Search Results - "Scientist"

Assessment of upgrading strategies to improve regional food systems in Tanzania: Food processing, waste management and bioenergy, and income generation by Graef, F., Schneider, I., Fasse, A., Germer, J.U., Gevorgyan, E., Haule, F., Hoffmann, H., Kahimba, F. C., Kashaga, L., Kissoly, L., Lambert, C., Lana, M., Mahoo, H. F., Makoko, B., Mbaga, S. H., Mmbughu, A., Mkangwa, S., Mrosso, L., Mutabazi, K. D., Mwinuka, L., Ngazi, H., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Said, S., Schaffert, A., Schafer, M. P., Schindler, J., Sieber, S, Swamila, M., Welp, H. M., William, L., Yustas, Y. M.

“…The authors therefore attach importance to integrating different South–North and female–male awareness in assessments among scientists. Moreover, local and/or regional stakeholders and experts should be involved in developing site-adapted UPS for enhancing FVCs.…”
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African agricultural R&D in the new millennium: Progress for some, challenges for many by Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan

“…Some reported large influxes of BSc-qualified scientists, often in response to prolonged recruitment restrictions, further straining already inadequate training opportunities and far exceeding the capacity for appropriate oversight and mentorship by senior researchers, given years of nonreplacement of retiring and departing scientists. …”
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Development and application of the FISHTRAC real-time remote monitoring tool for digital twinning of river basins in southern Africa by Kaiser-Reichel, A., Burnett, M., Dickens, Christopher, McNiel, T., Retief, H., Süßle, V., Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel, O’Brien, G. C.

“…Fish are good ecological indicators and have been used for over 100 years by scientists to understand how ecosystems respond to changes in environmental conditions. …”
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Flows under stress: Availability of plant genetic resources in times of climate and policy change by López Noriega, Isabel, Galluzzi, Gea, Halewood, Michael, Vernooy, Ronnie, Bertacchini, E., Gauchan D, Welch, Eric W.

“…Some concerns exist among CGIAR scientists about continued access to plant genetic resources, including crop wild relatives. …”
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Krubbitning hos häst by Larsson, Sofie

“…Other scientists assert that individuals performing stereotypies may have a better welfare compared to the rest of the animals in the same environment, since these individuals have developed strategies to cope with stress. …”
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Valuing crop biodiversity: on-farm genetic resources and economic change by Smale, Melinda

“…Using a collection of empirical case studies of farmers and crop scientists across a range of agricultural economies and income levels, it presents economic tools and methods for valuing and managing crop biodiversity. …”
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Africa's unique genetic resources - cattle by International Livestock Research Institute

“…LRI scientists use ‘genomic time travel’ to discover how African cattle became so diverse and adaptable. …”
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Webinar Summary Report: Targeting Tools 2.0: Targeting and out-scaling interventions in agricultural systems – Zambia by Mutua, John Y.

“…Project team members from the GIZ funded project “Towards climate-resilient dairy production in Southern Zambia” participated. Scientists from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT guided participants through the tool’s capabilities and how to leverage the features to assess gaps and opportunities for improving and expanding the choice of intervention options while designing programmes for sustainable agricultural intensification at a range of scales. 21 participants from drawn from academia, NGO and research institutions participated in the discussions following the presentations.…”
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Reaching for the Top: Advancing Women in Agriculture Research by Huyer, Sophia, Chanana, Nitya

“…In Africa, women make up only 25% of agricultural scientists , and a much lower proportion of decision makers on agriculture and climate at national and global levels. …”
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Gender integration across the USAID feed the future innovation labs by Larson, Janelle

“…The discussion will touch on collaboration with natural scientists; capacity strengthening in US and international research institutions as well as community partners; and policy and program development, all with an eye to transforming gender relations.…”
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CWANA Regional Agronomy Community of Practice (ACoP) to exchange knowledge and learnings to accelerate adoption of science based innovations by Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari, Devkota, Krishna

“…The establishment of ACoP in these countries is crucial to the exchange and dissemination of knowledge and learnings and foster collaboration amongst scientists, which is hindering technology transfer and overall agricultural development. …”
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New rules for sharing benefits from the use of digital sequence information by Halewood, Michael

“…It is important for scientists engaged in genome editing to appreciate that the international community is currently engaged in highly dynamic negotiations to develop new rules for sharing benefits derived from the use of digital sequence information/genomic sequence data (DSI/GSD). …”
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Contributing to improve crop productivity by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Every four years, the International Crop Science Congress hosts a forum for crop scientists from around the world to integrate current knowledge into a global context and international applications. …”
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Political economy of state interventions in the Bangladesh food-grain sector by Islam, Nurul

“…In a few instances, they joined hands with social scientists/economists in the government or in national think tanks who shared similar views.…”
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CIARD Activities in the CGIAR: Final Report on activities, outputs and lessons from the implementation of the CIARD grant to the CGIAR by Manning-Thomas, Nadia, Porcari, Enrica M.

“…CIARD activities for the CGIAR have been led by the CGIAR ICT-KM program, which has worked closely with scientists, researchers, research managers and information and communication specialists across the CGIAR: Centers, Programs and projects. …”
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Cassava and overcoming the challenges of global climatic change: report of the second scientific conference of the Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st century by Hyman, Glenn G., Bellotti, Anthony C., Becerra López Lavelle, Luis Augusto, Palmer, Neil, Creamer, Bernardo

“…Hosted by the government of Uganda, the conference brought together over 400 scientists and professionals working on various aspects of cassava improvement.…”
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Strengthening livelihood resilience in upper catchments of dry areas by integrated natural resources management by Bruggeman, A., Turkelboom, F., Porhemmat, J., Ghafouri, M., Moosavi, S.B., Mirghasemi, S.A., Banis, Y.N., Milani, P., Shahmoradi, S., Ghaffari, A., Sabaghpour, S.H., Effati, M., Rafati, M., Kalaei, A., Zad, M., Anthofer, J., Aw-Hassan, Aden A.

“…This hypothesis was tested by researchers from different Iranian research and executive organizations and farming communities in two benchmark research watersheds in upper Karkheh River Basin in Iran, under the guidance of the ICARDA scientists. Participatory technology development, water, soil, erosion, land degradation and vegetation assessments, livelihood, gender and policy analyses, and integrated workshops delivered a set of principles for watershed management in dry areas.…”
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Mainstreaming knowledge management and sharing to support organizational learning and increase the impact of agricultural research for development by Staiger Rivas, Simone, Álvarez, S., Russell, N.

“…Making agriculture more competitive, resilient, and sustainable in developing countries requires continuous sharing of research processes and outcomes between farmers, development experts, scientists, and policymakers, among others. In recent years, new opportunities have emerged for research organizations to adopt innovative practices that foster knowledge management and sharing (referred to subsequently as KM) both internally and within their networks. …”
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Impact of Gujarat's Krishi Mahotsava (Agrarian Festival) campaigns: results of a perception survey of 1445 farmers from 25 districts by Shah, Tushaar, Pattnaik, I., Bhatt, S., Kopa, G.G., Shah, A.

“…Since 2005, Government of Gujarat has been organising an annual, month-long, pre-monsoon Krishi Mahotsava (Agrarian Festival) campaign to expose farmer to new farming technologies and market opportunities, enhance their interaction with scientists and input suppliers, and improve their access to various government schemes. …”
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CIAT in Kenya: Science for Impact by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Our cutting-edge science helps policy makers, private sector, scientists, civil society, and farmers respond to the most pressing challenges of our time. …”
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