Resultados de búsqueda - "Ghana"

The emergy-data envelopment analysis (EM-DEA) approach handbook por Mwambo, Francis Molua

“…This approach was empirically tested with a comparative analysis of five maize production systems in Ghana, Africa. The results demonstrated that the application of the EM-DEA approach leads to complete environmental-economic accounting. …”
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Soil mineralogical and nutrient characteristics of forest islands and surrounding ecosystem types in West Africa suggest anthropogenic soil improvement por Mesele, S.A., Melenya, C., Bougma, A., Azeez, J., Ajiboye, G.A., Dubbin, W., Logah, V., Compaore, H., Veenendaal, E.M., Lloyd, J.

“…This study evaluated the soil mineralogical and chemical characteristics of forest islands and their surrounding ecosystems comprising croplands and open savannas in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Nigeria to provide information on the processes leading to the formation of forest islands. …”
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Prospects of snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production and commercialization in Benin por Agoyi, Eric Etchikinto, Ahomondji, Symphorien Essèdjo, Butare, Louis, Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Ayi, Sergino, Assogbadjo, Achille, Sinsin, Brice Augustin

“…As a consequence, Benin gets supplied through importations, with the highest importation flow coming from Togo (51%), followed by Burkina Faso (25%), and Ghana (12%). Only 13% of the beans traded are locally produced. …”
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The emergy-data envelopment analysis (EM-DEA) approach handbook: An illustrated guide on how to use the EM-DEA approach to assess resource- and energy-use efficiency and the sustai... por Mwambo, F.M.

“…This approach was empirically tested with a comparative analysis of five maize production systems in Ghana, Africa. The results demonstrated that the application of the EM-DEA approach leads to complete environmental-economic accounting. …”
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Effects of EU illegal logging policy on timber-supplying countries: A systematic review por Polo Villanueva, F.D., Tegegne, Y.T., Winkel, G., Cerutti, P.O., Ramcilovic-Suominen, Sabaheta, McDermott, C.L., Zeitlin, J., Sotirov, M., Cashore, B., Wardell, D.A., Haywood, A., Giessen, L.

“…We found that almost all relevant studies are case reports that use qualitative data and focus on only one country at a time, mainly Ghana, Cameroon, or Indonesia. The evidence suggests that while VPAs have contributed to the establishment of governance structures, tools, and procedures they have not been able to solve social problems (i.e., inequality and injustice) and have potentially harmed the economies of EU timber suppliers. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture and food security: Cross-country evidence from West Africa por Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Aihounton, Ghislain B. D., Lokossou, Jourdain C.

“…We examine the relationship between CSA, land productivity (yields), and food security using a survey of farm households in Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria. To understand the correlates of the adoption of these CSA practices as well as the association between CSA, yields, and food security, we use switching regressions that account for multiple endogenous treatments. …”
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AICCRA 2022 Survey Results - final data por Schuetz, Tonja, Poulos, Allison, Cali', Davide, Ageyo, Collins Odhiambo, Giombini, Valentina

“…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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Advancing an intersectional lens into gender transformative work in agri-food systems por López, Diana E., Gualoto, Ekaterina, Pyburn, Rhiannon

“…In this paper, we profile opportunities for adopting an intersectional lens in GT work with an emphasis on diverse experiences of women smallholder farmers from Ghana and Mexico. Our analysis suggests that by centering the experiences of individuals from diverse backgrounds in a systematic, context-specific way, GT interventions can transcend current limitations. …”
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Developing water resources decision support system to strengthen landscape resilience planning and investment in West and Central Africa: a scoping and needs assessment report por Amponsah, Andoh Kwaku, Atampugre, Gerald, Tilahun, Seifu A., Oke, Adebayo

“…The workshop, which took place on May 8, 2023, involved 51 participants from the public sector, private companies, research, and civil society organizations, as well as academia of six countries: Ghana, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Burundi, DRC, and Rwanda. …”
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Agricultural mechanization and child labour in developing countries: Background study por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Vos, Rob

“…The new FAO-IFPRI study provides a rigorous quantitative assessment for seven developing countries in Asia (India, Nepal and Viet Nam) and sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania) based on comparable farm household survey data.…”
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Hierarchical modelling of small-scale irrigation: Constraints and opportunities for adoption in sub-Saharan Africa por Haile, Beliyou, Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Choufani, Jowel, Ringler, Claudia, Bryan, Elizabeth

“…Using data from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana, we first examine patterns of adoption of different SSI technologies. …”
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Will promotion of agricultural mechanization help prevent child labour? por Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, International Food Policy Research Institute, Vos, Rob, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…The new FAO-IFPRI study provides a rigorous quantitative assessment for seven developing countries in Asia (India, Nepal and Viet Nam) and sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania) based on comparable farm household survey data.…”
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Soil quality reflects microbial resource availability and drives rhizosphere microbiome variation in Ghanaian cocoa farms por Schmidt, J., Addo-Danso, S.D., Asare, R., Tettey, A., Isaac, M.E.

“…Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is an important crop in Ghana and the source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers. …”
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Renforcement de capacités en Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC) : Bonnes pratiques et exemples d’illustration dans le cadre des visites de terrain au Niger por Akponikpè, Pierre B.I., Zakari, Sissou, Moussa, Abdou, Kpadonou, G. Esaïe, Adjogboto, André, Orou Barre Fousseni, Imorou, Segnon, Alcade Christel, Zougmore, Robert Bellarmin

“…Dans le cadre de la série de renforcement de capacités des acteurs aux niveaux national et local sur l’Agriculture Intelligente face au Climat (AIC) dans cinq pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, et Togo), des visites de terrains ont été organisées pour illustrer l’apprentissage théorique en salle avec des exemples pratiques sur le terrain dans chaque pays. …”
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Tanzania Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) Baseline Evaluation Survey por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The overall aim of the program is to transform agricultural systems through sustainable intensification projects in Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mali, and (potentially) Zambia. …”
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Tanzania Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) Baseline Survey, 2015 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…As part of this project, IFPRI is undertaking a study of irrigating and non-irrigating households in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana to investigate the connections between irrigation, gender, nutrition and health. …”
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Ethiopia Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small-Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) Baseline Survey, 2014 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…As part of this project, IFPRI is undertaking a study of irrigating and non-irrigating households in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Ghana to investigate the connections between irrigation, gender, nutrition and health. …”
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Projecting regional climate and cropland changes using a linked biogeophysical-socioeconomic modeling framework: 2. Transient dynamics por Ahmed, Kazi Farzan, Wang, Guiling, You, Liangzhi, Anyah, Richard, Zhang, Chuanrong, Burnicki, Amy

“…As a result, the transient approach projects a generally faster future expansion of cropland, with the largest differences over Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Senegal, and Togo. Despite the relative large differences between the two approaches in projecting land cover changes associated with cropland expansion, the projected future climate changes are fairly similar. …”
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Africa RISING impact assessment report por Haile, Beliyou, Boukaka, Sedi Anne, Azzarri, Carlo

“…Implemented in six countries—Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mali, and Ghana—AR aimed to provide pathways out of hunger and poverty for smallholders by sustainably intensifying their farming systems in order to enhance income and food security, particularly for women and children, while conserving or enhancing the natural resource base. …”
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Foreign inflows and growth challenges for African countries: An intertemporal general equilibrium assessment por Diao, Xinshen, Breisinger, Clemens

“…Yet the recent growth experience of many African economies shows that domestic-oriented industry (construction, utilities) and services have become the largest sectors. Using Ghana and its newly found oil as an example, we analyze the dynamic relationship between increasing foreign inflows and economic growth and structural change by developing a multisector intertemporal general equilibrium model. …”
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