Resultados de búsqueda - "awareness"

Gender research: Metrics and policies for greater equity and inclusion por Quisumbing, Agnes R., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Malapit, Hazel J., Heckert, Jessica, Kramer, Berber, Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…Research on gender in development has evolved in parallel with the growing awareness of women’s role in economic development, the importance of gender relations both within and outside the household, and the recognition that women’s empowerment and gender equality are important goals in themselves. …”
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Towards a one health approach to WASH to tackle zoonotic disease and promote health and wellbeing por Dickin, S., Dagerskog, L., Dione, Michel M., Thomas, Lian F., Arcilla, J.

“…There is increasing awareness that exposure to animal faeces contributes to the global burden of diarrheal disease, as well as other zoonotic diseases. …”
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Biodiversity-Climate-Society Nexus assessment through Participatory System Dynamics Model. The case study of Amazon forest-based value chain por Santoro, Stefania, Pagano, Alessandro, Francesconi, Wendy, Mello, Denyse, Giordano, Raffaele

“…The Biodiversity-Climate-Society (BCS) Nexus arises from the awareness of defining the integration of social, ecological and climate dimensions to address complex global challenges. …”
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Accelerating Methane Reductions in Rice Production Systems through Market-based Mechanisms: Results of Farmer Surveys and Choice Experiments in Vietnam por Villanueva, Donald B., Pajadan, Karen M., Revicoy, Riela Rose R., De Castro, Allenie M., Malana, Xyla Mae L., Gonzalez, Tobiah Rey P., Pascual, Franz Josef E., Nghia, Tran Dai, Hai, Le Trong, Mirzabaev, Alisher

“…This study surveyed 597 rice farmers across five provinces –Thai Binh (Red River Delta), Nghe An (North Central Coast), and An Giang, Kien Giang, Soc Trang (Mekong Delta) – to take stock of current practices and assess farmers’ awareness, adoption, and willingness to accept incentives for low-emission climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. …”
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Sorjan method for producing vegetables, fruits, and fish together with the changing climate in coastal Bangladesh por Ahmed, Sharif, Devnath, Manik, Islam, Md. Moinul

“…We emphasize cost-effective production systems. Promoting awareness and knowledge sharing about Sorjan methodologies can empower local communities to adopt sustainable practices, ensuring food security and climate resilience. …”
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IRRI and BADC organize crop cafeteria field day to evaluate suitability of rice varieties por Habib, Muhammad Ashraful, Nayak, Swati, Nuruzzaman

“…The event brought together farmers, millers, seed producers, researchers, and policymakers, reinforcing crop cafeteria field days as an effective tool for evidence-based varietal selection, quality seed awareness, and inclusive decision-making across agro-ecological zones of Bangladesh.…”
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Healthier harvests: How Odisha is leading the way by mainstreaming nutritious rice por Tiwari, Ankita

“…Targeting 5,000 lead farmers across four districts, the project integrates varietal demonstrations, mini-kit trials, women-led Nutri-cafeterias, local seed production, and consumer awareness campaigns. In Bolangir district, farmers and women’s groups produced four tons of seed and ten tons of grain, creating premium market opportunities and fostering community-driven dissemination. …”
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Improving food safety in Asia through increased capacity in ecohealth por Hall, D.C., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Willyanto, I., Tung, D.X., Chotinun, S.

“…Main constraints to applying such a strategy include limited awareness and knowledge of ecohealth and One Health, lack of willingness to engage in a transdisciplinary setting, restricted capacity to change academic curricula, rigid institutional frameworks for problem solving, and availability of funding. …”
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Integrated groundwater use and management in vulnerable coastal zones of Asia-Pacific por Villholth, Karen G.

“…Present and future stresses on these significant, but often vulnerable systems, from human development, urbanization, climate change, and extreme events call for better understanding and awareness of these resources, their protection and best management approaches. …”
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The multiple-use water services (MUS) project por van Koppen, Barbara, Smits, S., Moriarty, P., Vries, F.P. de, Mikhail, M., Boelee, Eline

“…The resulting institutional change at intermediate and national level, together with awareness raising about the MUS models at global level, contributed significantly to a more supportive environment for reaching all water users with the multiple-use water services they need and, thus, using water most effectively to achieve all MDGs…”
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Water demand management: potential and pitfalls. Background paper por Molle, Francois

“…The concept stemmed from a growing awareness of the externalities of large scale water resources development and of an assumed state of wastage in the use of water by many sectors, notably agriculture. …”
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Participatory impact pathways analysis: a practical application of program theory in research-for-development por Douthwaite, Boru, Álvarez, S., Cook, Simon E., Davies, R., George, Pamela, Howell, J., Mackay, R., Rubiano, J.

“…An approach was developed to enhance the developmental impact of the program through better impact assessment, to provide a framework for monitoring and evaluation, to permit stakeholders to derive strategic and programmatic lessons for future initiatives, and to provide information that can be used to inform public awareness efforts. The approach makes explicit a project's program theory by describing its impact pathways in terms of a logic model and network maps. …”
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Impacts of groundwater contamination with fluoride and arsenic: affliction severity, medical cost and wage loss in some villages of India por Indu, Rajnarayan, Krishnan, Sunderrajan, Shah, Tushaar

“…Cumulatively, over the entire afflicted population, both fluoride and arsenic contamination have a high cost on society and addressing the problem would require more attention from government agencies and society apart from individual awareness.…”
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Coping with catastrophes: A study of crop insurances from the perspective of small farmers in India por Zevenbergen, H

“…However, crop insurances in India also face several challenges (such as basis risk, delays in payments and lack of awareness among farmers). Therefore, the following research question is central to this study: How can current crop insurances in India be improved to better suit the needs and wishes of small farmers?…”
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Empowering communities through participatory monitoring and evaluation in Tororo district por Pali, Pamela N., Nalukwago, G, Kaaria, Susan K., Sanginga, Pascal C., Kankwatsa, P

“…The three year objectives were based on the improvement of the farmers’ livelihoods and included having food security, with a marketed surplus, creating an awareness of HIV/AIDS, and individual commercial production, while the one year objectives dealt with the improvement in agricultural production. …”
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Alternative approach for evaluating small ruminant genotypes for meat production in Ethiopia por Ermias, E., Rege, J.E.O., Banerjee, A.K.

“…Slaughter data from 304 Menz and 153 Horro rams were analysed to determine between breeds differences in yields of carcass and edible non-carcass components, with the primary aim of creating awareness in the way animal evaluations for meat production may be modified to incorporate local cultures. …”
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Reducing the costs of GHG estimates in agriculture to inform low emissions development: Report from an international workshop por Richards, Meryl B., Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

“…It is also important to ensure the policy level awareness raising, engagement and commitment. Linking adaptation and mitigation will reduce data needs and provide incentives for action. …”
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A review on aflatoxin contamination and its implications in the developing world: A sub-Saharan African perspective por Gnonlonfin, G.J.B., Hell, K., Adjovi, Y.C.S., Fandohan, P., Koudande, O.D., Mensah, G.A., Sanni, A., Brimer, L.

“…There is need for more investigations on food quality and safety by making available advanced advanced equipments and analytical methods as well as surveillance and awareness creation in the region.…”
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Exploring gender and forest, tree and agroforestry value chains: Evidence and lessons from a systematic review por Haverhals, M., Ingram, V.J., Elias, Marlène, Basnett, B.S., Petersen, S.

“…Interventions in FTA value chains largely focus on enhancing women’s participation and benefits, but rarely consider the relationships between men and women. Raising awareness of gender biases, relations and potential trade-offs among those involved in value chains and those supporting inclusive value chain development should accompany technological innovations, and should occur across multiple stages of the value chain.…”
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Integrated peanut aflatoxin management for increase income and nutrition in northern Ghana por Sugri, I., Osiru, M., Abudulai, M., Abubakari, M., Asieku, Y., Lamini, S., Zakaria, M.

“…Low-cost good agricultural practices within the remit of the growers should be prioritized alongside public awareness programmes.…”
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