Search Results - "Creationism"

Agroecological living landscapes toolkit by Voss, Rachel C., Freed, Sarah, Fuchs, Lisa Elena, Triomphe, Bernard, Bergamini, Nadia, Dickens, Chris, Quintero, Marcela

“…This toolkit presents a structured approach—centered around developing Agroecological Living Landscapes (ALLs)—through which external partners can respectfully and productively foster knowledge co-creation and innovation co-design to accompany and support local stakeholders on their agroecological transformation pathways. …”
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Coordination between crop breeding and market intelligence: Groundnut in Tanzania by Rutsaert, Pieter, Das, Biswanath, Donovan, Jason, Train, Lila Jane

“…The focus is on the creation of a Product Design Team (PDT), a multidisciplinary group that includes breeders, social scientists, industry experts, and other stakeholders to define market segments and product profiles. …”
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Knowledge management strengthens decision making: The case of the "Knowledge Center for Assessing Vulnerability to and Impact of Climate Change on the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, a... by Cunha, Flavia, Staiger Rivas, Simone, Valencia, B., Pérez Olmedillo, S.

“…The clear knowledge focus of this project led to the successful creation of an on-line Community of Practice (COP-Andes) through which key project stakeholders of public and private sectors gathered with civil society in order to discuss recommendations and promote debates on local issues and alternatives, using online dialogues and virtual discussion forums.…”
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IITAs research for development agenda for Africa by Blade, S.

“…African agriculture must benefit from the research that can be conducted with the full arsenal of cutting-edge scientific tools to ensure food security, minimization of risk and the creation of wealth. The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is committed to assisting the African agricultural sector realize its potential through a research-for-development approach that ensures that innovative technologies reach the hands of users. …”
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Waste-to-Energy Business Models: Insights from a compendium of business models by Gebrezgabher, Solomie A., Krishna Rao

“…The latter approach emphasises value creation and revenue generation (Murray and Buckley, 2010). …”
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Capturing farm diversity with hypothesisbased typologies: An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development by Alvarez, Stephanie, Timler, Carl J., Michalscheck, Mirja, Paas, Wim, Descheemaeker, Katrien, Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Andersson, Jens A., Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…We illustrate the effects of analysing the diversity from different angles, using different typology objectives and different hypotheses, on typology creation by using an example from Zambia's Eastern Province. …”
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Le palmier à huile by Jacquemard, J.C.

“…Le palmier d’huile soulève les questions et les problèmes suivants : le marché, la morphologie et la biologie, la création et l’exploitation d’une palmeraie avec étude de l’impact environnemental et socio-économique.…”
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Preliminary results at IITA in breeding plantain for black sigatoka resistance in Africa by Swennen, Rony L., Vuylsteke, D.R.

“…The long term solution lies in the creation of black sigatoka resistant plantains. The available Musa germplasm at IITA was screened for female fertility with AA black sigatoka resistant diploids. …”
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Scoping study brief - State of index-based crop insurance services in East Africa by Osumba, Joab J.L., Recha, John W.M.

“…It was also meant to identify options to support the creation of an enabling policy environment that is more conducive to engagements and investments in index-based crop insurance.…”
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An assessment of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) in low- and lower-middle income countries in Asia and Africa, and its potential contribution to sustainable development by Halliday, J., Kaufmann, R. von, Herath, K.V.

“…For Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) to make a meaningful contribution to SAI in low- and lower-middle income countries, there is a need for investment in research, capacity development, enterprise initiation, scaling, and creation of enabling environments (through policies at national and sub-national levels). …”
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Zambia CAADP bienniel review brief: Africa agriculture scorecard performance and lessons by Sikombe, Derrick, Mbewe, Christopher, Matchaya, Greenwell C., Nhemachena, Charles, Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso

“…It is the key element in achieving sustainable economic growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and foreign exchange earnings for the country. …”
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The impact of NAFTA on the United States by Burfisher, Mary E., Robinson, Sherman, Thierfelder, Karen

“…Finally, studies find that trade creation greatly exceeds trade diversion in the region under NAFTA, especially in intermediate goods. -- Authors' Abstract…”
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Gender imbalances limit water and energy management in Uzbekistan by Alvi, Muzna, Sufian, Farha

“…This has enabled the creation of a regional gender-disaggregated database covering the Indus, Aral Sea, and Ganges basins.…”
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Advancing Odisha’s Millet Mission: A Science-Policy Workshop Highlighting Transformative Pathways by Kumar, Shalander, Das, Abhishek, Afari-Sefa, Victor, Datta, Aviraj

“…Participants explored various aspects of the millet value chain, including enhancing production and farmer capacity, market development and value addition, consumer awareness, and demand creation.…”
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Empowering Youth and Women through Sheep Fattening in Ethiopia by Wamatu, Jane, Ekule, Muluken, Wodebo, Kibreab, Rete, Cherinet, Abiso, Tesfaye, Belayneh, Tesfa

“…The introduction of business-oriented sheep fattening by The International Center for Agricultural Research (ICARDA) has revolutionized the economic landscape for youth and women in rural Ethiopia, leading to substantial job creation and income growth. ICARDA has organized 270,000 youth and women into groups and cooperatives, thereby facilitating the establishment of 49 sheep fattening groups and four legally registered cooperatives and integrating sustainable practices into local economies and supporting community development The sheep fattening activities in Ethiopia have been conducted as part of the Feed and Forage activities of the CGIAR Initiatives Sustainable Animal for Livelihoods, Nutrition, and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING) and Mixed Farming Systems.…”
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Living Lab for People in Nandi County for Low-emission Food Systems by Kibet, Walter, Habermann, Birgit, Kachilei, Levy

“…It is an inclusive platform for citizens, government, civil society, companies, research organizations, to facilitate co-creation, rapid prototyping, or validation. One desirable feature is that the LL4P is physically embedded in an existing organizational structure with an interest in adopting the LL4P as their own in-house innovation cluster or ‘participatory incubator’. …”
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Strengthening urban food systems through engaging with informal sector food vendors: Two models for scaling capacity sharing by Prain, Gordon, Alvarez, S.A., Bertuso, A., Sharma, G., Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Mutua, F., Ricarte, P.

“…Drawing on case studies from Quezon City, Philippines, and Nairobi, Kenya, it presents two models for scaling the Vendor Business School (VBS): a rapid co-creation model with local government and an incremental engagement model in contexts of low institutional trust. …”
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Evolution of water management in coastal Bangladesh: from temporary earthen embankments to depoliticized community-managed polders by Dewan, C., Mukherji, A., Buisson, Marie-Charlotte

“…While donor requirements for community participation in water projects have resulted in the creation of ‘depoliticized’ water management organizations, there are now increasing demands for involvement of politically elected local government institutions in water management by local communities.…”
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Leveraging development programs—Livestock research by Baltenweck, Isabelle, Banerjee, Rupsha R., Omondi, Immaculate A.

“…We present an impact pathway with two main channels through which research contributes to development outcomes, first through localized applied research and secondly through the creation of International Public Goods (IPGs). However, it is also important to also recognize how development efforts influence the research agenda.…”
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Local communities perceptions of bamboo deforestation in Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia by Bessie, S., Beyene, F., Kotu, Bekele Hundie, Goshu, G., Mengesha, Y.

“…Moreover, frequent awareness creation on wildfire protection, modern charcoal preparation, shifting agricultural production system, knowledge on the resource condition were suggested for effective and sustainable use of bamboo resources in the region.…”
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