Resultados de búsqueda - "Uganda"

Biosafety of GM crops in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania: An evolving landscape of regulatory progress and retreat por Chambers, Judith A.

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The impact of alternative food for education programs on learning achievement and cognitive development in Northern Uganda por Adelman, Sarah W., Alderman, Harold, Gilligan, Daniel O., Leher, Kim

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Agglomeration, growth and regional equity: An analysis of agriculture- versus urban-led development in Uganda por Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James

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Can cities or towns drive African development?: Economy-wide analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda por Dorosh, Paul A., Thurlow, James

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Making Rural Services Work for the Poor: Micro-level Evidence from Rural Uganda por Kwapong, Nana Afranaa, Ilukor, John, Hanisch, M., Nkonya, Ephraim M.

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The impact of food price shocks in Uganda: First-order versus long-run effects por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Pauw, Karl, Minot, Nicholas

“…We look at the immediate effects of these shocks faced by households in Uganda on their poverty and well-being. In addition, we look at the economywide impact in the long run when all markets have settled at a new equilibrium. …”
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Estimating yield of food crops grown by smallholder farmers: A review in the Uganda context por Fermont, Anneke, Benson, Todd

“…A description and summary tables from a database of estimated crop yields in Uganda that was collated from a large set of field studies over past decades are also provided.…”
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Collective action in canal irrigation systems management: the case of Doho Rice Scheme in Uganda por Sserunkuuma, Dick, Ochom, N., Ainembabazi, John H.

“…A research report with the same title is available on IFPRI’s website (www.ifpri.org) and also upon request. Background Most of Uganda’s agriculture is rain-fed. Low and erratic rainfall is increasingly reducing crop yields and causing food insecurity. …”
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Meeting the international poverty targets in Uganda: halving poverty and achieving universal primary education por McGee, Rosemary

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Variety demand within the framework of an agricultural household model with attributes: the case of bananas in Uganda por Edmeades, Svetlana, Smale, Melinda, Renkow, Mitch, Phaneuf, Dan

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Collective action in canal irrigation systems management: the case of Doho Rice Scheme in Uganda por Sserunkuuma, Dick, Ochom, N., Ainembabazi, John H.

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Setting up model farms as farmer learning centres in Mukono and Wakiso districts, Uganda por Nsadha, Zachary, Oba, Peter, Hasahya, Emma, Dione, Michel M., Ahumuza, Ronnie, Ouma, Emily A.

“…In Uganda, SAPLING aims to improve livelihoods of livestock producers and other actors in the pig, dairy and beef value chains.…”
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Innovation Packages and Scaling Readiness workshop: PigSmart digital extension platform in Uganda por Ouma, Emily A., Jasada, Ijudai, Lukuyu, Ben A., Ayoo, Sheila, Zannou, Olivier, Ahumuza, Ronnie

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An economic assessment of banana genetic improvement and innovation in the Lake Victoria Region of Uganda and Tanzania por Smale, Melinda, Tushemereirwe, Wilbeforce K.

“…This research report highlights findings from a set of studies applied economists have undertaken on the impact that improved banana cultivars and management practices have had on farmers in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania and Uganda. A particular focus is on the impact of genetically transformed cooking bananas. …”
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An economic assessment of banana genetic improvement and innovation in the Lake Victoria Region of Uganda and Tanzania por Smale, Melinda, Tushemereirwe, Wilbeforce K.

“…This research report highlights findings from a set of studies applied economists have undertaken on the impact that improved banana cultivars and management practices have had on farmers in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania and Uganda. A particular focus is on the impact of genetically transformed cooking bananas. …”
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Benefit-cost analysis of Uganda’s clonal coffee replanting program: An ex-ante analysis por Benin, Samuel, You, Liangzhi

“…The Ugandan coffee industry is facing some serious challenges, including low international prices in the international coffee market, aging coffee trees and declining productivity, and, more recently, the appearance of coffee-wilt disease, which have all contributed to the decline in both the quantity and value of coffee exports. The government of Uganda, through the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), in 1993/94 started a coffee-replanting program to both replace coffee trees that were old or affected by coffee-wilt and expand coffee production into other suitable areas in northern and eastern Uganda. …”
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Determinants of change in household-level consumption and poverty in Uganda, 1992/93-1999/00 por Benin, Samuel, Mugarura, Samuel

“…Recent estimates showing increase in the incidence of poverty in Uganda has kindled interest in understanding the factors that cause changes in poverty, as the reversal of the positive trend in the 1990s threatens the government’s poverty eradication plan of reducing poverty to a level below 28% by 2014. …”
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Introducing a genetically modified banana in Uganda: Social benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions por Falck-Zepeda, José B., Kilkuwe, Enoch M., Wesseler, Justus

“…Banana is a staple crop consumed by Ugandan households. The Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization has implemented conventional and biotechnology programs that seek improving bananas and address the crop's most important pest and disease problems. …”
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Determinants of change in household level of consumption and poverty in Uganda, 1992/93 - 1999/00 por Benin, Samuel, Mugarura, Samuel

“…Recent estimates showing increase in the incidence of poverty in Uganda has kindled interest in understanding the factors that cause changes in poverty, as the reversal of the positive trend in the 1990s threatens the government’s poverty eradication plan of reducing poverty to a level below 28% by 2014. …”
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Policy options for increasing crop productivity and reducing soil nutrient depletion and poverty in Uganda por Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Kaizzi, Crammer, Kato, Edward, Mugarura, Samuel

“…This study was conducted with the main objective of determining the linkages between poverty and land management practices in Uganda. The study used the 2002/03 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) and more focused data collected from a sub-sample of 851 households of the 2002/03 UNHS sample households. …”
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