Resultados de búsqueda - "Ethiopia"

Smallholder farmers’ attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa por Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Twyman, Jennifer, Eitzinger, Anton, Pérez, Juan Guillermo, Mwongera, Caroline, Läderach, Peter R.D.

“…We examined farmers’ attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 households in Borana, Ethiopia, Nyando, Kenya, Hoima Uganda, and Lushoto, Tanzania. …”
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Impact of inadequate regulatory frameworks on the adoption of bio-fertilizer (eg PGPR) technologies: a case study of sub-Saharan Africa por Masso, C., Jefwa, J.M., Jemo, M., Thuita, Moses N., Tarus, D., Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…Based on a stepwise assessment of 66 bio-fertilizer products found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Nigeria in 2009-2011, in more than 90% of cases, product composition didn’t match indications on the product labels or label claims related to product benefits were not supported by our research results. …”
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Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in central and east Africa over the past decade por Nakato, V., Mahuku, George S., Coutinho, Teresa A.

“…Distribution Xcm has only been found in African countries, namely Burundi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. …”
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System dynamics modeling in designing breeding schemes: The case of Menz sheep in Ethiopian highlands por Gebre, K.T., Wurzinger, Maria, Gizaw, Solomon, Haile, Aynalem, Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Getachew, T., Sölkner, Johann

“…A comprehensive dynamic simulation model was developed to describe a community-based breeding program for the Menz sheep population of Ethiopia. Selection of male and female animals based on their own and maternal performance was simulated. …”
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Bio-economic and operational feasibility of introducing oestrus synchronization and artificial insemination in simulated smallholder sheep breeding programmes por Gizaw, Solomon, Tegegne, Azage

“…The schemes were evaluated for their bio-economic and operational feasibility, taking Bonga sheep of Ethiopia as a case study. The selection intensities achieved in VNE, VSE1 and VSE2 were 2.0, 2.3 and 2.4, respectively, for selecting rams for the breeding tier and 0.0, 0.8 and 1.0, respectively, for the production tier. …”
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Characterizing Forest Change Using Community-Based Monitoring Data and Landsat Time Series por Vries, B. de, Pratihast, A.K., Verbesselt, Jan, Kooistra, L., Herold, Martin

“…In this study, we analyzed activity data (deforestation and forest degradation) collected by local forest experts over a 3-year period in an Afro-montane forest area in southwestern Ethiopia and corresponding Landsat Time Series (LTS). …”
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A methodological approach for assessing cross-site landscape change: Understanding socio-ecological systems por Sunderland, Terry C.H., Abdoulaye, R., Ahammad, R., Asaha, S., Baudron, Frédéric, Deakin, E.L., Duriaux Chavarria, J.Y., Eddy, I., Foli, S., Gumbo, D.J., Khatun, K., Kondwani, M., Kshatriya, Mrigesh, Leonald, L., Rowland, D., Stacey, N., Tomscha, S., Yang, K., Gergel, Sarah E., Vianen, J. van

“…Specifically, the research focuses on land use impacts in locations which exhibit various combinations of agricultural modification/change across a forest transition gradient in six tropical landscapes, in Zambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Bangladesh. These methods include integrated assessments of the perceptions of ecosystem service provision, tree cover loss and gain, relative poverty, diets and agricultural patterns of change. …”
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Yield and Nuse efficiency of five tropical maize genotypes under different N levels in the moist savanna of Nigeria por Oikeh, S.O., Kling, J.G., Horst, Walter J., Chude, V.O.

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Trait‐based approaches for guiding the restoration of degraded agricultural landscapes in East Africa por Lohbeck, M., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Aynekulu, Ermias, Okia, C., Vågen, Tor-Gunnar

“…Here, we apply functional ecology to five agricultural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, and ask to what extent vegetation characteristics contribute to soil functions that are key to farmers’ livelihoods. …”
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Molecular markers as a tool for germplasm acquisition to enhance the genetic diversity of a Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) collection por Negawo, Alemayehu T., Jorge, A., Hanson, Jean, Teshome, Abel, Muktar, Meki S., Azevedo, A.L.S., Lédo, F.J.d.S., Machado, J.C., Jones, Christopher S.

“…At the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 171 germplasm accessions of Napier grass were studied using 20 SSR markers with the objective of assessing the allelic richness and genetic diversity of the collections held at ILRI and the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), and to determine distinct accessions to be introduced to enhance the diversity in each of the genebank collections. …”
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Uterine Pathology and Physiology in the Post Partum Period in Ethiopian Cattle por Källerö, Emma Elisa

“…The study was performed at a specialized commercial dairy farm; Holetta Agricultural Research Centre (HARC) located 40 km west of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Here pure Borana and crossbred Borana x Holstein-Friesian are kept. …”
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Genetic diversity of North Ethiopian indigenous sheep populations using mitochondrial DNA por Adhena, Mulata H.

“…This study was aimed to investigate the haplotype variations and maternal origin of four sheep populations (Highland, Abergelle, Elle and Begait) of North Ethiopia. A 1088 bp of the mtDNA control region was amplified using specific primers and the polymerase chain reaction was performed. …”
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Logistics performances of health care system using queue analysis por Tefera, Abel Nigussie

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A simple and rapid protocol for the genetic transformation of Ensete ventricosum por Matheka, J., Tripathi, J.N., Merga, I., Gebre, E., Tripathi, L.

“…Enset (Ensete ventricosum), also known as Ethiopian banana, is a food security crop for more than 20 million people in Ethiopia. As conventional breeding of enset is very challenging, genetic engineering is an alternative option to introduce important traits such as enhanced disease resistance and nutritional value. …”
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Effect of methods of processing on raw and intrinsic quality of Sidama and YirgaCheffee coffee types por Assefa, A., Kufa-Obso, T.

“…Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.) is an economically important crop, which is contributing the highest of all export revenues in Ethiopia. The objective of study was to examine the effect of methods of processing on raw and intrinsic quality of Sidama and Yirgacheffee coffees and to identify the best method of processing that can keep the inherent quality of Sidama and Yirgacheffee specialty coffee. …”
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Financing Large-Scale Mitigation by Smallholder Farmers: What Roles for Public Climate Finance? por Odhong’, Charles, Wilkes, Andreas, Dijk, Suzanne van, Vorlaufer, Miriam, Ndonga, Samuel, Sing'ora, Brian, Kenyanito, Lucy

“…This study explores these gender impacts across different farming systems and gender-respondent-household typologies using data from the Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) in 2,859 households in three East African countries—Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania. Female control scores over incomes or foodstuffs produced through both on and off farm activities were highest in farming systems that had more land and more livestock. …”
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Community-based sheep breeding programs generated substantial genetic gains and socioeconomic benefits por Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, T., Mirkena, T., Duguma, G., Gizaw, Solomon, Wurzinger, Maria, Sölkner, Johann, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Dessie, Tadelle, Abebe, A., Abate, Z., Jembere, Temergen, Rekik, Mourad, Lobo, R.N.B., Mwacharo, Joram M., Terfa, Z.G., Kassie, Girma T., Mueller, J.P., Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

“…An innovative methodological framework on how to design, implement and sustain CBBPs was tested in three sites in Ethiopia: Bonga, Horro and Menz. In these CBBPs, the main selection trait identified through participatory approaches was 6-month weight in all three sites. …”
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Living income benchmarking of rural households in low-income countries por Ven, G.W. van de, Valença, A. de, Marinus, W., Jager, I. de, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Hekman, W., Mellisse, B.T., Baijukya, Frederick P., Omari, M., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Our three case studies showed that in 2017 in Lushoto District, rural Tanzania, the living income was US$ PPP 4.04/AE/day, in Isingiro District, rural Uganda, 3.82 and in Sidama Zone, rural Ethiopia, 3.60. In all cases, the extreme poverty line of US$ PPP 1.90 per capita per day is insufficient to meet the basic human rights for a decent living in low-income countries. …”
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Veterinary epidemiology at ILRAD and ILRI, 1987–2018 por Perry, Brian D., Bett, Bernard K., Fèvre, Eric M., Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F.

“…Topics include scientific impacts; economic impact assessment; developmental impacts; capacity development; partnerships; impacts on human resources capacity in veterinary epidemiology; impacts on national animal health departments and services; impacts on animal health constraints in developing countries; impacts on ILRI's research and strategy; the introduction of veterinary epidemiology and economics at ILRAD; field studies in Kenya; tick-borne disease dynamics in eastern and southern Africa; heartwater studies in Zimbabwe; economic impact assessments of tick-borne diseases; tick and tick-borne disease distribution modelling; modelling the infection dynamics of vector-borne diseases; economic impact of trypanosomiasis; the epidemiology of resistance to trypanocides; the development of a modelling technique for evaluating control options; sustainable trypanosomiasis control in Uganda and in the Ghibe Valley of Ethiopia; spatial modelling of tsetse distributions; preventing and containing trypanocide resistance in the cotton zone of West Africa; rabies research; the economic impacts of rinderpest control; applying economic impact assessment tools to foot and mouth disease (FMD) control, the southern Africa FMD economic impact study; economic impacts of FMD in Peru, Colombia and India; economic impacts of FMD control in endemic settings in low- and middle-income countries; the global FMD research alliance (GFRA); Rift Valley fever; economic impact assessment of control options and calculation of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs); RVF risk maps for eastern Africa; land-use change and RVF infection and disease dynamics; epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites; priorities in animal health research for poverty reduction; the Wellcome Trust Epidemiology Initiatives; the broader economic impact contributions; the responses to highly pathogenic avian influenza; the International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics (ISVEE) experience, the role of epidemiology in ILRAD and ILRI and the impacts of ILRAD and ILRI's epidemiology; capacity development in veterinary epidemiology and impact assessment; impacts on national animal health departments and services; impacts on animal health constraints in developing countries and impacts on ILRI's research and strategy.…”
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Bioecology of fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith), its management and potential patterns of seasonal spread in Africa por Niassy, S., Agbodzavu, K.M., Kimathi, E.K., Mutune, B., Abdel-Rahman, E.M., Salifu, D., Hailu, G., Belayneh, Y.T., Felege, E., Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Ekesi, S., Subramanian, S.

“…For effective monitoring and a better understanding of the bioecology and management of this pest, a Community-based Fall Armyworm Monitoring, Forecasting, Early Warning and Management (CBFAMFEW) initiative was implemented in six eastern African countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi). …”
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