Search Results - "High Potential"

Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Giordano, Meredith A., Clayton, Terry

“…The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. …”
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Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Zambia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report by Evans, Alexandra E.V., Giordano, Meredith A., Clayton, Terry

“…The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. …”
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Potential of natural treatment technologies for wastewater management in India by Starkl, M., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Essl, L., Jampani, Mahesh, Kumar, D., Asolekar, Shyam R.

“…The results show that the NTSs have a high potential for wastewater treatment. However, there are still gaps in knowledge related to aspects that hinder the sustainability of the systems. …”
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Evaluating soil quality in tropical agroecosystems of Colombia using NIRS by Velásquez, E., Lavelle, Patrick M., Barrios, E., Joffre, R, Reversat, F

“…These results show the high potential of the NIRS for evaluating soil quality in large areas, rapidly, reliably and economically, thereby facilitating decision-making with respect to soil management and conservation.…”
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An economic assessment of current delivery pathways for the control of tick-borne diseases in Kenya by Ndung'u, L.W., Randolph, Thomas F., Coetzee, G., Krecek, R.C., Perry, Brian D.

“…Smallholder dairy production in Kenya is an important agricultural activity that offers high potential returns contributing to income and employment generation, enhanced food security and improved livelihoods. …”
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Risk factors associated with Theileria parva infection in cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Muranga District, Kenya. A longitudinal study by Gitau, G.K., Perry, Brian D., McDermott, John J., Katende, J.M., Maribei, J.M.

“…Dairy farming provides an income through the sale of milk and meat and tends to be a more consistent source of income than many other farming enterprises, in the medium to high potential farming areas. A number of factors limit the further Development of the dairy industry, including diseases, poor management, inadequate nutrition and lack of farm inputs (Goldson and Ndeda, 1985). …”
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Climate Analogues by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Walker Institute, University of Leeds, Future Earth

“…Once analogue sites are identified, information gathered from local field studies or databases can be used and compared to provide data for further studies, propose high-potential adaptation pathways, facilitate farmer-to-farmer exchange of knowledge, validate computational models, test new technologies and/or techniques, or enable us to learn from history. …”
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Resilience and Economic Growth in Arid Lands - Accelerated Growth in Kenya: Mitigation co-benefits of herd size and feed quality management by Nash, Julie, Grewer, Uwe, Bockel, Louis, Galford, Gillian L.

“…Since emissions from livestock account for the majority of Kenya’s agricultural emissions (95%), reduction of emissions in the livestock sector has high potential impact. REGAL-AG’s interventions have sought to improve links between livestock producers and buyers, to boost producer access to critical inputs, and to increase availability of timely market information, which resulted in a decrease in slaughter age for all livestock types. …”
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The Potentials and Challenges of Achieving Sustainability through Charcoal Producer Associations in Kenya: A Missed Opportunity? by Kamwilu, E., Duguma, L.A., Orero, L.

“…Thus, we propose a schematic to enhance charcoal production processes to achieve sustainable ecosystems and livelihoods. There is high potential within the CPAs for the sector’s sustainability through monitoring platforms, restoration plans, adopting sustainable practices, knowledge dissemination and societal advancement. …”
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Digital extension Interactive Voice Response (IVR) mLearning: Lessons learnt from Uganda pig value chain by Dione, Michel M., Kang'ethe, Edwin, Poole, Elizabeth J., Ndiwa, Nicholas N., Ouma, Emily A., Dror, Iddo

“…IVR technology was perceived by farmers as a new technology capable of transforming their lives because it is time efficient, has high potential for resource saving and flexibility. IVR also seems to be gender sensitive as it addresses some of the constraints women face in accessing conventional extension services such as time. …”
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The impact of market system development approaches: The case of InovAgro in Mozambique by Amare, Mulubrhan, Zavale, Helder, Smart, Jenny, Ghebru, Hosaena

“…This brief examines the impact of an MSD intervention (InovAgro) in Mozambique that was designed to increase incomes and improve economic security for poor smallholder farmers through improved productivity and development of high-potential value chains. Findings include increases in use of inputs and access to market information, as well as important spillover effects for many small-scale farmers beyond the direct beneficiaries, and high costs-effectiveness of the MSD intervention.…”
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Deciphering the biodiversity-production mutualism in the global food security debate by Seppelt, Ralf, Arndt, Channing, Beckmann, David, Martin, Emily A., Hertel, Thomas W.

“…Landscape perspectives can help to realize this scope for production, especially in high potential regions such as Southern Africa, while preserving biodiversity.…”
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Targeting small-scale irrigation investments using agent-based modeling: Case studies in Mali and Niger by Olayide, Olawale E., Sangare, Saadatou A., Koo, Jawoo, Xie, Hua

“…Strategic water resource development plans should be established to ensure efficient and sustainable irrigation schemes, especially for areas with high potential profitability.…”
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Synopsis: Non-farm income and labor markets in rural Ethiopia by Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Berhane, Guush, Minten, Bart, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…Based on a large-scale household survey in high potential agricultural areas of the country, we find that total off-farm income (defined as wage and enterprise income) makes up 18 percent of total rural income. …”
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Agriculture Water Management Solutions by Ag Water Solutions, Inc., International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Agricultural Water Management Solutions Project (AWM Solutions) has identified a variety of small-holder agricultural water management interventions (AWM Regional Mapping) that have a high potential to improve food security and livelihoods of the rural poor in sub-Saharan Africaand South Asia.The analysis underlying the scenarios is based on an integrated modeling system that combines geographic (GIS) data analysis, biophysical and economic predictive modeling, and crop mix optimization tools to assess the regional potential for smallholder agricultural water management across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. …”
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Role of farm-level diversification in the adoption of modern technology in Brazil by Nerlove, Marc, Vosti, Stephen A., Basel, Wesley

“…The success of modern technology in increasing yields on high-potential lands has been so great that researchers and policymakers alike have been quick to use modern inputs on marginal lands as well. …”
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Forage seed systems to close the ruminant feed deficit in Eastern Africa by Burkart, Stefan, Mwendia, Solomon

“…This study examines key challenges and opportunities for improving ruminant productivity in East Africa, with a focus on enhancing access to forage seeds critical for livestock systems in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi. Despite high potential for increased livestock production, the region faces a significant feed deficit—nearly 40% of annual feed demand remains unmet—due to the limited availability and affordability of forage seeds. …”
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Climate analogues: Finding tomorrow’s agriculture today by Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Lau, Charlotte, Köhler, Ann-Kristin, Jarvis, Andy, Arnell, N.P., Osborne, Tom M., Hooker, Josh

“…Once analogue sites are identified, information gathered from local field studies or databases can be used and compared to provide data for further studies, propose high-potential adaptation pathways, facilitate farmer-to-farmer exchange of knowledge, validate computational models, test new technologies and/or techniques, or enable us to learn from history. …”
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BARC–IRRI Consultation Meeting for the Prioritization of Innovations: Workshop proceedings by International Rice Research Institute

“…Convened jointly by BARC and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the workshop aimed to support country-led prioritization of mature and high-potential CGIAR innovations for accelerated scaling. …”
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Local-level appraisal of benefits and barriers affecting adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices: Ghana by Peterson, C.A.

“…The author noted rainwater harvesting, improved crop varieties, efficient fertilizer use, and improved forages, as well as continued use of pit composting, as practices with high potential for further CCAFS investigation and/or on-farm participatory trials.…”
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