Search Results - "Developing country"

Methodology in recording data on pig health and production in the Lao People's Democratic Republic by Osbjer, Kristina

“…Improved animal health and alleviation of livestock diseases with high impact in developing countries have direct effects on poverty reduction as livestock has been estimated to account for 70% of the livelihoods of the world's poor. …”
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The economic and social conditions of Pakistani Basmati Rice Farmers by Valter, Sofia

“…In most developing countries the lack of resources, high costs, and limited diversified income sources are among the major factors that affect small-scale farming households' ability to earn an income, reproduce and be food secure. …”

General health conditions in the dog population of Lilongwe by Johansson, Sandra

“…This applies especially in developing countries where people often are living under conditions of extreme poverty and then often in close proximity to their animals. …”

Entry Points for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Small-Scale Dairy Farms: Looking Beyond Milk Yield Increase by Vries, Marion de, Zahra, Windi Al, Wouters, Adriaan P., Middelaar, Corina E.M. van, Oosting, Simon J., Tiesnamurti, Bess, Vellinga, Theun V.

“…Increasing milk yield per cow is considered a promising climate change mitigation strategy for small-scale dairy farms in developing countries. As it can be difficult to increase cow productivity, mitigation options beyond this production strategy need to be identified. …”
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Methods and guidance to support MRV of livestock emissions: Methods for data collection, analysis and summary results from a pilot baseline survey for the Kenya dairy NAMA by Wilkes, Andreas, Odhong’, Charles, Dijk, Suzanne van, Fraval, Simon, Wassie, Shimels Eshete

“…There is increasing interest in mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the dairy sector in developing countries. However, there is little prior experience with measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of GHG emissions and emission reductions. …”
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Quantifying farmers' preferences for cropping systems intensification: A choice experiment approach applied in coastal Bangladesh's risk prone farming systems by Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Krupnik, Timothy J., Amjath-Babu, TS, Speelman, Stijn, Tur-Cardona, Juan, Tittonell, Pablo A., Groot, Jeroen C.J.

“…CONTEXT Sustainable intensification (SI) is envisioned as an effective strategy for developing countries to increase farm productivity while reducing negative environmental and social externalities. …”
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Sero-epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Tana River and Garissa counties in Kenya by Mwololo, D., Nthiwa, Daniel, Kitala, P., Abuom, T., Wainaina, M., Kairu-Wanyoike, S., Lindahl, Johanna F., Ontiri, Enoch, Bukachi, S., Njeru, I., Karanja, J., Sang, R., Grace, Delia, Bett, Bernard K.

“…Background: Coxiella burnetii is a widely distributed pathogen, but data on its epidemiology in livestock, and human populations remains scanty, especially in developing countries such as Kenya. We used the One Health approach to estimate the seroprevalance of C. burnetii in cattle, sheep, goats and human populations in Tana River county, and in humans in Garissa county, Kenya. …”
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The economic impact of climate change on farm decisions and food consumption in Ghana by Etwire, P.M.

“…Climate change poses a serious threat to the growth of developing countries, especially Ghana where the majority of people derive their livelihoods directly from agriculture and related industries. …”
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Improved latrine coverage may reduce porcine cysticercosis: a comparative cross-sectional study, Busia County, Kenya 2021 by Chege, Bernard, Ndambuki, Gideon, Owiny, M., Kiyong'a, Alice, Fèvre, Eric M., Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…Introduction: Smallholder pig farming is an important economic activity for many poor, rural communities in developing countries. Porcine cysticercosis is a growing public health risk in countries where pig rearing is popular. …”
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Foodborne hazards in food in Burkina Faso, 1990–2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dinede, Getachew, Amenu, Kebede, Alonso, Silvia, Gazu, Lina, Mutua, Florence K., Roesel, Kristina, Lindahl, Johanna F., Sousa, F.M., Ulrich, P., Guadu, T., Dione, Michel M., Ilboudo, Guy S., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Grace, Delia

“…While accurate information on foodborne hazards is needed for informed decision in food safety interventions, such information is scarce in developing countries such as Burkina Faso. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting foodborne hazards in foods in Burkina Faso to describe the present knowledge of the situation. …”
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CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator: kick-off and onboarding workshop - complementary report on reflections on the accelerator and technical assistance design and implementation, Kigali... by Dahl, Hauke, Sartas, M.

“…CGIAR also has a strong presence and partnership in many developing countries where agri-food systems face the most pressing problems. …”
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Nutrition and economic development: Exploring Egypt's exceptionalism and the role of food subsidies by Ecker, Olivier, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Breisinger, Clemens, El-Batrawy, Rawia

“…The findings of this book should be valuable to policy makers, analysts, development partners, and others concerned with improving food security and promoting healthy nutrition in Egypt and other developing countries with large social protection programs. …”
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Production technology adoption and electronic market participation intensity of chilli (dry) farmers in India: Application of triple-hurdle model by Kumar, K. Nirmal Ravi, Mishra, S. N., Shafiwu, Adinan Bahahudeen, Gajanan, Shailendra N., Babu, Suresh Chandra, Neelima, A. Sandhya

“…Such considerations coupled with the provision of market infrastructure including assaying, grading, storage, and market information will promote digital transformation in agricultural value chains in developing countries like India.…”
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Guatemala: The impact of covid-19 and other shocks, and policy implications: Final report by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Flores, Luis, Piñeiro, Valeria, Centurión, Miriam

“…Later, in 2021 the strong world economic rebound due to expansionary fiscal and monetary policies in the USA and many other developed and developing countries combined with persistent strains on value chains due to COVID19 to lead to increases in transportation costs and the prices of food, energy, and fertilizers. …”
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Effect of nutrition counselling with a digital job aid on child dietary diversity: Analysis of secondary outcomes from a cluster randomised controlled trial in rural Bangladesh by Billah, Sk Masum, Ferdous, Tarana E., Kelly, Patrick, Raynes-Greenow, Camille, Siddique, Abu Bakkar, Gillespie, Stuart, Hoddinott, John F., Menon, Purnima

“…Adequate dietary diversity among infants is often suboptimal in developing countries. We assessed the impact of nutrition counselling using a digital job aid on dietary diversity of children aged 6–23 months using data from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Bangladesh. …”
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Nutrition profiles of farm households across different farming systems in Ethiopia: Unpacking the determinants and implications for nutrition-sensitive interventions by Desalegn, B.B., Biazin, B., Amede, T., Low, Jan W.

“…Tackling nutrition insecurity remains a critical challenge in developing countries. In the predominantly rain-fed and smallholder-based farming systems of Ethiopia, production diversity and livelihood strategies of the farm households vary across geographic areas. …”
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The effects of poultry and unconditional cash transfers on livelihoods outcomes: Evidence from the SPIR midline survey by Leight, Jessica, Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Tambet, Heleene

“…Recent policy debates have focused renewed international attention on poultry as an asset that is widely accessible to women and has low start-up costs, increasing its potential to have significant positive welfare effects for poor households in developing countries. In 2016, Bill Gates promoted investment in chickens as a development strategy that would meaningfully increase incomes for poor women.1 In response, Chris Blattman suggested that large cash grants of the kind provided by Give Directly (Haushofer and Shapiro 2016) may be more effective at enhancing outcomes, given heterogeneity in households’ needs and capacity to raise chickens.2 This learning brief reports on evidence from an ongoing impact evaluation of a complementary program to Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program, Phase 4 (PSNP4), called SPIR (Strengthen PSNP4 Institutions and Resilience) in rural Ethiopia, in which a cross-randomization of interventions providing poultry and cash transfers allows us to generate evidence highly relevant to this debate. …”
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A nutrition behaviour change intervention delivered through women's self-help groups in India is protective against depression and reduces time spent in market work by Gupta, Shivani, Scott, Samuel P., Kumar, Neha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Thai, Giang, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Menon, Purnima

“…These findings add to a growing evidence base on the effectiveness of group-based interventions to improve women's wellbeing in developing countries.…”
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An evolving paradigm for Africa and synthesis of the lessons from Asia by Diao, Xinshen, Silver, Jed, Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…The chapter then describes the “new paradigm,” which builds on PBB but also integrates the additional dimension of market failures associated, on the supply side, with custom hiring services, which have become the most common mode of mechanization among smallholders in developing countries. Applying this expanded framework, the chapter then reviews the Asian experience first. …”
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Subnational public expenditures, short-term household-level welfare, and economic resilience: Evidence from Nigeria by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Balana, Bedru, Smart, Jenny, Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oyeyemi, Motunrayo Ayowumi, Andam, Kwaw S.

“…However, direct evidence of these developmental effects of decentralized PE in developing countries like Nigeria has been relatively limited. …”
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