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The ‘Policy Pathway’ Matters: Assessing the Impact of Policy-Oriented Research Is Essential to Show CGIAR’s Contribution to Development Outcomes

One of the primary ways that CGIAR research contributes to development outcomes is through influencing how polices are designed and implemented. According to available data, research oriented to ‘improving policies’ has been a steadily growing part of the CGIAR portfolio, accounting for 17% of CGIAR research investment by 2006.

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Scaling Up DNA Fingerprinting for Crop Variety Identification

DNA fingerprinting is the process through which genetic material is extracted from a sample taken from an individual plant, or population of plants, in a field and then compared to a known set of genetic profiles – referred to as a “library” of reference samples.

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Under-evaluated Areas of CGIAR Research, 2013-2016

Background Many studies over the years have sought to document the impacts of agricultural research although the vast majority of these have focused...

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Assessing Environmental Impacts, 2008-2011

The final report for this study features a literature review of evidence assembled to date, a conceptual framework for measuring environmental impacts...

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