Search Results - "Adoption"

Mapping the design and implementation of seed sector regulation: The case of Uganda by Kuhlmann, Katrin, Nalinya, Adron Naggayi, Francis, Tara, Spielman, David J.

“…The RSMs indicate the need to take various measures to improve the enabling environment for seed trade in Uganda, including reviewing the current seed law, which is largely outdated; updating the existing seed regulations; adopting plant variety protection (PVP) regulations to implement the PVP Act; developing guidelines on agricultural research; and building capacity in both the public and private sectors.…”
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The Role of ICARDA’s Germplasm Health Unit (GHU) in Improving Plant Health and Safeguarding the Biodiversity of Legume and Cereal Crops by Kumari, Safaa, Moukahel, Abdulrahman, El Miziani, Inaam, Darwish, Iman

“…ICARDA’s GHU is involved in the following responsibilities: (1) Develop and validate diagnostic tools and procedures for germplasm health testing and share the updated technology with the NPPOs; (2) Create and adopt phytosanitary procedures to generate pest-free germplasm and avert the spread of quarantine pests in legume and cereal germplasm transfers; (3) Ensure that all movement of legume and cereal germplasms comply with guidelines of importing and exporting countries to avoid any breaches of the host and receiving countries’ quarantine protocols; (4) Conduct pest risk assessment of germplasm activities, including conservation, seed increase and transfers; (5) Organize GHU community of practice to form a network of centers for transboundary pest prevention; (6) Contribute to the phytosanitary capacity development.…”
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Vulnerability and coping strategies within wild meat trade networks during the COVID-19 pandemic by Enns, C., Vliet, N. van, Mbane, J., Muhindo, J., Nyumu, J., Bersaglio, B., Massé, F., Cerutti, P.O., Nasi, R.

“…Measures adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and economic shocks caused by the pandemic have affected food networks globally, including wild meat trade networks that support the livelihoods and food security of millions of people around the world. …”
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Inclusive Innovation in Bean Value Chain Interventions: A Comparative Study of Gender Dynamics in Tanzania Malawi and Burundi by Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ketema, Dessalegn Molla, Ajambo, Susan, Puskur, Ranjitha, Kabuli, Hilda, Ndunguru, Agness, Ndabashinze, Blaise

“…Limited access to information and training for women was a major gap in women’s ability to effectively adopt new technologies and practices. Implementation of inclusive innovation practices (participatory approaches, capacity building and context-specific solutions) demonstrated the potential to address gender disparities in adaptation to climate change. …”
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Evaluating the gendered credit constraints and uptake of an insurance-linked credit product by Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, Ward, Patrick S., You, Liangzhi

“…Smallholder farmers in low- and medium-income countries lack sufficient access to agricultural production credit that can help them adopt new technologies and improve their farm production. …”
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Amplification of coupled hot-dry extremes over eastern monsoon China by Zhang, X., Gu, X., Slater, L. J., Dembélé, Moctar, Tosunoğlu, F., Guan, Y., Liu, J., Kong, D., Xie, F., Tang, X.

“…Given hot extremes are projected to increase and atmospheric humidity is predicted to decrease in the future, it is very likely that increasing hot-dry days and associated disasters will be witnessed in monsoon regions, which should be mitigated against by adopting adaptive measures.…”
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Unveiling gendered perspectives on farmers’ climate risk perception, and adaptation strategies: A systematic review by Ningombam, Soniya, Das, Abhishek, Kumar, Shalander, Kasala, Kavitha, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…Adaptation strategies also differed, for example, with men adopting advanced approaches while women often rely on traditional knowledge as their primary means of adaptation. …”
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Women and youth inclusive value- chain development: A case from Ziway-Shalla sub-basin of Ethiopia and Wegnia and Sourou of Mali by Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Diallo, Assitan, Minh, Thai Thi

“…However, access to productive resources and services for women and youth adopting any strategies is hampered by gender and intergenerational norms, poverty and insufficient institutional capacity. …”
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Microbial bioinoculants for regenerative agriculture and amelioration of soil degradation in the Lower Mekong Region by Venethongkham, Thanongkham

“…Laos has some experience in implementing agroecological practices but is relatively new to adopting microbial bioinoculants within its agricultural systems. …”
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Integrated effect of saline water irrigation and phosphorus fertilization practices on wheat (Triticum aestivum) growth, productivity, nutrient content and soil proprieties under d... by Bouras, Hamza, Mamassi, Achraf, Devkota, Krishna, Choukr- Allah, Redouane, Bouazzama, Bassou

“…Overall, our finding suggests that appropriate P- application minimizes the adverse effects of high soil salinity and can be adopted as a coping strategy in wheat cultivation under saline water irrigation practices.…”
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Assessment of the effectiveness and efficacy of seed villages in India by Bhuvana, Narayana Rao, Dominic, Ditty Maria, Mittal, Nimisha, Sulaiman V, Rasheed, Puskur, Ranjitha, Tenneti, Suchaita

“…Since then, several other organisations have adopted the SVP and promoted quality seed production. …”
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The contribution of local shrubs to the carbon footprint reduction of traditional dairy systems in Cundinamarca, Colombia by González-Quintero, Ricardo, Sierra-Alarcón, Andrea Milena, Benavides-Cruz, Juan Carlos, Mayorga-Mogollón, Olga Lucía

“…Therefore, the inclusion of locally available forages in dairy cattle diets is a potential sustainable GHGE mitigation option that dairy farmers, from the Colombian high tropics, can adopt.…”
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Presentations for Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation by Ronchi, Loraine, Ofori, Patrick, Zorya, Sergiy, Fan, Shenggen, Martin, Will

“…Developing appropriate incentives to encourage producers to adopt technological innovations and sustainable practices, and consumers to make healthy and sustainable food choices, will help deliver desired food system outcomes, but doing so will require bold action through both international coordination and national-level policy reform. …”
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Proof of concept and early development stage of market-oriented high iron and zinc rice expressing dicot ferritin and rice nicotianamine synthase genes by Tsakirpaloglou, Nikolaos, Bueno-Mota, Gela, Soriano, Jessica Candace, Arcillas, Erwin, Yu, Su-May, Bouis, Howarth E., Arines, Felichi Mae, Stangoulis, James, Trijatmiko, Kurniawan Rudi, Reinke, Russell, Tohme, Joseph, Slamet-Loedin, Inez H.

“…To our knowledge, this is the first potential biotechnology public-sector product that adopts the product cycle phase-gated approach, routinely applied in the private sector.…”
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Rural income diversification in Ethiopia: Patterns, trends, and welfare impacts by Abate, Gashaw T., Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Regassa, Mekdim D., Minot, Nicholas

“…Our results show that sample households generally adopt a livelihood strategy dominated by farming and that the level of diversification has been stagnant over the period of analysis considered. …”
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Consumer food safety awareness and demand for fluid milk: A case study from India by Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Sonkar, Vinay K., Roy, Devesh

“…After controlling for milk prices and family income, Indian consumers aware of and adopt seven or more food safety habits or practices are likely to demand more fluid milk. …”
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Understanding the trade-offs between climate change-induced aridity and agricultural water demand in the Souss Basin, Morocco by Attar, O., Brouziyne, Youssef, Bouchaou, L., El Bilali, A., Ait Brahim, Y., Chehbouni, A.

“…The significant amount of unmet demand across all sites suggests that demands are satisfied by the withdrawal of water from groundwater resources. The adopted approach has proven to be a useful decision support tool to understand water resources planning challenges. …”
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Challenges and opportunities of trilateral co-operation: Collaboration by the USA, Brazil and Mozambique on horticultural research, 2011–2015 by Schmink, Marianne, Smart, Jenny, Sitoe, Isabel, Bowen, Walter, Silva, Henoque Ribeiro, Ecole, Carvalho Carlos, Haber, Lenita

“…Drawing on dozens of interviews, anonymous individual surveys of project participants and discussions at the beginning and the end of the project, this article explores the principal challenges and gains from working in TC from the perspective of dozens of project participants.Project participants reported that they improved many aspects of their technical capacity, and benefited from multidisciplinary learning through participation in TC, strengthening Mozambique’s institutional capacity to improve vegetable production.The article concludes with recommendations for future TC projects: invest in communications and collaboration based on interdisciplinary trilateral teams; involve all levels of organizations as well as all participating actors in the whole value chain; address limitations, priorities and incentives in local institutions; and adopt innovative and adaptive governance strategies and mechanisms to address the evolution of complex trilateral interactions.…”
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Urban educated group's perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic management in Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration by Joarder, Taufique, Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian, Joarder, Mohammad A. I.

“…Conclusions: The Bangladeshi health sector decision-makers should learn from their mistakes to prevent further unnecessary loss of life and long-term economic downturn. They should adopt a science-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the short term while striving to develop a more resilient health system in the long run.…”
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COVID-19 prevention measures in Ethiopia: Current realities and prospects by Baye, Kaleab

“…Moreover, without aggressive interventions, current levels of access to water and soap are suboptimal to adopt the hand-washing recommendations, particularly in rural areas. …”
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