Resultados de búsqueda - "International development"

Facilitating multi-stakeholder dialogue to manage natural resource competition: A synthesis of lessons from Uganda, Zambia, and Cambodia por Ratner, Blake D., Burnley, Clementine, Mugisha, Samuel, Madzudzo, Elias, Oeur, Il, Mam, Kosal, Rüttinger, Lukas, Chilufya, Loziwe Njobvu, Adriázola, Paola

“…This paper presents a synthesis of lessons addressing practitioners in government, nongovernmental development organizations, and international development agencies. These lessons include guidance on the context of multistakeholder dialogue processes, addressing gender equity, building stakeholder relationships and accountability across scales, and encouraging learning and innovation over time.…”
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Food for all in 2020: can the world be fed without damaging the environment? por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…In order for these changes to occur, sustained action is needed in six areas: (1) strengthening the capacity of developing-country governments; (2) investing more in poor people; (3) accelerating agricultural productivity; (4) assuring sound management of natural resources; (5) developing competitive markets; and (6) expanding and realigning international development assistance. We have the knowledge and the capacity to meet the food needs of every person without damaging the environment. …”
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Sacrificing leisure for clean energy fuel: A decomposition analysis of time poverty por Martey, Edward, Etwire, Prince M., Mockshell, Jonathan, Asante‐Addo, Collins

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Beyond the biophysical: knowledge, culture, and power in agriculture and natural resource management por German, L., Ramisch, Joshua J., Verma, R.

“…Beyond the Biophysical argues for an interdisciplinary perspective on agriculture, natural resource management (NRM), and international development practice that extends beyond a purely biophysical orientation. …”
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Non-pathogenic trade-offs of wastewater irrigation por Qadir, Manzoor, Scott, Christopher A.

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Farm-based measures for reducing human and environmental health risks from chemical constituents in wastewater por Simmons, Robert W., Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

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Cyanide toxicity and cassava research at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria por Sadik, S., Hahn, S.K.

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Willingness to invest in wind energy : a Swedish farmers’ perspective por Zdravkovic, Nada

“…As wind energy companies grow beyond national borders, international development becomes essential to secure growth and prosperity. …”

A review of projections of demand and supply of livestock-derived foods and the implications for livestock sector management in LSIL focus countries. por Enahoro, Dolapo K., Njiru, Nelly M., Thornton, Philip K., Staal, Steven J.

“…National planners and others in the international development community are looking to transform a rising demand for animal-source foods in many low- and middle-income countries into opportunities that benefit poor and vulnerable people. …”
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Climate Services for Agriculture: Empowering Farmers to Manage Risk and Adapt to a Changing Climate in Rwanda (Final Project Report) por Hansen, James, Kagabo, Desire, Clarkson, Graham, Furlow, John, Fiondella, Francesco

“…A consortium of national and international partners worked from 2016 to 2020 to strengthen the climate information available to the Rwanda’s farmers and agriculture sector through the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture (RCSA) project, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). It was launched at a workshop in Kigali on World Meteorological Day, March 23, 2016, with the goal to transform Rwanda’s rural farming communities and agricultural economy through improved climate services and climate risk management. …”
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Assessing women's empowerment in agricultural research por Elias, Marlène, Cole, Steven M., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Valencia, Ana Maria Paez, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Twyman, Jennifer

“…The concept of empowerment has steadily made its way onto the international development agenda. Batliwala (2007) traces its equivalents back several hundred years and across geographies in struggles for social justice. …”
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Zoonoses (Project 1): Wildlife/domestic livestock interactions por Jones, B., McKeever, Declan J., Grace, Delia, Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Mutua, Florence K., Njuki, Jemimah, McDermott, John J., Rushton, Jonathan, Said, Mohammed Yahya, Ericksen, Polly J., Kock, R., Alonso, Silvia

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Is Rice Improvement Still Making a Difference? Assessing the Economic, Poverty, and Food Security Impacts of Rice Varieties Released from 1989 to 2009 in Bangladesh, Indonesia and... por Raitzer, D.A., Sparks, A.H., Huelgas, Z., Maligalig, R., Balangue, Z., Launio, C., Daradjat, A., Ahmed, H.U.

“…The productivity impact of the initial diffusion of modern varieties (MVs) of rice across Asia during the 1960s through the 1980s, as part of the “Green Revolution”, is one of the most documented successes of international development assistance in agriculture. However, much less is known about whether continued efforts to further improve rice varieties are making similar contributions to on farm productivity. …”
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Making food systems work for complementary feeding in low- and middle-income countries: Meeting Report por Micronutrient Forum

“…On behalf of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Micronutrient Forum (the “Forum”) and USAID Advancing Nutrition organized an expert consultation on December 4–5, 2023 on food system approaches to discuss strategies to increase the availability, affordability, accessibility, and aspirational aspects of nutritious and safe foods appropriate for complementary feeding that can be purchased by low-income households. …”
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Organizational innovation in times of crises: The case of extension and advisory services por Davis, Kristin E., Snider, Anna, Archibald, Thomas, Grove, Benjamin, Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…In this manuscript, we apply organizational change theory—including insights from recent research on adaptive management in international development—to examine how extension organizations innovated during the COVID-19 crisis. …”
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Schools as a platform for promotion and scaling of agrobiodiversity conservation for better nutrition por Anunciado, Ma. Shiela, Del Rio, Susan, Tamondong, Shanerisse, Umali, Diana Jean, Monville-Oro, Emilita, Gonsalves, Julian, Hunter, Danny, Borelli, Teresa, Mendonce, Sharon

“…The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology – Food and Nutrition Research Institute and, the Department of Education developed the Integrated School Nutrition Model in the Philippines with support from Canada’s International Development Research Center in 2016. This involved the establishment of a network of Lighthouse Schools and school-based Crop Museums (which are located within the network of LSs). …”
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A Survey on Nutrition Related Issues by AVRDC por World Vegetable Center

“…Project abstract: As part of the Feed the Future Initiative, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting an innovative multi-stakeholder agricultural research program, the Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING). …”
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Data for Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for Vegetable Technologies in Babati Tanzania, 2015 por World Vegetable Center

“…s Feed the Future initiative to address hunger and food security issues in sub-Saharan Africa, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting three multi-stakeholder agricultural research projects to sustainably intensify key African farming systems. …”
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Challenges in implementing a small-scale farmers’ capacity-building program: The case of the food production, processing, and marketing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo por Ragasa, Catherine, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Ulimwengu, John M., Randriamamonjy, Josee

“…In 2011, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government launched the Food Production, Processing, and Marketing project—which aimed to raise incomes and improve food security in the target areas by improving agricultural productivity, market efficiency, and the capacity of producers to respond to market signals. …”
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Africa's rural youth in the global context por Mueller, Valerie, Thurlow, James, Rosenbach, Gracie, Masias, Ian

“…This demographic transition has created a sense of urgency, and even anxiety, within national governments and the international development community (Resnick and Thurlow 2015). …”
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