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The New Global Context for Agricultural Research - Implications for Policy por International Food Policy Research Institute, Mellor, John W.

“…This was the second such, following a recommendation by the first external review of IFPRI that the Institute's director should make a presentation to the CGIAR every other year.Mellor's remarks focused on the global food supply/demand balance, an area which linked the interests of developed and developing countries and had important implications for foreign assistance and agricultural research policy.…”
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Evaluating policy-relevant research: lessons from a series of theory-based outcomes assessments por Belcher, B., Suryadarma, D., Halimanjaya, A.

“…This is especially true in a research-for-development context where research competes with other worthy alternatives for overseas development assistance funding and where highly complex social, economic and ecological environments add to evaluation challenges. …”
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The white man’s burden : en studie om den svenska synen på biståndet till Afrika por Söderberg, Emma

Policy support for climate-resilient agricultural transformations: IPSR Innovation Profile por Ires, Idil, Jacobs-Mata, Inga

“…Specific interests are in sustainable crop intensification and diversification and agribusiness and value chain development, with attention to gender and youth empowerment. …”
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Is Rice Improvement Still Making a Difference? Assessing the Economic, Poverty, and Food Security Impacts of Rice Varieties Released from 1989 to 2009 in Bangladesh, Indonesia and... por Raitzer, D.A., Sparks, A.H., Huelgas, Z., Maligalig, R., Balangue, Z., Launio, C., Daradjat, A., Ahmed, H.U.

“…The productivity impact of the initial diffusion of modern varieties (MVs) of rice across Asia during the 1960s through the 1980s, as part of the “Green Revolution”, is one of the most documented successes of international development assistance in agriculture. However, much less is known about whether continued efforts to further improve rice varieties are making similar contributions to on farm productivity. …”
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Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research Evaluation and Priority Setting por Alston, Julian M., Norton, George W., Pardey, Philip G.

“…Yet even as resources are shrinking, agricultural science has expanded its inquiry into many new areas - such as environmental preservation, food quality, and rural development - without forsaking its more traditional concerns. …”
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Challenges for sustainable agriculture: Using participatory tools to study cocoa and livestock production systems in Caquetá, Colombia por Buitrago Rueda, Juliana, Álvarez Rámirez, Javier

“…The difficulties identified in achieving sustainable food systems included lack of knowledge, limited attention to women’s interests, lack of food security and limited technical assistance, among other challenges. They also demand greater attention from the state and policies and programs to improve their social, economic, and environmental well-being. …”
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Access, adoption, and diffusion: The long-term impacts of improved vegetable and fish technologies in Bangladesh por Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…This series of notes summarizes findings of a project entitled "What development interventions work?" undertaken by researchers of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and Data Analysis and Technical Assistance Ltd. …”
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Planning and managing a multi-component, multi-category international biosphere reserve: the case of the La Amistad/Talamanca range/Bocas de Toro wildlands complex of Costa Rica an... por Morales, R., Barborak, J.R., MacFarland, C.

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CGIAR Seventeenth Meeting and Eighth International Centers Week, Washington, D.C., October 29 - November 1, 1979: Main Conclusions and Decisions Taken por CGIAR Secretariat

“…A European donor reported on the establishment of an International Course for Development Oriented Research in Agriculture(ICRA) to equip scientists for technical assistance programs in agriculture. …”
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Challenges and opportunities of trilateral co-operation: Collaboration by the USA, Brazil and Mozambique on horticultural research, 2011–2015 por Schmink, Marianne, Smart, Jenny, Sitoe, Isabel, Bowen, Walter, Silva, Henoque Ribeiro, Ecole, Carvalho Carlos, Haber, Lenita

“…The PSAL project tested and adapted vegetable crop production, post‐harvest and processing practices and technologies; developed field infrastructure for research, extension and processing; trained scores of Mozambican researchers, interns, interviewers and extension technicians; and collected, organized and made systematic socioeconomic information publicly available.Trilateral co‐operation (TC) is an innovative model of development assistance involving collaboration by a traditional donor, a pivotal country and a host country. …”
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Understanding the organizational approaches of funders and project implementers to strengthen women’s empowerment through agricultural collectives por Rubin, Deborah

“…The four implementing project partners are Grameen Foundation, Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) in India, Root Capital in Mexico, and TechnoServe in Guatemala. …”
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BLRI-IRRI Collaborative Activities on Fodder Production and Native Chicken Demonstration in 2024 por Sultana, Nasrin, Hasan, Shamim, Islam, Tarequl, Miajy, Abdullah, Debnath, Manik, Ahmed, Sharif, Bhandari, Humnath

“…In addition, the BLRI provided their developed native chickens to 20 farm households as a suitability test and performance evaluation. …”
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Cavy production in South America: Current situation and future trends por Barrantes, Christian, Chauca Francia, Lilia Janine, Falconi, Patricia, Reyna, Angel

“…However, there is need to work in promoting the association of small farmers, the creation and/or strengthening of support services to this activity (e.g. credit, technical assistance and others) and the development of technologies for both small- and largescale producers.…”
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Possible nutritional output of rapid-deployable CEA greenhouses for emergency scenarios por Blomqvist, Tor

“…The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) has since 2011 undertaken the task to develop the method for on-site food production, with the development of EDEN ISS, a Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) greenhouse module for space applications. …”

Avances hacia un manejo forestal sostenible en concesiones con fines maderables: estudio de caso en el departamento de Ucayali, Amazonía Peruana por Arce Baca, Javier F.

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Access to and supply of finance for enhancing dairy productivity por Wilkes, Andreas, Odhong’, Charles, Ndonga, Samuel, Sing’ora, Brian, Kenyanito, Lucy

“…Financial institutions highlighted in particular the need for technical assistance with developing financial products suited to the dairy sector’s needs and with application of information and communication technologies to provide supply chain financing solutions. …”
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Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa: A randomized controlled trial: Evidence from the midline survey por Leight, Jessica, Hirvonen, Kalle, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Rakshit, Deboleena

“…Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). …”
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Building pathways out of poverty in Baidoa: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial at endline por Leight, Jessica, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Hirvonen, Kalle, Rakshit, Deboleena

“…This brief reports on endline findings from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the project Building Pathways Out of Poverty for Ultra-poor IDPs and Vulnerable Host Communities in Baidoa, an ultra-poor graduation (UPG) intervention implemented by World Vision and funded by the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA). …”
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Assessment of Husbandry Practices That Can Reduce the Negative Effects of Exposure to Low Ammonia Concentrations in Broiler Houses por Barbosa, Leonardo V. S., De-Moura, Daniella J., Estellés, Fernando, Ramón-Moragues, Adrián, Calvet, Salvador, Villagrá, Arantxa

“…The health status of puppies can be influenced by various maternal factors, including breed characteristics, anatomy, quality of nutrition, delivery assistance, neonatal care, and environmental or infectious agents encountered during pregnancy. …”
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