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Exchange rate misalignment and its effects on agricultural producer support estimates: empirical evidence from India and China por Cheng, Fuzhi, Orden, David

“…Specifically, exchange rate misalignments have either amplified or counteracted the direct effects from sectoral-specific policies. In India, such indirect effects are relatively small and mostly dominated by the direct effects. …”
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Opportunities from second-generation biofuel technologies for upgrading lignocellulosic biomass for livestock feed por Blümmel, Michael, Steele, B., Dale, B.E.

“…However, more research is needed to understand optimal combinations of pretreatments and enzymatic digestions and to determine the economical viability of such approaches for accessing sugars in lignocellulosic biomass for ruminant and monogastric livestock and even building blocks for new food ingredients for direct human consumption. The paper draws from reviews, revisiting and recalculating published data sets and use of as yet unpublished data material.…”
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Measuring the climate security nexus: The Integrated Climate Security Framework por Pacillo, Grazia, Medina, Leonardo, Liebig, Theresa, Carneiro, Bia, Schapendonk, Frans, Craparo, Alessandro, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Basel, Ashleigh, Minoarivelo, Henintsoa Onivola, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold, Villa, Victor, Belli, Anna, Caroli, Giulia, Madurga-Lopez, Ignacio, Scartozzi, Cesare, Dutta Gupta, Tanaya, Mendez, Andres, Kenduiywo, Benson, Resce, Giuliano, Ruscica, Giosue, Sax, Niklas, Mastrorillo, Marina, Laderach, Peter

“…By integrating traditional and innovative research methods, the ICSF aims to provide cutting-edge, policy-relevant insights to address five main measurement challenges of the climate security nexus: multiple pathways; context specificity; non-linearity; multiple actors and scales, and multiple geographic and time scales. By drawing on diverse epistemological perspectives and engaging directly with local communities, the framework offers a comprehensive evaluation of the complex social-ecological dynamics at play. …”
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Urban proximity, conflict, and agricultural development: Evidence from Myanmar por Steinhübel, Linda, Minten, Bart

“…We find strong positive effects of urban proximity on paddy rice intensification and sales, while conflict exposure has disproportionately negative effects in direct proximity to urban centers and very remote areas. …”
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Policy options to accelerate variety change among smallholder farmers in South Asia and Africa South of the Sahara por Spielman, David J., Smale, Melinda

“…We then suggest a sequence of regulatory reforms and public investments designed to accelerate varietal turnover while drawing attention to the economic trade-offs, unintended consequences, and operational challenges of such reforms and investments.…”
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Qualitative methods for gender research in agricultural development por Rubin, Deborah

“…From the many possible qualitative methods used in development work, the paper focuses on several common observational (both direct and participatory) and interview techniques, the latter including key informant and group interviews and focus group discussions. …”
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Mechanization in Ghana: Emerging demand, and the search for alternative supply models por Diao, Xinshen, Cossar, Frances, Houssou, Nazaire, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…First, the agricultural mechanization service centers that the government promotes fail to use tractors services with sufficient intensity. Second, direct importation of agricultural machinery by the government inhibits imports of appropriate and affordable machinery. …”
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Conflicts, crop choice, and agricultural investments: Empirical evidence from Nigeria por Amare, Mulubrhan, Abay, Kibrom A., Berhane, Guush, Andam, Kwaw S., Adeyanju, Dolapo

“…Overall, our findings suggest that violent conflicts can negatively influence farmers’ agricultural investments directly by affecting both land utilization patterns and portfolio allocation across activities with varying returns to investments.…”
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Analyses of labour productivity among small-holder cassava farmers for food security and empowerment in central Madagascar por Okoye, B.C., Abass, A., Bachwenkizi, B., Asumugha, G.N., Alenkhe, B., Ranaivoson, R., Randrianarivelo, R., Rabemanantsoa, N., Ralimanana, I.

“…Labour productivity had a direct relationship with food security status of farmers at 1% level of probability as well as membership of cooperatives and farm size. …”
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Characterization of yam-growing households in the project areas of Ghana por Mignouna, Djana B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, A., Asiedu, Robert, Manyong, Victor M.

“…A complementary baseline survey was commissioned in addition to the substantive data collected within the same yam belt of Ghana aiming at measuring directly yam yield from farmers’ fields in order to get more accurate crop yield estimates. …”
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Sustainable agri-food investments require multi-sector co-development of decision tools por Negra, C., Remans, R., Attwood, S., Jones, S., Werneck, F., Smith, A.

“…Collaborative co-development of decision tools by researchers and corporate and financial actors, that draws upon their distinct needs and knowledge sets, can improve the utility of these tools for real-world application (e.g. assessing non-financial returns; mitigating reputational risk). …”
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The roles of community nutrition scholars in changing mothers' child feeding, food preparation, and hygiene practices in southern Bangladesh por Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Ibrahim, F., Rahaman, E.H.M.S., Prain, Gordon

“…Data was then analysed qualitatively by drawing on direct quotes from focus group discussions and interviews with detailed interpretation and account for respondents’ behaviors and perceptions. …”
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A review of forest-food linkages in Kenya por Pham, T.T., Jane, M., Tran, N.M.H., Nguyen, T.T.A., Nguyen, T.V.A., Nguyen, T.S., Nguyen, D.Y.K., Nguyen, D.T., Dibo, D., Elmah, O., Francis, K.

“…Our review shows Kenya’s forests play important roles in providing food directly to local communities, as well as requisite conditions for sustainable food production systems in the country. …”
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Policy changes in times of crisis: Evidence from the Arab Spatial Policy Analyzer por Bordignon, Jacopo, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The database has several distinct features when compared to other policy monitoring tools, including a novel policy classification system and policy directions indicating either an increasing or decreasing value for determinate policy instruments—for example, an increase in food subsidies. …”
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The role of information networks in communicating and responding to HPAI outbreaks por Schiffer, Eva, Narrod, Clare, von Grebmer, Klaus

“…Any break in these networks could delay the flow of information and action in either direction, potentially delaying the response and raising the risk of a wider outbreak. …”
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Baseline assessment report for Resilient Nature-based Water Solutions pilot in Izbat Al-Hamra, Egypt por Belhaj Fraj, Makram, Fragaszy, Stephen, Abdelwahab, Noura, Maowod, G., AbdelMegeed, A., Elhariry, R. T., Samarasekara, Vidhisha

“…It aims to optimize agricultural production through laser land levelling, drainage improvements, solar-powered surface irrigation systems, and soil salinity management, while also strengthening farmer capacity and resource management and enhancing women’s engagement in food processing and entrepreneurship development. Drawing on a comprehensive SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis, the report identifies strategic directions for scaling RNBWS and advancing integrated agricultural and water resource management in Beheira. …”
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Informing whole-farm bundling strategies through innovation readiness and scaling analysis in Malawi por Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Tufa, Adane, Manda, Julius, Liben, Feyera, Omondi, John O., Sseguya, Haroon

“…These reflections feed directly into the co-design of a practical roadmap for scaling whole-farm bundles in Malawi.…”
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Zero deforestation agreements in Colombia: Outcomes in the beef and dairy, and cocoa supply chains por Ortiz, Daniel, Camilo, Karen, Buritica, Alexander, Castro, Augusto, Reyes, Byron

“…The study applies a mixed qualitative and institutional analysis grounded in a theory-of-change framework, drawing on stakeholder interviews, document review, and comparative sectoral analysis to examine governance, coordination, and behavioral outcomes of ZDAs in the beef and dairy and cocoa supply chains. …”
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Explore carbon sink of bamboo with M+ living lab at Qingshan por Zhen, Yan, Yang, Xiaoneng, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Finally, it identifies three innovation directions—multi-scale coupling, multi-stakeholder co-creation and a shift from “carbon sink project” to “way of life”—as the core contributions of the Qingshan M+ Living Lab exploration.…”
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Economic assessment of sustainable management approaches and technologies in agriculture: A systematic literature review por Hettiarachchi, Upeksha, Zhang, Wei, Suh, Neville, Lan, Grace

“…Agricultural activities contribute nearly 30 – 35% of GHG emissions, mainly due to livestock farming, deforestation, rice farming, and direct emissions from fertilized soils. Additionally, estimates show that irrigation and livestock farming contributes nearly 70% of freshwater withdrawals. …”
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