Search Results - "Adoption"

Participatory epidemiology in disease surveillance and research by Jost, Christine, Mariner, Jeffrey C., Roeder, P.L., Sawitri, E., MacGregor-Skinner, G.J.

“…The Global Rinderpest Eradication Program adopted participatory epidemiology as a surveillance tool for controlling rinderpest. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agriculture Education in Zimbabwe by Huyer, Sophia, Nyasimi, Mary

“…Women farmers in southern Africa, as a result, face barriers in adopting CSA practices, including unequal access to credit, technology and agricultural inputs as well as capacity-building. …”
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Crop-livestock interaction in the savannas of Nigeria: nature and determinants of farmer decision to use manure for soil fertility maintenance by Chianu, Jonas N., Tsujii, H., Manyong, Victor M.

“…This paper evaluates the nature of crop-livestock interactions in the savannas of northern Nigeria, assesses its capability to maintain productivity, and uses logit model to estimate determinants of farmers’ decision to adopt manure for fertility maintenance. Results show that although 86% of the farmers indicated some interaction between crops and livestock, the interaction is weak. …”
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Ploidy and genomic group effects on yield components interaction in bananas and plantains across four environments in Nigeria by Baiyeri, K., Tenkouano, A., Mbah, B., Mbagwu, J.

“…Additional gains could be achieved by adopting crop management options that improve the expression of these traits.…”
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Multilevel Governance, Decentralization and Environmental Prioritization: How is it working in rural development policy in Scotland? by Yang, A.L., Rounsevell, Mark D., Haggett, C.

“…Adopting a ‘multilevel’ governance system and environmental prioritization for the Rural Development Policy (RDP) in Europe are key actions recommended by the European Commission. …”
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Assessing beekeeping potential in Oyo State, Nigeria by Ayodeji, B.T., Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M., Olalekan, O.S., Roland, O.

“…The non-deterministic nature of producing honey informed the use of stochastic production model to assess beekeepers’ technical efficiency while gross margin analysis was adopted to illuminate how profitable honey production is in the area under consideration. …”
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Evolutionary genomics of Staphylococcus aureus reveals insights into the origin and molecular basis of ruminant host adaptation by Guinane, Caitriona M., Penadés, José R., Fitzgerald, J. Ross

“…The data suggest that the common pathogenic clone associated with small ruminants originated in humans but has since adapted to its adopted host through a combination of allelic diversification, gene loss and acquisition of mobile genetic elements. …”
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Socio-economic evaluation of furniture re-use by Granström, Fanny

“…The author adopted a case study approach to explore the complex phenomena of reuse. …”
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Farmer field schools as a learning process for resource-poor farmers by Hofisi, Fortunate

“…Farmers felt that they wanted to have control over Farmer Field Schools by having Farmer Field Workers and field supervisors accountable to them. The research adopted a participatory approach, employing Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) methods.…”
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Climate protest images by Leimer, Elisa

“…This research concentrates on the ways in which the public interprets different images of climate protests and the effects that such interpretations have on their engagement with the issues of the protest. Adopting a mixed-methods approach, this study analyses responses from 13 interviews and 100 survey respondents on 18 images of various staged protests and marches. …”
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The impact of participation in Diversity Field Fora on farmer management of millet and Sorghum varieties in Mali by Smale, Melinda, Diakité, L., Sidibé, A., Grum, M., Jones, H., Traoré, I.S., Guindo. H., Bioversity International

“…Malian farmers have been cultivating millet and sorghum for millennia, but they are slow to adopt and develop modern varieties because it is difficult to observe the difference in yields in their fields, given the challenging local growing conditions. …”
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Farmers Experiencing Potato Seed Degeneration Respond but Do Not Adjust Their Seed Replacement Strategies in Ecuador by Navarrete, I., Andrade-Piedra, J.L., López, V., Yue, X., Herrera, J., Barzallo, M., Quimbiulco, K., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Struik, P.C.

“…In Ecuador, farmers poorly adopt practices to manage potato seed degeneration. …”
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The Philippines has mainstreamed the climate risk vulnerability assessment framework, through the integrated CRVA-PCIP protocol in upgrading existing provincial commodity investmen... by Palao Kris, Leo M

“…The Department of Agriculture (DA) adopted the CRVA as a standardized and evidence-based assessment tool. …”
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A risk governance approach to mitigating food system risks in a crisis: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic in five low- and middle-income countries by Polman, D. F., Selten, M. P. H., Motovska, N., Berkhout, Ezra D., Bergevoet, R. H. M., Candel, J. J. L.

“…We connect both literatures by adopting a risk governance lens to study how governments have dealt with COVID-19 induced food system risks across different phases of the crisis. …”
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Effect of disseminating of co-produced climate advisory services on knowledge, attitudes, and practices in climate-smart livestock farming in Senegal by Houessionon, Prosper, Worou, Nadine, Chan, Derek, Yabré, Mariam, Yessoufou, Adjani Nourou-Dine, Seck, Babacar, Kebe, Amy, Sow, Fafa, Sarr, Adama, Wane, Abdrahmane, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Livestock farmers, empowered by the knowledge develop attitudes through co-produced advisory services, and actively incorporated climate smart techniques into their practices. The approach of adopting a community of practice has proven the multi-faceted impact of collaborative efforts among scientists, local practitioners, and the farming community in shaping a more adaptive and informed livestock farming to adapt to climate change. …”
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Pakistan: A cost-benefit analysis of puddled planted rice vs. direct seeded rice by Rana, Abdul Wajid, Gill, Sitara, Akram, Iqra

“…Research indicates that if current climate change patterns persist and farmers do not adopt suitable climate resilient methods, rice production in Pakistan could decline by as much as 36 percent by the year 2099.…”
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Agro-parks as drivers of the African food processing sector: Review of conditions for success by Jenane, Chakib, Ulimwengu, John M., Ono, Toshiaki, Kirui, Oliver K.

“…In July 2003, African heads of state and government ratified the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) at the Second Ordinary Assembly of the African Union (AU), held in Maputo, Mozambique. In 2014, they adopted the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated African Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods, in which they recommitted to the principles and values of CAADP and set ambitious targets in five broad areas (enhancing agricultural investment, ending hunger, reducing poverty, boosting intra-African agricultural trade, and enhancing the resilience of livelihoods and production systems). …”
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Strategic role of Indian State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) in rural development: A review by Lalitha, A., Purnima, K. S., Reddy, K. Gurava, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Sambaiah, A.

“…State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), in India, have adopted the U.S. land-grant model to meet its goals. …”
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Nexus Capacity Scorecard (NCS) - Education and Research: guidance note and tool by Khalid, Sidra, Elias, M.

“…The ‘Nexus Capacity Scorecard (NCS) – Education and Research’ is intended to gauge capacities to adopt a WEFE nexus approach within and/or across academic institutions conducting research in or teaching courses related to the water, energy, food/agriculture, and environmental sectors (henceforth referred to as ‘WEFE academic institutions’). …”
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Fertilizer policy in Bangladesh: State intervention in markets and prices by Islam, Nurul, Mujeri, Mustafa K.

“…Three mutually supportive mechanisms have operated in different degrees for expanding agricultural (food) production in Bangladesh during the period: first, the increase in efficiency of use of farm inputs and technologies; second, using more productive inputs; and third, adopting improved technologies. Among the three, the first two have helped the small and marginal farmers (who form the overwhelming majority in Bangladesh agriculture) to experience the immediate benefits of higher farm outputs, contributing to an increased income and better living conditions. …”
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