Resultados de búsqueda - "Climatic Change"

Enabling agroecological transitions in Ethiopia: The role of incentives, business models and partnerships. Insights from the PSii kick-off workshop por Balcha, Yodit, Tibebe, Degefie, Mockshell, Jonathan, Ogutu, Sylvester, Blum, Helen

“…Consequently, it might not be sustainable as it has an impact on the environment and natural resources. Furthermore, climate change is expected to worsen the situation of wheat production unless agroecological practices are implemented. …”
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Chinese artificial intelligence in Africa: Digital colonisation or liberalisation? por Tinarwo, Joseph, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…While AI technology is lauded for increasing economic growth and solving some of the intricate global development challenges, such as climate change as well as disease and natural disaster forecasting, it has become a threat to citizen freedom and democracy and there are concerns of data privacy and security. …”
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Exploring the path to a low-carbon sustainable and equitable transition in China's dairy industry por Ma, Jinhong, Chen, Zhigang, Zhu Yonglei, Li Ting, Li, Yu, Wang, Binbin, Yang, Lirong, Zhu, Lei

“…Livestock farming accounts for about 60% of these emissions, making it an indispensable pattern in the fight against climate change3. Alongside the China’s pathway to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, in addition, to systematically advancing the development and reduction of energy, power, and industrial processes, the role of the agrifood system in achieving carbon neutrality is very critical. …”
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Cocoa irrigation in southern Nigeria: A Technical Report of the IITA irrigated cocoa farm por Oke, Adebayo, Hauser, Stefan, Schmitter, Petra S., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Cocoa cultivation in West Africa primarily relies on rainfall, with approximately six million hectares of land dedicated to cocoa production. climate change is exacerbating the challenge of pests and diseases in cocoa production, with common issues including black pod and cocoa swollen virus. …”
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Advanced course for Asia & North Africa on conservation agriculture: Gateway for sustainable agrifood systems por Chakraborty, Debashis, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Rana, D.S., Kalvanya, K., Singh, Y.

“…Its positive impact on natural resources, and resilience to climate change effects are widely acknowledged. In developing world and specially Asia and Africa, CA is a relatively new introduction and hence capacity development is vital for development, adaptation, and scaling CA based technologies for impact at scale on smallholder farmers in these regions. …”
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Performance of C3S seasonal forecast models for mean rainfall over the Limpopo Basin of Southern Africa por Montes, Carlo

“…This note reports the assessment of the seasonal forecast of rainfall from eight state-of-the-art operational general circulation models belonging to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) over the Limpopo River basin, which is part of the CGIAR Digital Innovation Initiative. …”
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Towards a practical threat assessment methodology for crop landraces por Almeida, M.J., Barata, A.M., Haan, Stef de, Joshi, B.K., Brehm, J.M., Yazbek, M., Maxted, N.

“…However, LR diversity is increasingly threatened with genetic erosion and extinction by replacement with improved cultivars, lack of incentives for farmers to maintain traditional agricultural systems, and rising threats from climate change. Their active conservation is necessary to maintain this critical resource. …”
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Effects of weather and food market risks on household agriculture-nutrition linkage: Micro-level insights from India por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Saroj, Sunil, Kumar, Anjani

“…Agriculture-nutrition linkages in developing countries remain complex and continue evolving as weather and market risks intensify due to climate change and other geopolitical and socioeconomic factors. …”
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Simple but Effective Sand Storage Technology for Assuring More Food and Timely Planting Material in Drought-Prone Areas of SubSaharan Africa por Abidin, P.E., Carey, E.E., Kasembe, J., Akansake, D., Dorgbetor, I., Suleman, I., Achibase, S., Dery, E., Mourik, T.V., Low, Jan W.

“…In conclusion, sand storage effectively helps reduce poverty, improve food and nutrition security and mitigate the effects of climate change.…”
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Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Mali: Insights from stakeholder mapping por Houeto, Dede Aduayom, Diamoutene, Abdoul K., Diop, Loty, Ringler, Claudia

“…Small-scale irrigation has significant potential to increase crop productivity in Mali, in particular given growing climate change impacts on the country and region. While large-scale development is substantial, small, private irrigation remains limited, affecting food and particularly nutrition security as small-scale technologies are more likely to be used for high-value vegetable crops. …”
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Are farm input subsidies a disincentive for integrated pest management adoption? evidence from Zambia por Tambo, J.A., Liverpool-Tasie, L.S.O.

“…This is particularly important given the increasing pest challenges due to climate change and the recent surge in pesticide use in low-income countries and its associated negative consequences for human and environmental health. …”
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Conflict, extremism, resilience and peace in South Asia; can covid-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement? por Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Mitra, Arun, Salman, Afsah, Akbari, Fawad, Dalil, Suraya, Menon, Purnima

“…Longstanding border disputes (such as between India and China and the decades-old standoff between India and Pakistan), the forced displacement of Myanmar Muslims to Bangladesh, and the 2021 rise of the Taliban triggering a mass exodus of professionals and educated women from Afghanistan underscore the enormous volatility and unpredictability of the region. Climate change poses a further challenge, with the real risk of interstate “water wars.”1 Indeed, South Asia now faces a range of threats, with real risks of these spilling over into interstate conflict. …”
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What is the true value of fertilizer? An assessment of farmers willingness-to-pay for fertilizers across the hill and Terai regions of Nepal por Ward, Patrick S., Gupta, Shweta, Singh, Vartika, Gautam, Shriniwas, Guerena, David, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Rice Research Institute

“…Other factors such as land fragmentation, lack of irrigation, lack of good quality seeds, inadequate public investment and more recently climate change (e.g., Niroula & Thapa; Joshi et al., 2012; Ghimire et al., 2015; Malla, 2008) also remain as challenges for Nepalese agriculture. …”
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Irrigation investment in Myanmar: Potential for expansion por Rosegrant, Mark W., Xie, Hua, Valmonte-Santos, Rowena, Michigan State University

“…The advantages of applying irrigation include increases in crop yield, protection of crops from inadequate rainfall and drought, enabling dry season cropping, creating the potential for crop diversification into higher‐valued crops, and crop area expansion to promote farm technologies and higher efficiencies (adaptation options in the face of climate change). Furthermore, effective development of affordable irrigation and water resources can improve agricultural production and enhance income and food security. …”
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Identification of optimal investments por Lividini, Keith, Fiedler, John L., Zeller, Manfred, Asare-Marfo, Dorene, Funes, José, Birol, Ekin

“…Given the long-term nature of biofortification as an intervention investment, future analyses should continue to incorporate various scenarios including continued investment in sustainable development and the effects of climate change which are likely to condition the impact of biofortification and other interventions.…”
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Spatial production allocation model (SPAM) 2005: Technical documentation por Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Joglekar, Alison B., You, Liangzhi

“…The increased food, fiber and fuel demand from this population will significantly affect land and resource use, climate change, the nature and prevalence of poverty, political agendas and technological development. …”
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Why do rural youth migrate? Evidence from Colombia and Guatemala por Díaz Baca, Manuel Francisco, Moreno Lerma, Leonardo, Burkart, Stefan, Triana-Ángel, Natalia

“…Additionally, impacts on the cattle sector include shortage of labor and a perfectible generational transfer, hindering the modernization of the industry and investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Despite various implemented public policies, the results are partial, and the issue of accelerated youth migration remains relevant. …”
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Transboundary viral diseases of pigs, poultry and ruminants in Southeast Asia: a systematic review por Thi Ngan Mai, Thanh Trung Nguyen, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Hu Suk Lee

“…However, incidences or outbreaks of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) are due to converging factors such as the natural hazards’ aftermath, climate change, deforestation, urban growth, changing production conditions, and market chains. …”
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DArTseq-based genome-wide SNP markers reveal limited genetic diversity and highly structured population in assembled West African cowpea germplasm por Koura, A.A., Kena, A.W., Annor, B., Adejumobi, I.I., Maina, F., Sayadi Maazou, A.R., Razakou, I.B.Y., Attamah, P., Kusi, R., Boukar, O., Akromah, R.

“…The potential of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L] Walp) to contribute to food security and livelihood sustenance of sub-Sahara Africans is constantly threatened by many biotic and abiotic stresses that are aggravated by climate change. To address these threats, cowpea breeding programs in the subregion prioritize climate-resilience traits and resistance to biotic stresses. …”
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Leveraging agriculture for improving nutrition and health: Highlights from an international conference por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…At the same time, agriculture faces a number of challenges in the coming decades, including growing population, climate change, water scarcity, land degradation, urbanization and changing diets, rising energy costs, and natural disasters. …”
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