Search Results - "Socioeconomics"

Simultaneous adoption of integrated soil fertility management technologies in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa by Mponela, Powell, Kassie, Girma T., Tamene, Lulseged D.

“…Revealed preferences of ISFM components were collected from 320 randomly selected households and multivariate probit (MVP) model was used to analyse the simultaneous effects on adoption based on biophysical plot and household‐level socioeconomic attributes. The results show that farmers’ choices of a set of ISFM components are determined by a mix of factors that address the trade‐offs and synergies among them. …”
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CGIAR Thirteenth Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 14-16, 1977: Informal Summary of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Discussion of the 1977 Integrative Report focused mainly on the complexities involved in allocating resources, on socioeconomic issues related the distribution of the benefits of research, and the value of basic research. …”
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Accelerating Agricultural Modernization in Developing Nations: A Summary of Findings and Suggestions from Agriculturists from Development Assistance Agencies, Bellagio, Italy, Febr... by Ford Foundation, Hardin, Lowell S.

“…Policy, management, and socioeconomic research Given the resource requirements of continuing the existing centers and expanding international agricultural research, participants suggested the possibility of creating a consortium or consultative group as tentatively proposed by the World Bank.They also recommended special attention to economic and social problems, involvement of key scientists in a series of workshops, support to informational services for researchers, and a continued emphasis on training. …”
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Role of Modelling in International Crop Research: Overview and Some Case Studies by Reynolds, Matthew P., Kropff, Martin, Crossa, José, Koo, Jawoo, Kruseman, Gideon K., Molero Milan, Anabel, Rutkoski, Jessica, Schulthess, Urs C., Balwinder-Singh, Poonia, S., Sonder, Kai, Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Vadez, Vincent

“…Basic principles of crop modelling building up to a Genotype × Environment × Management × Socioeconomic (G × E × M × S) paradigm, are explained. …”
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Impacts of climate change on cropping patterns in a tropical, sub-humid watershed by Duku, C., Zwart, Sander J., Hein, L.

“…Our approach combines hydrological modelling and scenario analysis involving two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), two water-use scenarios for the watershed based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), and environmental water requirements leading to sustained streamflow. …”
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Research to support sustainable groundwater development and governance in Laos by Pavelic, Paul, Villholth, Karen G.

“…Listed amongst the 47 UN-designated Least Developed Countries, its level of socioeconomic development is comparable to that of neighboring Myanmar and Cambodia but significantly lower than China, Thailand and Vietnam. …”
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A review of crop variety evaluation in Roots, Tubers and Bananas: geographic coverage, approaches, trait inclusion, and gender aspects by Valle, José Francisco

“…We found that a significant amount of research on the topic has not yet produced scientific publications and available papers are lacking protocols for research design and sampling that are responsive to gender and socioeconomic diversity. Moreover we found that data collection strategies are not adequate for deciphering complex traits describing trade-offs and revealing reasons for varietal preferences. …”
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The context of REDD+ in Myanmar: Drivers, agents and institutions [Burmese] by Oo, T.N., Hlaing, E.E.S., Aye, Y.Y., Chan, N., Maung, N.L., Phyoe, S.S., Thu, P., Pham Thu Thuy, Maharani, C., Moeliono, M., Gangga, A., Dwisatrio, B., Kyi, M.K.M., San, S.M.

“…The Global Comparative Study on REDD+, together with its country partners, is compiling profiles of 14 countries to better understand the socioeconomic contexts in which REDD+ policies and processes emerge.…”
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Zoonotic diseases and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic impacts on Somaliland’s livestock exports to Saudi Arabia by Mtimet, Nadhem, Wanyoike, Francis N., Rich, Karl M., Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…The livestock sector plays an important socioeconomic role in the Somaliland economy, particularly through revenues from exports. …”
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The risk of unintended deforestation from scaling sustainable livestock production systems by Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos, Buriticá, Alexander, González, Carolina, Villarino, Maria Eliza J., Holmann, Federico, Pérez Marulanda, Lisset, Río Duque, Martha Lilia del, Sandoval, Danny, Eufemia, Luca, Löhr, Katharina, Durango, Sandra, Romero Sánchez, Miguel Antonio, Lana, Marcos A., Sotelo, Steven, Rivera, Ovidio, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Quintero, Marcela

“…Therefore, policies advancing the livestock and land-use agenda must create mechanisms that support deforestation-free livestock intensification, based on biophysical and socioeconomic evaluations.…”
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Willingness to Pay for Weather-Indexed Insurance: Evidence from Cambodian Rice Farmers by Wang, Qingxia, Soksophors, Yim, Barlis, Angelica, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Phanna, Khieng, Swaans, Cornelis P.M., Rodulfo, Danny

“…We first analyse farmer respondents’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, climate change perceptions and experience, risk attitudes, and awareness of insurance. …”
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Assessing Mbiotisho: A smartphone application used to collect high‐frequency health and nutrition data from difficult‐to‐reach populations by Jensen, Nathaniel D., Lepariyo, Watson, Alulu, Vincent, Sibanda, S., Kiage, B.N.

“…We then compare the costs of this alternative approach to data collection through more conventional methods, concluding that conventional methods can be more cost‐effective for large socioeconomic surveys that value the breadth of the survey over the frequency of data, while the alternative we tested is favoured for those with objectives that are better met by high‐frequency observations of a smaller number of well‐defined outcomes.…”
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Review of agronomic research on the milpa, the traditional polyculture system of Mesoamerica by Fonteyne, Simon, Castillo Caamal, José B., López Ridaura, Santiago, Loon, Jelle J. van, Espidio Balbuena, Juan, Osorio Alcalá, Leodegario, Martínez Hernández, Fermin, Odjo, Sylvanus, Verhulst, Nele

“…The milpa system is practiced less and less however, mainly due to socioeconomic changes, but also due to a lack of agronomic knowledge adapted to current conditions. …”
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Examining linkages among multiple sustainable development outcomes: Does the productive safety net program increase on‑farm agrobiodiversity? by Kozicka, Marta, Gotor, Elisabetta, Pagnani, Tiziana, Occelli, Martina, Caracciolo, Francesco

“…We base our empirical analysis on the World Bank’s Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey, a panel dataset encompassing nearly 3000 respondents and a Tobit model, based on Difference-in- Difference and the Propensity-Score Matching methods. …”
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Organic soil amendments and food security: Evidence from Cameroon by Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Fabinin, Akem Nina, Nzie, Jules Rene Minkoua, Molua, Ernest Lytia, Fonkeng, Eltson Eteckji

“…The use of organic soil amendments may be socioeconomically and environmentally advantageous. This study examines the inherent relationship between the use of organic soil amendments and food security among smallholder farming households. …”
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Soil Status and its Relationship with Gender and Health Inequalities in Guatemala by Molina Galindo, Karla

“…The historical context of land concentration, limited access to land, internal conflict, and socioeconomic factors contribute to soil inequalities, which in turn affect household gender dynamics and health outcomes. …”
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Uncovering the Intersections of Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality in Climate Adaptive Capacities in Climate Hotspots in Zambia by Kihoro, Esther, Lecoutere, Els, Mishra, Avni

“…They also have more limited adaptive and resilience capacities due to socioeconomic and cultural factors, including restricted access to resources, information, discriminatory gender norms, and limited decision-making power. …”
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Addressing women’s invisibility in aquatic food systems; impact pathways towards gender and social equity by Adam, Rahma

“…Aquatic food systems make significant contributions to sustainable development through generating employment; providing community and household food and nutrition security; and strengthening family well-being, socioeconomic growth, poverty alleviation, climate resilience and environmental sustainability. …”
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Participatory action research trials in arid rangelands of Southern Tunisia by Ouled Belgacem, Azaiez, Hassan, Sawsan, Louhaichi, Mounir

“…However, decades of degradation due to socioeconomic changes, abandonment of traditional grazing practices, and recurrent droughts have led to soil degradation and loss of plant species. …”
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Predicted changes in distribution and richness of wild edible plants under climate change scenarios in northwestern Kenya by Oluoch, Wyclife Agumba, Borgemeister, Christian, de Deus Vidal Jr, João, Fremout, Tobias, Gaisberger, Hannes, Whitney, Cory, Schmitt, Christine B.

“…We used species occurrence points from global databases, a national herbarium, and field surveys and made predictions spanning two future time intervals, 2041–2070 and 2071–2100, across three shared socioeconomic pathways (126, 370, and 585) using bioclimatic variables from five global circulation models. …”
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