Resultados de búsqueda - "Bihar"

Differences on the Wheat Trait Preferences Between Women and Men from the Same Household por Gartaula, Hom Nath, Atreya, Kishor, Konath, Noufa C., Mondal, Suchismita, Singh, Ravi P.

“…Our research examined how personal, household, agronomic and ecological characteristics of wheat-growers in Bihar, India, affect female and male farmers' wheat trait choices. …”
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Contention over contagion: Citizen responses to COVID-19 policies por Resnick, Danielle

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Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed? por Avula, Rasmi, Raykar, Neha, Menon, Purnima, Laxminarayan, Ramanan

“…Similar variability is observed in the prevalence of anaemia rates as well, which range from 38% in Goa to 78% in Bihar (IIPS & Macro International, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) and Macro International, 2007).…”
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Evaluating nutritional yield patterns through diverse cropping systems to enhance nutritional security in the eastern IGP of India por Choudhary, K.M., Kalvania, K.C., Ali, Shahid, Sinha, Pooja, Kumar, Sanjeev, Jat, R.K., Bijarniya, Deepak, Krupnik, Timothy J., Gathala, Mahesh K.

“…To address these complex changes, the on-farm research was set up by the Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) Initiative under CIMMYT with the partnership of CGIAR Institutes, JEEVIKA, and the Department of Agriculture in Nalanda district of Bihar, India, enhancing the nutritional diversity through cultivating diversified cropping systems.…”
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Hydrogeology of the eastern Ganges Basin: an overview por Natarajan, Rajmohan, Prathapar, Sanmugam A.

“…This study focuses on the Eastern Ganges Basin (EGB) and covers India (Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal), Bangladesh and the Nepal Terai. …”
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The White Revolution in India: The end or a new beginning? por Deka, Ram Pratim, Lindahl, Johanna F., Randolph, Thomas F., Grace, Delia

“…We present initial findings on promising approaches from research in Assam, Bihar and urban and peri-urban dairying. These suggest a ‘third way’ of dairy development driven by demand and value chain evolution that can complement the approaches implemented by co-operatives and more recently by large private sector investment.…”
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Challenges in intensifying India smallholder dairy production: Health risks and productivity gaps por Lindahl, Johanna F., Deka, Ram Pratim, Randolph, Thomas F., Grace, Delia

“…The dairy value chain in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. Identifying the major limitations to efficient milk production, and the best bet interventions.…”
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Climate-induced migration in South Asia: Migration decisions and the gender dimensions of adverse climatic events por Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Poudel, S., Belgrave DA

“…Using data from a survey of 2,660 farm-families and focused group discussions in Bihar (India), Terai (plains) (Nepal) and coastal Bangladesh, we employed logistic regression to investigate household response towards migration and gender dimensions of adverse climatic events. …”
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Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing changing agricultural practices across different rainfall regimes in South Asia por Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Shrivastava, Amit Kumar

“…Using data from a household survey of 2660 farm-families in Bihar state of Eastern India, Terai of Nepal and coastal Bangladesh, we explore the significance of climatic and non-climatic factors in affecting farmers' decision to change their farming practices over time in a wide range of environments. …”
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Diverse and healthy cropping systems trial protocol por Kumar, Sunil, Choudhary, Kajod Mal, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Mohanty, Samarendu, Kakraliya, S., Rout, Bidhyadhar, Kishore, Avinash, Gupta, Manavi, Patwardhan, Sharvari, Neupane, Sumanta, Sinha, Pooja, Jat, Raj Kumar

“…Going beyond typical agriculture-nutrition programs in South Asia we explore field-and landscape-scale crop and animal farm diversification options supporting multiple benefits, including potential nutritional yield, across environmental and socioeconomic gradients of rice and maize-based farming systems. Nalanda district of Bihar in eastern India has been selected as a learning site based on key information on food and nutrition security gaps, environmental stresses and climate challenges as well as the prevalence of commodities and farming systems that offer the greatest potential to achieve TAFSSA’s outcomes.…”
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Impacts of sweeping agricultural marketing reforms in a poor state of India: Evidence from repeal of the APMC act por Kishore, Avinash, Kishore, Prabhat, Roy, Devesh, Saroj, Sunil

“…Bihar, among the poorest and least industrialized states in India implemented the most far reaching agricultural market reforms in 2006 by removing law (APMC act) that restricted farmers to selling in government regulated markets. …”
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Policies based on demonstration effect could have suboptimal outcomes por Pradhan, Mamata, Roy, Devesh, Kishore, Avinash, Sonkar, Vinay Kumar

“…Though the PDS continues to be the fulcrum of food subsidisation, states like Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, are conducting pilots for alternative mechanisms. …”
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Relief from usury: Impact of a community-based microcredit program in rural India por Hoffmann, Vivian, Rao, Vijayendra, Surendra, Vaishnavi, Datta, Upamanyu

“…This paper presents the first randomized controlled trial–based evidence on this question. Households in rural Bihar, India, were offered low-cost credit through a government-led self-help group program, the rollout of which was randomized at the panchayat level. …”
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The business or financial models for solar irrigation pumps: unveiling Interconnections, advantages, and trade-offs por Mutum, Lamnganbi, Kuriachen, Philip, Taneja, Garima, MPM Deepa, Sikka, Alok, Ringler, Claudia

“…Conversely, the Guarantee Fund Model provides customized solutions tailored for medium and small-scale farmers. In Bihar, Models SBIG and SBII are notably beneficial for marginal farmers managing small, fragmented land holdings. …”
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D4N2025 Presentation Showcase – Thematic Session 2B: Synergistic solutions: Integrated interventions for nutrition & beyond por Islam, Ariful, Ara, Gulshan, Shah, Hetvi, Khichi, Abhigya, Bashir, Sidra, Mondal, Sudipta

“…Presentation 5: Leveraging Women Collectives for Improved Child Nutrition: Early Evidence from a Longitudinal Study in Bihar, India by Sudipta Mondal.…”
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Initial establishment of a farmer-based expriment network in the Indo-Gangetic Plans (IGP) Region: Pilot project for on-farm participatory climate change adaptation and visualizati... por Mathur, P.N.

“…Four project sites, namely: Karnal, Haryana; Ludhiana, Punjab; Pusa, Bihar; and Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, were identified and agreed upon. …”
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Bringing pumps to people: giving the poor better access to groundwater irrigation: sustainable approaches and options for eastern India por International Water Management Institute

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Extent of arsenic contamination and its impact on the food chain and human health in the eastern Ganges Basin: a review por Natarajan, Rajmohan, Prathapar, Sanmugam A.

“…Although several studies have evaluated arsenic contamination of groundwater in the EGB, (a) there is no proper long-term monitoring being done in affected areas; (b) there is a debate to identify the exact source and transport processes of arsenic occurrence in this region; (c) there is no comprehensive method to estimate the level of arsenic contamination in soil, water and the food chain; and (d) Arsenic contamination in Bihar and Nepal is not evaluated systematically, especially arsenic accumulation in the food chain and human health issues. …”
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Adoption of potato varieties and their role for climate change adaptation in India por Pradel, W., Gatto, M., Hareau, Guy, Pandey, S.K., Bhardway, V.

“…Release and adoption data was collected in 2016 in six expert elicitation workshops conducted with 130 experts from the potato value chain in Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. …”
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Assessing the impact of lending through Kisan Credit Cards in rural India: Evidence from eastern India por Kumar, Anjani, Sonkar, Vinay Kumar, S., Aditya K.

“…The study uses a large survey of rural/farming households in eastern India (Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal). …”
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