Search Results - "Reality"

Stubbskörd : från modell till verklighet by Cagner, Gustav

Fastighetsgränser : Del l, Fallstudie av fastighetsgränsers lägesnoggrannhet på Fastighetskartan by Nordin, Daniel

Växtval för regnbäddar by Bergenfeldt, Ellen

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Lessons for promotion of new agricultural technology: a case of Vijay wheat variety in Nepal by Timsina, Krishna Prasad, Ghimire, Y.N., Gauchan, D., Subedi, S., Adhikari, S.P.

“…It seems that the current production of Vijay’s breeder seed is more than enough to cultivate in total wheat area in Terai of Nepal if proper seed cycle is maintained. But this is not in reality. NARC should decentralized foundation seed to private actors such as private seed companies, national seed companies and community-based organizations to maximize the resource use efficiency in the seed cycle through introducing effective monitoring and technical backstopping mechanism from public sector. …”
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Analysing the narrative and promises of 'avoided deforestation' implementation in Central Africa by Tsayem Demaze, M., Sufo-Kankeu, R., Sonwa, D.J.

“…The examination of official documents disseminated by certification standards and the results from a survey of REDD+ stakeholders highlighted a gap between these promises and reality. Our findings show that carbon standards have diffused an idyllic view of REDD+, simplifying methods of measuring avoided deforestation and promising payments, co-benefits and sustainable development. …”
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Misperceived quality: fertilizer in Tanzania by Michelson, H., Fairbairn, A., Ellison, B., Maertens, A., Manyong, Victor

“…However, we find farmers’ beliefs to be inconsistent with this reality. Beliefs about adulteration push down farmer willingness-to-pay for fertilizer; with farmers willing to pay more if quality is verified. …”
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Participatory Forest and Agriculture Land Use Planning, Allocation and Management at Village Level by Department of Agricultural Land Management

“…The main objectives of this Manual on Participatory Forest and Agriculture Land Use Planning, Allocation and Management (PFALUPAM Manual) are to: To encourage the participation and ownership in the implementation of activities related to the governance and management of natural forest resources and agricultural land use that provided maximum benefits to livelihood development by creating fixed occupation for local villagers; To facilitate the government technical officers of all levels, especially at local level (province, district, clusters) and the village administration authorities including all ethnicity villagers for taking full responsible and common agreement on the implementation PFALUPAM approach in order to develop local livelihood occupation and upgrade the living condition standard of the rural families towards the development of socio-economic, along with the protection of environment according to local landscapes situation; To develop an accurate and precise data-base, maps and plan on Forest and Agriculture Land Use Management Zone (FLUMZ Plan) that consisted with reality of local situation and provide for all stakeholders to use it as evidence-base into the development of policies, strategies, programs, investment plan and socio-economic development. …”
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Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension Curriculum by Trzaska, Sylwia, Hansen, Jim, Marty, Franciska

“…Despite the enormous role that climate information can and has played in supporting resilience of agricultural and food systems and the availability of high-quality climate information in many Africa countries, including through the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) initiative, the effective use of climate information in decision-making processes to support climate resilience has remained limited. This reality persists despite strong policy and enabling environments in many of affected countries and despite significant investments in climate information and services through national and sectoral strategies, policies, and programs.…”
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Shamba shape up series 13 Episode 7: Cattle, pest and diseases, fodder, goats and climate literacy by Burra, Dharani Dhar, Ramirez Villegas, Julian Armando, Rottmann, Sophie, Galgallo, Diba, Murage, Paul, Campbell, David

“…The program combines entertainment with education, using a reality TV format to engage viewers and encourage the adoption of better farming methods. …”
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Transforming our world: How the Sustainable Development Goals will help us achieve zero hunger by Nabarro, David

“…Together we can see this vision transform into reality.…”
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CBD COP16's decision re digital sequence information & benefit-sharing: A primer for CGIAR scientists by Halewood, Michael, Chiarolla, Claudio, Lopez Noriega, Isabel, Rouard, Mathieu

“…After years of negotiations, in the early hours of November 2, 2024, the 16th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) adopted a decision to make the so-called ‘multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from DSI’ a reality. The decision sets out formulae for payments to the newly established ‘Cali fund’ for benefit sharing, and for disbursements from that fund. …”
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Fostering Institutional Creativity at Multiple Levels: Towards Facilitated Institutional Bricolage by Merrey, Douglas J., Cook, Simon E.

“…We observe that attempts to reduce the institutional landscape of river basins to over-simplistic formulas introduces more problems than solutions, because the reality is that institutions evolve through complex creative processes that adopt and adapt diverse ingredients – rather like making a stew. …”
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Building resilient agribusiness: Insights and opportunities from the CGIAR food systems accelerator in East and Southern Africa by Musau, Caroline, Peterson, Nathanial

“…This transformation, however, requires more than traditional methods; it demands bold solutions, innovative approaches, and strategic investments to bridge the gaps between vision and reality. Despite the sector's critical importance, agriculture remains underfunded. …”
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Vulnerability and policy relevance to drought in the semi-arid tropics of Asia - A retrospective analysis by Singh, Naveen P., Bantilan, Cynthia, Byjesh, K.

“…Of all the natural hazards, drought affects the maximum number of people globally causing devastating impacts. It is a reality that drought results in sets of socio-economic impacts starting with crop-yield failure, unemployment, erosion of assets, income decrease, poor nutrition and decreasing risk absorptive capacity, thereby increasing the vulnerability of the community. …”
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Participatory approaches to investigate breeding objectives of livestock keepers by Duguma, G., Mirkena, T., Haile, Aynalem, Iñiguez, L., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Tibbo, Markos, Rischkowsky, Barbara A., Sölkner, Johann, Wurzinger, Maria

“…Elucidation of objective traits using the tools with active involvement of producers can result in appropriate livestock genetic improvement that is well grounded in practical reality and truly reflects owners’ preferences.…”
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Use of agro-climate ensembles for quantifying uncertainty and informing adaptation by Challinor, Andrew J., Stafford Smith, M., Thornton, Philip K.

“…A key underlying principle is the use of models as tools from which information is extracted, rather than as competing attempts to represent reality.…”
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Motivating behaviour change for safe wastewater irrigation in urban and peri-urban Ghana by Drechsel, Pay, Karg, H.

“…Based on experiences from Ghana, where wastewater irrigation is an unplanned reality in and around all cities, the necessary steps and considerations for increasing the adoption probability are outlined under a generic framework which is based on social marketing, incentive systems, awareness creation/education and supporting regulations. …”
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Rural poverty and inequality in Ethiopia: does access to small-scale irrigation make a difference? by Namara, Regassa E., Makombe, Godswill, Hagos, Fitsum, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

“…The underlying causes of rural poverty are many in Ethiopia, however, the persistent fluctuation in the amount and distribution of rainfall is considered as a major contributing factor. Cognizant of this reality the successive Ethiopian governments, NGOs and farmers have made considerable investments in small-scale irrigation systems. …”
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Recognizing traditional tree tenure as part of conservation and REDD+ strategy by Janudianto, Mulyoutami E, Joshi, Laxman, Wardell, D.A., Noordwijk, Meine van

“…Can 'paper parks' be included that exist on paper rather than in reality? How concrete should threats be before we call carbon (C) protection 'additional'? …”
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Integrating wood fuels into agriculture and food security agendas and research in sub-Saharan Africa by Mendum, R., Njenga, M.

“…This paper examines the most recent literature that describes the central role played by wood fuels, in particular firewood and charcoal, as a vital, though controversial, source of fuel used by the vast majority of rural and urban sub-Saharan Africans. We explore the reality that although the health risks of collecting and using firewood and charcoal in traditional manners are real, policy makers, researchers, and donors need to address the sustainability and viability of the current fuel types used by the majority of people. …”
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