Resultados de búsqueda - "developing world"

Poverty impacts of foot-and-mouth disease and the poverty reduction implications of its control por Perry, Brian D., Rich, Karl M.

“…In this paper, Brian Perry and Karl Rich summarise the differential impacts of FMD and its control, and link these findings with the growing understanding of how the control of this globally important disease may contribute to the processes of pro-poor growth in certain countries of the developing world.…”
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Gendered access and control of irrigation and its implications for meeting the MDGs in Zimbabwe AAG Conference, New York 24-28 February 2012 por Mapedza, Everisto D.

“…Gender is central in understanding irrigation systems within the developing world. The different roles and responsibilities that society ascribes to both men, women, children and the different age groups will impact on their ability to participate and benefit from irrigation investments. …”
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The role of regional scenarios in CCAFS cross-scale research, planning and action toward improved food security, environments and livelihoods por Thornton, Philip K., Vervoort, Joost M., Förch, Wiebke, Ericksen, Polly J., Kok, K., Ingram J, Herrero, Mario, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Research and action toward better food security, environmental health and rural livelihoods under climate change in the developing world must deal with interacting natural and human systems change processes across multiple dimensions (e.g. biophysical, economic, policy, temporal) and scales (e.g. local, regional, short-term variability, long-term change) in food systems and their contexts. …”
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The Comparative Turn in Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Governance Research por Purdon, Mark

“…Central to this working paper is the notion that the concepts and methods of comparative politics can shine light on political factors important for catalysing positive change on the governance climate change adaptation and food security in the developing world. I first introduce comparative politics, including discussion of epistemological and methodological issues, before reviewing three salient groups of political and economic factors identified by the comparative politics literature—institutions, ideas and interests—as well as highlighting the important relationship between international and domestic politics. …”
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Snap bean pests and diseases in Sumapaz, Colombia: their present status and implications por Velásquez, J.G., Prada, P., Henry, Guy

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Review of CCAFS Capacity Enhancement activities por Climate Futures

“…These activities are undertaken across much of the developing world, defined into the regions, East Africa, West Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and South Asia (and to a lesser extent the Middle East and North Africa, East Asia, Central Asia and Global). …”
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Change in the Making: Progress Reports on CGIAR Gender Research: Issue No. 1. Toward gender-equitable control over productive assets and resources por Russell, Nathan, Karlsson, Kristofer, Ashby, Jacqueline A., Mascarenhas, Martina

“…Agriculture in the developing world faces formidable challenges, which range from increased food demand to climate change impacts, and whose scope and complexity are evolving rapidly. …”
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The prospect of animated videos in agriculture and health: a case study in Benin por Bello-Bravo, Julia, Dannou, E.A., Agunbiade, T.A., Tamo, Manuele, Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

“…Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) creates and works with local groups to deploy educational videos in local languages facilitating access to information and knowledge toindividuals in the developing world. This paper is based on a survey conducted with 83 individuals on the perception of three SAWBO educational animations - neem extracts for insect control, cholera and malaria prevention; and their potential as training tools for health and agricultural extension in Benin. …”
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A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries por Thornton, Philip K., Rosenstock, Todd S., Förch, Wiebke, Lamanna, Christine, Bell, Patrick, Henderson, Benjamin B., Herrero, Mario

“…The mixed crop-livestock systems of the developing world will become increasingly important for meeting the food security challenges of the coming decades. …”
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Introducing orange sweet potato: Tracing the evolution of evidence on its effectiveness por de Brauw, Alan, Gilligan, Daniel O., Low, Jan W.

“…The introduction of orange sweet potato (OSP), rich in vitamin A, can have important and lasting impacts on reducing vitamin A deficiency among smallholder farmers in the developing world. In this paper, we describe the evolution of evidence about the effectiveness of disseminating OSP to smallholder farmers on vitamin A deficiency. …”
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Effects of vegetative mulches on growth of indigenous crops in the Kingdom of Tonga por Manu, V., Whitbread, Anthony M., Blair, G.

“…As in many areas of the developing world, intensification of agriculture in Tonga, and other Pacific Islands, has put increased pressure on the soil resource. …”
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Using phenotypic distribution models to predict livestock performance por Lozano Jaramillo, Maria, Worku, Setegn, Dessie, Tadelle, Komen, Hans, Bastiaansen, John W.M.

“…Livestock production systems of the developing world use indigenous breeds that locally adapted to specific agro-ecologies. …”
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Conservation Agriculture: Gateway for Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Systems por Jat, Mangi Lal, Sidhu, Harminder S., Kalvaniya, Kailash C., Rana, Dharamvir Singh

“…Its positive impact on natural resources, and adaptation to and mitigation of climate change effects are widely acknowledged. In developing world specially Asia and Africa, CA is a relatively new introduction and hence capacity development is vital for development, adaptation and scaling CA based technologies for impact at scale on smallholder farmers in these regions. …”
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Breeding potentials of bambara groundnut for food and nutrition security in the face of climate change por Olanrewaju, Oluwaseyi S., Oyatomi, Olaniyi, Babalola, O.O., Abberton, Michael T.

“…As a result, food scarcity is affecting some communities, especially in the developing world. Finding a stable solution to this problem is a major cause of concern for researchers. …”
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Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 2: Kenya and Ethiopia. Dairy development case studies por Staal, Steven J., Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Jabbar, M.A.

“…This study examines dairy development in two key dairy producing regions in the developing world: East Africa and South Asia. The aim of the study is to analyse the trends in dairy development in these two regions and identify their key determinants, to analyse the impact of policy interventions on those trends and to identify impacts of dairy development, particularly on the poor. …”
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Breeding Superior Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotato Cultivars for West Africa por Baafi, E., Blay, E.T., Ofori, K., Gracen, V.E., Manu-Aduening, J., Carey, E.E.

“…Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is of public health significance in the developing world. In spite of extensive promotion of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) varieties (OFSPs), they are poorly utilized in Ghana because of their low dry matter and high sugar content. …”
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Natural resource management and resource rights for agriculture por Place, Frank, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Ghebru, Hosaena

“…However, achieving high productivity is not easily accomplished in smallholder-dominant countries as evidenced by high yield gaps—the difference between actual and potential yields—in much of the developing world (FAO 2011) and productivity gaps between agriculture and other sectors (Gollin, Lagakos, and Waugh 2014). …”
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How COVID-19 may disrupt food supply chains in developing countries por Reardon, Thomas, Bellemare, Marc F., Zilberman, David

“…COVID-19 is spreading through the developing world. Many low- and middle-income countries are now reporting growing numbers of cases and imposing rigorous lockdown regulations in response, which impact all aspects of the economy. …”
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Contention over contagion: Citizen responses to COVID-19 policies por Resnick, Danielle

“…At the outset of 2021, COVID-19 continues to test the limits of state–society relationships in much of the developing world. On January 7, Senegal’s capital Dakar experienced violent demonstrations opposing a nighttime curfew imposed by the government under a new state of emergency law intended to limit the spread of the coronavirus (Ollivier 2021). …”
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The relationship between household gender attitudes and women’s poultry production: Evidence from Burkina Faso por Leight, Jessica, Martinez, Elena M., Heckert, Jessica, Gelli, Aulo

“…Enhancing women’s participation in agricultural production, including livestock production, has the potential to generate a range of benefits for rural households in the developing world. These benefits include enhanced economic welfare, investment in children’s health and nutrition, and empowerment for women. …”
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