Resultados de búsqueda - "Gambia"

Spatiotemporal land use changes dynamics impacts on natural reserves in West African dryland: Drivers, carbon emissions and climate change implications por Kiribou, Issaka Abdou Razakou, Dimobe, Kangbéni, Sanou, Charles Lamoussa, Workeneh, Sintayehu Dejene

“…From 2000 to 2022, 6.64 % of protected areas were converted, with the highest rates in the Gambia and Mauritania. Burkina Faso and Senegal emerged as carbon emission hotspots. …”
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An assessment of the biological and economic efficiency in conversion of milk to growth in N'Dama calves por Agyemang, K., Clifford, K., Little, D.A.

“…Based on these findings and results from other on-farm experiments in The Gambia, it was concluded that the current practice of partial milk extraction as occurs in the village production system is a logical approach for profit maximization.…”
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Effects of nutrition on degree of anaemia and liveweight changes in N'Dama cattle infected with trypanosomes por Agyemang, K., Dwinger, R.H., Touray, B.N., Jeannin, P., Fofana, D., Grieve, A.S.

“…Six herds of N'Dama cattle exposed to low to medium tsetse challenge in areas surrounding the village of Keneba in the Kiang West District of The Gambia, were monitored. The degree of anaemia, as measured by PCV in 2- to 5-year-old female N'Dama cattle during the first month of detectable trypanosome infection, and the pattern of recovery from anaemia during the first 3 and 6 months pi were compared for 4 groups of cattle, of which 2 groups served as controls. …”
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Improving the productivity of crop-livestock systems under trypanosomosis risk in West Africa: Potentials and opportunities in the next decade por Kamuanga, M., D'Ieteren, G.D.M., Tano, K., Mugalla, C., Pokou, K., Swallow, B.M.

“…Between 1994 and 1999, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in partnership with national research systems and regional institutions undertook socio-economic research at the farm, community and market levels at several sites in Burkina Faso, C6te d'Ivoire and The Gambia. This research has provided knowledge of the factors affecting adoption of animal disease control techniques and approaches to evaluate the impacts and sustainability of improved strategies and techniques for livestock production under varying trypanosomosis risk. …”
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Transhumant pastoralism, sustainable management of natural resources and endemic ruminant livestock in the sub-humid zone of West Africa por Ayantunde, Augustine A., Asse, Rainer, Said, Mohammed Yahya, Fall, Abdou

“…This study covered sub-humid zone in The Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Senegal. The key question we addressed in this study was as follows: What are the key trends and changes in transhumant pastoralism and how do these impact sustainable management of natural resources including endemic livestock? …”
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Characterization of trypanosoma congolense stocks from the West and East African regions using molecular karyotyping. por Waihenya, R.

“…Trypanosoma congolense stocks from West Africa (Gambia, Burkina Faso and Nigeria) and East Africa (Kenya and Uganda) were grown and cloned in irradiated mice. …”
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Spatial estimation of flood residual water cultivation (FRWC) potential for food security in Sédhiou and Tambacounda regions of Sénégal por Nguru, Wilson, Abera, Wuletawu, Ouedraogo, Issa, Chege, Christine Gacheri Kiria, Kane, Babacar, Bougouma, Katiana, Mwongera, Caroline

“…To assess the crop-growing potential for these mapped areas, we used crop reference evapotranspiration (ET) and determined daily water requirements for the select crops included in our analyses. indicated suitable FRWC areas along river valleys in both regions, with specific locations identified along the Gambia River, the Senegal River in the Bakel Department, and low-lying plains near Kidira and Gourel Bouri. …”
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Data utilized in African Green Climate Fund Agricultural Adaptation Projects and its availability in selected Decision Support Tools (DSTs) por Rosenstock, Todd S., Joshi, Namita, Steward, Peter Richard, Kristal, Jones

“…The projects spanned multiple African nations, including (project numbers): Burkina Faso (FP074), Ethiopia (FP058), Gambia (FP011), Ghana (FP114), Kenya (FP113, FP175), Liberia (FP160), Malawi (FP002), Mali (FP012), Namibia (FP023, FP024, SAP001), Niger (SAP012), Senegal (FP003, FP021, FP049), Tanzania (FP041, FP179), Uganda (FP034), and Zambia (FP072). …”
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Evaluating rational and healthy use options for small pelagic fish species in sub-Saharan Africa por Bunting, Stuart, Thiao, Djiga, Ahern, Molly, Ansah, Yaw B, Ward, Ansen, Wesana, Joshua, Yossa, Rodrigue, Westlund, Lena

“…Representative stakeholders from Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mauritania, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda engaged in a Delphi study. …”
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Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), a new invasive fruit fly pest for the afrotropical region: host plant range and distribution in West and Central Africa por Goergen, Georg E., Vayssières, Jean-François, Gnanvossou, D., Tindo, M.

“…B. invadens occurs in 22 countries ofWCAwith new records for Angola, Central African Republic, the Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Sierra Leone. …”
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Assessing the vulnerability of national food security to international food price shocks: A new index por Minot, Nicholas, Vos, Rob, Kim, Soonho, Park, Beyeong, Zaki, Sediqa, Mamboundou, Pierre

“…Yemen, Djibouti, and Afghanistan are most vulnerable to increases in world wheat prices, while Liberia, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau are particularly vulnerable to spikes in rice prices. …”
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Regional Needs Assessment for Mainstreaming Climate Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Services into Universities’ Curricula in West Africa por Amponsah, William, Sawaneh, Mamma, Idrissou, Mouhamed, Hounkpe, Jean, Oluleye, Ayodeji, Kone, Daouda, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…This study conducted a regional needs assessment in capacity building for the development of curricula or training programmes in CIS and CSA in tertiary institutions in five (5) West African countries (Benin, Ghana, Niger, The Gambia and Togo). Using an online data collection tool (kobo collect), the study targets university lecturers and researchers in these countries by sending research questionnaires and making regular follow ups for a period of 3 to 4 months. …”
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Independent genomewide screens identify the tumor suppressor VTRNA2-1 as a human epiallele responsive to periconceptional environment por Silver, M.J., Kessler, N.J., Hennig, B.J., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Laritsky, E., Baker, M.S., Coarfa, C., Hernández Vargas, H., Castelino, J.M., Routledge, M.N., Yun Yun Gong, Herceg, Z., Yong Sun Lee, Kwanbok Lee, Moore, S.E., Fulford, A.J., Prentice, A.M., Waterland, R.A.

“…Second, we conduct a genomewide screen for genomic regions at which PBL DNA methylation is affected by season of conception in rural Gambia. Remarkably, both approaches identify the genomically imprinted VTRNA2-1 as a top environmentally responsive epiallele. …”
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FTA Highlight No.14 – Governing forests, trees and agroforestry for delivering on the SDGs por Minang, Peter A., Duguma, L.A., Leimona, B., Noordwijk, M. van, Catacutan, D., Ickowitz, A., Dewi, S., Johana, F., Rizvi, J., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Larson, A.M., Robiglio, V., Wainaina, P., Bernard, F., Mandiefe, S.P., Foundjem-Tita, D., Cerutti, P.O., Mutune, J., Hoan, D.T., Alemagi, D., Purnomo, H., Galudra, G., Villamor, Grace B., Mulyoutami, E.

“…A decade of FTA involvement has contributed substantively to the development of national agroforestry policies in a number of countries, including India (the world’s first-ever national agroforestry policy)1 and Nepal. Maldives, Gambia, Kenya and Rwanda have also embarked on national strategies with FTA support. …”
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Proyecto: Producción y comercialización de ancas de rana para la exportación Tisma – Masaya 2016-2020 por Dìaz Obando, Jader Ramòn

“…Los principales países demandantes son: Estados Unidos, España, Francia, Portugal, China, Marruecos, Ucrania, Indonesia, Camerún, Gabón, Gambia, Lesoto, Malasia y Uruguay. Se consideran aspectos técnicos y legales para la construcción y puesta en marcha del proyecto, permitiendo tener en cuenta elementos relacionados con impacto ambiental para el manejo de las ranas, además se consideran aspectos económicos y financieros que permiten establecer a través de los indicadores financieros la viabilidad y factibilidad del proyecto. …”
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Agricultural trade integration in ECOWAS por Bouët, Antoine, Diallo, Souleymane Sadio, Traoré, Fousseini

“…The REC is a heterogenous bloc that encompasses economic and demographic giants like Nigeria and small states like Cabo Verde and Gambia. It also includes landlocked countries (Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger), members with access to the sea (Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone), and island states (Cabo Verde). …”
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Setting priorities for public spending for agricultural and rural development in Africa por Fan, Shenggen, Mogues, Tewodaj, Benin, Samuel

“…Agricultural growth rates in the region have increased modestly from about 2.4 percent a year in 1980–89 to 2.7 percent in 1990–99 and 3.3 percent a year since 2000.1 Only a handful of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa—Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, and The Gambia—have surpassed the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) threshold of 6 percent agricultural growth in recent years. …”
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Designing Large-Scale National and Multi-National Projects in Partnership with National, Regional Partners and IFIs por Ndindeng, S.A., Manneh, B., Kouadio, A.L., Zozo, R., Ladki, M., Dadzie, R., Somado, E.A., Fregen, M.

“…AfricaRice provided technical support to the design of REWARD–Gambia, an AfDB-approved national project with an estimated financing envelope of approximately UA 30 million, and to the Economic and Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (EAVCDP) in Angola, an AfDB-approved national investment estimated at approximately USD 200 million. …”
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Genetic and economic aspects of breeding for dairy production in Kenya. por Kahi, A.K.

“…Following a genome-wide scan in an F2 cross between trypanotolerant N'Dama from The Gambia and trypanosusceptible Kenya Boran, a QTL controlling parasitaemia was mapped to a 30 cM region on bovine chromosome 7 (Bta7). …”
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Development and application of genetic markers linked to A QTL controlling resistance to trypanosomosis on bovine chromosome 7. por Kang'a, S.

“…Following a genome-wide scan in an F2 cross between trypanotolerant N'Dama from The Gambia and trypanosusceptible Kenya Boran, a QTL controlling parasitaemia was mapped to a 30 cM region on bovine chromosome 7 (Bta 7). …”
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