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Which climate services do farmers and pastoralists need in Malawi? por Coulibaly, Jeanne Y., Mango, Joash, Swamila, M., Tall, Arame, Kaur, Harneet, Hansen, James

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Nutrition promotion messages: The effect of information on consumer sensory expectations, experiences and emotions of vitamin A-biofortified sweet potato por Lagerkvist, Carl Johan, Okello, J.J., Muoki, Penina Ngusye, Heck, S., Prain, Gordon

“…For this, 501 randomly selected caregivers of children aged less than five years or pregnant women in western Kenya participated in a field information experiment combined with sensory testing of vitamin A-biofortified orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP). …”
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Biofortified Bean Genotypes under Integrated Soil Fertility Soil Management in the humid mid-highlands of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) por Lubobo, Antoine Kanyenga, Amzati Sefu, G., Bukeni Mbate, P., Mwamba, Mukalayi, Lenge, Kasongo, Vumiliya, Kizungu, Mbuyi, Kalonji, Kimani, Paul

“…•Despite high bean consumption , the malnutrition in general and malnutrition due to iron and zinc deficiency remains high and almost chronic within bean production areas and the prevalence of anemia due to iron deficiency is very high (53 % among pregnant women in North and South Kivu). •Bean production level depends on many factors: yield potential, biotic and abiotic constraints and farming practices. …”
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Effect of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) flour inclusion on the nutritional properties and consumer preference of fritters for improved household nutrition por Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Popoola, I., Maziya-Dixon, B.B.

“…The proximate composition of both types of fritters was determined using standard methods, Consumer preference survey on organoleptic properties was carried out among 291 participants (93 men, 198 women) in Chipata, Katete, and Lundazi districts of Eastern Zambia. …”
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An assessment of the livestock by-products value chains in Somaliland: The case of bones and tallow por Mtimet, Nadhem, Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah, Wanyoike, Francis N., Kiptoo, Enock, Gulaid, Ibrahim

“…This report presents the findings of a study that assessed the bone and tallow value chains in Somaliland. …”
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Farmers' perceptions and handling of livestock manure in urban/peri-urban areas of Kampala, Uganda por Alvåsen, Karin

“…Most of the farmers kept poultry (61.6%) followed by dairy cattle (45.6%), pigs (27.2%), goats (22.4%) and sheep (3.2%). 72% of the respondents were women and the majority of the respondents were owners of livestock. …”

Migration in the Name of the Money por Bisaso, Denis

“…Semistructured interviews with former guest workers in the Gulfs are the primary empirical basis for this study. Participants in this study moved for economic reasons and experienced positive economic achievement as a result of their work in the Gulfs. …”
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Critical topics in Bangladesh’s and Nigeria’s food system related policies: An exploratory policy review por Bakker, S., Beune, R., Herens, M., Pittore, K.

“…The findings of this study in relation to the Platform identification study indicate that platforms may be more focused on the day-to-day practice and build on historically grown consensus what to address, and not necessarily adopt forward looking current policies.…”
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Caractérisation des chaînes de valeur et des marchés des cultures négligées et sous-utilisées à l’Ouest du Niger: Cas de patate douce, manioc, moringa, gombo, oseille et voandzou por Haladou, Issoufou Oumarou, De Falcis, Eleonora, Tietiambou, Fanta Reine Sheirita, Grazioli, Francesca, Borelli, Teresa, Jika, Abdel Kader Naino, Otieno, Gloria Atieno, Lochetti, Gaia, Acasto, Filippo, Ghione, Andrea, Pugliese, Patrizia, Bteich, Marie Reine, Callieris, Roberta, Cardone, Gianluigi, Bilali, Hamid El, Gonnella, Maria, Moretti, Antonio, Calabrese, Nicola, Guimbo, Iro Dan, Dambo, Lawali, Nanema, Jacques, Diawara, Ali Badara, Nouhou, Bassirou

“…They monopolized the processing and men monopolized the marketing of all crops. Women's preferences were for moringa, sorrel and sweet potato. …”
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Value chains for beans and maize in Honduras: Opportunities for innovations at scale por Reyes, Byron A., Colindres, Mirian, Peña, Meliza, Rodríguez, Carlos, Espada, Andrés, Rivera, Miriam, Alvarado, Milton, Donovan, Jason, Wiegel, Jenny, Stoian, Dietmar

“…This document presents the results of this study, which is a first step to identify innovations that could be evaluated in a future pilot study, together with local partners.…”
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Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey por Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin, Islam, Khaleda, Sarwar, Sneha, Ali, Masum, Amin, Md. Ruhul

“…Age, gender, literacy, educational qualification and religion of the household’s head along with the number of earners, monthly income, area of settlements and divisions were significantly correlated with HDDS, PFES and EVFI. The study findings suggest that targeted interventions, including access to education, women empowerment and employment generation programs should be implemented in peripheral areas (north, northwest and southeast) to increase diet quality and minimize economic vulnerability to achieve sustainable food and nutrition security in Bangladesh.…”
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On-farm evaluation of cassava clones using the triadic comparison of technology options approach por Nanyonjo, Ann Ritah, Angudubo, Stephen, Iragaba, Paula, Brown, David, Nuwamanya, Ephraim, Esuma, Williams, Ozimati, Alfred, Wembabazi, Enoch, Kanaabi, Michael, Muhumuza, Nicholas, Bayiyana, Irene, van Etten, Jacob, de Sousa, Kaue, Tufan, Hale, Kawuki, Robert Sezi

“…We sought to (1) synthesize on‐farm trial data from two cycles evaluating different sets of elite cassava clones; (2) assess the agronomic performance of elite cassava clones considering sociodemographic and climatic factors; and (3) assess the performance of elite cassava clones for both agronomic and food quality traits. The study involved 10 districts in Uganda, two cycles/seasons of evaluation, 20 elite cassava clones, one check variety, and 294 men and 320 women farmers. …”
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The unequal effects of resettlement in Coastal Regions: An intersectional vulnerability analysis of resettled fisher communities in Saint Louis, Senegal por Renkamp, Theresa Marie, Reine, Hane Marie, Jaquet, Stéphanie, Medina, Leonardo, Bonatti, Michelle, Sieber, Stefan

“…Overall, the study shows that mismanagement of resettlement projects can lead to maladaptation. …”
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Determinants of smallholder farmers access to formal credit: the case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia por Yehuala, S.

“…Since access to institutional finance is very limited, the majority of the poor are forced to search financial services through informal channels. The study was sought to ascertain factors that affect smallholder farmer’s access to formal credit and also the status of women and different wealth groups’ access to formal and informal credit sources in the study area. …”
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Factors influencing adoption of cover crops for weed management in Machakos and Makueni counties of Kenya por Mwangi, H.W., Kihurani, A.W., Wesonga, J.M., Ariga, E.S., Kanampiu, F.K.

“…This implies research is needed to identify factors with likelihood to reach threshold for adoption under different farming systems. The study recommends capacity building to develop cover crop knowledge and skills, demonstrate gains and related costs to improve men and women’s likelihood to adopt. …”
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Butter production, processing and handling practices at smallholders level in the central highlands and southwest midlands of Ethiopia por Tola, A., Tola, Y.B., Kassa, T., Grace, Delia, Beyene, F., Tolemariam, T.

“…Statistical Package for Social Sciences and SAS were used to analyse the data. Results show that, women were entirely responsible for butter production and handling and the product is mainly used for income generation, flavouring of locally made foods and stews and hair dressing in the study areas. …”
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A Financial Analysis of Homestead Native Chicken Raising: A Climate-Smart Agriculture Option Adopted in the Province of Koh Kong, Cambodia por Manilay, Alessandro A., Phen, Bunthoeun, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Thy, Or, Gonsalves, Julian Francis, Monville-Oro, Emilita, Barbon, Wilson John

“…This native chicken project was also gender fair and of special relevance to women in the communes.…”
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Effectiveness of bylaws related to sustainable intensification of potatoes in Southwestern Ugandan por Makuma-Henry, M.

“…Individual and community factors are vital in bylaw implementation, though limited by their congestion and farmers’ engagement in other activities. The study recommends enhancing positive bylaw interaction by engaging communities and local government, creating awareness amongst potato farmers on bylaws, empowering women, and formalising informal bylaws.…”
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Anaemia among mother-child dyads in India: Trends, drivers, and future projections por Pedgaonker, Sarang, Meher, Trupti, Gupta, Monali, Chakrabarti, Suman, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Singh, Shri Kant, Dwivedi, Laxmi Kant, Aditi, Scott, Samuel P.

“…While anaemia has been studied separately in women and children, there remains a literature gap examining anaemia in mother-child dyads, limiting insights on interventions that may simultaneously address anaemia in both groups. …”
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Manual or motorized postharvest operations of pearl millet in Maradi, Niger: effects on time and energy use, profitability, and farmers' perceptions por Nourou, A.I.M., Garba, M., Grimsby, L.K., Aune, J.B.

“…Moreover, threshing and straw chopping are only done in the months following harvesting, whereas milling and dehulling services are in demand throughout the year. The study found that motorization of postharvest operations is an interesting option for farmers based on the criteria of time saving, quality of products, energy efficiency, reduction in women's workload, and profitability.…”
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