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Identification of appropriate Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices (coffee & cocoa) aligned to specific risk types aligned to climate exposure maps by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Documented use of site specific CSA recommendations in cocoa (Ghana, Ivory Coast) by COCOBOD, Rainforest Alliance and multiple private sector partners. …”
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To defer or differ: Experimental evidence on the role of cash transfers on Nigerian couples’ decision-making by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Fafchamps, Marcel, Goldstein, Markus, Leonard, Kenneth L., Papineni, Sreelakshmi

“…We conduct an original lab-in-the-field experiment on the decision–making process of married couples over the allocation of rival and non-rival household goods. The experiment measures individual preferences over allocations and traces the process of deferral, consultation, communication and accommodation by which couples implement these preferences. …”
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To defer or to differ: Experimental evidence on the role of cash transfers in Nigerian couples’ decision–making by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Fafchamps, Marcel, Goldstein, Markus, Leonard, Kenneth L., Papineni, Sreelakshmi

“…We conduct an original lab-in-the-field experiment on the decision-making process of married couples over the allocation of rival and non-rival household goods. The experiment measures individual preferences over allocations and traces the process of deferral, consultation, communication and accommodation by which couples implement these preferences. …”
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Groundwater governance under climate change in India: lessons based on evaluation of World Bank interventions by Shiferaw, B. A., Reddy, V. R., Sharma, Bharat

“…Governance is complicated by externalities associated with its attributes as an invisible and fluid resource which create problems of rivalry and exclusion. Based on theory-based case studies for evaluation of selected World Bank projects, we analyse challenges for groundwater governance and identify factors that contribute to depletion. …”
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Enhancing climate smart agriculture access and adoption: 1,100+ farmers trained in Makindu sub-county, Kenya. by Ogutu, Liz, Nderi, Alex Nduah, Nzuki, Esther, Waswa, Boaz

“…The partnership co-developed solutions to boost resilience, including experiential learning, a revolving seed scheme, and "Rip 1, Get One Free" tractor ripping services. …”
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Private sector takes the lead in adapting CSA tools for the Ivorian cocoa sector by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Based on project work in Ghana, Rainforest Alliance has expanded this work into Ivory Coast through connections with ICRAF and the World Cocoa Foundation. …”
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Trypanotolerant livestock in West and Central Africa. Volume 2. Country studies by Trail, J.C.M., Hoste, Christian H., Wissocq, Y.J., Lhoste, Philippe, Mason, I.L.

“…Information on trypanotolerant livestock in Senegal, the Gamia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Upper Volta, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Congo and Zaire, particularly livestock numbers & distribution, information available on trypanotolerant cattle, sheep & goats, research and development activities, w. a selected bibliography.…”
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Los volátiles microbianos y su potencial en el control biológico de fitopatógenos e insectos by Clerck, Caroline de, Borrero Echeverry, Felipe

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Gender relations in forest societies in Asia by Kelkar, G., Nathan, D.

“…We looked at changes in gender relations in forest societies in four situations: (a) colonial and state rule over forest communities and the takeover of forests; (b) historical and contemporary revolts of forest-dwelling women and men re-establish community control over forests; (c) the response of national states to these autonomy movements by shifting to devolution as a policy; and (d) the current situation, where women's inclusion in local forest management is becoming more a policy norm. …”
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BIM för landskapsarkitekter : virtuell design och kommunikation by Lenngren, Olle

“…To provide an overview of the software situation, I made a compilation of the software mentioned by my respondents. The discussion revolves around how the work process of landscape architects is affected when working in 3D and BIM, and how that process can be improved. …”

Merged conflict dataset by CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security

“…Countries covered: Mozambique, Togo, Haiti, Libya, Papua New Guinea, Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin.…”
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Climate-Smart Village AR4D Approach: Synthesis of lessons learned by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Evidence is needed on which options generate CSA-related outcomes, where the options should be targeted, the costs involved, their expected co-benefits or trade-offs with other outcomes. Research in CSVs revolve around understanding the relative synergies and trade-offs of different CSA portfolios in terms of productivity, adaptation and mitigation outcomes and their context-dependencies, the gender, social and nutrition dimensions of promising CSA options, and which might be the most successful scaling- up strategies and processes.…”
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Report of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the Establishment of WARDA by West Africa Rice Development Association

“…The records are signed by representatives from Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierria Leone, Togo, and Upper Volta.…”
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Agricultural Mechanization Research in West Africa by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…Initial Survey Phase for a Project for Studying Agricultural Mechanization Research in West Africa: Ghana, Dahomey, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, describing objectives and findings of an FAO mission, including British, French and IITA members, sent to review recent and ongoing research, training, and extension activities relating to types of animal- and machine-drawn equipment, post harvest practices, and effects of mechanization on rural employment. …”
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Identification and quantification of major carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed yam (tropical Dioscorea dumetorum by Ferede, R., Maziya-Dixon, B.B., Alamu, O.E., Asiedu, Robert

“…Results obtained indicate that the major carotenoids in the deep yellow fleshed trifoliate yam are trans-β-carotene-5,8-epoxide 9.4±3.9 μg g-1 (55.1% ), β-cryptoxanthin-5,6-epoxide 4.7±1.2 μg g-1 (27.0%), β-carotene-5,6-epoxide 1.7±0.07 μg g-1 (9.6%) and cis and trans β-carotene 1.2±0.4 μg g-1 (7.3%). …”
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Implementation of citizens' juries in Bogotá by Citizens' Juries in Bogotá

“…In the late 2022, we started our research activities revolving around the implementation of the Citizens‘ Juries in Colombia within the context of the Mitigate+. …”
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Prosperity and security? : a study of resilience in Handelsbanken by Jarnvall, Wilhelm

“…The interviews provide a picture of the organisational culture and its strong ties to the company’s credit policy, revolving around making decisions locally and always remaining close to the market. …”

The crop–livestock–soil nutrient–water nexus in mixed farming system: a research gap in West Africa Region by Igbadun, H. E., Ojeleye, O. A., Mabhaudhi, T., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Improving livestock water productivity (LWP) is crucial due to rising consumer demand, competition for global freshwater, and water rivalry. Strategies include promoting livestock production, managing grazing, water, livestock marketing, animal health, and minimizing environmental effects.…”
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The faces of the oil palm :the relevance of the oil palm agro-industry in Colombia

“…Too frequently, these people neglect to highlight something which defines the oil palm-growing industry in Colombia: that for over 50 years it has been shaped by Colombian entrepreneurs, farmers, and workers, and that it is an economic activity with deep social and territorial roots, through which whole communities play out their daily lives, and therefore, an axis around which their identity and sense of belonging revolve.…”
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A Dutch entrepreneurial development bank is using a risk assessment tool developed by the alliance with its clients. by Siles, Pablo, Claros Trujillo, Luisa Maria, Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca, Angulo, Jessenia, Charry, Andrés, Mai Vu, Nguyen Phuong, Nguyen, Thuy Thanh, Talsma, Tiffany, Celi, Giacomo

“…In 2021, FMO asked CIAT to standardize the tool; in 2022 FMO is applying the standardized tool (still under development) with a trading group that imports and exports commodities to and from more than 40 countries in Africa, and with a cocoa processor in Ivory Coast.…”
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