Search Results - "PhD"

Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity by Ospina Hernández, S.D.

“…Tesis (Ph. D) -- CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2011…”
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Ecological risk assessment of current-use pesticides in the Sixaola Watershed, Costa Rica by Polidoro, Beth A.

“…Tesis (Ph. D.) -- CATIE. Escuela de Posgrado, Turrialba (Costa Rica), University of Idaho, 2007…”
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Effects of habitat fragmentation on the reproductive ecology and conservation genetics of the almendro (Dipteryx panamensis), a keystone rainforest tree by Hanson, Thor

“…Tesis (Ph. D.) -- CATIE. Escuela de Posgrado, Turrialba (Costa Rica), University of Idaho…”
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Análisis de los cambios tecnológicos y los sistemas de innovación en comunidades productoras de plátano en Rivas, Nicaragua by Marin, Josefina

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Assessing different irrigation innovations for better climate resilience of olive farming systems in Morocco by Kharrou, Mohamed, Chehbouni, Abdelghani

“…Through hybrid model frameworks, a Climate-Smart Systemic Solutions and Scaling (C4S) yield gap prediction subtool was co-developed to test different irrigation scenarios for olive farms, to know if a combination of irrigation innovation and soil fertilization practices could be a good water and climate resilience option for olive farms. A PhD thesis supervised by Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and Cadi Ayyad University (UCA) began at the end of 2022 on the co-development of appropriate cross-scale fertirrigation guidance resulting from this work.…”
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Narrowing the skill and knowledge gaps of young researchers on pest surveillances, diagnostics and integrated pest and disease management on wheat and food legumes in East Africa a... by Kemal, Seid Ahmed, Kumari, Safaa, Boulamtat, Rachid

“…The training in 2023 cropping season included supporting MSc and PhD students to conduct parts of their Theses Research, internship and tailor-made group training to NPPOs, young researchers from countries in East Africa and CWANA regions.…”
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Introducing the BMC Series SDG Editorial Board Members: Taddese Zerfu by Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…Previously, Taddese worked as a clinician, researcher, and academic in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and the UK. He holds a PhD in Food Science and Nutrition from Addis Ababa University and a Master’s in Public Health from Jimma University. …”
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Africa’s agricultural research pool by Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan, Flaherty, Kathleen

“…In contrast, 11 countries employed fewer than 100 FTE researchers each.1 Despite recent challenges, many western African countries have maintained relatively large pools of well-qualified researchers (those holding PhD and MSc degrees) (Map 2). In contrast, less than half of researchers in Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe hold graduate degrees.…”
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Strides from the heart of Africa by Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…The phase I of the Consortium for Improving Agriculturebased Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) project, initiated in 2006, succeeded in (i) characterizing the target areas, (ii) developing and evaluating technologies for improved productivity of banana- and legume-based systems, (iii) promoting improved nutrition and farmer-market linkages, (iv) building capacity, mainly of national system scientists (18 students trained at M.Sc. or Ph.D. level) and farmer groups (130 farmer groups trained), and (v) initiating partnerships to reach scale. …”
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Simulation models for investigating East Coast Fever and other parasitic disesases. by Byrom, W.

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Multilevel diagnostics for mixed and hierarchical linear models by Hilden-Minton, J.A.

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Options for improving the yield and nutritive value of maize and grain legume residues for ruminants in East African farming systems by Dejene, M.

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Second training workshop on research to inform agricultural and food security policy and practice in Kenya, 7–9 May 2018 by Karugia, Joseph T.

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Swedish AgriFoSe2030 programme, are implementing an initiative to develop the capacity of recent PhD graduates to undertake policy relevant research and analysis and disseminate their work to the policy-making community in support of agriculture and food security in Kenya. …”
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Effects of tropical forest fragmentation on ecology and conservation of migrant and resident birds in lowland Costa Rica by Roberts, Dina L.

“…Tesis (Ph. D.) -- CATIE. Escuela de Posgrado, Turrialba (Costa Rica), University of Idaho…”
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Hydrological processes (water use and balance) in a coffee (Coffea arabica L.) monoculture and a coffee plantation shaded by Inga densiflora in Costa Rica by Siles Gutiérrez, Pablo

“…Tesis (Ph. D. ) -- CATIE. Escuela de Posgrado, Turrialba (Costa Rica), Université Henri Poincaré, 2007…”
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Mammal diversity, threats and knowledge across spatial scales by Schipper, Gerrit J.

“…Tesis (Ph.D.) -- CATIE. Escuela de Posgrado, Turrialba (Costa Rica), University of Idaho, 2010…”
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Competitive strategies in community forestry: leveraging through second-tier collectie enterprises in Mexico and Guatemala by Tanaka, Hiroyuki

“…Tesis (Ph. D. )-- CATIE. Escuela de Posgrado, Turrialba (Costa Rica), University of Idaho, 2012…”
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Nicaragua: Agricultural R&D indicators factsheet by Stads, Gert-Jan, de los Santos, Luis

“…Building on the achievements of PFPAS, continued and accelerated training of young researchers to the MSc and PhD level remains critical. In addition, local university programs in agricultural sciences need to be strengthened so that more scientists have the opportunity to pursue higher level degrees in-country.…”
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Monograph on indigenous chicken ecotypes in Cambodia by Esatu, Wondmeneh, Phem, M., Hoa Hoang, Ty, C., Tum, S., Unger, Fred, Dessie, Tadelle

“…This monograph can be used by researchers, breeders, PhD and master students, NGOs and other practitioners involved in supporting chicken genetic improvement for farmers in the chicken value chain and other actors. …”
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Tsetse control: Recent successes in Tanzania and Ethiopia by Vreysen, M.J.B., Leak, S.G.A.

“…By coincidence two biologists defended their PhD theses on aspects of tsetse control almost at the same time at two universities in The Netherlands. …”
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