Resultados de búsqueda - "Adoption"

Manure availability in relation to sustainable food crop production in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger por Williams, Timothy O., Powell, J.M., Fernández Rivera, S.

“…A three-step approach was adopted for this study. First, the amount of manure required to replace nutrients taken up from croplands at various yield levels was estimated. …”
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Cattle owners' perceptions of African bovine trypanosomiasis and its control in Busia and Kwale Districts of Kenya por Machila, N., Wanyangu, S.W., McDermott, John J., Welburn, S.C., Maudlin, I., Eisler, M.C.

“…A study using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Busia District, Western Kenya and Kwale District, Coastal Kenya to obtain qualitative and quantitative information from 256 cattle owners about their production systems, their perceptions of the diseases encountered in their cattle, the drugs used, and other measures adopted to control trypanosomiasis in cattle. The predominant production system was mixed crop-livestock with farmers owning 2-11 local cattle on holdings between 2 and 5 ha. …”
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Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa por Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Mude, Andrew G., Steeg, Jeannette van de, Kinyangi, James

“…These adaptation options will only be adopted if the right systems of incentives and policies are put in place.…”
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Climate change projections in some Asian countries por Challinor, Andrew J.

“…In this book the editors have brought together a wide range of case studies from across Africa and Asia, covering urban and rural areas and different sectors including water, agriculture and disaster management, in order to examine: high-resolution climate change projection in Asia and how this can be used in planning appropriate adaptation responses; in-depth case studies of climate change projections, social, economic and environmental impact and vulnerability assessment and adaptation in rural Thailand and urban Philippines; cases across Africa for which climate data is less readily available and alternative approaches need to be adopted; the current situation amongst international donors; and emerging issues caused by climate change.…”
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Water saving and environment friendly canal operations in high water allowance canals por Munir, Sarfraz, Ahmad, Waqas, Alam, N.

“…This can be tackled by adopting a semi-demand based canal operations approach which has two-tiered benefits of water saving and preventing waterlogging. …”
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Integrated natural resource management in West African crop-livestock systems por Tarawali, Shirley A., Keatinge, J.D.H., Powell, J.M., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Lyasse, O., Sanginga, Nteranya

“…With such an approach, interventions will be increasingly relevant and more readily adapted and widely adopted by smallholder farmers in the region. Key words: Balanced nutrient management systems, crop-livestock systems, integrated natural resource management, mixed farming.…”
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Fertility of Bos indicus and B. indicus x B. taurus crossbred cows and heifers after oestrus synchronization in the Rift Valley of Ethiopia por Sisay, A., Ebro, A., Tegegne, Azage

“…The overall result achieved in the study was acceptable and the procedure used could be adopted to produce uniformly pregnant animals to farmers to allow systematic on-farm performance evaluation.…”
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Sustainability concerns of livestock-based livelihoods in the Andes por León Velarde, C.U., Quiróz, R., Zorogastua, P., Tapia, M.

“…This paper describes how the challenge of the constraints faced in the Andes can be met by adopting a holistic approach. Topics of discussion include, biological, economic and social indicators; the Development of livestock production systems in the Andean region; and modelling the sustainability of crop-livestock produciton systems.…”
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Dilemma in participatory selection of varieties por Misiko, Michael T.

“…Scaling out of PVS gains was hence compromised and early adopters often fell back to old varieties, to experience, or to sporadic extension advice. …”
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The potential of agroforestry in the provision of sustainable woodfuel in sub-Saharan Africa por Iiyama, Miyuki, Neufeldt, Henry, Dobie, P., Njenga M, Ndegwa G, Jamnadass, Ramni H.

“…Agroforestry, if widely adopted as an integrated strategy together with improved kilns and stoves, can have a significant impact to reduce wood harvest pressures in forests through sustainably supplying trees on farm. …”
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Poultry value chains and HPAI in Indonesia: The case of Bogor por Sudarman, A., Rich, Karl M., Randolph, Thomas F., 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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Scaling up and Improving Insurance Schemes for Farmers in India and Nigeria por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Maharashtra state has already adopted these new products, as well as the Agricultural Insurance Company of India, providing improved rainfall risk coverage to nearly one million farmers.…”
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Characterization of smallholder pig production systems in four districts along the Uganda-Kenya border por Nantima, Noelina, Ocaido, M., Davies, J., Dione, Michel M., Okoth, Edward A., Mugisha, A., Bishop, Richard P.

“…Sensitization of farmers to adopt biosecurity measures would reduce disease risk especially ASF risk.…”
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A note on the distribution of cassava amongst different climate and soil types in South America por Carter, Simon E.

“…The distribution of cassava among different climate and soil types in South America, based on the adopted hierachical classification of soil and climate conditions for cassava, is briefly discussed. …”
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Patrones de diversidad genetica en Phaseolus : hechos, ideas e implicaciones por Debouck, Daniel G.

“…The bean collection, especially that of wild materials, does not show enough variability, for which measures should be adopted to preserve the current and identify new species as well as their characteristics, geographic distribution, and threats in their habitat. …”
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L’eau que nous mangeons : Enjeux pour les pays ACP en période de pénurie por Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale

“…Les options politiques envisagées préconisent d'accroître la productivité dans les zones consacrées à l'agriculture pluviale, d'adopter d'une approche intersectorielle et d'encourager les organisations paysannes à participer aux effets d'amélioration de la gouvernance de l'eau, et d'encourager les investissements visant à améliorer l'accès à l'eau.…”
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The impact of mechanized processing of cassava on farmers' production efficiency in Uganda por Abass, A., Amaza, P., Bachwenkizi, B., Wanda, K.Y., Agona, A., Cromme, N.

“…The study investigates the impact of adopting mechanized processing of cassava on farmers’ production efficiency in Uganda. …”
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Adaptation Processes in Agriculture and Food Security: Insights from Evaluating Behavioral Changes in West Africa por Somda, Jacques, Zougmoré, Robert B., Sawadogo, Issa, Bationo, B. André, Buah, Saaka S.J., Tougiani, Abasse

“…The results show that smallholder farmers in the intervention areas adopted various characteristics of…”
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Simulation models for investigating East Coast Fever and other parasitic disesases. por Byrom, W.

“…These models are constructed using difference equations and analysed analytically and by simulation. This approach is adopted further to specifically consider the behaviour of the level of Theileria parva infection amongst vector and host populations.…”
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Restoring lands and livelihoods in Burkina Faso: the business of one association por Elias, Marlène, Vinceti, B.

“…Effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities and women in ecosystem restoration is one of the three main principles of the Action Plan on Ecosystem Restoration that the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity are expected to adopt at their next Conference in Cancun in December. …”
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