Resultados de búsqueda - "Ghana"

State of the Climate in Africa 2023 por World Meteorological Organization

“…Rainfall deficits in Nigeria, Benin, and Ghana also led to localized shortfalls in agricultural production. …”
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Future land use simulation modeling for sustainable urban development under the shared socioeconomic pathways in West African megacities: insights from Greater Accra Region por Siabi, E. K., Kabo-bah, A. T., Anornu, G., Akpoti, Komlavi, Mortey, E. M., Incoom, A. B. M., Yeboah, K. A.

“…The study explores the evolving land use patterns and their implications for sustainable development in Ghana and neighboring megacities. Using 15 years of historical Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) data combined with Land-Use Harmonization datasets, the study applies the Future Land Use Simulation (FLUS) model to project future LULC dynamics under Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) scenarios in the densely urbanized Greater Accra Region (GAR) of West Africa. …”
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Marek’s Disease Economic Impact and Trade-off (i-MaDE-IT) decision tool for layer poultry production por Aboah, Joshua, Enahoro, Dolapo K.

“…The interface was pre-tested and refined based on feedback from two training-of-trainers sessions conducted in 2024 in Ghana with poultry value chain actors and agricultural officers responsible for disseminating the tool to potential end-users in the poultry value chain. …”
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Promotion de l’aménagement forestier dans la zone de forêt tropicale humide d’Afrique occidentale et centrale anglophone: rapport final por Dykstra, D.P., Kowero, G.S., Ofosu-Asiedu, A., Kio, P.

“…Ce projet financé par le PNUE et mis en oeuvre par le CIFOR s’est intéressé aux forêts tropicales humides d’Afrique occidentale, plus particuliérement au Ghana et au Nigeria, avec des informations complémentaires provenant du Libéria, de Sierra Leone et du Cameroun. …”
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Private Sector Dialogue on Enhancing the Commercialization and Scaling of Climate-Smart and Modern Agricultural Technologies and Innovations to the Last Mile por Barungi, Julian, Okonya, Joshua, Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…ACAT brought together over 700 participants from over 35 countries, including the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, the former President of the Republic of Nigeria, representatives of six African governments including two ministers from Malawi and Ghana, and five ministers from Rwanda, farmers, 160 youths, heads of international, continental and country level agencies, researchers, private sector players including financial institutions and industry experts to discuss next generation agricultural technology solutions for Africa's farmers. …”
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Farmer Field Book (FFB): a standard tool for monitoring agronomic and water management practices and productivity in cocoa farming systems por Esther, Narh, Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel, Zane, Giulia, Quarmine, William, Oke, Adebayo, Tilahun, Seifu A., Schmitter, Petra

“…This report presents the development and prospective institutionalization of an integrated data collection tool, the Farmer Field Book (FFB), created to standardize agronomic monitoring across Ghana’s cocoa farming systems. Among persistent challenges such as low yields, climate variability, and inconsistent data availability, these instruments address critical data gaps by enabling systematic tracking of household information, irrigation practices, rainfed farm practices, and cocoa tree-level growth. …”
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Year-End Newsletter of the CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security por Awinoh, Martha, Okello, Anna, Hollerich, Gillian, Carrillo, Lucia, Ibukun, Taiwo, Victor, Andin, Hanke-Louw, Nora

“…Through the WasteWise decision-support tool and youth enterprise initiatives in Ghana and Kenya, we are working with local authorities and innovators to convert organic waste into jobs, nutrients, and climate solutions turning urban challenges into engines of sustainability. …”
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Africa-Wide Capacity-Building Workshop on Strengthening Rice Seed Networks por NDindeng, S.A., Bah, S., Willem, J., van Casteren, A., Tang, E., Ndung’u, J., Kittika, M., Wakilongo, N.J.

“…Through presentations, case studies, and breakout sessions, participants examined approaches to strengthen national and regional seed networks, integrate agricultural digital platforms such as eProd for traceability and data-driven monitoring, and embed climate services and early warning systems into seed planning. Case studies from Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Egypt, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire highlighted diverse governance models, best practices, and systemic weaknesses such as poor institutionalization, corruption risks, and rigid governance structures. …”
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ILRI/BMZ Safe Food Fair Food: Building capacity to improve the safety of animal-source foods and ensure continued market access for poor farmers in sub-Saharan Africa por Makita, K., Grace, Delia, Baumann, M.P.O., Bräunig, J., Randolph, Thomas F., Baker, Derek, Unger, Fred

“…The 8 participating countries are Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Republic of South Africa and Tanzania, and in total 18 students are involved in the research project. …”
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Food flow analysis: the role of locality in feeding cities [Abstract only] por Karg, H., Akoto-Danso, Edmund K., Schlesinger, J., Nyarko, G., Drechsel, Pay

“…This study as part of two PhD projects aims to quantify and map food flows supplying urban populations in the cities of Tamale, Ghana and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, both cities that are characterised by high urban growth rates and high incidences of food insecurity. …”
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Food safety policy in 9 African countries por Grace, Delia, Kang'ethe, Erastus K., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Roesel, Kristina, Makita, K.

“…Methods A consortium of African and German research institutes conducted a series of food safety policy analyses in 9 countries (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Mali). The research team in each country was composed of experts from research, education, extension and regulatory organizations with access to public sector documents and procedures. …”
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First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi causing rust on soybean in Malawi por Murithi, H., Beed, Fenton D., Soko, M., Haudenshield, J.S., Hartman, G.L.

“…The urediniospores, as windborne propagules, have infested new regions of Africa, initiating SBR in many countries, including Ghana and Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2007 (4) and Tanzania in 2014 (3). …”
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Cocoa agroforestry is less resilient to sub-optimal and extreme climate than cocoa in full sun por Abdulai, I., Vaast, Philippe, Hoffmann, M.P., Asare, R., Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Rötter, Reimund P., Graefe, Sophie

“…We monitored micro-climate, sap flux density, throughfall, and soil water content from November 2014 to March 2016 at the forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana with climate and drought events during the study period serving as proxy for projected future climatic conditions in marginal cocoa cultivation areas of West Africa. …”
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Towards a feasible and representative pan-African research infrastructure network for GHG observations por López Ballesteros, A., Beck, J., Bombelli, A., Grieco, E., Lorencová, E.K., Merbold, Lutz, Brümmer, C., Hugo, W., Scholes, R., Vačkář, D., Vermeulen, A., Acosta, M., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Helmschrot, J., Dong-Gill Kim, Jones, M., Jorch, Veronika, Pavelka, M., Skjelvan, I., Saunders, M.

“…Feedback from stakeholder sectors was obtained through three Stakeholder Consultation Workshops held in Kenya, Ghana and Zambia. Main concerns identified were data quality and accessibility, the need for capacity building and networking among the scientific community, and adaptation to climate change, which was confirmed to be a priority for Africa. …”
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First report of Curvularia lunata associated with stem disease of cassava por Msikita, W., Yaninek, John S., Ahounou, M., Baimey, H., Fagbemissi, R.

“…During surveys covering 60 cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) fields, randomly selected (between latitude 4°55′N and 8°16′N) in south Ghana, and 27 fields in southeast (between 4°50′N and 7°56′N) Nigeria, 8-month-old or older stems of some cassava genotypes were found to be covered by grayish brown lesions, predominantly on lignified portions of stems. …”
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Supporting international cooperation on biogas : the DiBiCoo project por Ma, Chuan, Rutz, Dominik, Janssen, Rainer, Wlcek, Bernhard, Sainz, Angela, Kirchmeyr, Franz, Sagala, Saut, Zacepins, Aleksejs, Komasilovs, Vitalijs, Reinhard, Marc, Misikir, Maya F., Bogale, Wondwossen, Hilbert, Jorge Antonio, Rosslee, Dwight, Mohammed, Mutala, Salie, Yaseen

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Framework for transforming best practices for landrace conservation to policies por Munyi, P., Grum, M., Ndung'u-Skilton, J., Bioversity International

“…The countries involved in the project were Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Uganda and Zimbabwe. …”
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Evaluación hidrológica y recomendaciones de manejo de agua para la Alianza Cacao en El Salvador por Valencia Gómez, Jefferson, Monserrate Rojas, Fredy Alexander, Silva, Mayesse Aparecida da, Quintero, Marcela

“…A su vez, la temporada seca de seis meses en El Salvador crea serias limitaciones, pero estos desafíos no son exclusivos de El Salvador y existen casos de ejemplo (Ecuador, Brasil y Ghana) donde el cacao puede ser cultivado exitosamente en ambientes semiáridos y con largas temporadas secas. …”
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Assessing rice production sustainability performance indicators and their gaps in twelve sub-Saharan African countries por Arouna, A., Devkota, Krishna Prasad, Yergo, W.G., Saito, Kazuki, Frimpong, B.N., Adegbola, Patrice Ygue, Depieu, M.E., MalaaKenyi, D., Ibro, G., Fall, A.A., Usman, S.

“…Data were collected between 2013–2014 from 2907 farmers from two rice production systems (irrigated and rainfed lowlands) across five agroecological zones (arid, semiarid, humid, subhumid and highlands) in 12 countries (Benin, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Togo). …”
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Recopilación de evidencia de los impactos de los AVA-FLEGT: Informe sobre Honduras por Goetghebuer, T., Fourmy, R., Leszczynska, N., Almeida, B., Newbery, J., Cerutti, P.O.

“…Este informe sobre Honduras forma parte de una serie de siete estudios a nivel nacional (Camerún, Costa de Marfil, Ghana, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia y República del Congo) que pretenden recopilar evidencia cualitativa y cuantitativa sobre los impactos del proceso del Acuerdo voluntario de asociación sobre la aplicación de las leyes, la gobernanza y el comercio forestales (AVA-FLEGT) hasta la fecha. …”
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