Search Results - "Focusing"

Effectiveness of agricultural development training program: the cases of teff and livestock farmers of Alaba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia by Surur, O.O.

“…The qualitative methods that were used at community, organizational and individual levels include: document review, focused/group discussion, personal interviews, and direct observation, and different tools such as, SWOT/force-field analysis, ranking, scoring, and rating. …”
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Analysis of agricultural input supply system: the case of Dale Woreda, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region by Kubayo, K.S.

“…To generate qualitative data, field observations; informal interview with key informants; and discussions with separate focus groups were conducted. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools chi-square test, Cramer’s V, Pearson and Spearman’s rho Correlation coefficient, and Multiple Linear Regressions from inferential statistics. …”
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On-farm phenotypic characterization of Sheko breed of cattle and their habitat in Bench Maji zone, Ethiopia by Teye, T.

“…Semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, field observations of animals and secondary data collection were employed to generate the data. …”
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Social networks and gender dimensions in use of irrigation by farmers in Alamata Woreda, Southern Tigray, Ethiopia by Hailemariam, M.

“…The practical contributions of social networks and their gender implications in facilitating access to inputs / technologies, information / knowledge and credit / finance in irrigation based vegetable production; and identification of alternatives for enhancing the role and sustainability of these social networks for promoting vegetable production in the woreda was the focus of this study. Identifying the factors for choice of crops by farmers in using irrigation was also another additional objective of the study. …”
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Assessment of breeding practice and evaluation of estrus synchronization of dairy cattle in Sidama Zone, southern Ethiopia by Legesse, D.

“…Data was collected using semi structured questionnaire and focus group discussion. A total of 180 respondents were randomly selected from the 9 kebeles and included in the study. …”
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Kenya dairy farmer perception of moulds and mycotoxins and implications for exposure to aflatoxins: A gendered analysis by Kiama, T.N., Lindahl, Johanna F., Sirma, A.J., Senerwa, D.M., Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Ochungo, P.A., Poole, Elizabeth J., Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Grace, Delia

“…From each category, three districts were randomly selected and from each district, three villages. A focus group discussion (FGD) tool was developed and used for interviews to assess factors related to the potential risk of exposure to mycotoxins in identified risk regions and how perception of risk and risk management differed by gender. …”
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Evalutaion of immune responses of a recombinant theileria parva 2 antigen fused with a cell penetrating peptide from human immunodeficiency virus-1. by Tinega, A.N.

“…However increasing prevalence of acaricide resistance in tick populations coupled with the high cost and cold chain requirements of the live vaccine has necessitated search for alternative control measures. Efforts are being focused on the development of a cheap and easy-to-deliver vaccine based on components of the parasite. …”
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Village Baseline Study – Site Analysis Report Ma village-Yen Binh district, Vietnam by Hieu, Do Trong, Hoan, Le Khai, San, Le Viet, Hai, Le Van, Duong, Minh Tuan, Quyen, Luu Ngoc, Sen, Pham Thi, Ferrer, Alice J., Tan Yen, Bui

“…Those organizations working in food security and food crisis focus mainly on providing support (financial, seed and agricultural inputs) to local farmers to implement some production activities. …”
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Characterization of sheep fattening cooperatives in Ethiopia: Members’ satisfaction and women’s participation by Ephrem, N.

“…The study was conducted to determine the participation of sheep farmers in sheep fattening cooperatives (SFC) in four regional states of Ethiopia with a special focus on women. Variables studied included characteristics of members, length of membership (LM), extent of participation in decision making (EPDM), satisfaction of the level of management (SLM), interaction with cooperative officials (ICO), interaction with members (ICM), satisfaction level on interaction (SLI), members taken into consideration (MTC), annual revenue of the cooperative (ARC), share of meetings attended (SMA), Fifty four legally registered SFC were selected purposively based on their current status and their accessibility. …”
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Global cassava strategy for the new millenium:CIAT's perspective by Ceballos, H.

“…As a result, agribusiness attention has recently focused on cassava as a source of raw material. In response to these changes in the markets, the CIAT cassava breeding project has directed its efforts to develop competitive cassava production for several different industries. …”
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Socio-economic impact analysis of livestock disease control programmes with special reference to ticks and tick-borne diseases. by Randela, R.

“…The outbreak of East Coast fever in the beginning of the century lead to the introduction of the plunge dip system to control the disease. This approach focused on eradicating the vectors (i .e. ticks) that transmitted the disease. …”
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Platforms for institutional change: assessing the potential of livelihood enhancement groups as community entry points in Zambia by Mulungu, K., Madzudzo, E., Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel, Akatama, M.

“…To address the livelihood problems faced by the poor and vulnerable in Northern Province of Zambia, a novel collective action approach called livelihoods enhancement groups (LEGs) was used as a platform for facilitating research on development initiatives to generate change. Using focus group discussions and key informant interviews, this article assesses the potential of using the LEGs approach in generating change. …”
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A Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related healthcare in Madagascar: A mixed-methods study on opportunities and challenges by Muller, N., Emmrich, Peter M.F., Rajemison, E.N., Neve, J.W. de, Bärnighausen, T., Knauss, S., Emmrich, J.V.

“…To confirm and explain the quantitative results, we used qualitative data from 6 semistructured focus group discussions (24 participants in total) in the same population.59.3% (243/410, 95% CI 54.5-64.1) saved toward the expected costs of delivery and, out of those, 64.4% (159/247, 95% CI 58.6-70.2) used household cash savings for this purpose. …”
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Spatial distribution, tree host associations, and deforestation threats on two stingless bee species in the Peruvian Amazon by Demetrio, Richar, Muñoz Schrader, Ornella, Faria, Julianna, Baselly Villanueva, Juan Rodrigo, Cardenas, David, Isuiza, Maite, Delgado, Cesar, Ruzo, Andres, Espinoza, Rosa V.

“…Results: This study examines the spatial distribution, elevation trends, and deforestation threats affecting Melipona eburnea and Tetragonisca angustula, with a focus on tree nesting preferences in the Biosphere Reserve Avireri-Vraem. …”
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El rol de las agronomías y acopios en la consolidación del modelo de agronegocios en Balcarce (2000 – 2019) by Bruno, Mariana Paola, Viteri, Maria Laura, Sili, Marcelo

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Relevant loci for milk production in dairy cattle, obtained by machine learning algorithms by Raschia, Maria Agustina, Ríos, Pablo J., Maizon, Daniel Omar, Demitrio, Daniel Arturo, Poli, Mario Andres

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Abono verde y cultivos de cobertura utilizados para optimizar labores culturales en la horticultura by Ponce, Juan Pablo, Ahumada, Gustavo

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Wine talks ¿Cómo son las conversaciones en la red de extensionistas vitícolas más grande de Argentina? by Riera, Felix Sebastián, Hunecke, Claudia, Novello, Jose Raul, Kelleher, William Patrick

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Genetic improvement of peanut in Argentina between 1948 and 2004: links between phenology and grain yield determinants by Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier, Baldessari, Jorge Javier, Otegui, Maria Elena

“…Lack ofsource limitations on seed filling suggest that future breeding efforts should focus on the increase of seednumbers and the reduction of seed filling duration…”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from Argentinian soybean products by Hilbert, Jorge Antonio, Camardelli, Ariana, Ponieman, Karen Debora

“…Previous studies have focused primarily on GHG emissions from soybean cultivation and biodiesel production but not on the main byproducts like soy oil and meal. …”
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