Resultados de búsqueda - "being"

Trust, membership in groups, and household welfare: evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa por Haddad, Lawrence J., Maluccio, John A.

“…The research finds that (1) trust in local agents is an important determinant of membership in financial groups but not for membership in nonfinancial groups, (2) membership in both types of groups generates trust in nonlocal agents but not local agents, and (3) membership in financial and nonfinancial groups leads to higher well-being. The first two results suggest that financial groups serve a role in expanding the radius of trust, while the first and third results suggest a role for trust in improving well-being.…”
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Qui compte le plus? Evaluer le bien etre social dans la gestion durable des forets por Colfer, C.J.P., Prabhu, Ravi, Günter, M., McDougall, C., Porro, N.M., Porro, R.

“…Who counts most? Assessing human well being in sustainable forest management presents a tool, 'the Who Counts Matrix', for differentiating 'forest actors', or people whose well-being and forest management are intimately intertwined, from other stakeholders. …”
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Assessing wetland ecosystem services and poverty interlinkages: a general framework and case study por Kumar, R., Horwitz, P., Milton, G.R., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Buckton, S.T., Davidson, N.C., Pattnaik, A.K., Zavagli, M., Baker, C.

“…The case study maps changes in human well-being induced in the basin communities due to external vulnerability contexts, institutions and freedoms. …”
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Applied genomics in the improvement of crops grown in Africa por Crouch, J.H., Ortíz, R.

“…Similarly, applied plant genomics also improves the understanding of crop gene pools, which are being enlarged by including transgenes and “native” gene pools. …”
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Välbefinnande i stadsrummet por Fischer, Jenny

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Modified Relative Dose Response (MRDR) Survey | Ayo Balogun por International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

“…"This will give me the feeling of being a part of something big, fresh, and beneficial to humans and the community at large," he said.…”
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GrainSafe Dryer and hermetic rice storage system for South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia and Western Africa por CGIAR Research Program on Rice

“…The first commercial prototype is being piloted with national partners in 6 countries. …”
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Combining quantitative, qualitatif and participatory research methods in assessment of the prospects for community-based tsetse control in Busia District, Kenya por Kamara, D.W., Swallow, B.M., Echessah, P.N., Curry, J.J.

“…The prospects for community-based tsetse control is being assessed in Busia District. Kenya: an area in which both humans and livestock are at risk of contracting trypanosomiasis. …”
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Panel Sees Urgent Need to Harness "Biotechnology Revolution" to Help the Poor and Protect the Environment: Calls on CGIAR to Provide Public Research for all Humanity por CGIAR Secretariat

“…The products and processes being developed by this privately funded research were being patented in what Ismail Serageldin called a 'proprietary science regime.'…”
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Bhutan’s Forests through the Framework of Ecosystem Services: Rapid Assessment in Three Forest Types por Sears, R., Choden, K., Dorji, T., Dukpa, D., Phuntsho, S., Rai, P.B., Wangchuk, J., Baral, H.

“…Regulating services of forests were cited as crucial to several aspects of human well-being, but little empirical evidence was provided. …”
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Seed security in Badakshan, Afghanistan por Kermali, Iqbal

“…Simultaneously, efforts are being made to rehabilitate and improve the agricultural systems of these farming communities. …”
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Foresight analysis informs strategic decision making of countries, CGIAR and the donor community por CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…The PIM-led CGIAR foresight modeling team has provided valuable insights to assist decision makers and other decision makers in assessing the consequences of alternative policies and investments on human well-being. A recent external review highlights many cases of PIM foresight outputs being used in support of global, regional and national decisions.…”
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Orange-fleshed sweetpotato has become a common dish in SUSTAIN Kenya intervention sites por International Potato Center

“…This far, OFSP has moved in the target areas from being not utilized at all in most households to being consumed at least twice a week when the roots are in season. …”
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Molecular approaches to the identification of DNA markers for drug resistance in Trypanosoma congolense por Majiwa, Phelix A.O., Konde, V., Souza, M. de, Peregrine, A.S., Maina, M.

“…Unfortunately, the utility and efficacy of these drugs are being seriously undermined by the emergence and spread of drug resistant trypanosomes, instances of trypanosomes resistant to these drugs. …”
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Research in reproductive physiology of the indigenous goat in Uganda por Katongole, C.B.

“…Thirty percent (30%) of the cycles were short being of a duration of two weeks or less. Twenty three percent (23%) of the cycles were very long being of duration of two cycles or higher multiples. …”
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Development and scale-up of bioprotectants to keep staple foods safe from aflatoxin contamination in Africa por Bandyopadhyay, R., Ortega Beltran, A., Konlambigue, Matieyedou, Kaptoge, L., Falade, Titilayo D.O., Cotty, P.J.

“…Aflasafe products have been developed or are currently being developed in 20 African countries. Aflatoxin biocontrol is being scaled up for use in several African countries through a mix of public, private, and public-private interventions. …”
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Household Endowments and Poverty Reduction in Rural Nigeria: Evidence from Rice Farming Households por Awotide, B.A., Diagne, A., Awoyemi, T.T., Ojehomon, V.E.T.

“…This implies that as these variables increase the probability of being poor will decrease. The result of the marginal effects also revealed that an additional increase in the number of rooms will reduce the probability of being poor by 3%. …”
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Data for Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for Vegetable Technologies in Babati Tanzania, 2015 por World Vegetable Center

“…In East and Southern Africa, the project is being implemented in Tanzania and Malawi, and Zambia. …”
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Youth and Food Systems Transformation por Glover, Dominic, Sumberg, James

“…In this paper, we argue that youth is better understood relationally, as a transitional phase within the life course. While every human being depends on consuming food, their individual transition from childhood to adulthood involves—as a very stylized generalization—a significant enlargement of autonomy and independence, as well as an increased likelihood of being substantially and directly involved in the production, distribution, procurement and/or preparation of food, as well as its consumption. …”
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Imperfect competition and asymmetric welfare effects of global price and productivity shocks: a CGE model analysis for Senegal por Zidouemba, Patrice Relouende, Traoré, Fousseini, Odjo, Sunday Pierre

“…In contrast, agricultural productivity gains enhance well-being, with these benefits amplified by greater competition. …”
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