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Integrating knowledge from computational modeling with multi-stakeholder governance: Towards more secure livelihoods through improved tools for integrated river basin management by CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…The research project “Integrating Governance and Modeling” used advanced modeling techniques to assist policy-makers and stakeholders in Ghana and in Chile to use water resources more effectively for agricultural development and poverty reduction. …”
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The broader institutional context of participatory plant breeding in the changing agricultural and natural resources R&D system in Nepal by Biggs, Stephen D., Gauchan, Devendra

“…The development of broad-based institutional structures in research and development that mobilize and effectively use the wide range of research resources in Nepal and allow access to fund and scieritifk resources outside of the country. …”
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Lantmännens nya medlemsorganisation by Kihlén, Anna

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Bylaw and strategy for the Ethiopian Landscape Restoration Platform(ELaRP) by Adimassu, Zenebe, Belay, Berhanu, Dadi, Mulugeta Belete, Adgo, Eneyew, Toru, Tessema, Hailu, Mengesteab, Tibebe, Degefie, Abera, Wuletawu, Tamene, Lulseged

“…Clear and well-defined bylaws is essential for maintaining organizational integrity, fostering trust among members, and achieving the platform's goals effectively. …”
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The role of community institutions in the management of water infrastructure in the context of Madhya Pradesh, India by Falk, Thomas, Duche, Vishwambhar, S., Suhas K., Agrawal, Ishan, Bartels, Lara

“…There is a need to better understand under which conditions communities manage to establish effective water governance that effectively improves management.…”
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Agricultural extension and rural advisory services: What have we learned? What’s next? by Davis, Kristin E., Makhija, Simrin, Spielman, David J.

“…Designing and implementing effective provision of extension is complex, and efforts to strengthen extension services often fall into a trap of adopting “best practice” blueprint approaches that are not well-tailored to local conditions. …”
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Deepening decentralization in Zambia: Political economy constraints and opportunities for reform by Resnick, Danielle, Siame, Gilbert, Mulambia, Peter, Ndhlovu, Dorothy, Shicilenge, Beverly, Sivasubramanian, Bhavna

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La banca para los pobres: como liberar los beneficios de las microfinanzas by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Do delivery systems (credit union, village banking, group-based lending) take into account the prevailing socioeconomic environments or local organizational systems? What unconventional methods do the poor use to secure loans? …”
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Cost aspects of African agricultural research by Pardey, Philip G., Roseboom, Johannes, Beintema, Nienke M., Chan-Kang, Connie

“…GDP per capita and various other unspecified, country-specific effects also accounted for much of the observed variation in costs per scientist.…”
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Impact assessment of input and output market development interventions by IPMS Project: The case of Gomma Woreda by Tolemariam, A.

“…Moreover, the study has assessed the change in the institutional and organizational aspect of market of the woreda due to market interventions. …”
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Vínculo entre la conectividad social y la conectividad ecológica en los corredores biológicos: el caso de San Juan la Selva y Volcánica Central Talamanca, Costa Rica by Martínez Melo, Yuri V.

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Implementing physical and virtual food reserves to protect the poor and prevent market failure by von Braun, Joachim, Torero, Máximo

“…The proposed actions will entail costs, but the modest costs of the required organizational elements must be balanced against the benefits of more effective international financial architecture. …”
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Famine and food insecurity in Ethiopia by von Braun, Joachim, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope

“…First, specific programs alone cannot effectively tackle famine. Micro-level interventions should be considered in tandem with macroeconomic policies. …”
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Self-governance and forest resources by Ostrom, E.

“…Supporting further research - especially studies of forests and their users over time - is an important foundation for even more effective public policies in the future.…”
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Evaluation framework of community-based livestock breeding programs by Lamuno, Doreen, Sölkner, Johann, Mészáros, Gabor, Nakimbugwe, Helen, Mulindwa, Henry, Nandolo, Wilson, Gondwe, Timothy, van Tassel, Curt, Mueller, Joaquin Pablo, Wursinger, Maria, Gutierrez, Gustavo

“…The evaluation framework is divided into three domains: evaluation of CBBP implementation based on organizational and technical criteria; monitoring of implementation outputs to evaluate genetic improvement at herd/flock level and the consequential changes at the household level and the community at large; and evaluation of impacts to assess improvement in livelihoods of livestock farmers and eventual effects on the environment. …”
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Educating and training a workforce for nutrition in a post-2015 world by Fanzo, Jessica, Graziose, Matthew M., Kraemer, Klaus, Gillespie, Stuart, Johnston, Jessica L., de Pee, Saskia, Monterrosa, Eva, Badham, Jane, Bloem, Martin W., Dangour, Alan D., Deckelbaum, Richard, Dobermann, Achim, Fracassi, Patrizia, Hossain, SM Moazzem, Ingram, John, Jerling, Johann C., Jones, CJ, Jap, Stefanus Indrayana, Kiess, Lynnda, Marshall, Quinn, Martin, Keith, Narayan, Anuradha, Amuyunzu-Nayamongo, Mary, Pepping, Fre, West, Kieth P.

“…Institutional and organizational support is needed to enable workshop recommendations on education and training to be effectively implemented and sustained. …”
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Taller de análisis multiactoral para la promoción del uso sostenible del amaranto: Memorias del taller realizado en Sucre, Bolivia, 19-20 de noviembre de 2009 by Polar, Vivian, Rojas, W., Jäger, M., Padulosi, S., Fundación PROINPA, Bioversity International

“…The publication provides a very useful analysis of challenges and opportunities across the value chain of amaranth in Bolivia along with recommendations to each stakeholder groups on urgent actions needed for addressing a more effective conservation and sustainable use of this crop in the country. …”
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Understanding innovation: The development and scaling of orange-fleshed sweetpotato in major African food systems by Low, Jan W., Thiele, Graham

“…Systematically gathering evidence of nutritional impact and ability to scale cost-effectively was requisite for obtaining support for further development and diffusion of the crop. …”
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Food and nutrition emergencies in East Africa: Political, economic and environmental associations by Oniang’o, Ruth

“…Furthermore, given that this is an insecure region, why don’t the governments enact measures aimed at maintaining peace and security, which are necessary for effective development? One means to ensure peace and security in this troubled region is through strategies aimed at enhancing food productivity and access. …”
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Rebuilding after emergency: Revamping agricultural research in Sierra Leone after civil war by Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo, Workneh, Sindu, Rhodes, Edward, Sutherland, John

“…As a new organization, SLARI needed to make strategic decisions to guide its operations in order to make it effective in responding to the demands of stakeholders within the food and agriculture system. …”
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