Patents are legal delinquents. A growing body of empirical evidence demonstrates that patents repeatedly fail to fulfill the responsibilities they have been assigned in fostering innovation. But I argue here that in their moments of misbehavior, we can catch a glimpse of the social roles patents play when no one is watching. Drawing on insights fro...
This is a comprehensive documentation of the processes and outcomes of food system transformation resulting from a seven-year flagship project in Zimbabwe. From a purposive selection of bean value chain actors, the authors identified and documented individual project experiences that best convey the project's outcomes from a variety of perspectives...
Agriculture is becoming more knowledge-intensive. Access to timely, accurate information tailored to specific locations and conditions is critical to helping farmers make the most of their resources in changing circumstances. Digital technologies help overcome these challenges by bridging the information gap, improving access to market information,...
Contributors: Chen, Kevin; Diao, Xinshen; Thurlow, James; Vos, Rob; Laborde Debucquet, David; Martin, Will; You, Liangzhi; Hebebrand, Charlotte / Remarkable achievements in global food security have been made in the past several decades. Food production has grown significantly and outpaced the population growth. Household food consumption has incre...
Este informe presenta los resultados de una serie de análisis realizados durante los años 2020 y 2021 en el marco del proyecto Clima LoCa. Su objetivo es brindar información contextual que facilite un mejor entendimiento de las particularidades de la producción cacaotera en las regiones priorizadas por el proyecto, de manera que permita desarrollar...
The goal of the Gender Smart Accelerator Grant is to develop a pipeline of gender responsive CSA business models that can be matched with private investor capital in Senegal. While climate change is an economic reality affecting the agricultural sector, women farmers lack access to inputs, information, and finance to innovate with climate solutions...
Los mercados de alimentos tradicionales colombianos, las "Galerías", son protagonistas del entorno alimentario de la ciudad. La asequibilidad, la accesibilidad, la conveniencia de la preparación y de los ingredientes en las Galerías desempeñan un papel importante en la elección de los alimentos, la dieta y, en consecuencia, la nutrición y la salud ...
Traditional Colombian food markets, the “Galerías”, are major players in the city’s food environment. The affordability, accessibility, convenience of preparation, and desirability of ingredients in the Galerías all play a significant role in determining peoples' food choices, diets, and consequently nutrition and health. This is the case of Galerí...
