Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Productivity of mixtures and evolutionary populations of wheat, barley, beans and rice por Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun, Salimi, Maede, Nawal, A., Neupane, Sumanta, Rinchen, D., John, M., Shimelis, Yonas, Nankya, Rose, Jarvis, Devra I.

“…Similarly, mixtures of different varieties of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) were grown by farmers in Bhutan, Nepal and Uganda, with mixtures of Rice (Oryza sativa) were also grown by Bhutan and Nepal farmers. …”
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Report of the high-level regional conference on land and conflict in the East and Horn of Africa por Intergovernmental Authority on Development

“…The Conference was organised and put together by the Government of Uganda which was the host, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), and the International Development Law Organisation (IGAD). …”
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Banana bunchy top virus threat to African bananas por Kumar, P. Lava

“…Since the first report in the 1960s, the virus has spread to 17 countries, eight of those in the last decade, including a recent spread in Uganda and Tanzania. In the "2022 International Plant Protection Convention Regional Workshop for Africa," organized by the FAO-IPPC, the African Union-Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC), the Plant Protection Organization of Kenya (KEPHIS), and FAO, the BBTV emergence in EA, along with other emerging threats in Africa, was discussed to strategies control actions. …”
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Poverty, price and preference barriers to improving diets in sub-Saharan Africa por Headey, Derek D., Ecker, Olivier, Comstock, Andrew R., Ruel, Marie T.

“…This study therefore analyzes dietary patterns and drivers of the demand for nutritious foods using nationally representative household surveys from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. We show how barriers to dietary convergence stem from combinations of poverty, high relative food prices and weak preferences for some specific healthy foods. …”
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This is a man’s world: Gendered perceptions of Ugandan agro-input dealers por De, Anusha, Miehe, Caroline, Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…Esther (a composite of typical experiences) is the proud owner-manager of a small shop in a trading center close to her home in a village in eastern Uganda. With a loan from a savings and credit organization and some help from her husband, she was able to rent a stall and buy sufficient stock to get her business going. …”
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Demand-driven extension and advisory services: Catalysing opportunities for youth in agriculture por Franzel, Steven, Lowicki-Zucca, Jane, Miiro, Richard, Uwitonze, Nicolas, Davis, Kristin E., Luzobe, Beatrice, Rurangwa, Raphael

“…This can help ensure that millions of young people successfully capitalise on opportunities in agriculture markets, as surveys in Rwanda and Uganda demonstrate.…”
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Increasing women's empowerment: Implications for family welfare por Ambler, Kate, Jones, Kelly M., O'Sullivan, Michael

“…We propose and test a novel economic intervention that relies on intra-household transfers of productive assets to increase women's empowerment among sugar farmers in Uganda. We document that this intervention increases women's access to resources and agency by a substantial amount. …”
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Meat, milk and more: Policy innovations to shepherd inclusive and sustainable livestock systems in Africa por Malabo Montpellier Panel, Glatzel, Katrin, Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi, Shah, Meera, Choudhury, Samira, Badiane, Ousmane, von Braun, Joachim

“…Meat, Milk & More: Policy Innovations to Shepherd Inclusive and Sustainable Livestock Systems in Africa highlights options for sustainably promoting growth in the livestock sector, drawing from what four African countries—Ethiopia, Mali, South Africa, and Uganda—have done successfully in terms of institutional and policy innovation as well as programmatic interventions. …”
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Common bean entrepreneurial development in Sub-Saharan Africa por Nchanji, Eileen, Lutomia, Cosmas, Nyamolo, Victor

“…This study explores the common bean value chain in six African countries—Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia—focusing on traders and processors. …”
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2017 IFPRI audited financial statements por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Other 2017 highlights included research work that informed India's national nutrition program, the lifting of a maize export ban in Malawi, and passage of a national biosafety bill in Uganda, as well as progress toward Africa's agricultural development goals.…”
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Costing alternative transfer modalities por Margolies, Amy, Hoddinott, John F.

“…We apply activity-based costing methods to interventions situated in Ecuador, Niger, Uganda, and Yemen, finding that the per transfer cost of providing cash is always less than that of providing food. …”
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Improving data concerning women's empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa por Heckert, Jessica, Fabic, Madeleine Short

“…We examine the use of, and need for improvements to, women's empowerment data in Ghana, Mozambique, Senegal, and Uganda. Drawing on interviews conducted among gender and health experts and on context‐specific literature, our findings reveal that although DHS data are widely used, data needs remain in five areas: economic empowerment, knowledge of legal rights and recourse, participation in decisionmaking, attitudes and social norms, and adolescent girls. …”
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Impact of farmer field schools on agricultural productivity and poverty in East Africa por Davis, Kristin E., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Kato, Edward, Mekonnen, Daniel Ayalew, Odendo, Martins, Miiro, Richard, Nkuba, Jackson

“…This study is unique in that it uses a longitudinal impact evaluation (difference in difference approach) with quasi-experimental methods (propensity score matching and covariate matching) together with qualitative approaches to provide rigorous evidence to policymakers and other stakeholders on an FFS project in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The study provides evidence on participation in FFSs and on the effects of FFSs on various outcomes.…”
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Navigating the climate-finance landscape in Eastern Africa: An exploration of climate and agriculture finance instruments por Chilambe, Pedro, Nguvi, Caroline, Zulu, Mercy, Jalango, Dorcas, Mundia, Carolyne

“…The purpose of this research report is to explore climate and agriculture finance instruments available in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan, and identify which institutions (mainly government agencies, banks, and corporations) are providing these climate-finance solutions. …”
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RENEWAL Ethiopia background paper: HIV/AIDS, food and nutrition security por Drimie, Scott, Tafesse, Getahun, Frayne, Bruce

“…Currently active in Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa and Kenya, RENEWAL comprises national networks of food and nutrition-relevant organizations (public, private and non-governmental) together with partners in AIDS and public health. …”
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Transforming livestock production systems in East Africa through scaling novel forages: The grass 2 cash @scale journey por Sibiko, Kenneth Waluse, Mwema, Emmanuel, Hansen, Andreas, Mwendia, Solomon W, Burkart, Stefan, Notenbaert, An

“…The seminar presentation shares information about a fascinating project implemented in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia between 2021-2024. It provides information about the design, implementation and major achievements, as well as key research findings from the project. …”
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Investing in multi-stakeholder dialogue to address natural resource competition and conflict por Ratner, Blake D., Burnley, Clementine, Mugisha, Samuel, Madzudzo, Elias, Oeur, Il

“…This article summarises the outcomes and lessons from action research in large lake systems in Uganda, Zambia, and Cambodia. Dialogues linking community groups, NGOs and government agencies have reduced local conflict, produced agreements with private investors, and influenced government priorities in ways that respond to the needs of marginalised fishing communities. …”
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The footprints of history: path dependence in the transformation of property rights in Kenya’s Maasailand. por Mwangi, Esther

“…Privatization is perceived to be an effective strategy for safeguarding Maasai land claims against appropriation by non-Maasai, the government and elite Maasai. Construction of the Uganda railway in early twentieth century and the subsequent influx of European settlers who were granted individual title to secure their investments are events that began the institutional path of privatization. …”
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Combating banana bunchy top disease: an interview with the Kasese district agricultural officer por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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Comprehensive Report on Sweetpotato Breeding Network Meetings in East and Southern Africa 2024 por International Potato Center, CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding

“…In November 2024, the SAF and EAF networks convened separate meetings in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Kampala, Uganda, respectively, to evaluate breeding progress, refine priorities, and strengthen regional collaboration. …”
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