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The Knowledge lab on climate-resilient food systems by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…IFPRI’s Knowledge Lab on Climate-Resilient Food Systems will identify and deploy innovative approaches to achieving resilient food systems in a context of climate change. …”
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Mobilizing farmers' resources for the maintenance of irrigation systems by Karunasena, H. A.

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A system of milk production for small farmers by Ruíz, M. E., Cubillos, G., Deaton, O.

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Building resilient food systems: An analytical review by Iyappan, Karunya, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…In this paper we undertake an analytical review of the extant literature on the building food system resilience. While the concept of food system resilience has become a topical issue in global and national policy discussion, there is little research on how to develop operational procedures to design and implement interventions from the food system and resilience perspective. …”
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Building partnership for seed system development and diversification by Tiwari, Neha, Agrawal, Shiv Kumar, Niane, Abdoul Aziz

“…Nature Positive Solutions (NPS) aim to transform agrifood systems by addressing the environmental costs of industrial agriculture. …”
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Food systems accelerator: agri-innovation report by Dahl, Hauke, Njiru, A., Sewe, L., Dlamini, Jerry, Nortje, Karen, Nowak, Andreea C., Giombini, V., Ires, Idil, Peterson, N., Birachi, E., Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Mhlanga, Blessing, Alamu, E.

“…This report presents the consolidated outputs of the CGIAR researchers involved in the first cohort of the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator. The Food Systems Accelerator was established to bolster Ukama Ustawi, a CGIAR initiative focused on transforming agri-food systems in East and Southern Africa (ESA). …”
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Food systems accelerator: Agri-innovation report by Dahl, Hauke, Njiru, AnnRita, Sewe, Linda, Dlamini, Jerry, Nortje, Karen, Nowak, Andreea C., Giombini, Valentina, Ires, Idil, Peterson, Nathanial, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli, Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Mhlanga, Blessing, Alamu, E.O.

“…This report presents the consolidated outputs of the CGIAR researchers involved in the first cohort of the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator. The Food Systems Accelerator was established to bolster Ukama Ustawi, a CGIAR initiative focused on transforming agri-food systems in East and Southern Africa (ESA). …”
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Recent developments in cowpea cropping systems research by Blade, S., Shetty, S., Terao, T., Singh, B.

“…The scope of cropping systems research includes physiology (the nature of intercropping competition for light, water, and nutrients; useful intercrop cowpea characteristics), agronomy (cropping combinations, patterns, and timing of operations), and plant breeding (yield stability, breeding methodology, and identification of superior lines for specific cropping systems). …”
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Tillage systems for the West African semiarid tropics by Hulugalle, N.R., Maurya, P.R.

“…Tillage in traditional farming systems is manual. However, mechanization of tillage operations has received emphasis in the recent past. …”
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Nairobi City County Food System Profile by Lamba, Davinder, Omondi, Samuel

“…Agrifood systems have been identified as a critical component in the search for solutions to the challenges that face humanity’s transition to an urban world. …”
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Challenges of assessing the sustainability of (agro)-pastoral systems by Ayantunde, Augustine A., Leeuw, Jan de, Turner, M.D., Said, Mohammed Yahya

“…The changing contexts in which pastoralists operate raise the issue of the sustainability of pastoral systems in dryland Africa. …”
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Baseline characterization of aquaculture systems and livelihoods in Nigeria by Lozano, Denise, Manyise, Timothy, Siriwardena, Sunil, Subasinghe, Rohana, Olaniyi, Ajibola, Ghazali, Saadiah, Rossignoli, Cristiano

“…Approximately one-third of the farmers surveyed were interested in adopting integrated fish farming systems, which appeared to correlate to their level of awareness about such systems. …”
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The potentials of agroforestry systems in Denmark and southern Sweden by Yang, Carolina

“…Despite being less known in the Danish and Swedish context, the traditional practice of managing livestock in the semi-natural pastures, similar to the cut-and-carry systems in the tropics, is undeniably a form of agroforestry system. …”
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Compendium on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems in India by Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Saini, Sakshi, Durga, Neha, Senoner, Diego, Ghose, Nilanjan, Verma, Shilp, Sikka, Alok

“…With an increasing focus on solar energy use in agriculture, several pilots and models of solar irrigation systems have been rolled out in the country. In-spite of this, the majority of the agricultural water needs are being met by electricity or diesel operated pumps. …”
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Exploring the dynamics of resilience loss and gain in frontier food systems through a systems analysis approach. A conceptual framework. by Minoarivelo, Henintsoa Onivola, Ouedraogo, Yacouba, Craparo, Alessandro Carmelo William

“…The framework links absorptive, adaptive, and transformative resilience capacities to measurable indicators and system processes and outlines an operational approach that combines time-series analysis, network-based modeling, and participatory validation to track resilience loss and gain over time. …”
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Institutional arrangements for land drainage in developing countries by Freisem, C., Scheumann, W.

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Report on the evaluation of surveillance systems relevant to zoonotic diseases in Kenya, 2015: A basis for design of an integrated human–livestock surveillance system by Omondi, M., Ngere, I., Ndeda, C.

“…The evaluation focused on the national surveillance system and the systems at the western part of Kenya (Busia county, Kakamega county and Bungoma county) where the initial programme will be developed. …”
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Optimum centerpivot irrigation system design with tillage effects by Mohamoud, Y., McCarty, T.R., Ewing, L.K.

“…Examples illustrated variations in irrigation system design because of tillage system. Greater operating pressure of an irrigation system is necessary to prevent runoff if the tillage system does not prevent soil surface crusting or compaction by raindrops. …”
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The impact of financial autonomy on irrigation system performance in the Philippines by Svendsen, Mark

“…An assessment is made of the impact of removing operating subsidies to the Philippine National Irrigation Administration on the performance of its canal irrigation systems. …”
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CGIAR System Office Integrated Business Plan 2003 by CGIAR Secretariat

“…In May 2001, the interim CGIAR Executive Council (ExCo) established a Task Force on the System Office, to articulate proposals covering key aspects of the establishment of a System Office. …”
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