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Bioversity International Annual Report 2016 by Bioversity International

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The effects of advisory services and technology channeling on farm yields and technical efficiency of wheat farmers in Ethiopia by Yitayew, Asresu, Abdulai, Awudu, Yigezu, Yigezu

“…Improving the performance of low-productivity smallholder farmers is a pathway with great potential for reducing poverty and enhancing food security and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Gender dynamics, women’s empowerment, and diets: Qualitative findings from an impact evaluation of a nutrition-sensitive poultry value chain intervention in Burkina Faso by Eissler, Sarah, Sanou, Armande, Heckert, Jessica, Myers, Emily, Nignan, Safiatou, Thio, Elisabeth, Pitropia, Lucienne Amélie, Ganaba, Rasmané, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Gelli, Aulo

“…The SELEVER study is a five-year impact evaluation designed to address key knowledge gaps on the impact of a poultry value chain intervention on the diets, health, and nutritional status of women and children in Burkina Faso. …”
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Some urban facts of life: implications for research and policy by Ruel, Marie T., Haddad, Lawrence James, Garrett, James L.

“…This review of recent literature explores the challenges to urban food and nutrition security in the rapidly urbanizing developing world. …”
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Toward a digital One CGIAR: Strategic research on digital transformation in food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis by King, Brian, Devare, Medha, Overduin, Mathilde, Wong, Kelvin, Kropff, Wietske, Pérez, Sandra, Güereña, David T., McDade, Marianne, Kruseman, Gideon K., Reynolds, Matthew P., Molero, Anabel, Sonder, Kai, Arnaud, Elizabeth, Jiménez, Daniel, Koo, Jawoo, Jarvis, Andy

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Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP) by International Food Policy Research Institute

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IFPRI research and engagement: Climate change and agrifood systems by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…These growing climate risks impact food security, nutrition, and human health, as well as equity and livelihoods, with poor food producers and consumers hit hardest. …”
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Country profile – Senegal: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages by Marivoet, Wim, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Thomas, Timothy S., Ferguson, Nathaniel, Bryan, Elizabeth

“…The off-farm components (i.e., processing, trade/transport, food services, and input supply) are slightly more (less) important than primary agriculture in terms of GDP (employment), which implies that labor productivity is higher for off-farm activities. …”
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CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health - Gender Strategy by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Both men and women have important roles in achieving good health and nutrition. Men and women work together on family farms and in the labor market to earn income to buy food and other goods and services for their families. …”
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Literature review on linkages between child nutrition and economic growth by Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Ahn, Hee Eun

“…Fourth, the effect of urbanization on child nutrition is mostly determined by the extent to which urban settlements offer their residents with better economic opportunities (e.g., better paying jobs and markets for nutritious food) and services (e.g., healthier living environments). …”
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Country profile – Nigeria: Gender, climate change, and nutrition linkages by Iraoya, Augustine Okhale, Balana, Bedru, Thomas, Timothy S., Ferguson, Nathaniel, Bryan, Elizabeth

“…This sector encompasses both primary agriculture and off-farm activities, including processing, trade, transport, food services, and input supply. Primary agriculture alone contributed $103.3 billion to GDP and employed 32.2 million people. …”
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What do we know about the future of agriculture systems in China? by Han, Xinru, Hu, Xiangdong, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…The shift toward a more nutritionally balanced diet by 2050 will not only improve public health but also significantly alter the demand patterns for various food commodities, increasing the need for strategic adjustments in agricultural production. …”
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“Seeds for Needs” experience to improve diversity, nutrition and crop productivity by Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Hailemariam, Bogale Nigir, Fadda, Carlo

“…In order to address diversity, food security, and nutrition, sustainable agricultural production systems must place a greater emphasis on the efficient protection and management of biodiversity and ecosystem services. …”
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Policy changes in times of crisis: Evidence from the Arab Spatial Policy Analyzer by Bordignon, Jacopo, Breisinger, Clemens

“…The paper introduces and demonstrates different uses of the Arab Spatial Policy Analyzer (ASPA), a new online policy database for the analysis of food and nutrition security in the Middle East and North Africa region. …”
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Randomness in the experimental samples of PROGRESA --Education, Health, and Nutrition Program by Behrman, Jere R., Todd, Petra E.

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A&T Ethiopia Complementary Feeding Endline Survey 2017: Households by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…A&T's focus in this phase of the study in Ethiopia (with program implementation from late 2014 to 2017) is on operationalizing the IYCF component of the Government of Ethiopia’s National Nutrition Plan (NNP) in one region, Amhara. The objectives of the A&T initiative in Amhara are as follows: 1) Sustain high rates of EBF among children 0–5.9 months at over 70 percent in A&T program areas, 2) Increase the proportion of children 6–23.9 months of age who receive a diverse diet (at least four food groups) by 10 percentage points in A&T program area, and 3) Increase the proportion of breastfed and non-breastfed children 6–23.9 months of age who receive solid, semi-solid, or soft foods at least the minimum number of times per day by 10 percentage points in A&T program areas. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition and nutrition-related mortality by Headey, Derek D., Heidkamp, Rebecca A., Osendarp, Saskia J. M., Ruel, Marie T., Scott, Nick, Black, Robert, Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Of particular concern is an expected increase in child malnutrition, including wasting, due to steep declines in household incomes, changes in the availability and affordability of nutritious foods, and interruptions to health, nutrition, and social protection services. …”
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Building resilience through food by Ardila Galvis, Camilo Andres

“…Finally, the conservation and promotion of agro-biocultural diversity appears as a fundamental element for the resilience of food systems, since it enlarges the knowledge and materials available to respond to change; it delivers significant ecosystem services; and has a potential to improve human health and nutrition. …”
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A&T Bangladesh Follow-up Survey 2016: Households by International Food Policy Research Institute

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Quantitative gender analysis country report, Burundi: Building equitable climate resilient African bean and insect sectors by Hakizimana, Marie Bernadette, Ndabashinze, Blaise, Ouya, Frederick, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Agriculture remains key to livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and economic resilience in Burundi, where smallholder farmers rely largely on rain-fed production systems dominated by food crops (beans and sorghum) and fruit trees. …”
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