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Climate smart agriculture and food systems that reduce poverty and hunger by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Drawing on country experiences – India, Tajikistan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar – with integrated strategies, it looks at how climate strategies such as nationally determined contributions can be aligned with national agricultural and anti-poverty strategies; the need for multisector and multistakeholder action and participation; challenges to joint financing for climate action, poverty and hunger goals; and adapting government and donor systems to co-ordinate implementation.…”
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Does rural non-farm employment relieve or exacerbate the agricultural diversification-farm efficiency tradeoff: The case of aquaculture in Bangladesh by Abaidoo, Eric, Belton, Ben, Reardon, Thomas, Jin, Songqing, Malone, Trey

“…Yet, the potential for non-farm income to resolve this tradeoff remains understudied. Cash from non-farm sources may support productivity-enhancing input purchase, thereby improving efficiency. …”
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Stakeholder disconnect: Differences between farmers, extension workers, and researchers on preferred strategies for timely wheat sowing in Bihar, India by Gupta, Shweta, Kishore, Avinash, Burton, Michael

“…A better understanding of the reasons behind the differences in the assessments of researchers, extension personnel, and farmers about what will work the best will generate better solutions.…”
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The state of the field for research on agrifood systems by Porciello, Jaron, Skidan, Volha, Ambikapathi, Ramya, Boonabaana, Brenda, Guerra, Jill, Lidder, Preetmoninder, Piñeiro, Valeria, Phillips, Lauren, Savilaakso, Sini, Schuster, Monica, Sheikh, Hafsa, Tufan, Hale, Witkowski, Kelly

“…Despite 60% growth in research publications across agrifood systems in the past 13 years, there are extremely low levels of scientific research targeting the poorest, hungriest, and most vulnerable to climate change countries. Resolving this requires a systems approach and challenging long-standing norms regarding power dynamics across science and policy, including publication and funding norms.…”
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Bridging gender gaps in rangeland resource and conflict mapping: the role of participatory GIS, a case study in Kenya by Paliwal, Ambica, Korir, Victor Kipkurui, Kenduiywo, Benson, Galiè, Alessandra, Bullock, Renee, Pacillo, Grazia, Wane, Abdrahmane, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Gender-specific maps improve equity in resource management. PGIS also helps resolve rangeland conflicts by mapping contested areas and facilitating inter-community dialogue. …”
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Overcoming policy, finance, and technology supply constraints to unleash small-scale irrigation in Nigeria by Balana, Bedru, Yakasai, Musa T., Musa, Nuruddeen M., Iraoya, Augustine Okhale, Ringler, Claudia

“…Nigeria is suffering from high levels of food insecurity, with 25 million people at risk of hunger and 34% of children under 5 stunted (low height for age) due to lack of access to nutritious food among other reasons. In 2023, the government declared a state of emergency for food security. …”
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Effect of shoot removal on shoot and tuberous root yields and yield components of sweet potatoes by Dahniya, M.T., Hahn, S.K., Oputa, C.O.

“…There were varietal differences in response to shoot removal For reasonable yields of both shoot tips and tuberous roots harvesting shoot tips at four week intervals is recommended.…”
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Bridging science and action: Leveraging decision-support tools for transitions to regenerative agriculture by Dao Thu, Hang Thi, Mponela, Powell, Philp, Joshua, Van Der Hoek, Rein, Vongkhamho, Simone, Jalonen, Riina, Lopez, Santiago, Atieno, Mary

“…A workshop titled "Bridging Science and Action: Leveraging Decision-Support Tools for Transitions to Regenerative Agriculture" was convened on November 24, 2025 in Vientiane, The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos). The event brought together participants from government agencies, research institutions, universities, and development partners across Laos and Cambodia, alongside technical experts from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and CIMMYT. …”
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Carbon sequestration in tropical forests and water: a critical look at the basis for commonly used generalizations by Malmer, A., Murdiyarso, Daniel, Bruijnzeel, L.A., Ilstedt, Ulrik

“…Tree planting in the tropics is conducted for a number of reasons including carbon sequestration, but often competes with increasingly scarce water resources. …”
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Depleting tropical forest at a landscape scale: finding solutions for Bangladesh by Sunderland, Terry C.H., Kibria, M.G., Rahman, S.A., Imtiaj, A.

“…Based on the information gathered, this paper presents the reasons for the extent of deforestation, and suggests some positive steps where the Government could be the main mitigating actor by implementing integrated programmes, which will also ensure mass awareness and wider impact. …”
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Confirmation and dissection of QTL controlling resistance to malaria in mice by Hernández Valladares, M., Naessens, Jan, Gibson, John P., Musoke, A.J., Nagda, S.M., Rihet, P., Ole-MoiYoi, O.K., Iraqi, F.A.

“…Each of the previously mapped QTL on Chrs 5 and 17 resolved into two linked QTLs. The distal and proximal QTLs on Chrs 5 and 17, respectively, map to the previously reported QTL.…”
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Is traditional milk marketing and processing viable and efficient? An empirical evidence from Assam, India by Kumar, Anjani, Staal, Steven J.

“…The raw milk marketing and trading is reasonably efficient and has the potential for continued dominance in spite of emerging integrated food supply chains.…”
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Community-based adaptation to climate change in Africa: a typology of information and institutional requirements for promoting uptake of existing adaptation technologies by Yatich, T., Swallow, B.M., Ajayi, Oluyede C., Minang, Peter A., Wakhayanga J

“…Although the impact of climate change is global, for various reasons including the state of preparedness of the continent, it has been estimated that Africa will be most vulnerable to climate change (Arnell, 2004 and IPCC, 2007). …”
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Policy framework for utilization and conservation of below-ground biodiversity in Kenya = Estrategias para la utilización y conservación de la biodiversidad del subsuelo en Kenia by Achieng, C, Okoth, Peter F., Macharia, A, Otor, S

“…The reasons for the lack of inclusion of below-ground biodiversity in the Kenyan policy and legal framework were sought. …”
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Propagating cassava (Manihot esculenta) by sexual seed by Iglesias, C.A., Hershey, Clair H., Calle, F., Bolaños, A.

“…The most important contribution of TCS would be to reduce virus build-up in vegetative material and to resolve the problems of stake storage, low multiplication rate and the long growth cycle. …”
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Recent advances in studies of anthracnose of Stylosanthes. III. Stylosanthes breeding approaches in South America by Miles, John W., Grof, B

“…While each breeding project has made demonstrable progress towards stated objectives, to date, no bred Stylosanthes cultivar has been commercialised in South America. The reasons for this lack of commercial success are a lack of interest or demand for forage legume technology in the region, and deficiencies in the products of Stylosanthes breeding projects such as lack of persistence and poor seed yield under grazing. …”
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Adoption pathways for new agricultural technologies: An approach and an application to Vertisol management technology in Ethiopia by Jabbar, M.A., Beyene, H., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Gebreselassie, S.

“…Consistent with this, empirical studies on agricultural technology adoption generally divide a population into adopters and non-adopters, and analyse the reasons for adoption and non-adoption at a point in time, principally in terms of the socio-economic characteristics of the studied population. …”
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Need for the development of regional capacities in biotechnology to improve livestock production in West Africa by Thévenon, S., Gouro, A., Bélemsaga, D.M.A., Adakal, H.

“…To improve livestock productivity, it is necessary to face numerous constraints that could be resolved by research and development activities based in part on biotechnology tools. …”
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Learning alliances: An approach for building multistakeholder innovation systems by Lundy, Mark M., Gottret, María Verónica, Ashby, Jacqueline A.

“…Millions of dollars are spent each year on research and development (R&D) initiatives in an attempt to improve rural livelihoods in the developing world, but rural poverty remains an intractable problem in many places. There are many reasons for this; one being the limited collective learning that occurs between researchers, development workers, donors, policymakers and private enterprise. …”
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Migration and agricultural intensification at origin: Evidence from farm households in Central Africa by Ochieng, J., Knerr, Beatrice, Owuor, G., Ouma, Emily A.

“…Migration and remittances has potential to improve development in rural areas but in Rwanda and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo empirical work is still limited. …”
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