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Sustainable insect pest management options for rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa by Pegalepo, Esther, Bocco, Roland, Onaga, Geoffrey, Nwilene, Francis, Tamò, Manuele, Togola, Abou, Katiyar, Sanjay Kumar

“…Rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces significant challenges due to insect pest infestations, which threaten food security and farmer livelihoods. This review examines the major insect pests affecting rice in SSA and highlights sustainable management strategies, drawing on successful case studies. …”
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Least-cost seed potato production in Ethiopia by Tufa, Adane H., Meuwissen, M.P., Lommen, W.J., Tsegaye, A., Struik, Paul C., Lansink, A.G.O.

“…Findings can be used by potato development practitioners to advise farmers on the adoption of seed potato technologies that are compatible with their financial resources.…”
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Economic costs of reduced irrigation water availability in Uzbekistan (Central Asia) by Bekchanov, Maksud, Lamers, John P.A.

“…A series of technical, financial, and institutional measures, implementable at all levels starting from the farm to the basin scale, are discussed for reducing the expected water risks. …”
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Potential Impact of the REDD+ Program on Poverty Reduction in Nghe An Province, Vietnam by Nguyen, D.T., Ranola, R.F., Pham Thu Thuy

“…The REDD+ program provides a mechanism for providing financial rewards to forest owners and users who contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. …”
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Colonised fields and private gardens : the changing role of farming in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa by Johnson, Elin

“…Smallholder farmers are defined as key actors in the implementation of Agenda 2030, based on their importance for food security and poverty reduction, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”

CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, DC, October 23-27, 2000: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…It approved the Financing Plan for 2001, and a Financial Planning Framework for 2002. The CGIAR endorsed the EPMR of CIAT, and a review of plant breeding methodologies in the CGIAR. …”
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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, DC, October 26-30, 1998: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…A new mission statement was adopted emphasizing food security, poverty, and environment. Centers were asked to adopt congruent mission statements. …”
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Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa by Mwakyusa, Lupakisyo, Dixit, Shalabh, Herzog, Max, Heredia, Maria C., Madege, Richard R., Kilasi, Newton L.

“…Climate change has intensified food security challenges, especially in Africa, where a significant portion of produce is reliant on smallholder farmers in rainfed conditions. …”
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A systematic review of irrigation development and agricultural water management in Mali by Mabhaudhi, T., Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Taguta, C., Kanda, E. K., Nhamo, L., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Rain-fed and irrigated agriculture are key to economic growth, job creation, food security, and livelihoods across Africa. Agriculture in Mali is mainly rain-fed and thus vulnerable to the country’s fluctuating climate, which undermines crop production and productivity. …”
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Implementation gaps in food safety interventions: evidence from a multi-vocal review focusing on animal-source foods in Ethiopia by Bekele, Meseret, Grace, Delia, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Mutua, Florence, Lindahl, Johanna F., Daivadanam, M.

“…We identified several positive aspects that could contribute to the success of interventions, including renewed government commitment, financial support from development partners, and the presence of regional legal frameworks. …”
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A GIS-based methodological framework to identify superficial water sources and their corresponding conduction paths for gravity-driven irrigation systems in developing countries by Valencia Gómez, Jefferson, Monserrate Rojas, Fredy Alexander, Casteleyn, Sven, Bax, Vincent, Francesconi, Wendy, Quintero, Marcela

“…The limited availability of fresh water is a major constraint to agricultural productivity and livelihood security in many developing countries. Within the coming decades, smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas are expected to be increasingly confronted with local water scarcity problems, but their access to technological knowledge and financial resources to cope with these problems is often limited. …”
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Not only the seed matters: Farmers’ perceptions of sources for banana planting materials in Uganda by Kilwinger, Fleur B.M., Marimo, Pricilla, Rietveld, Anne M., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Dam, Ynte K. van

“…The goals farmers pursued while acquiring planting material, such as financial gains, food security, and to sustain and develop the household, were fairly similar among farmers. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of a long-term conservation agriculture experiment in Malawi and lessons for future experimental design by Lark, R.M., Ligowe, I.S., Thierfelder, Christian L., Magwero, N., Namaona, W., Njira, K., Sandram, Innocent, Chimungu, J. G., Nalivata, P. C.

“…Resilient cropping systems are required to achieve food security in the presence of climate change, and so several long-term conservation agriculture (CA) trials have been established in southern Africa – one of them at the Chitedze Agriculture Research Station in Malawi in 2007. …”
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1200 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from the rumen of African cattle and their relevance in the context of sub-optimal feeding by Wilkinson, T., Korir, Daniel, Ogugo, M., Stewart, R.D., Watson, M., Paxton, E., Goopy, John P., Robert, C.

“…The genomic information from the rumen microbiome of an indigenous African cattle breed sheds light on the microbiome contribution to rumen functionality and constitutes a vital resource in addressing food security in developing countries.…”
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Report on CTA’s Intellectual Legacy Assets by Khadar, Ibrahim

“…The Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) countries, the legal and financial framework that supported the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), was due to end on 28 February 2020. …”
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Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification by Blesh, Jennifer, Mehrabi, Zia, Wittman, Hannah, Bezner Kerr, Rachel, James, Dana, Madsen, Sidney, Smith, Olivia M., Snapp, Sieglinde S., Stratton, Anne Elise, Bakarr, Abram J., Bicksler, Mohamed, Galt, Ryan, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Grass, Ingo, Isaac, Marney E., John, Innocensia, Jones, Sarah K., Kennedy, Christina M., Klassen, Susanna, Levers, Christian, Vang Rasmussen, Laura, Kremen, Claire

“…Farming systems that support locally diverse agricultural production and high levels of biodiversity are in rapid decline, despite evidence of their benefits for climate, environmental health, and food security. Yet, agricultural policies, financial incentives, and market concentration increasingly constrain the viability of diversified farming systems. …”
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Enabling environment for Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System for gender transformative change in mid-hills of Nepal: What to consider? by Koirala, Sanju, Buchy, Marlène, Khadka, Manohara, Shakya, Shristi, Neupane, Nihari

“…Due to the massive decline in the labor force, arable land is left fallow, ultimately affecting food security. Within this context, IWMI and CIMMYT are conducting action research in Khotang and Surkhet districts located in the mid-hills of Nepal as part of a CGIAR initiative on the Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming System (SI-MFS). …”
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Exploring women and youth engagement in aquaculture: Mixed-methods evidence in Ghana by Ragasa, Catherine, Torbi, Eva, Kruijssen, Froukje, Amewu, Sena

“…Qualitative interviews showed that income and financial security is just one of the factors that determines quality of participation in the aquaculture chain. …”
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Investment Action Plan for Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Processed Products Using Manual Equipment in Rwanda by Mwizerwa, H., Ojwang, S.O., Low, Jan W., Sartas, M.

“…It also provides a detailed financial analysis and identifies potential funding sources. …”
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Characterizing farm households in Khotang, Eastern Nepal, through a quantitative farming systems typology by Zepeda, Adair, Cheesman, Stephanie, Neupane, Nilhari, Shrestha, Nirman, Shrestha, Ram Narayan, Amjath-Babu, T. S., Karki, Saral, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Krupnik, Timothy J., López Ridaura, Santiago

“…These challenges pose higher productivity, financial and social risks. To sustainably manage the landscapes, reconfiguration of the farming system towards reduced risk and improved production is desirable. …”
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