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D4N2025 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2B: Synergistic solutions: Integrated interventions for nutrition & beyond by Islam, Ariful, Ara, Gulshan, Shah, Hetvi, Khichi, Abhigya, Bashir, Sidra, Mondal, Sudipta

“…Presentation 5: Leveraging Women Collectives for Improved Child Nutrition: Early Evidence from a Longitudinal Study in Bihar, India by Sudipta Mondal.…”
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Agroforestry: An effective multi-dimensional mechanism for achieving Sustainable Development Goals by Goparaju, L., Ahmad, F., Uddin, M., Rizvi, J.

“…We examined the various SDGs goals with respect to agroforestry capacity and contribution based on available literature and knowledge. The study provides a better understanding of the synergic approach/strategies with retrospective and prospective ways for choosing agroforestry exercise which is an effective mechanism for providing multi-dimensional ecosystem services without interruption in achieving the majority of SDGs goals. …”
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Identifying farm-type specific entry points for innovations in weed management in smallholder inland-valley rice-based systems in West Africa by Touré, A., Huat, J., Rodenburg, J.

“…Specific entry points for innovations in weed management include: (i) complementing the existing range of curative options by more preventive measures, (ii) diversifying the existing range of curative measures (mainly hand weeding and herbicide application) by measures that are both non-chemical and labor-saving, and (iii) improving women farmers’ access to information and inputs by targeted training endeavors and conducive credit systems.…”
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Livestock feed resources in the West African Sahel by Amole, Tunde A., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Balehegn, Mulubrhan, Adesogan, Adegbola T.

“…Additional critically important needs are to increase awareness about the importance of feed quality, to create quality‐based feed marketing systems, and to appreciate and enhance women's roles in feed production.…”
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Jobs in the circular bioeconomy under scrutiny: the challenging reality of compost production in Rwanda by Surchat, M., Irakoze, M., Hansmann, R., Kantengwa, S., Konlambigue, Matieyedou, Spath, L., Wilde, B., Six, J., Krutli, P.

“…Further research should investigate how to push forward waste sorting at the household level and improve worker safety (SDG 8) without negatively affecting the women currently employed in waste sorting at the company level (SDG 5).…”
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Youth migration decisions in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Satellite‐based empirical evidence from Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Abay, Kibrom A., Arndt, Channing, Shiferaw, Bekele

“…We use night light intensity data combined with Living Standards Measurement Study‐Integrated Surveys on Agriculture data, as an indicator of urban growth and associated economic opportunities. …”
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Bangladesh’s story of change in nutrition: Strong improvements in basic and underlying determinants with an unfinished agenda for direct community level support by Nisbett, Nicholas, Davis, Peter, Yosef, Sivan, Akhtar, Nazneen

“…Bangladesh has made considerable progress in reducing child stunting and is lauded as a success story in global nutrition fora. This mixed-methods study considers available statistical and qualitative evidence to help reveal the critical factors behind Bangladesh's ‘story of change’ in nutrition. …”
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Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt: Evidence from impact of adoption of cultural control practices in Uganda by Kikulwe, Enoch M., Kyanjo, Joseph Lule, Kato, Edward, Ssali, Reuben T., Erima, Rockefeller

“…We conclude that improving information access through farmers’ preferred communication channels, having women-inclusive trainings, and a combination of cultural practices are effective ways for sustaining adoption of the control practices.…”
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Access, adoption, and diffusion: The long-term impacts of improved vegetable and fish technologies in Bangladesh by Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…This note focuses on the long-term impacts on men's and women's assets of disseminating agricultural technologies to individuals compared with groups. …”
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Individualization of land rights and gender-differentiated inheritance in matrilineal Sumatra: efficiency and equity implications by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Otsuka, Keijiro

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Elite domination of Freshwater Canals in Southwest Bangladesh: A Feminist Political Ecology Analysis by Sarker, Mou Rani, Mannan, Fouzia, Rahman, M. Mokhlesur

“…Our recent research in two villages in the Satkhira district of Bangladesh reveal that elite capture of freshwater resources are longstanding challenges which impact most marginalized smallholder farmers and women who rely entirely on agri-food systems-related livelihoods. …”
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Towards a just transition: unpacking the gender differences in household cleaner energy use by Jayasinghe, M., Best, R., Selvanathan, E. A., Selvanathan, S.

“…Lack of access to cleaner energy is a main concern of injustice in energy transition policy. Women, especially in developing countries, disproportionately endure the negative consequences of lack of access to cleaner energy particularly in relation to health, education and economic participation outcomes. …”
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Impact of digital platforms for disseminating climate information services on rice yield, farmers' income and food consumption in Mali by Diallo, Aboubacar, Suh, Neville, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott

“…A total of 427,155 rice farmers, 41% of whom were women, accessed CIS through these platforms. The results indicate that access to CIS via WhatsApp led to significant improvements, increasing rice yields by 1,600 kg/ha, household income by USD 561, and food consumption scores by 11 points. …”
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Determinants of soybean market participation by smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe by Zamasiya, Byron, Mango, Nelson, Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi, Siziba, Shephard

“…Further results show that male-headed households are less likely than female-headed households to participate in soybean markets because legumes are seen as women’s crops in Zimbabwe. We conclude that in order to leverage smallholder farmers’ market participation in soybean markets, it is important to improve access to inoculants and improved soybean seed varieties and improving access to market information. …”
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Cassava value chain development through partnership and stakeholders platform in Cameroon by Njukwe, E., Hanna, R., Sarr, S., Shigeru, A., Kirscht, H., Mbairanodji, A., Ngue-Bissa, T., Tenkouano, A.

“…It was observed that the major challenge affecting cassava enterprise development were age (60.84%) above 45 and education status (76.67%) below primary including poor organization and planning while women represent 65.83%. Transportation is dominated by head or back-load (60%) while 32.5% of cassava is consumed fresh and 51.67% of the product is sold in village market. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Thirty-Second Meeting, 24-29 October 1983: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…It heard information reports on IIMI, a conference on Women in Rice Farming Systems, an inter-center seminar on biotechnology, the current status of FAO initiatives on plant genetic resources, and IBSRAM.…”
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Identification of appropriate indicators for assessing sustainability of small-holder milk production systems in Tanzania by Munyaneza, Celestin, Kurwijila, Lusato R., Mdoe, Ntengua S.Y., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Twine, Edgar E.

“…The key economic indicators were milk hygiene and cow productivity; social indicators were participation in organizations and women’s empowerment; environmental indicators were access to water and water conservation. …”
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Towards gender-informed adaptation planning in the Sudanian zone of Mali Analysis of climate change vulnerability by Magassa, Mariame, Partey, Samuel T., Houessionon, Prosper, Dembélé, Siaka, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Understanding the linkages between gender and vulnerability is crucial for proposing sustainable gender-responsive climate-smart solutions. This study compared the vulnerabilities of male (MHHH) and female household heads (FHHH) in the Sudanian zone of Mali using Cinzana in the Segou region as a case study. …”
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Migration, labor mobility and household poverty in Nigeria: A gender analysis by Rufai, Mistura, Ogunniyi, Adebayo, Salman, Kabir Kayode, Oyeyemi, Motunrayo, Salawu, Mutiat

“…The increased participation of women in migration in the country also brings to the fore the existence of gender-specific migration experiences and how this has in turn affected their households. …”
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Institutional analysis of water management on communal irrigation systems in Ethiopia: the case of Atsbi Wemberta, Tigray Region and Ada’a Woreda, Oromiya Region by Deribe, R.

“…This suggests policy intervention is needed to encourage the participation of women in farm, forum and at leadership level in water users association and in conflict resolution committee. …”
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