Resultados de búsqueda - "América"

Agricultural Research in Government Agencies in Latin America; A Preliminary Assessment of Investment Trends por International Service for National Agricultural Research

“…As a result, public agricultural research agencies throughout Latin America have had to deal with declining and unstable budgets and a substantially more critical government attitude when it comes to paying the research bill during the past 10-15 years. …”
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Silvopastoral systems and their role in climate change mitigation and nationally determined contributions in Latin America por Rivera, Julián Esteban, Serna, Laura, Arango, Jacobo, Barahona, Rolando, Murgueitio, Enrique, Torres, Felipe, Chará, Julián

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Productivity and efficiency in grassland-based livestock production in Latin America : The cases of Uruguay and Paraguay por Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Freire, Heber, Munoz, Gonzalo

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América Latina y el Caribe en la economía verde y azul por Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio

“…Acá el foco va a estar principalmente en la relación entre el sector agropecuario, la economía verde, y América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Esto tiene al menos dos aspectos: uno es la importancia del sector agroalimentario en la región (que incluye pero va mucho más allá de la producción agropecuaria primaria); la otra es el papel de ALC para la economía verde y sostenibilidad mundial, en el cual el sector agroalimentario juega un rol central.…”
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Agricultural R&D investment, knowledge stocks and productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean por Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Falconi, César A.

“…Between 2001 and 2012, Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) agriculture saw its best performance of the last 30 years. …”
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The European Union’s and United States of America’s Non–Tariff Measures: Impacts on African Exports por Kareem, Olayinka Idowu

“…There are differentials in the conclusion of scholars as to what undermines Africa’s export flows to the European Union (EU) and United State of America (USA). While the impact of tariffs has been reduced due to the unilateral preferential tariffs granted to Africa by these countries, empirical studies have shown that the frequencies of the incidences of non-tariff measures have increased. …”
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Productivity and the performance of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean: From the lost decade to the commodity boom por Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Falconi, César A., Ludena, Carlos E., Martel, Pedro

“…This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean’s agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in output per worker. …”
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From Latin America to Oceania: The Historic Dispersal of Sweetpotato Re-examined Using AFLP por Rossel, G., Kriegner, A., Zhang, D.P.

“…Although originally domesticated in tropical America, the sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) has a long cultivation history in Oceania. …”
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Transforming agricultural support for a sustainable future: A Latin America and Caribbean view por Laborde Debucquet, David, Olivetti, Elsa B., Piñeiro, Valeria

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Double Use for Legumes: Growing legumes to improve the soil and as an animal feed in Central America por International Livestock Research Institute

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Market segmentation and potential for new CIAT forage hybrids in Africa, Latin America, and Asia por Junca Paredes, John Jairo, Florez, Jesus Fernando, Sotelo Cabrera, Mauricio Efren, Burkart, Stefan

“…AbstractLivestock is a critical economic driver in East Africa (EA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and Southeast Asia (SEA), contributing significantly to global dairy and beef production. …”
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Beyond the numbers: How urban households in Central America responded to the recent global crises por Hernandez, Manuel A., Robles, Miguel, Torero, Máximo

“…Particularly notable during 2007 and the first half of 2008 was the inflation that hit the food and beverage sector, which consistently outpaced overall inflation in Central America. The rise in prices coincided with the upward trend in international prices for the main agricultural commodities. …”
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Development pathways for hillsides and highlands: some lessons from Central America and East Africa por Pender, John L.

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Coping with the 'coffee crisis' in Central America: the role of the Nicaraguan Social Safety Net Programme por Maluccio, John A.

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Biotecnología agropecuaria para el desarrollo en América Latina: Oportunidades y retos por Trigo, Eduardo, Falconi, César, Falck-Zepeda, José B.

“…With respect to the biotechnological techniques used in each country, it can be said that all countries in Latin America apply biotechnological techniques, but most of them are conventional. …”
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Determinants of time allocation to rural nonfarm activities in Central America: The role of infrastructure and education por Barron, Manuel, Torero, Máximo

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The impact of the Central America Free Trade Agreement on the Central American textile maquila industry por Jansen, Hans G. P., Morley, Samuel, Kessler, Gloria, Piñeiro, Valeria, Sánchez, Marco, Torero, Máximo

“…While the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) remains a hotly debated issue in all five Central American countries that are part of the treaty, most discussions are based on preconceived opinions rather than grounded in research-based results. …”
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Coping with the “coffee crisis” in Central America: the role of the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social por Maluccio, John

“…The international and local Nicaraguan media have widely reported on the “coffee crisis” in Latin America and there is substantial evidence that there has been a downturn and that this has been more severe in the coffee-growing regions. …”
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Coping with the “coffee crisis” in Central America: the role of the Nicaraguan Red de Protección Social por Maluccio, John

“…The international and local Nicaraguan media have widely reported on the “coffee crisis” in Latin America and there is substantial evidence that there has been a downturn and that this has been more severe in the coffee-growing regions. …”
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Price and volatility transmission from international to domestic food and fertilizer markets in Central America por Hernandez, Manuel A., Ceballos, Francisco, Berrospi, Maria Lucia, Perego, Viviana Maria Eugenia, Brown, Melissa, Lopez, Elena Mora

“…Following recent major global shocks that resulted in significant spikes in international food and fertilizer prices, this study analyses the degree of price and volatility transmission from international to selected domestic food and fertilizer markets across seven countries in Central America. We follow a multivariate GARCH approach using monthly data over the period 2000–2022. …”
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