Resultados de búsqueda - "Focusing"

The one hundred tree species prioritized for planting in the tropics and subtropics as indicated by database mining por Kindt, R., Dawson, Ian K., Lillesø, Jens-Peter B., Muchugi, A., Pedercini, F., Roshetko, J.M., Noordwijk, M. van, Graudal, Lars, Jamnadass, Ramni H.

“…To help address this, the authors ‘mined’ information from 23 online global and regional databases to assemble a list of the most frequent tree species deemed useful for planting according to database mentions, with a focus on tropical regions. Using a simple vote count approach for ranking species, we obtained a shortlist of 100 trees mentioned in at least 10 of our data sources (the ‘top-100’ species). …”
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Combining local knowledge and soil science for integrated soil health assessments in conservation agriculture systems por Hermans, T.D.G., Dougill, Andrew J., Whitfield, S., Peacock, C.L., Eze, S., Thierfelder, Christian L.

“…Previous soil health studies have mainly focused on ‘scientific’ measurements, without consideration of local knowledge, which influences how farmers interpret CA impacts and future land management decisions. …”
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Healthy soils, healthy plants, healthy humans: A holistic exploration of sustainable intensification effects on farming systems in Malawi por Mathews, M.

“…The connection between soil-land and the human-health axis is only recently gaining momentum, however promising programs focused on sustainable intensification (SI) have begun to be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa to address root causes that lead to multi-dimensional poverty. …”
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Appraisal of the Sesame production opportunities and constraints, and farmer-preferred varieties and traits, in eastern and southwestern Ethiopia por Teklu, D.H., Shimelis, Hussein, Abebe, A.T., Abady, S.

“…Data were collected from 160 and 46 sesame farmers through semistructured questionnaires and focus group discussions. Sesame is grown by all respondent farmers in the study areas for food and as a source of cash. …”
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Impact of natural and anthropogenic stresses on surface and groundwater supply sources of the Upper Awash Sub-Basin, Central Ethiopia por Birhanu, B., Kebede, S., Charles, K., Taye, Meron Teferi, Atlaw, A., Birhane, M.

“…Studies have preferentially focused either on surface water hydrology or on groundwater characterization. …”
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Characteristics and global occurrence of human pathogens harboring antimicrobial resistance in food crops: A scoping review por Brunn, A., Kadri-Alabi, Z., Moodley, Arshnee, Guardabassi, L., Taylor, P., Mateus, A., Waage, Jeff

“…Sub-analyses on antimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) focused on extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and tetracycline resistance genes. …”
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Traditional food plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda—a cultural crossroads por Masters, E.T.

“…From July 1999 to August 2000, a series of 61 community-based focus group discussions on the utilization of plant biodiversity were conducted in the vernacular language at 34 sites in four districts of northern Uganda, with participation by key informants self-selected on basis of their technical knowledge and personal interest. …”
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Pathways to Women’s Empowerment in the Promotion of Climate Smart Agriculture in the Philippines, Myanmar, and Cambodia por Verzosa, Fatima, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Thant, Phyu Sin, Phen, Bunthoeun, Itliong, Kirstein, Myae, Chan, Thong, Chanphirum, Urdelas, Farah Gaud A., Naung, Ye Win, Moe, May Zin, Tola, Cheam, Barbon, Wilson John, Monville-Oro, Emilita, Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…This finding is supported by focus group discussions (n=113) in the CSVs where women are designated as budget planner and keeper of the household income. …”
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Can Innovation Platforms (IPs) improve rural women participation in maize value chain? evidence from the eastern DR Congo por Njingulula, P., Matungulu, P.K., Masuki, K.F., Schut, Marc, Okafor, C., Wimba, B.M.

“…The study collected data from 120 small scale maize producers in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from 2015 to 2017, using individual interview and focus group discussion (FGD) for data confirmation. …”
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Assessing trade-offs and synergies in climate smart agriculture across timescales por Arenas Calle, Laura N.

“…Since strategies addressed in any of CSA pillars can potentially benefit (synergies) or hinder (trade-offs) the others, CSA focus on identifying such relations to enhance synergies and minimise trade-offs in each context. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness of different approaches to raise awareness about antimicrobial resistance in farmers and veterinarians of India por Sharma, Garima, Mutua, Florence K., Deka, Ram Pratim, Shome, R., Bandyopadhyay, S., Shome, B.R., Kumar, N.G., Grace, Delia, Dey, Tushar K., Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…It had two parts: an intervention meeting (September–October 2018) which consisted of focus group discussions (FGD) with farmers, key informant interviews (KII) with veterinary professionals along with distribution of information packages, and then a follow-up survey (November–December 2018). …”
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Toward a Sustainable Food System in West Papua, Indonesia: Exploring the Links Between Dietary Transition, Food Security, and Forests por Nurhasan, M., Maulana, A.M., Ariesta, D.L., Usfar, A.A., Napitupulu, L., Rouw, A., Hurulean, F., Hapsari, A., Heatubun, C.D., Ickowitz, A.

“…We used mixed methods with a triangulation design to corroborate the quantitative data that we present from two rounds of the National Socioeconomic Survey (SUSENAS) on food consumption for West Papua from 2008 and 2017, with information from four focus group discussions with institutional and local stakeholders. …”
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A food systems approach and qualitative system dynamics model to reveal policy issues within the commercial broiler chicken system in South Africa por Queenan, K., Cuevas, S., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Chimonyo, M., Shankar, B., Slotow, R., Hasler, B.

“…The modular presentation format created a suitable platform for stakeholder engagement. Current policies focus on local commercial production, formal markets, and affordability without cognisance of the broader system represented by the model. …”
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Understanding human-water feedbacks of interventions in agricultural systems with agent based models: A review por Alam, Mohammad Faiz, McClain, M., Sikka, Alok, Pande, S.

“…Studies assessing these adaptation measures overwhelmingly focus on positive impacts, however, there is a concern that these studies may be biased towards well-managed and successful projects and often miss out on reporting negative externalities. …”
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From a documented past of the Jersey breed in Africa to a profit index linked future por Opoola, Oluyinka, Shumbusho, Felicien, Hambrook, David, Thomson, Sam, Harvey, Dai, Chagunda, Mizeck G.G., Capper, Jude L., Moran, Dominic, Mrode, Raphael A., Djikeng, Appolinaire

“…A key encompassing parameter of any reference was a well-described consideration of the Jersey cattle breed (as pure or crossbred with other exotic and/or indigenous breeds) with reported performance within a variety of production systems and agro-ecologies in Africa. The main focus was on breed and performance parameters, breed types, percentage of different breed types in specific environments, reproduction method and fertility; survival and longevity; disease incidence; and production efficiency metrics such as: feed efficiency (milk unit per dry matter intake, DMI) and milk yield (MY) per unit of body weight (BW). …”
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Determinants of smallholder farmers' willingness-to-pay for soyabean production inputs in northern Ghana por Adjei-Nsiah, S., Gyan, K., Ahiakpa, J.K., Ampadu-Boakye, T., Sedebo, D.A.

“…Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire, key informant interviews and focus group discussions were conducted. Descriptive statistics were performed and a contingency valuation method (CVM) was used to assess key determinants that influence farmers’ WTP for soyabean inputs. …”
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Redesigning of farming systems using a multi-criterion assessment tool for sustainable intensification and nutritional security in northwestern India por Prusty, Ashisa K., Natesan, Ravisankar, Panwar, Azad S., Jat, Mangi Lal, Tetarwal, Jagdish P., López Ridaura, Santiago, Toorop, Roos Adelhart, Akker, Jelle van den, Kaur, Jashanjot, Ghasal, Prakash Chand, Groot, Jeroen C.J., Barba-Escoto, Luis, Kashyap, Poonam, Ansari, Meraj A., Shamim, Mohammad

“…We used the FarmDESIGN model to evaluate farmers’ realities, with a focus on marginal farms (marginal poor farmers (MPFs)) and marginal diversified farmers (MDF) with the objective of enhancing profit, soil organic matter balance, and nutritional system yield in terms of dietary energy and reducing pesticide usage. …”
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Exploring Chickpea Germplasm Diversity for Broadening the Genetic Base Utilizing Genomic Resourses por Singh, Rajesh, Singh, Charul, A, Ambika, Chandana, B. S., K. Mahto, Rohit, Patial, Ranjana, Gupta, Astha, Gahlaut, Vijay, G, Gayacharan, Hamwieh, Aladdin, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Kumar, Rajendra

“…Measures are now called for beyond conventional breeding practices to strategically broadening of narrow genetic base utilizing chickpea wild relatives and improvement of cultivars through advanced breeding approaches with a focus on high yield productivity, biotic and abiotic stresses including climate resilience, and enhanced nutritional values. …”
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Towards a framework for assessing the sustainability of social-ecological landscapes por Atampugre, Gerald, Mensah, E., Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Therefore, landscape performance and monitoring frameworks that focus exclusively on protecting natural resources or the intensification of agriculture and other land uses can only give an incomplete viewpoint/overview of landscapes with all their uses and stakeholders. …”
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India's rainfed sorghum improvement: Three decades of genetic gain assessment for yield, grain quality, grain mold and shoot fly resistance por Venkata Nagesh Kumar, Mallela, Ramya, Vittal, Govindaraj, Mahalingam, Dandapani, Appavoo, Maheshwaramma, Setaboyine, Ganapathy, Kuyyamudi Nanaiah, Kavitha, Kosnam, Goverdhan, Manthati, Jagadeeshwar, Rumandla

“…Indian sorghum breeding focused on dual-purpose (grain and fodder), short-duration varieties with multiple resistance/tolerance to pests and diseases and improved nutritional quality (high protein, iron and zinc and low fat). …”
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