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Beyond the Arab awakening: Policies and investments for poverty reduction and food security by Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Yu, Bingxin

“…Its findings are based on an innovative combination of datasets and rigorous economic analysis. …”
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Locking crops to unlock investment: Experimental evidence on warrantage in Burkina Faso by Delavallade, Clara Anne, Godlonton, Susan

“…Increased incomes are spent on long-term investments, including human capital expenditures (education), livestock purchases, and investment in agricultural inputs for the subsequent year.…”
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Iron and zinc based biofortified potatoes: Scaling strategies to fight against anemia in the Andes by Rodríguez, C.A., Pradel, W., Ordinola, M., Burgos, G., Salas, E., Pérez, W.

“…The strategy integrates horizontal, vertical, and deep scaling pathways, combining local seed systems, market integration, public policies, and nutrition education. It emphasizes multi-stakeholder partnerships, inclusive value chains, and a gender-transformative approach that promotes the participation and leadership of women and youth. …”
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Engaging men as allies for a journey of gender transformation and improved nutrition by Verma, Avani, Bader, Nadine, Milcher, Susanne

“…Based on the findings, SENU developed a gender-transformative strategy, which addresses attitudes and perceptions of gender roles and stereotypes at individual, family and community level. The nutrition education modules and tools have been revised to include participation opportunities for men and other household members and community meetings with innovative games for men. …”
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Model of success: Extension services helping Ugandan youth find a career in agriculture by Lamm, Kevan W., Mulvaney, Chandler, Lamm, Alexa J., Davis, Kristin E., Masambuka-Kanchewa, Fallys, Nahdy, Silim

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Training workshops on Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) by Dembélé, Catherine, Bazie, Paulin

“…The main objective is to increase agricultural growth, food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in West and Central Africa through innovation platforms and the diffusion and adoption of innovative technologies. …”
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Improving development strategies in pastoral areas by Headey, Derek D., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, You, Liangzhi

“…First, livelihood diversification must become a positive process, through education, infrastructure, and policies facilitating migration and nonfarm investments. …”
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Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…To accomplish this, the division’s researchers examine the causes of poverty, food insecurity, and malnutrition and identify effective policies and programs for addressing them, including programs in agriculture, health, education, and social protection. Issues of gender are central to this research, and several projects identify innovative ways of empowering women to maximize the impacts of such programs. …”
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Strengthening agricultural extension training in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya by Suvedi, Murari, Sasidhar, P. V. K., Agwu, Ekwe Agwu, Chanza, Charity, Ukamaka, Mabel Dimelu, Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda Lenis Onipede, Anugwa, Ifeoma Quinette, Tchuwa, Frank, Davis, Kristin E., Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Oywaya-Nkurumwa, Anges, von Maltitz, Lindie, Ifeonu, Chidimma Frances, Elapata, Maheshwari S.

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Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS) 2013, Round 2 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

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Accelerating Climate Resilience through National Frameworks for Weather and Climate Information Services: Progress, Partnerships, and Pathways Forward in Six African Countries by Ghosh, Aniruddha, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Grossi, Amanda, Teshome, Asaminew, Muriuki, Edward, Murage, Paul, Ahmed, Jemal Seid

“…The report highlights diverse pathways: Ethiopia’s education-based institutionalization, Kenya’s political endorsement, Senegal’s legally anchored system, Ghana’s private-sector engagement, Mali’s digital innovation amid insecurity, and Zambia’s alignment with national development plans. …”
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Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya by Mango, Nelson, Kristjanson, Patricia M., Krishna, A., Radeny, Maren A.O., Omolo, Abisalom, Arunga, M.

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Labour productivity: The forgotten yield gap by Cock, James H., Prager, Steven D., Meinke, Holger, Echeverria, Ruben

“…Furthermore, the adoption of new technologies and novel enterprises required to increase labour productivity, particularly those related to high value crops for farmers with limited access to land, depends on an inclusive innovation systems approach. Policies are needed that support the development of new enterprises, soft infrastructure, a stronger industrial base and inclusive partnerships with education providers such as universities, research centres, secondary and tertiary education facilities. …”
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Goal-setting Capacity Scale by Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET) Initiative

“…In terms of timing, they can be short-term (e.g., saving money for a small household purchase, learning a new skill) or long-term (e.g., saving money for a large household purchase, achieving some level of education). Other variables that you may want to collect alongside goal-setting capacity are education level, employment status, age, and MAGNET’s livelihoods self-efficacy scale. …”
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Jute Farmers in Bangladesh : a study on institutional influences by Paulsen, Pia Sophie

“…Lastly, agricultural innovation is seen as necessary to develop jute farmers’ livelihoods and the jute industry.…”

A user’s guide to data from Round 2 of the Pakistan Rural Household Panel Survey (PRHPS) 2013 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Innovative Development Strategies

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Promoting agricultural growth in Myanmar: A review of policies and an assessment of knowledge gaps by Tun, Than, Kennedy, Adam, Nischan, Ulrike, International Food Policy Research Institute

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Social networks and diffusion of agricultural technology: the case of sorghum in Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Molla, D.K.

“…The extent of functional contributions of social networks and their gender implications in the diffusion of sorghum technology, and identification of options for enhancing the role and sustainability of these social networks for promoting agricultural innovation in the woreda was the focus of this study. …”
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Adoption of soil conservation through collective actions in Southwestern Uganda by Kalibwani, R.M., Kakuru, M., Kamugisha, R., Twebaze, Jennifer, Hilman, E., Tumuheirwe, H., Tenywa, M.M., Nyamwaro, Sospeter S., Mugabo, J., Buruchara, Robin Arani, Fatunbi, A.O., Adekunle, A.

“…The education level of a household head, membership in collective action group, and perception of plot slope and relevance of bye-laws were factors associated with likelihood of adoption. …”
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From waste to managed waste facility and compost for farming: The role of women movement in urban villages in Bali, Indonesia by Utomo, Marcellinus Mandira Budi, Pieter, Levina Augusta Geraldine, Kusumawati, Dewi, Putra, Hermitianta P.

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