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Edición génica con el sistema CRISPR/Cas9: historia de su descubrimiento y alcances en agricultura by Gonzalez, Matías Nicolás, Massa, Gabriela Alejandra, Feingold, Sergio Enrique

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Planning for voice: A skills training manual for women for exercising voice and agency by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Narayanan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), one of the research centers within the global Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), has a long history of gender research relevant to its mission of reducing poverty and ending hunger and malnutrition. …”
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Population genomics of yams: evolution and domestication of Dioscorea species by Sugihara, Y., Kudoh, A., Oli, M.T., Takagi, H., Natsume, S., Shimizu, M., Abe, A., Asiedu, R., Asfaw, A., Adebola, P.O., Terauchi, R.

“…This is mainly due to the complicated evolutionary history of Dioscorea species caused by frequent hybridization and polyploidization, which is possibly caused by dioecy that imposed obligate outcrossing to the species of Dioscorea. …”
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The Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of Red Palm Weevil in Egypt and Saudi Arabia: An Ex-ante Evaluation by Eissa, Ali, Eldukheri, Ibrahim, Elmedani, Saad, Ijaimi, Abdalatif, Dhehibi, Boubaker, M. Oumer, Ali, Frija, Aymen, Dhraief, Mohamed Zied, Cardone, Gianluigi, Frem, Michel, Djelouah, Khaled, Yaseen, Thaer

“…Dates also play important roles in the history, heritage, and socioeconomic life of the Arab population. …”
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Working procedures for cocoa germplasm evaluation and selection: Proceedings of the CFC/ICCO/IPGRI Project Workshop, 1-6 February 1998, Montpellier, France by Eskes, A.B., Engels, J.M.M., Lass, R.A., International Cocoa Organization, Common Fund for Commodities, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…This workshop was held in order to agree standardized methods and approaches for the IPGRI/International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) cooperative project entitled ”Cocoa germplasm utilization and conservation: a global approach”. These workshop proceedings are divided into 4 main sections. …”
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Policies for Poverty Reduction, Sustainable Land Management, and Food Security: A Bioeconomic Model with Market Imperfections by Holden, Stein, Shiferaw, Bekele A., Pender, John L.

“…Along with a history of social conflict and unrest in the country, poor governance and misplaced government policies have contributed to the vicious spiral of poverty, land degradation, and food insecurity. …”
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Agricultural R&D in the developing world: too little, too late? by Pardey, Philip G., Alston, Julian M., Piggot, Roley R.

“…The chapters document the history and current status of the national agricultural research systems (NARSs) in terms of policies, institutions, investments, and achievements. …”
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Climate analogues: Finding tomorrow’s agriculture today by Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Lau, Charlotte, Köhler, Ann-Kristin, Jarvis, Andy, Arnell, N.P., Osborne, Tom M., Hooker, Josh

“…Users may use default criteria or choose from a variety of global climate models (GCMs), scenarios, and input data. …”
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Women's vulnerabilities to climate insecurity and violence: Household-level evidence from Bangladesh by Suza, Ma, Warner, Jeroen, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter, van Dijk, Han

“…The paper underscores addressing the deep-rooted social norms and institutionalized gender inequalities that deepen women's vulnerabilities to climate impacts in conservative societies like those found in Bangladesh and across large parts of the global South to protect them from violence.…”
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Report on Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Dry Areas: Morocco case study by Moussadek, Rachid, Iaaich, Hamza

“…The world's climate continues to change at rates that are projected to be unprecedented in recent human history. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment reports suggest a global increase in average surface temperature between 1.4 and 5.8°C from 2000 to 2100. …”
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Inception: the creation of an international water management institute, 1969-1984 by Lenton, Roberto

“…This report could also be of relevance to a broader audience interested in learning more about how innovative international institutions tackling emerging global challenges are conceived and brought into being, as well as to scholars of international development. …”
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Forestry, poverty, and rural development: perspectives from the bamboo subsector by Ruíz Pérez, M., Belcher, B., Maoyi Fu, Xiaosheng Yang

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From foraging to farming among present-day forest hunter-gatherers: consequences on diet and health by Dounias, E., Froment, A.

“…Throughout history, forests dwellers have adapted to permanent changes of forest ecosystems that, in essence, are dynamic. …”
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Smallholder farmer cropping decisions related to climate variability across multiple regions by Wood, SA, Jina, AS, Jain, M, Kristjanson, Patricia M., DeFries, Ruth S.

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Understanding the links between agriculture and health: Agriculture, food, and health: perspectives on a long relationship by Lang, Tim

“…But it is not so simple: history has taught that there are different ways of looking at the relationships between agriculture, food, and health. …”
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Potential distribution of the invasive mite Tetranychus evansi (Tetranychidae) in the Mediterraean region by Bertrand, M., Kreiter, S., Mc Coy, k.D., Migeon, A., Navajas, M., Tixier, M.S., Vial, Leigh K.

“…To define the potential global distribution of the species, a CLIMEX model distribution was developed using: i) South American records, ii) laboratory life‐history parameters and iii) exotic records. …”
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A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales by Muñoz Rodríguez, P., Carruthers, T., Wood, J.R.I., Williams, B.R.M., Weitemier, K., Kronmiller, B., Goodwin, Z., Sumadijaya, A., Anglin, Noelle L., Filer, D., Harris, D., Rausher, M.D., Kelly, S., Liston, A., Scotland, Robert W.

“…This study demonstrates how the world’s natural history collections can contribute to global challenges in the Anthropocene.…”
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Procesos de hibridación social en las nuevas plataformas productivas de las localidades rurales de Bavio, Arditi y Payró durante el período 1990-2010 by Goites, Enrique

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ICTforAg 2023: Cultivating inclusion by Koo, Jawoo, Goss, Courtney

“…In 2023, CGIAR and DevGlobal, in partnership with USAID Feed the Future and DAI Digital Frontiers, jointly implemented ICTforAg 2023 as a global online conference on November 7-9 with 145 speakers across 40 sessions. …”
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ICTforAg 2023: Cultivating inclusion by Koo, Jawoo, Goss, Courtney

“…In 2023, CGIAR and DevGlobal, in partnership with USAID Feed the Future and DAI Digital Frontiers, jointly implemented ICTforAg 2023 as a global online conference on November 7-9 with 145 speakers across 40 sessions. …”
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