Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? por Dessalegn, Mengistu, Merrey, Douglas J.

“…Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being primarily ‘technical’. …”
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Synthesis Report on Five-Country Institutional Analysis Produced for the CIAT Scoping Study on Soil Research and Management to Enrich Bilateral German Development Cooperation Progr... por Snyder, Katherine A., Okolo, Wendy, Sommer, Rolf, Braslow, Juliet

“…This synthesis report reflects institutional analyses of five prioritized countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, and Kenya.…”
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Cattle trypanosomiasis in Africa to 2030 por Thornton, Philip K., Robinson, Timothy P., Kruska, Russell L., Jones, Peter G., McDermott, John J., Reid, Robin S.

“…The main effect would be in drier areas of western, eastern and southern Africa, and in Ethiopia. Humid areas would be less altered. The authors say that other factors such as disease control efforts and changing agricultural practices may also affect the future range of the flies and of the diseases with which they are associated.…”
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Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa por Wouterse, Fleur, Francesconi, Gian N.

“…We use recent data from 253 smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) in Ethiopia, Malawi and Senegal, factor and regression analysis to define organisational health, understand its determinants and relate health to performance. …”
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Potential impacts of increasing average yields and reducing maize yield variability in Africa por Kostandini, G., La Rovere, R., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Significant benefits are also found among different types of households living in drought risk areas of Kenya, Ethiopia and Nigeria.…”
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Sheep production on smallholder farms in the Ethiopian highlands- a farming system approach. por Dibissa, N.

“…KEYWORDS: TROPAG | sheep | reproductive performance | herds | small farms | livestock | farming systems | constraints | farm surveys | Ethiopia.…”
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Host country governance and the African land rush: 7 reasons why large-scale farmland investments fail to contribute to sustainable development por Schoneveld, George C.

“…This article contributes to this research gap by synthesizing results and lessons from 38 case studies conducted in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia. It shows how and why large-scale farmland investments are often synonymous with displacement, dispossession, and environmental degradation and, thereby, highlights seven outcome determinants that merit more explicit treatment in academic and policy discourse.…”
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Cost–benefit analysis of fodder production as a low emissions development strategy for the Kenyan dairy sector por Kashangaki, John, Ericksen, Polly J.

“…Ten low emissions development (LED) interventions for the livestock sectors in Kenya and Ethiopia were reviewed in a previous study (Ericksen and Crane 2018). …”
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Annual report 2017: CGIAR Research Program on Wheat por CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

“…For 2017, WHEAT can demonstrate clear actual or potential outcomes benefiting the poorest in remote areas in Afghanistan, based on 15 years of collaboration with NARS, in Ethiopia (emergency seed supply), as well as in India’s Bihar state and in Pakistan - based on large, multi-year programs (Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Phases I – III & Agriculture Innovation Project, respectively) – see sections 1.3.3 and 1.2 under FP4.…”
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Setting priorities for public spending for agricultural and rural development in Africa por Fan, Shenggen, Mogues, Tewodaj, Benin, Samuel

“…These circumstances include, for example, Ethiopia’s relatively large share of public spending allocated to agriculture, Nigeria’s rich natural resource endowments, Ghana’s relatively sound governance environment, Uganda’s past success in economic growth and poverty reduction, and Tanzania’s rapid transition from a planned to a market-driven economy.…”
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In situ characterization of local chicken eco-type for functional traits and production system in Fogera Woreda, Amhara Regional State por Kibret, B.

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Assessment of production and marketing system of goats in Dale District, Sidama Zone por Assefa, E.

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The potential impact of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes on vitamin A intake in Sub-Saharan Africa. por Low, Jan W., Walker, T., Hijmans R.J.

“…The majority of children in Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda would benefit, as would about half of the children in Tanzania. Children in Ethiopia, Kenya and South Africa would also be affected, though to a lesser degree. …”
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An analysis of the risk from Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum to banana cultivation in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. por Smith, J.J., Jones, D.R., Karamura, E.B., Blomme, Guy, Turyagyenda, F.L.

“…It was first reported in 1968 in Ethiopia, where it remained confined until it was observed in Uganda in 2001. …”
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Niger, Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass. por Getinet, A., Sharma, S.M., Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research

“…Indigenous in Ethiopia where it is grown in rotation with cereals and pulses, niger (Guizotia abyssinica) is an important oilseed crop supplying 50% of Ethiopian oilseed production. …”
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Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Uganda por Thornton, Philip K., Enahoro, Dolapo K., Njiru, Nelly M., Wijk, Mark T. van, Ashley, Laurie, Cramer, Laura K., Ericksen, Polly J., Graham, Michael

“…This is one of a series of documents that summarises information relating to the livestock sector in the three Program for Climate-Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL) project countries (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). Prevailing livestock systems and their baseline performance in Uganda are summarised first, followed by a summary of what is known about the impacts of climate change on livestock production and livestock systems. …”
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Factors influencing livestock export in Somaliland’s terminal markets por Musa, Ahmed M., Wasonga, Oliver Vivian, Mtimet, Nadhem

“…Finally, border restrictions imposed by Ethiopia do not influence the volume of livestock transacted for export in the study markets. …”
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Potential for climate change adaptation and mitigation in crop production in East Africa: Findings from a scoping study on opportunities and barriers to adaptation and mitigation i... por Osumba, Joab J.L., Recha, John W.M., Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Shilomboleni, Helena, Radeny, Maren A.O., Solomon, Dawit, Mungai, Catherine

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Transforming agricultural extension in Eastern Africa through Climate Resilient Farmer Field Schools: Training update from the Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow project por Osumba, Joab J.L., Recha, John W.M., Kabuka, Godfrey, Nzoka, Oscar, Wandera, Bright Asiimwe

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Social equity implications of intensification and commercialization in East African livestock systems: Implications for low-emission development por Crane, Todd A., Bullock, Renee, Gichuki, Leah

“…This working paper reviews literature on the relationship between agricultural intensification and gender equity outcomes in Kenya and Ethiopia’s dairy systems. Findings indicate that intensification and related commercialization often increase women’s labor burden in households and women’s disenfranchisement from economic opportunities. …”
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