Search Results - "Creationism"

Descriptors for Crocus (Crocus spp.) by Bioversity International, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha

“…One of the main achievements of this Programme has been the creation of the World Saffron and Crocus Collection, maintained by the Bank of Plant Germplasm of Cuenca, which belongs to the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla – La Mancha (Spain). …”
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Understanding socio-economic and policy constraints to dairy development in Ethiopia: A coupled functional-structural innovation systems analysis by Ergano, Kebebe, Duncan, Alan J., Klerkx, Laurens, Boer, Imke J.M. de, Oosting, Simon J.

“…Out of the seven innovation system functions studied, our findings show that entrepreneurship, knowledge diffusion, market development and legitimacy creation have been particularly weak. Our evidence thus suggests that problems with certain structural elements coupled with weaknesses in various innovation system functions have been major hindrances to the uptake of technologies and dairy sector development in Ethiopia. …”
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Talking about the weather in Chiapas, Mexico: rural women’s approaches to climate change in national and global context. Thesis (Master of Arts) by Lookabaugh, Lara

“…I argue that many of the practices and perceptions I observed in the field could be considered Climate Smart Agriculture approaches, however they were successful due to their local creation, specificity to the people involved, and their context. …”
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The Crop Ontology: a source of standard traits and variables for breeding and agronomy by Arnaud, Elizabeth, Valette, L., Pietragalla, J., Laporte, Marie-Angélique, Aubert, C., Devare, Medha, McLaren, G., Ribaut, J.M.

“…These variables will accurately annotate the measurements stored in the BMS databases and also will support the creation of standard manual or electronic fieldbooks. …”
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Empowering farmers to learn and innovate through integration of video-mediated and face-to-face extension approaches: the case of rice farmers in Uganda by Karubanga, G., Kibwika, P., Okry, F., Sseguya, H.

“…VMEA is significantly better in awareness creation and sharing of knowledge and experiences while the F2FEA is significantly better at enhancing knowledge acquisition and retention and application. …”
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Factors determining the economics of milk production in smallholder farms in Kenyahighlands. by Mwangi, A.C.

“…The -rost important measures that have been undertaken are the price incentives measures and creation of milk clera- w through school milk prograrrrfe. …”
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The gender gap between water management and water users: evidence from Southwest Bangladesh by Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Curnow, Jayne, Naz, F.

“…This creates a gap between water users and water managers, which is exacerbated by class and power relations. The creation of community based water management organisations in the coastal zone of south west Bangladesh has so far not challenged women marginalisation especially in terms of activity limitations and participation restrictions. …”
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Alliance for a Data Revolution: CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture 2017 Convention Report by CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture

“…The Platform works across the CGIAR network and CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) and with the gamut of stakeholders in the agriculture sector as they grapple with creation, curation, and sharing data to enable new approaches to complex development challenges. …”
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Developing a Nigerianspecific food and nutrient coding database by Day, R.S., Douglass, D.L., Maziya-Dixon, B.B.

“…The Food Intake Analysis System (FIAS) (developed by The University of Texas School of Public Health and the USDA Agricultural Research Services Food Surveys Research Group) and food and nutrient data from the USDA databases were used to aid creation of foods and recipes specific to Nigeria. …”
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Conocimiento local de productores ganaderos sobre cobertura arbórea en la parte baja de la cuenca del río Bulbul en Matiguas, Nicaragua by Martínez Rayo, Jorge L.

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Perceptions and relation-mediating mechanisms in human-wildlife conflicts by Le Comte Du Colombier, Arthur

“…This study takes a perception-based approach to unravel the conflict surrounding the reintroduction of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the French Pyrenees, in order to understand how individuals in this case of human-wildlife conflict perceive the animal, and to identify the key-components that contribute to the creation of those perceptions. The findings reveal that people share a connection with bears, positive or negative, which results from their initial perception and whose elaboration is continuously influenced by various relation-mediated mechanisms. …”
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Lake Vättern Fish: From the Water to the Consumers : ecosystem-based fisheries management assessment, fish & fish products distribution channels of lake Vättern by Isimemen-Wealth, Felix

“…Also, it examined the level of consumer-involvement (as stakeholders) in the ‘co-creation’ or co-management of the lake’s fisheries. …”

Världen vill bedragas : arkitekturtävlingar och presentationsteknik som retoriskt knep by Eckerberg, Andreas

“…My conclusion after finishing this essay is that you must not lose what is essential to landscape architecture – the user benefit and the creation of architecture suitable for its context. …”

Effects of large-scale land acquisition in rural Ethiopia by Jiru, Moges Gobena

“…This thesis concluded that stakeholders’ participation was non-existent, deforestation was the major environmental concern, job creation opportunities were low and the contribution to an improved livelihood of the local farmers was minimal. …”
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Marketing information operation in Ethiopia with special reference to the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) coffee trading by Girma Nigussie, Kinato

“…Conceived as a meeting point for buyers and sellers of grains (sesame, haricot beans, maize, wheat) and coffee, This study attempts to examine whether the creation of the ECX, and particularly the Government’s decision to make coffee trade through this mechanism mandatory for smallholders, and explains how the ECX market value chain is benefited to the smallholders coffee farmers, , with a particular emphasis on: 1) examining whether the ECX is contributing to address the asymmetrical power relations faced by smallholder producers in the overall coffee market value chain and facilitating a more beneficial integration; 2) the main socioeconomic implications of coffee trading through a national commodity exchange as a policy instrument to promote the coffee subsector and, thus, Ethiopia’s agricultural economy. …”

Carbon Critical Masterplanning tool by Prokofiev, Elias

“…Masterplanning tool can be considered as a useful assistant during a masterplanning process, from creation of early sketches to detailed development plans. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Eighth Meeting, 24 July-2 August 1974: Draft Report by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…TAC established a subcommittee on plant nutrition to consider how to mobilize broad expertise in this field, how best to monitor relevant work underway at the IARCs and to consider the proposal made by USAID for the creation of a plant nutrition institute. TAC recommended to the CGIAR the establishment of a world food policy research institute to be located in Rome or Washington, and work closely with FAO, the World Bank and UNDP among other institutions. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Sixty-Fifth Meeting, 18-22 October 1994: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…A draft strategy paper prepared by a center directors committee on information in the CGIAR would, TAC concluded, require radical revision in the CGIAR mode of operation, and the creation of an inter-center working group. TAC offered an interim commentary for use by the center directors in revising the paper.In a joint session with center directors, TAC discussed issues on systemwide and ecoregional activities arising from a report prepared after a special meeting of TAC in August 1994. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Twenty-Sixth Meeting, 23-30 June 1981: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…The center directors told TAC of their concern about the creation of a new center for water management, to be the subject of an ad hoc meeting in July 1981 in Washington.After discussing with the center directors a paper by TAC member J. …”
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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, D.C., October 31-November 4, 1983: Main Conclusions Reached and Decisions Taken by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The Group approved a bracket of funding for 1984 programs, the creation of a Stabilization Mechanism, a three year interim plan based on estimated likely contributions rather than requirements, and the design of a study of budget and finance.Because the status of IBPGR was before the FAO, the Group approved a statement "that the Board should continue as an autonomous, independent, international institution under the authority of the CGIAR working in close cooperation with FAO." …”
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