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COVID-19 disruptions and pivoting in SMEs in the hidden middle of Kenya’s potato and fish value chains por Naziri, D., Belton, Ben, Alobo Loison, Sarah, Reardon, Thomas, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Kaguongo, W., Maina, K., Ogello, E., Obiero, K.

“…In the face of restrictions, SMEs shifted toward more localized procurement and sales, shorter supply chains (often by-passing intermediaries and increasing use of contracts), use of smaller vehicles, and toward the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) to search for and engage with business partners. …”
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Report on Phaseolus exploration in New Mexico, USA por Debouck, Daniel G., Dohle, S, Marquez, D, Pratt, R, Santaella, M, Santos, L G, Urban, Milan Oldřich

“…Follow- up collections have resulted in the procurement of mature P. acutifolius seed from several sites.…”
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Crop prices, farm incomes, and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: Phone-based producer survey evidence from Haryana State por Ceballos, Francisco, Kannan, Samyuktha, Kramer, Berber

“…We find that wheat producers, for whom state-led procurement guaranteed market access at fixed prices, suffered minimal declines in income. …”
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Post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia por Minten, Bart, Tamru, Seneshaw, Reardon, Thomas

“…This is likely due to more stringent quality requirements in procurement systems, to sales of more packaged – and therefore better protected – commodities, and to better refrigeration, storage, and sales facilities. …”
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Designing better input support programs: Lessons from zinc subsidies in Andhra Pradesh, India por Gupta, Shweta, Kishore, Avinash, Alvi, Muzna, Singh, Vartika

“…We find that micronutrient procurement and distribution has become a burden on extension staff and crowds out the private sector. …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Yangon peri-urban poultry farmers - Early June 2020 survey round por Fang, Peixun, Belton, Ben, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…This research note seeks to help the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Government of Myanmar and agricultural sector stakeholders to (1) understand the challenges that poultry farms have faced since the outbreak of COVID-19; (2) learn about adaptations and changes poultry farms are making in response to those challenges; and (3) track input procurement and marketing activities, including quantities and prices.…”
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Post-harvest losses in rural-urban value chains: Evidence from Ethiopia por Minten, Bart, Tamru, Seneshaw, Reardon, Thomas

“…This is likely due to more stringent quality requirements at procurement, sales of more packaged – and therefore better protected – commodities, and better refrigeration, storage, and sales facilities. …”
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Cultured proteins: An analysis of the policy and regulatory environment in selected geographies por Kreis, Katharine, Zobrist, Stephanie, Parker, Megan E., Kinderknecht, Kelsey, Perez, Nicostrato D., Ringler, Claudia

“…Specifically, this report focuses on geographies where cultured proteins may be produced, procured, and/or consumed: the United States, the European Union, and two select LMICs (Ethiopia and India).…”
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Food processing, transformation, and job creation: The case of Ethiopia’s enjera markets por Minten, Bart, Assefa, Thomas, Abebe, Girum, Engida, Ermias, Tamru, Seneshaw

“…Larger enjera-making companies have better quality, different procurement mechanisms and technologies, and higher value-added. …”
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Diagnostic study of DG Food: An assessment of DG Food’s current mandates, performance, and capacity gaps, and a remedial program to strengthen the agency por Mustafa, Shoumi, Ali, A. M. M. Shawkat, Islam, Kazi Nurul, Dorosh, Paul A., Rashid, Shahidur, Shaima, Nabila Afrin

“…In recent years, DG Food has procured and distributed approximately 3.0 million tons of foodgrains per year. …”
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A review of fertilizer policy issues in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda, Olaniyan, Babatunde, Salau, Sheu, Sackey, James

“…First, the initial step the government should take should be to eliminate the existence of dual fertilizer markets by establishing the primal role of the private sector in fertilizer production, procurement and distribution. Second, the government should seek policy stability by reducing the frequency of government intervention in preference to building capacity in the private sector to handle all levels of the fertilizer value chain activities. …”
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Policy implications of high food prices for Africa: IFPRI 2007-2008 Annual Report Essay por Ngongi, Namanga

“…Governments and the private sector have an opportunity to work together to support the procurement, blending, and packaging of fertilizers. …”
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Trading millet and sorghum genetic resources women vendors in the village fairs of San and Souentza, Mali por Smale, Melinda, Diakité, Lamissa, Dembélé, Brahima, Traoré, Issa Seni, Guindo, Oumar, Konta, Bouréma

“…Socially prescribed behavior is apparent in price-fixing, price discounts, procurement practices, and the spatial organization of vendors. …”
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The rice processing industry in Nepal: Constraints and opportunities por Joshi, Krishna Dev, Upadhyay, Santosh, Chaudhary, Pashupati, Shrestha, Suchit, Bhattarai, Kamal, Tripathi, Bhaba Prasad

“…The rice processing industry of Nepal was unable to compete with the Indian rice milling industry because of: 1) low profit margins due to the high cost of rice production and procurement, 2) a lack of economies of scale, 3) a lack of milling technologies for long and extra-long and steamed rice in the country and a lack of investment to modernize rice milling technology, and 4) unavailability of paddy throughout the year locally. …”
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Conceptual framework of women’s food environments and determinants of food acquisition and dietary intakes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review por O’Meara, L., Bruyn, J. de, Hope, T., Fajó-Pascual, M., Hodge, R., Turner, C., Stoynova, M., Wellard, K., Ferguson, E., Dominguez-Salas, P.

“…Our findings highlight the importance of addressing legislative, structural, and sociocultural determinants mediating women’s agency, alongside other key external and individual-level food environment determinants influencing procurement and consumption of nutritious diets. This empirically grounded conceptual framework can guide research priorities and analytical approaches and identify intervention points for policies and programmes to optimise women’s nutrition.…”
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Implementation matters: program impact pathway analysis of four sectoral nutrition-sensitive interventions in Anambra and Kebbi States, Nigeria por Ezekannagha, O., Drimie, S., von Fintel, D., Maziya-Dixon, B., Mbhenyane, X.

“…Conclusion: Closing Nigeria’s nutrition-sensitive implementation gap demands a dual response: fix tangible barriers – staffing, infrastructure, and procurement – and institutionalize community-led planning and adaptive management to keep dose–reach–fidelity–recruitment on track. …”
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Costing of the breeding operations for the national maize programs in Eastern and Southern Africa por Das, Biswanath, Mutiga, Samuel Kilonzo, Odiyo, Olivia, Madahana, Sammy Larry, Milić, Dragan, Sinyinda, Lubasi, Mwansa, Kabamba, Mukaro, Ronica, Chaingeni, Davison, Asea, Godfrey, Kwemoi, Daniel Bomet, Musundire, Lennin

“…The programs can be optimized by implementing several strategies: adopting an Enterprise Breeding System, incorporating digital technologies for disease screening and phenotyping, network-based procurement of consumables, using modern breeding techniques like doubled haploids, genomic selection, and speed breeding to shorten cycles, and training personnel for more efficient resource use.…”
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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 por CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…A survey conducted under the project showed that out of 19 small reservoirs constructed with substantial donor funding between 2000 and 2006 in the Upper East Region of the country, only 3 were in fact used for irrigation. Problems in procurement and construction of the reservoirs were identified as major problems, next to shortcomings in the required technical expertise. …”
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Seed aid for seed security: advice for practitioners por International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Catholic Relief Services, CARE Norway

“…Effective interventions depend on a solid understanding of such standard seed procurement practices. No. 7 sketches the current major seed- system based response options , and reflects on their appropriateness in relation to the stresses on hand. …”
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Links between energy access and food security in sub Saharan Africa: an exploratory review por Sola, P., Ochieng, C., Yila, Jummai Othniel, Iiyama, Miyuki

“…Our aims for this review were to document how lack of access to energy can impact on food security through influence on dietary choices and cooking practices; and how reallocation of household resources from food to energy procurement causes a switch to biomass energy forms of lower grade. …”
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