Search Results - "awareness"

Report on: Interaction with farmers and extensionists for understanding technological gap for the Sustainable Intensification of wheat in Morocco by Devkota, Krishna, Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari

“…Addressing these issues requires comprehensive training, demonstration, capacity building, and awareness programs. The adoption of ‘Good Agricultural Practices’ has been found promising for sustainable intensification. …”
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Digital needs & gaps assessment for farmer producer organizations in Maharashtra, India by Nagaraji, Satish, Kajale, Dilip, Malik, Sushant, Kadam, Sachin

“…The event, held in Pune, convened FPOs, digital innovators, and experts to explore digital needs, promote digital innovation awareness, and foster FPOinnovator partnerships. Interactive sessions emphasized the adoption of key technologies, continuous stakeholder interaction, and consortium-based approaches, aiming to demonstrate digitalization's value and transparent collaboration frameworks. …”
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The innovative biodiversity monitoring framework called TerraBio has resulted in private sector buy-in supporting performance assessment in sustainable business models. by Francesconi, Wendy, Molina, Luis, Perez, Jorge Andres, Tello, Jhon Jairo, Caldas De Oliveira, Bernardo

“…This has resulted in various context-dependent actions targeting biodiversity conservation, and increased awareness on science - based performance and impact approaches, which are leveraged by these enterprises to access green markets through greater transparency and environmental compliance.…”
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Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India by Kishore, Avinash, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Pandey, Divya

“…A primary survey of potential and actual beneficiaries shows that low awareness and penetration among smallholders, alongside uncertainties and delays in the discursal of the subsidy, make it ineffective. …”
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Piloting Community Rangeland Health Workers (CRHWs) in Ethiopia: A ground-breaking innovation for One Health application in pastoral areas by Flintan, Fiona E., Ebro, Abule

“…Following a review of current practice and lessons learned from HEWs and CAHWs, and consultations with experts including researchers, government and community members, it was agreed that CRHWs would be supported, at least initially, to provide information and raise awareness on invasive species and noxious plants and establish a community rangeland health monitoring system. …”
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Organizational and institutional issues in climate change adaptation and risk management: Insights from practitioners’ survey in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali by Ragasa, Catherine, Sun, Yan, Bryan, Elizabeth, Abate, Caroline, Atlaw, Alumu, Keita, Mahamadou Namori

“…This report provides some reflections and insights on the level of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues being faced by countries as they adapt to climate change, based on interviews with 87 practitioners working in government agencies, local organizations, international organizations, and think thanks reporting involvement in climate change adaptation. …”
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No free lunches: PES and the funding of agricultural biodiversity conservation insights from a competitive tender for quinoa-related conservation services in Bolivia and Peru by Drucker, Adam, Padulosi, Stefano, Jager, Matthias

“…An examination is undertaken of the required enabling environment to support these investments, which potentially include changes in government policy to facilitate/encourage private sector involvement, the development of PACS-related institutions for monitoring, verification and enforcement, as well as donor and consumer awareness-raising and dialogue.…”
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Linking policy research to policy reform: social science and food security research in Uganda and Ghana by Maxwell, Daniel G.

“…This paper discusses requirements for effective policy research incorporating broad participation and ownership of the research process and presents this approach in the context of IFPRI's research on urban farming in Uganda and food insecurity awareness generation in Ghana. The benefits and implications for using this approach are highlighted.…”
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Local perceptions of HIV risk and prevention in Southern Zambia by Byron, Elizabeth, Gillespie, Stuart, Hamazakaza, Petan

“…The HIV prevention strategies and programs that are widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa in large part target HIV awareness and individual behavioral modification – conventionally through the ABC (Abstain, be Faithful and use Condoms) approach to prevention. …”
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Knowledge and practices of Indonesian rural communities and poultry farmers toward avian flu by Yakhshilikov, Yorbol, Tiongco, Marites, Narrod, Clare, Friedman, Jed

“…Although studies in several countries indicate some level of awareness about HPAI, practices and attitudes for preventing and controlling HPAI disease spread and outbreaks have not changed (Fielding et al. 2005, Maton et al. 2007, DiGiuseppe et al. 2008, Leslie et al. 2008).…”
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On-farm bean grain quality testing for smallholders in Honduras by Irias, D., Salinas, D., Reyes, B.

“…To make the quality-testing process more transparent and create awareness of bean quality and price determination, we will perform at-farm (on-site, with the farmer) bean grain quality testing focusing on the top three quality parameters typically evaluated later at the processing facility. …”
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Integrating the I-CLEANED tool into Vietnamese university curricula: A training of trainers by Dao, Thi Thu Hang, Mema, Emmanuel, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Atieno, Mary

“…The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (ABC) is a co-implementor of the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Animal Productivity for Livelihoods, Nutrition, and Gender Inclusion (SAPLING), which aims to enhance livestock productivity while ensuring environmental sustainability. Environmental awareness and evidence generation training is one of the ways the initiative is working to meet its objectives across the seven focus countries. …”
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Scaling the technology for producing livestock feed pellets using agricultural byproducts in Tunisia by Rudiger, Udo

“…Collaboration with CIAT is ongoing to extend this technology to Ethiopia and Kenya. Further awareness-raising through conferences and workshops has the potential to further improve opportunities for scaling up.…”
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CGIAR One Health Initiative tackles food safety, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam by Vietnam One Health Partnership for Zoonoses, Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research, International Livestock Research Institute

“…Key outcomes include surveillance of zoonotic diseases, improving hygiene in traditional markets and slaughterhouses, and raising awareness of proper antibiotic use.…”
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Advancing Odisha’s Millet Mission: A Science-Policy Workshop Highlighting Transformative Pathways by Kumar, Shalander, Das, Abhishek, Afari-Sefa, Victor, Datta, Aviraj

“…Participants explored various aspects of the millet value chain, including enhancing production and farmer capacity, market development and value addition, consumer awareness, and demand creation.…”
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Experiences of pioneer farmers in Ethiopia regarding animal feed management and nutrition booklets and posters distribution workshop by Getahun, Elizabeth, Bezabih, Melkamu, Worku, Tigist, Habermann, Birgit, Adie, Aberra

“…We intend to increase awareness of farmers and extension workers regarding farmer-led practices that help them to adapt to climate change challenges. …”
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Validation of resilient and drought adapted forage options in three agroecological regions of Mali - Report 2023-2024 by Ba, Alassane, Coulibaly, Doubangolo, van der Hoek, Rein

“…Validation at farmers’ fields increased awareness and provided information of the impact on animal productivity and environmental indicators. …”
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Feed the Future Zimbabwe mechanization and extension activity FY 2025 Quarter One Report: October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 by International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…Major efforts focused on establishing service providers, increasing awareness and demand for mechanization, promoting irrigation solutions, and facilitating access to finance.…”
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Understanding school food provision in the Pacific: Scoping the potential of local food systems to improve diets, nutrition and livelihoods (2022-2024) by Hunter, Danny, Burkhart, Sarah, Ranieri, J.

“…This presentation highlights findings from a scoping study which aimed to understand the current state of local agriculture into school food provision in the Pacific Islands region and the current policy landscape and enabling environment for integration of local agriculture into school food provision; to identify the best-bet sustainable options for integrating local agriculture in school food provision and recommendations for future action and to build awareness and consensus around the multiple benefits of integrating local agriculture in school food provision and identify partnerships for collective action on key next steps.…”
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Soil erosion and smallholders' conservation decisions in the highlands of Ethiopia by Shiferaw Bekele, Holden, Stein

“…Coupled with growing populations, falling per capita food production and worsening poverty, loss of productive land due to land degradation undermines rural livelihoods and national food security. Despite their awareness of the erosion problem, peasants' investments in land have been limited. …”
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