Resultados de búsqueda - "Ghana"

Observing Ghana’s food system transformation through an assessment of processed food retail in four major cities por Andam, Kwaw S., Tschirley, David, Asante, Seth, Al-Hassan, Ramatu M., Diao, Xinshen

“…This paper describes key features of processed food retail within the context of food system transformation in Ghana—the spread of supermarkets, the sources of processed food products, and the use of traditional and modern retail outlets as marketing channels. …”
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Is irrigation in Northern Ghana a good adaptation strategy to climate change: A CGE-W study por Gueneau, Arthur, Robinson, Sherman

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Trade-offs in costs, diet quality, and regional diversity: An analysis of the nutritional value of school meals in Ghana por Gelli, Aulo

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Estimating farmers’ willingness to pay for improved irrigation: An economic study of the Bontanga Irrigation Scheme in northern Ghana por Alhassan, Mustapha, Loomis, John B., Frasier, Marshall, Davies, Stephen, Andales, Allan

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Do formula-based intergovernmental transfer mechanisms eliminate politically motivated targeting? Evidence from Ghana por Banful, Afua Branoah

“…This brief summarizes the results of an IFPRI study in Ghana assessing the effectiveness of formulas as a strategy to limit political motivation behind resource sharing.…”
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Do formula-based intergovernmental transfer mechanisms eliminate politically motivated targeting? Evidence from Ghana por Banful, Afua Branoah

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Economywide impact of Avian influenza in Ghana: A dynamic computable general equilibrium (DCGE) model analysis por Diao, Xinshen

“…A dynamic computable general equilibrium (DCGE) model is used to quantitatively assess the economywide impact of HPAI in Ghana. The likely effect of an Avian influenza outbreak is modeled as demand or supply shocks to the poultry sector. …”
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Opportunities and challenges of community-based rural drinking water supplies: An analysis of water and sanitation committees in Ghana por Sun, Yan, Asante, Felix A., Birner, Regina

“…Like many other countries, Ghana has adopted a community-based approach to meet this challenge. …”
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Optimal rainfall insurance contracts for maize producers in Ghana's Northern Region: A mathematical programming approach por Muamba, Francis M., Ulimwengu, John M.

“…This paper attempts to fill this gap by assessing the viability of rainfall insurance contracts for agricultural production in Ghana's Northern Region. Using a stop-loss framework, an optimal contract is determined by choosing its parameters by maximizing the objective function in the form of covariance between crop loss and indemnity payment, the objective function given a predetermined fair premium rate. …”
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Land rights and natural resource management in the transition to individual ownership: case studies from Ghana and Indonesia por Otsuka, Keijiro, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

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Mapping and validating new climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies and climate information services (CIS) in Ghana. por Yeboah, Stephen, Adomako, Joseph, Narveh, Ernestina, Amankwa-Yeboah, Patricia, Frimpong-Anin, Kofi, Haleegoah, Joyce, Adablah, Richard

“…Sustainable food production technology is imperative to curb food insecurity, reduce poverty, and impact the livelihood of smallholder farmers. Ghana is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change, which continues to pose a threat to future growth and development. …”
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Quick gains or long-term futures?: context matters for how young people in Ghana view aquaculture por Arulingam, Indika, Appiah, Sarah, Joshi, Deepa, Buisson, Marie-Charlotte

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Employment generation through small-scale dairy marketing and processing: experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh and Ghana por Omore, Amos O., Cheng'ole Mulindo, J., Fakhrul Islam, S.M., Nurah, G.K., Khan, M.I., Staal, Steven J.

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Alternative management practices allowing for sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems with small ruminants in Northern Ghana por Senesi, Margherita, Abdul Rahman, Nurudeen, Franklin, Kodzo Avornyo, Groot, Jeroen C. J.

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Assessing the integration of gender equality and social inclusion in landscape management related policies in Ghana: a review por Oyawole, F. P., Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Atampugre, Gerald, Tilahun, Seifu A., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…This documentary review examines Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) integration in Social-Ecological Landscape (SEL) management related policies at the national, sectoral and district levels in Ghana. The results indicate that Ghana demonstrates commitment to GESI through national policies like the National Gender, Youth and Social Protection Policies, which provide a framework for GESI mainstreaming across all sectors and levels of governance. …”
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New Information and Communication Technologies for climate services: evidence from farmers in Ada East District, Ghana por Sarku, R., Addi, F., Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N.

“…This study examined the usability of new ICTs in delivering CIS for farming in Ada East District, Ghana. The research addressed the question, how do smallholder farmers respond to CIS delivered through new ICTs, and what are the usability challenges of these technologies. …”
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Irrigated urban vegetable production in Ghana: Microbiological contamination in farms and markets and associated consumer risk groups por Amoah, Philip, Drechsel, Pay, Abaidoo, Robert C., Henseler, M.

“…Ghana is a typical low-income sub-Saharan African country facing significant sanitation challenges. …”
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Wastewater irrigated vegetable production: Contamination pathway for health risk reduction in Accra, Kumasi and Tamale: Ghana por Amoah, Philip

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Perceptions of farmers on health risks and risk reduction measures in wastewater-irrigated urban vegetable farming in Ghana por Keraita, Bernard N., Drechsel, Pay, Konradsen, Flemming

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Using on-farm sedimentation ponds to improve microbial quality of irrigation water in urban vegetable farming in Ghana por Keraita, Bernard N., Drechsel, Pay, Konradsen, Flemming

“…The study involved observations on the use of ponds in urban agriculture in Kumasi, Ghana, and more than 300 irrigation water samples were taken for physico-chemical and microbial laboratory analysis. …”
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