Resultados de búsqueda - "developing world"

Enhancement of capacity in applied biometry in East and southern Africa por Rowlands, G.J.

“…It was on this basis that the workshop was planned, realising that not only do national scientists and statisticians (biometricians) need training in applied biometrics but they also need to be exposed to the range of problems and complexity of agricultural study design necessary for the developing world. Few courses in applied biometrics exist in universities in East and southern Africa. …”
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Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries por Ehui, Simeon K., Shapiro, Barry I.

“…The focus is on Africa, because this region, while not being unique in facing the problems of the developing world, provides the greatest challenges to the global agricultural Development community. …”
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GenStat discovery edition 2 por Buysse, W.

“…GenStat Discovery Edition is a free version of GenStat developed by VSN International for use by not-for-profit research organisations, charities and educational institutes based in the developing world. The first edition, released in October 2003, was distributed throughout Africa by the ICRAF-ILRI Research Methods Group (a merger of the former ICRAF Research Support Unit and the ILRI biometrics unit) with support of the Capacity Strenghtening in Research Methods project of VVOB (Flemish Association for Development Cooperation and Technical Assistance). …”
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Snap bean consumption in less developed countries por Janssen, W.

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Quality and safety of small scale beef products in East and Central Africa. por Kurwijila, Lusato R., Birungi, Rosemirta, Makokha, S., Musahara, H., Otika, L., Adissu, A., Omore, Amos O.

“…It suggests similar increases throughout the developing world. In Eastern and Central Africa (ECA), the growing demand for quality meat products is driving opportunities for value addition. …”
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Prospects for scaling up the contribution of index insurance to smallholder adaptation to climate risk por Hansen, James, Rose, Alison, Hellin, Jonathan

“…Climate change is expected to increase the risk from extreme climate events, such as drought, flooding and heat waves, in much of the developing world (IPCC 2012, 2014). Extreme events erode farmers’ livelihoods through loss of productive assets, while the uncertainty associated with climate variability is a disincentive to investing in agricultural innovation. …”
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Learning from each other: Latin America and Senegal exchange innovative climate approaches for smallholder farmers por Howland, Fanny C., Bonilla Findji, Osana, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Peterson, Caitlin

“…Smallholder farmers in the developing world are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate fluctuations and weather extremes. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus—A foodborne pathogen: Epidemiology, detection, characterization, prevention, and control: An overview por Grace, Delia, Fetsch, A.

“…This chapter aims to provide a brief introduction of the versatile bacterial organism S. aureus, with special focus on its role as foodborne pathogen both, from the perspective of the industrialized and the developing world. Moreover, this chapter briefly outlines the content of the whole book.…”
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The new potato. Breeders seek a breakthrough to help farmers facing an uncertain future por Stokstad, E.

“…Potato is the important food crop after wheat and rice, and its nutritious tubers are becoming increasingly popular in the developing world. Keeping up with the demand means adapting the potato to thrive in various soils and climates. …”
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Willingness to pay for biological diversity conservation in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea por Ezebilo, Eugene Ejike

“…In recent years, economic hardship and rapid population growth have eroded living standards for millions of people in the developing world. To survive, many people have taken steps that are devastating the environment. …”

Reviving Global Poverty Reduction: What Role for Genetically Modified Plants? por Lipton, Michael

“…Lipton described the slow-down in progress against poverty in the developing world since the mid 1980s, and the changing agricultural research climate in which the private sector was preeminent and the most promising new technologies for raising yield potentials were the intellectual property of private firms. …”
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To reach the poor: Results from the ISNAR-IFPRI Next Harvest study on genetically modified crops, public research, and policy implications por Atanassov, Atanas, Bahieldin, Ahmed, Brink, Johan, Burachik, Moisés, Cohen, Joel I., Dhawan, Vibha, Ebora, Reynaldo V., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Herrera-Estrella, Luis, Komen, John, Chon Low, Fee, Omaliko, Emeka, Odhiambo, Benjamin, Quemada, Hector, Peng, Yufa, Sampaio, Idah Sithole-Niang, Maria Jose, Sittenfeld, Ana, Smale, Melinda, Sithole-Niang, Idah, Sutrisno, Valyasevi, Ruud, Zafar, Yusuf, Zambrano, Patricia

“…“Will policies and research institutions in the developing world stimulate the safe use of publicly funded GM food crops?” …”
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Beyond the hype: Mobile phones and the web to improve agricultural value chains por Mundy, Paul, Addom, Benjamin K., Bheenick, Krishan

“…Mobile phones are already surprisingly common in many parts of the developing world, and they, and the network of cables and transmitter masts that are needed to carry all that data, are spreading fast. …”
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Looking beyond loss and damage: Reframing insurance to promote adaptation and resilience por Kramer, Berber, Hellin, Jonathan, Hansen, James, Rose, Alison, Braun, Mélody

“…In much of the developing world, climate change is expected to increase the risk from extreme weather events, and scaling insurance is vital to enhance agricultural risk management and adaptation among the rural poor. …”
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Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing por Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Sehgal, Vinay K, Aggarwal, Pramod K.

“…Local-scale crop yield datasets are not readily available in most of the developing world. Local-scale crop yield datasets are of great use for risk transfer and risk management in agriculture. …”
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The Boma: Changing climate, changing cattle farming - Part 2 por International Livestock Research Institute

“…And they warn that as developed countries vilify livestock as a major producer of greenhouse gases, this could prevent crucial investments in livestock in the developing world. Investing in livestock in sub-Saharan Africa could help mitigate emissions, help poor farmers earn a livelihood and produce more food. …”
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Financing Agricultural Research: A Sourcebook por Tabor, Steven R., Janssen, Willem G., Bruneau, Hilarion

“…They examine key policy options available in today's competitive financing environment, review strategies for improving resource mobilization, look at financial management practices in public research institutes, and review public agricultural research finance in the developing world.…”
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An International Initiative in Biotechnology: Priorities, Values, and Implementation of an A.I.D. Project por Cohen, Joel I.

“…Based on recommendations contained in a National Research Council (NRC) report, the Agency for International Development (A.I.D.), in collaboration with the International Agricultural Research Centers (lARCs) and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS), prioritized biotechnology research relevant to agricultural problems of the developing world and identified those suitable for mutually beneficial research. …”
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Synergies and trade-offs between agricultural export promotion and food security: Evidence from African economies por Aragie, Emerta A., Balié, Jean, Morales, C., Pauw, Karl

“…Several countries across the developing world have designed and implemented agricultural export incentives. …”
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Structural change, fundamentals, and growth: A framework and case studies por McMillan, Margaret S., Rodrik, Dani, Sepúlveda, Claudia

“…The “fundamentals challenge” faced by policy makers in the developing world is about how best to develop broad capabilities such as human capital and infrastructure. …”
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