales Briceño, Ligia, Gutiérrez, Jaime

“…This document systematizes the experience gathered by PROGRESA’s contribution to the strengthening of the fruits and vegetables value chain, taking into account not only factors commonly included in agricultural development projects, such as the adoption of new technologies and technical assistance, but also mainstreaming components, such as organizational strengthening, market approach, and the development of partnerships, to produce a more innovative and comprehensive implementation proposal, focused on competitiveness.…”
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Irrigation management and crop diversification (Sri Lanka). Vol. 1- Synthesis of findings and recommendations Kirindi Oya and Uda Walawe Projects - Vol. 2 - Kirindi Oya Project - V... por International Irrigation Management Institute

“…This study of Irrigation Management and Crop Diversification is being carried out under a Technical Assistance Agreement (T.A. No.846-SRI) dated 27 November 1987, between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (GOSL), the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). …”
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The potential for commercial hay production in Kenya por Dijk, Suzanne van, Wilkes, Andreas, Odhong’, Charles

“…Because commercial hay production is a recent development, financial institutions lack experience with and knowledge of the sub-sector. …”
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