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Coalitions and the organization of multiple-stakeholder action: a case study of agricultural research and extension in Rajasthan, India by Alsop, Ruth

“…However, as fluid entities without permanent governance systems, coalitions require formalized support mechanisms to function effectively. The value to project designers and policy makers of this paper lies primarily in the description and analysis of the nested" organizational support system which developed to fulfill the every day needs of the coalition in Rajasthan. …”
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Explorando la intersección entre el cambio climático y la violencia basada en género by Penel, Charlotte

“…By analyzing causal pathways such as economic and food insecurity, health, access to natural resources, and climate-induced displacement, the presentation identifies concrete mechanisms through which climate change contributes to increased GBV. …”
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Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose and Gum Arabic Composite Edible Coatings Amended with Geraniol to Control Postharvest Brown Rot and Maintain Quality of Cold-Stored Plums by Sadat Asgarian, Zahra, Palou, Lluís, Lima de Souza, Ricardo, Quintanilla, Paloma, Taberner, Verònica, Karimi, Rouhollah, Pérez-Gago, María B.

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V1: Targeting and Scaling Out by Barron, Jennie, Chadwick, Matthew, Cinderby, Steve, Kemp-Benedict, Eric

“…For out-scaling of initiatives it is impractical to collect detailed information at every potential site where an agricultural land and water management (AWM) intervention might be introduced. This project starts with the premise that, while certainty is unobtainable, degrees of certainty are both obtainable, using available information in a systematic way, and useful.The CPWF Project V1, “Targeting and Scaling Out”, proposal aims to develop an evidence and knowledge-based tool that will map the likelihood that a given intervention will be successful in given locations. …”
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Modelling alternative futures of global food security: Insights from FOODSECURE by van Meijl, Hans, Shutes, Lindsay, Valin, Hugo, Stehfest, Elke, van Dijk, Michiel

“…Global economic models have been increasingly used to project food and agricultural developments for long term-time horizons, but food security aspects have often been limited to food availability projections. …”
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Gender dynamics in smallholder vegetable production: insights from Tanzania by Patt, N.

“…It is conducted in cooperation wth the “Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation” (Africa RISING) project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). …”
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Using Genomics as a decision support tool for smallholder pig enterprises in Uganda (UPG) by Marshall, Karen, Babigumira, Brian, Ouma, Emily, Lule, Peter M., Rutto, Erick, Wurzinger, Maria, Sölkner, Johann

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Participatory definition of trait preferences for designing village breeding schemes for goats in harsh environments of Ethiopia by Dessie, Tadelle, Gebreyesus, G., Mekuriaw, Getinet, Woldu, T., Jembere, T., Agaba, Morris, Okeyo Mwai, Ally

“…Participatory definition of trait preferences was undertaken to pave the way for deriving economic weights of traits to develop selection indices.…”
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Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa by Feleke, S., Manyong, Victor M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, A.

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The role of transdisciplinary approach and community participation in village scale groundwater management: insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India by Maheshwari, B., Varua, M., Ward, J., Packham, R., Chinnasamy, Pennan, Dashora, Y., Dave, S., Soni, P., Dillon, P.J., Purohit, R., Hakimuddin, Shah, Tushaar, Oza, S., Singh, P., Prathapar, Sanmugam A., Patel, A., Jadeja, Y., Thaker, B., Kookana, R., Grewal, H., Yadav, K., Mittal, H., Chew, M., Rao, P.

“…In this article, we report on transdisciplinary approaches to understanding the issues, challenges and options for improving sustainability of groundwater use in States of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. In this project, called Managed Aquifer Recharge through Village level Intervention (MARVI), the research is focused on developing a suitable participatory approach and methodology with associated tools that will assist in improving supply and demand management of groundwater. …”
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E – Learning Training Course on “Date Palm Value Chain Analysis, Management, and Market Linkages in the GCC Countries” by Dhehibi, B., Ibrahim, A. O., Hilali, M. E., Niane, A. A., Nejatian, A.

“…The course is designed to enable the participants from Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Bahrain to effectively contributing to the implementation of the socio-economic activities planned in the frame of the outlined project.…”
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Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan by Qutub, Syed Ayub, Anjum, Nomana

“…The values of city and local parks as adolescent-girl-friendly spaces (AGFS) have been assessed. The project has developed AGFS designs for parks and playgrounds, and tested the preferences of the target beneficiaries. …”
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RME - produktion på gårdsnivå by Gideskog, Alexander, Bodin, Fredrik

“…This degree project also illustrates possible use and markets for biodiesel. …”

Climate-smart crop-livestock systems for smallholders in the tropics: integration of new forage hybrids to intensify agriculture and to mitigate climate change through regulation o... by Rao, Idupulapati M., Ishitani, Manabu, Miles, John W., Peters, Michael, Tohme, Joseph M., Arango, Jacobo, Moreta, Danilo E, López, Hernán, Castro, Aracely, Hoek, Rein van der, Martens, Siriwan D., Hyman, Glenn G., Tapasco, Jeimar, Duitama, Jorge, Suárez Baron, Harold, Borrero, Gonzalo, Núñez, Jonathan, Hartmann, Katharina, Domínguez, Moralba, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Vergara, Daniel, Lavelle, Patrick M., Subbaraoa, Guntur V., Rincón, Álvaro, Plazas, Camilo, Mendoza, Reynaldo, Rathjen, Lena, Karwat, Hannes, Cadisch, Georg

“…The main purpose of our interinstitutional and multidisciplinary project, targeting small-scale farmers, is to develop the innovative approach of BNI using B. humidicola hybrids to realize sustainable economic and environmental benefits from integrated crop-livestock production systems.…”
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CIFOR’s testing on a minimum set of criteria and indicators in PT INHUTANI II, Stagen, Pulau Laut, South Kalimanta, Indonesia. by Purnadjaja, Indrawan, A., Siregar, C.A., Muhtaman, D.R., Purwanto, S.A., Warsito, S.P., Darma, I.G.K.T

“…For example Indonesian goverment has projected to establish 6.2 million hectares of industrial forest plantation by the year 2000. …”
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Percepción de la sustentabilidad agrícola. El caso del área de riego del canal Montecaseros. Departamento San Martín Mendoza by Pizzolato, Roberto Daniel

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Produktionsmodeller för nöt : hur uppfödningstiden påverkar energibehovet by Nilsson, Marcus, Nilsson, Henrik

Charting a path to more sustainable livestock value chains with a Rangelands Stewardship Council and a rangelands standard by Abiy, Rahel, Flintan, Fiona E.

“…Such investments will require incentives and, together with the UNCCD, STELARR is supporting the Sustainable Fibre Alliance (SFA) to develop a global rangelands standard under the oversight of a global Rangelands Stewardship Council. …”
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Fostering Innovation through Co-Creation: A Journey Towards Farmer Inclusion by Bernado, Eisen

“…The goal is to ensure that solutions not only protect the environment but also support food security and economic sustainability, particularly for disadvantaged farmers.…”
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Report of the CGIAR Task Force on Central/Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union by CGIAR Task Force on Central/Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

“…Specific activities that could be implemented while planning was continuing were identified at ICARDA, CIMMYT, IPGRI, and ISNAR.Annexes include a paper on agricultural knowledge systems in transitional economies, tables of human, physical, and economic indicators for the countries, a list of CGIAR missions to the area, highlights of a workshop on research and seed production needs in dryland agriculture in the West and Central Asian republics, and a list of proposed CGIAR project activity.…”
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