Resultados de búsqueda - "Pragmatism"

Stakeholder perspectives on breeding strategy and choice of breeds for livestock development in Bangladesh por Jabbar, M.A., Husain, S.S., Islam, S.M.F., Amin, M.R, Khandaker, M.A.M.Y., Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H., Ali, S.Z., Faruque, O.

“…In Bangladesh, a science based systematically organized pragmatic breeding policy has never been formulated and adopted. …”
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Key narratives around agroecological transitions. A systematic literature review of the current debate por Mockshell, Jonathan, Omulo, Godfrey, Hidalgo, Francisco, Quintero, Marcela, Ritter, Thea, Orjuela, Guillermo, Place, Frank

“…Perspectives are framed around three narratives labeled “supportive,” “skeptical,” and “pragmatic.” These narratives are articulated across sub-narratives in six highly debated areas: (1)initial transition costs, (2) input use and supply chain systems, (3) yield potential, (4) labor, (5) scalability, and (6) market access. …”
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Application of indicator systems for monitoring and assessment of desertification from national to global scales por Sommer S, Zucca, Claudio, Grainger A, Cherlet, M., Zougmoré, Robert B., Sokona Y, Hill J, Della Peruta R, Roehrig J, Wang G

“…The selection and combination should be guided according to transparent criteria given by existing indicator frameworks adapted to desertification conceptual frameworks such as the Dryland Development Paradigm and can act as a pragmatic entry point for selecting area- and theme-specific sets of indicators from existing databases. …”
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Equity and productivity assessments in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa por Prasad, Krishna Chandra, van Koppen, Barbara, Strzepek, K.M.

“…To address this methodological gap, this article scrutinizes different notions associated with equity and water productivity, and limitations in prevalent assessment methods with the view to develop and demonstrate pragmatic methodologies for assessing equity and productivity in data-scarce contexts. …”
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Biological control in Africa and its possible effects on biodiversity por Neuenschwander, Peter, Markham, R.

“…Faced with major threats to food production and ecosystem destruction, biological control practitioners have been obliged to take a pragmatic approach to minimize the risks of undesirable ecological effects. …”
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Utilizing floodwaters for recharging depleted aquifers and sustaining irrigation: lessons from multi-scale assessments in the Ganges River Basin, India por Pavelic, Paul, Sikka, Alok, Alam, Mohammad Faiz, Sharma, Bharat R., Muthuwatta, Lal P., Eriyagama, Nishadi, Villholth, Karen G., Shalsi, S., Mishra, V. K., Jha, S. K., Verma, C.L., Sharma, N., Reddy, V.R., Rout, S.K., Kant, L., Govindan, M., Gangopadhyay, P., Brindha, K., Chinnasamy, P., Smakhtin, V.

“…Pragmatic, cost-effective, socially inclusive and scalable solutions that reduce risks from recurrent cycles of floods and droughts would greatly benefit emerging economies. …”
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Unexploited economic and environmental benefits from cultivated forages in Zambia por Mwendia, Solomon, Dey, Bhramar, Makkar, Harinder, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Ngoma, Noah Sikaceya, Peters, Michael

“…Global environmental change, however, and the potential of ruminant production to exacerbate it, requires the implementation of innovative and pragmatic technologies for mitigation of and adaptation to the adverse effects of environmental change. …”
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Resilience of rice (Oryza spp.) pollen germination and tube growth to temperature stress por Coast, Onoriode, Murdoch, Alistair J., Ellis, Richard H., Hay, Fiona R., Jagadish, Krishna S.V.

“…However, the parameters Tx(50) and sx in the germination model define new pragmatic criteria for successful and resilient PG, preferable to the more traditional cardinal (maximum and minimum) temperatures.…”
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Characterization of carotenoid profiles and presence of functional markers in sub-tropical maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines por Amoah, P., Adetimirin, V., Anokye, B., Ilesanmi, O.J., Unachukwu, N., Aporva, E.I.

“…Biofortification provides a sustainable, pragmatic strategy to address the lack of vitamin A and the associated health complications. …”
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Community-based adaptation costing: An integrated framework for the participatory costing of community-based adaptations to climate change in agriculture por Sova, Chase, Chaudhury, Abrar S., Helfgott, Ariella E.S., Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin

“…Participatory Social Return on Investment (PSROI) seeks to provide a pragmatic, local-level planning and costing framework suitable for replication by government and civil society organizations. …”
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Multiclass classification of agro-ecological zones for arabica Coffee: an improved understanding of the impacts of climate change por Bunn, Christian, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pérez Jiménez, Juan Guillermo, Montagnon, Christophe, Schilling, Timothy

“…We demonstrate here a pragmatic approach to describe spatial changes in agro-climatic zones suitable for coffee under current and future climates. …”
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Plant parasitic nematodes associated with banana and plantain in eastern and western Democratic Republic of Congo por Kamira, M., Hauser, S., Asten, Piet J.A. van, Coyne, Danny L., Talwana, Herbert A.L.

“…To facilitate development of pragmatic plant parasitic nematode management, such baseline studies provide information upon which to enable informed and suitable strategies, such as cultivar selection and distribution.…”
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Empowering farmers to learn and innovate through integration of video-mediated and face-to-face extension approaches: the case of rice farmers in Uganda por Karubanga, G., Kibwika, P., Okry, F., Sseguya, H.

“…The integration however calls for rethinking of institutional arrangement, roles of the extension worker, and pragmatic retooling of the extension worker to embrace social learning principles that empower farmers to be more self-directed learners and innovators.…”
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Communities and employers show a high level of preparedness in supporting working mothers to combine breastfeeding with work in rural Kenya por Alemu, Taddese, Griffiths, P., Macharia, T., Kamande, E.W., Anono, E., Kiige, L., Gatheru, P.M., Jobando, S., Moloney, G., Kimani-Murage, E.W.

“…Community Readiness Model (CRM) through pragmatic mixed methods design, combining quantitative CRM survey with qualitative data, was used to assess the level of preparedness and readiness among local leaders, employers and community members in supporting working mothers to combine breastfeeding with work. …”
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Global hotspots of climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture por Costa, Ciniro, Thornton, Philip K., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…While our analysis highlights that focusing on adaptation and mitigation actions in the agricultural landscapes where they are most needed could help make the best use of climate finance, we recognize the pragmatic and justice-related implications may limit the extent of such prioritization. …”
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Exploring the path to a low-carbon sustainable and equitable transition in China's dairy industry por Ma, Jinhong, Chen, Zhigang, Zhu Yonglei, Li Ting, Li, Yu, Wang, Binbin, Yang, Lirong, Zhu, Lei

“…If the targets of Paris Agreement are to be achieved, it is a must to promote the systematic, pragmatic and resilient transformation for agri-food sector2. …”
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India health report: Nutrition 2015 por Raykar, Neha, Majumder, Moutish, Laxminarayan, Ramanan, Menon, Purnima

“…In order to develop a contextually relevant, high impact and pragmatic strategy to tackle undernutrition, decision-makers need to be able to understand the extent of the problem and its determinants, and identify the most important areas for intervention. …”
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Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension in Kenya Curriculum por Grossi, Amanda, Dinku, Tufa, Hansen, James, Ruirie, Onesmus, Crane, Todd A.

“…Still, another major issue with the exploitation of climate information for agricultural decision making and adaptation lies with poor conceptual understanding of how climate impacts agriculture and the pragmatic climate-sensitive decisions that farmers and the network of actors that support them must make as a result of these impacts.…”
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Harmonizing technological advances in phenomics and genomics for enhanced salt tolerance in rice from a practical perspective por Jaiswal, Sarika, Gautam, R.K., Singh, R.K., Krishnamurthy, S.L., Ali, S., Sakthivel, K., Iquebal, M.A., Rai, Anil, Kumar, Dinesh

“…This review is expected to assist rice breeders in their endeavours by fetching greater harmonization of technological advances in phenomics and genomics for better pragmatic approach having practical perspective.…”
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Forests: maintaining the balance por Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…Conservation agendas must be pragmatic and set by people who are in touch with the realities of both nature and society.…”
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