Resultados de búsqueda - "Green Revolution"

The case for food system knowledge support system (FS-KSS) por Ulimwengu, John M., Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

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Rural poverty in Pakistan: some recent evidence por Malik, Sohail

“…Furthermore, increasing real wagerates, brought on by the expanding domestic economy, the strong demand for agricultural labour following the green revolution in the earlier years, and migration of rural workers to the Middle East in the 1970s have managed to spread the gains from this growth. …”
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A fresh look at shifting cultivation: fallow length an uncertain indicator of productivity por Mertz, O., Wadley, R.L., Nielsen, U., Bruun, T.B., Colfer, C.J.P., Neergaard, Andreas de, Jepsen, M.R., Martinussen, T., Qiang Zhao, Noweg, G.T., Magid, J.

“…We conclude that shifting cultivation should be accepted as a rational land use system and that earlier calls for bringing a "Green Revolution" to shifting cultivators are still relevant to achieve intensive and sustainable production…”
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Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options por Nelson, Gerald C., Rosegrant, Mark W., Palazzo, Amanda, Gray, Ian, Ingersoll, Christina, Robertson, Richard D., Tokgoz, Simla, Zhu, Tingju, Sulser, Timothy B., Ringler, Claudia, Msangi, Siwa, You, Liangzhi

“…The seeds for these challenges, both for good and ill, were planted along with the Green Revolution crops in the mid-1960s. Dramatic increases in food production and land productivity led to complacency about the remaining challenges ahead, resulting in reduced public sector investments in agricultural productivity. …”
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Bringing pumps to people: giving the poor better access to groundwater irrigation: sustainable approaches and options for eastern India por International Water Management Institute

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Land and water productivity: trends across Punjab canal commands por Tahir, Zubair, Habib, Zaigham

“…As a consequence of green revolution in 1960s, though irrigated areas and agriculture production has increased considerably, yields are still less as compared to various countries of the world. …”
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Phenotyping for drought adaptation in wheat using physiological traits por Monneveux, P., Jing, R., Misra, S.C.

“…As a result of the Green Revolution, wheat yield sharply increased due to the use of improved varieties, irrigation, pesticides, and fertilizers. …”
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Crop improvement, adoption and impact of improved bean varieties in Sub Saharan Africa por Muthoni Andriatsitohaina, Rachel, Andrade, Robert Santiago

“…The steady uptake and turnover of crop varieties is fundamental to realizing a Green Revolution in Africa, and it is still important for helping achieve income growth for numerous poor rural households. …”
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Smallholder farmers' adoption of vegetable production technologies in Babati District, Tanzania por Ochieng, J., Afari-Sefa, Victor, Lukumay, Philipo J., Muthoni, F., Dominick, I.

“…Agricultural technologies have boosted crop yield increases and household incomes, particularly, during the Green Revolution in Asia and some parts of Sub-Sahara Africa. …”
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Chalakudy River Diversion Scheme, Kerala: does it show the future of canal irrigation in India? por Santhosh, Harikrishnan, Mohan, A., George, S. L.

“…During the Green Revolution era, paddy cultivation was promoted with much vigor within Kerala. …”
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Partnerships blending institutional logics for inclusive global and regional food value chains in Ghana; with what smallholder effect? por Paassen, Annemarie van, Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Klerkx, Laurens, Mierlo, B. van, Essegbey, G. O.

“…In the global value chain of cocoa, partnerships adhered to ‘green revolution’ and ‘free-market’ logics, and provided all farmers material support. …”
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Gender, caste, and heterogeneous farmer preferences for wheat varietal traits in rural India por Krishna, Vijesh V., Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

“…germplasm for the benefit of farmers and consumers of the Global South during and after the Green Revolution. Understanding farmers’ heterogeneous preferences for varietal traits in different market segments and incorporating the prominent ones in crop breeding programs are expected to facilitate a faster diffusion of these new varieties. …”
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Seed system of Pakistan: Policy challenges and prospects por Rana, Abdul Wajid, Gill, Sitara, Akram, Iqra

“…The seed industry in Pakistan has undergone significant developments since the 1950s and has transitioned from ‘Green Revolution’ to ‘Gene Revolution’. The 2015 amendment in the Seed Act, 1976, and the enactment of Plant Breeders’ Rights Act and Rules have provided long awaited intellectual property protection for proprietary seed. …”
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Measuring women’s agency in agroecological food systems transformation por Renduchintala, Swati

“…Agro-ecology-based natural farming has emerged as a sustainable and socially just alternative to the “green revolution”-based food systems. The Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming programme (APCNF) has been driving the agro-ecological movement in India from conventional farming to nature-based solutions. …”
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Strengthening Capacities of Extension Advisory Service (EAS) Providers in making Food Systems Gender And Nutrition-sensitive: MANAGE Experiences por Kumari, Veenita, Junuthula, Shirisha

“…Even after several decades of green revolution, malnutrition continues to be a major development challenge in most South Asian countries, and India has a major share of the malnourished population in the region. …”
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CIP2030 Strategy por International Potato Center

“…The only major food crops not included in ‘Green Revolution’ investments of the past, root and tuber crops can now utilize these science advancements. …”
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Insuring against drought-related livestock mortality: Piloting index-based livestock insurance in northern Kenya por Mude, Andrew G., Chantarat, S., Barrett, Christopher B., Carter, M., Ikegami, Munenobu, McPeak, J.G.

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Comprehensive mapping of food systems is necessary to guide transformation efforts: The case of Rwanda por Ulimwengu, John M., Warner, James, Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

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The realities and challenges of contemporary groundwater-based smallholder irrigated farming across the Indus, Ganges and Yellow River basins por Villholth, Karen G., Mukherji, Aditi, Sharma, Bharat R., Wang, J.

“…Groundwater has played an increasing role in irrigated farming, livelihood support, poverty alleviation, and national food security in India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal since the advent of the green revolution in the 1960s. This paper presents a synthesis of the results of a cross-regional research effort, based on surveys in more than 60 villages, to map the contemporary realities and constraints of groundwater use and adaptation in irrigated agriculture within smallholder farmer communities across the alluvial plains of the major Indus, Ganges and Yellow river basins in Asia. …”
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Colonised fields and private gardens : the changing role of farming in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa por Johnson, Elin

“…It would appear that this commonly shared view enables agricultural projects and certified seeds to be introduced that are disembedded from smallholders’ local conditions, mirroring a policy belief in a New Green Revolution for Africa. This finding suggests that garden cultivation can serve as an example of crop cultivation that is attuned to local conditions, indicating the direction smallholders could take if they are to fulfil their role as promoters of sustainable development in line with Agenda 2030.…”