Resultados de búsqueda - "Ghana"

Climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture Status & Trends in Ghana por Narasimhan, P.

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Addressing Public Health Issues in Urban Vegetable Farming in Ghana por CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

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Exposure assessment for Listeria monocytogenes in hot-smoked fish in Ghana por Bomfeh, K., Tano-Debrah, K., Saalia, F.K., Bediako-Amoa, B.

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The costs of soil nutrient depletion in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa por Drechsel, Pay, Gyiele, L.A.

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Rural-urban food flows and urban food supply in Ghana por Gellermann, J., Cofie, Olufunke O., Drechsel, Pay, Gyiele, L.

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Municipal organic waste management: challenges and opportunities in Tamale, Ghana por Pradhan, Surendra K., Opuni, S. C., Fosu, M., Drechsel, Pay

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Economic efficiency of water storage options: an application of the approach to Ghana por Xenarios, Stefanos, Asante, F., McCartney, Matthew P.

“…The method has been applied in three representative catchments in central and northern Ghana. The results present a preponderance of upstream areas linked with small reservoirs because of the considerably high income, the sufficient water supply, the low costs given for water related illnesses and the low costs for domestic water use.…”
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Gender aspects of smallholder private groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia por van Koppen, Barbara, Hope, Lesley, Colenbrander, W.

“…This paper explores gender aspects of smallholders' private technology adoption for groundwater irrigation in Ghana and Zambia. It focuses on two variables of quantitative farm-household surveys: household headship and gendered plot management. …”
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The welfare-enhancing role of irrigation in farm households in northern Ghana por Owusu, Eric S., Namara, Regassa E., Kuwornu, J.K.M.

“…There are research-established linkages between irrigation water use and household welfare improvements in some developing countries. In Ghana, irrigation development for livelihood support, which dates back to the 1960s manifested in the construction of formal irrigation infrastructure, starting with the rural savannah and coastal regions. …”
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Urban agriculture and sanitation services in Accra, Ghana: the overlooked contribution por Lydecker, M., Drechsel, Pay

“…In the context of the low coverage and performance of wastewater treatment plants in Accra, Ghana, health risk reduction measures implemented on and off farm can substitute to a large extent for this absence of conventional wastewater treatment. …”
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The impact of treadle pump irrigation technology adoption on poverty in Ghana por Adeoti, A.I., Barry, Boubacar, Namara, Regassa E., Kamara, A.

“…Data used were from primary surveys of adopters and non-adopters of treadle pumps in two regions of Ghana. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, budgetary and production function analysis. …”
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Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana por Ntow, W.J., Gijzen, H.J., Kelderman, P., Drechsel, Pay

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The use of human waste for peri-urban agriculture in Northern Ghana por Cofie, Olufunke O., Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana, Drechsel, Pay

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Vertisols of Ghana: Uses and potential for improved management using cattle por Cobbina, J.

“…Describes soil characteristics, uses, management, and productivity of vertisols in Ghana and discusses the potential for improved management using draught oxen. …”
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Climate Change Adaptation Policy in Ghana: Priorities for the Agriculture Sector por Sova, Chase, Chaudhury AS, Nelson, W., Nutsukpo, D.K., Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Specifically, this document presents an objective look at 17 key policy documents within three thematic areas: (1) governance, (2) agriculture, and (3) climate change institutions in Ghana. Several key projects are also included in this analysis given their relevance and status within Ghana’s agricultural adaptation regime. …”
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Assessing the factors influencing groundwater irrigation technology adoption in Ghana por Owusu V, Asante, A.V., Pavelic, Paul

“…This study analyses the effects of the determinants of groundwater irrigation technology adoption with a data from 240 smallholder irrigation farmers in Ghana. The empirical results show that household size and membership of farmer-based organizations tend to have positive significant impacts on the probability of adopting groundwater manual irrigation whilst extension contacts and farm size have negative impacts. …”
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Season of burn influences fire induced P-losses in Ghana por Kugbe, J, Denich, M., Fosu, M., Tamene, Lulseged D., Vlek, Paul L.G.

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Succès dans la culture du champignon au Ghana por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

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Review of market information systems in Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana and Zimbabwe por Robbins, Peter

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Reproductive performance of sheep and goats on backyard farms in southern Ghana por Awotwi, E.K., Fynn, K.E.

“…The reproductive performance of sheep and goats on backyard farms was studied in selected areas of southern Ghana. Out of 80 farms surveyed, 16 (20 percent) kept only goats while 38 (47.5 percent) kept only sheep; 26 (32.5 percent) had both species. …”
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