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Community forestry in Nepal: A policy innovation for local livelihoods by Ojha, Hemant, Persha, Lauren, Chhatre, Ashwini

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The role of product diversification in enhancing market vendor adaptability and food-system resilience in Senegal, West Africa by Muriithi, Cyrus K, Chege, Christine Kiria, Ouedraogo, Issa, Mwongera, Caroline

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Local, reliable and timely agro-climatic information: a requirement of Colombian farmers by Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina, Álvarez Toro, Patricia, Pérez Marulanda, Lisset, Gartner Vargas, C.

“…This info note presents results from a mapping of actors and agro-climatic information needs in crops important for food security (maize and bush beans), in pilot sites of the project in Colombia. …”
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Policy note on Kenya’s draft agriculture sector Gender Policy by Waithanji, Elizabeth M.

“…The Agriculture Sector Gender Policy has been reviewed and revised through six key thematic areas – Gender and Social Inclusion (GeSI) and the five thematic areas in Agriculture that intersect with gender, namely, Agriculture Value Chain Development (AVCD); Food and Nutrition Security (FNS); Climate Change (CC); National and Devolved Governance; and the Strategic Analysis Knowledge Support System (SAKSS), in eight Regional Economic Blocs (REB). …”
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Submission from the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, to UNFCCC SBSTA 44 on issues related to agriculture in response to SBSTA decision FCC/SBSTA/2014/L by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Gender in climate change, agriculture, and natural resource policies: insights from East Africa by Ampaire, Edidah L., Acosta, Mariola, Huyer, Sophia, Kigonya, Ritah, Muchunguzi, Perez, Muna, Rebecca, Jassogne, Laurence T.P.

“…The advent of climate change and its effects, which have continued to impact rural livelihoods and especially food security, demands that gender mainstreaming efforts are accelerated. …”
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Determinants of household food access among small farmers in the Andes: Examining the path by Leah, J., Pradel, W., Cole, Donald C., Prain, Gordon, Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M., Carrasco, M.V.

“…Paths significantly associated with better household food access included: better housing conditions (P= 0·01), more space within the household residence (P= 0·001) and greater satisfaction with health status (P= 0·001).Multiple factors were associated with household food access in these peri-urban agricultural households. Food security intervention programmes focusing on food access need to deal with both agricultural factors and determinants of health to bolster household food security in challenging lower- and middle-income country contexts.…”
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Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana by Partey, Samuel T., Dakorah, Angela D., Zougmoré, Robert B., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Nyasimi, Mary, Nikoi, Gordon K, Huyer, Sophia

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Migration in the Name of the Money by Bisaso, Denis

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Unlocking Barriers to Adoption and Scaling of Climate Smart Cocoa Practices in Ghana by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Amoah, Alvin, Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Asare, Richard

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”Det måste gå, vi tar inte ett nej för ett nej” by Staxäng, Martina

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Capital market operations in an emerging economy: the case of Nigeria by Ojo, M.O.

“…The government, in a bid to solve this problem, established the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a reliable financial institution where companies could be listed and secure funds to enable them pursue their business plans without going through the banking rituals of looking for collateral securities to get banking loans. …”
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An investment plan for low-emission rice production in the Mekong River Delta region in support of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement by Tran, Van The, Mai, Van Trinh, Nguyen, Thi Dieu Trinh, Le, Hoang Anh, Richards, Meryl B., Sebastian, Leocadio S., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Vu, Duong Quynh, Sander, Björn Ole

“…Rice production is integral to agriculture and food security in Vietnam, but it also contributes greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Hunger and poverty: the role of biodiversity: Report of an International Consultation on the Role of Biodiversity in Achieving the UN Millennium Development Goal of Freedom from Hu... by Bala Ravi, S., Hoeschle-Zeledon, I., Swaminathan, M.S., Frison, Emile A.

“…Agricultural biodiversity plays a central role in household food security and income generation, and thus in achieving Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 1 of halving the proportion of hungry and extremely poor people by 2015. …”
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Perception of climate change and adaptation strategies in Vietnam: Are there intra-household gender differences? by Mishra, Ashok K., Pede, Valerien O.

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Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs by Richards, Meryl B., Gregersen L, Kuntze, V., Madsen S, Oldvig MB, Campbell, Bruce M., Vasileiou, Ioannis

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Generating evidence on gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture to inform policy in Central America: 2019 Project progress update. by Bonilla Findji, Osana, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Eitzinger, Anton, Andrieu, Nadine, Acosta, Mariola, Howland, Fanny C., Martínez, Jesús David, Castellanos, Andrea, Sarruf Romero, Lauren P.

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Generating evidence on gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture to inform policy in Central America: Presentation for the 2019 Project progress update to IDRC by Bonilla Findji, Osana, Martínez Barón, Deissy, Eitzinger, Anton, Andrieu, Nadine, Acosta, Mariola, Howland, Fanny C., Martínez, Jesús David, Castellanos, Andrea, Sarruf Romero, Lauren P.

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GANSO: New business model and technical assistance for the professionalization of sustainable livestock farming in the Colombian Orinoquia region by Ruden, Alejandro, Castro, Juan Pablo, Gutiérrez Solís, Jhon Freddy, Koenig, Simon, Sotelo, Mauricio E., Arango, Jacobo

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Scaling the Center for Mechanized Agriculture business model by Guindo, Samuel, Dossou-Yovo, E. R

“…The report also documents financial outcomes, with the revenues of the CEMAs exceeding $480,000. …”
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