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COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not por Ruel, Marie T., Headey, Derek D.

“…In a pair of commentaries published in The Lancet in August 2020, we and our colleagues in the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (STfN) and the leaders of four UN agencies called for immediate action to address the escalating problems of child malnutrition and excess mortality triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic (Fore et al. 2020; Headey et al. 2020). …”
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Building policy coherence related to food systems, soil, and water for coordinated work between governments por Casanova, Alexander Buritica, Yomayuza, Karoll Valentina, Pierce, Deborah

“…Augusto Castro, who leads the research area on Low Emission Food Systems at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and the work package “Building Policy Coherence,” explains what policy coherence means, as well as the work that his team has been doing and the next steps of the initiative, answering the following seven questions:…”
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Enhanced capacity of women in using climate smart agriculture technologies por Akpoffo, Marius, Koné, Pierre, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald

“…The workshops focused on Smart-Valleys approach for water control in inland valleys, alternate wetting and drying for producing rice with less water and greenhouse gas emissions in irrigated systems, and improved access to input, information, and markets using multiple stakeholders' platforms. …”
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Soil Carbon Sequestration and Crop Production Course Module por Agyare, Wilson Agyei, Amponsah, William, Forkuo, Eric Kwabena, Opoku, Andrews, Quansah, Emmanuel, Bessah, Enoch, Asare, Da-Costa Mensah, Awuah, Akua Osaa, Diallo, Yacouba, Adeyewa, Debo

“…The aim of this course is to develop skills in soil carbon (SC) estimation and Soil Carbon Sequestration (SCS) methods/techniques to reduce GHG emissions for sustainable crop production systems. …”
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Sustainable development and management of a crucial natural resource : A research protocol to model groundwater flow in Nalanda District, Bihar, India por Mizan, Syed Adil, Sikka, Alok, Urfels, Anton, Laing, Alison M., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…These include poverty, malnutrition, environmental deterioration, and the growing impacts of climate change and unpredictability (Ericksen et al., 2011). Despite these pressing concerns, the region’s farming systems still have potential to sustainably its productivity and profitability (Islam et al., 2019; Gathala et al., 2021). …”
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Procuring food stocks under World Trade Organization farm subsidy rules: Finding a permanent solution por Glauber, Joseph W., Sinha, Tanvi

“…This report summarizes the current negotiating proposals at the World Trade Organization that include among others: exempting food bought at administered prices under public stockholding programs from the calculation of trade-distorting support; revisiting the external reference price in the calculation of market price support; taking into consideration excessive rates of inflation; redefining eligible production; including new programs; and expanding product coverage. …”
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Weevil resistant sweetpotato through biotechnology por International Potato Center

“…As this brief goes to press, !rst toxicity assays are currently underway on weevil larvae.…”
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New nutrition policies for China por Chen, Kevin Z., Wang, Zimeiyi

“…The shortage of essential micronutrients also affects millions of Chinese people, and while undernutrition remains a problem, overweight and obesity resulting from excessive saturated fats, calories and/or sugar are increasing at alarming rates. …”
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Putting agriculture at the forefront of global climate change negotiations por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…In many developing countries, evidence and political will converge in the agriculture sector as it has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity without compromising economic growth.…”
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The dark side of competition: Gender differences por Chang, Simone, Kan, Kamhon, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Using a natural experiment in Taiwan, we show that excessive competition comes at a health cost. In the late 1940s, half a million soldiers retreated to Taiwan from Mainland China after a civil war. …”
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Exposure to aflatoxins greater among poor in eastern Kenya por Leroy, Jef L., Wang, Jia-Sheng, Jones, Kelly M.

“…In the meantime, knowing that the poorest families are at the greatest health risk from this food-borne toxin suggests that ad-dressing aflatoxin contamination should be a priority for policy-makers concerned about the welfare of the poor. …”
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Greenhouse Gas Estimation for Colombia in 2020 por Andrade Lopez, Robert Santiago, Esponda Bernal, Maria Del Mar, Ibarra Medina, Lina Marcela, Gonzalez Rojas, Maria Carolina, Romero Sanchez, Miguel Antonio

“…Methodology:We applied the most recent IPCC tier one methodology, taking into account emissions from methane (as detailed in the document "Cropland," chapter 5 of the 2019 Refinement to the IPCC Guidelines, IPCC, 2019a), as well as nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide (as detailed in Chapter 11 of the 2019 Refinement to the IPCC Guidelines, IPCC, 2019b). (2024-08)…”
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Potential of carbon markets for small farmers: A literature review por De Pinto, Alessandro, Magalhaes, Marilia, Ringler, Claudia

“…While agriculture accounts for an estimated 10 to 14 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, its role as a mitigating force is receiving increasing attention. …”
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The role of agriculture in saving the rain forest por Vosti, Stephen A.

“…Tropical forests are disappearing rapidly--with potentially high social costs in biodiversity loss and carbon emissions. While agriculture is critical to the long-term solution of sustainable livelihood and food security in the humid tropics, it is only part of the story. …”
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The blissful taste of Andaki por Villarino, Ma Eliza J

“…The blog highlights the impact of Andaki chocolate, produced sustainably by cocoa farmers in Caquetá, Colombia, in collaboration with CGIAR’s Low-Emission Food Systems and AgriLAC Resiliente initiatives. …”
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The case of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa por Ngigi, Margaret

“…The demands created by steadily increasing populations, and the pressing need to increase agricultural productivity means that these countries must continuously adopt methods to intensify agricultural production.…”
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Food-based approaches for ensuring adequate vitamin A nutrition por Tanumihardjo, Sherry A.

“…Supplementation, however, can result in sharp spikes and declines in VA concentration in the body, while VA fortificants can lead to hypervitaminosis, which requires continuous monitoring to ensure that levels of total ? body VA are not excessive. Biofortifying staple crops with ??carotene, a major source of provitamin A, is an emerging option for improving VA status without these shortcomings. …”
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Adaptation in focus: Kenya’s efforts in climate reporting and resilience por Njuguna, Lucy, Cramer, Laura K., Jalang'o, Dorcas, Wendo, Hausner

“…Developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, the report outlines the country’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change, and identifying areas where additional support is needed. …”
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With digital tools, farmers can lead the way to a sustainable future por International Fund for Agricultural Development

“…In the Mekong Delta, tools like WaterIntel and FarMoRe help rice farmers adopt agroecological practices to reduce inputs and emissions, while in Brazil, the Solis app enables cattle farmers to access and share knowledge on regenerative ranching. …”
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Financing sustainable agriculture and mitigation por Alforte, A, Matias, D, Munden, L, Perron, J

“…Key messages: - Smallholder farmers and forestry producers have a crucial role to play in food security, sustainable land use and emissions reductions initiatives. - Producers and investors alike require appropriate incentive structures to facilitate participation in sustainable land use initiatives. - A networked financing approach—Inari—may provide an innovative response to financing sustainable land use via intelligent diversification and addressing the finance needs of smallholders. - Diversification requires the development of a more holistic risk model for investment in smallholder agriculture and forestry, which will be tested in a number of developing countries in 2013 and 2014.…”
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