Resultados de búsqueda - "Adoption"

Distance learning for farmers: Experience during the pandemic por Torres Mota, Suelen Y., Díaz Espinosa, Anabell, Gardeazabal Monsalue, Andrea

“…This paper delves into the various strategies, methods, and techniques adopted, documenting the learning outcomes, results, and key conclusions drawn from these innovative training initiatives.…”
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Nexus Capacity Scorecard (NCS): guidance note and tool por Khalid, Sidra, Elias, M.

“…The Nexus Capacity Scorecard (NCS) is part of a toolkit developed to gauge capacities to adopt a WEFE nexus approach within and/or across institutions working in the water, energy, food/agriculture, and environmental sectors (henceforth referred to as ‘WEFE institutions’). …”
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Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges por Fan, Shenggen, Headey, Derek D., Rue, Christopher, Thomas, Timothy S.

“…Influential global reports emphasize the need for fundamental transformations of food systems for human and planetary health, but few incorporate economic considerations. This review adopts an economic lens to assessing potential transitions to ideal food systems that are productive, sustainable, nutritious, resilient, and inclusive. …”
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2015 IFPRI audited financial statements por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…For example, IFPRI helped shape global food policy priorities during the agenda-setting year in which the United Nations' General Assembly adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals.…”
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Extension and advisory services: The African renaissance por Zwane, E. M., Davis, Kristin E.

“…The importance of such services is promoted as a means of assisting marginalised farmers and encouraging countries to adopt "pro-poor" approaches to farmer development. …”
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Relative preferences for soil conservation incentives among smallholder farmers: Evidence from Malawi por Marenya, Paswel, Smith, Vincent H., Nkonya, Ephraim M.

“…This paper uses framed choice experiments to examine the preferences of smallholder farmers in Malawi regarding alternative policy‐based incentives to adopt conservation practices that reduce soil erosion and increase yields. …”
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Agriculture and small towns in Africa por Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James

“…Yet most dual economy models focus on the sectoral rather than spatial dimensions of development. This article adopts a “dual–dual” approach to measuring rural/urban and farm/nonfarm linkages. …”
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Improving development strategies in pastoral areas por Headey, Derek D., Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum, You, Liangzhi

“…In this paper we argue that a much more balanced development strategy needs to be adopted in pastoralist areas. First, livelihood diversification must become a positive process, through education, infrastructure, and policies facilitating migration and nonfarm investments. …”
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Traceability in a supply chain with repeated moral hazard por Saak, Alexander E.

“…In this paper we study the decision to adopt a traceability system in a supply chain with repeated upstream and downstream moral hazard and imperfect consumer monitoring. …”
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Factors affecting the choices of coping strategies for climate extremes: The case of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia por Deressa, Temesgen T., Ringler, Claudia, Hassan, Rashid

“…This study adopted the multinomial logit model to analyze factors affecting the choice of coping strategies in response to climate extreme events for the Ethiopian Nile River Basin. …”
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Poultry value chains and HPAI in Indonesia: The case of Bogor por Sudarman, Asep, Rich, Karl M., Randolph, Thomas, Unger, Fred

“…Its spread in Jakarta, where a number of people died from HPAI, prompted the local government of Jakarta to adopt strict movement controls in controlling and monitoring poultry rearing and marketing in the metro Jakarta region.…”
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The potential to improve zinc status through biofortification of staple food crops with zinc por Hotz, Christine

“…At the program level, the ability to widely disseminate biofortified crop varieties and the willingness of farmers to adopt them will also affect the magnitude of the impact of this strategy.…”
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Building climate resilience through nexus thinking por McCartney, Matthew P., Ringler, Claudia

“…Both these events starkly highlight the interconnected crises we face in the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere and underscore the urgency of adopting water–energy–food–ecosystems (WEFE) nexus approaches; the connections have never been clearer. …”
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Overlapping school and farming calendars in Madagascar: Simulating gains of alternative school calendars por Allen IV, James

“…Further, it finds additional gains can be made to reducing overlap by decentralizing school calendars to the local level and adopting each community's overlap-minimizing calendar. …”
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Workshop report: GHG emissions mitigation for dairy systems in Kenya por Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo, Isiaho, Glarion, Kipkosgei, Solomon, Sisay, Henock, Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse

“…During these sessions, participants were engaged in presentations, discussions, and exercises addressing the social and technical aspects of adopting GHG mitigation interventions. The key outcomes of the workshops included an enhanced understanding of GHG mitigation measures, validation of intervention strategies, and feedback on the challenges and benefits of implementing these strategies within Kenyan dairy farming systems.…”
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Context Matters: Tackling Methane in Livestock Systems for a Sustainable Future por Food Systems for the Future (FSF), Environmental Defense Fund, International Livestock Research Institute

“…. • Consumer Engagement: Engaging consumers around the benefits of sustainably produced meat and dairy and dispelling media misinformation can create market demand, encouraging farmers to adopt climate-smart practices.…”
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Building partnership for seed system development and diversification por Tiwari, Neha, Agrawal, Shiv Kumar, Niane, Abdoul Aziz

“…CGIAR and ICAR are advancing NPS through actionable science, partnerships, and innovations to encourage smallholder farmers to adopt sustainable practices. NPS operates on five pillars: Conserve, Manage, Restore, Recycle, and Engage, promoting food security and livelihoods. …”
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Agroecology and gender: Level of involvement of women and young people in agroecological farms in the Fatick department por Ba, Aminata, Diakhaté, Finda Bayo, Mané, Cherif A.S., Gaye, Elhadji Kabe, Piraux, Marc

“…Young people, meanwhile, are often involved in the more physical and technical tasks, and contribute to the emergence of innovations, adopting modern practices such as agroforestry and composting, but are rarely included in strategic decisions. …”
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Assessment of the use of livestock climate information in Senegal por Ouedraogo, Issa, Ndeye, Amy Kebe, Serign, Fall, Babacar, Seck

“…The services were widely adopted, with 90% of beneficiaries utilizing the information to optimize agricultural and livestock activities, safeguard resources, and mitigate losses. …”
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Evaluating parliamentary advocacy for nutrition in Tanzania por te Lintelo, D. J. H., Pittore, K.

“…Evaluating the effects of parliamentary advocacy is fraught with methodological challenges and case studies are scarce. This article adopts a contribution analysis and process tracing procedure to evaluate whether parliamentary advocacy influenced political party manifestos in Tanzania in the run up to the 2015 general election. …”
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