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Accelerating progress toward reducing child malnutrition in India: A concept for action by von Braun, Joachim, Ruel, Marie T., Gulati, Ashok

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Gender and life-cycle differentials in the impact of schooling on chronic disease in Jamaica by Handa, Sudhanshu

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Including soil organic carbon into nationally determined contributions: Insights from Kenya by Aynekulu, Ermias, Vågen, Tor-Gunnar, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann

“…Healthy soils are the foundation of sustainable and regenerative food systems and provide several vital ecosystem services. …”
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Satisfaction with the Accessibility and Usefulness of tailored CIS and Agro-advisory for Wheat Value Chain by Behute, Befekadu, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Tesfaye, Kindie, Abdella, Selam, Endrias, Abrhame, Solomon, Dawit

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Global agricultural extension staff functional competencies by Davis, Kristin E., Joseph, Jeanelle, Barry, Tessa, von Maltitz, Lindie, Van Niekerk, Johan, Ngomane, Tsakani, Rasoanindrainy, Andrianjafy

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Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of the Red Palm Weevil in NENA Countries (The Case of Egypt and Saudi Arabia) Ex-post impact assessment (impact evaluation of the proposed intervent... by Dhehibi, Boubaker, Frija, Aymen

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COVID-19 undermines incomes, livelihoods in rural Myanmar by Ragasa, Catherine, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Mahrt, Kristi, Aung, Zin Wai, Wang, Michael

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Equality and Empowerment by Gender and Intersecting Social Differentiation in Agri-food Systems: Setting the Stage by Lecoutere, Els, Kosec, Katrina, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Elias, M., Bryan, Elizabeth, Puskur, R.

“…Achieving gender and social equality in agri-food systems can result in greater food security and better nutrition for all—and transform food systems to be more just, resilient and sustainable. …”
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Sustainable Development Goals and livestock systems by Schneider, F., Tarawali, Shirley A.

“…The Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock adopted the aforementioned SDGs as the reference framework for its actions, which are organised under four domains (food and nutrition security, animal health and welfare, livelihoods and economic growth, and climate and natural resources). …”
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Mapping the spatial distribution of underutilised crop species under climate change using the MaxEnt model: a case of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Mugiyo, H., Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Kunz, R., Sibanda, M., Nhamo, L., Masemola, C. R., Modi, Albert Thembinkosi, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

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Combining remotely sensed and survey data to better understand linkages between urbanization and child nutrition: Case study from Burkina Faso by Haile, Beliyou, Guo, Zhe, Arndt, Channing, Ahn, Hee Eun

“…The extent to which urbanization contributes to improvements in the welfare of households and individuals depends on whether it is accompanied by the creation of remunerative employment opportunities and investments on essential infrastructure and services. Specific to child nutrition, urbanization can improve nutrition through its effects on the immediate and underlying determinants that include dietary and nutrient intake, diseases, household food security, environmental sanitation, and access to health services. …”
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Evaluation of alternative school feeding models on nutrition, education, agriculture and other social outcomes in Ghana: Rationale, randomised design and baseline data by Gelli, Aulo, Masset, Edoardo, Folson, Gloria, Kusi, Anthony, Arhinful, Daniel K., Asante, Felix, Ayi, Irene, Bosompem, Kwabena M., Watkins, Kristie, Abdul-Rahman, Lutuf, Agble, Rosanna, Anase-Baden, Gertrude, Mumuni, Daniel, Aurino, Elisabetta, Fernandes, Meena, Drake, Lesley

“…‘Home-grown’ school feeding programmes are complex interventions with the potential to link the increased demand for school feeding goods and services to community-based stakeholders, including smallholder farmers and women’s groups. …”
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Gendered participation in poultry value chains: Qualitative findings from an impact evaluation of 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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The Effect of Integrated Prevention and Treatment on Child Malnutrition and Health in Burkina Faso: a Cluster Randomized Intervention Study (PROMIS-BF) by Ruel, Marie T., Rawat, Rahul, Somda, Jean-Celestin

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The Effect of Integrated Prevention and Treatment on Child Malnutrition and Health in Mali: A Cluster Randomized Intervention Study (PROMIS-Mali) by Ruel, Marie T., Rawat, Rahul, Savadogo, Abdoul Salam

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Awareness in the context of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among households in Western Kenya using a cross-sectional study by Oyunga, M.A., Omondi, Dennis O., Grant, F.

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Stability-and-Peace Accelerator for Food-Land and Water Systems Actors in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings by Dahl, Hauke, Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Kamanda, Josey, Michalscheck, Mirja, Nkosi, Mahlatse

“…Ultimately, accelerator enables food and nutrition security, climate resilience, social cohesion and sustainability in emergency and humanitarian settings…”
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Symposium policy note 1: Enabling farmers to lead food system transformation and resilience in Egypt by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This brief highlights the importance of enabling farmers so that they can contribute significantly to a broader transformation and to resilience of Egypt’s food system and rural economy. Five areas of action are highlighted: Invest in a renewed system of agricultural extension services, with an emphasis on new technologies and production systems and on nontraditional crops. …”
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High-yielding Climate-resilient beans improve food security and kick-start business in Zimbabwe by Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

“…The flagship project: “Improving food security, nutrition, incomes, natural resource base and gender equity for better livelihoods of smallholder households in sub-Saharan Africa,” between 2015 and 2020 supported by the Swiss Agency for Development Corporation (SDC) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC), sought to rectify this drop. …”
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Market and retail food environments in South Asia: A comparative analysis of five rural districts by Isanovic, Sejla, Zainab, Afrin, Boncyk, Morgan, Choudhury, Samira, Gupta, Ishika, Kabir, Faijul, Blake, Christine E., Frongillo, Edward A., Scott, Samuel P., Menon, Purnima, Krupnik, Timothy J., Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

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