Search Results - "Minimalism"

Global Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data for 2005 Version 3.2 by International Food Policy Research Institute, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

“…Improving spatial understanding of crop production systems allows policymakers and donors to better target agricultural and rural development policies and investments, increasing food security and growth with minimal environmental impacts.…”
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Global Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data for 2010 Version 1.1 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Improving spatial understanding of crop production systems allows policymakers and donors to better target agricultural and rural development policies and investments, increasing food security and growth with minimal environmental impacts.…”
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Follow the leader? A field experiment on social influence by Ambler, Kate, Godlonton, Susan, Recalde, Maria P.

“…We conduct an artefactual field experiment with farmers in endogenously formed groups in rural Malawi to investigate social influence in risk taking. Our experiment minimizes influence through social learning and social image channels. …”
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Assessing applied protection across the world by Bouët, Antoine, Decreux, Yvan, Fontagné, Lionel, Jean, Sébastien, Laborde Debucquet, David

“…Emphasis is placed on minimizing the endogeneity bias in the aggregation procedure, while acknowledging structural differences in export specialization. …”
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The economics of rotating savings and credit associations: evidence from the Jamaican 'Partner' by Handa, Sudhanshu, Kirton, Claremont

“…We find, for example, that payments to the Rosca leader significantly enhance the sustainability of the Rosca, and that the contractual relationship between the leader and other Rosca members is transaction cost minimizing' when the degree of asset specificity is higher the contract is more flexible. …”
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Transforming Ethiopia’s agroadvisory: Harmonizing two agronomy use-cases for tailored, site-specific agronomic solutions by Desta, Lulseged Tamene, Mesfin, Tewodros, Degefie, Tibebe, Chernet, Meklit, Abera, Wuletawu, Tilaye, Asmalu, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Yitaferu, Birru, Abera, Dejene

“…By harmonizing the Alliance’s NextGen agroadvisory and ICRISAT’s landscape-based Decision Support Tools (DSTs) into a unified platform, the Initiative is enhancing advisory precision, reducing duplication, and minimizing stakeholder confusion. The National Agricultural Research System validated the harmonized DST on 2,500 crop farms, confirming its effectiveness. …”
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Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa. by McCartney, Matthew P., King, Jackie

“…It illustrates the importance of considering environmental and social issues in decision making so that positive benefits of large dams can be maximized and the negative impacts minimized.…”
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Targeting East Coast fever control strategies based on the assessment of biological risk by Kiara, Henry K., O'Callaghan, C.J., Randolph, Thomas F., McDermott, John J., Perry, Brian D.

“…The areas include Kakamega, where indigenous cattle are intensively grazed with minimal tick control under moderate to high tick challenge; Uasin Gishu, where only primarely exotic cattle are extensively grazed under moderate challenge; Makuyu, where a mix of indigenous and cross-bred cattle are intensively grazed under moderate challenges; and Kiambu, where exotic cattle are kept almost exclusively under zero grazing with low challenge.…”
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The Seeds for Needs Initiative in Ethiopia: integrating farmer and scientist knowledge by Bioversity International

“…Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the risks associated with climate change. …”
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Site-Specific Nutrient Management: Implementation guidance for policymakers and investors by Richards, Meryl B., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Jat, Mangi Lal, Ortíz Monasterio, Jose Iván, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Lipinski B

“…SSNM maintains or enhances crop yields, while providing savings for farmers through more efficient fertilizer use. By minimizing fertilizer overuse, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced, in some cases up to 50%. …”
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Performance in association of cultivars of cassava (Manihot esculenta Cranz) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp.) of different growth habits by Rodríguez Montero, Werner, Kass , Donald, Oñoro, Pedro

“…The combination of a tall long-season crop (cassava) with a shorter, quicker growing (cowpea) should be the ideal combination (Sánchez, 1976) for exploiting the light resources of such an environment as well as minimizing interspecific competition. The objective of the present study was to determine if cassava and cowpea cultivars of different growth habits interacted differently when grown in association. …”
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A novel approach to stochastic input-output modeling by Kozicka, M.

“…Then the problem of finding optimal plans consists in minimizing the production and import costs on the set of feasible plans. …”
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Gap Assessment of CSA-CIS Stakeholder in Ghana by Damba, Osman Tahidu, Ayambila, Sylvester, Alhassan, Abdallah

“…Climate change effects requires a multidimensional and multisectoral approach towards minimizing it effects on farm productivity. This therefore calls for a identifying needs and gaps in building farmers and other value chain actors capacity towards combacting climate change effects. …”
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Livestock keeping in the tsetse belt of West Africa by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Rational Drug Use is a new approach that aims to minimize the emergence and spread of resistance to trypanocides. …”
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Biorefineries - A Path to Sustainability? by Hatti-Kaul, Rajni

“…The abundant residual lignocellulosic biomass will constitute an important feedstock for the future biorefineries so as to have a minimal impact on the food availability. Necessary investments in technological development will be needed to realize the benefits of the new bioeconomy in the long term.…”
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Food aid and food security trends: worldwide needs, flows and channels by Cohen, Marc J.

“…Nevertheless, nearly 800 million people in developing countries -- a population double that of the European Union -- lack access to a minimally adequate diet.…”
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Food security in the 21st century and the role of biotechnology by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Cohen, Marc J.

“…More than 800 million people in developing countries lack access to a minimally adequate diet. Continued productivity gains are essential on the supply side, because global population will increase by 73 million people a year over the next two decades. …”
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ECOSat (Estimation of carbon offsets with satellites) - Final report by Schulthess, Urs, Fonteyne, Simon, Gardeazabal Monsalve, Andrea

“…This study aimed to assess whether radar (Sentinel-1) and optical (Sentinel-2) satellite data could detect residue management practices and differentiate between conventional, minimal, and no tillage fields in Guanajuato, Mexico. …”
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Beyond “reach” – advancing responsible pathways to impact at scale by Ewell, Hanna

“…What are the unintended impacts of scaling, and how might these be minimized? Without inclusivity, scaling risks reinforcing existing inequalities rather than driving meaningful, sustainable change. …”
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Expanding the role of nutrient-rich, hardy vegetables in home and community gardens in Quezon city by International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

“…They thrive under irregular watering, require minimal inputs, and are better adapted to changing climates than annual species (Toensmeier, 2021). …”
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