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Understanding Agency Within Context: The Case of Breeding Cooperatives Program for Transforming Small Ruminant Value Chain in Ethiopia por Kinati, Wole, Temple, Elizabeth C., Baker, A. Derek, Najjar, Dina, Hailu, Reta

“…The role of agency in women’s empowerment, whether individual or collective, has long been at the center of feminist discourse. …”
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Nutrition-sensitive social protection programs within food systems por Olney, Deanna K., Gelli, Aulo, Kumar, Neha, Alderman, Harold, Go, Ara, Raza, Ahmed, Owens, Jessica, Grinspun, Alejandro, Bhalla, Garima, Benammour, Omar

“…There was clear evidence of positive impacts on women’s and children’s diet-related outcomes. Very few studies assessed program impact on women’s nutritional status outcomes. …”
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Priority quality traits for gendered sweetpotato breeding in Mozambique por Mayanja, S., Tinyiro, S.E., Ogwal, D.M., Makunde, G.S., Naico, A., Nakitto, M., Ssali, R.T., Andrade, M.I.

“…However, adoption of these varieties is low, partly attributed to limited attention to attributes desired by the end-users. Methods: This study sought to identify the key traits preferred by eight women processors and 426 consumers (180 male, 246 female) in Manhiça, Marracuene and Maputo districts, Mozambique. …”
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Priority quality traits for gendered sweet potato breeding in Mozambique por Mayanja, Sarah, Tinyiro, Samuel Edgar, Ogwal, Martin, Makunde, Godwill, Naico, Abdul, Nakitto, Mariam, Ssali, Reuben, Andrade, Maria

“…However, adoption of these varieties is low, partly attributed to limited attention to preferred attributes desired by the end users. This study sought to identify the key traits preferred by eight women processors and 426 consumers (180 male, 246 female) in Manhiça, Marracuene and Maputo districts, Mozambique. …”
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Dietary intake of zinc and iron within the female population of two farming villages in the Red River Delta, Vietnam por Samuelsson, Anna, Sjödin, Renée

“…The Zn content is high in for instance beef, clams and cheese, and the Zn need for the women in this study is fulfilled. There are different strategies to improve the Fe status of Vietnamese women. …”

Livestock to promote rural income diversification and growth in Vietnam: finding appropriate policy options por Jabbar, M.A.

“…It describes the structure of the livestock system including the key characteristics of the production and marketing system, the meat processing industry, the structure of trade, and the pattern of meat consumption; identifies the incentives and constraints to the development of a modern livestock system, including investment in and adoption of new breeds, use of high quality feed, availability and cost of veterinary services, upgrading of meat processing facilities, production of lean meat, and quality control; studies the determinants of livestock supply and feed demand in the context of a diversified agricultural system; studies the characteristics of meat demand in Vietnam, particularly in the context of urban areas; identifies the constraints and the opportunities of meat exports and the comparative advantage of meat production in Vietnam vis a vis other countries in Southeast and East Asia; identifies the barriers to entry of the poor and women into livestock production for the market and the policies and institutions that facilitate small and medium enterprises to expand their commercial operations; identifies and analyses alternative policy options for the development of the livestock sector and their impact on income and employment in rural areas; and enhances national capacity in policy analysis.…”
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Adaptive Collaborative Management in Forest Landscapes: Villagers, Bureaucrats and Civil Society por Colfer, C.J.P., Prabhu, R., Larson, A.M.

“…The volume presents detailed case studies and real life examples from across the globe, promoting and prioritizing the voices of women and scholars and practitioners from the Global South who are often under-represented. …”
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Identification of Somatic Mosaicism in the blood and uninvolved margin in breast cancer patients por Kancherla, Reddy Prakash

“…Breast cancer was a common malignancy and main cause of morbidity and disease related mortality among women. By studying the genetic profiles of the cells surrounding the primary tumor and blood of same patient may reveal the cause of tumor cells. …”

Mainstreaming gender-smart investing to accelerate the transformation of food systems under a changing climate: Strategies to unlock climate returns by leveraging gender equality por Aslam, Ahmed, Vashist, Archana, Cosgrove, Bethany Emma, ter Braak-Forstinger, Christin, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Papp, Raya, Newman, Richard

“…The white paper highlights multiple examples in which women are leading such transformations (3) For food systems to be transformed globally, and for the food sector to adopt a gender-inclusive response to climate-change risks, the private sector must embrace policies and practices like those outlined in this paper (4) Studies have shown that women face multifaceted barriers in accessing capital. …”
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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults por NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, Le Port, Agnès

“…These trends have in turn resulted in a closing—and in some countries reversal—of the gap in BMI between urban and rural areas in low- and middle-income countries, especially for women. In high-income and industrialized countries, we noted a persistently higher rural BMI, especially for women. …”
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Diets, Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Nutritional Status in Tanzania: Scoping Review por Amunga, Dorcas, Hess, S., Grant, F., Kinabo, J., Olney, Deanna K.

“…A total of 62, 37 and 15 articles met predefined eligibility criteria for the review of overall diet, dietary intake of F&V and nutritional status, respectively. Identified studies suggest that overall dietary practices among all population groups were primarily based on carbohydrate‐rich foods, complementary feeding practices were suboptimal among young children and a low proportion of women of reproductive age (WRA) and pregnant and lactating women achieved minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD‐W). …”
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The influence of gender and product design on farmers’ preferences for weather-indexed crop insurance por Akter, Sonia, Krupnik, Timothy J., Rossi, Frederick, Khanam, Fahmida

“…Heterogeneity in insurance choices could however not be explained by differences in men’s and women’s risk and time preferences, or agency in making agriculturally related decisions. …”
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Catalyzing climate change adaptation capacity por Mutarambirwa, Adrien

“…The study concludes that adaptive capacity can be improved through the reinforcement of gender equality and women empowerment.…”
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Why talk about gender and rice in Latin America? por Koningstein, Manon, Gumucio, Tatiana, Martínez, Jose Maria

“…Usually we don't think it's important to talk about gender and rice in Latin America, but three socio economic studies on rice in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia show that women do contribute to rice production. …”
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Discursive translations of gender mainstreaming norms: The case of agricultural and climate change policies in Uganda por Acosta, Mariola, Bommel, Severine van, Wessel, Margit van, Ampaire, Edidah L., Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Feindt, Peter

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Using quantitative tools to measure gender differences within value chains por Madrigal, Lucia, Torero, Máximo

“…This is an important oversight, because in most value chains men and women play different roles, and failure to account for gender in a randomized controlled trial, quasi-experimental, or participatory intervention may significantly alter the results of these studies. …”
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Gender integration in livestock and fisheries value chains: Emerging good practices from analysis to action por Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Kantor, Paula, Kruijssen, Froukje, Longley, Catherine, Colverson, Kathleen E.

“…It is widely recognized that women are significant actors in crop-livestock, pastoralist and fish systems. …”
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Social assistance programs and birth outcomes: A systematic review and assessment of nutrition and health pathways por Leroy, Jef L., Koch, Bastien, Roy, Shalini, Gilligan, Daniel O., Ruel, Marie T.

“…Conclusions: Better-designed evaluations are needed to strengthen the evidence base on these programs. Evaluation studies should elucidate underlying mechanisms of impact by including outcomes related to maternal diet, ANC seeking, use of skilled delivery, and women's empowerment in nutrition and health domains. …”
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Millets can have a major impact on improving iron status, hemoglobin level, and in reducing iron deficiency anemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis por Anitha, Seetha, Kane-Potaka, Joanna, Botha, Rosemary, Givens, D. Ian, Sulaiman, Nur Liana Binti

“…Eight in-vitro studies showed that traditional processing methods such as fermentation and germination can improve bioavailable iron significantly (p < 0.01) by 3.4 and 2.2 times and contributed to 143 and 95% of the physiological requirement of women, respectively. …”
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Gender equality, disability, and social inclusion in the Philippines: Progress, challenges, and opportunities in SDG 5 and SDG 10 por Albert, Jose Ramon G., Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Connie, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Basillote, Lovelaine, Cabalfin, Deanne Lorraine, Vargas, Anna Rita, Luzon, Paola Ellaine, Mahmoud, Mohammad

“…Despite robust legal frameworks, including the Magna Carta of Women and the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, significant inequalities persist for women, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples (IPs), and marginalized groups across multiple dimensions of identity and experience. …”
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