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Gendered access to assets and resources in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in East Africa: Insights from feminist political ecology framework por Ouko, Kevin

“…In light of the prevailing food insecurity situation in the region and the unprecedented feminization of fisheries and aquaculture value chains, the study concludes that women’s role in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture value chains can grow if gender disparities and power imbalance in asset and resource ownership are advanced. …”
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Exploring the adoption of food safety measures in smallholder dairy systems in Ethiopia: implications for food safety and public health por Nyokabi, N.S., Korir, L., Lindahl, Johanna F., Phelan, L., Gemechu, G., Berg, S., Mihret, A., Wood, J.L.N., Moore, H.L.

“…This study considered the adoption of 36 different food safety measures (FSM) including animal health, milking hygiene, hygienic milk storage, and hygienic milking premises. A weighted food safety index (FSI, ranging from 0 to 100) was calculated for each household based on FSM adopted. …”
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Uganda: Policies for Improved Soil Nutrient Management, Output Marketing Survey, 1999-2000 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Depending on their operational size and location, sample traders were divided into four categories: (i) exporters, (ii) Kampala traders, (iii) main town traders, (iv) small trader in primary market with a fixed premise, and (v) itinerant traders. The exporters are the largest traders, largely based in the nation's capital, and well-endowed with capital. …”
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Perspective: What does stunting really mean? A critical review of the evidence por Leroy, Jef L., Frongillo, Edward A.

“…The global attention to stunting is based on the premise that any intervention aimed at improving linear growth will subsequently lead to improvements in the correlates of linear growth retardation and stunting. …”
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Bigger change faster: Integrated development, health and environment actions for a sustainable future por Goldstein, Joshua, Tallis, Heather, Linou, Natalia, Small, Roy, Ringler, Claudia, Bernal, Luisa, Bok, Ludo, Bryan, Elizabeth, Chao, Verania, Cooper, Simon, Zhang, Wei

“…They demand holistic and integrated solutions that address multiple angles, engage diverse partners, and reach the people and places most in need with high-impact solutions. This premise is the impetus of this joint report by the Bridge Collaborative and UNDP “Bigger Change Faster: Integrated Development, Health, and Environment Actions for a Sustainable Future”. …”
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Biophysical and economic implications for agriculture of +1.5° and +2.0°C global warming using AgMIP Coordinated Global and Regional Assessments por Ruane, Alex C, Antle, John, Elliott, Joshua, Folberth, Christian, Hoogenboom, Gerrit, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Müller, Christoph, Porter, Cheryl H., Phillips, Meridel M., Raymundo, Rubí M., Sands, Ronald D., Valdivia, Roberto, White, Jeffrey W., Wiebe, Keith D., Rosenzweig, Cynthia

“…This first CGRA application provides multi-discipline, multi-scale, and multi-model perspectives to elucidate major challenges for the agricultural sector caused by direct biophysical impacts of climate changes as well as ramifications of associated mitigation strategies. Agriculture in both target climate stabilizations is characterized by differential impacts across regions and farming systems, with tropical maize Zea mays experiencing the largest losses, while soy Glycine max mostly benefits. …”
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Adoption of GM crops in Ghana: Ex ante estimations for insect-resistant cowpea and nitrogen-use efficient rice por Dzanku, Fred M., Zambrano, Patricia, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Chambers, Judith A., Hanson, Hillary, Boadu, Paul, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute

“…This paper uses an innovative research process to quantify the potential impacts of releasing and adopting insect-resistant (IR) cowpea and nitrogen-use efficient (NUE) rice in Ghana using an economic surplus partial equilibrium model. The premise of the research process was to build national capacity to produce timely and robust estimates, based on secondary data and qualified experts’ informed opinions, collected in country. …”
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A systematic literature review on the relationships between land tenure, cattle farming, and climate change por Díaz Baca, Manuel Francisco, Moreno Lerma, Leonardo, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…Climate change is a pressing global issue with profound environmental, economic, and social ramifications. Our research delves into the intricate relationship between land tenure, exemplified by agrarian reforms, and traditional cattle farming practices, with a focus on mitigating climate change impacts through sustainable production practices and technologies, such as silvopastoral systems. …”
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What affects organization and collective action for managing resources? evidence from canal irrigation systems in India por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Raju, K. Vengama, Gulati, Ashok

“…Policies of devolving management of resources from the state to user groups are premised upon the assumption that users will organize and take on the necessary management tasks. …”
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A social analysis of the Red de Protección Social (RPS) in Nicaragua por Adato, Michelle, Roopnaraine, Terry, Álvarez, Fabiola Alvarado, Peña, Leticia Böttel, Castrillo, Gladys Meléndez

“…They achieve this by conditioning cash transfers on participation of households in health and education services, based on the premise that attention to early children health, nutrition and education significantly increases these children‘s chances of climbing out of poverty later in life. …”
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School gardens to promote food and nutrition security: Insights from Sri Lankan school educators por Karunanayaka, M.M.S., Indramali, O.S., Perera, T., Mohotti, J., Hunter, D., Silva, K.D.R.R.

“…Many educators reported that school garden-based initiatives could enhance students' access to nutritious food, increase the availability of nutritious food crops within the school premises and foster community involvement. Some participants highlighted the benefits of combining nutrition education with gardening, which promotes healthy eating habits among students. …”
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Overexpression of the chloroplastic 2-oxoglutarate/malate transporter disturbs carbon and nitrogen homeostasis in rice por Zamani-Nour, Shirin, Lin, Hsiang-Chun, Walker, Berkley J., Mettler-Altmann, Tabea, Khoshravesh, Roxana, Karki, Shanta, Bagunu, Efren, Sage, Tammy L., Quick, W. Paul, Weber, Andreas P.M.

“…The chloroplastic 2-oxaloacetate (OAA)/malate transporter (OMT1 or DiT1) takes part in the malate valve that protects chloroplasts from excessive redox poise through export of malate and import of OAA. …”
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Conventional wisdoms (myths) versus realities about transforming and endogenously innovating food systems: Implications for re-alignment of policies por Reardon, Thomas

“…This note is structured as a sequence of research steps to better align policy with food system realities, as follows: Identify the conventional wisdom (CW), premises, assumptions as perceived by governments and donors about factors constraining proper food market system functioning and how to address these. …”
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Capacity sharing on the sustainability of vegetable farms in Benin por Fassinou Hotegni, V. Nicodeme

“…The workshop, which was attended by 16 agents from Development Poles 1 and 7 (major vegetable production regions in the country), was held on the GBioS premises at the University of Abomey-Calavi. After exploring the theoretical aspects of the IDEA (Indicateurs de Durabilité des Exploitations Agricoles) approach, and the results of its application to vegetable production systems in Benin, participants were given the opportunity to apply the IDEA approach to a real life-setting (GBioS demonstration site). …”
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Inclusive Family Led Field Days in Baringo County, Kenya por Majiwa, Hamilton, Bullock, Renee

“…AICCRA Kenya cluster’s focus is in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), that make up nearly 90% of Kenya’s land cover. …”
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Virus-Specific Defense Responses in Sweetpotato: Transcriptomic Insights into Resistance and Susceptibility to SPFMV, SPCSV, and SPVD por Adero, J., Ssali, R.T., Segundo, F., Maria, D., Kitavi, M., Yada, B., Byarugaba, D., Dube, F., Aber, P., Opiyo, S., Fei, Z., Kreuze, Jan F.

“…‘New Kawogo’ activated early and sustained immune pathways involving redox regulation, transcriptional control, and hormonal signaling in response to both SPCSV and SPFMV, while showing minimal transcriptional disruption under SPVD, reflecting robust tolerance. …”
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Differences in forest plant functional trait distributions across land-use and productivity gradients por Mayfield, M.M., Dwyer, J.M., Chalmandrier, L., Wells, J.A., Bonser, S.P., Catterall, C.P., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Yi Ding, Fraterrigo, J.M., Metcalfe, D.J., Queiroz, C., Vesk, P.A., Morgan, J.W.

“…• Premise of study: Plant functional traits are commonly used as proxies for plant responses to environmental challenges, yet few studies have explored how functional trait distributions differ across gradients of land‐use change. …”
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Irrigation management in Pakistan and India: comparing notes on institutions and policies por Shah, Tushaar, Hussain, Intizar, Saeed ur Rehman

“…The authors suggest that the two countries can learn important lessons by comparing notes on several issues: [a] what would work best in ensuring equitable access to irrigation - physical rehabilitation being tried out in Pakistan Punjab with the help of the army under the military rule offers interesting possibilities in terms of scale and impact as does the Andhra Pradesh model of irrigation reform, [b] the experience in both countries so far defies the uncritically accepted premise that under farmer-management, irrigation systems will be more equitable, [c] why farmers in Pakistan Punjab have to use 16-20 horsepower (hp) diesel engines to pump groundwater from 25-40 feet while north Indian farmers have been doing the same with 5 hp engines?…”
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Avances en la obtención de variedades de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) con alta calidad de almidón mediante mutación inducida por Rosero, Elvia Amparo, Ceballos, H., Fregene, Martin A., Tofiño Rivera, Adriana Patricia, Morante, N, Pérez Velásquez, Juan Carlos, Castelblanco, W.H.

“…The main components analysis suggested formation of groups related to ramification and vigor. For qualitative description, chimerical plants in crust color of stem and leaf shape, and remarkable effects on the flower type (e.g., hermaphrodite flower and apomictic behavior) were observed. …”
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Local perspectives on climate change, Participatory Video in Somotillo, Nicaragua por Koningstein, Manon, Azadegan, Shadi

“…Participatory Video is a methodology premised on particular attitudes and behaviors that value collective and consensual decision-making and equalized power relations, seeking local solutions to local problems, through coming together, reflecting, communicating, and taking positive action. …”
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