Resultados de búsqueda - "Socioeconomics"

An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities por Tulachan, P.M., Jabbar, M.A., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…The aim of this paper is to explore the trends and patterns of dairy Development; to study the characteristics of smallholder dairy production and post-production systems; to identify the key socioeconomic, gender, and natural resource management issues related to smallholder dairy farming; and to identify policy and institutional issues for dairy Development.…”
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Participatory planning of appropriate rainwater harvesting and management techniques in the central rift valley dry lands of Ethiopia por Biazin, B., Sterk, G., Temesgen, M.

“…It was concluded that participatory planning of in situ RWHM techniques allows both the utilization of existing knowledge and opportunities while empowering the farmers to select and introduce new practices as per the existing socioeconomic and environmental settings. The new participatory planning approach will augment the recent efforts of promoting various types of RWHM techniques for improved rainfed agriculture in the vast dry lands of Ethiopia.…”
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Assessment of climate change policy and institutional context: The case of Ghana por Owuso Essegbey, George, Totin, Edmond, Karbo N, Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C., Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…In sub-Saharan Africa, the demand is made more complex by the socioeconomic challenges such as poverty, unstable markets, limited opportunities for employment and livelihoods. …”
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Gender and innovation in agriculture: a case study of farmers varietal preference of drought tolerant maize in southern Guinea Savannah region of Nigeria por Ayinde, O.E., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Olaoye, G., Akangbe, J.

“…It specifically determined the socioeconomic characteristics of farmers, identified their gender based preference for Drought Tolerant maize variety and elucidated the reasons for preference. …”
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Submission from the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, to UNFCCC SBSTA 44 on issues related to agriculture in response to SBSTA decision FCC/SBSTA/2014/L por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Econometric analysis of the determinants of adoption of alley farming by farmers in the forest zone of southwest Cameroon por Adesina, A.A., Mbila, D., Nkamleu, G.B., Endamana, D.

“…Results showed that econometric modeling using farmer and village characteristics, socioeconomic and institutional variables can lead to more effective targeting to farmers and locations where higher adoption rates may occur.…”
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Exploring Opportunities for Promoting Synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Forest Carbon Initiatives por Chia, E.L., Fobissie, K., Kanninen, M.

“…However, their current efforts guiding projects and programs to deliver biodiversity and environmental benefits, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits are not considered explicitly as efforts towards enhancing adaptation. …”
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Agroforestry at work

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Group-based and citizen science on-farm variety selection approaches for bean growers in Central America por Mercado, Leida, Robalino, Juan

“…In this study, we compare a citizen science on-farm testing approach — triadic comparisons of technology options (tricot-PVS) — with the benchmark state-of-the-art group-based participatory variety testing approach (group-PVS) over a set of socioeconomic outcomes. We focus on on-farm testing of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Trifinio area of Central America. …”
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Promoción de sistemas agroforestales en América Central por Reiche C, C.E.

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Technical Advisory Committee Eleventh Meeting, 27-28 October 1975: Draft Report por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…The discussion considered among other things, various food commodities not presently addressed by the CGIAR, possible research on cotton, research on factors of production such as soil, water, pest management and fertilizer, socioeconomic research, and post-harvest issues. TAC also considered how it would participate in the system review, and decided to do so by providing support from outside the process proper, rather than becoming a full member. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee First Meeting, 29 June - 2 July 1971: Report por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…Additional problems discussed were farming systems in arid and semi arid Africa and Western Asia, grassland and range management, livestock production in Southeast Asia and other wetter tropics, rodent control, multiple cropping, socioeconomic and environmental implications of new technologies, biological control. of insects, and establishment of an agricultural research information system for developing countries. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Seventh Meeting, 4-8 February 1974: Draft Report por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…It established a subcommittee consisting of Sir John (chair), Oram, Hopper and Ruttan to consider socioeconomic research beyond that directly relevant to programs of existing centers. …”
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Technical Advisory Committee Twelfth Meeting, 2-6 February 1976: Draft Report por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…A TAC Secretariat draft provided the basis for extended discussion of possible changes in CGIAR research priorities, with attention to forestry, nonfood crops, relations among climate, soils, and crop growth, coconuts, plantains, bananas, goats, post harvest issues, vegetables, factor and socioeconomic research. The Secretariat would draft a self-contained revised paper for consideration at the next meeting. …”
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Assessment of the resilience of a Tartary Buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) cultivation system in Meigu, Southwest China por Song, Yingjie, Jarvis, Devra I., Bai, Keyu, Feng, Jinchao, Long, Chunlin

“…Recent socioeconomic development, increased transport and new agricultural technology are endangering the survival of traditional agriculture and the Yi people’s traditional knowledge of cultivating Tartary buckwheat. …”
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Impact of climatic, demographic and disease control factors on the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in large cities worldwide por Metelmann, S., Pattni, K., Brierley, L., Cavalerie, Lisa, Caminade, C., Blagrove, M.S.C., Turner, J., Sharkey, K.J., Baylis, M.

“…However, climatic variables had much weaker explanatory power compared to socioeconomic and disease control factors. Rates of transmission and health burden of the continuing pandemic will be ultimately determined by population factors and disease control policies.…”
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Divergent Trajectories of BMI over Age for Adult Baka Pygmy People and their Sympatric Non-Pygmy Populations por Funk, S.M., Guerra, B.P., Mena Martínez, N. de, Ickowitz, A., Fa, J.E.

“…Differences in socioeconomic conditions and health have been reported for African Pygmies and their sympatric populations of other ethnic groups. …”
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The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi por Gashu, D., Nalivata, P.C., Amede, Tilahun, Ander, E.L., Bailey, E.H., Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Gameda, S., Haefele, S.M., Hailu, K., Joy, E.J.M., Kalimbira, A.A., Kumssa, D.B., Lark, R.M., Ligowe, I.S., McGrath, S.P., Milne, A.E., Mossa, A.W., Munthali, M., Towett, Erick K., Walsh, Markus G., Wilson, L., Young, S.D., Broadley, M.R.

“…Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) remain widespread among people in sub-Saharan Africa1,2,3,4,5, where access to sufficient food from plant and animal sources that is rich in micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) is limited due to socioeconomic and geographical reasons4,5,6. Here we report the micronutrient composition (calcium, iron, selenium and zinc) of staple cereal grains for most of the cereal production areas in Ethiopia and Malawi. …”
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Farmers' perceptions on varietal diversity, trait preferences and diversity management of bush yam ( Dioscorea praehensilis Benth.) in Ghana por Adewumi, A.S., Asare, P.A., Adu, M.O., Taah, K.J., Akaba, S., Mondo, J., Agre, A.P.

“…Unfortunately, several socioeconomic, cultural, nutritional, and agronomic constraints hinder its cultivation, and thus lead to its underutilization and gradual disappearance. …”
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Entrepreneurial intention among rural youth in Moroccan Agricultural Cooperatives: the future of rural entrepreneurship por Bouichou, E.H., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Allali, K., Bouayad, A., Fadlaoui, A.

“…Rural entrepreneurship in the developing world has long been hailed as a powerful tool for promoting the socioeconomic integration of young people and the key to avoiding rural depopulation as well as ensuring these areas remain attractive places for rural youth. …”
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