Resultados de búsqueda - "Adoption"

El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina por Pacheco, P., Barry, D.M., Cronkleton, P., Larson, A.M.

“…This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin America. …”
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Etude comparative de la rentabilité de deux types d’apiculture au nord ouest Cameroun por Matso, A.S.T., Achu, G.M., Kamajou, F., Ingram, V.J., Boboh, M.V.

“…En dépit du caractère statique de l’étude, nous suggérons aux apiculteurs d’adopter les ruches améliorées.…”
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Le marché domestique du sciage artisanal en République du Congo: État des lieux, opportunités et défis por Lescuyer, G., Cerutti, P.O., Yembe-Yembe, R.I.

“…La République du Congo a adopté une loi forestière en 2000 qui met l’accent sur le secteur forestier industriel à grande échelle orienté vers l’exportation. …”
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Calotropis procera with emphasis on its use as a milk coagulating agent. A review por Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., O'Connor, C.B.

“…A number of strategies have been adopted to improve milk production efficiency from animals in developing countries. …”
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Livestock in the livelihoods of the underprivileged communities in India: A review por Rangnekar, D.V.

“…Given the increasing demand for livestock products, this is an opportune time for animal scientists to make an impact on the livelihoods of the underprivileged by adopting this change in the research paradigm.…”
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Recognizing farmers' knowledge in development initiatives: Indigenous bee-keeping in Alaba Special Woreda, Southern Ethiopia por Shiferaw, A., Dindamo, B., Berhe, Kahsay, Tegegne, Azage, Hoekstra, Dirk

“…Findings show that knowledge of apiculture in Alaba originated from adjacent woreda and was adopted first in Besheno and surrounding area. Indigenous value of honey is reflected in the generations’ lore, its medical, economic and social value. …”
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Do plot sizes affect the performance of GIS-based species distribution models? por Pandit, S., Hayward, A., Leeuw, Jan de, Kolasa, J.

“…Our results suggest that optimal plot size must be considered explicitly in the creation of species distribution models if they are to be successfully adopted into conservation efforts.…”
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Climate change risk and vulnerability mapping and profiling at local level using the Household Economy Approach (HEA) por Nhamo, L., Chilonda, Pius

“…Some adaptive measures that can be adopted to mitigate climate change impacts are recommended. …”
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Reducing carbon emissions through improved irrigation and groundwater management: a case study from Iran por Karimi, P., Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Bahramloo, R., Molden, David J.

“…The model simulations showed that by adopting improved irrigation schedules and improving farm application efficiencies, water productivity will increase, and irrigation water withdrawals from groundwater can be reduced significantly with no reduction in yields. …”
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Safe re-use practices in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana por Keraita, Bernard N., Abaidoo, Robert C., Beernaerts, Ines, Koo-Oshima, Sasha, Amoah, Philip, Drechsel, Pay, Konradsen, Flemming

“…With hardly any wastewater treatment in Ghana, a multiple-barrier approach was adopted and safe re-use practices were developed through action research involving a number of stakeholders at different levels along the food chain. …”
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Challenges to the integration of wetlands into IWRM: The case of the Inner Niger Delta (Mali) and the Lobau Floodplain (Austria) por Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Johnston, R., Hein, T., Weigelhofer, G., D'Haeyer, T., Koné, B., Cools, J.

“…The “Critical Path” approach and related guidance have been adopted by Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention in order to effectively integrate wetland conservation and management into river basin management planning and decision-making. …”
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Transformation of smallholder beef cattle production in Vietnam por Stür, Werner W., Khanh, T.T., Duncan, Alan J.

“…By 2010, more than 3,000 smallholders had adopted farm-grown forages and stall-feeding, and many produced high-quality beef cattle. …”
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Challenging conventional approaches to managing wastewater use in agriculture por Huibers, F., Redwood, M., Raschid-Sally, Liqa

“…A different approach is required, one that rethinks conventional wastewater system design and management. By adopting a systems approach to analysing both the water and food chains, one discovers the interactions of different stakeholders that treat and use (or abuse) water, the impacts on overall productivity and the risks. …”
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Water user associations in northern Ghana: from institutional panacea to reality check por Acheampong, Ernest Nti, Venot, Jean-Philippe

“…This paper argues that the relative failure of WUAs is mostly due to the implementation approach that was adopted for their establishment during past development projects, specifically, the lack of attention given to the complex social fabric and the multiple actors and livelihood strategies that organized around small reservoirs. …”
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The challenges and uses of quantitative economic modeling of agricultural policy decision process in Africa: a case study of South African land redistribution por Olubode-Awosola, O. O., Schalkwyk, H.D. van

“…To exemplify this phenomenon, a forward-looking and prescriptive economic analysis that is being widely used in the developed world for agricultural policy analysis which supports the identification, prediction, prescription and comparison of alternative policy impacts was adopted to examine the potential effects of the South African land redistribution strategies on its agriculture with respect to equity and efficiency using an agricultural sector mathematical programming model. …”
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Integrated assessment of meso-level watershed development: progress of an integrated evaluation project in Andhra Pradesh por Syme, G.J., Croke, B.F.W., Ratna Reddy, V., Ranjan, R., Samad, Madar, Pavelic, Paul, Herron, N., Rao, K.V., Ahmed, S.

“…Shile terms vary from state to state, the following definitions have been adopted for this study and are deemed appropriate for Andhra Pradesh. …”
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Exploring relationships between conservation and poverty reduction in wetland ecosystems: lessons from 10 integrated wetland conservation and poverty reduction initiatives por Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, de Silva, Sanjiv, Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie

“…This paper describes the evaluation of 10 wetland management case studies from Asia, Africa and South America that adopted such an integrated approach. The evaluation assessed the outcomes of these integrated initiatives to identify conditions and processes for linking conservation and poverty reduction objectives in wetlands. …”
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Managing salinity in the Indus Basin of Pakistan por Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Sarwar, A.

“…Over the last 40 years, the Government of Pakistan has adopted engineering, reclamation, and biological measures to address these problems. …”
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Agricultural water use and management in arid and semiarid areas: Current situation and measures for improvement por Dehghanisanij, H., Oweis, Theib Y., Qureshi, Asad Sarwar

“…The wide ranges in recorded crop water productivities suggest that agricultural production can be maintained to its current level by using 20 to 40% less water if new water management practices are adopted. This paper reviews the current situation of water scarcity, agricultural water productivity, and suggests options for sustainable management of land and water resources in these regions.…”
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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, April - June 2014 por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Finally, read our analysis that shows gender differences in how farmers are adopting climate-smart practices and strategies.…”
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