Search Results - "NGO"

One Health bootcamp by Becker, J., Hassim, A., Quan, M., Fagir, D.M., Conan, A., Nkoana, T., Mutua, Florence K., Richards, Shauna, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…The proposal for a One Health intervention was the outcome of numerous One Health-related discussions, including the relevance of community engagement, academia-NGO-governmental collaboration, disease surveillance and field work. …”
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How efficient are our partnership? PABRA after 25 years: Taking a critical look at its partnerships’ efficiency by Schuetz, Tonya, Poulos, Allison, Sharkey, Rowan, Rubyogo, Jean Claude, Onyango, Patricia

“…Key enabling factors for successful partnerships included shared vision, government/NGO collaboration for farmer outreach, involvement of national programs as formal entry points, tailored dissemination products, private sector engagement, and collaborative relationships with technically capable partners. …”
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Forest certification in Indonesia by Muhtaman, D.R., Prasetyo, F.A.

“…In response to this and other NGO pressure, the Government of Indonesia established its own forest certification scheme – Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia – in 1993. …”
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Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia by Gobeze, T., Bekele, M., Lemenih, H., Kassa, H.

“…The study was conducted during a transition from NGO - Community to State - Community based management of the PFM project. …”
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Developmental challenges and opportunities in the goat industry: the Kenyan experience by Ahuya, C.O., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Mwangi-Njuru, D., Peacock, C.P.

“…Farmers and farmer-group members were rigorously trained on breeding programme designs and management, husbandry, including primary healthcare and were facilitated to run their show with frontline technical support from the NGO's and government officers. In just 7 years, the dairy goat population has risen to more than 90,000 head, hence doubled over the 7-year period. …”
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Planning and management of irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: reducing the environmental and health costs by McCartney, Matthew P., Boelee, Eline, Cofie, Olufunke O., Mutero, Clifford M.

“…It is recommended that a pragmatic approach to address current environmental and health planning includes three levels of implementation: i) strategic planning at the national and regional level; ii) full environmental and health assessment for government and donor funded projects; and iii) development of simplified tools for impact assessment relevant to community led, NGO and small private projects.…”
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Destocking as an emergency drought mitigation measure: lessons learned from the 2005 'Turkana emergency livestock off-take' intervention by Watson, D.J., Binsbergen, J. van

“…This report describes an emergency drought mitigation program executed by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium (VSF-Belgium) in Turkana District, northwestern Kenya, in early 2005. …”
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Which climate services do farmers and pastoralists need in Malawi? by Coulibaly, Jeanne Y., Mango, Joash, Swamila, M., Tall, Arame, Kaur, Harneet, Hansen, James

“…Women particularly trust NGO workers.…”
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Climate Week NYC Panel Event: Innovative Approaches for Scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture by Dinh, Dannie, Hansen, James

“…Finally, scaling up CSA – making smallholder agriculture more productive and resilient in the face of a changing climate, while reducing agriculture’s contribution to climate change – requires effective, sustained partnerships among governments, the private sector, the research community, and the development (including NGO) community.…”
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Participatory plant breeding: A framework for analyzing diverse approaches by Sperling, L., Ashby, Jacqueline A., Smith, Margaret E., Weltzien, Eva, McGuire, Shawn

“…Overview summaries of cases to date show that most PPB programs were begun within the last 10 years, whether located in public-sector or nongovemment NGO crop-improvement programs. Some have argued that commercial, private-sector, plant breeding has long been c1ient-driven, or "participatory." …”
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Integrating Global Satellite-Derived Data Products as a Pre-Analysis for Hydrological Modelling Studies: A Case Study for the Red River Basin by Simons, Gijs, Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M.

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Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development by Donovan, J., Stoian, D., Ferries, S.

“…Since the early 2000s, Enterprise Development and Microfinance (EDM) has featured considerable debate on how to design market-oriented development interventions with smallholders, often based on positive experiences by a given NGO or project in a particular context. Early articles helped to put VCD on the development agenda, while advancing innovation in market-based project design and implementation. …”
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Bases de datos de proyectos agroforestales en América Central y República Dominicana by Camero Rey, L.A.

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Making finance flow to adaptation  in small-scale agrifood systems. The role of the third long-term goal of the Paris Agreement. by Argueta, Bertha, Mason, Nathaniel, Steadman, Shandelle, Robertson, Michai, Watson, Charlene, Imbach, Pablo, Zamora, Andrea, Bouroncle, Claudia, Skrinjaric, Tea

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Extensión agroforestal en la zona de amortiguamiento del Area de Conservación de Tortuguero en Costa Rica by Méndez Hernández, José Miguel

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Cooperatives at a crossroads by Eriksson, Viktor

“…The study also shows how the two cases, due to their origins and support, differ a lot in their member relations, including how they handle collective action problems and how members identify within the cooperatives. While the NGO-backed cooperative opts for a strategy that advocates equity, participation and a strong care for community, the LSE cooperative opts for a more vertical, business-like organization, at the expense of some of the cooperative principles. …”
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An investigation about communication and cooperation between local governments and the NGOs in the case of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and Chamber of City Planners in Turkey by Manav, Birim

“…Throughout this thesis research, communication and cooperation between local governments and a specific NGO called Chamber of City Planners (CCP) were investigated. …”
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Idealets berättelse by Fridolin, David

“…Mot bakgrund av detta har mängder av så kallade NGO:s (non-governmental organizations) bildats för att certifiera varor som lever upp till de specifika organisationernas krav. …”
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CGIAR International Centers Week, Washington, DC, October 28 - November 1, 1996: Summary of Proceedings and Decisions by CGIAR Secretariat

“…The Group endorsed reports from GFAR, its NGO and Private Sector Committees, and the FAO and IFPRI on preparations for the World Food Summit. …”
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The diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies in Ethiopia: stakeholder analysis using Net-Map by Bryan, Elizabeth, Hagos, Fitsum, Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Gemeda, Demie Abera, Yimam, Seid

“…Results show the dominance of government actors in the diffusion of SSI at both the national and regional levels, while most private sector and NGO actors remain in the periphery. Participants in both workshops highlighted the need for increased financing services to support the adoption of SSI and measures aimed at increasing the supply of high-quality irrigation equipment, such as modern water lifting technologies. …”
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