Resultados de búsqueda - "Socioeconomics"

Transgenic cotton and farmers’ health in Pakistan por Kouser, Shahzad, Spielman, David J., Qaim, Matin

“…Due to the inbuilt insect resistance, Bt cotton requires fewer pesticide sprays than conventional cotton, which is not only advantageous from economic and environmental perspectives, but may also result in health benefits for farmers. Using socioeconomic and biophysical data from Pakistan, we provide the first evidence of a direct association between Bt gene expression in the plant and health benefits. …”
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Guideline for integrating agroecological principles into rapid value chain analyses por Charry, Andres, Narjes, Manuel, Gonzalez, Carolina, Chege, Christine

“…CGIAR’s Agroecology Initiative (AE-I) has the objective of testing agroecological approaches across different socioeconomic, political, and geographic contexts, and using the learnings on what agroecological innovations work, where, and for whom, to craft replicable agroecological transition models that can subsequently be applied to the food, land, and water systems of other low- and middle-income countries. …”
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The excessive (and wasteful) consumption of food por Cafiero, Carlo

“…Age, being a farmer, food insecurity, and body mass index were inversely associated with vitamin D intake (p<0.001), and socioeconomic status, total energy intake, and level of education were positively associated with vitamin D intake (p<0.001) in multiple linear regression analysis with vitamin D intake as the outcome. …”
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The association between childhood obesity and tooth eruption por Must, Aviva, Phillips, Sarah M., Tybor, David J., Lividini, Keith, Hayes, Catherine

“…Data were combined from three consecutive cycles (2001–2006) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and analyzed to examine associations between the number of teeth erupted (NET) and obesity status (BMI z‐score >95th percentile BMI relative to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth reference) among children 5 up to 14 years of age, controlling for potential confounding by age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status (SES). Obesity is significantly associated with having a higher average NET during the mixed dentition period. …”
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Research framework por Falck-Zepeda, José B., Horna, Daniela, Zambrano, Patricia

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Summary: Microlevel information and policy implications por von Braun, Joachim, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The objectives of this study are threefold: 1) to identify employment and income sources of rural households of different socioeconomic characteristics in regions and countries at different stages of agricultural transformation and development; 2) to trace income and employment strategies (as revealed by these) of rural households, and, thus, to broaden the information base for policy priorities for integration of the poor into a sustainable growth and development process. 3) to look into distributions below and above the poverty line in order to identify relevant differences in demographic, income, and employment characteristics of poor and nonpoor rural households and, thereby, assess the scope for "targeting" income sources of the poor as a poverty alleviation strategy. …”
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Appendix: Microlevel information and policy implications por von Braun, Joachim, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The objectives of this study are threefold:; 1) to identify employment and income sources of rural households of different socioeconomic characteristics in regions and countries at different stages of agricultural transformation and development; 2) to trace income and employment strategies (as revealed by these) of rural households, and, thus, to broaden the information base for policy priorities for integration of the poor into a sustainable growth and development process.; 3) to look into distributions below and above the poverty line in order to identify relevant differences in demographic, income, and employment characteristics of poor and nonpoor rural households and, thereby, assess the scope for targeting" income sources of the poor as a poverty alleviation strategy.; Poverty is essentially, but not always, a matter of low incomes, where the cost of acquiring a certain commodity bundle determines the income- or expenditure-based poverty line. …”
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Bibliography: Microlevel information and policy implications por von Braun, Joachim, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…The objectives of this study are threefold:; 1) to identify employment and income sources of rural households of different socioeconomic characteristics in regions and countries at different stages of agricultural transformation and development; 2) to trace income and employment strategies (as revealed by these) of rural households, and, thus, to broaden the information base for policy priorities for integration of the poor into a sustainable growth and development process.; 3) to look into distributions below and above the poverty line in order to identify relevant differences in demographic, income, and employment characteristics of poor and nonpoor rural households and, thereby, assess the scope for targeting" income sources of the poor as a poverty alleviation strategy.; Poverty is essentially, but not always, a matter of low incomes, where the cost of acquiring a certain commodity bundle determines the income- or expenditure-based poverty line. …”
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Operationalizing dietary diversity: a review of measurement issues and research priorities por Ruel, Marie T.

“…Findings from studies of the association between DD and individual nutrient adequacy, child growth and/or household socioeconomic factors are summarized. DD is usually measured using a simple count of foods or food groups over a given reference period, but a number of different groupings, classification systems and reference periods have been used. …”
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An operational tool for evaluating poverty outreach of development policies and projects por Zeller, Manfred, Sharma, Manohar, Henry, Carla, Lapenu, Cecile

“…Next, the paper presents heuristic steps for identifying indicators of poverty to be tested in the case studies, including the questionnaire that was field tested in four countries with large differences in poverty-level, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts, and with MFIs that worked either in urban, rural, or mixed areas with different target clientele and financial products. …”
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Strategies for sustainable land management in the East African Highlands por Pender, John, Place, Frank, Ehui, Simeon K.

“…Finding ways to achieve more sustainable and productive land management is an urgent need, requiring policy, institutional, and technological strategies that are well targeted to the heterogeneous landscapes and diverse bio-physical and socioeconomic contexts found in the East African highlands. …”
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Spatial aspects of the design and targeting of agricultural development strategies por Wood, Stanley, Sebastian, Kate, Nachtergaele, Freddy, Nielsen, Daniel, Dai, Aiguo

“…We first review the lingua franca of land fragility and find it lacking in its capacity to describe the dynamic interface between the biophysical and socioeconomic factors that help shape rural development options. …”
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The future of food demand: A global meta-analysis and projections of income and price elasticities por Roche, Maxime, Comstock, Andrew, Ecker, Olivier

“…By projecting income elasticities through 2050 under alternative Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, we show that ignoring structural shifts in sociodemographics can yield meaningfully different estimates of future food demand.…”
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Understanding agricultural production and farmer livelihoods in Kisumu County: A baseline study por Wanjau, Agnes, Mwungu, Chris, Kenduiywo, Benson, Mayanja, Brian, Rose, Sabrina, Ghosh, Aniruddha

“…This study establishes a baseline for the Innovation in Sustainability, Policy, Adaptation, and Resilience in Kenya (iSPARK) project by outlining the current status of key socioeconomic and agricultural indicators before project implementation. …”
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Hunting for livelihood in North East Gabon: patterns, evolution and sustainability por Vliet, N. van, Nasi, Robert

“…There appears to be no clear tendency to abandon subsistence hunting for commercial hunting as in other regions of Africa. Cultural and socioeconomic factors explain the temporal and spatial variation in hunting activities. …”
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Deteriorating terms of trade and food security among pastoral livestock producers in Kenya por Kariuki, G., Kaitho, R.

“…The emergence of these unfavorable terms of trade has in turn eroded their capacity to meet basic needs and compromised their food security situation and overall socioeconomic welfare, resulting in significant increases in the demand for relief and food aid at a major cost to government relief funds and development agencies. …”
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The influence of gender and group membership on food safety: The case of meat sellers in Bodija market, Ibadan, Nigeria por Grace, Delia, Olawoye, J., Dipeolu, M., Odebode, S., Randolph, Thomas F.

“…Mixed methods were used to gather information on meat safety and related socioeconomic factors. These methods included a participatory urban appraisal, focus group discussions with eight butchers’ associations, in depth discussions with six key informants, a questionnaire study of 269 meat sellers and a cross-sectional survey of meat quality (200 samples from ten associations). …”
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Traditional breeding objectives and practices of goat, sheep and cattle smallholders in The Gambia and implications in relation to the design of breeding interventions por Ejlertsen, M., Poole, Elizabeth J., Marshall, Karen

“…Given this, it is suggested that capacity building on breeding-related issues, particularly in relation to the selection of breeding animals and specifically targeted at the different socioeconomic groups of livestock keepers, may be an appropriate, effective and relatively low-cost breeding intervention.…”
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Patho-anatomical studies on african swine fever in Uganda por Ganowiak, J.

“…African Swine Fever (ASF) is one of the most serious transboundary swine diseases because of its high lethality for pigs, socioeconomic consequences, rapid and international spread and the absence of either treatment or vaccine. …”
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Roof water harvesting for domestic water security: who gains and who loses? por Kumar, M. Dinesh

“…This article analyzes the scope, physical feasibility, and economic viability of roof water harvesting systems across classes and under different physical and socioeconomic situations. This article argues that roof water harvesting systems (RWHS) are not alternative to public systems in urban and rural areas of regions receiving low rainfall. …”
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