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Item The state of the field for research on agrifood systems(Report, 2024-06-19) Porciello, Jaron; Skidan, Volha; Ambikapathi, Ramya; Boonabaana, Brenda; Guerra, Jill; Lidder, Preetmoninder; Piñeiro, Valeria; Phillips, Lauren; Savilaakso, Sini; Schuster, Monica; Sheikh, Hafsa; Tufan, Hale; Witkowski, Kelly‘The State of the Field for Research on Agrifood Systems’ uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse global research distribution from the past 13 years. This report provides a macro-level review of more than six million summaries of scientific papers and reports. It offers a snapshot across agrifood systems research, highlighting where progress has occurred, and where significant gaps remain. Despite 60% growth in research publications across agrifood systems in the past 13 years, there are extremely low levels of scientific research targeting the poorest, hungriest, and most vulnerable to climate change countries. Resolving this requires a systems approach and challenging long-standing norms regarding power dynamics across science and policy, including publication and funding norms.Item The cluster panacea? An evaluation of three interventions in shrimp value chains in Bangladesh(Report, 2025-02-11) Narayanan, Sudha; Belton, Ben; Kabir, Razin; Sakil, Abdul Zabbar; Khan, Asraul Hoque; Hernandez, RicardoClustering farming has often been proposed as an effective way to overcome the significant transactions costs faced by downstream buyers in interacting and negotiating with many small farmers, while making it easier for extension workers and governments to dispense advice, provide upstream services and inputs. In this study, we evaluate the impact of a set of three initiatives in Bangladesh, implemented by a government department, a private sector processing firm and a not-for-profit industrial advocacy body, all involving clustering contiguous shrimp farm ponds to enable group certification necessary for global market access. We implement a canonical difference-in-differences model using two rounds of surveys of a sample of over 1,222 farmers in 2023 and 2024 to assess the impacts on pond management practices, net profits and any unintended impacts on food security and dietary diversity. Our results suggest that the cluster interventions had impressive impacts on adoption of better farm management practices. However, these do not appear to translate into significant gains in net profits, perhaps because these interventions are still relatively new. Further, it appears that cluster farmers pay a penalty on account of a shift to more intensive cultivation, represented by a loss in species diversity and lower incomes from fish and vegetables. We find that there are no significant spillover effects as yet on shrimp farmers in the same village as the clusters. This study reflects critically on the efficacy of clustering that is presumed to enhance access to global markets.Item Elaboration d’un cadre de suivi-evaluation local de la pauvrete au Niger(Report, 2008) Noma, Dourhamane Adamou; Ndjeunga, Jupiter; Pender, JohnItem Le rôle de la gestion durable des terres dans l’adaptation au changement climatique et la réduction des émissions en Afrique sub-saharienne(Report, 2009) Pender, John; Ringler, Claudia; Magalhaes, Marilia; Place, FrankLe changement climatique et la dégradation des terres constituent de très fortes menaces pour la survie de millions de personnes en Afrique sub-saharienne. Pourtant, il est d’ores et déjà réellement possible de contribuer à améliorer les conditions de vie des petits exploitants agricoles africains, éleveurs de bétail et autres utilisateurs de ressources naturelles tout en atténuant l’émission de gaz à effet de serre, en réduisant la dégradation des terres et en s’efforçant de corriger les impacts des changements et variations climatiques dans le cadre d’interventions locales, nationales et internationales. Le présent document prend en compte ces menaces et suggère des exemples d’actions destinées à informer les décideurs, les praticiens du développement et autres parties prenantes sur les liens existant entre le changement climatique et la gestion durable des terres (GDT), sur les perspectives et contraintes inhérentes à la promotion de l’atténuation des impacts du changement climatique au moyen de la GDT, ainsi que sur les options politiques et institutionnelles disponibles pour surmonter les obstacles et concrétiser les potentialités actuelles.Item Nature-Positive Solutions Initiative survey report: Colombia(Report, 2024-12-31) Lopera, Diana Carolina; Ordoñez, Juan Camilo; Azzarri, Carlo; Davis, Kristin E.This study is part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions for shifting agrifood systems to more resilient and sustainable pathways" (NATURE+), which aims to promote sustainable agricultural productivity through nature-positive solutions (NPS) by addressing three critical challenges: Land Degradation: Industrial agriculture, while ensuring large-scale food production, has caused severe environmental harm, including 80% of global deforestation, threats to 86% of endangered species, significant biodiversity loss, and up to 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It also depletes water and soil health, reducing crop resilience and lowering farming incomes and nutrition outcomes. To mitigate these impacts, a shift toward resilient farming systems that support smallholder farmers and enhance agriculture's role as a positive force for nature is essential. Limited Evidence and Knowledge to Support NPS: Awareness of the environmental costs of industrial agriculture has highlighted the need for sustainable farming practices, especially after the 2021 UN Food System Summit and the COVID-19 pandemic. NPS has significant potential, including creating 395 million jobs by 2030 (as per the 2020 World Economic Forum). However, gaps in evidence and tools for decision-making hinder scaling efforts. Research in biodiversity, soil health, and waste management is crucial to develop scalable innovations and support agricultural research for community development. Lack of Business Models for Public-Private Partnerships: The private sector plays a vital role in scaling impact oriented solutions, requiring supportive policies and incentives to encourage investments in sustainable pathways. Developing business models that combine scientific innovation with ecological, social, and livelihood benefits is necessary to foster collaboration and drive smallholder farming toward nature-positive practices.Item [Review of] Frank Muhereza and Peter Otim. 2002. Pastoral Resource Competition in Uganda, Case Studies into Commercial Livestock Ranching and Pastoral Institutions. Utrecht: International Books; Addis Ababa: OSSREA (Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa)(Report, 2005) Nkonya, Ephraim M.Item Participation of female agricultural scientists in developing countries(Report, 2006) Beintema, Nienke M.Item [Review of] Kevane, M. 2004. Women and development in Africa: how gender works. Boulder, CO: Lynne Reiner(Report, 2006) Quisumbing, Agnes R.Item Linking risk and economic assessments in the analysis of plant pest regulations: the case of U.S. imports of Mexican avocados(Report, 2006) Peterson, Everett B.; Orden, DavidThis study compares the effects of importing fresh Mexican Hass avocados into the United States under three scenarios for mitigating pest risks. The analysis finds that Scenario 1, adherence to the U.S. phytosanitary rule of November 2004—which removed all seasonal and geographic restrictions on Mexican avocados, while maintaining existing compliance procedures in Mexico—leads to low pest risks for U.S. producers and an estimated annual U.S. welfare gain of $72 million. In Scenario 2, if compliance measures specific to fruit fly control are eliminated along with seasonal and geographic restrictions, pest risks for U.S. producers remain low and there is an additional gain in net U.S. welfare of $1.7 million. Results for Scenario 3, which eliminates all control measures in Mexico, depends on the level of pest-risk estimated. With average risk, there is a gain in net U.S. welfare of about $8.5 million compared with eliminating only seasonal and geographic restrictions, but U.S. producers incur significant pest control costs. With maximum pest-risk estimates, the net gain in U.S. welfare is $16.2 million less than if only geographic and seasonal restrictions are eliminated, with larger pest control costs for U.S. producers and lower consumer welfare gains due to pest-related losses of U.S. avocados.Item Comprender los motores del crecimiento rural sostenible y la lucha contra la pobreza en Honduras(Report, 2006) Jansen, Hans G. P.; Siegel, Paul B.; Alwang, Jeffrey; Pichon FranciscoItem [Review of] Jai P. Narain. 2004. AIDS in Asia: The challenge ahead. Sage Publications(Report, 2006) Kadiyala, SuneethaItem Understanding the drivers of sustainable rural growth and poverty reduction in Honduras(Report, 2006) Jansen, Hans G. P.; Siegel, Paul B.; Alwang, Jeffrey; Pichon FranciscoItem Prevention or cure? Comparing preventive and recuperative approaches to targeting maternal and child health and nutrition programs in rural Haiti: Executive summary of the evaluation report(Report, 2007) Menon, Purnima; Ruel, Marie T.; Arimond, Mary; Habicht, Jean-Pierre; Hankebo, Bekele; Loechl, Cornelia U.; Maluccio, John; Mbuya, Mduduzi; Michaud, LeslyItem Food aid: Exploring the challenges. Report on an International Conference, May 2-4, 2007 in Berlin, Germany(Report, 2007) Cohen, Marc J.; Weingärten, L.Item [Review of] Boberg, Jill. 2005. Liquid assets: How demographic changes and water management policies affect freshwater resources(Report, 2007) Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.Item HIV/AIDs and food and nutrition security: A global overview(Report, 2005) Gillespie, Stuart; Kadiyala, SuneethaItem Agriculture, rural development, and pro-poor growth: country experiences in the post-reform era(Report, 2005) Byerlee, Derek; Diao, Xinshen; Jackson, ChrisItem The impact of improved maize germplasm on poverty alleviation: the case of Tuxpeño-derived material in Mexico(Report, 2005) Bellon, Mauricio R.; Adato, Michelle; Becerril, Javier; Mindek, DubravkaThis study documents how poor small-scale farmers in lowland tropical Mexico use improved maize germplasm and how this contributes to their well-being. It does this by assessing both the direct adoption of improved varieties and examining the process of their "creolization." By exposing improved varieties to their conditions and management, continually selecting seed of these varieties for replanting, and in some cases promoting their hybridization with landraces, either by design or by accident, farmers produce what they recognize as "creolized" varieties. Our key hypothesis is that poor farmers benefit from improved germplasm through creolization. Creolization provides farmers with new options, as they deliberately modify an improved technology generated by the formal research system to suit their own circumstances and needs. Different methodologies such as participatory methods, ethnography, household case studies, a household sample survey, and a collection and agronomic evaluation of maize samples were used. This study was carried out in two regions: the coast of Oaxaca and the Frailesca in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, two of the poorest in Mexico. While one study area is subsistence-oriented and the other commercial, in both, extreme poverty is pervasive. Maize continues to play a key role in the livelihoods of the poor in both study areas.Item Social and economic development and change in four Guatemalan villages: infrastructure, services and livelihood(Report, 2005) Murphy, Alexis; Maluccio, John; Grajeda, Ruben; Melgar, Paul; Asturias de Barrios, Linda; Senz de Tejeda, Sandra