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Identification of Drought Tolerant Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Genotypes with Asian and African Backgrounds by Ndikuryayo, Cyprien, Ndayiragije, Alexis, Kilasi, Newton, Paul Kusolwa

“…This study identified genotypes that have putative quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with drought tolerance and determined their performance in the field. Two hundred and fifteen genotypes were grown in the field under both drought and irrigated conditions. …”
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Subnational Training on Use of the Kenya Meteorological Department’s ENACTS Maprooms: Central Kenya by Ruirie, Onesmus, Grossi, Amanda

“…The Data Library is a powerful and freely accessible online platform that allows users to view, analyse, download, and share hundreds of terabytes of multidisciplinary climate-related data through a standard web browser (Blumenthal et al., 2014). …”
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Participatory action research for changing gender norms and achieving women’s and youth’s empowerment in mixed barley-livestock systems in Ethiopia by Najjar, Dina, Tsige, Meseret, M. Oumer, Ali, Frija, Aymen, Ekule, Muluken, Wamatu, Jane, Haile, Aynalem, Sanchez-Garcia, Miguel

“…We employ participatory action research that focuses on bundling of social and technical aspects with regards to sheep fattening and improved barley varieties. …”
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Community seed production and scaling of cereals, food legumes and potato innovations for mixed farming system of North Shoa, Ethiopia by Kassa, Yehuala, Ali, Bereket, Managido, Demis, Mamo, Dejenie, Girma, Natnael, Aynewa, Yetsedaw, Alem, Cherinet, Kemal, Seid Ahmed, Bishaw, Zewdie

“…The scaling approach bundled crop technologies, agronomic innovations, and seed system innovations to accelerate the scaling and adoption.…”
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Identification of exotic temperate maize inbreds for use in tropical breeding programs by Ndoro, Ozwell, Magorokosho, Cosmos, Setimela, Peter S., Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando, Labuschagne, Maryke

“…The objective of this study was to identify temperate maize inbreds that could enhance the grain yield potential, drought tolerance and high plant density tolerance of adapted tropical germplasm. Two hundred and forty-three temperate inbreds with expired Plant Variety Protection Act certificates from the USA were crossed to three CIMMYT single-cross testers. …”
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Ending hunger by 2030 - Policy actions and costs by von Braun, Joachim, Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene, Torero, Maximo, Laborde Debucquet, David, Smaller, Carin

“…The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development pledged to move away from growing inequality to more inclusive, shared growth, away from ecocide, mass extinction of our plant and animal biodiversity, and waste and destruction of our planet’s abundant but still finite natural resources to practices that respect and protect our common home, and away from activities that expose hundreds of millions of people to the insidious effects of rising global temperatures and its consequences for climate risks. …”
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Social protection for agriculture and resilience: Highlights, lessons learned, and priorities for One CGIAR by CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…The flagship’s research shows that social protection programs that bundle cash or in-kind transfers with high-quality complementary programming can generate large, significant improvements in agriculture and nutrition outcomes. …”
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Women's Empowerment in Agricultural Governance (WEAGov) technical workshop: India pilot study by Ragasa, Catherine, Kyle, Jordan, Yasmin, Sabina, Pande, Harshita, Basu, Sampurna, Sharma, Aanshi

“…HER+ uses impactful gender research to address the four dimensions of gender inequality by applying gender-transformative approaches to address harmful norms. It does this by bundling innovations for women’s empowerment, leveraging social protection to increase women’s access to and control over resources, and promoting inclusive governance and policies for increased resilience. …”
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Variable returns to fertilizer use and its relationship to poverty: Experimental and simulation evidence from Malawi by Harou, Aurélie, Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B., You, Liangzhi

“…We find that the fertilizer bundles distributed under Malawi’s subsidy program are almost always profitable in expectation, although our results may be reasonably interpreted as upper-bound estimates among more skilled farmers given that the experimental subjects were not randomly selected.…”
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The epidemiology of good nutritional status among children from a population with a high prevalence of malnutrition by Pryer, Jane A., Rogers, S., Rahman, Atiur

“…Socio-economic, demographic and environmental variables were collected monthly by questionnaire and nutritional status was assessed.Dhaka slums in Bangladesh.Three hundred and ninety-two children, surveyed in September–November 1996.Height-for-ageZ-score (HAZ) above −2.Thirty-one per cent of children had HAZ <−2. …”
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Promising strategies to enhance the sustainability of community seed banks by Vernooy, Ronnie, Adokorach, Joyce, Gupta, Arnab, Otieno, Gloria, Rana, Jai, Shrestha, Pitambar, Subedi, Abishkar

“…Altogether, they maintain hundreds of crop and tree species and thousands of mostly local varieties and distribute tons of quality seed per year. …”
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Review of water–energy–food nexus applications in the Global South by Mabhaudhi, T., Chibarabada, T. P., Taguta, C., Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Ndeketeya, A.

“…The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol identified 336 studies from the Web of Science and Scopus datasets. One hundred eighty-five articles applied WEF nexus tools to improve the understanding of WEF nexus interactions and to show the potential of nexus applications. …”
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Promoting mixed farming system innovations in Malawi: A unified approach by Mzumara, Edward, Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Liben, Feyera, Banda, Mcloyd, Botoman, Lester, Kinyua, Michael, Kihara, Job

“…To effectively support farmers, organizations implementing diverse innovations must work together to bundle their complementary products and services, addressing farmers’ specific needs. …”
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Response of plasmodesmata formation in leaves of C4 grasses to growth irradiance by Danila, Florence R., Quick, William Paul, White, Rosemary G., von Caemmerer, Susanne, Furbank, Robert T.

“…Rapid metabolite diffusion across the mesophyll (M) and bundle sheath (BS) cell interface in C4 leaves is a key requirement for C4 photosynthesis and occurs via plasmodesmata (PD). …”
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Formative study on slaughterhouse hygiene in Western Kenya: Summary Report by Otoigo, Lilian, Alumasa, Lorren, Majiwa, Hamilton, Hoffmann, Vivian, Ambler, Kate, Kiarie, Alice, Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…Globally, foodborne illnesses result in millions of illnesses and hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, particularly among children under five. …”
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Zambia Accelerator Program: Cohort 2 by Pele, Winnie

“…Grouped into five innovation partnership bundles, each focused on scaling a combination of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information service (CIS) innovations in Zambia. …”
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Reducing microbial contamination on wastewater-irrigated lettuce by cessation of irrigation before harvesting by Keraita, Bernard N., Konradsen, Flemming, Drechsel, Pay, Abaidoo, Robert C.

“…Trials were arranged in completely randomized block design and done both in the dry and wet seasons. Seven hundred and twenty‐six lettuce samples and 36 water samples were analysed for thermotolerant coliforms and helminth eggs.Results  On average, 0.65 log units for indicator thermotolerant coliforms and 0.4 helminth eggs per 100 g of lettuce were removed on each non‐irrigated day from lettuce in the dry season. …”
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The impact of site-specific soil fertility recommendations: Experimental evidence from Malawi by Van Campenhout, Bjorn, De Weerdt, Joachim, Assefa, Thomas, Spielman, David J., Siyame, Edwin W. P., Ariong, Richard M., Atkinson, Jonathan

“…Using a cluster randomize control trial, we evaluate the impact of a bundled intervention that involves offering farmers a soil test on a plot they select and, using the results of this soil test, provide them with tailored advise on soil management to attain a desired yield for a particular crop the farmer chooses to plant on the plot. …”
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Soybean rust-resistant and tolerant varieties identified through the Pan-African Trial Network by Favoretto, V.R., Murithi, H., Leles, E.P., da Santos, F.M., Chigeza, G., Goldsmith, P., Coyne, D., Clough, S.J.

“…Six cultivars including, Black Hawk, Dundee, Egret, Heron, Ibis, and Peka 06 were found to be resistant, and 12 were classified as tolerant. …”
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Roadmap for institutionalizing agricultural data hub in Mali by Diallo, Aboubacar, Bengaly, O, Dossou-Yovo, E.R

“…Under AICCRA Phase 3, the focus will be on scaling capacity development, enriching content, bundling digital services, and formalizing a national agricultural data-sharing policy. …”
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