Resultados de búsqueda - "Minimalism"

Food trade policy and food price volatility por Martin, Will, Mamun, Abdullah, Minot, Nicholas

“…In this study, policymakers are assumed to minimize the political costs associated with changing domestic prices and deviating from longer-run political-economy equilibria. …”
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Agricultural adaptations to climate change in Bangladesh: Crop yield reductions and sustainable development implications por Bedi, Heather, Alam, Shamma, Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab

“…Bangladesh’s low topography, high population density, high poverty levels, and economic dependency on agriculture indicates a higher vulnerability to climate change, despite the nation’s minimal greenhouse gas emissions. To examine these trends in Bangladesh, this research analyzes a survey of over 800 Bangladeshi farmers to understand how they experience and adapt to climate change. …”
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Effect of Improved Production Systems on Productivity of Local Chickens in Rural Areas of Babati District, Tanzania por International Livestock Research Institute

“…Local chickens in rural areas are mostly kept under minimal input of resources though they contribute significantly to food security, poverty alleviation and ecologically sound management of natural resources. …”
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Are rural smallholders ready for agricultural digitalization? Farmer (In)competencies and the political economy of access in digital agricultural extension and advisories in Northe... por Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim

“…Thus, this chapter questions the inclusivity of digital agricultural extension and advisories and calls for matching digitalization processes to the realities of farmers by focusing on advisories that require minimal digital competencies and incorporating digital literacy/training programs into interventions. …”
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Overview of the fertilizer supply chain and market structure in Africa: A cross-country assessment por Hernandez, Manuel A., Paz, Florencia, Adeoti, Adetola I., Adong, Annet, Jumbe, Charles B.L., Lagat, Kiplimo Araap, Kaiyatsa, Stevier

“…The vast majority of African smallholder farmers produce low-yield food crops using a minimal set of inputs. Inadequate access to improved inputs such as fertilizers presents a major constraint for smallholders. …”
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The diet problem, nutrient supply, and the cost of diversity applied to livestock feeds por Komarek, Adam M., Robinson, Sherman, Mason-D'Croz, Daniel

“…This study investigates the cost of increasing production diversity for a livestock producer who minimizes the cost of supplying nutrients to animals, a problem comparable to the “diet problem”. …”
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Intra-household resource allocation when food prices soar: Impacts on child growth in Indonesia por Yamauchi, Futoshi, Larson, Donald F.

“…An unanticipated spike in food prices can increase malnutrition among the poor with lasting consequences, but parents can protect the most vulnerable within the family by distributing scarce food to minimize adverse impacts. To find evidence of this strategy, we use anthropometric and consumption data from Indonesia, collected before and after the 2007/08 food price crisis. …”
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Pustikar Diwas: Convergent action to reduce child undernutrition in Odisha por Narayan Parhi, Rabi, Saxton, Jenny

“…This paper demonstrates a robust maximum entropy approach to estimating flexible-form farm-level multi-input/multi-output production functions using minimally specified disaggregated data. Since our goal is to address policy questions, we emphasize the model’s ability to reproduce characteristics of the existing production system and predict outcomes of policy changes at a disaggregate level. …”
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Entropy estimation of disaggregate production functions: An Application to Northern Mexico por Howitt, Richard E., Msangi, Siwa

“…This paper demonstrates a robust maximum entropy approach to estimating flexible-form farm-level multi-input/multi-output production functions using minimally specified disaggregated data. Since our goal is to address policy questions, we emphasize the model’s ability to reproduce characteristics of the existing production system and predict outcomes of policy changes at a disaggregate level. …”
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Irrigation technology choices under hydrologic uncertainty: a case study from Maipo River Basin, Chile por Cai, Ximing, Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…The annualized capital cost per hectare in the district should be within in range of US$105–130, which is a range for tradeoff analysis between maximizing the expected profit and minimizing the risk of profit loss under drought conditions.…”
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HIV/AIDS, growth and poverty in KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa: Integrating firm-level surveys with demographic and economywide modeling por Thurlow, James, George, Gavin, Gow, Jeff

“…This is because high unemployment among low-income households minimizes the economic costs of increased mortality. …”
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Sustainability of Aqua Feeds in Africa: A Narrative Review por Ndebele-Murisa, Mzime, Mubaya, Chipo, Dekesa, Chipo Hazel, Samundengo, Angela, Kapute, Fanuel, Yossa, Rodrigue

“…This will entail promoting increased fish production at minimal costs and creating employment while supporting climate adaptation and mitigation efforts. …”
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The chamber for studying rice response to elevated nighttime temperature in field por Chen, Song, Zheng, Xi, Wang, Dangying, Xu, Chunmei, Laza, Ma. Rebecca C., Zhang, Xiufu

“…The present utilitarian system, which only utilizes an air conditioner/heater, is suitable for studying the effect of nighttime temperature on plant physiological responses with minimal perturbation of other environmental factors. …”
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Are we missing the mark? Gender and Intersectional Data Gaps in Climate Smart Agriculture por CARE International

“…The CSA framework, as initially defined, includes three main objectives: (i) to sustainably enhance agricultural productivity and improve food security, (ii) to strengthen farmers’ resilience and their capacities to adapt to climate change, and (iii) to minimize or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions whenever feasible (FAO 2013; FAO and CARE 2019). …”
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The application of digital-genomic tools to improve productivity and profitability in smallholder dairy systems in sub-Saharan Africa por Mrode, Raphael A., Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C., Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher, Ojango, Julie M.K., Okeyo Mwai, Ally

“…Additionally, the use of genomic information allows for genetic evaluation with minimal pedigree information and supports the initiation of breed improvement programs for increased productivity.…”
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Characterizing dryland crop-based livelihoods: Insights from surveys in Kenya and Uganda por Narmandakh, Davaatseren, Kirui, Leonard, Marenya, Paswel, Chipindu, Lovemore, Bett, Charles, Opie, Hellen

“…Farmers operate with minimal farm expenditures (US $23.20–81.00 in Kenya and $12.40–15.07 in Uganda annually), and adoption of improved varieties remains low except in Eastern Kenya. …”
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Linking food and nutrition security: past lessons and future opportunities por Bouis, Howarth E., Hunt, Joseph

“…Finally, community-based programs, which are central to the RETA strategy for improved nutrition, should be used to monitor the nutrition effects of agricultural policies and programs and to provide feedback to agricultural policymakers as to how to enhance the positive effects and minimize the negative effects of agricultural policies and programs.…”
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Cereal yield and water requirements in response to irrigation and soil fertility management in a changing climate: a case of Tulsipur, western Nepal por Zuber, Md., Kalauni, N., Shrestha, Nirman, Pandey, V. P., Pokharel, B.

“…Results showed that a deficit irrigation strategy could lead to 81% fewer requirements for irrigation in rice and 24% in wheat at the cost of a minimal (~1%) reduction in yield. Water requirement is projected to decrease and crop yield to increase for both crops for all future scenarios, except wheat water requirement, where water requirement is projected to increase by up to 13% in the future. …”
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Graduating from Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme: What have we learned? por Hirvonen, Kalle, Abate, Gashaw T., Berhane, Guush, Gilligan, Daniel O., Hidrobo, Melissa, Hoddinott, John F., Leight, Jessica, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…NGO-led lighter-touch approaches improved resilience but delivered minimal gains in overall well-being. Government-led efforts have faced persistent delivery challenges, including overstretched systems, weak credit access, and limited market linkages. …”
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Tropical acacias planted in Asia: an overview por Turnbull, J.W., Midgley, S. J., Cossalter, C.

“…As the large area of first-rotation plantations is harvested there is an increasing priority to develop management options to ensure minimal decline in site productivity and plantation yield in successive rotations.…”
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