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Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence por Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…These patterns are different from the experiences in other parts of the world where initially tractor horsepower was often smaller, such as Asia, or farmers were better endowed with land and wealth, such as Latin America. …”
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AgriTech4Uzbekistan Innovation Challenge: Demo Day por CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform

“…This project, organized as part of the CGIAR Research Integrated Initiative, Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa (F2R-CWANA), aims to scout, accelerate, and fund science-based agri-food and climate-tech innovations (i.e., products, services, technologies) that can make agriculture in Uzbekistan sustainable, more efficient, and resilient to climate change while contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Analysis of food system drivers of deforestation highlights foreign direct investments and urbanization as threats to tropical forests por Sylvester, Janelle M., Gutierrez Zapata, Diana Maria, Perez Marulanda, Lisset, Vanegas Cubillos, Martha, Bruun, Thilde Bech, Mertz, Ole, Castro-Nunez, Augusto

“…Our models explained a substantial portion of deforestation variability globally (R2 = 0.74) and in Asia (R2 = 0.81) and Latin America (R2 = 0.73). The results indicate that trade- and demand-side dynamics, specifically foreign direct investments and urban population growth, play key roles in influencing deforestation trends at these scales, suggesting that food system-based interventions could be effective in mitigating deforestation. …”
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Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects por Johnson, Nancy L., Kovarik, Chiara, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Njuki, Jemimah, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Ownership of assets is important for poverty alleviation, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. …”
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Grain price and volatility transmission from international to domestic markets in developing countries por Ceballos, Francisco, Hernandez, Manuel A., Minot, Nicholas, Robles, Miguel

“…This paper examines price and volatility transmission from major grain commodities to 41 domestic food products across 27 countries in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. We follow a multivariate GARCH approach to model the dynamics of monthly price volatility in international and domestic markets. …”
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Grain price and volatility transmission from international to domestic markets in developing countries por Ceballos, Francisco, Hernandez, Manuel A., Minot, Nicholas, Robles, Miguel

“…This paper examines price and volatility transmission from major grain commodities to 41 domestic food products across 27 countries in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. We follow a multivariate generalized auto-regressive conditional heteroskedasticity approach to model the dynamics of monthly price volatility in international and domestic markets. …”
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Managing the vitamin A program portfolio: A case study of Zambia, 2013–2042 por Fiedler, John L., Lividini, Keith

“…Starting with CHW and sugar fortification, it phases in vitamin A maize, oil, wheat flour, and maize meal (in that order) to eventually include all six individual interventions.Combining cost and Household Consumption and Expenditure Survey (HCES) data provides a powerful evidence-generating tool with which to understand how individual micronutrient programs interact and to quantify the tradeoffs involved in selecting alternative program portfolios.…”
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Rural and agricultural mechanization: A history of the spread of small engines in selected asian countries por Biggs, Stephen, Justice, Scott E.

“…The past 50 years witnessed a remarkable spread of smaller-scale rural mechanization in some regions of South Asia, mostly characterized by the spread of single-cylinder diesel engines. …”
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Africa in the global agricultural economy in 2030 and 2050 por Sulser, Timothy B., Mason-D’Croz, Daniel, Islam, Shahnila, Robinson, Sherman, Wiebe, Keith D., Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…Part of this is due to Africa’s level of isolation from the global economy, but it is also testament to the resilience of African economies even if they are not experiencing the extraordinary growth seen in South and East Asia (AfDB, OECD, and UNDP 2015). Per capita gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a solid 2 percent per year in the decade leading up to 2012 across all of Africa, with western Africa leading at more than 4 percent growth (ReSAKSS database 2015). …”
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Anaemia in infancy in rural Bangladesh: Contribution of iron deficiency, infections and poor feeding practices por Rawat, Rahul, Saha, Kuntal K., Kennedy, Andrew, Rohner, Fabian, Ruel, Marie T., Menon, Purnima

“…Few data exist on the aetiology of anaemia and Fe deficiency (ID) during early infancy in South Asia. The present study aimed to determine the contribution of ID, infections and feeding practices to anaemia in Bangladeshi infants aged 6–11 months. …”
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Are biofortified staple food crops improving vitamin A and iron status in women and children?: New evidence from efficacy trials por De Moura, Fabiana F., Palmer, Amanda C., Finkelstein, Julia L., Haas, Jere D., Murray-Kolb, Laura E., Wenger, Michael J., Birol, Ekin, Boy, Erick, Peña-Rosas, Juan Pablo

“…Specifically, data from 6 efficacy and 2 effectiveness trials were discussed to assess the effects of regular consumption of these enhanced staple crops on improving population vitamin A and iron status and reducing the burden of micronutrient deficiencies in targeted populations living in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Biofortified food crops appear to have a positive impact on nutritional and functional health outcomes, as the results from the trials suggest. …”
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Impacts of hybrid forage seed adoption in the global tropics 2001-2022 por Burkart, Stefan, Jauregui, Rosa, Notenbaert, An, Otieno, Mary Atieno, Peters, Michael, Florez, Fernando

“…The cattle sector is thus in a difficult position and at the center of the political debate on how to sustainably increase productivity while reducing potential negative impacts on the environment. …”
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Experience exchange event: Engendering the water, energy, food, and ecosystems (WEFE) nexus approach to sustainable development por Balcha, Yodit, Ndjiki, Julienne (Ngo Yebga), Ferraioli, Jesse, Ringler, Claudia, Aamer, Farwa, Elias, Marlene, Ntshalintshali-Motsa, Nompumelelo, Mwamyalla, Tumaini

“…Speakers included Claudia Ringler, International Food Policy Research Institute; Farwa Aamer, Asia Society Policy Institute; Julienne Ndjiki (Ngo Yebga), Stockholm International Water Institute; Marlène Elias, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Nompumelelo Ntshalintshali-Motsa, Women in Water Diplomacy; Tumaini Mwamyalla, Nile Basin Initiative; Yodit Balcha, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT.…”
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Economic, equity, and political trade-offs in energy transition in irrigation in Bihar, India por Durga, N., Gaurav, S.

“…We also find that at lower pumping hours or lower average cost to supply (ACS), grid electricity is competitive compared to SIP, but with an increase in pumping hours, ACS or both, there is a considerable increase in the LCC of the grid connected pump, making SIP a more economical option. …”
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Community watershed management in semiarid India: The state of collective action and its effects on natural resources and rural livelihoods por Shiferaw, Bekele, Kebede, Tewodros A., Reddy, V. Ratna

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Does social capital build women's assets? Disseminating agricultural technologies to individuals versus groups in Bangladesh por Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Whereas some evidence does suggest that collective action has a positive impact on gender relations and broader development objectives like reducing poverty, when evaluating impact, many studies do not satisfactorily account for other factors associated with participation in collective action. …”
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The medium-term impact of the primary education stipend in rural Bangladesh por Baulch, Bob

“…It is hoped that these results will help policymakers, donors, and other stakeholders to effectively evaluate different interventions thereby contributing to the design of future anti-poverty programs in South Asia.The Primary Education Stipend (PES) program aims to increase school enrollments and attainments by providing cash incentives for poor parents to send their children to school. …”
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Adaptation to drought/delayed rainfall in rice cultivation, Bihar, India. por Munshi, Sugandha, Samaddar, Arindam, Srivastava, Amit, Urfels, Anton, Patil, Vikram, Sherpa, Sonam, Bhanjdeo, Arunditha, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan, Malik, R. K., Craufurd, Peter Q., Kumar, Virender

“…The study was conducted as part of the Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) initiative use case on “Managing time in the rice-based cropping systems of South Asia”. FGDs were conducted with three groups of farmers in each of the seven districts: Demonstration or Demo farmers, non- Demo farmers and JEEViKA farmers to capture their varied perspectives on challenges and opportunities in rice-wheat cropping systems. …”
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Studies on monsoon season options for sustainable intensification of annual cereal-based rotations towards nutritional outcomes and resource use efficiency in North-West India por Choudhary, Nisha

“…The trial was part of a larger project entitled ―Transforming Agri-Food Systems in South Asia‖ (TAFSSA), which was a collaborative effort between CGIAR-CIMMYT and ICARCSSRI. …”
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Banking on the poor: unleashing the benefits of microfinance por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Insights presented here are based on a series of detailed household surveys conducted in nine countries of Africa and Asia: Bangladesh, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, and Pakistan.... …”
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