Resultados de búsqueda - "debate"

The history of African village chickens: An archaeological and molecular perspective por Mwacharo, Joram M., Bjornstad, G., Han Jianlin, Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…The history of the introduction and dispersal of village chickens across the African continent is a subject of intense debate and speculation among scholars. Here, we synthesize and summarise the current scientific genetic and nongenetic knowledge in relation to the history of the species on the continent. …”
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Assessing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for smallholder agricultural systems in Uganda por Bagamba, F., Bashaasha, B., Claessens, Lieven, Antle, John M.

“…The debate on whether climate change will impact on peoples’ livelihoods and, hence, the need to act is essentially over and has instead shifted to the development of strategies needed by different regions and countries to adapt to climate change effects. …”
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Out of water: from abundance to scarcity and how to solve the world's water problems por Chartres, Colin J., Varma, Samyuktha

“…This book will help raise the level of debate about water to the highest levels of government, and identify workable reforms and incentives to help water users utilize this crucial resource far more efficiently.…”
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Livestock-water productivity in the Nile Basin: Solutions for emerging challenges por Amede, Tilahun, Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Mapedza, Everisto D., Peden, Donald G., Breugel, P. van, Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Haileslassie, Amare

“…The competition for water between different uses and users is increasing, particularly in the Nile basin where about 90% of the production systems comprise livestock. There is an ongoing debate on how to increase water productivity in these crop-livestock systems. …”
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Hydrological and environmental issues of interbasin water transfers in India: a case of the Krishna River Basin por Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Gamage, M.S.D.Nilantha, Bharati, Luna

“…The research intends to: contribute to the effectiveness of water resources planning and management in India; emphasize the need for urgent improvement of access to hydrometeorological data in the country; and aim to stimulate further debate on water transfers.…”
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Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria por Chianu, Jonas N., Tsujii, H.

“…uential book ‘Women’s Role in Economic Development’ generated debate on gender and development in Africa. Based on a survey of 322 households in northern Nigeria, this paper evaluates gender differences in labor allocation to eight enterprises (crop production, livestock production, processing, fuelwood activities, food gathering, trading, non-farm activities and salaried job) using weighted arithmetic mean. …”
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Between interests and worldviews: the narrow path of the Mekong River Commission por Suhardiman, Diana, Giordano, Mark, Molle, Francois

“…We highlight the role of scientific assessment in shaping the Mekong hydropower debate, taking the strategic environmental assessment of the twelve planned mainstream dams as a case study. …”
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Investing in water management to improve productivity of rice-based farming systems in Cambodia por Johnston, Robyn M., de Silva, Sanjiv, Try, Thuon

“…We present some conclusions and unresolved questions here to promote a more broadly based debate around irrigation policy and investment in Cambodia. …”
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Tradeoffs and complementarities in the adoption of improved Seeds, fertilizer, and natural resource management technologies in Kenya por Wainaina P, Tongruksawattana, Songporne, Qaim M

“…While some consider natural resource management (NRM) technologies as most appropriate, others propagate input intensification with a stronger role of the private sector. In the public debate, the two strategies are often perceived as incompatible. …”
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Is taking gender into account for development and diffusion of agricultural innovations justified? The case of drought tolerant maize in Northern Benin por Baco, M.N., Affoukouk, T., Moumouni, I., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…This study was initiated to contribute to the debate on the relationship between gender and adoption of innovations. …”
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Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province por Wegerich, Kai, Soliev, I., Akramova, Indira

“…This article contributes to the international debate on benefit sharing in transboundary rivers. …”
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CIAT SOC APP por Sommer, Rolf, Koech, Nicholas, Godiah, David

“…There has been quite some debate about the scope for mitigating climate change by soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. …”
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Equity in REDD+: Varying logics in Tanzania por Rantala, S., Kontinen, T., Korhonen-Kurki, Kaisa, Mustalahti, I.

“…Whereas the concept has been extensively studied in the academic literature, references to equity in REDD + policy debates and documents are often vague, leaving room for various interpretations and modes of implementation. …”
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Is sustainable intensification possible? Evidence from Ethiopia por Mutyasira, Vine, Hoag, Dana, Pendell, Dustin L., Manning, Dale T.

“…The results contribute to the ongoing debate on sustainable intensification and help policy makers explore alternatives for managing different intensification and sustainability scenarios to achieve agricultural development goals.…”
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Development and deployment of transgenic plants: biosafety considerations por Sharma, K.K., Sharma, H.C., Seetharama, N., Ortíz, R.

“…However, biosafety concerns have been raised regarding the deployment and release of genetically engineered plants. This debate has divided the farming and consumer communities over acceptability of genetically modified foods. …”
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Sujetos sociales en la horticultura argentina : reflexiones en torno a su estudio

“…Este libro, resultado del proyecto de investigación “Sujetos sociales agrarios en procesos de transformación territorial” (2013-2018) del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, tiene como finalidad contribuir al fortalecimiento de un espacio de reflexión, debate multidisciplinar y construcción teórico-metodológica acerca de los actores de la producción hortícola.…”
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How does chocolate contribute to cardiovascular health? por Oyama, Tomoyo

“…The lipid profile may also be affected but is still a current topic of debate. The modes of action of the flavanols are summarised, but they are still hypotheses and the exact mechanisms are still unknown. …”
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Sustainability is good business for agriculture por Institute of Agricultural and Forest Management and Certification

“…This issue of Sustentabilidade em Debate brings together three studies that complement each other with the aim of answering the same question: can the adoption of good management practices for production, conservation of natural resources and working conditions be justified economically? …”
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Riskerar nya djurskyddsreglerna att svenska grisproducenter biter sig i svansen? por Appelberg, Emma

Långsiktig grönyteförvaltning i teori och praktik por Sunding, Anna

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