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Adaptación de nuevas líneas varietales de camote Ipomoea batatas L. (Lam), de alto rendimiento como alternativa de diversificación productiva a la remolacha azucarera en la Región...

“…En función de lo anterior se pretende realizar un piloto para seleccionar las mejores variedades de camote, especie considerada de alto valor como súper alimento, con el propósito de desarrollar comercialmente a aquellas que mejor se adapten a las condiciones agroclimáticas de la Región del Maule y al mismo tiempo le permitan a los agricultores obtener resultados económicos iguales o superiores al cultivo de remolacha azucarera y ofrecerles continuar con su encadenamiento productivo con la empresa mediante agricultura de contrato con precio fijo conocido antes de la plantación, dándoles apoyo a través de asistencia técnica especializada, transferencia tecnológica y financiamiento para capital de trabajo y compra de insumos a través de la filial Patagonia Fresh, ubicada en Molina, VII Región para la producción de pulpa de camote como base de alimentos infantiles y/o para el adulto mayor. …”
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Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka by Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Manthrithilake, Herath, Ranasinghe, Chathuranga, Rengaraj, Manooj, Gamagedara, Yasas, Barron, Jennie

“…Some farmers do not have groundwater wells and water pumps because they lack the necessary capital to make the initial investment. Smallholder farmers, in particular, are reluctant to risk their limited income on new technologies. …”
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Scaling land and water technologies in Tanzania: Opportunities, challenges and policy implications by Mwongera, Caroline, Odhiambo Ageyo, Collins, Kimani, Peter

“…Technological complexity of the technology (farmers prefer technology that are less complex and easier to use), preference for less labor intensive technology, required capital, land ownership (less adoption in new technology on hired/leased land), approach of introducing the technology (preference of participatory bottom up approach), and motivation and the involvement of farmers from conceptualization to implementation are factors that impact adoption of technologies between farmers. …”
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Impacts of landscape and household climate-smart water management practices in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Hagos, Fitsum, Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Admasu, W., Bitew, A.

“…Government and non-government organizations recognize the needs of women and marginalized social groups in designing and implementing landscape management initiatives by prioritizing their participation in initiatives to empower them economically (e.g., involving them in income-generating activities) and socially (e.g., building social capital). Despite efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in landscape management initiatives, women and marginalized social groups remain vulnerable and benefit less due to various factors, including social norms and limited institutional capacities. …”
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Multidimensional predictors of common mental disorders among Indian mothers of 6- to 24-month-old children living in disadvantaged rural villages with women’s self-help groups: A c... by Scott, Samuel P., Arrieta, Alejandra, Kumar, Neha, Menon, Purnima, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Practitioners and policymakers should aim to improve food security, economic wellbeing and social capital, such as that created through SHG membership, to improve maternal mental health. …”
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Estimating the economic costs of COVID-19 in Nigeria by Andam, Kwaw S., Edeh, Hyacinth O., Oboh, Victor, Pauw, Karl, Thurlow, James

“…Our analysis focuses on the five-week lockdown implemented by the federal government across the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja and Lagos and Ogun states from late March to early May 2020, the federal lockdown for Kano from mid-April, and the state-level lockdowns that were implemented from mid-April for around seven weeks in Akwa Ibom, Borno, Ekiti, Kwara, Osun, Rivers, and Taraba states. …”
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Globalization and the smallholders: a review of issues, approaches, and implications by Narayanan, Sudha, Gulati, Ashok

“…Particular areas identified as critical enabling factors are greater vertical coordination, removing credit constraints, reducing transactions costs, building social capital, greater role for public sector in providing infrastructure and facilitating institutions and also greater initiatives for international capacity building. …”
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Scaling climate information services and climate smart agriculture through bundled business models by Kagabo, Desire M., Byandaga, Livingstone, Gatsinzi, Patrick, Mvuyibwami, Patrick, Munyangeri, Yvonne U., Ntwari, Nasson, Ouedraogo, Mathieu

“…The quantitative analysis revealed that the type of a CIS-CSA model significantly determines its scalability— for example, a government-to-donor-to-business-to-consumer (G2D2B2C) CIS-CSA bundled business model would have 10 million USD more invested capital than a government-to-business-to-consumer (G2B2C) bundled business model type. …”
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Dairy value chain in Uganda: Situation analysis and prospects by Agaba, Morris, Mukasa, Christopher

“…Some producer organizations are venturing into processing of raw milk and are vehicles for acquisition of extension and technical services, appropriate inputs, high capital equipment and machinery. However, it is argued that cooperatives/producer organizations are not exploiting their full potential because they are weak and poorly governed. …”
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Livestock and Climate Change: Outlook for a more sustainable and equitable future by Thornton, Philip K., Wollenberg, Eva K., Cramer, Laura K.

“…The viability of options to adapt and increase adaptive capacity is highly dependent on local contexts that are often characterized by capital, land and labour constraints and limited accessibility and knowledge. …”
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Ghana gender strategy: Building equitable climate-resilient African bean and insect sectors by Acheampong, Patricia, Yeboah, Stephen, Fening Kennedy, Okwae, Asibuo, James, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ouya, Frederick, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Youth, on the other hand, face barriers in accessing agribusiness opportunities, capital, and agricultural extension services (Jayne et al., 2022). …”
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Institutional innovations for building impact-oriented agricultural research, knowledge and development institutions by Tenywa, M.M., Rao, K.P.C., Buruchara, Robin Arani, Kashaija, I., Majaliwa, J.D., Tukahirwa, J.M.B., Adekunle, A.A., Fatunbi, A.O., Mugabe, J., Wanjiku, C., Mutabazi, S., Pali, Pamela N., Mapatano, S., Lunze, Lubanga, Mugabo, J., Ngaboyisonga, C.M.

“…The body undertook the social enterprise of organizing farmers and traders, facilitating/brokering ARD organization linkages by using multi-media to build social capital to overcome emergent knowledge, credit, market, technology and resource degradation challenges under different policy regulatory systems.…”
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Installation des jeunes agriculteurs et pluriactivité au Costa Rica by Parquet, Mathilde, Le Coq, Jean-François

“…Territory characteristics, different capital endowment and the relationship to the former farm owner, who is often the father, can explain these different types of settlings. …”
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El rol clave de las instituciones.100 años de la Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Alto Valle by Nievas, Walter Ernesto

“…En el contexto propio de una actividad caracterizada por el uso intensivo de capital y tecnología y por las dificultades para la apropiación de la renta por parte de los productores, la hoy centenaria EEA Alto Valle nuevamente deberá poner en valor su rol como institución de referencia, para orientar junto a las otras instituciones políticas y económicas la transformación del curso de la actual crisis estructural, hacia un círculo virtuoso de desarrollo regional.…”
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Levante de novillas de leche.

“…Por otro lado los costos en el levante rápido son menores que en el levante lento, además de esta diferencia debe tenerse en cuenta el interés al capital invertido en cada animal, dando por este concepto otra ventaja al sistema de levante rápido, por el hecho de contar con un año menos en su proceso…”
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Evaluación del sistema de yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) intercalada con maíz (Zea maíz L.) y fríjol (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) en clima medio. by Flórez Ochoa, G.A., Muñoz Araque, R. de J., Arias Fandiño, F.J.

“…Los índices económicos de ingreso neto, rentabilidad media al capital y el índice equivalente de la tierra, indican que los diferentes sistemas de cúltivo múltiple basados en la yuca superan en eficiencia a los cultivos solos o limpios de las tres especies estudiadas…”
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Evaluación de impactos del desarrollo de cadenas de valor sobre la pobreza Estudios de caso basados en la herramienta 5 Capitales by Sheck, Ree, Donovan, Jason, Stoian, Dietmar

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Att vara undantaget : om invandrares företagande i de gröna näringarna by Nilsson, Martina

Samverkansplanering by Ydmark, Magnus

“…The main reasons for implementing a more inclusive planning system that I found in the theoretical work are: - Increased social and institutional capital. - Combination of professional and experience based knowledge…”
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Vem maler framtidens kulturspannmål? by Carlsson Wendin, Hannah

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