Resultados de búsqueda - "capitalism"

Resource integration for multiple benefits: Multifunctionality of integrated farming systems in Northeast Thailand por Tipraqsa, P., Craswell, E.T., Noble, A.D., Schmidt-Vogt, D.

“…Resource degradation in rice farming systems in Thailand endangers food security, but the systems may become more sustainable by combining them with aquaculture and livestock farm enterprises by capitalization of their synergies in resource use and re-use, i.e. by adopting integrated farming systems. …”
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Distress rentals and the land rental market as a safety net: contract choice evidence from Tigray, Ethiopia por Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria, Holden, S.T.

“…We tested econometrically whether contract choice may depend on poverty, capital constraints, production risk and random shocks. …”
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Interdependence in Farmer Technology Adoption Decisions in Smallholder Systems: Joint Estimation of Investments in Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Rural Tanzania por Kassie, Menale, Jaleta, Moti, Shiferaw, Bekele, Mmbando, F., Mekuria M

“…The analysis reveals that rainfall, insects and disease shocks, government effectiveness in provision of extension services, tenure status of plot, social capital, plot location and size, and household assets, all influence farmer investment in SAPs. …”
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Comparing the operations and challenges of pig butchers in rural and peri-urban settings of western Kenya por Levy, M.A., Dewey, Catherine E., Poljak, Z., Weersink, A., Mutua, Florence K.

“…Butchers were challenged by credit and capital constraints, seasonality, high pig prices and high search costs. …”
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Nagaland's pig sub-sector: Current status, constraints and opportunities por Deka, Ram Pratim, Thorpe, W.R.

“…To ensure consistency and comparable results, the same methodology was used in each of the district appraisals in Nagaland and in a similar study carried out in five districts of Assam and in Guwahati, Assam's capital. The report is divided into five main parts. …”
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Hydrological modeling of large river basins: how much is enough? por Johnston, Robyn M., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…Model setups and input data, as well as model results, should be published, to allow more coordinated approaches and capitalize on past modeling efforts. More focus is needed on reporting uncertainty, to allow more realistic assessment of the degree of confidence in using results for policy and management. …”
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Traditional sheep and Goat production in southern Cote d'Ivoire por Armbruster, T., Peters, Kurt J.

“…The economic analysis showed an annual return on capital investment of 27.8% in goat flocks and 27.2% in sheep flocks (labour cost of herding included).…”
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The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique: Contributions to food security and household risk mitigation por Boogaard, Birgit K., Moyo, Siboniso

“…Based on these findings, the paper discusses implications of the multi-functionality of goats for development projects, in which goats can function as financial saving and insurance, as contributors to food security, as contributors to social capital, and as commercial production commodities. …”
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Ex ante analysis of new bean technology in Southern Huila por Arcia, G, Sanders, J.H.

“…A technology proposed by the CIAT (new agronomic practices and storage) for beans is analyzed as compared to the adoption of a new coffee technology, taking into account credit, prices,and the rate of return on capital. It is concluded that improved agronomic practices alone do not affect income; however, in combination with the use of storage, economic incentives to adopt the technological package are produced. …”
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Territorio Sostenible Adaptado al Clima (TeSAC) Cauca, Colombia por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…El TeSAC Cauca se ubica en el noroccidente del municipio de Popayán, capital del departamento del Cauca. Las comunidades de estas veredas se han fortalecido y empoderado a través de la Asociación de Juntas de Acción Comunal (JAC) para buscar mecanismos que generen sostenibilidad y mejoren su calidad de vida, enfrentado retos como los impactos de la variabilidad y cambio climático, que generan disminución de la productividad y rendimiento en sus cultivos, problemas en el acceso al recurso hídrico, degradación de los suelos, entre otros. …”
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Sustainable financial solutions for the adoption of solar powered irrigation pumps in Nepal’s terai por Mukherji, Aditi, Chowdhury, Devjit Roy, Fishman, Ram, Lamichhane, Nabina, Khadgi, Vijay, Bajracharya, Sugat

“…However, the relatively high capital cost of SPIPs is the main impediment that prevents large scale adoption of SPIPs. …”
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Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Technical Exchange in Eastern Africa Workshop Report por Owusu, Aisha, Tesfamariam Tekeste, Yohana, Ambani, Maurine, Zebiak, Stephen E., Thomson, Madeleine C.

“…Twelve years later, organizations such as the IRI, CSRD, CCAFS, ICPAC, and UKMO have made enormous strides at increasing both climate information supply and demand through the implementation of climate data platforms and the organizing of capacity-building seminars. In order to capitalize on the presence of the many climate and sector experts from across the IGAD region, the organizations above held a joint event, the Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Technical Exchange workshop, in Zanzibar on August 23-25, 2017, immediately after the 47th Greater Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF47). …”
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Plantain (Musa spp.) cropping systems of Southern Cameroon por Hauser, S., Amougou, D.

“…Labor is mainly provided by household members, capital use islimited to specific operations such as tree felling, digging holes, planting andharvesting. …”
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Deciphering Corporate Governance and Environmental Commitments among Southeast Asian Transnationals: Uptake of Sustainability Certification por Roda, J.M., Kamaruddin, N., Tobias, R.P.

“…We found that ownership structures reflect differences in flexibility, control and transaction costs, but not in ethnicities. Capital and its control, ownership structure, and flexibility explain 97% of the environmental behavior. …”
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Early adoption of Arachis pintoi in the humid tropics: the case of dual-purpose livestock systems in Caqueta, Colombia por Rivas Ríos, Libardo, Holmann, Federico J.

“…Adopters tended to have larger farms and to have invested twice the capital than did non-adopters. The cost of seed for both grass and legume accounted for 40-52% of total establishment costs, making seed quality decisive in uaranteeing success. …”
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An analysis of technical assistance providers in Copanch'orti' Guatemala por LeBeaux, Victoria Samantha

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An analysis of technical assistance providers in Copanch'orti' Guatemala por LeBeaux, Victoria Samantha

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Tritrophic interaction between whiteflies, insect pathogenic fungi and host plant : biology of whitefly, Bemisia afer por Cavén, Ethel

“…The study was preformed at the International Potato Centre, CIP, in the capital of Peru, Lima on the west coast of South America and the Ecology Department, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden. …”

The role of social networks in supporting micro and small entrepreneurship in Malawi por Kumdana, James

“…Social networks are responsible for socialising young people to desire entrepreneurship by transferring the necessary skills, social capital and resources. Bank Nkhonde and church membership; are the social groups that develop social networks which are important in mentoring the youth for investments. …”
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Internationalization of the Swedish food industry: challenges and opportunities : the case of Lantmännen Cerealia por Azar, Goudarz

“…An increased flow of capital, labor and production factors across the boundaries, increased opportunities for off-shore production and outsourcing in manufacturing and even service sector are only a part of the "opportunities" that has been brought up by economic globalization. …”