Search Results - "Agroecology"

Frontier analysis and agricultural typologies by Maruyama, Eduardo, Torero, Máximo, Scollard, Phoebe, Elias, Maribel, Mulangu, Francis, Seck, Abdoulaye

“…For this purpose, IFPRI has constructed agricultural typologies of microregions for 8 of the 12 African countries in PARI to identify micro-regional level opportunities, bottlenecks and investment gaps based on the concept of the production possibilities frontier applied to farm activities, drawing on highly detailed household-level survey and geospatial data on agroecological conditions, accessibility and poverty.…”
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Ex ante welfare analysis of technological change: The case of nitrogen efficient maize for African soils by Kostandini, Genti, La Rovere, Roberto, Guo, Zhe

“…The analysis uses spatial production data and household data to account for the level of fertilizer use in different agroecological zones of the country as well as different types of maize producing households. …”
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Livestock development planning in Uganda: Identification of areas of opportunity and challenge by Benson, Todd, Mugarura, Samuel

“…This analysis is done by developing a quantitative model to predict mean livestock stocking rates at sub-county level (n = 929) that uses population density, agroecological factors, and market access as explanatory variables. …”
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Plant spatial configurations and their influences on phenological traits of cereal and legume crops under maize‐based intercropping systems by Kinyua, Michael W., Mucheru-Muna, Monicah W., Bolo, Peter, Kihara, Job

“…Methodology Six trials were established in the high and low rainfall agroecological zones of Babati district in Tanzania to assess how promising cropping systems with different plant spatial configurations would influence the phenological development of intercropped maize, bean and pigeonpea. …”
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Options for enhancing agricultural productivity in Nigeria by Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Kato, Edward

“…A study by Alene et al. (2007) showed that a 50 percent increase in the Nigerian research budget could lead to a substantial reduction of poverty across the country’s three major agroecological zones. In the central part of the country (moist savannah), maize and yams had the highest potential to reduce poverty (by respectively 8 percent and 6 percent) while cassava and yams had the highest potential in the humid forest zone in southern Nigeria.…”
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A chromosomal level genome assembly of Nguni sheep, Ovis aries by Nesengani, L.T., Tshilate, T., Mdyogolo, S., Smith, R., Masebe, T., Raphulu, T., Moila, A., Sharaf, A., Muzemil, S., Houaga, I., Muigai, A., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Kuja, J., Katee, Sally, Osuji, J.O., Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Z., Botes, M., Mbizeni, S., Jarvis, E., Ebenezer, T.E., Ntanganedzeni, M.

“…They are well adapted to different agroecological regions. However, limited genomic resources such as high-quality reference genomes have hindered our understanding of its adaptation and establishment of an effective breeding program. …”
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The political economy of green input subsidies in developing economies: Insights from Colombia by Mockshell, Jonathan, Hidalgo, Francisco, Ritter, Thea, Alvarez, Diego, Blanco, Maria

“…Supporting a transition to sustainable agriculture requires balancing incentives that promote more efficient use of synthetic inputs and integrated management with those that encourage greater adoption of green inputs within agroecological approaches. Six programs are presented that boost the adoption of green inputs through subsidies, investments in infrastructure, training, and technical assistance. …”
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Rainwater harvesting technologies in the Sahelian zone of West Africa and the potential for outscaling by Barry, Boubacar, Olaleye, Adesola O., Zougmoré, Robert B., Fatondji, D.

“…The potential for adoption of these technologies at the farm level and their outscaling to areas with similar agroecological zones are also discussed.…”
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The performance profile of Dioscorea rotundata cultivar Dorban genotypes in Ghana using GGE biplot analysis by Otoo, E., Asiedu, Robert

“…Biplot analysis identified three mega-environments corresponding to the three agroecologies - Fumesua (Forest) was the most representative and discriminating environment followed by Bodwease (Coastal Savannah) and Wenchi (Forest-Savannah Transition). …”
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Promising olive varieties for extra virgin oil production in Mendoza, Argentina by Banco, Adriana Pamela, Puertas, Carlos Marcelo, Trentacoste, Eduardo Rafael, Gariglio, Norberto Francisco, Jofre, Viviana Patricia

“…Mendoza is one of the main oil-producing provinces in the country due to its adequate agroecological conditions. In addition, Mendoza has an olive germplasm collection with over 70 accessions. …”
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Economic impact of maize research in Tanzania by Moshi, A.J., Anandajayasekeram, P., Kaliba, A., Martella, D., Mwangi, W., Shao, F.M.

“…Data were collected from 978 farmers in 53 sites across seven agroecological zones. The sample survey revealed that the adoption rate of the improved varieties for the various zones were 28%, 66%, 44%, 24%, 66%, 81 % and 36% for the Central, Eastern, Lake, Northern, Southern, Southern Highlands and the Western Zones, respectively. …”
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Institutional Options for Entry of Agroforestry into the CGIAR System by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee Agroforestry Panel

“…It outlines the arguments made about the importance of agroforestry and the changing role of ICRAF, reviews past research, and provides a stocktaking of what institutions are doing in the field, drawn largely from the work of the TAC Forestry Panel.Three possible options are identified: carrying out agroforestry research through existing IARCs, restructuring the CGIAR system into a series of regional/agroecological centers; and combining either of the first two options with a role for ICRAF as a focal point, also continuing hands on research in Africa. …”
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Cassava germplasm strategies for Africa by Allem, A.C., Hahn, S.K.

“…The types of germplasm needed for the different agroecological zones where cassava is grown are outlined briefly in terms of what the main supplier (South America) has to offer. …”
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Effectiveness of learning and experimentation approaches for farmers as a community based strategy for banana xanthomonas wilt management by Tinzaara, William, Ssekiwoko, F., Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Karamura, E.

“…This paper presents a new participatory approach for managing BXW named Learning and Experimentation Approaches For Farmers (LEAFF) and describes how it was implemented, tested and evaluated among 220 farmers across two agroecological regions, central and South-western Uganda. …”
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Characterization of small reservoirs in Burkina Faso by Gerald, Forkuor, Cofie, Olufunke O., Cecchi, Philippe, Barron, Jennie

“…Small reservoirs (SRs) are used for multiple purposes in Burkina Faso and West African agroecological landscapes (Venot et al. 2012). These SRs are used for domestic (drinking, bathing and washing) and agricultural (crop, livestock and fishery) purposes, among others (McCartney et al. 2012). …”
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Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research by Gergel, Sarah E., Powell, Bronwen, Baudron, Frédéric, Wood, Sylvia L.R., Rhemtulla, Jeanine M., Kennedy, Gina, Rasmussen, Laura V., Ickowitz, Amy, Fagan, Matthew E., Smithwick, Erica A.H., Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Wood, Stephen A., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…Taken together, these ideas help us build a framework illuminating four pathways (direct, agroecological, energy, and market pathways) connecting forested landscapes to diet diversity. …”
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The case for integrated pest management in Africa: transition from a pesticide-based approach by Srinivasan, R., Tamò, Manuele, Subramanian, S.

“…Resistant cultivars, agroecological approaches, biological control, and biopesticides have been developed against key biotic constraints in major cropping systems. …”
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Sensibilización sobre alimentación saludable: Reporte basado en campañas sociales para mejorar percepción by Muñoz, M., Ventocilla, D., Fonseca , C., Pradel, W.

“…The Institute of Development and Environment – IDMA, in alliance with the International Potato Center – CIP, within the framework of the CGIAR research on "Resilient cities through sustainable urban and peri-urban agri-food systems", has been organizing the development of an awareness campaign for World Food Day, concerning the contribution provided by agroecological family farming located in the Valleys of Metropolitan Lima. …”
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Certificación de productores ecológicos en SGP Lima: Reporte basado en la estrategia de la intervención piloto by Muñoz, M., Ventocilla, D., Fonseca, C., Pradel, W.

“…The Institute of Development and Environment – IDMA, in alliance with the International Potato Center – CIP, within the framework of the CGIAR research on "Resilient cities through sustainable urban and peri-urban agri-food systems", has been organizing the development of an awareness campaign for World Food Day, concerning the contribution provided by agroecological family farming located in the Valleys of Metropolitan Lima. …”
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Opportunities for and constraints to safe and sustainable vegetable production in Sri Lanka by Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Jayathilake, Nilanthi, Kumara, G. D. K., Wijetunga, C. S., Madhuwanthi, Piumi, Duleesha, Nisansala

“…The country has around 80 varieties produced in different agroecological zones. There are several government and private organizations supporting vegetable farmers and farmers are organized into formally registered organizations. …”
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