Resultados de búsqueda - "South Asia"

Decolonising Water: Viewing the 2022 Pakistan floods in the Colonial Present (Webinar session 5) por Mustafa, Daanish

“…The TAFSSA CGIAR Initiative is hosting a series of webinars to highlight research from South Asia on food security, sustainable healthy diets, farmer livelihoods and resilience, and land, air, and groundwater conservation. …”
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Sustainable agricultural modernization productivity tools in Asia por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Singh, Rishi Pal, Firdaus, Muhammad, Hadiarto, Agus, Biones, Roehlano M., Ongkunaruk, Pronthipa, Vu, Doan Anh, Elvinia, Jose

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Malnutrition and epidemics are intertwined: That makes fixing food systems crucial por Gillespie, Stuart

“…This will be particularly true in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Many of these countries’ governments, health and food systems, communities and households have limited capacity to respond to nutritional challenges or to an epidemic. …”
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HER Voice Newsletter Edition 2, April 2024 por Awinoh, Martha

“…The second edition of HER Voice showcases the recent research endeavors by the HER+ Gender Equality Research Initiative in collaboration with our partners across twelve countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In light of our goals of increasing gender equality and supporting the capabilities of all, including women, to thrive and contribute to vibrant and resilient communities, we continued investigating the structural constraints that hinder gender equality and climate resilience in food, land and water systems and developing innovative approaches to address these constraints. …”
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Can institutional convergence force agricultural development in pluralistic extension systems: A case of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (the farm science center) in India por Ananth, Pavanasam Natarajan, Barik, Nagesh Kumar, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Dash, Ajaya Kumar, Sundaray, Jitendra Kumar

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Integrated economic modeling of global and regional micronutrient security por Msangi, Siwa, Sulser, Timothy B., Bouis, Andrew, Hawes, Daniel, Batka, Miroslav

“…It suggests that cereal grain-focused biofortification is likely to be most effective in South Asia, while targeting roots and tubers is most effective in Sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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Agricultural commercialization and diversification in Bhutan por Minten, Bart, Pradhan, Kailash

“…This is particularly true since, within South-Asia, Bhutan has a comparative advantage in temperate and sub-tropical commodities.…”
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The importance of women’s status for child nutrition in developing countries por Smith, Lisa C., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Ndiaye, Aida, Haddad, Lawrence J., Martorell, Reynaldo

“…This study explores the relationship between women’s status and children’s nutrition in three developing regions: South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)." -- from text…”
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Institutions and economic policies for pro-poor agricultural growth por Dorward, Andrew R., Fan, Shenggen, Kydd, Jonathan, Lofgren, Hans, Morrison, Jamie, Poulton, Colin, Rao, Neetha, Smith, Laurence, Tchale, Hardwick, Thorat, Sukhadeo, Urey, Ian, Wobst, Peter

“…This paper draws together findings from different elements of a research project examining critical components of pro-poor agricultural growth and of policies that can promote such growth in poor rural economies in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.…”
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The importance of women’s status for child nutrition in developing countries por Smith, Lisa C., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Ndiaye, Aida, Haddad, Lawrence J., Martorell, Reynaldo

“…This study explores the relationship between women’s status and children’s nutrition in three developing regions: South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)." -- from text…”
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Biofortified Rice Expansion, Branding, and Market Linkage in Bangladesh por Ahmed, Sharif, Miajy, Abdullah, Kurishi, Alanuzzaman, Veettil, Prakashan Chellatta

“…The CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) recently organized a regional workshop focused on expanding, branding, and creating market linkages for biofortified rice in Bangladesh. …”
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Theory of change for the dairy value chain in Ethiopia, developed for the CGIAR Initiative Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition and Gender Inclusion por Mekuriaw, Zeleke, Meseret, Selam, Temesgen, Wudu, Derseh, Melkamu, Marshall, Karen, Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…The initiative is working in seven countries located in East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda), West Africa (Mali), Southeast Asia (Vietnam) and South Asia (Nepal) and works on 15 livestock value chains in total.…”
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Women's collectives as champions of climate-smart agriculture and water resilience por AI-Zu'bi, Maha, Krishna, Vijesh

“…Supported by the CGIAR Gender Platform, the two centers implement the "Learning in Tandem" project, which highlights the transformative power of women's collectives across the Middle East and North Africa and South Asia. These collectives are driving gender equity and fostering resilience in agriculture by managing water resources, enhancing land productivity and ensuring food security. …”
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From silence to dialogue: addressing gender inequalities in the livestock sector on local tv por Njiru, Nelly, Kiptum, B., Galiè, Alessandra

“…The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) TV Biz Check program aired a discussion with a researcher from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi on 24 September 2025 that focused on gender inequalities in the livestock sector and some of the transformative efforts being implemented by gender researchers from ILRI in different countries, in Africa, and East and South Asia. The KBC Business channel has about 12.2 thousand subscribers and is accessible through various media: Twitter; Facebook; and KBC official website and YouTube. …”
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Status of postgraduate training in the livestock sector in southern Africa and priorities for ILRI’s support por Dube, Sikhalazo

“…In order to establish the priorities for collaborative capacity strengthening activities of the learning institutes in the areas of animal production and veterinary services, ILRI commissioned five studies covering the following subregions: Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA region); Southern Africa (SADC region), West Africa (CORAF region); South Asia; and Southeast Asia. This report summarizes the findings of the gap analysis study for the Southern Africa (SADC) region. …”
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Workshop report: Developing a methodology to communicate climate services for farmers at scale por May S, Hansen, James, Tall, Arame

“…This report summarizes the proceedings of the workshop; “Developing a Methodology to Communicate Climate Services At Scale Through Intermediaries for Farmer Communities in Africa and South Asia,” held in Nairobi, Kenya on June 12-14, 2013. …”
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Electricity reforms and its impact on groundwater use: evidence from India por Mukherji, Aditi, Shah, Tushaar, Verma, S.

“…Minimizing the negative impacts of groundwater over-exploitation, while preserving the benefits from such intensive use has emerged as the key natural resources management challenge in South Asia. Direct regulation of groundwater is not a feasible option in the region given over 20 million pumps and the huge transactions costs involved. …”
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Climate change and water supplies: options for sustaining tank irrigation potential in India por Kuppannan, Palanisami, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Giordano, Mark

“…Climate change will affect water supplies in south Asia, where high-intensity floods and droughts are expected in the future. …”
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Climate-Smart Villages: A community approach to sustainable agriculture por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has developed the Climate-Smart Village project in several regions in South Asia, East Africa and West Africa. Climate-Smart Villages are sites where local communities work with researchers, policymakers, scientists and NGOs to develop a strategic approach to sustainable agriculture through climate-smart agriculture practices and technologies. …”
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Adapted conservation agriculture practices can increase energy productivity and lower yield-scaled greenhouse gas emissions in coastal Bangladesh por Krupnik, Timothy J., Hossain, Mohammed Khaled, Timsina, Jagadish, Gathala, Mahesh Kumar, Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Yasmin, Samina, Shahjahan, Md., Hossain, Farhad, Kurishi, Alanuzzaman, Miah, Azahar Al, Saidur Rahman, B.M., McDonald, Andrew J.

“…The performance of CA in South Asia’s under-developed coastal environments is comparatively understudied. …”
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