Resultados de búsqueda - "awareness"

Strengthening urban producer organizations for innovative vegetable production and marketing in West African cities: experiences from Accra, Chana and Ibadan, Nigeria por Larbi, Theophilus Otchere, Cofie, Olufunke O., Amoah, Philip, Veenhuizen, René van

“…Recent development programmes have continued to raise awareness about this phenomenon, and local authorities have begun to understand the role UPA can play in improving urban food supply and reducing poverty. …”
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Implementing REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation): evidence on governance, evaluation and impacts from the REDD-ALERT project por Matthews RB, Noordwijk, Meine van, Lambin, E.F., Meyfroidt, Patrick, Gupta J, Verchot, Louis V., Hergoualc'h, Kristell, Veldkamp, E.

“…Nevertheless, REDD+ has raised global awareness of the world’s forests and the factors affecting them, and future developments should contribute to the emergence of new landscape-based approaches to protecting a wider range of ecosystem services.…”
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Risk factors for African swine fever in smallholder pig production systems in Uganda por Dione, Michel M., Akol, Joyce, Roesel, Kristina, Kungu, J., Ouma, Emily A., Wieland, Barbara, Pezo, Danilo A.

“…Given the current situation, there is a need to raise awareness among farmers and other value chain actors of biosecurity measures and create incentives for farmers to report ASF cases.…”
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Adoption of small ruminants’ fattening package in agropastoral areas, Mieso Wereda, Eastern Oromia por Tamrat, Z.

“…Future extension activities and agencies,promoting fattening package in agropastoral and pastoral areas, should focus on targeting agropastoralists with low perception on the availability of better breed, information and demonstration on the improved management practices, revision of credit supply criteria, making awareness and demonstration of the significant importance of small ruminants in the agropastoral and pastoral income and livelihoods contribution is important.…”
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Assessing impacts of pathogen-tested sweetpotato planting materials in Central Luzon, Philippines por Basilio, Carlos, Tablarin, Rizalina, Porciuncula, Fe, Dolores, Lolit

“…PR&D approaches intensify awareness of research and development institutions about “kulot” and the potential of CPM in solving it leading to their provision of resources and other support to its solution. …”
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Situation Analysis and Needs Assessment Report for My Loi village and Ha Tinh province, Viet Nam por Le VH, Duong, Minth Tuan, Simelton, Elisabeth, Ferrer, Alice J., Bui Tan Yen, Sebastian, Leocadio S.

“…While the main issues relating to natural resources were pollution (mining) and land degradation, there was little awareness of the potential impacts due to progressing climate variability and change. …”
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Occurrence of Aspergillus species and aflatoxin contamination in raw and roasted peanuts from formal and informal markets in Eldoret and Kericho towns, Kenya por Nyirahakizimana, H., Mwamburi, L., Wakhisi, J., Mutegi, C., Christie, M.E., Wagacha, M.

“…There is need to create awareness among peanut traders and con- sumers on proper handling of peanuts and health risks associated with consumption of unsafe peanut products.…”
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An initial characterization of aflatoxin B1 contamination of maize sold in the principal retail markets of Kigali, Rwanda por Nishimwe, Kizito, Wanjuki, I., Karangwa, C., Darnell, Ross, Harvey, Jagger J.W.

“…None of the vendors interviewed was aware of the risk of mycotoxin contamination in their maize-based flours and feed. …”
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Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia por Bekchanov, Maksud, Lamers, John P.A., Bhaduri, Anik, Lenzen, M., Tischbein, B.

“…However, it is argued that increasing water use efficiency through technological and economic transformation reforms necessitates the empowerment of water users, raising their awareness for, and providing the institutional and market infrastructure, which is in-line with IWRM principles as well.…”
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Opportunities for mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition into institutional food procurement programs in Brazil por Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Daniela, Hunter, D., Neves Soares Oliveira, Camila, Borelli, Teresa, Coradin, Lídio

“…In order to better mainstream biodiversity into PNAE and PAA, the BFN Project in Brazil is working to increase awareness on the importance and nutritional value of native biodiversity species. …”
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Risk factors, perceptions and practices associated with Taenia solium cysticercosis and its control in the smallholder pig production systems in Uganda: A cross-sectional survey por Kungu, Joseph M., Dione, Michel M., Ejobi, F., Ocaido, M., Grace, Delia

“…Therefore, there is need to employ strategies that raise awareness and interrupt transmission.…”
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Working conditions and public health risks in slaughterhouses in western Kenya por Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Glanville, William A. de, Thomas, Lian F., Kariuki, S., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Fèvre, Eric M.

“…Knowledge of zoonotic disease was low with only 31% (95% CI 29–33%) of workers aware that disease could be transmitted from animals. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge, use and preferences of parasitic weed management strategies in rain-fed rice production systems por Tippe, D.E., Rodenburg, J., Schut, Marc, Ast, A. van, Kayeke, J., Bastiaans, L.

“…This study assessed farmers’ awareness, use, preference and adoption criteria of parasitic weed management practices in rain-fed rice production environments in Tanzania. …”
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Agrobiodiversity conservation practices and gender consideration in Sinana District, southeastern Ethiopia por Asseffa, W.

“…So there is need to create opportunities for rural women to improve their level of participation and decision making in farming activities for conserving agricultural diversities through well organized and integrated awareness creation, experience sharing, promoting women’s work, identifying constraints and exposing women to different simple technologies.…”
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Adoption and impact of improved technologies in developing countries: the case of Imazapyrresistant maize in Western Kenya por Mignouna, Djana B.

“…Therefore, its adoption deserves attention from policy makers who should: (a) Initiate new awareness campaign, improve the seed supply chain in order to broaden its adoption and (b) provide significant positive public investment for technology transfer to improve its effectiveness and efficiency.…”
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The rise and fall of rabies in Japan: A quantitative history of rabies epidemics in Osaka Prefecture, 1914–1933 por Kurosawa, A., Tojinbara, K., Kadowaki, H., Hampson, Karen J., Yamada, A., Makita, K.

“…The relatively low incidence of human rabies, high ratio of post-exposure vaccines (PEP) and bite injuries by rabid dogs (minimum 6.2 to maximum 73.6, between 1924 and 1928), and a decline in the proportion of bite victims that developed hydrophobia over time (slope = -0.29, se = 3, p < 0.001), indicated that increased awareness and use of PEP might have prevented disease. …”
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Baseline study for impact assessment of high quality insect resistant cowpea in West Africa por Coulibaly, O., Aitchedji, C.C., Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Mignouna, H., Lowenberg-Deboer, J.

“…Availability of Bt cowpea lines with resistance to Maruca will contribute significantly to: (1) increased production and incomes, (2) improved nutrition, (3) enhanced soil fertility, (4) increased storability, and (5) decreased pesticide use.The study initiated by AATF and executed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Purdue University aims to:1. elicit consumer preferences, acceptability, willingness to pay and adaptability of Bt cowpea to local conditions in west Africa 2. assess the competitiveness and potential market niches for Bt cowpea3. identify strategies for capacity building of west African seed organisations for Bt cowpea 4. assess the ex-ante economic impact of Bt cowpea at farm, country and region levels.Preliminary results show that: 1. information exchange and awareness are important for the adoption and large diffusion of Bt cowpea2. there is a high willingness to pay for Bt cowpea seed by farmers 3. given the potential of reducing health hazards by lowering the use of toxic synthetic pesticides, both farmers and consumers are willing to pay a premium price for Bt cowpea as an alternative to harmful cotton pesticides. …”
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Geographical and temporal patterns of rabies post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) incidence in humans in the Mekong River Delta and Southeast Central Coast regions in Vietnam from 2005... por Hu Suk Lee, Vu Dinh Thiem, Dang Duc Anh, Tran Nhu Duong, Mihye Lee, Grace, Delia, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…Such information may also be utilized to raise public awareness to prevent rabies exposures and reduce unnecessary PEP.…”
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Uncovering the economic value of natural enemies and true costs of chemical insecticides to cotton farmers in China por Huang, Jikun, Zhou, Ke, Zhang, Wei, Deng, Xiangzheng, Werf, Wopke van der, Lu, Yanhui, Wu, Kongming, Rosegrant, Mark W.

“…Raising knowledge and awareness on the costs and value of biological pest control versus insecticides among farmers and policy makers and having effective extension service are priorities toward achieving a more ecologically-based approach to crop protection on smallholder farms.…”
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Assessing the Claims of Participatory Measurement, Reporting and Verification (PMRV) in Achieving REDD+ Outcomes: A Systematic Review por Hawthorne, S.D., Boissiere, M., Felker, M.E., Atmadja, S.

“…Claims that PMRV supports REDD+ social outcomes that affect local communities directly, such as increased environmental awareness and equity in benefit sharing, were supported with less empirical evidence than REDD+ technical outcomes. …”
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