Search Results - "Rationalism"

Whithering Punjab agriculture: Can it regain its leadership by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Conversely, if the state does not rationalize incentives, create new institutions and reinvigorate old ones, and increase investments significantly, it will suffer declining income and employment and irreversible environmental degradation.…”
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Transaction costs and market institutions: grain brokers in Ethiopia by Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude

“…The results confirm traders’ individual rationality in choosing brokerage, showing high transaction costs are linked to increased broker use while high social capital reduces broker use.…”
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Stall-feeding beef cattle with agricultural by-products in Malawi by Butterworth, M.H., Chintsanya, N.C.C., Phiri, K.M.J., Mitengo-Gama, P.W.S.

“…Describes operations of Malawi's stall-feeder scheme and presents 4 trial results comparing growth rate & efficiency of concentrate utilization of stall-fed beef cattle given meat-and-bone meal (MBM) and/or bone meal (BM) supplements to a 'madeya' (maize hominy feed) & poultry manure plus roughage ration w. unsupplemented ones; maize stover (MS) & groundnut haulms (GH) alone, MS & GH and madeya, or the latter supplemented with MBM & BM; and dry MS & concentrates or soaked MS & concentrates w. …”
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El uso racional del frijol alado en los sistemas de cultivos, para mejorar la nutrición de pequeños productores de los trópicos húmedos by Enríquez, Gustavo A.

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The Role of Chitosan as a Possible Agent for Enteric Methane Mitigation in Ruminants by Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael, Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie, Pinzón Díaz, Carmen Elisa, Herrera Torres, Esperanza, Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando, Arango, Jacobo, Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos

“…This current scenario has increased the concerns about global warming and encouraged the development of intensive research on different natural compounds to be used as feed additives in ruminant rations and modify the rumen ecosystem, fermentation pattern, and mitigate enteric CH4. …”
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Intra-annual variation in feed and milk composition in smallholder dairy farms in Kenya by Nyokabi, Ndungu S., Luning, Pieternel A., Phelan, Jody Emile, Creemers, Jos, Lukuyu, Ben A., Bebe, Bockline Omedo, Oosting, Simon J.

“…There is a need to ensure sufficient feed availability throughout the year in smallholder dairy farms through feed conservation, feeding management and ration preparation to enable consistent milk production and physicochemical composition.…”
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The impact of Tubaramure, a food-assisted integrated health and nutrition program in Burundi, on maternal and child anemia by Leroy, Jef L., Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…Tubaramure is a food‐assisted, preventive maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN) program targeted to pregnant women and their child 0‐2 y of age (first 1000 days) in two highly food insecure provinces in Burundi. Monthly food rations include corn‐soy‐blend (CSB) and vit A‐ and D‐fortified oil. …”
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Benefits of forests in Cameroon: global structure, issues involving access and decision-making hiccoughs by Oyono, P.R., Kouna, C., Mala, W.A.

“…As a contribution of social science to public knowledge and to policy development, this article is nourishing ‘rational choice’ and ‘rational egoism’ theory and is targeting decision-making processes in the ever first attempt of forest management decentralization and ‘legal’ benefits sharing in Central Africa (the second largest forest of the World). …”
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Effect of dried Gliricidia sepium leaf supplement on feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen retention in sheep fed dried KW4 elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) ad libitum by Mpairwe, D.R., Sabiiti, E.N., Mugerwa, J.S.

“…However, the effect of supplementation of total DM intake of the rations was not significant (P>0.05). Total crude protein intake significantly (P<0.001) increased with increasing levels of gliricidia supplementation. …”
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Vägen till ett modernt Tomelilla : en studie av en landsbygdskommun och dess förändring över tiden by Brinte, Lina

Bistånd för förändring : en studie av svenskt bistånds påverkan på lokal nivå i Rwanda by Wollin, Johan

Small ruminants in the traditional agroforestry system of Mayombe, Congo by Batalou Mbetani, A., Bourzat, D.

“…The integration of small ruminants into the existing system is suggested as a way by which the forest can be more rationally used and the quality of life of the populace improved.…”
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Estimating returns to fertilizer adoption with unobserved heterogeneity: evidence from Ethiopia by Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Gatiso, T.T., Kassie, M.

“…While the adoption decision of farmers was largely rational, fertilizer use across plots was sub‐optimal. …”
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Mitochondrial haplotypebased identification of ethanolpreserved rootknot nematodes from Africa by Pagan, C., Coyne, Danny L., Carneiro, R., Kariuki, G., Luambana, N., Affokpon, A., Williamson, V.M.

“…This protocol provides progress toward a standardized strategy for identification of RKN species from small, preserved samples and a rational starting point for classifying species present in regions where previous knowledge has been limited.…”
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Animal performance, carcass characteristics and beef quality of steers fed with a whole oat or maize grain-based diet by Villaverde, María Sol, Mayo, Ayelén, Arelovich, Hugo Mario, Bravo, Rodrigo D., Menghini, Mariano, Martinez, Marcela F.

“…Thus, small grains such as oats have become an alternative in high energy rations due to their versatility and ease of cultivation. …”
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In Vivo Reductions in Methane and Urinary Nitrogen by Perennial Non-Bloating Temperate Legume and Forb Functional Forages Produced in the Mountain West United States by MacAdam, Jennifer W., Villalba, Juan J., Lagrange, Sebastian Pablo, Stewart, Elizabeth K., Pitcher, Lance R., Slebodnik, Kathryn A., Norton, Jeanette M., Reeve, Jennifer R., Yunhua, Zhang, Bolletta, Andrea Ivana, Legako, Jerrad F., Christensen, Rachael G., Hunt, Sara R.

“…While the optimised feed rations used in confinement dairy and beef finishing operations can reduce CH4 emissions of individual animals compared with cattle on forage diets, the profitability of beef cowherds and grazing-based dairies rests on controlling the input costs, most notably feed. …”
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100 % svenskt foder till mjölkkor by Holmström, Anders

“…Crops that can be cultivated in Sweden, are studied in a literature review. Swedish feeding rations and a feeding ration made by myself is also included. …”

Budgetary Matters: Special Projects by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee, CGIAR Secretariat

“…The exercise was intended to integrate and rationalize IARC programs and to increase system funding by attracting more US matching contributions in 1983, and additional matching funds from both the US and the World Bank in the future. …”
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Economics of tractor ownership under rainfed agriculture with applications in Ghana by Houssou, Nazaire, Diao, Xinshen, Kolavalli, Shashidhara

“…This paper assesses whether tractor investment is a rational and profitable decision for farmers using firm investment theory and tractor owner survey data collected in 2013. …”
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Food-for-education programs: Lessons for Uganda by Korugyendo, Patrick Lubega, Benson, Todd

“…Whether these programs involve in-school feeding or take-home rations, they have the potential both to improve student's school attendance and to measurably, if modestly, increase household food security. …”
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