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Wild potato genetic reserves in protected areas: prospection notes from Los Cardones National Park, Salta, Argentina by Kozub, Perla Carolina, Ibañez, Verónica Noé, Digilio, Ariana, Atencio, Hugo Marcelo, Garavano, María Eugenia, Sánchez, María Elena, Marfil, Carlos Federico

“…Four wild and one cultivated potato species were identified in different physiognomic vegetation units: Solanum acaule, S. brevicaule, S. boliviense, S. vernei and S. tuberosum group Andigenum. …”
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Gender equality, disability, and social inclusion in the Philippines: Progress, challenges, and opportunities in SDG 5 and SDG 10 by Albert, Jose Ramon G., Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Basillote, Lovelaine, Cabalfin, Deanne Lorraine, Vargas, Anna Rita, Luzon, Paola Ellaine, Mahmoud, Mohammad

“…Institutional capacity building requires systematic strengthening across all government levels, with mandatory GEDSI training for personnel and enhanced technical assistance for local government units. Improvements in data and monitoring systems must develop intersectional indicators, strengthen community-based monitoring mechanisms, and address the statistical invisibility of marginalized groups through systematic data collection and analysis. …”
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Climate change in a small transboundary tributary of the Syr Darya calls for effective cooperation and adaptation by Stucker, D., Kazbekov, Jusipbek S., Yakubov, Murat, Wegerich, Kai

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Obstacles to integrated pest management adoption in developing countries by Parsa, Soroush, Morse, Stephen, Bonifacio, Alejandro, Chancellor, Timothy C.B., Condori, B., Crespo Pérez, Verónica, Hobbs, Shaun LA, Kroschel, Jürgen, Ba, Malick N., Rebaudo, François, Sherwood, Stephen G., Vanek, Steven J., Faye, Emile, Herrera, Mario A, Dangles, Oliver

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Long-term, low emission and climate resilient development pathways by Chesterman, Sabrina, Chevallier, Romy, Neely, Constance

“…The most prominent global policy response to climate change is currently covered by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). …”
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Conflict, migration, and food security: The role of agriculture and rural development by da Silva, José Graziano, Fan, Shenggen

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Seed system security assessment: Southern Sudan by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, South Sudan, Africa Action Help International, Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Amanda Magra Universal Relief Team, Danish Refugee Council, Norwegian People's Aid, Catholic Relief Services

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Developing an approach for equitable and reasonable utilization of international rivers: the Nile River by Gari, Y., Block, P., Steenhuis, T. S., Mekonnen, M., Assefa, G., Ephrem, A. K., Bayissa, Y., Tilahun, Seifu A.

“…The approach includes (1) developing a basin-wide database of indicators representative of the United Nations Watercourse Convention (UNWC) relevant factors and circumstances, (2) developing an ensemble of indicator weighting scenarios using various weighting methods, and (3) developing six water-sharing methods to obtain a range of apportionments for Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and the group of the White Nile Equatorial States for each weighting scenarios. …”
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Livestock development strategies for low income countries. Proceedings of a roundtable by Wilson, R.T., Ehui, Simeon K., Mack, S.

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Institutional Linkages, South-South Partnerships and Capacity Building Hands-on Workshop on Objective Climate Forecasts for the Agriculture and Food Security Sector in Eastern and... by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The CR4D secretariat is domiciled at the lead continental climate think-tank, the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). …”
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Agricultural adaptations to climate change in Bangladesh: Crop yield reductions and sustainable development implications by Bedi, Heather, Alam, Shamma, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab

“…Analysis of this data in relation to population vulnerability and the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals reveals which groups are most at risk of food insecurity and livelihood loss as Bangladesh experiences higher agricultural variability related to climatic change. …”
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A guide to wildlife friendly tourism by the members of Visit Rupununi by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Center for International Forestry Research, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, WCS

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ASEAN Regional Guidelines for Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices Volume II by Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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Informe Taller Colombia: "Consulta de Necesidades de Usuarios del Programa SERVIR-Amazonia" by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Spatial Informatics Group

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Building locally led agricultural policy analysis capacity: Lessons from experience in developing countries by Jayne, Thomas S., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Boughton, Duncan, Hendriks, Sheryl L., Mkandawire, Elizabeth, Dorosh, Paul A., Savadogo, Kimsey

“…In this report, the term “locally led” refers to institutions registered in the host country, led by nationals of the host country, and often, but not necessarily, affiliated with a public university or government unit in the host country. …”
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Economic development,institutions,and technique change: Intensification of cattle-feeding techniques by the Giriama of Kenya's coast province. by Swallow, K.A.

“…A conceptual framework based on this definition is presented that unites into a cohesive whole concepts from literature on economic development, technique change, and collective action. …”
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Investing in farmers through public–private–producer partnerships: Rural empowerment and agricultural development scaling-up initiative in Indonesia by Bogor, Siti Amanah, Suprehatin, Suprehatin, Iskandar, Elvira, Eugenia, Lani, Chaidirsyah, Ranny M.

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Workshop report for the review and validation of the Nigeria Gender Action Plan by African Working Group on Gender and Climate Change, Women Environmental Programme

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Linking smallholder farmers to markets in East Africa : Empowering mountain communities to identify market opportunities and develop rural agroenterprises by Sanginga, Pascal C., Best, R., Chitsike, C., Delve, Robert J., Kaaria, Susan K., Kirkby, Roger A.

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How best to target agricultural subsidies? The case for an indicator-based targeting system in Malawi by Houssou, Nazaire, Droppelmann, Klaus

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