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Role model video encouraging rural women participating in community planning by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Nayarayan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…This video was prepared by Travelling Tripod in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute to inspire rural women in Odisha State, India to publicly share with leaders their ideas for assets that might be constructed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) program. The MGNREGA Act envisions a participatory, bottom-up process of choosing which asset will be built by allowing MGNREGA job card holders to recommend assets that would be useful to them at community meetings. …”
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Use of digital tools in Kenya’s potato value chains: Qualitative perspectives from a field visit in Nakuru County by Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo

“…Digital tools—such as smartphones, smart sensors, or tools involving remote sensing and GIS mobile mapping, as well as applications for agricultural information, e-marketplaces, e-learning platforms, and digital financing platforms—hold significant potential to address these challenges. …”
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Gender and local floodplain management institutions: a case study from Bangladesh by Sultana, Parvin, Thompson, Paul

“…These women have no role in the CBO and feel that they have no say in decisions about the fishery, unlike many women in the other two sites. …”
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Rural institutions and producer organizations in imperfect markets: experiences from producer marketing groups in semi-arid eastern Kenya by Shiferaw, Bekele A., Obare, G. A., Muricho, Geoffrey

“…The effectiveness of PMGs was determined by the level of collective action in the form of increased participatory decision making, member contributions and initial start-up capital. …”
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Introducing a genetically modified banana in Uganda: Social benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions by Falck-Zepeda, José B., Kilkuwe, Enoch M., Wesseler, Justus

“…Finally, the paper discusses main implications for biosafety decision making for GM crops in Uganda. Results of MISTICs estimation for different scenarios indicate that in delaying the approval of a GM banana, Uganda foregoes potential annual benefits ranging approximately from US$179 million to US$365 million. …”
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The emergence of insect resistance in Bt-corn: implication of resistance management information under uncertainty by Linacre, Nicholas A., Thompson, Colin J.

“…We develop a simple model for the spread of resistance based on the logistic growth equation and use it to investigate the effect of uncertainty on farmer decisions to plant Bt-corn and follow EPA management rules. …”
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Assessing the impact of rice policy changes in Viet Nam and the contribution of policy research by Ryan, James G.

“…Linking the spatial equilibrium model with income distribution analysis based on national household surveys allowed IFPRI to satisfy policymakers that relaxing rice export quotas and internal trade restrictions on rice would not adversely impact on regional disparities and food security and would have beneficial effects on farm pricesand poverty, giving a degree of confidence to policymakers that relaxing the controls would be in Viet Nam's national interest. They made these decisions earlier than would have been the case without the IFPRI research. …”
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Costing the ex situ conservation of genetic resources: maize and wheat at CIMMYT by Pardey, Philip G., Koo, Bonwoo, Wright, Brian D., Van Dusen, M. Eric, Skovmand, Bent, Taba, Suketoshi, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…Relatedly, what is the cost from introducing a new accession into the genebank, given the decision to store it is revisited after one year? Does it make economic sense for CIMMYT to discard accessions that may be available elsewhere? …”
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Rural population growth, agricultural change and natural resource management in developing countries: a review of hypotheses and some evidence from Honduras by Pender, John L.

“…Impacts on household and collective decisions are considered, and it is argued that population growth is more likely to have negative impacts when there is no collective responses than when population growth induces infrastructure development, collective action, institutional or organizational development. …”
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Improving the proof: Evolution of and emerging trends in impact assessment methods and approaches in agricultural development by Maredia, Mywish K.

“…The paper argues that generation of robust knowledge that feeds into making developmental policies and investment decisions requires a hierarchical and cumulative approach to “improving the proof” through rigorous and a variety of impact assessment methods applied incrementally at the project, program and system level. …”
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Decentralization and public service delivery in Nigeria by Okojie, Christiana

“…Decentralization is a process of transitioning from a governance structure in which power is concentrated at the central or national level to one in which authority to make decisions and implement them is shifted to lower level governments or agencies. …”
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Technology adoption under seed access constraints and the economic impacts of improved pigeonpea varieties in Tanzania by Shiferaw, Bekele A., Kebede, Tewodros A., You, Liangzhi

“…The study identifies the crucial role of seed access (local supply), extension, education, participatory decision making, capital, and household assets in determining adoption. …”
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Gender-inclusive consumer studies improve cassava breeding in Nigeria by Madu, T., Onwuka, S., Nwafor, S., Ejechi, M., Ofoeze, M., Onyemauwa, N., Ukeje, B., Eluagu, C., Olaosebikan, Olamide, Benjamin Okoye

“…These gave the cross-cutting team a better understanding of gender relations, power, decision-making, ownership and control of resources, and have mitigated operational and field challenges during the surveys. …”
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Impacts of gender-inclusive extension approaches on farmer understanding and willingness to pay for bundled financial services by Timu, Anne G., Manoti, Dismas, Shee, Apurba, You, Liangzhi

“…This study underscores the importance of addressing social and cultural barriers to agricultural information access and use, and designing tailored extension approaches to support men and women in making informed decisions about climate risk management. From a policy perspective, we conclude that addressing these barriers could foster a socially fair, and a more sustainable and resilient agricultural sector for both men and women smallholder farmers.…”
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Influencia del empaque en el comportamiento de compra de frijoles rojos cocidos enteros by Rodriguez-Miranda, Jesús, Peña, Meliza, Rivera, Miriam

“…Los resultados mostraron que la mayoría de los encuestados prefieren los frijoles cocidos enteros (82%) sobre los molidos, destacando la importancia de atributos sensoriales como el sabor, olor, color y textura en su decisión de compra. El empaque tipo bolsa vertical con un lado transparente fue altamente aceptado, y la información en la etiqueta (como fecha de caducidad e ingredientes) también se valoró positivamente. …”
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Agricultural digital plot: Capacity building for innovation in Guatemala’s dry corridor by Ramos, Gresia Dalal, Jimenez, Daniel Ricardo, Lizarazo, Miguel, Martinez, Jesus David, Bonilla, Melissa, Estrada Vargas, Oscar, Munoz, Luis Armando

“…Each agro-climatic sensor and component of the Digital Plot was installed to validate its use in the local context and provide recommendations to users, with the aim of building trust in these technologies and fostering informed decision-making. As a result, the Digital Plot has become the only dedicated space in Chiquimula for integrating advanced technologies to support the agri-food sector. …”
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Cross-cutting principles for planetary health education by Stone, Sara B., Myers, Samuel S., Golden, Christopher D., Hunter, D.

“…These 12 cross-cutting principles (panel) are envisioned to be a set of core messages that every educator teaching planetary health at any level should strive to impart upon their students. …”
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Participatory risk analysis to ensure food safety of edible offal from game meat by Ramrajh, S., McCrindle, C.M.E., Heeb, A.W., Makita, K., Grace, Delia

“…Scenario planning and decision tree analysis was used to develop a practical food marketing chain and estimate critical control points for identified physical, biological and chemical hazards. …”
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Spatiotemporal performance evaluation of high-resolution multiple satellite and reanalysis precipitation products over the semiarid region of India by Devadarshin, E., Bhuvaneswari, K., Kumar, S.M., Geethalakshmi, V., Dhasarathan, M., Senthil, A., Senthilraja, K., Mushtaq, S., Nguyen-Huy, T., Mai, T., Kouadio, L.

“…These findings will help product users select the best reliable rainfall dataset for improved research, diversified applications in various sectors, and policy-making decisions.…”
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Integrating rainfall index-based insurance with optimal crop management strategies can reduce financial risks for Australian dryland cotton farmers by Thong Nguyen-Huy, Kath, J., Kouadio, L., King, R., Mushtaq, S., Barratt, J.

“…The framework developed in this study could aid in devising financial strategies to enhance farming resilience during climate extremes.…”
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