Resultados de búsqueda - "Perception"

Environmental and social Impacts from palm based biofuel development in Indonesia por Andriani, R., Andrianto, A., Komarudin, Heru, Obidzinski, K.

“…Household surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews were employed to gauge respondent perceptions about social, economic and environmental impacts. …”
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Towards sustainable biofuel development: Assessing the local impacts of large-scale foreign land acquisitions in Ghana por Schoneveld, George C., German, L., Nutakor, E.

“…Household surveys, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews were employed to gauge respondent perceptions about social, economic and environmental impacts. …”
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Sheep and goat production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: characteristics and strategies for improvement por Gizaw, Solomon, Tegegne, Azage, Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Hoekstra, Dirk

“…Understanding the livestock production and marketing characteristics and producers’ needs and perceptions, identifying constraints and opportunities, and designing workable production strategies are required in order to improve livestock productivity and market success of producers. …”
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Multi-stakeholder processes for managing wastewater use in agriculture por Evans, Alexandra E.V., Raschid-Sally, Liqa, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…Wastewater use in agriculture is a complex phenomenon since it transcends typical sectoral and geographical policy and planning boundaries, and is influenced by opinions and perceptions. Planning for wastewater use typically requires the involvement of a number of government agencies covering health, water, sanitation, agriculture and irrigation, as well as researchers, community groups and the private sector. …”
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Sources of vulnerability to a variable and changing climate among smallholder households in Zimbabwe: A participatory analysis por Rurinda, J.P., Mapfumo, Paul, Wijk, Mark T. van, Mtambanengwe, F., Rufino, Mariana C., Chikowo, Regis, Giller, Kenneth E.

“…To investigate the nature and sources of vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate variability and change, we analysed long term climate data and interviewed farmers individually and in groups in Makoni and Hwedza districts in eastern Zimbabwe. Farmers’ perceptions of changes in climate characteristics matched the recorded data. …”
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Participatory evaluation of chicken health and production constraints in Ethiopia por Sambo, E., Bettridge, Judy M., Dessie, Tadelle, Amare, A., Habte, T., Wigley, Paul, Christley, Robert M.

“…This study used participatory rural appraisal methods to work with chicken-keepers in order to prioritise chicken diseases, place these within the context of other production constraints, and to explore perceptions of disease risk factors and biosecurity measures. …”
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Can integrated agriculture-nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso por van den Bold, Mara, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Ouédraogo, Marcellin, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Olney, Deanna K.

“…Even though men continue to own and control most land and specific assets in the study area, women’s control over and ownership of assets has started to change, both in terms of quantifiable changes as well as changes in people’s perceptions and opinions about who can own and control certain assets. …”
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Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies por Mwongera, Caroline, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Twyman, Jennifer, Läderach, Peter R.D., Ampaire, Edidah L., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Twomlow, Stephen, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann

“…The CSA-RA employs gender-disaggregated methods, including gender differences in perceptions of climate change and its impacts. The CSA-RA combines common participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and rapid rural appraisal (RRA) tools into one methodology, that disaggregates the gender dimension, and includes resource mapping; climate calendars; historical calendars; cropping calendars; organization mapping; transect walks; key informant interviews; farmer interviews; and pairwise ranking matrix. …”
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Replication Data for: Climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA): A tool for prioritizing context-specific climate smart agriculture technologies por Mwongera, Caroline, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Twyman, Jennifer, Läderach, Peter R.D., Ampaire, Edidah L., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Twomlow, Stephen, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann

“…The CSA-RA employs gender-disaggregated methods, including gender differences in perceptions of climate change and its impacts. The CSA-RA combines common participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and rapid rural appraisal (RRA) tools into one methodology, that disaggregates the gender dimension, and includes resource mapping; climate calendars; historical calendars; cropping calendars; organization mapping; transect walks; key informant interviews; farmer interviews; and pairwise ranking matrix. …”
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Factors driving fertilizer adoption in banana (Musa spp.) systems in Uganda por Asten, Piet J.A. van, Wairegi, L.W.I., Bagamba, F., Drew, C.

“…Structured interviews were conducted to get information on farmer perceptions of demonstrated technologies. Farmers observed that demonstration plots had consistently higher yields than control plots due to bigger bunches and better quality. …”
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Manure management and nutrient cycling in smallholder crop-livestock systems in Nyando, Kenya por Casu, Flavia A. M.

“…A questionnaire was used to acquire data on farm characteristics, manure management and farmers’ perceptions of 20 farms in the Nyando district. …”
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Gender dynamics in smallholder vegetable production: insights from Tanzania por Patt, N.

“…The survey results show that men and women have different perceptions of labor, income and expenditure allocation within the households. …”
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Diagnosis of management of bacterial wilt and late blight in potato in Ethiopia: A systems thinking perspective por Damtew, Elias, Tafesse, S., Lie, R., Mierlo, B. van, Lemaga, B., Sharma, K., Struik, P.C., Leeuwis, Cees

“…Bacterial wilt and late blight are complex problems with multiple technical and institutional features, involving multiple actors with different perceptions and understanding, not only of the problem but also of possible solutions. …”
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Global progress toward sustainable forest management por MacDicken, K.G., Sola, P., Hall, J., Sabogal, C., Tadoum, M., Wasseige, C. de

“…The promise of sustainability is rooted in the two premises; first that ecosystems have the potential to renew themselves and second that economic activities and social perceptions or values that define human interaction with the environment are choices that can be modified to ensure the long term productivity and health of the ecosystem. …”
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An Assessment Framework for Benefit Sharing Mechanisms to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation within a Forest Policy Mix por Wong, Grace Y., Loft, L., Brockhaus, Maria, Yang, A.L., Pham Thu Thuy, Assembe-Mvondo, Samuel, Luttrell, C.

“…In applying the framework to case studies, the assessment highlights trade‐offs among the 3Es, and the need to better manage access to information, monitoring and evaluation, consideration of local perceptions of equity and inclusive decisionmaking processes. …”
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Digital platforms for smallholder credit access: the mediation of trust for cooperation in maize value chain financing por Agyekumhene, Christopher, Vries, J.R. de, Paassen, A. van, Macnaghten, P., Schut, Marc, Bregt, A.

“…As a tool for mediating trust in value chain credit cooperation, strategic use of these DP contributions could help initiate an entry point for recalibration of trust perceptions. Significant considerations and improvements are however needed to harness DPs effectively in mediating trust for maize credit provision, not least being farmer digital inclusion in DP implementation, effective intermediation and network governance arrangements and digital contributions towards cost-effective agro-ecological controls in the erratic maize farming context. …”
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Factors affecting farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt and retain vitamin A-rich varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato in Mozambique por Jenkins, M., Shanks, C.B., Brouwer, R., Houghtaling, B.

“…Current OFSP varieties were acceptable to Mozambican farmers and consumers, but there are several remaining challenges to reaching a critical mass such as lack of access to planting material, perceptions of superior drought tolerance of white-fleshed sweet potato (WFSP), and the belief that OFSP requires additional effort to cultivate (e.g. weed removal, measuring space between plants). …”
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Banana and plantain production systems in Benin: ethnobotanical investigation, varietal diversity, pests, and implications for better production por Chabi, M.C., Dassou, A.G., Dossou-Aminou, I.N., Ogouchoro, D., Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor, Dansi, A.

“…Some local varieties like Amandan, Assonwonnou, Coleti, and Ninkouin are extremely rare owing to agronomic and economic preference perceptions. This study provides a baseline for banana diversity in Benin and the West African region and entry points for biological characterization and production improvement. …”
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Perfil sensorial del caqui 'Rojo Brillante'. Cambios asociados a la maduración del fruto por Besada, Cristina, Gil, Rebeca, Fathi-Najafabadi, Ayoub, Salvador, Alejandra

“…En los estados más avanzados de madurez (E6 y E7) la pulpa se deshace en la boca haciéndose perceptibles las fibras presentes en el fruto.…”
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Impact of ethylene degreening treatment on sensory properties and consumer response to citrus fruits por Morales, Julia, Tárrega, Amparo, Salvador, Alejandra, Navarro, Pilar

“…Despite profound knowledge about the effect of ethylene on the physico-chemical quality of citrus fruit, less is known about its effect on consumers’ expectations in the supermarket or consumer quality perceptions when they eat such fruit. In this study, three mandarin cultivars (‘Owari’, ‘Clemenules’ and ‘Oronules’) with two initial colours at harvest, and one orange cultivar, ‘Navelina’, were submitted to the degreening treatment under commercial conditions. …”
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