Search Results - "Developing country"

Mapping of adaptation interventions in Senegal by Ndione, Y. C., Tall, L., Sall, S., Ciss, P. N., Rousseau, E., Amarnath, Giriraj, Okem, Andrew

“…The CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience is geared towards Building Systemic Resilience against Climate Variability and Extremes in developing countries including Guatemala, Kenya, Morocco, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Senegal, and Zambia. …”
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Agricultural trade integration in ECOWAS by Bouët, Antoine, Diallo, Souleymane Sadio, Traoré, Fousseini

“…As the ECOWAS region pursues a process of structural transformation, the region’s economy has shifted toward industry and services, and the share of agriculture in GDP in ECOWAS countries has been declining, as in many developing countries (Laborde et al. 2018). However, the agriculture sector still represents 26 percent of GDP2 on average across the region, although with a high degree of heterogeneity: the share of agriculture in total GDP ranges from 5 percent in Cabo Verde to 60 percent in Sierra Leone. …”
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Innovations in insuring the poor: Experience with weather index-based insurance in India and Malawi by Giné, Xavier

“…Indeed, plenty of evidence suggests that households in developing countries are only partially insured and may thus avoid more profitable but riskier investments. …”
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Economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture production at the crop level by Umesh, K.B., Abdul, B. Md., Sivakuma, D., Srikanth, P.

“…In spite of widespread interest in sustainability in agriculture production at the crop level, very little work has been done towards measuring the economic and environmental sustainability of individual crops at the farm level, particularly in developing countries like India. In the present study, a framework was developed that determines the sustainability of a particular crop’s output using farm level information. …”
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Dairy development in Kenya: the past, the present and the future by Thorpe, W.R., Muriuki, H.G., Omore, Amos O., Owango, M.O., Staal, Steven J.

“…Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products in developing countries are projected for the next 25 years. …”
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First report of a 16SrIII-L phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Brazil by Oliveira, Saulo Alves Santos de, Abreu, E.F.M., Araújo, TS, Oliveira, EJ, Andrade, EC, García, J.M.P., Álvarez, E.

“…Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a major staple crop in developing countries and a large source of raw material for industrial purposes as flour, starch, and ethanol. …”
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Enhancing the provision of livestock marketing information in Somaliland by Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah, Baker, Derek, Elmi, I.I., Costagli, Riccardo, Gulaid, Ibrahim, Wanyoike, Francis N.

“…Although several agricultural market information systems exist in developing countries, the validity, reliability and impact of information they generate vary and depend on a number of factors. …”
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Epidemiology of zoonoses in slaughterhouse workers in western Kenya by Cook, Elizabeth A.J.

“…Slaughterhouses are places where animals are slaughtered for food. In developing countries a lack of appropriate facilities and limited resources mean the slaughter industry is poorly regulated. …”
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Integrated Community Food Production. A Compendium of Climate-resilient Agriculture Options by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…Moreover, as long as a third of the population (in developing countries) remains poor, and malnourishment prevails, there will be a special role for community level food production. …”
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Economic valuation of phenotypic cattle trait preferences in trypanosomosis prevalent production systems of Eastern Africa: Implications for sustainable cattle breeding programs. by Ouma, Emily A.

“…This may result in breeds that are not well adapted to the environment and not capable of performing the multiple objectives of the livestock enterprise environment and not capable of performing the multiple objectives of the livestock enterprise in developing countries. In order to design sustainable breed improvement programs aimed at improving productivity, livestock keepers' preferred traits need to be integrated into the breeding objectives. …”
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Climate Change and Agriculture: Adaptation Strategies and Mitigation Opportunities for Food Security in South Asia and Latin America by Jat, Mangi Lal, Dagar, Jagdish Chander, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Singh, Yadvinder P., Govaerts, Bram, López Ridaura, Santiago, Saharawat, Yashpal S., Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Tetarwal, J.P., Jat, Raj K., Hobbs, Huntington, Stirling, Clare M.

“…Thus, the impact of climate change is likely to have a significant influence on agriculture and eventually on the food security and livelihoods of large sections of the urban and rural populations globally. The developing countries, particularly in South Asia and Latin America, with diverse agroclimatic regions, challenging geographies, growing economies, diverse agricultural production systems, and farm typologies are more vulnerable to the effect of climate change due to heavy dependence on agriculture for livelihood. …”
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Medición, reporte y verificación de las emisiones de GEI de la ganadería de países en desarrollo de la UNFCCC: prácticas actuales y oportunidades de mejora by Wilkes, Andreas, Reisinger, Andy, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Dijk, Suzanne van

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50 años de extensión rural pública en Formosa. Historia de vida de un extensionista del INTA. by Schaller, Diana Vanina

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Tracking transboundary diseases in small ruminants in the border region Tanzania-Zambia by Wilén, Elsa

“…The devastating effects of these diseases are mostly seen in developing countries, such as Tanzania, where small ruminants play an important role in livelihood resilience and are a major source of income. …”
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Preconditions for and barriers to use of organic agricultural methods in Uganda by Johansson, Emmelie

“…Organic agriculture has been promoted as a promising alternative to improve food security and increase incomes for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Uganda is one of the countries where organic is being promoted, but in relation to the total size of the agricultural sector, the number of organic farmers in the country is still low. …”
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Roots, Tubers and Bananas: Full Proposal 2017-2022 by CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

“…Around 300 million poor people1 in developing countries currently depend on RTB value chains for food and nutrition security and income; many more benefit through their consumption. …”
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Gastrointestinal nematodes in goats in small holder flock around Gaborone, Botswana by Johansson, Tove

“…Small ruminants are of great importance in developing countries, where people rely on them for meat, milk and hides. …”

A place for play in Ng’ambo by Eklund, Anna

“…Informal settlements in developing countries are examples of areas that only have limited resources to provide their residents with a stimulating outdoor environment. …”
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Evaluations of satellite/reanalysis rainfall and temperature products in the Bale Eco-Region (southern Ethiopia) to enhance the quality of input data for hydro-climate studies by Gashaw, T., Worqlul, A. W., Lakew, Haileyesus, Taye, Meron Teferi, Seid, Abdulkarim, Haileslassie, Amare

“…The sparse distribution and lack of meteorological stations due to deficit infrastructure in developing countries is one of the limiting factors for hydro-climate studies, and dependency on globally available data is often prone to various level of errors. …”
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Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula subcounty, Isiolo county, Kenya by Mwatondo, Athman, Muturi, Mathew, Akoko, James M., Nyamota, Richard, Nthiwa, D., Maina, J., Omolo, J., Gichuhi, S., Mureithi, M.W., Bett, Bernard K.

“…The disease is endemic in many developing countries, including Kenya, but measures to prevent and control the disease are often inadequate among high-risk populations. …”
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