Resultados de búsqueda - "awareness"

Innovation in smallholder farming in Africa: recent advances and recommendations: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Agricultural Innovation Systems in Africa (AISA) por Triomphe, Bernard, Waters-Bayer, Ann, Klerkx, Laurens, Schut, Marc, Cullen, Beth, Kamau, G, Le Borgne, Ewen

“…In the wake of a series of recent international events and initiatives focusing on understanding and fostering innovation1, there is growing awareness and interest in applying and making sense of the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) concepts and perspectives and what they offer for understanding and supporting innovation systems, processes and networks. …”
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The contribution of forests and trees to sustainable diets por Vinceti, B., Termote, Céline, Ickowitz, A., Powell, B., Kehlenbeck, K., Hunter, D.

“…Finally, the paper identifies research gaps and makes recommendations to enhance the contribution of forest foods to sustainable diets through increased awareness and better integration of information and knowledge on nutritious forest foods into national nutrition strategies and programs.…”
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Harnessing farmers? knowledge and perceptions for health-risk reduction in wastewater-irrigated agriculture por Keraita, Bernard N., Drechsel, Pay, Seidu, R., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H., Cofie, Olufunke O., Konradsen, Flemming

“…Drawing on studies from different countries, the chapter shows that it is not realistic to expect high risk awareness. In cases where farmers are aware of health risks, they assess mitigation measures in view of their overall impact on work efficiency and crop yield rather than only the potential health benefits to be gained. …”
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Mainstreaming the adaptations and reducing the vulnerability of the poor due to climate change por Ranganathan, C.R., Kuppannan, Palanisami, Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy, Baulraj, A.

“…Both structural interventions (such as building flood embankments, dikes, or seawalls or enhancing the natural setting or landscape) and nonstructural interventions (policies, knowledge development, awareness, methods and operating practices, including participatory mechanisms) have helped to reduce the impact of climate change. …”
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Investigation of the risk of exposure to antimicrobial residues present in marketed milk in Tanzania por Kurwijila, Lusato R., Omore, Amos O., Staal, Steven J., Mdoe, N.S.Y.

“…Recommendations to address this problem are (i) creation of awareness among policy makers, who are currently unaware of the milk safety problem, and development of potential interventions to address the problem, (ii) testing for the residues at milk collection centers, and (iii) further investigation of milk production practices used by the predominantly smallholder producers and market agents. …”
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Attitudes and actions of participants in multi-stakeholder processes and platforms por Varma, Samyuktha, Evans, Alexandra E.V., Silva Wells, C.da, Jinapala, K.

“…The paper indicates that the obvious merit of MSPs is in providing spaces for information sharing and awareness-raising. In time, MSPs can evolve to bring about changes in stakeholders' attitudes and actions but in many cases they are established around short-term projects, which limits their potential for (institutional) change. …”
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A decade of the Maharashtra groundwater legislation: analysis of the implementation process por Phansalkar, Sanjiv J., Kher, Vivek

“…We find that in the most acutely water scarce area of Vidarbha in Maharashtra, there is wide, though imprecise awareness about the provisions of the Act. There is also a near complete absence of social support for the legislation. …”
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Quantitative microbial risk assessment related to urban wastewater and lagoon water reuse in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire por Yapo, R., Koné, B., Bonfoh, Bassirou, Cissé, G., Zinsstag, Jakob, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…These results suggest the need for wastewater treatment plants, raising awareness in the population in contact with urban wastewater and lagoon water. …”
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Addressing food scarcity in marginalized mountain environments: A participatory seed management initiative with women and men in Eastern Nepal por Gurung, Barun, Gurung, Pabitra

“…The outcomes of the initiative were the development of a seed bank and plans for more advanced technical training to enhance local breeding practices, with an awareness of the gendered aspects of crop selection.…”
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Selection of appropriate calculators for landscape-scale greenhouse gas assessment for agriculture and forestry por Columb V, Touchemoulin O, Bockel, Louis, Chotte, Jean-Luc, Martin S, Tinlot M, Bernoux, Martial

“…The classification proposed is based on the main aim of the assessment: raising awareness, reporting, project evaluation or product assessment. …”
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Identifying the impediments and enablers of ecohealth for a case study on health and environmental sanitation in Hà Nam, Vietnam por Vi Nguyen, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham Duc, Stephen, C., McEwen, S.A.

“…The themes relating to enablers—awareness and understanding, capacity development, and interactions—facilitated usage of the research results. …”
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Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis por Birol, Ekin, Meenakshi, J.V., Oparinde, Adewale, Pérez, Salomón, Tomlins, Keith I.

“…The results of these studies are expected to aid in the development of biofortified crops that consumers like, as well as in the development of appropriate marketing and consumer awareness or information campaigns to encourage the switch in consumption from traditional staples to biofortified ones.…”
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Towards understanding the diversity of banana bunchy top virus in the Great Lakes region of Africa por Niyongere, C., Lepoint, P.C.E., Losenge, T., Blomme, Guy, Ateka, E.M.

“…The similar banana cultivars and BBTV isolates across the GLRA implied that the disease may have mainly spread through exchange of planting material (suckers) between farmers. Thus, farmers' awareness and quarantine measures should be implemented to reduce BBTV spread in the GLRA.…”
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Optimizing the use of breed types in developing country livestock production systems: A neglected research area por Marshall, Karen

“…The purpose of this study is to raise awareness of this issue and suggests strategic research areas to begin filling these knowledge gaps. …”
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Consumer perceptions of fruit and vegetable quality: certification and other options for safeguarding public health in West Africa por Keraita, Bernard N., Drechsel, Pay

“…To safeguard public health, alternative measures are needed to support consumers’ risk awareness and decision making. The review looked at common and less-common options to trigger and support behavioral change, including safety labeling (certification), corporate social responsibility models, incentive systems and social marketing of safe practices, to address potential food safety risks from farming in urban and peri-urban areas. …”
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Assessing farmers’ perception for resilience of socio-ecological production landscapes in central and eastern Kenya por Morimoto, Y., Maundu, P., Mijatović, Dunja, Bergamini, N., Eyzaguirre, Pablo B.

“…The process of using SEPLS indicators was confirmed valuable in: 1) identifying local perceptions of threats in landscape resilience, the perception differences in various community landscapes, major causes of threats and community efforts toward mitigation, 2) improving awareness through stimulating discussions with participants, and 3) providing a perspective on future directions and encouraging local innovations and potential interventions in response to negative trends. …”
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Assessing water resource use in livestock production: A review of methods por Ran, Ylva, Lannerstad, Mats, Herrero, Mario, Middelaar, Corina E.M. van, Boer, Imke J.M. de

“…The water productivity approach has been used to assess benefits derived from consumptive water use in livestock production; the water footprint approach has raised awareness of the large amounts of water required for livestock production; and life cycle assessments highlight the important connection between water resource use and local impacts. …”
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Local, reliable and timely agro-climatic information: a requirement of Colombian farmers por Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina, Álvarez Toro, Patricia, Pérez Marulanda, Lisset, Gartner Vargas, C.

“…Awareness of climatic information relevant for future decisions through climatic forecasts is not enough to support farmer’s decision-making. …”
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Adoption of striga (striga hermonthica) management technologies in northern Nigeria por Hassan, M.B., Baiyegunhi, L.J., Ortmann, G.F., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…The results show that the estimated coefficients of exogenous income and proximity to extension office are negatively significant (P < 0.05), while higher total farm income, polygamous households, past participation in on-farm trials, awareness of the technology, contact with extension agents and access to cash remittances are positive and significant (P < 0.01), and are the most significant factors likely to influence ISMA technologies adoption. …”
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Market building for postharvest technology through largescale extension efforts por Baributsa, D., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Lowenberg-Deboer, J., Dabiré, C., Moussa, B., Coulibaly, O., Baoua, I.

“…Several research and development organizations assisted in awareness building activities todevelop the market and increase access. …”
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