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Forage screening initiatives in different agro-ecologies and socioeconomic setups by Alemayehu, Liulseged, Mekonnen, Kindu, Alene, Temesgen

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Highlights on Livestock Feed and Forage Research and Scaling Activities by Mekonnen, Kindu, Bezabih, Melkamu, Gebreyes, Million, Adie, Aberra, Alene, Temesgen, Tessema, Fikadu, Seifu, Haimanot, Whitbread, Anthony

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GRET : Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges technologiques by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Le GRET, organisme français fondé en 1976, s'est forgé une forte compétence dans le domaine des techniques et des méthodes de développement concernant l'agriculture, l'habitat, l'appui aux petites entreprises, la transformation des produits...…”
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Agriculture, the rural sector, and development by Vos, Rob

“…It focuses on the different pathways Asian societies have taken in terms of agricultural transitions; transformation of food systems with rising incomes and urbanization; infrastructure development to forge rural–urban linkages; and implications of broader structural economic transformations, with the objective of identifying the factors of cumulative causation explaining why development accelerated in one part of the region and lagged in another. …”
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Agricultural and rural transformations in Asian development: Past trends and future challenges by Vos, Rob

“…It will focus on the different pathways Asian societies have taken in terms of agricultural transitions; transformation of food systems with rising incomes and urbanization; infrastructure development to forge rural–urban linkages; and implications of broader structural economic transformations, with the objective of identifying the factors of cumulative causation explaining why development accelerated in one part of the region and lagged in another. …”
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Strengthening the scientific basis of in situ conservation of agricultural biodiversity on-farm. Options for data collecting and analysis: Proceedings of a workshop to develop tool... by Jarvis, Devra I., Hodgkin, T., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…Another objective was to forge mutual partnership between scientists and farmers through participatory plant breeding (PPB).…”
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The role of research institutions in seed-related disaster relief: Seeds of Hope experiences in Rwanda by Buruchara, Robin Arani, Sperling, L., Ewell, P., Kirkby, Roger A.

“…Research involvement in emergency relief and rehabilitation was unusual at the time and SOH had to forge its unique complementary role. Focusing on crop and variety development and conservation it: provided technical advice to relief agencies on seed procurement; used its baseline ken to assess the effects of war on seed diversity and seed security; made preparations to restore specific germplasm (which, fortunately, proved unnecessary) and spent substantial effort on rebuilding human resource capacity in research as well as basic scientific facilities. …”
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Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets by Donovan, J., Stoian, D., Foundjem, D., Blare, T.

“…Agricooperatives play an important role in linking farmers to these markets; they forge business relations with distant buyers, realise economies of scale in processing and marketing, and provide advisory and other services to help their members respond to buyer demands (see Box 1). …”
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Threatened by many complex food security problems – agriculture, academic, and government professionals seek new one health research partnerships by Gray, G.C., Thang Nguyen-Tien

“…As multiple US governmental agencies share responsibilities for food security threat mitigation, we need to find new ways for the numerous food security scientific disciplines and agencies to forge new effective research collaborations in meeting these threats. …”
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Climate change and social learning (CCSL): supporting local decision making for climate change, agriculture and food security by Carlile, Liz, Ballantyne, Peter G., Ensor, Jonathan, Förch, Wiebke, Garside, Ben, Harvey, Blane, Patterson, Zachary, Thornton, Philip K., Woodend, John

“…CCAFS believes it can use the concept of social learning to challenge the CGIAR family and others to adopt new ways of working, forge new partnerships and co-create new knowledge to support more collective local decision making on climate change.…”
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Strengthening multilateralism, climate action, and sustainable food systems through agricultural technology transfer by Steele, Megan, Menza, Gianpiero, Dowling, Kevin, Akinbo, Olalekan, Seke, Lukovi, Trento do Nascimento, Daniel

“…G20 countries must urgently forge multilateral initiatives that: i) incentivize innovation and technology transfer through market pull approaches, aligning innovation with market demands, thereby accelerating the journey from lab to market; and ii) incentivize localized innovation and technology transfer in a globalized system, advocating for solutions rooted in the needs of specific geographic and cultural contexts. …”
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Assuring food and nutrition security in Africa by 2020 -- prioritizing actions, strengthening actors, and facilitating partnerships: proceedings of all-Africa conference by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…A wide variety of stakeholders—more than 900 from over 70 countries—came together to examine how to cope with emerging developments, assess progress in alleviating food insecurity, and forge a consensus on how best to realign local and global priorities for eliminating hunger. …”
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Service provision by agri-cooperatives engaged in high value markets by Donovan, J., Stoian, D., Foundjem, D., Blare, T.

“…Agri-cooperatives play an important role in linking farmers to these markets; they forge business relations with distant buyers, realise economies of scale in processing and marketing, and provide advisory and other services to help their members respond to buyer demands. …”
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ESRC-DFID Research for policy and practice: water security by Bioversity International

“…It is only then that we can access the knowledge needed to forge durable solutions. The selection of Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Department for International Development (DFID)-funded research that follows, explores the realities facing people for whom water insecurity is a daily threat. …”
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Training need assessment report on livestock feed and forage production and utilization by Abdulkadir, Birhan, Gebreyes, Million, Mekonnen, Kindu

“…The value chains considered for AICCRA project in Ethiopia include beans, wheat, small ruminant and livestock feed and forge options. The AICCRA project in Ethiopia has eight research activities. …”
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Spatial patterns of crop yields in Latin America and the Caribbean by Wood, Stanley, You, Liangzhi, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…The results suggest while some countries and regions within countries forge ahead with crop yield improvements there are many areas, often in smaller countries, where the livelihoods of many farmers - and likely a disproportionate share of LAC’s rural poor - continue to be constrained by low-productivity agriculture. …”
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Baseline assessment report for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) pilot sites in Wadi Al-Fari’a in the West Bank by Belhaj Fraj, Makram, Rabi, A., Murrar, A., Samhan, S., Fragaszy, Stephen, Ruckstuhl, Sandra, Abdelwahab, Noura, Samarasekara, Vidhisha

“…By linking local insights to policy priorities, Al Murunah aims to forge a strategic pathway for implementing RNBWS, strengthening agricultural resilience, and fostering inclusive, sustainable socio-economic growth. …”
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa by Gedil, Melaku A, Menkir, A.

“…Accelerated genetic gain, in turn, catalyzes a faster variety replacement rate. It is critical to forge and strengthen partnerships for enhancing the impacts of breeding products on farmers’ livelihood. …”
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Identification of appropriate regional radio stations and building partnerships in Amhara (Debre Birhan), Oromia (Bale) and SNNP (Hadiya) regions by Mesfin, Hailemariam, Mekonnen, Kindu, Gebreyes, Million

“…The value chains considered for AICCRA project in Ethiopia include beans, wheat, small ruminant and livestock feed and forge options. The AICCRA project in Ethiopia has eight research activities. …”
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Strengthening agricultural education and training in Sub-Saharan Africa from an innovation systems perspective: Case studies of Ethiopia and Mozambique by Davis, Kristin E., Ekboir, Javier, Mekasha, Wendmsyamregne, Ochieng, Cosmas M. O., Spielman, David J., Zerfu, Elias

“…Key reforms include aligning the mandates of AET organizations with national development aspirations by promoting new educational programs that are more strategically attuned to the different needs of society; inducing change in the cultures of AET organizations through the introduction of educational programs and linkages beyond the formal AET system; and strengthening individual and organizational capacity by improving incentives to forge stronger linkages between AET and diverse user communities, knowledge sources, and private industry." - from authors' abstract.…”
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