Search Results - Latin American literature

The participation of women and children in Latin American and Caribbean agriculture by Herpen, D. van

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The Latin American forage seed market: recent developments and future opportunities by Gallo Caro, Irieleth, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan, Castiblanco, Valheria

“…Cattle farming in the Latin American (LA) lower tropics is characterised by extensive production systems with low productivity levels and negative environmental impacts. …”
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Joint decision-making and women’s agency on small-scale farms in Colombia and Nicaragua by García, Maria Alejandra, Godek, Wendy, Twyman, Jennifer

“…This study focuses on rural communities in two Latin American countries, Nicaragua and Colombia. …”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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La fertilización del frijol (Phaseolus sp.) by FASSBENDER, H.W.

“…The objective of the present work is to revise the existing literature on fertilization of beans to be applied to the program of bean improvement in the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Science. …”
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The role of agriculture in development: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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The role of agriculture in development: implications for Sub-Saharan Africa by Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R., Resnick, Danielle, Thurlow, James

“…While the continent does face new and different challenges than those encountered by Asian and Latin American countries during their successful transformations, most African countries cannot significantly reduce poverty, increase per capita incomes, and transform into modern economies without focusing on agricultural development.…”
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Propuesta metodológica: identificación de factores de adopción de tecnologías forrajeras en el productor primario by Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…Although, Dessart et al. (2019) focus on studies carried out in Europe and the effectiveness of measures of European Union countries in terms of promoting the adoption of sustainable practices, there is an opportunity to adapt the behavioral factors proposed by them to the Latin American case. This fits into the context of a relatively recent impulse in the field of adoption studies for innovations in the agricultural sector that focuses on the inclusion of sociodemographic and psychological behaviors of individuals in the analyses in order to express their intention to adopt. …”
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Review of Food security and sociopolitical stability by Christopher B. Barrett by Alderman, Harold

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Silence speaks out loud: Armed conflict and bovine livestock in Colombia, a historical perspective by Triana Ángel, Natalia, Burkart, Stefan

“…While livestock activities have been largely understood as vital cultural and economic practices in Colombia and Latin America and much has been written on the history of the country’s multifaceted civil war, both phenomena appear to be disconnected from scholarly interpretations. …”
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From theory to practice: what should we have in mind when building an effective and sustainable Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) scheme for silvopastoral systems? Evidence fro... by Díaz, Manuel Francisco, Triana Ángel, Natalia, Enciso, Karen, Burkart, Stefan

“…In most Latin American countries, payment for ecosystem services (PES) can be a useful strategy for restoration and conservation of the environment, increasing productivity and promoting sustainable development in rural areas. …”
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A practical tool to assess regenerative approaches in food businesses by Luiza Amante, Bruna, Mansur Levy, Max Yamauchi, Borrero Camacho, Daniel, Detlefsen Rivera, Guillermo, Vagliente, Pablo

“…This article presents the Initial Perception of the Regenerative Approach (IPRA) tool, designed to provide a rapid and preliminary assessment of the alignment of food businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with the regenerative approach. …”
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Deconstructing food losses across the value chain by Delgado, Luciana, Schuster, Monica, Torero, Máximo

“…The major losses are in Central Asia and Southern Asia (20.7 percent), as compared to sub-Saharan Africa, which experiences a 14 percent food loss (FAO 2019), and Latin American and the Caribbean where 11.6 percent is lost. …”
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Political ecology and water infrastructures in rural territories. Contributions from the Chaco region (Salta) and the Central Plateau (Chubut), Argentina = Ecología política e infr... by Schmidt, Mariana, Tobías, Melina Ayelen, Ejarque, Mercedes

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Análisis de tendencias: Spin-Offs alternativas para la transferencia de conocimiento en AGROSAVIA by Flórez Martínez, Diego Hernando, Cardenas Solano, Leidy Johanna

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Uso de parasitoides en el control biológico de insectos plaga en Colombia by Löhr, Bernhard, Díaz Niño, María Fernanda, Manzano Martínez, María del Rosario, Narváez Vásquez, Consuelo Alexandra, Gómez Jiménez, María Isabel, Carabalí Muñoz, Arturo, Vargas, Germán, Kondo, Takumasa, Bustillo Pardey, Alex Enrique

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Uso de depredadores como agentes de control biológico para insectos plaga by Kondo, Takumasa, Rincón, Diego F., Pérez Álvarez, Ricardo, Vásquez Ordóñez, Aymer Andrés, González F., Guillermo

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Control biológico de fitopatógenos, insectos y ácaros: agentes de control biológico. V. 1 by Santos Díaz, Adriana Marcela, Cotes Prado, Alba Marina, Caro Quintero, Alejandro, Bustillo Pardey, Alex Enrique, Escobar, Alexander, Díaz García, Andrés, Arcila Cardona, Ángela María, Carabalí Muñoz, Arturo, Vásquez Ordóñez, Aymer Andrés, Lohr, Bernhard Leo, Oehlschlager, Cam, Beltrán Acosta, Camilo Rubén, Moreno Velandia, Carlos Andres, Espinel Correal, Carlos, González Almario, Carolina, Clerck, Caroline de, Hoy, Casey W., Narváez Vásquez, Consuelo Alexandra, León, Diana Marcela, Rincón Rueda, Diego Fernando, Espitia Malagón, Eduardo María, Alarcón Torres, Érika Andrea, Grijalba, Érika Paola, Moreno, Fabiola, Borrero Echeverry, Felipe, Cruz Barrera, Fredy Mauricio, Berg, Gabriele, Vargas, Germán, Barrera Cubillos, Gloria Patricia, León Martínez, Guillermo Adolfo, González F., Guillermo, Jijakil, Haissam, Rivera Trujillo, Hugo Fernando, Hernández Nopsa, John Fredy, Ibarra, Jorge, Jurat Fuentes, Juan Luis, Gómez Valderrama, Juliana Andrea, Köhl, Jürgen, Smalla, Kornelia, Villamizar, Laura Fernanda, Solorzano Buitrago, Leonardo, Torres Torres, Lissette Aracelly, Uribe Gutiérrez, Liz Alejandra, Pulido, Luz Astrid, Pérez, Manuel Ricardo, Manzano Martínez, María del Rosario, Díaz Niño, María Fernanda, Díaz Niño, María Fernanda, Zuluaga Mogollón, María Victoria, Belaich, Mariano Nicolás, Hurst, Mark, Gómez Álvarez, Martha Isabel, Rodríguez, Martha Liliana, Wisniewski, Michael, López Ferber, Miguel, Barreto Triana, Nancy del Carmen, Ghiringhelli, Pablo Daniel, Cuartas, Paola Emilia, Betancourt, Ruth Análida, Kobayashi, Sadao, Aragón Rodríguez, Sandra Milena, Massart, Sébastien, Lewis Mosher, Stephen, Kondo Rodriguez, Demian Takumasa, Jackson, Trevor, Bettiol, Wagner, Fargetton, Xavier, Elad, Yigal, Zapata Narváez, Yimmy Alexander, Martínez, Yohana Alexandra, Balbín Suárez, Alicia

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