Search Results - "Education"

Quantifying the extent of climate inequality in China by Tan-Soo, Jie-Sheng, Chen, Shuai, Ye, Hai-Jian

“…Second, we present evidence of climate inequality along socioeconomic status (SES) as SWB of better educated, and higher-income Chinese residents are less affected by temperature anomalies compared to their lower SES counterparts. …”
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The long-term impact of development interventions in rural Bangladesh by Davis, Peter

“…As part of a larger longitudinal study that resurveyed 1,907 households and 102 villages in 14 of Bangladesh's 64 districts, the project focused on assessing the long-term impacts of a number of anti-poverty interventions—specifically, microfinance, agricultural technology, and educational transfers— on a range of monetary and nonmonetary measures of well-being. …”
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Animal agriculture in Africa - socio-economic issues by Smalley, M.E.

“…Finally the paper argues that all levels of the educational process in sub-Saharan Africa must get agriculture and practical aspects of agriculture into the curricula. …”
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Factors driving the adoption of cooking banana processing and utilisation methods in Nigeria by Lemchi, J., Tshiunza, M., Onyeka, U., Tenkouano, A.

“…The major factors which have strongly influenced the adoption process were the level of educational attainment, social status, primary occupation, intensity of training received, availability of commercially-produced plantain products in the market/area, trialability as well as the number of desirable attributes of the utilisation methods.…”
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Relationship between Prosopis juliflora invasion and livelihood diversification in the South Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia by Shiferaw, W., Demissew, S., Bekele, T., Aynekulu, E.

“…Moreover, household educational attainment significantly affected income obtained from vegetables, fruits, and cereal crops. …”
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The role of responsive heterogeneity in sub-Saharan smallholder farming sustainability: socio-economic and biophysical determinants of mineral and organic fertilizers used in South... by Thiombiano, Boundia Alexandre, Le, Quang Bao, Ouédraogo, Dénis

“…The results revealed that the determinants of SMN adoption include not only common determinants to whole sampled population (income, household size, access to roads and cereal areas), but also specific determinants to farm types (small ruminants, animal power, educational level and access to agro-training). This finding suggests that policy interventions will not be effective if the responsive heterogeneity in SNM adoption behavior is not taken into account. …”
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Women, irrigation and social norms in Egypt: ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same?’ by Najjar, Dina, Baruah, Bipasha, El Garhi, Aman

“…We identify land ownership, educational attainment, institutional support from government, donors and NGOs, and access to training in irrigational technologies as factors that enable women to optimally undertake irrigation. …”
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Consumer perceptions of fruit and vegetable quality: certification and other options for safeguarding public health in West Africa by Keraita, Bernard N., Drechsel, Pay

“…Overall, it appears that regulatory measures for risk management, including certifications, will be – for now – less effective in the West African setup due to low educational levels in view of chemical and microbial risk, diverse and often informal food chains, poor safety supporting infrastructure and weak institutional capacities for compliance monitoring.…”
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Nelson Garden AB by Kirilov, Annika

“…They should make more market surveys amongst retailers and customers and educate retailers about the product assortment.…”
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Benefits of using a transdisciplinary approach for the design and operationalization of a surveillance system by Falzon, Laura C., Ogola, Joseph G., Fèvre, Eric M., Berezowski, J.

“…The meat inspectors remarked that the form made them feel appreciated and added value to their work as the data could be used to educate farmers on prevailing livestock conditions and provide economic incentives for disease control interventions. …”
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Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives by Berck, Peter, Sears, Molly, Taylor, Rebecca L. C., Trachtman, Carly, Villas-Boas, Sofia B.

“…Infra–marginal households who are on the boundary between taking containers to recycling centers and recycling using curbside pick-up, namely white households and households with higher educational attainment, see the largest changes in consumer surplus generated by increasing refund payments. …”
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Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey Round Two: Note on Sample Characteristics and Weighting by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…To help ensure representativeness of our sample we set targets for MHWS data collection from rural, female, lower-educated, and farming households. While there are weaknesses of phone surveys, there are also advantages, particularly in Myanmar. …”
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District Director of Agriculture in Ghana Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…General Information (ID) – basic demographic and educational background, as well as the length of time the director has served in the MMDA 3. …”
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Ghana Decentralization and Agricultural Services Household Survey by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…General Information (ID) – basic demographic, educational, household background, and occupational information of respondent 3. …”
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Are rural smallholders ready for agricultural digitalization? Farmer (In)competencies and the political economy of access in digital agricultural extension and advisories in Northe... by Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim

“…The chapter argues that the lack of (digital) literacies results from deeply rooted political and economic structures in educational inequities that create literacy divides among farmers. …”
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Improving dietary status through strengthening gender nutrition-sensitive interventions by Ketema, Dessalegn, Abeshu, Yadesa, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Empowering women to make decisions can lead to a more diverse diet. By focusing on educating women and girls about nutrition and health, we can encourage healthier dietary choices, improve health outcomes and productivity. …”
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Access, adoption, and diffusion: The long-term impacts of improved vegetable and fish technologies in Bangladesh by Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…As part of a larger longitudinal study that resurveyed 1,907 households and 102 villages in 14 of Bangladesh's 64 districts, the project focused on assessing the long-term impacts of a number of anti-poverty interventions—specifically, microfinance, agricultural technology, and educational transfers—on a range of monetary and nonmonetary measures of well-being. …”
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Child labor and school decisions in urban and rural areas: cross country evidence by Ersado, Lire

“…Finally, evidence from all three countries indicates that efforts to bolster adult educational levels and wages will help curb the prevalence and intensity of child labor and improve the likelihood that children stay in school. " -- Author's Abstract…”
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Child labor and school decisions in urban and rural areas: cross country evidence by Ersado, Lire

“…Finally, evidence from all three countries indicates that efforts to bolster adult educational levels and wages will help curb the prevalence and intensity of child labor and improve the likelihood that children stay in school. -- Author's Abstract…”
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Innovations in insuring the poor: Health insurance for the rural poor: Evidence from Cambodia by Levine, David I.

“…At the same time, if cautious, well-educated, or wealthy people both engage in safe behaviors and value insurance, then voluntary insurance can enjoy positive selection. …”
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