Search Results - "developing countries"

The application of digital-genomic tools to improve productivity and profitability in smallholder dairy systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Mrode, Raphael A., Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C., Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher, Ojango, Julie M.K., Okeyo Mwai, Ally

“…Previous efforts to address this limitation often relied on methods from well-established dairy systems in developed countries which frequently failed to adapt effectively. …”
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Systematic Review Approach to identifying key trends in adaptation governance at the supranational level by Bizikova, L., Echeverría, D., Hammill, A

“…In terms of the identified trends, there was a strong focus on developed countries and research led by teams from these countries; the governance systems aimed to prepare for a range of climate change impacts; and finally, there was limited interest in exploring the role of regional agencies in adaptation governance. …”
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Marketing Healthy Food in an African City: Consumer Motivations for Adopting Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Maputo, Mozambique by Brouwer, R.

“…This first attempt to understand the marketing of healthy food in Mozambique exposes many similarities between the urban consumers in Maputo and those in developed countries. The results indicate that future marketing should exploit informal channels such as vendors and emphasize its nutritious value for all consumers instead of focusing on mothers and young children.…”
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Validity of rapid estimates of household wealth and income for health surveys in rural Africa by Morris, Saul Sutkover, Carletto, Calogero, Hoddinott, John F., Christiaensen, Luc

“…Total household expenditure is an accepted alternative to household income in developing country settings. CONCLUSIONS -- It is feasible to approximate both household wealth and expenditures in rural African settings without dramatically lengthening questionnaires that have a primary focus on health outcomes." -- Online Abstract…”
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Policies to promote environmentally sustainable fertilizer use and supply to 2020 by Bumb, Balu L., Baanante, Carlos A.

“…In the early 1990s, however, fertilizer became a target of criticism mainly because of heavy use in the developed countries, where it was suspected of having an adverse impact on the environment through nitrate leaching, eutrophication, greenhouse gas emissions, and heavy metal uptakes by plants. …”
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What drives consumer demand for packaged rice? Evidence from South and Southeast Asia by Bairagi, Subir, Gustafson, Christopher R., Custodio, Marie Claire, Ynion, Jhoanne, Demont, Matty

“…The findings in this study can help policymakers learn from more advanced countries and rice sectors in South and Southeast Asia and develop country-specific strategies to foster modernization and inclusiveness of rice retail markets consistent with their sectors’ state of progress in retail transformation.…”
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Infrastructure for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in southern and eastern Africa by Zonabend König, Emelie, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Ojango, Julie M.K., Hoffmann, I., Moyo, Siboniso, Philipsson, J.

“…Shortage of skilled personnel is noted as the most serious constraint for development. Countries with least university training in animal breeding have least developed AnGR activities. …”
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Smallholder goat production and marketing: A gendered baseline study from Inhassoro District Mozambique by Boogaard, Birgit K., Waithanji, Elizabeth M., Poole, Elizabeth J., Cadilhon, Joseph J.

“…Despite the challenges of undertaking robust gender studies in a real-life developing country setting, this study provides a practical technical example of how one can implement gendered quantitative analyses in the context of the livelihoods framework.…”
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Research on livestock, livelihoods and innovation by Thorne, Peter J., Conroy, C.

“…However, it can often help to generate research outputs that are much more focused on the needs of end-users in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs). Many of the issues related to applying participatory research to livestock constraints and opportunities are similar to those for other household enterprises. …”
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Regional mapping of groundwater resources in data-scarce regions: the case of Laos by Viossanges, Mathieu, Pavelic, Paul, Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Lacombe, Guillaume, Sotoukee, Touleelor

“…Laos is one of the world’s least developed countries, and currently witnesses an unprecedented level of development that is highly reliant on its natural resources, including groundwater. …”
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Role of Modelling in International Crop Research: Overview and Some Case Studies by Reynolds, Matthew P., Kropff, Martin, Crossa, José, Koo, Jawoo, Kruseman, Gideon K., Molero Milan, Anabel, Rutkoski, Jessica, Schulthess, Urs C., Balwinder-Singh, Poonia, S., Sonder, Kai, Tonnang, Henri E.Z., Vadez, Vincent

“…This paper briefly examines the history of crop modelling by international crop research centres of the CGIAR (formerly Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research but now known simply as CGIAR), whose primary focus is on less developed countries. Basic principles of crop modelling building up to a Genotype × Environment × Management × Socioeconomic (G × E × M × S) paradigm, are explained. …”
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Capacity challenges in water quality monitoring: understanding the role of human development by Kirschke, S., Avellan, T., Barlund, I., Bogardi, J.J., Carvalho, L., Chapman, D., Dickens, Chris W. S., Irvine, K., Lee, S., Mehner, T., Warner, S.

“…Monitoring data are, however, lacking in many countries, allegedly because of capacity challenges of less-developed countries. So far, however, the relationship between human development and capacity challenges for water quality monitoring have not been analysed systematically. …”
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It’s Showtime! Improving Agricultural Productivity through TV Programming and Improved Input Access by Robinson, Jonathan, Aggarwal, Shilpa, Kramer, Berber, Ceballos, Francisco

“…The show is similar to home makeover shows in developed countries, featuring visits by an expert who tours the farm, points out areas for improvement, and implements their advice, with segments dedicated to gender issues interspersed throughout the season. …”
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Price predictors in an extended hedonic regression framework: An application to wholesale cattle markets in Ethiopia by Bachewe, Fantu Nisrane, Headey, Derek D., Minten, Bart

“…Despite their importance, the functioning of livestock markets in lower-income countries is poorly understood and rarely studied compared to more developed countries. This study analyzes wholesale cattle markets in Ethiopia using a uniquely rich large-scale dataset covering both prices and cattle characteristics in 39 markets (in both highland and lowland areas) over a 10-year period, and hedonic regression models structured to understand both cattle price formation and seasonal and secular price dynamics. …”
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Assessing response fatigue in phone surveys: Experimental evidence on dietary diversity in Ethiopia by Abay, Kibrom A., Berhane, Guush, Hoddinott, John F., Tafere, Kibrom

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred interest in the use of remote data collection techniques, including phone surveys, in developing country contexts. This interest has sparked new methodological work focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of remote data collection, the use of incentives to increase response rates and how to address sample representativeness. …”
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The economic value of seasonal forecasts stochastic economywide analysis for East Africa by Rodrigues, Joao, Thurlow, James, Landman, Willem, Ringler, Claudia, Robertson, Richard D., Zhu, Tingju

“…Most studies that evaluate seasonal forecasts focus on developed countries and/or overlook agriculture’s economywide linkages. …”
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Expanding our conceptual and methodological understanding of the role of trees and forests in rural livelihoods by Luckert, M.K., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…The infancy of using applied economics tools in developing country settings is evident throughout this book. …”
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Expandiendo nuestro conocimiento conceptual y metodologico sobre el rol de arboles y bosques en la subsistencia rural by Luckert, M.K., Campbell, Bruce M.

“…The infancy of using applied economics tools in developing country settings is evident throughout this book. …”
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The inter-linkages between rapid growth in livestock production, climate change, and the impacts on water resources, land use, and deforestation by Thornton, Philip K., Herrero, Mario

“…Health and ethical considerations can also be expected to play an increasing role in modifying consumption patterns of livestock products, particularly in more developed countries. Livestock systems are heterogeneous, and a highly differentiated approach needs to be taken to assessing impacts and options, particularly as they affect the resource-poor and those vulnerable to global change. …”
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Agronomic and economic efficiency of manure and urea fertilizers use on vertisols in Ethiopian highlands by Erkossa, Teklu, Teklewold, H.

“…Soil fertility depletion is among the major impediments to sustained agricultural productivity especially in the less developed countries because of limited application of fertilizers. …”
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