Search Results - "agricultural systems"

Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability by Thornton, Philip K., Jones, Peter G., Owiyo, T., Kruska, Russell L., Herrero, Mario, Orindi, V., Bhadwal, S., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Bekele, N., Omolo, Abisalom

“…Given the heterogeneity in households’ access to resources, poverty levels and ability to cope, vulnerability assessments need to be done at the sub-national level to help improve the adaptive capacity and coping strategies of highly vulnerable households. Keywords: Agricultural system; Vulnerability; Targeting; Impact assessment; Poverty…”
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Farmers' prioritization of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies by Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Aggarwal, Pramod K., Joshi, Pramod K., Vyas, S.

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Systems analysis in AIS: potentials and pitfalls by Roo, Nina de, Hawkins, Richard, Schut, Marc, Salomons, Michael, Beshah, Tesfaye, Staal, Steven J., Kassam, Shinan

“…The five cases describe analyses of: i) agricultural systems in North-West Vietnam; ii) household food security in Central Vietnam; iii) agricultural innovation systems in Central Africa; iv) wheat commodity systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, and v) the national agricultural research system in Papua New Guinea. …”
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Farm-level bio-economic modeling of water and nitrogen use: calibrating yield response functions with limited data by Humblot, Pierre, Jayet, P., Petsakos, Athanasios

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Learning selection: a model for planning, implementing, and evaluating participatory technology development by Douthwaite, Boru, Park, J., Keatinge, J.D.H.

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Plantable stem supply system for IITA cassava varieties in Oyo State of Nigeria by Akoroda, M.O., Oyinlola, A.E., Gebremeskel, T.

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Rainfall shocks and agricultural productivity: Implication for rural household consumption by Amare, Mulubrhan, Jensen, Nathaniel D., Shiferaw, Bekele, Cissé, J.D.

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An ecological systems conceptual framework for agricultural research and development. by Hart, R.D.

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Bee richness and abundance in an altitudinal gradient of 1,250 meters in San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras by Caprotti R., Giuliana

“…Further action for the preservation of biodiversity in agriculture should be taken, especially in the case of agrochemical use. Sustainable agricultural systems like that of the Zamorano agroecological farm should be expanded and promoted to adapt to climate change and preserve biodiversity.…”
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Does the fertilisation strategy affect the long-term legacy phosphorus dynamic? by Appelhans, Stefania Carolina, Novelli, Leonardo Esteban, Melchiori, Ricardo Jose, Barbagelata, Pedro Anibal

“…Phosphorus (P) imbalances in agricultural systems are a global problem because they have environmental and economic impacts, like eutrophication when there is a soil P surplus and low crop productivity in P deficient soils. …”
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Impact evaluation on the effectiveness of the FEAST tool in changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in the development of livestock feed interventions by Kinyua, Charity, Lukuyu, Ben A.

“…There was no significant change in all the nine aspects assessed for attitude and behavior change indicating that respondents were already knowledgeable in the agricultural systems and participatory development of context specific interventions.…”
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Assessment of agrobiodiversity resources in the Borotse flood plain, Zambia by Baidu-Forson, Joseph Jojo, Phiri, N., Ngu’ni, D., Mulele, S., Simainga, S.

“…Concerns about perceived loss of indigenous materials emerged from multiple stakeholders during consultations to plan and design the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems for the Borotse hub in Zambia’s Western Province. …”
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The potential of payment for ecosystem services for crop wild relative conservation by Tyack, Nicholas, Dempewolf, Hannes, Khoury, Colin K.

“…The use of the genetic diversity found in CWR for breeding provides much-needed resilience to modern agricultural systems and has great potential to help sustainably increase agricultural production to feed a growing world population in the face of climate change and other stresses. …”
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Climate Smart Agriculture and Climate Information Services Training Needs for Kenya by Kibe, Anthony M., Kaoga, James O, Wasonga, Oliver Vivian, Otinga, Abigael N

“…Indeed, the concept of CSA is intended to build resilience in agricultural systems as the local farmers express their needs for adaptation and the possibility of mitigation in agricultural growth strategies to support food security. …”
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Intersectionality in gender and agriculture: Toward an applied research design by Tavenner, Katie, Crane, Todd A., Bullock, Renee, Galiè, Alessandra

“…Applied to agricultural research for development (AR4D), intersectionality can illuminate how gender’s interactions with other axes of social differentiation, such as age, assets base, marital status, race/ethnic community, and caste/class, shape the social dynamics of agricultural systems and technological change to affect gender and development outcomes. …”
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Eco-efficient Agriculture: Concepts, Challenges, and Opportunities by Keating, Brian A., Carberry, Peter S., Bindraban, Prem S., Asseng, Senthold, Meinke, Holger, Dixon, John

“…To ensure food security, systems analysis and modeling approaches, combined with farmer‐focused experimentation and resource assessment, will provide the necessary robust approaches to raise the eco‐efficiency of agricultural systems.…”
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Proposed equity principles for transformative innovation, Through a critical analysis of agricultural innovation systems frameworks and tools by McGuire, Erin J., Boa-Alvarado, Maria, Valencia Leñero, Eva Marina, Maha Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Thi Thu Giang Luu, Sylvester, Janelle M.

“…The objective of this proposed scientific session aims to introduce the Equity Principles for Transformative Innovation (Equity Principles), which have been recently submitted to a Special Collection Supplement in Agricultural Systems. This session aims to help researchers understand the importance of inclusive Agricultural Innovation System (AIS) frameworks, and Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) tools, and how to incorporate them into their work on socially effective and responsible innovation and scaling. …”
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Gender, agriculture policies and climate smart agriculture in India by Barooah, Prapti, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia, Pathak, Vishal

“…India’s agricultural systems are increasingly affected by the adverse effects of climate change. …”
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Understanding behaviour change in relation to agroecological transition: A novel approach by Rietveld, Anne, Freed, Sarah, Voss, Rachel C, Falk, Thomas

“…Systems-level frameworks around behavior in agricultural systems are commonly used to assess the uptake of agricultural innovations, and in doing so, acknowledge the role of individual demographics and economic and governance institutions in shaping farmers’, fishers’, and pastoralists’ technology use decisions. …”
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Women's access to agriculture extension amidst COVID-19: Insights from Gujarat, India and Dang, Nepal by Alvi, Muzna, Barooah, Prapti, Gupta, Shweta, Saini, Smriti

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