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Advancing One Health capacities in Mozambique: A case study of COHESA by Araújo, Lucinda de, Chongo, Inocêncio, Magaia, Vlademiro, Gatambire, Aline, Sacarlal, Jahit, Sumbana, José, Tivane, Almiro, Maholela, Plácida, Inlamea, Osvaldo, Caron, Alexandre, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Richards, Shauna, Gudo, Eduardo Samo, Fafetine, José

“…To better understand the OH landscape in Mozambique, a baseline assessment was implemented to understand the stakeholders and opinions of OH as it relates to research and innovation, governance, education, and implementation. …”
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Skills and competencies for sustainable food systems : case study of young market gardeners in Sweden by Lundgren, Lotten

“…Global food systems are locked into a sociotechnical regime where actors are dependent on high external inputs and economies of scale, and systemic innovation is necessary to meet sustainability targets. …”

Five lessons to integrate gender in market-oriented agriculture by Waters-Bayer, Ann

“…She identified five key lessons that we should follow: First, do a proper gender analysis with each project, activity, piece of research; second, you need to actually focus on women, "what specifically can we do to focus on the needs and concerns of the women"; third, support the capacities of local women's organizations; fourth, improve women's and girls' access to education and training; and fifth, recognize and promote women's innovation. …”
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CAUSE: A multidimensional framework for a digital inclusivity index for food, land, and water systems by Opola, Felix Ouko, Langan, Simon J., Arulingam, Indika, Schumann, Charlotte, Singaraju, Niyati, Joshi, Deepa, Ghosh, Surajit

“…Nevertheless, there are rising concerns about the risk of digital innovation bypassing individuals with scant education, scarce resources, native populations, and susceptible demographics such as women and young people, thus depriving them of its advantages. …”
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Investigating upstream agriculture research for development dynamics for downstream impacts by Ewell, Hanna, McGuire, Erin, Valencia Leñero, Eva Marina, Bailey, Arwen

“…How can we, and those who have been structurally excluded, become more robust AR4D actors? How can we educate ourselves to excel in interdisciplinary work and recognize biases within our project teams? …”
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Highlights of recent IFPRI food policy research for the European Commission 2016: Reducing poverty and hunger through food policy research by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…EC financial support has helped to ensure that IFPRI’s research remains responsive, innovative, and effective in tackling the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving food security and poverty alleviation. …”
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Development and validation of the international extension network advocacy capacity scale by Lamm, Kevan W., Lamm, Alexa, Davis, Kristin E., Dobbins, Catherine, Powell, Alyssa

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Highlights of research partnership between Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) and Swiss institutions: Institutional capacity development by Hung Nguyen-Viet

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Remoteness, urbanization and child nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa by Headey, Derek D., Stifel, David, You, Liangzhi, Guo, Zhe

“…Moreover, the harmful effects of remoteness and rural living largely disappear once education, wealth, and social/infrastructural services indicators are added to the model. …”
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Framing renewable energy by Mavromatis, Dimitrios

“…Media plays an important role in the education of the public opinion in relation to environmental issues. …”
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Shamba showdown ukama ustawi progress report by Shapiro, Jay, Odera, Denis, Kigo, Samm, Girvetz, Evan, Chilambe, Pedro, Waswa, Boaz

“…The Shamba Showdown project aims to tackle this issue innovatively by harnessing the appeal of 3D competitive gaming. …”
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Tisere: Una propuesta metodológica para la conformación o el fortalecimiento de territorios innovadores y socioecológicamente resilientes by Martínez Pachón, Eliana, Uribe Galvis, Claudia Patricia, Forero Larrañaga, Oscar Alfredo, Buendía Grigoriu, Corina, Toro Suárez, Inés, Piniero, Maricel, Luna Mancilla, Lizeth Tatiana, Yepes Vargas, Luz Andrea, Rincón Novoa, Rubiela, Ruíz Ramírez, Diana María, Cadena Pastrana, Álvaro Mauricio, Rincón Manrique, Luis Felipe, Araujo Carrillo, Gustavo Alfonso, Villota Caicedo, Claudia Patricia, Mavisoy Muchavisoy, Karol Henry, Moreno Vargas, Diana Cristina, Dorado Guerra, Diana Yaritza, Garzón Contreras, Jorge Luis, Guzmán Muñoz, Cindy Marcela

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A user’s guide to data from Round 3 of the Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS) 2014 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

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Building an agricultural research for development system in Africa by Mbabu, Adiel, Ochieng, Cosmas M. O.

“…Such a re-orientation involves carefully linking the agricultural research agenda with national development priorities; improving coordination, interaction, interlinkages, partnerships, and networks among system agents—that is, agricultural research institutes, extension systems, higher education institutions, farmer organizations, civil society, and the private sector—and finding innovative financing and resourcing mechanisms to support the numerous components of the system.…”
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Towards Institutionalization of One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa by Richards, Shauna, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Angombe, Simon, Becker, J., Bukachi, Salome R.A., Chirenda, Joconiah, Araújo, Lucinda de, Nys, Hélène M. de, Desta, Hiwot, Fafetine, José, Fèvre, Eric M., Freeman, Rachel J., Grace, Delia, Hamoonga, Raymond, Hared, Yusuf A., Hassim, A., Iraki, Bibiana, Okello, Justine, Kaba, Mirgissa, Kankya, Clovice, Karembu, Margaret, Kimaro, Esther G., Lukuyu, Ben A., Matope, Gift, Mor, Siobhan M., Munyeme, Musso, Mutua, Florence K., Mtegha, Chiku, Patel, Ekta, Pfukenyi, D., Pule-Meulenberg, Flora, Roesel, Kristina, Shirima, Gabriel M., Shyaka, Anselme, Wood, Catherine, Yussuf, Buke, Caron, Alexandre

“…Within the framework of a development project covering 12 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, an innovative process to institutionalize OH approaches and principles at the national level is presented. …”
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Digital tools in the potato value chain in Kenya: A landscape analysis by Borus, Dinah

“…By advocating for a more integrated approach that combines digital innovation with farmer education and support, the report envisions a future where digital tools are leveraged to unlock the full potential of the potato sector in Kenya, leading to increased productivity, profitability, and a more robust contribution to the nation's food security and economic resilience.…”
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Gendered aspirations and occupations among rural youth, in agriculture and beyond: A cross-regional perspective by Elias, Marlène, Mudege, Netsayi N., López, Diana E., Najjar, Dina, Kandiwa, Vongai, Luis, Joyce S., Yila, Jummai Othniel, Tegbaru, Amare, Ibrahim, Gaya, Badstue, Lone B., Njuguna-Mungai, Esther, Bentaibi, Abderahim

“…Yet, they experience an aspiration achievement gap, as the promise of their education for securing the formal employment they seek is unfulfilled, and they continue to farm in their family’s production. …”
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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS), 2012 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

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An ecosystem for alternative food networks in Uppsala by Tietz, Veronika

“…This project aimed at identifying AFNs in the Swedish city, Uppsala, and to investigate their role in achieving SFST through social innovation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to reveal the activities, motivations as well as challenges of Uppsala’s AFNs and how social innovation can be used as an instance to achieve sustainable food goals. …”
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Navigating ICTs for extension and advisory services by Saravanan, Raj, Sulaiman, V. Rasheed, Davis, Kristin E., Suchiradipta, Bhattacharjee

“…Some of these applications, such as tele-centres, web-portals, call centres, mobile apps, community radio, digital videos, audio and video conferencing, and e-learning platforms, have the potential to provide a wide range of services (information, awareness, promotional, advisory, knowledge, technology transfer, training, education, and much more) to farmers and other agricultural innovation system (AIS) actors in a timely, comprehensive, cost-effective, and interactive manner. …”
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