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Women and youth inclusive value- chain development: A case from Ziway-Shalla sub-basin of Ethiopia and Wegnia and Sourou of Mali by Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Diallo, Assitan, Minh, Thai Thi

“…Inclusive value-chain development aims to empower small-scale farmers and strengthen the agriculture sector. …”
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WHEAT/ICARDA analysis and outreach enables government policies that developed the Moroccan national seed sector, adding 300 new seed businesses by CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

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Where to invest to accelerate agricultural growth and poverty reduction by Bathla, Seema, Thorat, Sukhadeo, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Yu, Bingxin

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Food policy in 2018-2019: Growing urgency to address the SDGs by Fan, Shenggen

“…2018 was a somber and unpredictable year, not only for food and nutrition security, but also for global political stability and international development. …”
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Institutions and market distortions: international evidence for tobacco by Beghin, John C., Foster, William E., Kherallah, Mylene

“…The analysis includes the presence of monopsonistic marketing agencies, political institutions, and the feasibility of tax revenue collection and diversification. …”
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Assessing climate action interventions along the humanitarian-development-peace nexus: A methodology tailored for evaluating contributions to resilience in destination areas by Savelli, Adam, Khalid, Shahab, Vaselli, Alessandra, Sarzana, Carolina

“…Thus, targeted research is needed to explore how interventions aiming to support climate resilience in destination areas also address risks across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. Solutions intended to urgently meet the basic needs of households facing humanitarian crises must also support long-term sustainable development and be implemented in conflict-sensitive ways. …”
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Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages by Hoddinott, John F., Dercon, Stefan, Krishnan, Pramila

“…Many factors inhibit the development of the agricultural sector in much of Sub-Saharan Africa: poor infrastructure, limited dissemination of new technologies, inappropriate government policy, and so on. …”
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Policy coalitions in food systems transformation by Swinnen, Johan, Resnick, Danielle

“…Coalitions—or a set of individuals and groups with shared policy preferences—lie at the heart of political economy.¹ They are also often considered central to policy change. …”
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From statutory to private contracts: Emerging institutional arrangements in the smallholder tea sector in Malawi by Kydd, Jonathan G., Chirwa, Ephraim

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Challenges in implementing a small-scale farmers’ capacity-building program: The case of the food production, processing, and marketing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Ragasa, Catherine, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Ulimwengu, John M., Randriamamonjy, Josee

“…Overall, the survey results suggest weak impact on most of the outcome indicators, and they highlight challenges in implementing small-scale farmers’ capacity building within the context of weak institutions and a fragile political context.…”
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A review of food subsidy research at IFPRI by Farrar, Curtis

“…Moreover, the cumulative weight of the research has influenced how the development community regards food subsidy issues.…”
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Leveraging fuel subsidy reform for transition in Yemen by Breisinger, Clemens, Engelke, Wilfried, Ecker, Olivier

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Regional strategy for implementing the code of practice for forest harvesting in Asia-Pacific

“…The goals and objectives of this Regional Strategy are expressed as eight strategies for implementation. (1) Encourage appropriate public and political support for implementation of the Code. (2) Develop awareness and support for the Code at the regional and national policy- making levels by stakeholders. (3) Development of a forest sector that is educated and trained in Code implementation. (4) Encourage the development and implementation of national codes based on the Asia-Pacific Code. (5) Establishment of demonstration and training forests. (6) Implementation of monitoring and auditing systems. (7) Collation of past and present research results allowing development of appropriate research activities and directions in support of sustainable forest management. (8) Further development and implementation of sustainable forest management practices in Asia-Pacific. …”
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Anthro-apology? negotiating space for interdisciplinary collaboration and in-depth anthropology in the CGIAR by Verma, R., Russell, D., German, L.

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Has IFPRI’s research decentralization strategy made a difference? An econometric study of African and Asian Countries, 1981–2014 by Benin, Samuel, Place, Frank, Hazell, Peter B. R.

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Uncertainty in the drylands: Rethinking in/formal insurance from pastoral East Africa by Johnson, Leigh, Mohamed, Tahira Shariff, Scoones, Ian, Taye, Masresha

“…Amidst climatic and economic volatility, agricultural development and climate adaptation policies have increasingly turned to weather microinsurance to manage uncertainties, particularly in dryland pastoral and agricultural settings. …”
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Translating watershed guidelines on the ground exploring the implementation gap by Clement, Floriane, Chandrappagari, Suvarna

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The Lower Krishna Basin: basin closure and shifting waterscape in South India by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Turral, Hugh, Samad, Madar

“…In the agricultural sector, the strong political divide among the three regions of Andhra Pradesh and the need to balance rural development among those regions are two of the main driving forces of a shifting agricultural water use. …”
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Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: An exploration into alternative investment options by Headey, Derek D., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, You, Liangzhi

“…In this paper we argue that both economic theory and the existing evidence base warrant a more balanced development strategy involving movement out of pastoralism (intersectoral transformation), modernization of pastoralism (intrasectoral transformation), and cross-cutting transformations of the demographic, social, and political structure of ASAL populations. …”
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Olifants River irrigation schemes: reports 1 and 2. Report 1 - Crop and irrigation data for four separate irrigation schemes. Report 2 - Irrigation management structures for four s... by Tren, R., Schur, M.

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