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Influence de differents types de port de manioc de la variete << Kindisa >> sur la teneur en beta carotene por Wembonyama, F., Ndonda, A., Posho, N.B., Matalatala, M.L., Kakinga, W.A., Baku, D., Limba, K.G., Kayawa, L.J.

“…Despite its poor performance, the latter deserves popularization in a peasant environment using a participatory approach by decision-makers.…”
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Controlling banana bunchy top virus outbreak in east Africa por Mahuku, George, Kumar, P. Lava

“…Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus), an aphid-transmitted virus first reported in 2021 in Tanzania and Uganda, is wrecking banana production in several regions and threatening to spread further in East Africa. …”
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Gender bias in consumer perceptions: The case of agro-input dealers in Uganda por De, Anusha, Miehe, Caroline, Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…Faced with incomplete and imperfect information, economic actors rely predominantly on perceptions and often base decisions on heuristics prone to bias. Gender bias in perceptions favoring men has been found in a wide variety of settings and may be an important reason why some sectors remain dominated by men and gender gaps persist. …”
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MGNREGA Program Asset Selection: A leaflet providing women information on how to participate por Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Narayanan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…One of the concerns with women’s empowerment beyond the household – in public spaces, including community decision-making processes – is that women lack key pieces of information necessary to facilitate their full and effective participation. …”
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Changing terrain: evidence of climate change impacts and adaptive responses of Dagbani Indigenous Communities, northern Ghana por Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N., Afriyie, R., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G., Bessah, E., Ludwig, F.

“…We recommend: (1) micro-credit schemes to support Indigenous people’s adaptation choices; (2) the provision of accurate weather and seasonal climate forecast information for actionable farming decision-making; and (3) the inclusion of Indigenous People’s in adaptation policy formulation, which might offer context, restore trust, and increase the useability of measures.…”
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The political economy of agricultural policy in Africa: Implications for agrifood system transformation por Resnick, Danielle

“…The intent of this chapter is, first, to review how these components of political economy analysis have affected past agricultural policy decisions and, then, to highlight key points for building a broader empirical research agenda around agrifood system transformation. …”
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Evaluating the impact of policy research: Evidence from the evaluation of rural policy research in developing countries por Slade, Roger, Hazell, Peter B. R., Place, Frank, Renkow, Mitch

“…The paper concludes that while the current focus on the use of mixed-method evaluations is necessary and sufficient in most cases, in the context of allocating public resources, evaluations that provide plausible estimates of the rates of return to major rural policy research investments, or even rural policy research institutions yield important additional and comparative information for decision makers. However, such quantitative assessments do not replace but depend on the prior conduct of qualitative and mixed-method evaluations.…”
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Diagnostic study of the Food Planning and Monitoring Unit (FPMU) in Bangladesh: Current structure, output, and analytical capacity (human and logistical) por Dorosh, Paul A., Ali, Shawkat, Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian, Mustafa, Shoumi

“…Supported by a series of major donor-funded technical sup-port projects, this small unit has had major positive impacts on food reforms, as well as decisions on timing of PFDS imports, domestic procurement and distribution. …”
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Ghana's tomato market por Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana, International Food Policy Research Institute, Amewu, Sena, Arhin, Eunice, Danso, Jane, Doughan, Roland Ato, Nafrah, Christiana, Owusu, Ivy, Pauw, Karl

“…Evidently, large quantities of tomato enter the country informally, making it difficult to estimate actual supply and demand patterns and devise appropriate marketing policies. The perishability of tomato is a major challenge and imparts significant risk on producers and traders. …”
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Social networking amid social differentiation in the adoption of improved technologies: A case study in Rajasthan, India por Varshney, Deepak, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Roy, Devesh

“…The objectives of the paper are (i) to examine how the farmer’s adoption decision relates to the adoption choices of their network members particularly in case of hybrids; (ii) to test whether the lower-caste (Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe [SC/ST]) farmers relied more on social networks for information as compared to the higher-caste (non-SC/ST) farmers; and (iii) to explore whether social network effects are more pronounced when farmers interact within their caste as compared to outside the caste, the issue of homophily versus heterophily. …”
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Does internal migration improve overall well-being in Ethiopia? por de Brauw, Alan, Mueller, Valerie, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Standard economic models suggest that individuals participate in migration to improve their well-being, whether those decisions are made at the individual or the household level. …”
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Institutional arrangements to make public spending responsive to the poor—(where) have they worked? Review of the evidence on four major intervention types por Mogues, Tewodaj, Erman, Alvina

“…We examine four institutional arrangements that explicitly endeavor to make public spending responsive to the needs of the poor by moving decision-making procedures closer to the population—participatory budgeting, community-driven development (CDD) programs, decentralization, and delegated targeting of transfers. …”
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The International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT): Model description for version 3 por Robinson, Sherman, Mason-D’Croz, Daniel, Islam, Shahnila, Sulser, Timothy B., Robertson, Richard D., Zhu, Tingju, Gueneau, Arthur, Pitois, Gauthier, Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…IMPACT 3 is an integrated modeling system that links information from climate models (Earth System Models), crop simulation models (for example, Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer), and water models linked to a core global, partial equilibrium, multimarket model focused on the agriculture sector. …”
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Collective action and property rights in fisheries management por Ahmed, Mahfuzuddin, Viswanathan, K. Kuperan, Valmonte-Santos, Rowena

“…s experience highlights (1) the critical role of an appropriate human perception of the situation; (2) the importance of collective action and stakeholder participation at key stages of research, planning, and implementation; (3) the usefulness of structured decision methods for research, planning, and associated debates; and (4) the efficacy of research combined with planning efforts to ensure its utilization and relevance on the one hand and to provide a scientific basis for management planning on the other. --- from Text.…”
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From crisis to recovery: How CGIAR’s BRIGHT Survey can catalyze evidence-based policy reforms in Sri Lanka por Headey, Derek D., van Asselt, Joanna, Ecker, Olivier, Balié, Jean

“…From 2022 to the present, the country experienced the worst economic crisis since its independence—a crisis precipitated by policy decisions made without consideration of rigorous evidence or sound economic advice, including escalating government debt, depletion of foreign reserves, and a disastrous fertilizer import ban. …”
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Understanding nutritional outcomes through gendered analysis of time-use patterns in semi-arid India por Ravula, Padmaja, Pramanik, Soumitra, Pingali, Prabhu, Bantilan, Cynthia, Kavitha, Kasala

“…The paper concludes that empowering women through more information and control over income, assets and resources enhances their agency to make decisions for efficient time use, food consumption, sanitation and healthy practices. …”
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Is agricultural lime a profitable investment for African smallholders? Evidence from Rwanda por Debello, Moti Jaleta, Silva, João Vasco, Ruganzu, Vicky, Mvuyekure, Simon Martin, Mujanama, Erick, Voss, Rachel C., Chamberlin, Jordan, Baudron, Frédéric

“…The results inform policy decisions in considering market -oriented crops and subsidies when promoting agricultural lime in acid soils under smallholder conditions.…”
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AgriTech4Kenya Innovation Challenge 2024: Bootcamp report por Menza, Gianpiero, Khader, Taija, Wafullah, Nekesah

“…The initiative is implemented in partnership with Micro Enterprise Support Programme Trust (MESPT), Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA), AGRA, Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET), Daystar University, iTATU Mercy Corps, DOB Equity, Climate Resilient Africa Fund, Sustainable Agriculture Foundation (SAF)…”
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Cereal yield and water requirements in response to irrigation and soil fertility management in a changing climate: a case of Tulsipur, western Nepal por Zuber, Md., Kalauni, N., Shrestha, Nirman, Pandey, V. P., Pokharel, B.

“…Climate change is projected to notably impact water requirements and crop yield; therefore, it is imperative to quantify climate risk and devise climate-resilient field management practices. …”
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Cost effective options for inclusive agrifood system development in Tajikistan por Aragie, Emerta A., Khakimov, Parviz, Ashurov, Timur, Goibov, Manuchehr, Aliev, Jovidon, Diao, Xinshen, Fang, Peixun, Thurlow, James

“…Overall, comparisons across development outcomes, sectoral focus, and timeframes reveal important synergies and trade-offs, underscoring the need for evidence-based tools to guide effective policy and investment decisions.…”
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