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Regional Training on Climate-Smart Agriculture, Soil Fertility Management, and Soil Health Monitoring in Eastern and Southern Africa by Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Recha, John W.M., Gitau, Angela, Solomon, Dawit

“…The training underscored the importance of enabling policies to scale CSA. Case studies showcased regional efforts, highlighting opportunities to integrate CSA into existing frameworks. …”
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D4N2024 Presentation Showcase – THEMATIC SESSION 5a: Food access: constraints and facilitators by Khalid, Sidra, Safna, L. M. F., Hossain, Md. Mokbul, Rahman, Md. Mahbubur, Anowar, Md Sadat, Mishra, Punit, Islam, Nazia, Khanal, Binod, Das, Namita

“…Safna, Graduate, University of Peradeniya Predictors of changes in household food insecurity in rural, non-slum urban and slum areas of Bangladesh: Evidence from a longitudinal study Md Mokbul Hossain, Senior Analyst (Statistics), BRAC University An assessment of a food-based social protection program and its impact on food and nutrition security in the targeted households in Bangladesh Md Mahbubur Rahman, Research Director, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Food, Government of Bangladesh Rapid-fire presentations Determinants of Household Dietary Diversity in Bangladesh: Role of Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Md Sadat Anowar, Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute Unequal Plates: Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Inequality among Population with Limited Resources Punit Mishra, Lead, Research and Partnerships, Population Council Exploring Food Insecurity and Support in Slum Areas of Bangladesh during COVID-19: Lessons for Future Emergencies in Light of “Right to Food” Nazia Islam, Learning, Evaluation and Documentation Specialist, BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University Food and nutritional diversity by ethnicity in Nepal Binod Khanal, Post doctoral researcher, Prairie View A&M University Strengthening Urban Food Security through Enhanced Food Safety Practices in West Bengal Namita Das, PhD Scholar, Natural Science Research Center, Belda College, Vidyasagar University & Project Manager, Samposhyam Foundation…”
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Mainstreaming Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Climate Information Service (CIS) into Universities’ Curricula: Capacity Building of Stakeholders on Three Thematic Modules in Wes... by Amponsah, William, Agyare, Wilson Agyei, Sorho, Fatogoma, Lamptey, Benjamin, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin, Kone, Daouda

“…The training workshop also encouraged the involvement and participation of women in discussions and bring them on-board to partake in high-level dialogue processes. …”
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Hygiene knowledge and practices in the Lagos wild meat value chain: Cultural influences, regulatory gaps, and infrastructure needs by Akpan, Samuel N., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Langevelde, F. van, Hooft, P. van, Zimmerman, D.M., Buij, R., Hassell, James M., Masudi, Sherril P., Happi, C.T., Happi, A.N., Thomas, Lian F.

“…Wild meat value chains face major hygiene and sanitary regulation challenges, but only a few studies have investigated these challenges, focusing instead on market dynamics and biodiversity issues. …”
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Rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition related to pork consumption of regular consumers and mothers with young children in Vietnam by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Phuc Pham Duc, Roesel, Kristina, Nguyen Mai Huong, Toan Luu-Quoc, Pham Van Hung, Nguyen Thi Duong Nga, Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Unger, Fred, Häsler, Barbara, Grace, Delia

“…Pork is the most common and widely consumed meat product in Vietnam. The study aimed to assess nutrition and food safety risks and opportunities associated with pork value chains in Vietnam. …”
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What does gender yield gap tell us about smallholder farming in developing countries? by Nchanji, Eileen B., Collins, Odhiambo A., Katungi, Enid, Nduguru, Agness, Kabungo, Catherine, Njuguna, Esther M., Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng

“…Generally, women are distinctively “invisible” in agriculture, due to social norms and even from the national agricultural policy perspective. …”
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Género en la Amazonía potencial de los sistemas geoespaciales para enfrentar las inequidades de género: Un estudio en el marco del Programa SERVIR-Amazonia by Twyman, Jennifer, Acosta, Mariola, Irigoyen, Marina

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Key constraints to smallholder village chicken production and marketing systems in Centre-Nord region, Burkina Faso by Dione, Michel M., Ilboudo, Guy S., Alders, R., Kagambèga, A., Ima, S., Ganser, C., Boz, Z., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…A site scoping visit included meetings with 14 stakeholders (9 men, 5 women) and field visits to poultry farms and markets. …”
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Malnutrition and climate patterns in the ASALs of Kenya: A resilience analysis based on a pseudo-panel dataset by Signorelli, Sara, Azzarri, Carlo, Roberts, Cleophelia

“…This study showed how arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya are particularly affected by undernutrition in women and children. …”
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Social assistance and adaptation to flooding in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Akhter, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Hidrobo, Melissa, Hoddinott, John F., Mueller, Valerie, Quabili, Wahid, Rakshit, Deboleena, Roy, Shalini, Thiede, Brian

“…Our findings suggest that, without TMRI, a one-standard-deviation increase in lagged flooding led to households smoothing consumption by drawing down savings and reducing diet quality among both men and women. In contrast, among TMRI treatment households, lagged flooding did not reduce savings, and both men’s and women’s diet quality improved. …”
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What is the cost of integration? Evidence from an integrated health and agriculture project to improve nutrition outcomes in Western Kenya by Levin, C., Self, J., Kedera, E., Wamalwa, M., Hu, J., Grant, F., Girard, Amy W., Cole, Donald C., Low, Jan W.

“…Mama SASHA reached 3281 pregnant women at a cost of US$155 per beneficiary. Including both pregnant women and infants who attended PNC services with their mothers, the cost was US$110 per beneficiary. …”
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Gender mainstreaming in sweet potato breeding in Uganda by Ssali, Reuben T., Mayanja, Sarah, Nakitto, Mariam, Mwende, Janet, Tinyiro, Samuel Edgar, Bayiyana, Irene, Okello, Julius, Forsythe, Lora, Magala, Damalie, Yada, Benard, Mwanga, Robert O., Polar, Vivian

“…Results: Building on earlier efforts of participatory plant breeding and participatory varietal selection, new interventions revealed subtle but important gender differences in preferences. For instance, in a study for the RTBfoods project, women prioritized mealiness, sweetness, firmness and nonfibrous boiled roots. …”
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Gender attitudes on politics and leadership: A framing experiment by Ma, Ning, Ragasa, Catherine, Kyle, Jordan

“…Using a sample of 241 experts involved in federal- and state-level agri-food policy process in Nigeria, we presented six statements that support gender (in)equality in leadership at different levels and asked the experts to rate each statement using a four-point Likert scale. Study results show persistent gender norms around women’s leadership roles, even among elites and experts: 4–20% of female experts and 30–46% of male experts in our sample still believe that men are better in leadership positions at different levels. …”
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Can water, energy, and food policies in support of solar irrigation enable gender transformative changes? Evidence from policy analysis in Bangladesh and Nepal by Khadka, Manohara, Uprety, Labisha, Shrestha, Gitta, Shakya, Shristi, Mitra, Archisman, Mukherji, Aditi

“…SIPs are deemed to be a women-friendly renewable energy technology (RET) due to their design, operating system, and safety. …”
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Availability of national policies, programmes, and survey-based coverage data to track nutrition interventions in South Asia by Neupane, Sumanta, Jangid, Manita, Scott, Samuel P., Kim, Sunny S., Murira, Zivai, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Carducci, Bianca, Menon, Purnima

“…Renewed political commitment and monitoring of nutrition interventions are required to improve coverage and quality of care. Our study aimed to assess the availability of national nutrition policies, programmes, and coverage data of nutrition interventions for women, children, and adolescents in eight countries in South Asia. …”
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Climate-resilient aquatic food systems require transformative change to address gender and intersectional inequalities by Adam, Rahma, Amani, A., Kuijpers, R., Danielsen, K., Smits, E., Kruijssen, F., Moran, N., Tigchelaar, M., Wabnitz, C., Tilley, A., Luzzi, M., Peerzadi, R.H., Ride, A., Rossignoli, C., Allison, Edward H., Cole, S.M., Zatti, I., Ouko, K., Farnworth, C.R.

“…The review was complemented by an analysis of representative data on women and men aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2019. …”
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Patterns and trends of child and maternal nutrition inequalities in Nigeria by Omilola, Babatunde

“…The main objective of this paper is to document a useful starting point for understanding the determinants of inequalities in nutritional status and provide some understanding of the proximate causes of inequalities in nutritional status as well as the factors responsible for inequalities in health and nutritional status of children and women in the policy debate. Using Nigeria as a case study and using data from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey, this paper measures and decomposes the patterns and trends of inequalities in child and maternal nutritional status in Nigeria. …”
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Gendered drivers of varietal turnover: A qualitative assessment for improved teff and wheat varieties in Ethiopia by Yami, Mastewal, Cavicchioli, Martina, Abate, Gashaw T., Kramer, Berber

“…We find that attributes specific not only to production and sales, but also to processing and consumption (such as color, texture, moisture, and taste) are key drivers for varietal uptake among both men and women farmers. In relative terms, processing and consumption attributes are more important to women than men farmers. …”
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Empowerment and Climate Resilience in Nandi, Kenya: Insights from a Mixed Methods Approach Using Pro-WEAI by DuttaGupta, Tanaya, Kariuki, Eunice, Omondi, Immaculate A., Ewell, Hanna, Kibet, Walter, Bullock, Renee, Rietveld, Anne, Mwambi, Diana, Habermann, Birgit

“…Using the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro-WEAI) alongside qualitative data from focus group discussions and interviews, the study adopts a mixed methods approach to provide both standardized measures and context-specific insights. …”
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Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s Microplot allocation program by Santos, Florence, Fletschner, Diana, Savath, Vivien, Peterman, Amber

“…Secure land rights are a critical, but often overlooked, factor in achieving household food security and improved nutritional status in rural areas of developing countries. This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that targets poor populations and promotes the inclusion of women’s names on land titles. …”
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