Resultados de búsqueda - "Chang’an"

Silvopasture for improved smallholder crop-livestock systems: A case study of sustainable intensification in the Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR por van Wijngaarden, Kim, Cossu, Alessandra, Jalonen, Riina, Atieno, Mary, Ritzema, Randall, López Ridaura, Santiago, Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…The Lao People's Democratic Republic has experienced significant changes in agricultural development and commercialization over the past few decades. …”
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Towards sustainable food crop production: Drivers of shift from crop production to mining activities in Ghana's arable lands por Wongnaa, Camillus Abawiera, Nti, Emmanuel Kwame, Acheampong, Patricia Pinamang, Bannor, Richard Kwasi, Prah, Stephen, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…Our approach integrates an econometric model of land use with GIS simulations that predict the spatial pattern of land-use change. The results revealed that crop production lands have been converted into artisanal small-scale mining (galamsey) sites, a development which has implications on food security, life on land and effective utilizations of land and water resources. …”
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Enhancing cowpea tolerance to elevated temperature: achievements, challenges and future directions por Mohammed, S.B., Ongom, P.O., Togola, A., Boukar, O.

“…In view of the likely increase in atmospheric temperature to be occasioned by climate change, there is an urgent need to develop heat-tolerant cowpea varieties to ensure the sustainability of current and future cropping and agri-food systems.…”
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Fostering transformation and growth in Niger’s agricultural sector por Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie, Badiane, Ousmane

“…Chapter 8 assesses the structure, past trends and prospects of agricultural trade between Niger and the rest of the region and projects changes in traded quantities, both imports and exports, assuming a continuation of current trends in production, population and non-agricultural income. …”
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Role of agricultural commercialization in the agricultural transformation of Ethiopia: Trends, drivers, and impact on well-being por Minot, Nicholas, Warner, James, Aredo, Samson Dejene, Zewdie, Tadiwos

“…Agricultural transformation refers to a series of changes in agriculture that both reflect and drive rising income and economic development more broadly. …”
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Key stakeholders and actions to address Lake Beseka’s challenges in Ethiopia: A social network approach por Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Tensay, Teferi M., Yimam, Seid, Arega, Tiruwork, Beyene, Ephrem G., Zhang, Wei, Ringler, Claudia

“…Recent artificial connections of the lake with the Awash River system to contain lake size have led to a series of changes and impacts on different water users, but are not reflected in lake and Awash River governance and institutions. …”
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Gender implications of agricultural commercialization in Africa: Evidence from farm households in Ethiopia and Nigeria por Berhane, Guush, Abay, Mehari Hiluf, Seymour, Greg

“…While agricultural commercialization creates opportunities to increase income, this may come at the expense of change in women’s decision-making agency and control over resources. …”
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Effectiveness of non-farm diversification on rural household income: Evidence and policy implications from India por Kapoor, Shreya, Kapoor, Sanjeev

“…Gujarat and Punjab are not ideally suited to undergo structural changes in their economic pursuit. The estimates suggest that the transition of rural households from farm to non-farm-sector activities is a very weak strategy in agriculturally developed states of Gujarat and Punjab, whereas non-farm diversification becomes a pivotal strategy for increasing rural household incomes in less agriculturally developed states such as Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Government of Ethiopia's public works and complementary programmes: A mixed-methods study on pathways to reduce intimate partner violence por Ranganathan, Meghna, Pichon, Marjorie, Hidrobo, Melissa, Tambet, Heleene, Sintayehu, Wastina, Tadesse, Seifu, Buller, Ana Maria

“…There was strong evidence that engaging men in nutrition behaviour change communication contributed to improving gender relations. …”
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The innovation model for integrated decentralized food system governance at the district level por Sithirith, Mak, De Silva, Sanjiv, Sok, Sao, Kong, Heng

“…The Asian Mega Deltas are likely to be hit by serious impacts of climate change, including more frequent and more intense floods, salinization, water shortages and climate extremes that will slow down economic growth, further erode food security, and trigger new poverty traps and emerging hotspots of hunger. …”
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Consumer food safety awareness and demand for fluid milk: A case study from India por Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Sonkar, Vinay K., Roy, Devesh

“…This is especially true for India’s consumers, where the economy is changing rapidly regarding food marketing, incomes, urbanization, and increased demand for food safety.The study is based on primary data from a survey of consumers from urban and peri-urban districts in India. …”
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Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects: Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Pereira, Audrey, Roy, Shalini

“…The project’s treatment arms included agricultural training, nutrition behavior change communication (BCC), and gender sensitization trainings delivered to husbands and wives together – with these components combined additively, such that the impact of gender sensitization could be distinguished from that of agriculture and nutrition trainings. …”
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Transforming agrifood systems to achieve China’s 2060 carbon neutrality goal por Zhang, Yumei, Fan, Shenggen, Chen, Kevin Z., Feng, Xiaolong, Zhang, Xiangyang, Bai, Zhaohai, Wang, Xiaoxi

“…Projections show that the combined three measures can redcue GHG emissions by 47 percent in 2060 from the 2020 level. Land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) play a key role as a carbon sink. …”
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Impacts of agricultural investments on growth and poverty: A review of literature por Martin, Will

“…A key question for development is whether it is enough to simply evaluate the gains from higher productivity within agriculture, or whether potential benefits from structural change be included as well. This paper examines the arguments on this question. …”
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National extension policy and state-level implementation: The case of Cross River State, Nigeria por Ogunniyi, Adebayo, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Balana, Bedru, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…Extension programs and interventions that will achieve significant impacts in terms of behavior and practice changes, as well as agricultural productivity increase, will succeed as a result of suitable policy formulation and an effective implementation process. …”
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Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects: Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ahmed, Akhter, Hoddinott, John F., Pereira, Audrey, Roy, Shalini

“…The project’s treatment arms included agricultural training, nutrition behavior change communication (BCC), and gender sensitization trainings to husbands and wives together – with these components combined additively, such that the impact of gender sensitization could be distinguished from that of agriculture and nutrition trainings. …”
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Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Ghana: Insights from stakeholder mapping por Atuobi-Yeboah, Afua, Aberman, Noora-Lisa, Ringler, Claudia

“…Irrigated agriculture can support food and nutrition security, increase rural employment and incomes and can act as a buffer against growing climate variability and change. However, irrigation development has been slow in Africa south of the Sahara and Ghana is no exception. …”
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Senegal Dairy Value Chain Nutrition Data por International Food Policy Research Institute, GRET, Université Gaston Berger, Cellule de Lutte contre la Malnutrition

“…A cluster randomized control trial was used to compare children 24 to 59 months of age at baseline from households who received the MNFY coupled to a behavior change communication campaign (BCC) focusing on anemia prevention, to children from a control group (receiving BCC only) after one year. …”
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Designing and delivering bioinformatics project-based learning in East Africa por Kibet, C.K., Domelevo Entfellner, Jean-Baka, Jjingo, D., de Villiers, E.P., de Villiers, S., Wambui, K., Kinyanjui, S., Masiga, D.

“…We had to answer the following questions: What must change to still achieve the RT goals? What optimal platforms should be used? …”
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Identifying sociodemographic, programmatic and dietary drivers of anaemia reduction in pregnant Indian women over 10 years por Chakrabarti, Suman, George, Nitya Rachel, Majumder, Moutushi, Raykar, Neha, Scott, Samuel P.

“…We sought to explore how shifts in sociodemographic (wealth, age at pregnancy, education, open defecation, cooking fuel type, household size), programmatic (iron–folic acid tablet consumption, antenatal care visits) and dietary factors (intake of Fe, folic acid, vitamin B12, phytate) predicted changes in anaemia prevalence.Nutrient levels for eighty-eight food items were multiplied by household consumption of these foods to estimate household-level nutrient supply. …”
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