Resultados de búsqueda - "The Nation"

Agricultural growth and investment options for poverty reduction in Rwanda por Diao, Xinshen, Fan, Shenggen, Kanyarukiga, Sam, Yu, Bingxin

“…With comparable growth in the nonagricultural sector, rapid economic growth would result in the national poverty rate falling to 35.5 percent by 2015, a reduction of 25 percentage points over the 1999 rate. …”
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Disaster risk management of land and water-related natural hazards for Africa’s central highlands: Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo - a review report por Lundh, A., Barron, J., Cofie, Olufunke O., Tilahun, Seifu A.

“…Risk maps could be an effective tool for supporting disaster risk management policies and implementations if they are nationally based and built on comprehensive, comparable, and reliable data. …”
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The state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar 2021-24: Findings from seven rounds of the Myanmar Household Welfare Survey por Myanmar Agrifood Program for Strategy and Analysis

“…This working paper explores the state of food security and nutrition in Myanmar using seven rounds of nationally representative household panel data collected from December 2021 to July 2024. …”
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Understanding Human-wildlife conflict and its impact on agroecology transition in Zimbabwe por Trust, Bio Hub, Chimonyo, Vimbayi G.P., Sibanda, Telma, Matangi, Dorcas

“…The report underscores that a successful agroecological transition in Mbire must address HWC by aligning national policy frameworks with community belief system, needs and fostering a collaborative approach that respects traditional knowledge. …”
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Myanmar Agricultural Performance Survey (Dry Season 2024): Farm commercialization and farm services por Myanmar Agrifood Program for Strategy and Analysis

“…  Limited access to fuel, crucial for irrigation and mechanization among others, poses a significant constraint to farming. Nationally, about one-fifth and 40 percent of farmers reported either no or rare availability of fuel in their communities during the dry season and monsoon season of 2024 respectively. …”
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Aplicación de la tecnología de secuenciación Oxford Nanopore Technologies para la confirmación de materiales de referencia bacterianos por Niño Jimenez, Diana Patricia, Gonzalez, Laura Juliana, Gutierrez, Alejandro, Muñoz, Christian, Ramirez, Julio Cesar, Cuervo, Maritza

“…Para la identificación del género de las bacterias fitopatógenas, como referencia se utilizaron las secuencias del gen 16S rRNA desde las bases de datos del NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information). La secuenciación con ONT permitió la identificación molecular y, por lo tanto, la confirmación de las cepas conservadas por el GHU, mostrando cepas de especies pertenecientes a géneros tales como Xanthomonas, Curtobacterium, Burkholderia y Acidovorax, los cuales serán aplicados como controles internos para el diagnóstico de rutina aplicando metodologías moleculares como PCR o qPCR, además de contribuir este resultado con los requisitos de la norma en la documentación del material de referencia. …”
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Sustainability assessment of vegetable farms in Northern Tanzania: Multi-stakeholder workshop report por Wilson, Wilson Charles, Mercy Mwambi, Wiston Mwombeki, Ernest, Zablon, Jacob, Theresia, Mvungi, Henry, Solomon, Lisa, Dickson Mushi, Odjo, Sylvanus

“…The workshop contributes to the CGIAR’s Strategic Framework, which seeks to support the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 on zero hunger and SDG 13 climate action, through a transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems through stakeholder engagement in enhancing national climate actions in fruits and vegetable farming systems in Tanzania for better production and nutrition, a better environment, and decent life, leaving no one behind. …”
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Implications of changes in water stress and precipitation extremes for cocoa production in Côte D’Ivoire and Ghana por Obahoundje, Salomon, Akpoti, Komlavi, Zwart, Sander J., Tilahun, Seifu A., Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…This study evaluated water stress, meteorological and agricultural drought conditions, and critical extreme precipitation indices in the world's two largest cocoa-producing nations from 1981 to 2022. The results revealed a significant reduction in total annual precipitation (PRCPTOT), in the last three decades, with the greatest decline in the 1991–2000 and 2011–2022 periods. …”
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Beyond default estimates: developing system-specific Tier 2 enteric methane emission factors for rangeland cattle in Kenya por Gurmu, Endale Balcha, Kiprotich, Linus, Kagai, Jesse, Solomon, A., Leitner, Sonja, Marquardt, Svenja, Merbold, Lutz, Ndungu, P.W., Arndt, Claudia

“…These findings highlight the need for system-specific national EFs that better capture the diversity of production systems and breed differences. …”
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Testing innovations through multisite trials to bridge the gap between research and real-world farming in Northern Ghana por Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Jizorkuwie, Abdul-latif Baamonyor, Mponela, Powell, Agbesi, Keteku, Masoud, Jalaludeen, Ofori, Patrick, Yeboah, Stephen, Dugan, Emmanuel, Akpatsu, Isaac Boatey, Agyarko Fosu, Fred, Ofosu-Ampong, Kingsley, Abera, Wuletawu

“…The multisite trials, therefore, generate evidence for developing site-specific fertiliser and variety advisories, providing a foundation for advisory services that move beyond blanket recommendations and align with national commitments.…”
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Examining gendered cassava trait preferences through commercial seed business: a case study of IITA GoSeed and Umudike Seeds in Nigeria por Owoade, D., Olaosebikan, O., Bello, A., Kulakow, P., Parkes, E., Olajide, R., Madu, T.U., Diebiru-Ojo, E.M., Okoye, B., Esiobu, N.S., Onyeka, J., Anyim, C.G., Bentley, J.W., Liani, M.L., Adeyeye, O., Cole, S., Teeken, B.

“…Since 2015, the public cassava breeding program in Nigeria, led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has carried out various research studies to determine the gendered trait preferences by different cassava users along the whole value chain. …”
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The dawn of a legume revolution in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and implications por Ngoma, Hambulo, Chiduwa, Mazvita S., Subakanya Mitelo, Mulenga, Brian P., Setimela, Peter S., Schulthess, Urs, Chikowo, Regis, Mhlanga, Blessing, Silva, João Vasco, Chamberlin, Jordan, Stewart, Zachary, Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri, Nagarajan, Latha, Odhong, Jonathan A., Marenya, Paswel, Snapp, Sieglinde

“…Strengthening the inclusion of legumes in national subsidy programs can contribute to improved soil fertility and overall farm productivity and environmental sustainability, while increasing farm income.…”
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Enhancing crop resilience through elite pre‐breeding lines with key traits for dry direct‐seeded rice por Paul, Pronob J., Patil, Suyash B., Vipparla, Abhilash K., Sagare, Deepti B., Jain, Abhinav, Balaraju, E., Venkateswarlu, Challa, Alam, Shamshad, Anandan, A., Dash, Sushant, Sah, Rameshwar, MS, Anantha, Gireesh, C., Kalia, Sanjay, Singh, Uma Maheshwar, Kumar, Arvind, Bhosale, Sankalp, Sinha, Pallavi, Singh, Vikas K.

“…Of the four nominated best performing ILs, two ILs are in the advanced stage of the national varietal release program, and many more ILs are in the nomination process for variety release. …”
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Regional implications of public investments and external shocks in Papua New Guinea: An economywide analysis por Dorosh, Paul A., Fang, Peixun, Pradesha, Angga

“…Various other studies, including Dorosh and Pradesha (2022) and Diao et al. (2024), used national computable general equilibrium (CGE) models of PNG to analyze exchange rate, terms of trade, and productivity shocks on various household groups. …”
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Impact assessment report at the meso-level: Experiences from Ghana por Manoti, Dismas, Kikulwe, Enoch, Carbonell Barlis, Angelica, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Obeng, Faustina, Mahama, Obed Kwaku

“…AICCRA Ghana was designed to address these structural bottlenecks by enhancing institutional capacity, establishing coordinated pathways for scaling CIS/CSA, and aligning interventions with national climate policy frameworks. The assessment draws on Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), project documentation, and relevant literature. …”
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Varietal Interventions and Their Significance in Rice-Based Cropping Systems of Drought-Prone Ecologies in Odisha por Nayak, Swati, Nath, Anirban, Hossain, S.K. Mosharaf, Singh, Varsa, Mohapatra, Subhasmita

“…Going beyond stress-tolerant varieties, the recent development of national breeding pipelines around direct-seeded rice systems (DSRs) carries significant potential for drought-coping mechanisms. …”
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A system-based framework for carbon emission and sequestration accounting at the village level: Evidence from rural China por Hong, Jingjing, Wang, Xinxin, Chen, Kevin Z.

“…Against the backdrop of China’s “dual carbon” targets, villages represent a critical yet underexplored unit for linking national carbon neutrality goals with rural revitalization and grassroots climate governance. …”
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Burundi Gender Strategy: Building equitable climate resilient African bean and insect sectors por Hakizimana, Marie Bernadette, Ndabashinze, Blaise, Ouya, Frederick, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…The Burundi Gender Strategy adopts the regional gender strategy through the broader Reach, Benefit, Empower, and Transform (RBET) framework, gender-transformative socio-technical innovation bundles (GTSTIBs), and inclusive value-chain development approaches adapted to the national context, also drawing from country-specific quantitative evidence…”
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Implikasi perubahan kebijakan otonomi daerah terhadap beberapa aspek di sektor kehutanan: studi kasus di kabupaten Luwu utara, Sulawesi selatan por Ngakan, P.O., Achmad, A., Lahae, K., Komarudin, Heru, Tako, A.

“…There is still lack of coordination and a possibility for overlap of governmental duties between central, provincial and local forestry institutions e.g. implementation of national programme for forest and land rehabilitation, local and central government’s technical implementation units responsible for watershed management and forest area gazettment. …”
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Emerging REDD+: a preliminary survey of demonstration and readiness activities por Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Shiela, Kongphan-apirak, M.

“…Policy makers, donors, and other investors in REDD+ and/or REDD+ co-benefits could assemble such data to enhance their investment choices, monitor their outcomes, and thus provide valuable lessons to inform the national and global REDD+ architecture. Although performance-based payments analogous to payments for environmental services (PES) are core features of the REDD+ idea, the survey further shows that REDD+ policies will require more than PES-type REDD+ schemes. …”
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