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World rice market update: more trade, better weather, lower prices

World rice market update: more trade, better weather, lower prices

December 14, 2024 4030

by David Dawe, Valerien Olivier Pede and Ronald Jeremy Antonio Good news: the recent developments in the...

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EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

December 3, 2024 2943

Socio-technical innovation bundles (STIBs) are social, technical, and technological solutions partnered with institutional and policy instruments that...

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Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

November 28, 2024 4132

by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Md Abdul Haque, Abu Abdullah Miajy, Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari This article highlights...

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Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm

Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm

October 16, 2024 6219

by Shilomboleni, Helena; Murori, Rosemary; Njau, Simon; Musila, Ruth; Panchbhai, Ajay; Menge, Daniel; Ismail, Abdelbhagi; and Connor,...

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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

October 15, 2024 4855

by Allan Bomuhangi (IRRI), Jummai O. Yila (IRRI), Eileen Nchanji (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), and...

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Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

July 17, 2024 3577

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, Pooja Trivedi, and Showkat A. Waza In recent times, the...

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Building collaborations that count

Building collaborations that count

June 20, 2024 3277

by Harsha Jain, Hom Gartaula, Ranjitha Puskur, and Richa Shivhare The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative aims to...

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Understanding the information gender gap when talking to women farmers about seeds

Understanding the information gender gap when talking to women farmers about seeds

May 28, 2024 4713

by Suchaita Tenneti, Pooja Kori, and Ranjitha Puskur Participatory approaches, such as user testing, to assess the...

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Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in climate policy processes

Enhancing Indigenous Peoples’ participation in climate policy processes

May 13, 2024 3143

by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, Mary Ng’endo, Ana María Loboguerrero, Nyang’ori Ohenjo, and Sabrina Rose Indigenous Peoples...

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Achieving critical mass for the greening of rice fallows in Odisha

Achieving critical mass for the greening of rice fallows in Odisha

April 16, 2024 4201

by Mukund Variar, Ranjitha Puskur, Devi Prasad Mahapatra and Arabinda Kumar Padhee CGIAR centers are collaborating with...

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