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FADS1 and FADS2 as biomarkers of Zn status: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Knez, Marija, Pantovic, Ana, Tako, Elad, Boy, Erick

“…Delta 6 desaturase seems to respond in a greater magnitude than Zn status to Zn-containing interventions (the standardized mean difference for delta 6 desaturase was −0.6052, 95% CIs (-2.7162; 1.5058), p = 0.4289, while for plasma/serum Zn it was 0.0319, 95% CIs (-0.9133; 0.9770), p = 0.9213). Finally, two separate meta-analyses on same studies that assessed the correlations between LA:DGLA and Zn intake and Zn status and Zn intake revealed that the magnitude of correlations was only slightly different (the pooled correlation coefficient between the LA:DGLA ratio and Zn intake had a value of −0.1050, 95% CIs (-0.5356; 0.3690), p = 0.454, while between plasma Zn and Zn intake had a value of −0.0647, 95% CIs (-0.4224; 0.3106), p = 0.5453). …”
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Vulnerability and welfare: Findings from the fourth round of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey (October to December 2022) by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…Further, households struggled to receive medical services. Finally, while school attendance recovered, it was still under 70 percent in some states/regions. …”
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Impact of a mass-media consumer awareness campaign on food safety behavior and behavioral determinants among women in Dire Dawa and Harar, Ethiopia by Madjdian, D.S., Asseldonk, M. van, Talsma, E.F., Amenu, Kebede, Gemeda, Biruk A., Girma, S., Roesel, Kristina, Grace, Delia, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Vet, E. de

“…Recall increased odds of higher intent to buy intact tomatoes (aOR1.409); printed media recall related to a 1.314 unit increase in knowledge scores. Finally, recall was associated with higher perceived health benefits (aOR 1.546), social descriptive norms (aOR 1.458), and self-efficacy (aOR 2.5) regarding safe tomato practices. …”
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Have households’ livelihoods and food security rebounded from COVID-19 shocks in Nigeria? Results from a follow-up phone survey by Balana, Bedru, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Ogunniyi, Adebayo, Fasoranti, Adetunji, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Andam, Kwaw S.

“…We suggest four propositions: prioritize investment in job creation to curb income loss; enable households to build their wealth base (e.g., land tenure security or livestock) to enhance resilience to shocks; revisit targeting approaches of safety net programs to enhance effectiveness of such programs; and finally, devise and implement conflict resolutions to induce investment and enhance productivity.…”
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Deconstructing food losses across the value chain by Delgado, Luciana, Schuster, Monica, Torero, Máximo

“…Food loss also entails unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions and excessive use of scarce resources including land (FAO 2019); thus, policies to reduce food loss will also benefit the environment. Finally, cutting food loss can help disadvantaged segments of the population, as the loss of marketable food can reduce producers’ incomes and increase consumers’ expenses. …”
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Do rotations and intercrops matter? Opportunities for intensification and diversification of maize-based cropping systems in Zambia by Mulundu Mwila, Silva, João Vasco, Kalala, Kelvin, Simutowe, Esau, Ngoma, Hambulo, Nyagumbo, Isaiah, Mebelo Mataa, Thierfelder, Christian

“…Pigeon pea intercrops and Gliricidia hedgerows, crop residue management, and tillage practice had no significant effect on maize yield in any of the provinces. Finally, nearly 35, 50, and 70% of surveyed farms in Northern, Eastern, and Southern province would have enough land to achieve the same level of maize production obtained on their farm with the yields, and associated area requirements, of the maize-legume rotations tested in the on-farm trials. …”
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The rural-urban transformation in Ethiopia by Dorosh, Paul A., Schmidt, Emily

“…Similarly, fixed telephone line infrastructure more than doubled from 2003 to 2008; and cell phone subscription catapulted to 3.16 million subscribers in 2008 from only 50,000 in 2003. Finally, improvements in education and health are making significant impacts on the country's wellbeing and productivity. …”
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A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium by Ludemann, Cameron I., Wanner, Nathan, Chivenge, Pauline, Dobermann, Achim, Einarsson, Rasmus, Grassini, Patricio, Gruere, Armelle, Jackson, Kevin, Lassaletta, Luis, Maggi, Federico, Obli-Laryea, Griffiths, van Ittersum, Martin K., Vishwakarma, Srishti, Zhang, Xin, Tubiello, Francesco N.

“…This study introduces improvements over previous work in relation to the key nutrient coefficients affecting nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency estimates, especially with respect to nutrient removal in crop products, manure nutrient content, atmospheric deposition and crop biological N fixation rates. We conclude by discussing future research directions and highlighting the need to align statistical definitions across research groups as well as to further refine plant and livestock coefficients and expand estimates to all agricultural land, including nutrient flows in meadows and pastures. …”
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Influence of in situ progressive N-terminal is still controversial truncation of glycogen branching enzyme in Escherichia coli DH5α on glycogen structure, accumulation, and bacteri... by Wang, Liang, Regina, Ahmed, Butardo, Vito M., Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat, Larroque, Oscar, Kahler, Charlene M., Wise, Michael J.

“…Physiologically, the set of mutant strains had reduced bacterial starvation resistance, while minimally increasing bacterial desiccation resistance. Finally, although there were no obvious changes in cold stress resistance or biofilm forming ability, one strain (glgBΔ180) had significantly increased biofilm formation in favourable media Despite glgB being the first gene of an operon, it is clear that in situ mutation is a viable means to create more biologically relevant mutant strains. …”
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Communication tools for improved knowledge sharing in rainwater management: A case study of the Nile Basin Development Challenge by Damtew, Elias

“…It then assessed knowledge sharing challenges in RWM and finally went to evaluating and identifying communication and knowledge sharing tools for stakeholders in NBDC. …”
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Irrigated vegetable production interventions in humanitarian emergencies: Mali country deep dive by Singh, Radhika, Minh, Thai Thi, Schmitter, Petra S.

“…This includes adopting a systems approach that considers the socioeconomic and environmental context of the intended intervention and sharing findings among humanitarian actors to foster a learning culture. Finally, improving data and knowledge management is advised for impactful IVP interventions. …”
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Poster #21 - Development and use of mobile application for transboundary animal and emerging zoonotic diseases surveillance – a One Health project for improving human, animal healt... by Thang Nguyen-Tien, Hu Suk Lee, Park, M., Luong Hung Nam, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Unger, Fred, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…Users' data will be stored and analyzed to provide better evidence for the development of TAEZDs prevention and control strategies for targeted livestock value chains. Finally, these datasets will contribute to the creation of prediction models, risk maps, and comprehensive risk assessments for TAEZDs in Vietnam. …”
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The nitrogen supply from soils and insects during growth of the pitcher plants Nepenthes mirabilis, Cephalotus follicularis and Darlingtonia california by Gillison, A.N., Schulze, W., Schulze, Ernst-Detlef, Pate, J.S.

“…In leaves carrying old pitchers that are acting as a N source, the d15N decreased to 3.0‰ indicating either an increasing contribution of soil N to those plant parts which in fact captured the insects or N gain from N2 fixation by microorganisms which may exist in old pitchers. …”
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Varietal Interventions and Their Significance in Rice-Based Cropping Systems of Drought-Prone Ecologies in Odisha by Nayak, Swati, Nath, Anirban, Hossain, S.K. Mosharaf, Singh, Varsa, Mohapatra, Subhasmita

“…The deployment of early maturing rice varieties ensures a second crop in otherwise dry-season fallow areas, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices. Finally, in order to ensure a steady supply of seeds for the rice and non-paddy crops, robust varietal and seed system interventions for drylands, carry potential for creating resilient model for combating the drought and its effects among the smallholders.…”
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Adoption of conservation tillage technologies in Metema Woreda, North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia by Petros, T.

“…Then, two PAs form early exposed and two PAs from the late exposed groups were selected. Finally, a total of 130 household heads were selected randomly using probability proportional to size from the identified PAs. …”
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Institutions, management practices and challenges of small-scale irrigation systems in Ethiopia: a case study of two modern smallholders irrigation systems in western Oromia, Ethio... by Dejene, S., Teshome, W., Makombe, Godswill, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Prasad, Krishna Chandra

“…These, in turn, were mediated by lack of: a) clearly defined and well enforced institutions of land and water rights; b) technical problems in design and construction; c) inadequate institutional capacity of the local state irrigation agency to coordinate and support decentralized management of irrigation; d) policy related problems; e) inadequate organization of users for self management; and f) problematic social relation of power among water users. Finally, the paper draws a number of conclusions, using the theoretical notions like context, social requirement for use, social effects and social construction, about policy options and requirements in the readjustment of the surveyed irrigation systems and in the design of irrigation projects of these types.…”
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Rain water harvesting for enhancing crop water productivity: an assessment for rainfed areas of India. [Abstract only]. by Sharma, Bharat R., Rao, K.V., Vittal, K.P.R.

“…The study identified the dominant rainfed districts for different crops (contributing upto 85% of total rainfed production), made an assessment of the surplus/ runoff available for water harvesting and supplementary irrigation in the identified districts, estimated the regional water use efficiency and effect of supplemental irrigation on increase in production of different crops and finally a preliminary estimate of the economics of water harvesting for supplemental irrigation in rainfed areas. …”
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Poverty impacts of agricultural water management technologies in Ethiopia by Hagos, Fitsum, Jayasinghe, Gayathree, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Loulseged, Makonnen, Yilma, Aster Denekew

“…Although, the selected AWMTs were found to contribute to poverty reduction, we found that ponds, deep wells and small dams were not attractive from a social cost-benefit analysis perspective, implying that choices need to be made considering their relative financial viability and poverty reduction impacts compared to other available options that could improve rain-fed agriculture. Finally, our study identified the most important determinants of poverty, on the basis of which we made policy recommendations: i) build assets (AWMT, livestock, etc.); ii) human resources development; and iii) improve the functioning of labor markets and access to these (input or output) markets for enhanced impact of AWMT on poverty.…”
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Access and utilization of agricultural information by resettler farming households: the case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia by Tadesse, D.

“…In the second stage, probability proportional to size sampling technique was applied to each stratum. Finally, 160 sample respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique and interviewed using pre-tested structured interview schedule. …”
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Donor demands and uses for evidence of research impact - the case of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) by Raitzer, David A., Winkel, Klaus

“…These audiences also appear to demand epIA of a broader range of research activities, as “comprehensiveness of coverage” received 2 relatively low ratings. Finally, a greater focus on poverty-related metrics and the distribution of assessed benefits was demanded by a large proportion of interviewees. …”
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