Resultados de búsqueda - "Decadence"

Decentralization of public-sector agricultural extension in India: The case of the district-level Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) por Glendenning, Claire J., Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…This paper examines the evolution and spread of ATMA over the last decade and considers some of the challenges of national implementation of a decentralized process in the public-sector extension system of India. …”
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Rural investment to accelerate growth and poverty reduction in Kenya por Thurlow, James, Kiringai, Jane, Gautam, Madhur

“…However, the economy has performed poorly over the last decade, and poverty and inequality have risen. This paper examines the impact of alternative growth paths and rural investments on poverty using an economy-wide model. …”
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Farmers' participatory management of diseases for higher yield and nutritive value of crop residues of groundnut, Deccan Plateau, India. Proceedings of a workshop por International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

“…Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is one of the most important oilseed crops in the rainfed areas of the Deccan Plateau in India, providing nutritious fodder for ruminants. For several decades, farmers in this region have been cultivating the traditional cultivar TMV 2. …”
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Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and adaptation in agriculture por Faloon, P, Bebber, D, Bushell, M, Challinor, Andrew J., Dessai, S., Gurr, S, Köhler, Ann-Kristin

“…Population growth in the next few decades will increase the need for food production, while the yields of major food crops could be impacted by the changing climate and changing threats from pests and pathogens. …”
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Changing rainfall pattern in Northeast Thailand and implications for cropping systems adaptation [Abstract only] por Lacombe, Guillaume, Anan, P., Attachai, J., Trébuil, Guy

“…On-farm surveys carried out during the past two decades in both the upper and lower parts of Northeast Thailand provide a detailed understanding of the functioning of the agricultural production systems and their diversity. …”
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The future of animal-source food demand and supply in Africa por Enahoro, Dolapo K., Tran, Nhuong, Chan, Chin Y., Komarek, Adam M., Rich, Karl M.

“…Demand for animal-source foods (ASF) has grown substantially in Africa over the last four decades, fueled mainly by population growth, urbanization, and modest gains in per capita incomes. …”
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Restoring degraded landscapes. A synthesis of evidence generated by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) to influence planning, investments, research, pra... por CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems, International Water Management Institute

“…The brief captures learning from a decade (2011-2021) of research in development work with different stakeholders including farmers and governments across the world to reverse landscape degradation. …”
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The impact of the international rice genebank (IRG) on rice farming in Bangladesh por Villanueva, Donald, Enriquez, Yuji, Capilit, Grace Lee

“…The International Rice Genebank (IRG) currently safeguards the largest and most diverse collection of rice genetic resources in the world. Over the past decades, genetic resources from the IRG have been used effectively to increase smallholder farmers’ rice productivity in developing economies. …”
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Driving Factors Behind the Adoption of Improved Technologies by Lentil Growers in West Bengal por Dhehibi, Boubaker, Chatterjee, Soumitra, Hazra, Soumavho, Karak, Sabyasachi, Nath, Rajib, Sarker, Ashutosh

“…Over the last six decades in India, there has been an unsatisfactory gain in pulse productivity, which is a severe threat to the creation of resilient livelihoods and the overall food and nutritional security of the country. …”
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Farming Systems Research: Clarification of Terms and Concepts por Merrill-Sands, Deborah

“…Farming Systems Research (FSR) has emerged as a major theme in international agricultural research in the past decade. However, despite widespread use of the term, its meaning and the types of research objectives, approaches, activities and methods to which it applies remain ambiguous. …”
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Diets and nutrition: The potential of a food systems approach por Ruel, Marie T., Brouwer, Inge D.

“…This chapter summarizes how learning from decades of work on the linkages between agriculture and nutrition paved the way to adopting the new food systems for sustainable healthy diets framework, and reflects on the emerging challenges and opportunities that arise for the nutrition community as we navigate this new global agenda.…”
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Vietnam country brief por Harris, Jody, Huynh, Phuong, Nguyen, Hoa T., Hoang, Nga, Tran, Lan Mai, Tuyen, Le Danh, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…Vietnam has achieved significant progress in reducing undernutrition over the past several decades, but ethnic minority groups are being systematically left behind and this is limiting progress on national reductions. …”
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Impact of Ethiopia’s 2015 drought on child undernutrition por Hirvonen, Kalle, Sohnesen, Thomas Pave, Bundervoet, Tom

“…In 2015, Ethiopia experienced one of its worst droughts in decades. Using nationally representative data from before and after the event, we do not find evidence that this drought led to widespread increases in chronic or acute child undernutrition. …”
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The evolution of growth faltering in 37 developing countries: A spline-regression approach (OR10-08-19) por Headey, Derek D., Black, Robert E, Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima, Victora, Cesar G.

“…Childhood height-for-age z-scores (HAZ) have been improving in many countries over the last few decades. Most HAZ faltering in malnourished populations takes place during the first 1000 days of life, in the prenatal period and the first two years after birth, but little is known about how growth faltering evolves over time in countries witnessing significant HAZ improvement. …”
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Global inequality in national food supplies and diet-related health outcomes, 1970–2010 (P04-094-19) por Bell, Winnie, Lividini, Keith, Masters, William A.

“…The global food system has changed rapidly over recent decades, with large shifts in agricultural supply conditions, international trade, food manufacturing and nutrient availability. …”
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Technological innovations in pulse production por Mishra, B.

“…To date, the history of technology improvements in pulses has been mixed, with the pace of development and adoption picking up only in the past decade or so. With muted supply response in pulses driven by technology and agricultural policies, India has faced a persistent deficit in pulses that has led to significant imports.…”
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Improved dairy cows in Uganda: Pathways to poverty alleviation and improved child nutrition por Kabunga, Nassul S.

“…The introduction and dissemination of improved dairy cow breeds in Uganda is arguably the most significant step taken to develop a modern and commercial dairy industry in the country over the last two decades. This study uses a nationally representative sample of Ugandan households to rigorously examine the impact of adoption of improved dairy cow breeds on enterprise-, household-, and individual child-level nutrition outcomes. …”
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Changing sources of growth in Indian agriculture: Implications for regional priorities for accelerating agricultural growth por Birthal, Pratap Singh, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Negi, Digvijay S., Agarwal, Shaily

“…However, food security concerns resurfaced during the first decade of the 21st century, and the policy environment tilted in favor of cereal-based production systems, especially rice and wheat. …”
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Intersections of climate, security and human mobility in Honduras por Higuera Florez, Julian, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio

“…In the past decades Honduras has been heavily affected by fragility and different types of conflict and violence, including high homicide, femicide and crime rates, gang violence and extortion, drug trafficking, socioenvironmental conflicts and political instability. …”
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Water and poverty in China's Yellow river basin por Ahmed, Akhter, Wang, Jinxia, Bhaskar, Anjor, Quabili, Wahid

“…Demands for irrigation have surpassed available resources for decades. Given that water is critical for agricultural production, access to water is a key determinant of welfare of the rural poor in the YRB region for whom agriculture is the main source of livelihood.…”
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