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Piloting the climate smart agriculture – Multistakeholder platform development guideline: Experience from Adama Woreda in Ethiopia by Assefa, Berhanu, Tesfaye, Lidya, Jalango, Dorcas, Ndetu, Veronica, Binge, Brenda

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Impacts of policies and technologies in dryland agriculture: Evidence from northern Ethiopia by Pender, J.L., Gebremedhin, Berhanu

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Energy recovery from domestic and agro-waste streams in Uganda: a socioeconomic assessment by Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Amewu, Sena, Taron, Avinandan, Otoo, Miriam

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Second meeting of the ad-hoc open-ended working group to enhance the functioning of the multilateral system by Meridian Institute

“…The following provides highlights and summary points from a two-day informal workshop from 29-30 September 2014 held at Bioversity International in Maccarese, Italy. …”
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La mujer rural: su papel en los agrosistemas de la región semiseca de Centroamérica

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Assessment of climate change policy and institutional context: The case of Ghana by Owuso Essegbey, George, Totin, Edmond, Karbo N, Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C., Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Mainstreaming therefore has to be done on the basis of informed strategies formulated on comprehensive studies. …”
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Transforming Nigerian food systems through their backbones: Lessons from a decade of staple crop biofortification programing by Birol, Ekin, Foley, Jennifer, Herrington, Caitlin, Misra, Rewa S., Mudyahoto, Bho, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang, Diressie, Michael Tedla, Ilona, Paul

“…This article presents the evolution of the biofortification program in Nigeria over the last decade and the role of interdisciplinary research in informing cost-effective, efficient, and inclusive development; implementation; and scaling of this program. …”
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Soil Atlas of Africa by Jones, A., Breuning-Madsen H, Brossard M, Dampha, A., Deckers, J., Dewitte, O., Gallali T, Hallett S, Jones, R., Kilasara M, Le Roux P, Micheli E, Montanarella, Luca, Spaargaren O, Thiombiano, L., Ranst, Eric van, Yemefack, Martin, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…What does soil provide to society and the environment? How do our activities affect soil? …”
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A decade of One Health implementation in Somalia: Challenges and opportunities for institutionalization by Hared, Y.A., Mumin, F.I., Mor, Siobhan M., Mohamed, S.A., Nguka, G., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Richards, Shauna

“…By addressing these gaps, Somalia can leverage OH principles to improve health outcomes for humans, animals, and the environment, thereby fostering a healthier and more resilient society.…”
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“It’s so much more than just sports…” by Sahlström, Emma

“…In the understanding of public health having both political and symbolic dimensions, the theoretical framework of Foucault and the concepts of governmentality and biopower are applied to the empirical material by means of qualitative research methods. The narratives of informants, including public health professionals, engaged members of civil society and individuals in the local LEADER area, are used to explore how public health is done through both explicit and implicit intentions. …”
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A world dictionary of livestock breeds types and varieties by Mason, I.L.

“…A useful innovationn in this edition is the inclusion of referneces to the formation of breed Societies and Hersbooks.…”
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Technical Support and Capacity Building for Mali-Météo in Data Sharing Tool (DST) and Enhancing National Climate Services initiative (ENACTS) by Dinh, Dannie, Dinku, Tufa, Faniriantsoa, Rija

“…This report presents the technical assistance and capacity building provided by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University to Mali’s National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) for the deployment and operationalization of the Data Sharing Tool (DST) and the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) tools. …”
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Policy support for climate-resilient agricultural transformations: IPSR Innovation Profile by Ires, Idil, Jacobs-Mata, Inga

“…The program comprises two pillars: 1) national policy dialogues, which bring together governments, agribusinesses, donors, researchers, and civil society organizations to explore feasible policy and investment interventions, and 2) the ESA Policy Hub, which scales the key takeaways from dialogues to the regional level to tap opportunities arising from trade and regional integration of national economies. …”
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Medical ethnobotany of herbal practitioners in the Turkestan Range, southwestern Kyrgyzstan by Pawera, L., Verner, V., Termote, Céline, Sodombekov, I., Kandakov, A., Karabaev, N., Polesny, Z.

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Forestry research, innovation and impact in developing countries - from economic efficiency to the broader public good by Spilsbury, M.J., Kaimowitz, D.

“…They begin by examining the role of informal research and the emergence of formal research in developing countries. …”
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Potato seed systems by Forbes, G., Charkowski A, Andrade-Piedra, J.L., Parker, M., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar

“…Potato seed sector development is thus a major concern of governments, researchers, development agencies, and civil society organizations. Potato seed systems are often characterized as formal or informal, although the informal seed system is complex and particularly in low income countries there are many linkages between the two systems. …”
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Towards better metrics and policymaking for seed system development: Insights from Asia's seed industry by Spielman, David J., Kennedy, Adam

“…The paper provides a finite set of indicators to inform policymaking on seed system design and monitoring, and explores how these indicators can be used to inform current policy debates in the region.…”
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Extrem hundavel : ett välfärdsproblem för dagens rashundar by Persson, Sofia, Sundström, Lisa

“…In the future, animal healthcare personnel will play an important role in making a positive change by informing and teaching the society and animal owners about these problems.…”

Aquaculture 2004, Honolulu, Hawaii. USA

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West Africa Regional Training On the Improved NextGen Seasonal Forecasting Approach (PyCPT 2) by Grossi, Amanda, Robertson, Andrew, Trzaska, Sylwia, Dinku, Tufa, Zougmoré, Robert B., Minoungou, Bernard, Mohamed, Hamatan

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