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Combining short-term response and long-term vision: Rethinking the approach to fertilizer subsidies por Ayalew, Hailemariam, Breisinger, Clemens, Karugia, Joseph T., Kimaiyo, Faith Chepkemoi, Kimathi, Sally, Olwande, John, Abay, Kibrom A., Rasche, Frank, Wanjiru, Lilian, Muchigiri, Simon, Owoko, Peter

“…How to operationalize a positive relationship to benefit agronomic profitability and environmental safety (CC BY) Profitability of fertilizer use amidst global supply and price shocks: Evidence from Kenya The role of the industry towards sustainable fertilizer management practices and soil health Aligning Fertilizer & Soil Health Policies with Kenya's Longer-Term Agricultural Policy Objectives Overview of the Kenyan Government fertilizer subsidy programs…”
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Winners and losers from COVID-19: Global evidence from Google search por Abay, Kibrom A., Tafere, Kibrom, Woldemichael, Andinet

“…The impacts appear to be driven by supply contractions, due to social distancing and lockdown measures, and demand shocks as consumers shelter in place, with the latter dominating for most services. …”
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Liquid milk: Cash constraints and day-to-day intertemporal choice in financial diaries por Geng, Xin, Janssens, Wendy, Kramer, Berber

“…Moreover, households cope with health shocks by selling more milk in the local market and less to the cooperative, but only in weeks when they are not covered by health insurance. …”
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Insuring against drought-related livestock mortality: Piloting index-based livestock insurance in northern Kenya por Mude, Andrew G., Chantarat, S., Barrett, Christopher B., Carter, M., Ikegami, Munenobu, McPeak, J.G.

“…Climate related shocks are among the leading cause of production and efficiency losses in smallholder crop and livestock production in rural Africa. …”
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Mapping emission sources and conflict hotspots for integrated solutions in Kenya por Gutierrez Zapata, Diana Maria, Sosa, Chrystian Camilo, Ewell, Hanna, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Ochenje, Ibrahim, Cramer, Laura K., Sylvester, Janelle, Castro Nunez, Augusto

“…The sector's vulnerability to climate shocks and long-term changes places additional pressure on Kenya's food security, pushing already vulnerable lands into crisis. …”
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“Remote sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging economies” (RIICE) in Kenya por Mathieu, Renaud, Satapathy, Sushree, Raviz, Jeny, Wafula, Kelvin, Koskei, Vincent, Mwende, Faith, Aleri, David, Cattaneo, Alessandro, Gatti, Luca, Holecz, Francesco

“…The CGIAR Research Initiative on Digital Innovation and Transformation (WP4) seeks to improve real time monitoring of food system dynamics to inform multiple stakeholders who make time critical decisions to respond to variation and shocks, improve the flow of information for a better understanding of the food systems, and enhance digital data streams for improving decision making by food system actors. …”
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What do we know about the impacts of the next El Niño on agrifood systems? por Koo, Jawoo, Anderson, Weston

“…El Niño is typically associated with seasonal climate anomalies and extreme weather events throughout the developing world, especially across sub-Saharan Africa, but the economic impacts caused by these events are difficult to disentangle from those of other climate shocks, natural disasters, and economic cycles. Additionally, the strength and consistency of El Niño’s agroclimatic impacts vary by region. …”
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Evaluation of a Citrus Mobile Platform Using a Wireless Impact Recording Device por González, Gyomar, Chueca, Patricia, Ortiz, Coral

“…The highest damage level was produced from the bin-fillers to the bins. Seven different shocking absorbing materials were tested in order to reduce fruit damage. …”
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Moving health to the heart of agri-food policies; mitigating risk from our food systems por Patterson, G.T., Thomas, Lian F., Coyne, L.A., Rushton, Jonathan

“…The COVID-19 outbreak is the most recent example of food system driven disease emergence and of massive supply and demand shocks in the food system, experienced as a direct and indirect result of this disease. …”
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How do floods and drought impact economic growth and human development at the sub-national level in India? por Amarasinghe, Upali, Amarnath, Giriraj, Alahacoon, Niranga, Ghosh, Surajit

“…Because some Indian states still have a large geographical area, profiling disasters impacts at even smaller sub-national units such as districts can lead to effective targeted mitigation and adaptation activities, reduce shocks, and accelerate income growth and human development.…”
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Immediate impacts of COVID-19 measures on bean production, distribution, and food security in eastern Africa por Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Karanja, David

“…Thus, governments should support farmers and businesses in becoming resilient to exogenous shocks through increased efficiency in supply chains, capacity building, and the adoption of modern digital technology.…”
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Report on AICCRA Ethiopia Inception Workshop por Auma, Joseph

“…Agriculture is vulnerable to climate shocks. The number of undernourished people rose from 195 million in 2006 to 256 million in 2018. …”
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Self-sufficiency policy and irrigated rice productivity in the Senegal River Valley por Diagne, M., Demont, M., Seck, P.A., Diaw, A.

“…Senegal's high dependence on rice imports exposes the country to international market shocks with concomitant serious risks for food security. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector in Developing Countries and Ways Forward por Alam, G.M.M., Sarker, M.N.I., Gatto, M., Bhandari, Humnath, Naziri, D.

“…In order to assist stakeholders to cope with, adapt to, and build resilience to pandemics and other shocks, this study offers policy recommendations to address the COVID-19-induced crisis in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.…”
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Integrated Climate Security Programming in Climate Finance: An Analysis of Multilateral Climate Funds por Scartozzi, Cesare M., Savelli, Adam, Meddings, George, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…Conflict and climate change can be linked via several pathways which may deepen insecurity, including the erosion of livelihoods, displacement, and increased vulnerability to climate shocks. Climate finance presents a possible method to negate the links between climate change and conflict, yet questions surround the efficacy of financial mechanisms to tackle these issues. …”
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Myanmar’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation por Diao, Xinshen, Masias, Ian, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James, Boughton, Duncan, Ellis, Mia

“…During this recent period, Myanmar’s agrifood system was impacted by numerous shocks, including disruptions to the banking and local transportation systems, changes to international trade policies, rapidly depreciating currency, foreign exchange controls, increasing global commodity prices, and massive declines in income and access to credit, among others. …”
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Analysing urban and peri-urban youth employment in agribusiness in Malawi por Mkandawire, D., Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Nsenga, J.V., Yami, M., Kenamu, E.

“…In addition, the determinants that affect youth’s engagement in agribusiness consist of demographic factors, institutional support, assets, and shocks. It was also shown that men were more likely than women to be engaged in sole farming, but they were as likely as women to be engaged in other forms of agribusiness. …”
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Young women's and men's climate adaptation practices and capacities in Kenya livestock production systems por Bullock, Renee, Miriti, Philip, DuttaGupta, Tanaya

“…Social factors such as gender, wealth, age and education levels generate differentiated abilities and capacities to cope with climate shocks.In this study we draw upon 48 age and sex disaggregated focus group discussions with youth to understand young people’s engagement in the livestock sector and their livestock adaptation strategies. …”
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Women’s empowerment, incomes and resilience in agri-food systems por Phillips, Lauren M., Anteneh, Zecharias, Cavatassi, Romina, Mabiso, Athur, Maggio, Giuseppe

“…In the existing literature on women’s empowerment in the context of agriculture and agrifood systems there is a dearth of evidence regarding impact on livelihood outcomes, income and resilience to shocks. To address this research gap, the paper analyses the role of development projects which focused on women’s empowerment in the agriculture and agri-food on household income and resilience. …”
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Price predictors in an extended hedonic regression framework: An application to wholesale cattle markets in Ethiopia por Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Headey, Derek D., Minten, Bart

“…We show that cattle prices are influenced by a wide range of factors, including proxies for meat quality, religious fasting practices, climate-based seasonality but also climate shocks and availability of grazing land, competition from animal traction services, and rising consumer incomes. …”
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