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Indigenous and Customary Land Tenure Security: History, Trends, and Challenges in the Latin American Context by Sauls, L.A., Galeana, F., Lawry, S.

“…After defining Indigenous and customary land tenure regimes, we discuss their evolution from colonial encounters through the post-colonial era, on to trends in customary tenure recognition today. Finally, drawing primarily on evidence from Latin America, we explore how tenure insecurity of Indigenous and customary lands remains a significant challenge to realizing sustainable development across diverse landscapes.…”
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Misperceiving and misreporting input quality: implications for input use and productivity by Assfaw Wossen, T., Abay, Kibrom A., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…We then demonstrate the inferential challenges of treating misperception as misreporting and vice versa. Finally, we show that misperception induces crowding-in(out) of complementary agricultural inputs but these misperception-driven input allocations may not necessarily be yield-enhancing. …”
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A heterochromatic knob reducing the flowering time in maize by Carvalho, Renata Flávia, Aguiar-Perecin, Margarida Lopes Rodrigues, Clarindo, Wellington Ronildo, Fritsche-Neto, Roberto, Mondin, Mateus

“…Knob composition did not affect the genome size and flowering time. Finally, we developed an association study and identified a knob marker on chromosome 9 showing the strongest association with flowering time. …”
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Recent Developments in Wild Rice Conservation, Research, and Use by Banaticla-Hilario, Maria Celeste N., Sajise, Andres Godwin

“…We discuss the potentials of molecular taxonomic markers, tissue culture, and plant-dwelling symbionts in improving gene bank practices. Finally, we present the significant contributions of wild Oryza species to rice improvement.…”
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Developing timely and actionable drought forecasts for the Limpopo River Basin by Montes, Carlo

“…Outputs from four climate models, gridded rainfall observations, and a machine-learning method were used to generate a real-time experimental probabilistic forecast of rainfall in the Limpopo basin. Finally, the next steps are presented to meet the objectives of the Initiative, strengthening the capacities of the Limpopo Watercourse Commission.…”
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Concept note for national policy hubs under Ukama Ustawi by Ires, Idil

“…The first dialogue takes place in Zambia in August 2022, followed by Kenya and Zimbabwe. Finally, the hub will guide governments and other partners to deploy policies and strategies and follow up with policymaking and implementation through effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.…”
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Chapter 6 - Ethnobotany of Andean minor tuber crops: tradition and innovation—Oca (Oxalis tuberosa Molina—Oxalidaceae), Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruíz & Pav.—Tropaeoleaceae) and... by Luziatelli, G., Alandia, G., Rodríguez, J.P., Manrique, I., Jacobsen, K., Sørensen, M.

“…Oca has good potential to be promoted on the market for its fresh or transformed consumption, while a new promising industrial application of ulluco is the extraction of its betalains to be used as natural food colorants. Finally, mashua, for its high contents of antioxidants and anticarcinogenic properties, is highly relevant to the nutraceutical sector. …”
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Current state of agricultural mechanization in Honduras for the production of basic grains : technical report by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana

“…This information will provide the basis for a review article on the status of mechanization in the region, to be finalized next year. This technical report includes a first draft of literature review for the article, a report on the four workshops that includes the main findings and preliminary results of the mechanization, and a directory of actors.…”
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A guide for soil biology training by Kaushal, Manoj

“…While working and implementing solutions with CGIAR and non-CGIAR partners including decision makers, the initiative also accounts true food cost, target the policy realignments and incentives for higher adoption rate of nature positive solutions. Finally, the initiative aims to protect, manage and restore natural ecosystems, enhance soil biodiversity, mitigate climate change and shift overall food systems to net nature-positive way.…”
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CACCI country profile Guyana by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Approximately 96% of emissions are generated by three specific sectors: land-use change and forestry (as the largest emitter), energy, and finally agriculture.…”
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Synopsis: Improving agricultural productivity in Papua New Guinea: Strategic and policy considerations by Benny, Dickson, Benson, Todd, Ivekolia, Mark, Kedir Jemal, Mekamu, Ovah, Raywin

“…In addition, we compare PNG agricultural output with areas of similar growing conditions in Indonesia to provide insight into potential investments to further spur agricultural productivity in PNG. Finally, we assess current sector policies in PNG that aim to support agricultural development as an engine for economic growth.…”
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Assessing the impact of lending through Kisan Credit Cards in rural India: Evidence from eastern India by Kumar, Anjani, Sonkar, Vinay Kumar, S., Aditya K.

“…We find that access to KCC increases farmers’ use of the agricultural inputs and households and farm income especially for marginal and small farmers. Finally, access to KCC reduces farmer’s dependency on moneylenders for borrowing credits by 25 percent.…”
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Yemen Social Accounting Matrix, 2012 by International Food Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Government of Yemen, Kiel Institute for the World Economy

“…Information on labor is drawn from 2005/06 household budget survey (HBS) and dis-aggregates labor into three categories: unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled. Finally the SAM identifies government investments and foreign accounts. …”
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Malawi, Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 1998 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…There are 8 labor categories distinguished by type of occupation and level of education; two land factors (small-scale and large-scale); and three capital factors. Finally, the SAM distinguishes 14 household types, three enterprises accounts, two government accounts, an investment/saving account, and a rest-of-the-world account. …”
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Impacts of hosting forced migrants in poor countries by Maystadt, Jean-François, Hirvonen, Kalle, Mabiso, Athur, Vandercasteelen, Joachim

“…Investments in road infrastructure and deepening trade with refugees’ countries of origin are strategies worth exploring for enhancing resilience and transitioning from humanitarian assistance toward development. Finally, we identify key knowledge gaps in this literature and formulate a research agenda for the near future.…”
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Market integration with ASEAN and beyond: The case of Myanmar by Ajmani, Manmeet Singh, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Vr, Renjini, Roy, Devesh

“…In the case of Myanmar, “dried legumes and beans,” “crustaceans,” “frozen fish,” “other oilseeds,” “maize,” and “preserved fruits and nuts” are identified as high-potential exports with lower competition in ASEAN markets which can be targeted for trade expansion. Finally, to demonstrate the upward movement in the value chain, possibly due to quality upgradation, we present the dynamics of the unit value of Myanmar’s agricultural exports.…”
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Strategies for restructuring the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria: Process, opportunities, and lessons by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Oyedipe, E. O., Ajakaiye, Olusanya, Ajoni, K.

“…In addition, issues, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable funding, integration of re-search, extension, education, and the regulatory mandates of ARCN are discussed. Finally, an implementation plan for restructuring ARCN is presented.…”
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Nature-Positive Solutions initiative baseline evaluation survey report: Vietnam by Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo, Davis, Kristin E., De Falcis, Eleonora

“…Sections 3 and 4 discuss the main analytical results of the report, separately for the household and the workers survey, respectively. Finally, section 5 concludes.…”
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Food safety regulatory systems in Europe and China: A study of how co-regulation can improve regulatory effectiveness by Chen, Kevin Z., Wang, Xin-xin, Song, Hai-ying

“…The success of co-regulation in the food regulatory system would bring significant benefits and opportunities for China. Finally, this paper recommends additional measures like training and grants to improve the private's sector effectiveness in co-regulating China's food safety issues.…”
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Capacity strengthening strategy through capacity needs assessment for Country Level Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System (SAKSS): Rwanda by Bizoza, Alfred R., Rwirahira, John, Bizimana, Claude

“…The study further highlights the current organizational and capacity constraints underpinning the policy process for the policy organizations to effectively play their role in meeting the objectives of CAADP. Finally, the study proposes a capacity development strategy for implementing SAKSS in Rwanda.…”
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