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Business model scenarios and suitability: smallholder solar pump-based irrigation in Ethiopia. Agricultural Water Management – Making a Business Case for Smallholders by Otoo, Miriam, Lefore, Nicole, Schmitter, Petra S., Barron, Jennie, Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria

“…The report identifies and outlines three business model scenarios that present opportunities for investing in smallholder solar pump-based irrigation, which would contribute towards sustainable intensification for food and nutrition security. The business model scenarios are based on the value proposition of supplying water to smallholder farmers for irrigated agricultural production. …”
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1997 CGIAR Annual Report: Nourishing the Future through Scientific Excellence by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Sections deal with the CGIAR, major awards received by CGIAR scientists and managers from 1970 to 1997; biodiversity, food security, and research on policy; a summary of the operations of the Group during the year with both financial and substantive data about the program, brief notes on each center; and a list of who was who in the CGIAR during the year. …”
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Post-Harvest Handling and Value Addition ICRISAT Kiboko Research Station by Ojulong, Henry, Wafula, Kelvin

“…International Crops Research for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) through financial support from Accelerating the Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project has the mission to work towards sustainable local community empowerment, food security and prosperity by promoting drought tolerant crops (DTCs). …”
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Expert workshop on NAMAs: National mitigation planning and implementation in agriculture by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Agricultural NAMAs can be a pathway to green growth, food security and sustainable development. 2. Several Non-Annex 1 countries are developing agriculture sector NAMAs, including Brazil, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Vietnam, Malawi, Kenya, and Mongolia. 3. …”
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Strengthening capacity for resilient food systems: Approaches and research gaps by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Blom, Sylvia

“…In the wake of the food and financial crises of 2007–2008 and 2011, building resilient food systems to achieve food security for all has become one of the top goals of the development agenda.…”
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Third National Fadama Development Financing II Impact Study Household Survey in Bauchi by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities. …”
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Third National Fadama Development Financing II Impact Study Household Survey in Adamawa by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities. …”
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Third National Fadama Development Financing II Impact Study Household Survey in Yobe by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities. …”
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Third National Fadama Development Financing II Impact Study Household Survey in Borno by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities. …”
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Third National Fadama Development Financing II Impact Study Household Survey in Gombe by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities. …”
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Third National Fadama Development Financing II Impact Study Household Survey in Taraba by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Among the participating communities and households, the project was intended to improve nutritional security, food security, household incomes, boost job creation, improve infrastructure and increase access to market information as well as enhancing the managerial capacities of the local communities. …”
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Neglected no more: Achievements of the IFAD-NUS project (2001-2005)Framework for its follow-up initiative (2007-2009) by Bioversity International

“…In 2001, with financial backing from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Bioversity International started a programme called Enhancing the contribution of neglected and underutilized species to food security and to incomes of the rural poor. …”
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Analysing policy-induced effects on the performance of irrigated rice by Touré, A.A., Groenewald, J., Seck, P.A., Diagne, A.

“…There are several reasons for this drive: (1) the high levels of rice imports, which constitute a burden on the countries' financial resources; (2) the relatively high contribution of the commodity to national food security programmes; (3) income generation for smallholder farm communities; and (4) the contribution of rice to the improvement of nutritional status. …”
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Resource recovery from wastewater and the consumer point of view: social, cultural and economic aspects by Drechsel, Pay, Otoo, Miriam, Hanjra, Munir A.

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A strategic approach to collaborative resource mobilization for climate change, agriculture and food security research, Findings from a MScCCAFS research project involving CCAFS St... by Costelloe, Christine, Styles, David, McKeown, Peter, Engelund Friis, Anette, Campbell, Bruce M., Spillane, Charles

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The role of livestock in poverty alleviation: An analysis of Colombia by Holmann, Federico J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Urbina, N., Giraldo, L., Guzmán, S., Martínez, M., Rivera, B., Medina, A., Ramírez, G.

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Systematic review on the impacts of community-based sheep breeding programs on animal productivity, food security, women’s empowerment, and identification of interventions for clim... by Tesfa, Assemu, Taye, Mengistie, Haile, Aynalem, Nigussie, Zerihun, Najjar, Dina, Mekuriaw, Shigdaf, Dijk, Suzanne V, Wassie, Shimels E, Wilkes, Andreas, Solomon, Dawit

“…This systematic review was conducted to appraise the impact of community-based sheep breeding programs in Ethiopia on animal genetic improvement, household food security, women’s empowerment, and to identify integrative climate-smart interventions. …”
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Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 2. Water quality, environment and cl... by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Jinapala, K.

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Informing Costa Rica’s Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in the coffee sector by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Research by scientists at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) helped secure the funding for the Costa Rican coffee NAMA. …”
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Project Completion Report of Index-Based Agriculture Insurance in Haor Area by Amarnath, Giriraj, Ahmed, Syed Moinuddin, Pavez, Ali T.

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