Resultados de búsqueda - "Ghana"

Africa Chicken genetic gains project: Availing adapted, farmer-preferred chickens for smallholders in sub- Saharan Africa por Dessie, Tadelle, Sonaiya, Emmanuel B., Goromela, E.H., Assefa, G., Bamidele, O., Mbaga, S.H.

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On-station performance evaluation of improved tropically adapted chicken strains for smallholder poultry production systems in sub- Saharan Africa por Bamidele, O., Sonaiya, Emmanuel B., Adebambo, Ayotunde Olufunmilayo, Assefa, G., Abegaz, Solomon, Esatu, Wondmeneh, Goromela, E.H., Mbaga, S.H., Dessie, Tadelle

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Quality of milk obtained in informal channels in Tanzania as revealed by integrated assessments por Msalya, G., Hyera, E., Mizambwa, H., Faustin, C., Brown, H., Joseph, E., Shija, F., Alonso, Silvia, Nonga, H., Karimuribo, E.D., Kurwijila, Lusato R., Roesel, Kristina, Fetsch, A., Häsler, Barbara, Grace, Delia

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Improving the accuracy of genomic predictions in small holder crossed- bred dairy cattle por Mrode, Raphael A., Ojango, Julie M.K., Gibson, John P., Okeyo Mwai, Ally

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Sensitivity of Maize Yield in Smallholder Systems to Climate Scenarios in Semi-Arid Regions of West Africa: Accounting for Variability in Farm Management Practices por Freduah, Bright S, MacCarthy, Dilys Sefakor, Adam, Myriam, Ly, Mouhamed, Ruane, Alex C., Timpong-Jones, Eric C, Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C., Boote, Kenneth J., Porter, Cheryl, Adiku, Samuel G.K.

“…The Decision Support System for Agro-technological Transfer (DSSAT) was used to quantify variation in climate change impacts on maize yield under current agricultural practices in semi-arid regions of Senegal (Nioro du Rip) and Ghana (Navrongo and Tamale). Multi-benchmark climate models (Mid-Century, 2040–2069 for two Representative Concentration Pathways, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5), and multiple soil and management information from agronomic surveys were used as input for DSSAT. …”
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Realizing Inclusive SAI: Contextualizing indicators to better evaluate gender and intergenerational inequity in SAI processes and outcomes - Cases from Southern and Western Africa por Zulu, L.C., Djenontin, I.N.S., Darkwah, A., Kamoto, J., Kampanje-Phiri, J., Fischer, Gundula, Grabowski, P., Egyir, I.

“…Using focus-group discussions and key informant interviews among farmers and diverse government, NGO, private sector, and academic stakeholders in two districts in Malawi and three in Ghana, we assess the perceived roles, differentiated needs/ priorities of men, women and youth, and the sharing of SAI burdens and benefits within farming households. …”
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Reassessing the cost-effectiveness of high-provitamin A bananas to reduce vitamin A deficiency in Uganda por Kozicka, Marta, Elsey, Julia, Ekesa, Beatrice, Ajambo, Susan, Kikulwe, Enoch Mutebi, Gotor, Elisabetta

“…As an alternative, for the symmetrical scenarios, we calculate that if the nHpVA banana (Apantu plantain, native of Ghana) were to be adopted, US$46,100,148 and US$76,364,988 in income would be saved. …”
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Diversity and conservation of traditional African vegetables: Priorities for action por Zonneveld, M. van, Kindt, R., Solberg, S.Ø., N'Danikou, S., Dawson, Ian K.

“…High levels of observed and modelled species richness were found in: (a) West Tropical Africa in Ghana, Togo and Benin; (b) West‐Central Tropical Africa in South Cameroon; (c) Northeast and East Tropical Africa in Ethiopia and Tanzania; and (d) Southern Africa in Eswatini. …”
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Strengthening decision-making on sustainable agricultural intensification through multi-stakeholder social learning in sub-Saharan Africa por Lamboll, R., Nelson, V., Gebreyes, Million, Kambewa, D., Chinsinga, B., Karbo, N., Rukonge, A., Sekeleti, M., Wakun'uma, W., Gutema, T., Henjewele, M., Phiri, J., Hlanguyo, P., Quaye, W., Duah, S., Kivuyo, M., Nyanga, P., Essilfie, M., Yamoah, A., Clottey, V., Martin, A.

“…Comparative evidence from a donor-supported research and learning programme in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia is used in a theory-based evaluation approach to assess the contribution of the NLAs to capacity and practice change amongst individuals, networks and senior decision-makers. …”
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Circular economy solutions to close water, energy and food loops in West Africa por International Water Management Institute

“…Innovative solutions piloted in Ghana demonstrate how waste can be transformed into value. …”
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Country-Specific Determinants of Agricultural Climate Service Development Pathways in Africa por Hansen, James, Born, Lorna, Solomon, Dawit, Zougmoré, Robert B., Dinku, Tufa, Mwongera, Caroline, Grossi, Amanda

“…We summarize some of the key differences in agricultural climate services landscape among six countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Zambia), explore factors that may have contributed to those differences, and how country-specific factors enable or constrain efforts to strengthen the contribution of climate services to smallholder agriculture in the near future. …”
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AICCRA Partnership Survey Results Report por Schuetz, Tonya, Poulos, Allison, Rose, Alison

“…Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) is a USD 60 million three-year project, funded by the World Bank and being led by CIAT, with participating partners from six countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Mali and Senegal. This report provides an overview of the Satisfaction Survey that was disseminated to partners to gather their feedback on three of the intermediate Project Indicators (IPI), as laid out in the Project Implementation Arrangements. …”
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Food flows and the roles of cities in West African food distribution networks por Karg, H., Bouscarat, J., Akoto-Danso, E. K., Heinrigs, P., Drechsel, Pay, Amprako, L., Buerkert, A.

“…The capital cities of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) and Bamako (Mali) relied more on lower-rank urban settlements further away, while Tamale, a secondary city in Ghana, acted as an assembly market for local rural producers and in turn supplied larger urban centers. …”
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Homing in on endogenous badnaviral elements: Development of multiplex PCR-DGGE for detection and rapid identification of badnavirus sequences in yam germplasm por Silva, G., Bömer, M., Turaki, A.A., Nkere, C., Kumar, P. Lava, Seal, S.

“…This study outlines the development of multiplex PCR-dependent denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) to assist in the detection and analysis of eDBVs, through the example of analysing yam germplasm from Nigeria and Ghana. Primers targeting the three most prevalent DBV monophyletic species groups in West Africa were designed to improve DGGE resolution of complex eDBV sequence fingerprints. …”
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THE 14TH SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL ROOT CROPS – AFRICA BRANCH (ISTRC-AB) por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…The last three were held in DR Congo (2010), Ghana (2013) and Tanzania (2017). A platform where African and world-leading Scientists, academia, young next-generation scientists, policymakers, donors, emerging farmers, private entrepreneurs, and funding agencies of research for development, working on tropical root and tuber crops meet. …”
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Agro-biodiversity in national pathways for food system transformation: case of West Africa por El Bilali, Hamid, Cardone, Gianluigi, Naino Jika, Abdel Kader, Falcis, Eleonora de, Rokka, Susanna, Diawara, Ali Badara, Nouhou, Bassirou, Ghine, Andrea

“…Some national documents (cf. Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria) refer to the promotion of the diversity of crops and farm animals as a means of adapting to climate change, improving livelihoods and diversifying diets thus contributing to nutrition security. …”
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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia por Kakwasha, Keagan, Mudege, Netsayi N.

“…Apart from WP1 (which includes Kenya and Malawi), RAqFS works mainly in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, India, Myanmar, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Zambia. …”
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Securing Sweetpotato Planting Material for Farmers in Dryland Africa: Gender-Responsive Communication Approaches to Scale Triple S por McEwan, M., Mourik, Tom A. van, Hundayehu, M.C., Asfaw, F., Namanda, S., Suleman, I., Mayanja, S., Imoro, S., Etwire, P.M.

“…This chapter explores evidence from Ethiopia and Ghana (2018–2019) on the extent to which exposure to different communication channels and their combinations influenced the uptake of Triple S PLUS by male and female farmers, the partnering arrangements that supported this, and the resulting changes in food security. …”
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Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Initiative Launch in Zambia: work package 5 Technologies Assessment por Muzungaire, Lizzy, Mudege, Netsayi, Sichone, Mercy

“…Apart from WP1 (which includes Kenya and Malawi), RAqFS works mainly in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ghana, India, Myanmar, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Zambia. …”
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Farmer advisory systems and pesticide use in legume-based systems in West Africa por Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul, Nyam, Yong Sebastien, Lokossou, Jourdain C., Gebrekidan, Bisrat Haile

“…We use a rich longitudinal dataset to examine the relationship between farmer advisory systems and pesticide use in legume-based production systems in Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria. We find that farmers who are advised by private extension systems are approximately 8 % more likely to use pesticides at an extensive level. …”
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