Search Results - "Old age."
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Celeste Thia Kangangi and Julia Ndia - Karurumo village - Kenya
Published 2010“…Celeste Thia Kangani and Julia Ndia are two Kenyan farmers faced with orphaned grandchildren, decreasing yields and old age. They both describe how the weather has changed and there is less rains, but neither knows why these changes have come about. …”
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How smallholder farmers adapt to climate change: Stories from East Africa—Celeste Thia Kangani
Published 2010“…Celeste Thia Kangani and Julia Ndia are two Kenyan farmers faced with orphaned grandchildren, decreasing yields and old age. They both describe how the weather has changed and there is less rains, but neither knows why these changes have come about. …”
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On-farm agrobiodiversity measurement and conservation
Published 2020“…Diversity is most for advancing agriculture development, however, modern agriculture has accelerated the replacement of old age crop diversity. Agrobiodiversity index and measures are commonly used and estimated for crop and animal species, landraces and sites. …”
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Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands
Published 2001“…Female-headed households achieved much lower land productivity than male- headed households. Old age of household heads was also correlated with lower land productivity. …”
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Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands
Published 2001“…Female-headed households achieved much lower land productivity than male- headed households. Old age of household heads was also correlated with lower land productivity. …”
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The economic rationale for investing in stunting reduction
Published 2013“…We present a framework that illustrates the functional consequences of stunting in the 1000 days after conception throughout the life cycle: from childhood through to old age. We summarize the key empirical literature around each of the links in the life cycle, highlighting gaps in knowledge where they exist. …”
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The life cycle of malnutrition: IFPRI 1999-2000 Annual Report Essay
Published 2000“…The authors examine each stage of the life cycle, from birth and infancy to childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. In developing countries the main direct causes of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are nutritional. …”
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A Green Revolution in the West African cocoa belt
Published 2012“…Productivity is also affected by the old age of West Africa’s tree stock. Replacing and rehabilitating the tree stocks of West Africa is fundamental to the achievement and long-run sustainability of a cocoa Brown Revolution. …”
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Understanding knowledge, attitude and perception of Rift Valley fever in Baringo South, Kenya: A cross-sectional study
Published 2023“…Factors significantly associated with a better knowledge of RVF included higher education level, being Maasai, higher socio-economic index, old age and history of RVF in household members and livestock. …”
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Social protection: Designing adaptive systems to build resilience to climate change
Published 2022“…Social protection systems comprise a wide variety of programs that include targeted cash and food transfers, food vouchers, school meals, public works, old age pensions, and public sector insurance, as well as the policy, administrative, and funding mechanisms to deliver these programs. …”
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Determinants of intensity of adoption of old coffee stumping technology in Dale Wereda, SNNPRS, Ethiopia
Published 2009“…The result of the study indicated that majority of farmers in the study area did not prefer stumping to solve problems of low productivity due to old age of coffee trees. Instead of stumping, they preferred to wait with this limited production, because they are feared that even may loss the whole production. …”
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Role of different business models in scaling and adoption of Happy Seeder Technology in Haryana and Punjab
Published 2017“…There have been several reasons why the farmers are motivated to the practice of the burning the straw or say field in particular. The old age mindset of slash and burn with a perception that it is a good practice to burn the field which will keep the insects, diseases, weed seeds getting killed in the process. …”
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Ridskolehästens hållbarhet
Published 2011“…Earlier study from the Swedish Equestrian Federation (SvRF) showed that the reasons stated from riding schools for disposal were old age, often ill/injured, limping, ill-temper for the activity, unsuitable as a riding school horse and condemned by a veterinarian. …”
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Design, anläggningsmetoder och skötseltekniker för hagmarksbestånd
Published 2008“…The park and landscape direction focus mainly on the esthetical aspects, the most interesting phase is that of old age or extreme youth. Work professions The result I have got from the two directions I have tested turned up to fit perfectly with the research previously done. …”
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