Search Results - "developing countries"

Testing alternative methods of varietal identification using DNA fingerprinting: results of pilot studies in Ghana and Zambia by Maredia, Mywish K., Reyes, B.A., Manu-Aduening, J.A., Dankyi, Ansong A., Hamazakaza, P., Muimui, Kennedy K., Rabbi, Ismail Y., Kulakow, Peter A., Parkes, Elizabeth Y., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Katungi, E., Raatz, Bodo

“…Results also point to potential challenges of these alternative methods of varietal identification, including DNA fingerprinting in a developing country setting. The implications of these results on future adoption and impact studies are discussed.…”
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Risk factors for shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-associated human diseases by Rivas, Marta, Chinen, Isabel, Miliwebsky, Elizabeth, Masana, Marcelo Oscar

“…The analysis of STEC surveillance data and trends shows differences in frequency and severity of the illnesses across countries, whereas the economic and social costs for the affected families, the community, and the health system are better estimated in developed countries. The occurrence of STEC infections is determined by the interaction of the pathogen, the reservoirs, and the biological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of the host. …”
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Phenotyping Local Eggplant Varieties: Commitment to Biodiversity and Nutritional Quality Preservation by Martínez-Ispizua, Eva, Calatayud, Ángeles, Marsal, José I., Mateos-Fernández, Rubén, Díez, María José, Soler, Salvador, Valcárcel, José Vicente, Martínez-Cuenca, Mary-Rus

“…Given the little variability among commercialised eggplants mainly in developed countries, exploring, and structuring of traditional varieties germplasm collections have become a key element for extending ecotypes and promoting biodiversity preservation and consumption. …”
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Sustainable intensification of beef production in Colombia—Chances for product differentiation and price premiums by Charry, Andrés, Narjes, Manuel Ernesto, Enciso, Karen, Peters, Michael, Burkart, Stefan

“…These findings support some of the current climate change mitigation strategies in the national cattle industry while highlighting relevant opportunities and trade-offs in the context of a developing country.…”
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Biofortification of common bean for higher iron concentration by Beebe, Stephen E.

“…Changing dietary patterns in developed countries could increase iron deficiency and create demand for iron biofortified beans.…”
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Biofortification - A Sustainable Agricultural Strategy for Reducing Micronutrient Malnutrition in the Global South by Bouis, Howarth E., Welch, Ross M.

“…Minerals and vitamins in food staples eaten widely by the poor may be increased either through conventional plant breeding or through use of transgenic techniques, a process known as biofortification HarvestPlus seeks to develop and distribute cultivars of food staples (rice [Oryza sativa L.], wheat [Triticum aestivum L.], maize [Zea mays L.], cassava [Manihot esculenta Crantz], pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum Leeke], beans [Phaseolus vulgaris L.], sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas L.]) that are high in Fe, Zn, and provitamin A through an interdisciplinary global alliance of scientific institutions and implementing agencies in developing and developed countries. Biofortified crops offer a rural‐based intervention that, by design, initially reaches these more remote populations, which comprise a majority of the undernourished in many countries, and then penetrates to urban populations as production surpluses are marketed. …”
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Diseases of Sweetpotato by Ogero, K., Vlugt, R. van der.

“…Sweetpotato is the sixth most important food crop globally. Whereas in developed countries like Canada, Europe, and the United States, it is considered a vegetable, it is a major staple food crop in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Forest certification: a policy perspective by Elliott, C.

“…The ACF is an actor-based framework for analysing policy processes and has not previously been applied in a developing country. Actors in the three countries took different approaches to certification. …”
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Cost-effective methods for accurate determination of sea level rise vulnerability: a Solomon Islands example by Albert, S., Abernethy, K.A., Gibbes B, Grinham A, Tooler N, Aswani S

“…With the refinement and downscaling of global climate models and increasing availability of airborne-lidar-based inundation models, it is possible to predict and quantify these threats with reasonable accuracy where such information is available. For less developed countries, especially small island states, access to high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) derived from lidar is limited. …”
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ILRI annual report 2007: markets that work - making a living from livestock by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Topics of discussion in chapter 3, Southern Africa, include ILRI in Southern Africa: the context and priorities for engagement; reducing the vulnerability of livestock peoples of southern Africa: saving lives and livelihoods; coping strategies and endgames; commercializing livestock markets in drought-prone southern Africa; livestock-based adaptations to climate change; early detection, response and surveillance for avian influenza in Africa; and foot-and-mouth disease global 'roadmap' launched to help developing-country farmers. This year’s annual report is presented primarily in web rather than printed format for greater cost-effectiveness and ease of use.…”
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An assessment of chemical and biological product use in aquaculture in Bangladesh by Ali, H., Rico, A., Murshed-e-Jahan, K., Belton, Ben

“…However, despite this finding, the study identified a large number of compounds that are currently in use, and that require further regulation and evaluation regarding their potential environmental and human health impacts, as already done in most developed countries.…”
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Market and other factors affecting farm specific production efficiency in pig production in Vietnam by Jabbar, M.A., Akter, S.

“…In developing country production environment, farm production efficiency is often measured in terms of on-farm resources and producer characteristics. …”
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CGIAR Eleventh Meeting, International Centers Week, Washington, D.C., July 29-30, 1976: Informal Summary of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…He pointed to the value of centers working with research institutions in developed countries.Dr. Joel Bernstein presented the conclusions of a National Academy of Sciences study on the contribution US science and technology could make to world food production and relieving malnutrition. …”
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CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, Paris, May 25-27, 1983: Main Conclusions Reached and Decisions Taken by CGIAR Secretariat

“…Bommer asked for contributions to support participation of developing country representatives in the CGIAR. He also confirmed that a recent reorganization at the FAO did not alter the commitment that the TAC Secretariat would report to the CGIAR through the Chairman of TAC.Annex: list of participants.…”
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CGIAR Tenth Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 30-31, 1975: Informal Summary of Proceedings by CGIAR Secretariat

“…He also introduced the subject of relations between developed country research institutes and CGIAR centers, proposed for full discussion at ICW in July. …”
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Potato breeding by Bonierbale, Merideth W., Amoros, W., Salas, E., Jong, W. de

“…Major populations under improvement at the International Potato Center along with breeding objectives and trait levels selected are described in terms of the agroecologies or uses they address in developing country national programs; these are contrasted with a discussion of the Cornell University program that is oriented to the northeastern US. …”
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The potato and its contribution to the human diet and health by Burgos, G., Felde, T. zum, André, C.M., Kubow, S.

“…Vitamins C and B6 are significantly reduced after cooking while carotenoids and anthocyanins show high recoveries after cooking due to an improved release of these antioxidants. In many developed countries potatoes are consumed as a vegetable with intakes that vary from 50 to 150 g per day for adults. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance analysis of non-typhoidal Salmonella in porcine from northern Vietnam by Clark, E.

“…(NTS) causing Salmonellosis remains a significant health burden in both developing and developed countries. Due to overcrowded hospitals and a lack of adequate diagnostic testing, Vietnam is a hotspot for drug resistance. …”
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How profitable climate smart agricultural practices are? Voice of farmers from rice-wheat ecologies by Rai, Munmun, Chand, Prem, Kalvaniya, Kailash C., Jat, Hanuman Sahay, Agarwal, Tripati, Sharma, Parbodh Chander, Jat, Mangi Lal

“…However, farmers in developing country seldom maintain written records of farm operations. …”
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The challenges of aligning aggregation schemes with equitable fruit and vegetable delivery: Lessons from Bihar, India by Cooper, G.S., Rich, Karl M., Shankara, B., Rana, V.

“…However, whether aggregation schemes also have positive food security dimensions for consumers dependent on peri-urban and local markets in developing country contexts is currently unknown. This paper aims to narrow this knowledge gap by exploring the actors, governance structures and physical infrastructures of the horticultural value chain of Bihar, India, to identify barriers to using aggregation to improve the distribution of fruits and vegetables to more local market environments.This study uses mixed methods. …”
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