Resultados de búsqueda - "being"

Comparative feedlot performance of Washera and Horro sheep fed different roughage to concentrate ratio por Gizachew, A.

“…Average daily body weight gain (ADG) were significantly impacted only by diet (P < 0.05), and ADG (37, 46, 54 (SEM = 4.0)) was greater (P < 0.05) for H than L with value for M being similar to L and H. Effect of genotype and diet x genotype interaction failed to be significant (P > 0.05) in all the main carcass parameters measured. …”
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Will the specialization or involution thesis hold for smallholder mixed farming systems of harar highlands?: rethinking research direction and intervention options for sustainable... por Kassa, H., Assefa, M.

“…Then a formal survey was administered on 225 households randomly selected from the three districts and belonging to three well-being categories (poor, medium, and well-to-do). …”
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Soil and water conservation technologies: A buffer against production risk in the face of climate change? Insights from the Nile basin in Ethiopia por Kato, Edward, Ringler, Claudia, Yesuf, Mahmud, Bryan, Elizabeth

“…Regionally, in the low-rainfall areas we find significant spatial heterogeneity, with soil bunds being risk reducing in Oromiya and Amhara, and stone bunds, grass strips, and waterways being risk reducing in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region. …”
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The livestock-climate-poverty nexus: A discussion paper on ILRI research in relation to climate change por Thornton, Philip K., Steeg, Jeannette van de, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Herrero, Mario

“…Little is known about the interactions of climate and increasing climate variability with other drivers of change in livestock systems and in broader development trends. Evidence is being assembled that the temporal and spatial heterogeneity of household responses may be very large. …”
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Workshop on climate-smart agriculture in Asia: research and development priorities

“…Several options were identified and are being implemented to build climate-smart agriculture but there are still considerable technology and knowledge gaps and much more scope for partnering and policy reform. …”
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Analysis of trends in extreme flood events and mitigation strategies in SOUTHEAST ASIA. [Abstract only]. por Amarnath, Giriraj, Pavelic, Paul, Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…The nature of those investments and the associated cost-benefits are being revealed. Secondly, a new approach is being developed for flood monitoring from time-series MODIS data acquired from 2000 to 2012. …”
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The implication of research methods on agricultural policy development: A case study of South African land redistribution por Olubode-Awosola, O. O., Schalkwyk, H.D. van

“…The ineffectiveness of policy advice in most African countries could be attributed to problem of scientists not being able to present a holistic solution to policy problems. …”
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Poblaciones nativas de nematodos entomopatógenos (Rhabditida) en cuatro departamentos de Colombia por Melo Molina, E.L., Ortega Ojeda, CA, Susurluk, A, Gaigl, A, Bellotti, Anthony C.

“…Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) of the groups Heterorhabditidae and Steinernematidae are used as potential control agents of soil pests, being found in many habitats worldwide according to studies of their distribution. …”
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Collective action and on-farm benefits of pesticide substitution: Case study on potato pest management practices in the Peruvian Highlands por Miethbauer, Thomas

“…The respective material (manual for farmers and field extensionists) is being developed and tested. Farmers’ coordination for collective action is being promoted by showing the individual benefits. …”
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Género, estado civil y la acumulación de activos en el Ecuador: una mirada a la violencia patrimonial por Deere, Carmen Diana, Contreras, J., Twyman, Jennifer

“…Nonetheless, there are major differences in the average value of wealth attained depending on a person’s marital status (being much higher among those who are married in comparison to living in a consensual union) and in the size of the gender wealth gap (being greatest among those who are married, widowed or separated).Drawing upon the results of our qualitative field work in three provinces, we illustrate how these gender wealth gaps by marital status may be the result of patrimonial violence. …”
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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.

“…Smallholder pig production in Uganda is constrained by poor management and high disease burden, with African swine fever (ASF) being one of the most important contributors. However, data to develop appropriate evidence-based disease mitigating interventions along the pig value chain are lacking. …”
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Biosecurity practices in small-scale pig farms in Hung Yen and Nghe An, Vietnam por Vu Thi Thu Tra, Pham Hong Ngan, Duong Van Nhiem, Ngo Minh Ha, Unger, Fred

“…Pre-weaning piglets were usually not provided with litter (88.9%) and/or heat sources (74.1%), the latter being a particular constraint during the cold season. …”
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Sustainable intensification of agriculture with sustainable irrigated agroecosystem services por Makin, Ian W., Manthrithilake, Herath

“…Yet, the expansion of irrigated areas has slowed, rates of productivity improvement are slowing, and water availability for irrigation is being constrained by alternate demands for water. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection among raw pork handlers in Kamuli district, Eastern Uganda por Musewa, A.

“…Alcohol consumption, working in the abattoir and being male increased the risk of acquiring the infection. …”
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Making climate finance work in agriculture por Sadler, Marc Peter, Millan Arredondo, Alberto, Swann, Stacy A., Vasileiou, Ioannis, Baedeker, Tobias, Parizat, Roy, Germer, Leah Arabella, Mikulcak, Friederike

“…Hence, the paper explores a relatively new field and proposes innovative interventions that either are being tested or could be tested to increase the leverage of private capital and strengthen the links between financial institutions on the one hand and smallholder farmers and SMEs on the other. …”
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Adoption of PICS bags in Northern Nigeria: a case study of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States por Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ayedun, B., Musa, S.A., Lowenberg-Deboer, J., Baributsa, D., Yakubu, S.A., Idris, A.A.

“…Based on probit regression results, key factors influencing adoption of PICS bags were found to include: being from a demonstration village (P = 5%), attendance of village demonstration (P = 1%), and other information variables such as being a member of an association (P = 1%), having access to radio messages (P = 1%), and cowpea production (P = 1%). …”
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Distilling the role of ecosystem services in the Sustainable Development Goals por Wood, S.L.R., Jones, S.K., Johnson, J.A., Brauman, Kate A., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Fremier, Alexander K., Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Gordon, L.J., Kappel, K.V., Mandle, L., Mulligan, M., O'Farrell, P., Smith, W.K., Willemen, L., Zhang, Wei, DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.

“…Achieving well-being for all, while protecting the environment, is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time, and a central idea in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: the freshwater health index por Vollmer, D., Shaad, K., Souter, N.J., Farrell, T., Dudgeon, D., Sullivan, C.A., Fauconnier, I., MacDonald, G.M., McCartney, Matthew P., Power, A.G., McNally, A., Andelman, Sandy J., Capon, T., Devineni, N., Apirumanekul, C., Nam Ng, C., Shaw, M.R., Wang, R.Y., Lai, C., Wang, Z., Regan, H.M.

“…While methods for characterizing the multi-faceted challenges of managing freshwater ecosystems abound, they tend to emphasize either social or ecological dimensions and fall short of being truly integrative. This paper suggests that management for sustainability of freshwater systems needs to consider the linkages between human water uses, freshwater ecosystems and governance. …”
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Potato production, marketing, and utilization in Meghalaya, India: Results of a value chain assessment. por Chulet, H., Anantharaman, M., Shanpru, E., Prain, Gordon

“…There is no post-harvest processing and formal quality control being done for Meghalaya potatoes, while proper storage and transportation options are limited, which affects potato prices. …”
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Envisioning REDD+ in a post-Paris era: between evolving expectations and current practice por Turnhout, Esther, Gupta, A.K., Weatherley-Singh, J., Vijge, M.J., Koning, J. de, Visseren-Hamakers, I.J., Herold, Martin, Lederer, M.

“…Some expectations, specifically relating to forest carbon financing, are not being adequately met, while others, notably the delivery of co‐benefits, hold out more promise. …”
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