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Recomendaciones Generales para el Sistema Productivo de Plátano

“…AGROSAVIA y su Plan de vinculación para el sistema productivo de plátano lo invitan a conocer las recomendaciones de fraccionamiento de la fertilización integrada, el reconocimiento y prácticas de manejo integrado del complejo de picudos del plátano y los arreglos y densidades de siembra para maximizar la productividad del sector platanicultor.…”
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Agricultural value chains: Examples of quiet transformation by Belton, Ben, Ame, Cho, Fang, Peixun, Win, Myat Thida, Mather, David

“…During this period, most private business was nationalized, agricultural production in the lowlands was brought under a command-and-control system, and the state assumed all responsibility for the provision of agricultural inputs, services such as mechanization, and crop procurement and marketing.…”
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Key findings from midline evaluation of Egypt’s Forsa graduation program by Allen IV, James, Gilligan, Daniel O., Kurdi, Sikandra, Shokry, Nada, Yassa, Basma

“…Obstacles to implementation included the Covid-19 pandemic, Egypt’s economic crisis following the Ukraine-Russia war, and administrative challenges with procurement approvals.…”
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Introducing ragi in the PDS is fraught with challenges by Pradhan, Mamata, Roy, Devesh

“…To feed the PDS system, the government has announced a procurement price much higher than the market price and introduced bonuses. …”
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Enabling collective action for smallholder market access by CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…Prominent among these changes is the growing demand for higher value and for processed foods, as well as the increasing number of supermarkets as outlets for farm products that have in turn altered procurement systems and made quality and safety standards more stringent.…”
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Linking farmers, indigenous vegetables and schools to improve diets and nutrition in Busia County, Kenya by Wasike, Victor W., Manjella, M., Wasiliwa, L., Hunter, D.

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Collective action for smallholder market access by Markelova, Helen, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…The demand for higher value and processed foods as well as the rise of supermarkets around the world has implications for the entire food marketing system as it alters procurement systems and introduces new quality and safety standards. …”
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Pakistan agri-food system: Assessment report by Davies, Stephen, Ejaz, Amna

“…Spending on subsidies for water, fertilizer, electricity, and wheat procurement reached US$1.25 billion in Punjab alone, far more than the funding provided for research and development. …”
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In-season crop monitoring using machine learning algorithms by Gumma, Murali K., Panjala, Pranay, Ismail, Mohammed, Kumar, Pavan, Harawa, Rebbie

“…By linking this system with agricultural schemes, it enhances transparency, minimizes the risk of fraud, and enables more informed planning for procurement, input allocation, and timely policy interventions. …”
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Fish and fish-based products in Timor-Leste’s School Meal Program: Understanding existing use, challenges, opportunities and research needs by Bonis-Profumo, Gianna, Hunnam, Kimberly, Duarte, Agustinha, Pinto, Abelita, Simões, Noviana, Martins, Joaquim, Monteira, Melita, Marques, Epifania, Barreto, Celestino, de Sousa, Alda, Soares, Zulmira, Hayashi, Tomomi, Saha, Saikat, Klumpyan, Katherine, Soriano, Anastacio, Pant, Jharendu, Eriksson, Hampus

“…There is a need to build school level capacity for planning, procurement and meal preparation with aquatic foods.…”
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The role of fertilizer in transforming the agricultural economy of Nepal by Pandey, Surya Prasad

“…The main objective of this policy brief is to highlight the difficulties a landlocked country faces in procuring fertilizers and the externalities it encounters from neighboring countries fertilizer polices in promoting efficient fertilizer use and supply.…”
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En systemlösning för en framtida fjärrvärmeutbyggnad i Täby : ur Fortum Värmes perspektiv by Emretsson, Camilla

“…In autumn 2009 Täby did a procurement process, known as the ‘Täby initiative’, to find a partner that could implement those expansion plans. …”

Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project: promoting food and nutrition security through institutional markets in Brazil by Neves Soares Oliveira, Camila, Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Daniela, Coradin, Lídio, Hunter, D.

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Empowering smallholder farmers in markets: Experiences with farmer-led research for advocacy by Ton, Giel, Proctor, Felicity

“…The diverse themes range from collective marketing to gathering evidence on the impact of seed programmes, and from electronic trading systems to the hurdles that prevent smallholders from selling to government procurement programmes…”
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Kundnöjdhet hos privata skogsägare som använt Södras uppdragsform ”skördarmätning med stampris” by Nilsson, Rasmus

Miljöanpassad offentlig upphandling: effektivt styrmedel mot koldioxidutsläpp? by Lestander, Dag

“…Green public procurement (GPP) can be used as an instrument to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and consideration of environmental aspects within public procurement is becoming more common in Sweden and internationally. …”
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Was a government policy able to smooth a fractured agri-food value chain during a COVID-19 lockdown? by Mockshell, Jonathan, Ritter, Thea

“…Despite widespread use of government policy response instruments to placate impacts that COVID-19 lockdowns had on agri-food value chains, there is limited evidence on their effectiveness and impacts on value chain actors, particularly those in the ‘missing or (hidden) middle.’ 1 To shed on one such policy, we examine whether a fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) procurement program operated by self-help groups (SHGs) in the state of Odisha, India during the world’s most severe COVID-19 lockdown 2 was able to smooth fractured value chain…”
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Busia County Biodiversity Policy (Kenya) recognizes importance of native species for nutrition and food security and allocates resources for the conservation of regional food biodi... by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

“…Outcomes include: increasing interest in nutritious African leafy vegetables; the pilot-testing of a food procurement approach that links local producers to schools and health clinics; and the endorsement of a first-of-its-kind biodiversity conservation policy.…”
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Fertilizer policies and implications for African agriculture by Abate, Gashaw T., Abay, Kibrom A., Spielman, David J.

“…These initiatives range from state-controlled procurement and distribution systems to wholly private sector–led systems. …”
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Regional trade flows and resilience in COMESA and ECOWAS countries by Azzarri, Carlo, Piras, Gianfranco, Roberts, Cleophelia, Koo, Jawoo, Guo, Zhe, Gong, Queenie Yue

“…Agricultural production directly affects the level of potential output that can be exported and is indirectly (and inversely) correlated with the level of imports, given the substitution effect between internally produced and externally procured goods to maintain a steady level of internal consumption. …”
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