Resultados de búsqueda - "Zimbabwe"

The role of culture in transforming individuals, communities, and agrifood systems: the role of community dialogues of elders por BioHub TRUST, Chimonyo, Vimbayi G.P.

“…The Community Dialogue of Elders (CDE) was established under the Agroecology Initiative (AEI) in Zimbabwe to facilitate agroecological transformation by integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) with modern agroecological practices. …”
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Know your men and women farmers: Ensuring host farmers in participatory trials represent heterogeneity within the target environment por Cairns, Jill E., Zaman-Allah, Mainassara, Baudron, Frédéric, Voss, Rachel C., Hassall, Kirsty L., Euler, Michael A., Amondo, Emily I., Marenya, Paswel P., Prasanna, Boddupalli M.

“…We evaluated the inclusivity of a participatory maize breeding program in Zimbabwe. Our analysis found that setting targets for women farmer participation ensured adequate representation, but participatory research should move beyond simple targets and ensure the inclusion of different types of women and men farmers. …”
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Assessing the potential of dual-purpose maize in southern Africa: A multi-level approach por Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine, Blümmel, Michael, Valbuena, Diego, Chirima, A., Masikati, Patricia, Rooyen, Andre F. van, Kassie, Girma T.

“…Although livestock is important, southwest Zimbabwe has low livestock densities, low human populations and low feed availability; farming systems are more integrated and farmers make greater use of maize residues to address feed shortages. …”
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Mejoramiento genético y actividades relacionadas. Actividades relacionadas. Africa. Africa del Sur por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) region covers Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, and is the largest of the 3 regions hosting a CIAT bean program in Africa. …”
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Genetic improvement and related activities. Regional activities. Africa. Southern Africa por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) region covers Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland, and is the largest of the 3 regions hosting a CIAT bean program in Africa. …”
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Report of the International Workshop on Registration of Farmers’ Varieties, 4-7 December 2018, Entebbe, Uganda. por Recha, Tobias, Muwanika, C., Otieno, G., Jonge, B. de, Mulumba, W., Nankya, R.

“…It provides a summary of experiences from several countries such as Bolivia, Ethiopia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Zimbabwe, and the European Union, where the registration of farmers’ varieties is currently on going or being discussed. …”
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Improving food security, nutrition, incomes, natural resource base and gender equity for better livelihoods of smallholder households in sub-Saharan Africa por Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance

“…This report highlights progress of achievement over the last six years 2015 – 2020 in Burundi, Zimbabwe and other PABRA countries. The SDC project in the Flagship countries and other PABRA countries seeks to address the following outcomes:  Intermediate Outcome 1: Increased bean productivity  Intermediate Outcome 2: Increased utilization of improved bean-based products for nutrition security  Intermediate Outcome 3: Increased trade of bean products  Immediate Outcome 4.1: Increased access to skills, information and knowledge providing enabling environment for bean research and development…”
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Seed Hubs for East and Southern Africa: Mobilizing knowledge and resources for resilient seed systems por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Through an iterative process of consultations, including with lead PGR and seed organizations in East and Southern Africa, a detailed document was produced outlining the key features of the proposed sub-hubs, which has been acknowledged/endorsed by leading national organizations in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.…”
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“For everything to function, people need water” por CGIAR

“…Meet NEXUS Gains’ partners in the Shashe sub-basin The Shashe River originates in Botswana and forms part of the country’s long border with Zimbabwe, yet for much of the year, few would recognize this landmark as a river. …”
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Strengthening the Role of Universities in the National Agricultural Research Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Highlights of a Workshop por Michelsen, Heike, Shapiro, D.

“…The workshop synthesized the experiences and results of the six case studies carried out in the project in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte-d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The overall purpose was to draw lessons and identify procedures for improving universities' research performance and links with other components of the national agricultural research systems. …”
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Enhancing drought resilience through legume integration in maize cropping systems por Manyawu, Godfrey, Baleni, Thembinkosi, Wandera, Ojanji, Matebesi, Thandeka

“…In the face of increasing climate change-induced droughts, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), through CGIAR’s Ukama Ustawi Initiative, is creating innovative strategies to safeguard livelihoods by empowering smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe to intensify, diversify and de-risk maize-mixed farming through the integration of legume crops into the traditional maize cropping systems. …”
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Child growth in the time of drought por Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill

“…This paper examines the impact of rainfall shocks on a measure of child health, growth in height, drawing on a unique household panel data set from rural Zimbabwe. We find that children aged 12 to 24 months lose 1.5-2 cm of growth in the aftermath of a drought. …”
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Fighting famine in Southern Africa: steps out of the crisis por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…About 10 million people in southern Africa—Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—are experiencing famine or the threat of famine.The immediate causes of the current crisis are drought, flooding, and low levels of crop planting.What has made these countries so vulnerable to famine, however, is chronic poverty and inadequate policies. …”
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Fighting famine in Southern Africa: steps out of the crisis [in Japanese] por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…About 10 million people in southern Africa—Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—are experiencing famine or the threat of famine.The immediate causes of the current crisis are drought, flooding, and low levels of crop planting.What has made these countries so vulnerable to famine, however, is chronic poverty and inadequate policies. …”
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Adult health in the time of drought por Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill

“…This paper examines the impact of rainfall shocks on a measure of adult health, body mass, drawing on a unique panel data set of households residing in rural Zimbabwe. Controlling for individual, household, and community factors, and individual fixed, unobservable effects, we find women, but not men, are adversely affected by drought. …”
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Strengthening Adaptive Capacity of Extensive Livestock Systems for Food and Nutrition Security and Low-emissions Development in Eastern and Southern Africa: Training Report on Food... por Munjoma-Muchinguri, P., Makonnen, Brook T.

“…A total of 17 participants representing Ethiopia, Kenya and Zimbabwe attended the three-hour session from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon. …”
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IFPRI Malawi monthly maize market report, January 2025 por International Food Policy Research Institute, Banda, Chimwemwe

“….  At the market exchange rate, retail prices of maize in Malawi were similar to those in Zambia and lower than in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.…”
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Guideline for sustainable wetland management and utilization: key cornerstones por Chuma, Edward, Masiyandima, Mutsa, Finlayson, C. Max, McCartney, Matthew P., Jogo, W., Motsi, Kudakwashe, Manzungu, Emmanuel, Chasi, Mutsa, Nenguke, Alleta, Sithole, Pinimidzai, Munguambe, Francisco, Hagmann, Juergen

“…The projects were supported by the CGIAR´s Challenge Programme on Water and Food (CPWF) and the Global Environment facility with matching funds from International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), FSP and the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) The authors acknowledge input by the entire project team. …”
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Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) por Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…The focal countries of program research are Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Australia. Australia could benefit from the drought tolerant and disease resistant maize germplasm developed by CIMMYT for Africa. …”
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Impact of livestock pricing policies on meat and milk output in selected sub-Saharan African countries por Williams, Timothy O.

“…Reviews, analyses and presents evidence concerning the effects of livestock pricing policies on production incentives in a sample of sub-Saharan countries including Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe - selected on the basis of their livestock population, production, trade and consumption. …”
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