Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

The global commodification of wastewater por Scott, Christopher A., Raschid-Sally, Liqa

“…Using examples from Pakistan, India, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mexico, and the United States, this paper contrasts commodification as it occurs in the developed and developing worlds and demonstrates the need for public information and coherent institutional frameworks, including private- and public-sector participation.…”
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Evaluating the relationships between property rights, risk technology and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa por Swallow, B.M.

“…Session 3 links past research conducted in Niger with research now in progress in Ethiopia. Session 4 summarises two ILCA studies that are currently in progress and an IFPRI study that is in the planning stage. …”
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Impact of livestock pricing policies on meat and milk output in selected sub-Saharan African countries por Williams, Timothy O.

“…Reviews, analyses and presents evidence concerning the effects of livestock pricing policies on production incentives in a sample of sub-Saharan countries including Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe - selected on the basis of their livestock population, production, trade and consumption. …”
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A bio-economic model of integrated crop-livestock farming systems: The case of the Ginchi watershed por Okumu, B.N., Jabbar, M.A., Colman, D., Russell, N.

“…This chapter uses one particular bio-economic model, first, to explore some questions and hence generate information pertaining to the complex interactions existing in an integrated crop-livestock farming system in Ethiopia. Secondly, it examines various ways in which such a model may be used to assess, exante, the likely impact of multiple technology adoption on such systems under a set of policy scenarios. …”
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Alternative application of oxen power for its optimal use por Astatke, A., Temesgen, M.

“…Draught animals have been used in Ethiopia since the third millennium B.C. It has been confined to land preparation and seed covering using the traditional implement 'maresha', pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke. …”
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Animal agriculture and watershed management: Reconciling public and private good por Kaufmann, Ralph R. von, Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…This Report borrows heavily from collaborative research in Ethiopia and Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization, ICRISAT, ILRI and other colleagues that seek to determine the conflicting attributes of livestock in highland agriculture and thus develop technologies and policy options to ameliorate the negative attributes and accentuate the positive social and environmental effects.…”
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Markets and livestock in the coming decades: Implications for smallholder highland producers por Staal, Steven J., Jabbar, M.A.

“…Topics of discussion include the continuing livestock revolution, the link between livestock and people, smallholder access to markets: the example of dairy; constraints to livestock market participation: two case studies, v.z. smallholder dairy in hihgland Kenya, and smallholder dairy farming in highland Ethiopia.…”
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Agroforestry research in bean-based cropping systems of subsahalien Africa: A review of research methodologies and results por Graf, W, Ndorehayo, V

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Participatory forage technology development in Southeast Asia por Roothaert, Ralph L., Binh, LH, Magboo, E, Yen, VH, Sanguinhon, J

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Global assessment of manure management policies and practices por Teenstra, E., Vellinga, Theun V., Aektasaeng, N., Amatayakul, W., Ndambi, A., Pelster, David E., Germer, L., Jenet, A., Opio, C., Andeweg, K.

“…In 2014 an assessment of livestock manure policies was performed in 34 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, followed by an in-depth assessment of manure management practices in Bangladesh, Viet Nam, Ethiopia, Malawi, Argentina and Costa Rica. The assessments revealed the key barriers for improving integrated manure management and identified six opportunities for actual practice changes to improve manure related policies as well as farm practices with the overall objective of improving food security while mitigating methane emissions at the same time…”
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A participatory approach for landrace evaluation por Bioversity International

“…A set of factsheets about our Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia. Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. …”
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Strengthening the informal seed system through community seedbanks por Bioversity International

“…A set of factsheets about our Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia. Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. …”
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Private sector commercial products set to raise crop productivity and farming in Africa por Jefwa, J.M.

“…It is expected that this effort will increase crop yield by 30% and directly empower about 175,500 households (approximately 1.3 million persons) in selected areas in Kenya, Ethiopia, Niger, and Nigeria. Over the last 2 years, the project has been able to screen over 100 products from different private companies within and outside Africa. …”
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New Climate Data Builds Agricultural Resilience in a Changing Climate por Jay, A., Fiondella, Francesco, Hansen, James, Coffey, Kevin

“…Understanding and predicting Ethiopia’s complex climate at multiple scales with enough detail and certainty to make critical food-security decisions at local levels requires timely, quality assured weather, climate and agricultural data at a high spatial and temporal resolution. …”
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Evidence based assessment of scalability of agricultural technologies: The case of improved food legumes and small ruminant market sheds por Tesfahun, G.K., Thorne, Peter J., Mekonnen, Kindu, Brooks, K., Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Haile, Aynalem, Ahmed, S., Tamene, Lulseged D., Degefa, Z., Yitayih, Mulugeta, Zeleke, F., Tegegne, Azage

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Solar powered water pumping can boost smallholder income: A business model based on action research from LIVES and Africa RISING sites por Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria, Haileslassie, Amare, Biazin, B., Schmitter, Petra S., Chali, A., Hagos, Fitsum, Otoo, M., Lefore, Nicole, Barron, Jennie, Tegegne, D., Dubale, T.

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Integrated landscape management: Africa RISING R4D experiences in the Ethiopian highlands por Tamene, Lulseged D., Yaekob, Tesfaye, Ellison, J., Mekonnen, Kindu, Woldearegay, K., Adimassu, Zenebe, Alene, Temesgen, Dubale, Workneh, Ibrahim, M., Gurmessa, Biyensa Dubiwak, Tesfahun, G.K., Thorne, Peter J.

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Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) in South Asia por Khan, Shahidul Haque

“…CSRD works across South Asia (with emphasis on Bangladesh), the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia), and in South America (Colombia) to generate and provide timely and useful climate information, decision tools and services. …”
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Consumers do care! Incentivizing food safety through a market-based pull–push approach por Roesel, Kristina, Zwietering, M., Wagenberg, Coen van, Havelaar, A., Alonso, Silvia, Roothaert, R., Tacken, G., Ruben, R., Amenu, K., Ouattara, L., Lindahl, Johanna F., Ramasamy, S., Danyluk, M., Dione, Michel M., Terefe, Y., Guadu, T., Tarpaga, V., Kaboré, D., Lenjiso, Birhanu Mergesa, Grace, Delia

“…Methods: The project is organized in seven technical work packages: 1) Estimating burden and cost of key foodborne illnesses in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia; 2) Understanding the poultry and vegetable value chains in urban markets in Burkina Faso and Ethiopia; 3) Quantitative microbial risk assessment and cost-effectiveness analysis of candidate market-based interventions; 4) Build capacity and motivation of regulators to manage food safety (intervention 1, push approach); 5) Empower market-level value chain actors to manage food safety (intervention 2, push approach); 6) Design and implementation of a consumer campaign (intervention 3, pull approach); 7) conduct an impact assessment of the push-pull intervention. …”
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Genome-wide diversity and demographic dynamics of Cameroon goats and their divergence from east African, north African, and Asian conspecifics por Mekuriaw, Getinet, Wouobeng, Patrick, Jaures, Kouam Simo, Mrode, Raphael A., Edea, Zewdu, Bin Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Dessie, Tadelle, Tesfaye, Kassahun, Strandberg, Erling, Berglund, Britt, Mutai, Collins, Osama, Sarah, Tassew, Asaminew, Birungi, Josephine, Djikeng, Appolinaire, Meutchieye, Felix

“…To infer genetic relationships at continental and global level, genotype data on six goat populations from Ethiopia and one population each from Egypt, Morocco, Iran, and China were included in the analysis. …”
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