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Report on improving smallholder women farmers’ access to finance for small-scale irrigation technologies by Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation

“…Widespread use of small power pumps in South Asia has revolutionized agricultural production since the 1970s. …”
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Informal Food Markets in Quezon City and Pasay City, Philippines: A Rapid Assessment. Resilient Cities Initiative Research Report by Roa, J.

“…Cognizant of the centrality of food systems in a rapidly urbanizing world amidst environmental and health risks, the Resilient Cities Initiative will strengthen capacities for research and innovation in the management of urban food systems in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. As part of this initiative, the CIPimplemented Philippine project aims to improve urban food systems by strengthening enterprise capacities of informal vendors, thereby helping to improve food supply and diets of the urban populace and securing economic opportunities, especially for the urban poor. …”
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How to develop and manage your own community seed bank. Farmers’ handbook (Booklet 1 of 3). [Ma’di version] by Vernooy, Ronnie, Bessette, Guy, Sthapit, Bhuwon R., Dibiloane, Angeline, Lettie Maluleke, Nkat, Abner Matelele, Lehlogonolo, Mokoena, Mpolokeng Lydia, Phora, George, Sema, Precious, Tjikana, Thabo T.

“…Each booklet focuses on a theme presented by the members of a community seed bank in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Translation and adaptation to the local language is encouraged. …”
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Closing the yield gap of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril) in southern Africa: a case of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique by Omondi, J.O., Mkuhlani, S., Mugo, J., Chibeba, A.M., Chiduwa, M.S., Chigeza, G., Boahen, S., Masikati, Patricia, Nyagumbo, I.

Subjects: “…sub-saharan africa…”
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Comparing delivery channels to promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Coleman, Fiona M., Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima, Parvin, Aklima, Pereira, Audrey, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Roy, Shalini

“…Our results suggest opposite-sex agents may not necessarily be less effective in providing training. In South Asia, where agricultural extension systems and the pipeline to those systems are male dominated, training men to deliver nutrition messages may offer a temporary solution to the shortage of fe male extension workers and offer opportunities to scale and promote nutrition-sensitive agriculture. …”
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Precise irrigation water and nitrogen management improve water and nitrogen use efficiencies under conservation agriculture in the maize-wheat systems by Gupta, Naveen, Singh, Yadvinder, Jat, Hanuman S., Singh, Love K., Choudhary, Kajod Mal, Sidhu, Harminder S., Gathala, Mahesh K., Jat, Mangi L.

“…Our results showed a great potential of complementing CA with SDI and N management to maximize productivity, NUE, and WPi, which may be economically beneficial and environmentally sound in MWS in Trans-IGP of South Asia.…”
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Afghanistan–Pakistan shared waters: state of the basins by Shah, Muhammad Azeem Ali, Lautze, Jonathan F., Meelad, A.

“…It is a reference book for graduate students and researchers working on these basins, and on transboundary river basin management in Asia and beyond.…”
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Capacity gaps in land-based mitigation technologies and practices: A first stock take by Bößner, Stefan, Xylia, Maria, Bilbao, Bibiana, Indriani, Siti N., Laub, Moritz, Rahn, Eric, Virla, Luis D., Johnson, Francis X.

“…This article investigates capacity gaps to successfully facilitate LMT adoption and/or scaling in the regions of Latin America, Europe, North America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. We look at LMTs such as agricultural land management, agroforestry, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), biochar, forest management, and peat/wetland management. …”
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Market intelligence for guiding crop improvement: A systematic review of stakeholder preference studies in the rice sector in the Global South and beyond by Custodio, M.C., Demont, M., Steur, H. de

“…Results from 106 studies reveal important gaps in terms of geographical and stakeholder representation: (1) Southcentral Asia is underrepresented and (2) studies focused either on upstream (farmers) or downstream (consumers) stakeholders along the value chain, while missing out on midstream actors (processors, traders). …”
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Helpers, employees or owners: Opportunities for women’s empowerment in agricultural value chains by Moreno Bustamante, Manuel Francisco, Twyman, Jennifer, Claros Trujillo, Luisa María, Suazo, Carlos, Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca

“…Indeed, in other regions such as Africa or Asia, women’s empowerment has been found higher in the processing node because of greater employment opportunities. …”
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Mixed Farming Systems in the tropics, a CGIAR Initiative in 5 countries. Challenges and Collaboration in Laos by Mienmany, Soytavanh

“…This Initiative addresses the Sustainable intensification (SI) of Mixed farming systems (MFS). By SI, we mean the production of more food on the same piece of land while reducing the negative environmental impact. …”
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Resilience in farm technical efficiency and enabling factors: Insights from panel farm enterprise surveys in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Djanibekov, Nodir, Abduvalieva, Nilufar, Mirkasimov, Bakhrom, Akramov, Kamiljon T.

“…This is particularly so in regions with volatile and fragile environments, including Central Asia. Evidence remains scarce regarding what factors can enhance the economic resilience of agents within the agrifood system, including the resilience of productivity and technical efficiency. …”
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What might be at stake? El Niño, global price shocks and food security in Nepal by Dorosh, Paul A., Diao, Xinshen, Thurlow, James, Koirala, Pankaj, Timsina, Krishna, Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…This includes events associated with variations in the El Niño – Southern Oscillation of ocean currents, such as unusually dry weather in June through August in Nepal and other parts of South Asia. For example, during the El Niño year of 1992, a particularly severe drought occurred in Nepal, contributing in part to a 17.7 percent fall in rice production relative to the prior trend. …”
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Gender differences in agricultural productivity in India: Empirical analysis using micro-level panel data by Anupama, G.V., Falk, Thomas, Sen, Mayukh

“…We found that male labor, both family and hired, shows a significant positive effect on crop value in femaleowned plots, as well as male-owned plots. …”
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Good Practices for Gender Responsive Climate Smart Agriculture by Tavenner, Katie, Arora, Diksha, Partey, Samuel Tetteh, Omolo, Nancy, Rao, Nitya, Grist, Natasha, Nguyen Sy Linh

“…The Compendium of good practices and promising approaches for gender-responsive, climate-smart agriculture is a new collaborative publication between FAO and the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform, which documents the state-of-the-field on gender-responsive, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, policies, and actions across six regions: Latin American and the Caribbean, East Africa, Southern Africa Development Community, West Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Aisa. …”
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Identifying and selecting socio-technical innovations for women’s empowerment and resilience: A framework for conducting situation analysis by Gartaula, Hom Nath, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Mukhopadhyay, Prama, Molla, Dessalegn, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Chadha, Deepali, Puskur, Ranjitha, Mpedza, Everisto

“…The complexity of these contexts calls for an approach that involves multistakeholder collaboration and engagement of local communities in the process of codesigning sociotechnical innovation bundles (STIBs). As part of CGIAR’s initiative on gender equality, we are piloting STIBs in selected learning labs in Africa and Asia, and co-developing relevant methods and tools for identifying, prioritizing, and co-designing STIBs. …”
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Unmasking the coloniality of science: towards resilient and inclusive agri-food systems by Adam, Rahma, Arulingam, Indika, Karki, Darshan, Menon, Purnima, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Nortje, Karen, Osei-Amponsah, Chariy

“…This panel brings together CGIAR and external researchers to discuss how food systems science is colonized and deeply subjective, and present (proposed) case studies of approaches to decolonize science: decolonizing traditional dietary approaches: Purnima Menon (Asia); hybrid water laws: Barbara Van Koppen and Inga Jacobs-Mata (Africa); and food security and sovereignty: Jahi Chappell. …”
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Convergence and Self-Help Groups: Conduits for advancing gender equality and social inclusion in agri-food systems by Munshi, Sugandha, Kumar, Ashok, Kumar, Virender

“…Critically examining and understanding the role of social innovations primarily including collective actions and institutionalizing changes through two projects interventions Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia and Precision direct-seeded rice-based diversified systems for transforming labor requirement, yields and profitability of smallholder farmers in Odisha (DSR-Odisha), two innovative approaches that have played a critical role in creating a pathway for genderresponsive agri-food systems—working with women self-help groups (WSHGs) through livelihood missions and institutionalizing the convergence platform. …”
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Development and Validation of Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI) by Sufian, Farha D., Alvi, Muzna, Ratna, Nazmun N., Ringler, Claudia, Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin

“…To better understand these linkages, we developed a Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI) and validated it with survey of 1019 returnee female migrants in Bangladesh, who had returned after working internationally, mostly from countries in West Asia. By incorporating indicators of subjective well-being from migration literature into measures of empowerment, our paper advances research over earlier assessments of women’s experiences in the migration process beyond seemingly objective indicators, such as income, health, and economic welfare. …”
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Finding adaptation options for smallholder farmers in dry cereal systems under current and future climate scenarios over West Africa region: Implications for pearl millet productiv... by Akinseye, Mathew Folorunso, Zagre, Inoussa, Joseph, Emanuel Jacob, Faye, Aliou, Kumar, Shalander, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Climate risk adaptation strategies including cultivar, planting windows, and fertilization for pearl millet production in rainfed farming systems in Nigeria and Senegal were investigated. The result of the APSIM-millet module was calibrated and validated using farm-level yield data from experimental trials conducted under farmers’ participatory production technology in contrasting environments. …”
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