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Design climate-smart agricultural interventions to be gender inclusive by Twyman, Jennifer, Mwongera, Caroline, Läderach, Peter R.D., Acosta, Mariola, Ampaire, Edidah L., Eitzinger, Anton, Lamanna, Christine, Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann

“…Men must see the value of women’s participation and control over benefits and resources. Gender-inclusive design should be included at each stage of the project cycle.…”
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Report of the TAC Fact Finding Mission to the International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…The report concluded by relaying issues and concerns expressed by ICLARM regarding the center's need to develop a still unrealized critical mass of talent before effective priority setting could be undertaken, and the burden of excessive dependence on restricted core and special project funding. There were no recommendations.One of nine such reports considered in closed session at TAC 49.…”
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The agronomic and economic benefits of fertilizer and mulch use in highland banana systems in Uganda by Wairegi, L.W.I., Asten, Piet J.A. van

“…Half of the plots were ‘demonstration plots’ of an agricultural development project, while the other half were neighboring farmer plots that acted as ‘control’. …”
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Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches by Ajambo, S., Rietveld, Anne M., Nkengla, L.W., Niyongere, C., Dhed'a, D.B., Olaosebikan, D.O., Nitunga, E., Toengaho, J., Kumar, P. Lava, Hanna, R., Sufo Kankeu, R., Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor

“…Men and women have differential use, control and ownership rights to different types of productive resources within the household which have implications for effective BBTD control and the benefits derived. …”
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Challenges of organic amendments: Impact of vermicompost leachate and biochar on popcorn maize in saline soil by Rivas, Brenda, Pérez Porras, Wendy Elizabeth, Ortiz Dongo, Luis Felipe, Arévalo Aranda, Yuri Gandhi, Solórzano Acosta, Richard Andi

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Sustainable enhancement of purple corn traits using Azospirillum brasilense–glomus iranicum var. tenuihypharum inoculants: Evidence from andean agroecosystems – Perú by Rondinel Huanco, Bill, Quispe Medina, Eugenia Rocío, García Blasquez, Morote Cayo, Quispe Tenorio, José Antonio, Velásquez Mantari, José, Paitamala Campos, Omar, Matsusaka Quiliano, Daniel Claudio

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Påverkar utfodring av unga vajor deras vikt, kondition och dräktighet? by Nylén, Therese

Land Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Overview of Recent, Ongoing and Planned Restoration Initiatives and Their Potential for Climate Change Mitigation by Romijn, Erika, Coppus, Ruben, Sy, Veronique de, Herold, Martin, Román Cuesta, Rosa María, Verchot, Louis V.

“…Projects that are specifically implemented within the scope of Initiative 20 × 20 and other local initiatives that target the local environmental problems, are more varied and rely on a wider portfolio of restorative activities, such as erosion control, exclusion of grazing and mixed plantations. …”
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Brachiaria grass for climate resilient and sustainable livestock production in Kenya by Njarui, D.M.G., Gatheru, M., Ghimire, Sita R.

“…The extension/advisory approaches used to promote Brachiaria grass cultivars included field days, village knowledge centres, agricultural shows, posters, and linkages with other institutions through multi-actor platform established under the InnovAfrica project. Generally, Brachiaria grass cultivars were more productive than the control (Rhodes grass) in most harvests reaching peak of 5.1–7.7 t/ha in the fifth harvest. …”
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Transitioning from ICT-enabled advisory to digitalized agri-food value chain for empowering women farmers: Experience from a donor-supported initiative in Indian Sundarbans by Mallick, Kousik, Misra, Sanchayeeta, Goswami, Rupak, Sarkar, Sukamal, Mandal, Subhasis, Ray, Krishnendu, Roy, Kalyan, Sen, Poulami

“…Despite multiple roles of women farmers in the existing AVC, they were restricted by the island region’s invisible social controls and geographical boundaries. We argue that the digitization efforts in agriculture can initially benefit women farmers upstream of the AVC—where ICT-enabled advisory is still very important—unless an institutional mechanism enables women and their collectives to take control of the AVC and harvest the benefits of digital agriculture across the chain.…”
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Impact evaluation of the strengthen PSNP4 institutions and resilience (SPIR) development food security activity (DFSA): Midline report by Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Leight, Jessica, Ramani, Gayathri V., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, Tambet, Heleene

“…The impact evaluation uses a clustered randomized controlled trial (RCT) design with four intervention arms (three treatments and a control group) to test the relative effectiveness of these packages of interventions to improve outcomes for PSNP4 beneficiaries. …”
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Zambia gender strategy: Building equitable climate-resilient African bean & insect sectors by Mulube, Mwiinga, Banda, Arnold, Chanda, Moses, Ouya, Frederick, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…To close these disparities, the Building Equitable Climate Resilient African Bean and Insect Sectors (BRAINS) project incorporates gender-transformative strategies across the bean, fruit-tree, and insect-for-food-and-feed value chains. …”
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A Modified Version of RothC to Model the Direct and Indirect Effects of Rice Straw Mulching on Soil Carbon Dynamics, Calibrated in Two Valencian Citrus Orchards by Pesce, Simone, Balugani, Enrico, De-Paz, José M., Marazza, Diego, Visconti, Fernando

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Exploring nutritional quality and bioactive compounds in Mediterranean bean landraces by Gorbe, Elisa, Morard, Miguel, Rausell-Moreno, Armand, Calatayud, Ángeles, Penella, Consuelo

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Agro-nutrition baseline survey data of 20 villages in the Kitui district (Kenya), in 2008 by Morimoto, Yasuyuki, Maundu, Patrick, Imbumi, Maryam, Kariuki, Lucy, Tumbo, Dominic

“…This is a baseline survey data that was collected within the project ‘Managing agricultural biodiversity for better nutrition and health, improved livelihoods and more sustainable production systems in sub-Saharan Africa’ implemented by Bioversity International. …”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on children's development by Olney, Deanna K., Leroy, Jef L., Bliznashka, Lilia, Ruel, Marie T.

“…We evaluated the program's impact over 2 y using a cross‐sectional cluster randomized controlled study. Sixty villages were assigned to one of 4 study groups that received benefits for different durations: T24: pregnancy up to 24 m; T18: pregnancy to 18 m; TNFP: same as T24, but without food rations during pregnancy; and Control. …”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on household food consumption and maternal and child dietary diversity by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Bliznashka, Lilia, Ruel, Marie T.

“…We evaluated the program's impact using a cluster randomized controlled study, where 60 villages were assigned to one of 4 study groups who received benefits for different durations: T24: pregnancy up to 24 m; T18: pregnancy to 18 m; TNFP: same as T24, but without food rations during pregnancy; and Control. …”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on maternal and child anemia by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…We evaluated the program's impact using a cluster randomized controlled study, where 60 villages were assigned to: T24: benefits during pregnancy up to 24 m; T18: pregnancy up to 18 m; TNFP: same as T24, but without food rations during pregnancy; and Control. …”
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Can farmer collectives empower women and improve their welfare? Mixed methods evidence from India by Ray, Soumyajit, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Bhanjdeo, Arundhita, Heckert, Jessica

“…Men appear to cede control over resources and decisionmaking to other household members. …”
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Benchmarking the environmental performance of best management practice and genetic improvements in Egyptian aquaculture using life cycle assessment by Henriksson, Patrik J.G., Dickson, Malcolm, Nasr-Allah, A.M., Al-Kenawy, D.A.R., Phillips, Mike

“…BMP, in the meantime, only offered significant improvements compared to the control with regards to eutrophication, acidification, freshwater consumption and land use. …”
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