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2024 Learning and Optimization Report by CGIAR System Organization

“…The review identified priority recommendations across five L&O pillars to deliver on these priorities: • Conceptual aspects – Finalize revisions to the Results Framework to ensure coherent, measurable outcomes and impacts aligned with CGIAR’s 2030 targets. • Processes – Adjust timelines for greater flexibility, improve interoperability between the Performance and Results Management System (PRMS) and Program tools, clarify roles and responsibilities (especially with the integration of Window 3 [W3]/bilateral projects), and integrate quality assurance (QA) earlier in the cycle to strengthen transparency and reliability. • Systems – Advance PRMS v2 as a cohesive, user-centered platform, scale up artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to reduce reporting effort and enhance QA processes. • Capacity – Expand training and peer-learning opportunities, strengthen organizational support and engagement with Centers, and build skills for PRMS v2, AI tools, and adaptive management. • Products/Outputs – Improve report usability and readability, enhance trend analysis and Portfolio comparisons, integrate return on investment (ROI) analyses and impact/results stories, and pilot AI-generated report drafts and summaries to reduce effort and better tailor outputs to decision-makers. …”
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Women in the coffee supply chain: Identifying challenges and opportunities in San Francisco de Opalaca and La Paz, Honduras by Soto, Fernanda, Rodriguez, Rene, Gonzalez, Silvia

“…Companies face challenges despite the growing interest in investing in and measuring gender equality and women's empowerment within supply chains. …”
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Stochastic modelling of burden of livestock diseases on domestic ruminants in Ethiopia by Jemberu, Wudu T., Chaters, G., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Gilbert, W., Kwok, S., Bruce, M., Huntington, B., Rushton, J.

“…This study, carried out in 2022-2023, quantified the financial burden of disease in cattle, sheep and goats in Ethiopia for the year 2021 using the animal health loss envelope (AHLE) metric. The AHLE measures all cause disease burden, avoidable and non-avoidable, as the difference in the financial performance of a livestock production system (e.g., gross margin) comparing a scenario where animals are in an ideal state of health to the current situation. …”
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Effect of supplementing napier grass with desmodium and lucerne on DM, CP and NDF intake and weight gains in dairy heifers by Kariuki, J.N., Gitau, G.K., Gachuiri, C.K., Tamminga, S., Muia, J.M.K.

“…Feed intake was recorded daily while LWG was measured fortnightly over the 120-day feeding period. …”
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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Zambia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Giordano, Meredith A., Clayton, Terry

“…Research suggests that small improvements in the motor pump supply chain could catalyze significant increases in farm productivity similar to what has been achieved in parts of Asia. Measures likely to improve the performance of small reservoirs include coordinating and integrating multiple users, facilitating multiple institutional arrangements and strengthening existing policies, procedures and links within organizations along with more transparency in planning, contract awards and construction. …”
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Evaluation of the growth potential of local chickens in Malawi by Gondwe, T.N.P., Wollny, C.B.A.

“…The growth potential of local chickens in Malawi was evaluated by comparing their growth performance under cage-fed and free-range management conditions. …”
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Water use and productivity of two small reservoir irrigation schemes in Ghana's upper east region by Faulkner, J.W., Steenhuis, Tammo S., Giesen, Nick van de, Andreini, Marc, Liebe, Jens R.

“…Hydrologic data measured included daily irrigation volumes and daily evaporation. …”
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Influence of amount of feed offered on growth, intake and selectivity: Observations on sheep and goats by Aboud, A.A.O., Owen, E., Reed, J.D., Said, A.N.

“…Comparisons were made between 24 Ethiopian rams and 24 Galla goats for voluntary intake, feed selectivity and growth performance when offered three levels of sorghum stover. …”
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Determinants and role of farmers’ seed and seedling multiplication in the SNNP Region seed system by Walelign, G.

“…Increasing the production and productivity of the crop sub sector is one of the measures taken in Ethiopia to assure food security of more than 70 million people and escape from long-lived poverty persisted in the country. …”
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Gene action controlling grain yield and other agronomic traits of extra-early quality protein maize under stress and non-stress conditions by Annon, B., Badu-Apraku, Baffour

“…The objectives were to (i) determine the gene action for grain yield and other agronomic traits in the QPM inbreds (ii) identify the best inbred testers across environments (iii) classify the inbreds into heterotic groups and (iv) evaluate the performance and stability of the hybrids. General combining ability (GCA) effects contributed more to the total variation among the hybrids for grain yield and most measured traits under each and across environments suggesting that additive gene effects were more important in the inheritance of the traits. …”
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Sensory evaluation of upland rice varieties with farmers: A case study by Singh, R.K., Prasad, Kameshwari, Mandal, Nimai Prasas, Singh, Rama Kant, Courtois, Brigitte, Singh, Virendra Pal, Paris, T.R.

“…Fanners' trade-off between field performance and grain quality is therefore important to asses for at least parboiled rice. …”
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Agronomic evaluation of cowpea cultivars developed for the West African Savannas by Kamara, A.Y., Ewansiha, S.U., Ajeigbe, Hakeem A., Omoigui, L.O., Tofa, A.I., Karim, K.Y.

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were performed on these genotypes and found that there were significant correlations among the variables measured. …”
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Scaling readiness: Accelerating the scaling of RTB interventions by Sartas, Murat, Schut, Marc, Stoian, D., Velasco, C., Campilan, D., Thiele, Graham, Leeuwis, Cees

“…Provide strategies to accelerate the scaling of RTB technologies and other innovations; 3. Measure the performance of RTB projects in terms of enhancing their scaling readiness; 4. …”
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African swine fever control and market integration in Ugandan peri-urban smallholder pig value chains: an ex-ante impact assessment of interventions and their interaction by Ouma, Emily A., Dione, Michel M., Birungi, Rosemirta, Lule, Peter M., Mayega, L., Dizyee, K.

“…However, there is a dearth of evidence of the effects of the interventions on performance and distribution of outcomes along the pig value chain. …”
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How countries link REDD+ interventions to drivers in their readiness plans: implications for monitoring systems by Salvini, Giulia, Herold, Martin, Sy, Veronique de, Kissinger, G., Brockhaus, Maria, Skutsch, M.

“…Hence we suggest that monitoring systems need to assess not only deforestation rates through remote sensing, but also degradation and other carbon stock changes within the forest, using more detailed ground level surveys and measurements. In addition, the performance of interventions outside the forest need to be monitored, even if the impacts of these cannot be linked to specific changes in forest carbon stock in specific locations.…”
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Bridging funding gaps for climate and sustainable development: Pitfalls, progress and potential of private finance by Clark, R., Reed, J.D., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…Despite the increasing appeal of green finance as a concept, the delivery of an empirical evidence base that illustrates the effectiveness of projects aligned with climate action and sustainable development—both in terms of measurable performance and value for money—has been less forthcoming. …”
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Household Welfare Effects of Stress-Tolerant Varieties in Northern Uganda by Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Mwongera, Caroline, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Acosta, Mariola, Ampaire, Edidah L., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…This study assessed the adoption of stress-tolerant varieties and their effect on household welfare, measured by net crop income per capita in Nwoya District, Uganda. …”
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A new method for pedicel/peduncle detection and size assessment of grapevine berries and other fruits by image analysis by Cubero, Sergio, Diago-Santamaría, María P., Blasco, José, Tardáguila, Javier, Millan, Borja, Aleixos, Nuria

“…The size and weight of wine-grapes are usually measured by hand, making it a slow, tedious and inaccurate process. …”
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Uppkomst av metaboliska rubbningar hos häst under tävling i distansritt – omvårdnad och förbyggande åtgärder by Bäck, Karin

“…This requires good knowledge in nutrition, physiology and performance training. The risk of developing metabolic problems is reduced through the right feeding management and training. …”
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From source to tap : a case study of organic contaminants in raw and drinking water in the region of Uppsala, Sweden by Klöckner, Philipp

“…In this study, water samples from the surroundings of Uppsala were examined for residues of pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other contaminants characteristic for human fecal contamination. The aim was to perform a screening of water samples to investigate the level of pollution with the mentioned compound groups. …”