Resultados de búsqueda - "América"

Understanding use of health services in conditional cash transfer programs: Insights from qualitative research in Latin America and Turkey por Adato, Michelle, Roopnaraine, Terry, Becker, Elisabeth

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Case study -- supermarkets and quality and safety standards for produce in Latin America: food safety in food security and food trade por Berdegué, Julio A., Balsovich, Fernando, Flores, Luis, Mainville, Denise, Reardon, Thomas

“…Food safety standards that developed countries impose on developing-country exports have sometimes created a barrier to market access. But in Latin America today, the standards set by supermarkets in the region affect local producers far more than do those imposed by developed countries. …”
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Data: Genome-wide association study of cassava brown streak disease resistance in cassava germplasm conserved in South America por Ospina Colorado, Jessica Alejandra, Lopez Alvarez, Diana Carolina, Gimode, Winnie Riziki Adu, Wenzl, Peter, Carvajal Yepes, Monica

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The impact of the Central America free trade agreement on agriculture and the rural sector in five Central American countries: Executive summary por Jansen, Hans G. P., Morley, Samuel, Torero, Máximo

“…The International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI), headquartered in Washington, D.C.and represented by an office in Central America based in RUTA, in San Jose, Costa Rica, and the Sub-regional Economic Commission for Central America (ECLAC) office based in Mexico, have been executing the Project on the Impact of the Central America Free Trade Agreement on Agriculture and the Rural Sector in Five Central American Countries (“the Project”). …”
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Geographic space, assets, livelihoods and well-being in rural Central America: empirical evidence from Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua por Alwang, Jeffrey, Jansen, Hans G. P., Siegel, Paul B., Pichon, Francisco

“…This paper uses an asset-base framework to analyze the determinants of rural growth and sustainable poverty reduction for the three poorest countries in Central America: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua...Using a combination of GIS mapping techniques, quantitative household analysis, and qualitative analyses of assets and livelihoods, the authors generate a description of rural territories that recognizes the differential effects of policies and asset bundles across space and households. …”
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Desafios para la Visión 2020 en América Latina: la alimentacion y la agricultura desde 1970 por Garrett, James L.

“…Entre esos esfuerzos se des taca la necesidad de abor dar con éxito los procesos de transformación política y económica que ocurren en la región, especialmente la defomentar la competitividad del sistema de producción alimentaria y agrícola de una forma ecológicamente sostenible y mejorar el futuro de los pequeños agricultores y la población pobre del sector rural. América Latina tiene vastos recursos humanos y naturales que pueden formar la base para materializar la visión 2020. …”
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Desafios para la Visión 2020 en América Latina: la alimentación y la agricultura desde 1970 por Garrett, James L.

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Las biofábricas, nuevos modelos de producción y acceso a los insumos agrícolas en América Latina por Goulet, Frédéric, Guerrero Poveda, Daniela, Odjo, Sylvanus

“…La producción y el acceso a alternativas a los insumos agrícolas químicos despiertan el interés de muchos actores del sector agropecuario. En América Latina, el auge de los insumos de base biológica, incluidos los biofertilizantes, los agentes de control biológico y los bioestimulantes, ofrece soluciones a estos desafíos (ver Perspectives 55, mayo de 2021). …”
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Mejoramiento del arroz biofortificado para América Latina ganancia genética en rendimiento y contenido de zinc por Bartholomé, Jerome, Borrero, Jaime, Sandoval, Leydi, Alvarez , Maria Fernanda, Grenier, Cecile

“…Once the best genotypes were identified, advanced biofortified lines were developed through crossings and selection schemes, which were evaluated in multi-environment trials.Thanks to the collaboration of entities such as CIRAD, HarvestPlus, and INIAS from different countries, four varieties have been released in Latin America. This joint effort has even crossed borders, enabling the release of a high-zinc variety in Mali, Africa. …”
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Construcción de paz medioambiental en América Latina y el Caribe: reduciendo brechas y aprovechando oportunidades por Higuera-Florez, Julian, Medina, Leonardo, Acuña-Alfaro, Jairo, De Francisco, Iñaki, Pacillo, Grazia, Madurga-Lopez, Ignacio

“…MENSAJES CLAVE: A pesar de los urgentes retos medioambientales, climáticos, de violencia y de conflictos de la región, los estudios existentes sobre construcción de paz medioambiental en América Latina y el Caribe (LAC) tienden a enfocarse exclusivamente en Colombia después del Acuerdo de Paz de 2016, con algunas pocas excepciones en México, Nicaragua, y Costa Rica. …”
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Mujeres como protagonistas de cambio: Clima, Paz y Seguridad en América Latina y el Caribe por Palou Zuniga, Nohelia, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio

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A good global investment for the United States: How investing in CGIAR makes America stronger, safer and more prosperous por Hill, Ruth Vargas, McNamara, Brian, Ringler, Claudia, Spielman, David J., Thurlow, James, Berrospi, Maria Lucia, Chambers, Judith A., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Gilligan, Daniel O., Glauber, Joseph W., Hernandez, Manuel A., Headey, Derek D., Hoffmann, Vivian, Kosec, Katrina, Martin, Will, Nia, Reza, Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Piñeiro, Valeria, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Vos, Rob, Zambrano, Patricia, Zhang, Wei

“…CGIAR promotes American leadership in agricultural innovation by supplying the majority of the genetic materials used in U.S. crop breeding and acting as a critical research partner for U.S. businesses and universities. CGIAR also makes America safer and stronger through its work on predicting crises, protecting food security, and on improving livelihoods as an alternative to migration.…”
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Balancing development and conservation?: an assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of nontimber forest product trade in Asia, Africa, and Latin America por Kusters, K., Achdiawan, R., Belcher, B., Ruíz Pérez, M.

“…We based the analysis on a standardized expert-judgment assessment of the livelihood and environmental outcomes of 55 cases of NTFP trade from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The results show that NTFP trade benefits several components of peoples' livelihoods, but may increase inequality between households. …”
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Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies of non-timber forest product systems. volume 3 - Latin America por Alexiades, M.N., Shanley, P.

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Biofuel finance: global trends in biofuel finance in forest-rich countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and implications for governance por Gelder, J.W. van, German, L.

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Potential economic impact from the adoption of Brachiaria hybrids resistant to spittlebugs in livestock systems of Colombia, Mexico and Central America por Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Holmann, Federico J.

“…The elasticity of the benefits regarding the yields was estimated at 2.2 for Colombia and 1.8 for Central America and Mexico. This suggests that if the yield declines by 1%, the reduction of the social benefits is more than proportional. …”
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Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) in tropical Latin America: implications for biodiversity conservation, natural resource management and human nutrition por Graefe, Sophie, Dufour, D., Zonneveld, M. van, Rodríguez, F., González, A.

“…Peach palm (Bactris gasipaes) is a multi-purpose palm tree native to tropical Latin America, which is predominantly cultivated by smallholders in agroforestry systems. …”
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Informe del taller para la construcción de escenarios socioeconómicos para los países de américa central por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Impact of irrigation management transfer on the performance of irrigation systems: A review of selected experiences from Asia and Latin America por Samad, M.

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An interregional system dynamics model of animal disease control: Applications to foot-and-mouth disease in the Southern cone of South America por Rich, Karl M.

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