Resultados de búsqueda - "developing world"

How to do Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects por Vermeulen, Sonja J.

“…Impact of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture in the developing world and opportunities for adaptation (IFAD) http://www.ifad.org/lrkm/pub/fisheries.pdf…”
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Urban consumption of meat and milk and its green and blue water footprints—Patterns in the 1980s and 2000s for Nairobi, Kenya por Bosire, Caroline K., Lannerstad, Mats, Leeuw, Jan de, Krol, M.S., Ogutu, Joseph O., Ochungo, P.A., Hoekstra, A.Y.

“…The problem Various studies show that the developing world experiences and will continue to experience a rise in consumption of animal proteins, particularly in cities, as a result of continued urbanization and income growth. …”
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Urbanization, food security and nutrition por Ruel, Marie T., Garrett, J., Yosef, S., Olivier, M.

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Physicochemical, rheological and consumer acceptability of cassava starch salad cream por Adebayo, A.O., Lateef, S.O., Elizabeth, A.B.

“…Cassava is popularly consumed as a staple in many regions of the developing world. Limitation to utilization of cassava roots by processors is its high perishability and bulkiness. …”
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Breeding implications of drought stress under future climate for upland rice in Brazil por Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Heinemann, Alexandre B., Pereira de Castro, Adriano, Breseghello, Flávio, Navarro Racines, Carlos Eduardo, Li, Tao, Rebolledo, María Camila, Challinor, Andrew J.

“…Rice is the most important food crop in the developing world. For rice production systems to address the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, potential and on-farm yield increases must be increased. …”
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Evaluation of the Sunlabob Battery Lantern from the perspective of users in rural Lao PDR por Bergsten, Tomas

“…Access to electricity is fundamental in modern everyday life and throughout the developing world; NGOs and development agencies are, in different ways, providing electricity to remote areas in order to increase quality of life. …”
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Comparative storage biology of tropical tree seeds por Sacandé, M., Jøker, D., Dulloo, Mohammad Ehsan, Thomsen, K.A.

“…Acknowledging the important role that tree seeds play in the developing world, the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) together with Danida Forest Seed Centre (DFSC) (now Forest & Landscape Denmark) initiated a project in 1995 to generate knowledge on the physiology of tropical tree seeds with particular emphasis on priority forest species. …”
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Phosphorus export from two contrasting rural watersheds in the (sub) humid Ethiopian highlands por Sishu, F. K., Bekele, A. M., Schmitter, Petra S., Tilahun, Seifu A., Steenhuis, T. S.

“…One of the impediments in the developing world for sustainable P practices is the lack of studies on P transport and its eventual disposition in the environment. …”
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Literature review on linkages between child nutrition and economic growth por Haile, Beliyou, Azzarri, Carlo, Ahn, Hee Eun

“…While the percentage of chronically malnourished (stunted) children declined across the developing world, the number of stunted children in Africa increased due to slower reduction in stunting prevalence and population growth. …”
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Ethiopia Alive & Thrive Endline Survey 2014: Health Extension Workers por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The goal of A&T is to reduce avoidable death and disability due to suboptimal IYCF in the developing world by increasing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) until 6 months of age and reducing stunting of children 0-24 months of age. …”
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Agricultural diversification in Nepal: Status, determinants, and its impact on rural poverty por Thapa, Ganesh B., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…As in many parts of the developing world, the share of high value crops in agricultural gross domestic product (AgGDP) has increased substantially in Nepal. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of community-based gendered advisory services to farmers: Analysis in Mozambique and Tanzania por Mogues, Tewodaj, Mueller, Valerie, Kondylis, Florence

“…Rigorous impact evaluations on agricultural interventions in the developing world have proliferated in research of recent years. …”
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Quantifying the impact of weather extremes on global food security: A spatial bio-economic approach por Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Chung, Uran, Shiferaw, Bekele, Msangi, Siwa, Tesfaye, Kindie

“…This study uses a spatial bio-economic modelling framework to estimate the impact of the 2012 weather extreme in the USA on food security in the developing world. The study also quantifies the potential effects of a similar weather extreme occurring in 2050 under climate change. …”
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Water, women, and local social organization in the Western Kenya highlands por Were, Elizabeth, Swallow, Brent M., Roy, Jessica

“…Safe water is widely recognized as both a fundamental human need and a key input into economic activity. Across the developing world, the typical approach to addressing these needs is to segregate supplies of water for domestic use from water for large-scale agricultural production. …”
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Pesticide exposure, health impacts, predeterminism, and health insurance demand among Pakistani farmers: Implications for policy por Muhammad Arshad, Yasir Mehmood, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Ullah, Ayat, Sieber, Stefan, Krupnik, Timothy Joseph

“…The indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides, regardless of pest infestation, is widespread in the developing world to mitigate agricultural losses. Farmers face significant health risks from pesticides, yet indemnity provision is often neglected in policy discussions. …”
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The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries por McDermott, John J., Randolph, Thomas F., Staal, Steven J.

“…Livestock kept or produced in smallholder farming systems are an important component of the agricultural economy in the developing world. The role of livestock on smallholder farms varies widely, providing draught power for crop production or as a production activity for subsistence needs or market sale under systems ranging from extensive pastoralist to intensive, peri-urban feeder and dairy systems. …”
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Community-based model for rabies control in Bali: An EcoHealth Approach por Jatikusumah, A., Darmawan, R.D., Widyastuti, M.D.W., Sunandar, Basuno, E., Putra, A.A.G., Willyanto, I., Estoepangestie, S., Gilbert, Jeffrey

“…The continued fight against rabies on Bali and elsewhere in the developing world would benefit significantly from engaging communities more actively in control and surveillance efforts.…”
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L’irrigation avec des eaux usees et la sante: evaluer et attenuer les risques dans les pays a faible revenu. In French [Wastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating r... por Drechsel, Pay, Scott, Christopher A., Raschid-Sally, Liqa, Redwood, M., Bahri, Akissa

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Recycling realities: managing health risks to make wastewater an asset por International Water Management Institute

“…Among wastewater-related infections, diarrhoeal diseases are the top cause of death among children in the developing world. Fragmented attempts have been made to address this problem, by relying on technical solutions (wastewater treatment) or regulatory measures (such as banning wastewater irrigation or restricting the types of crops irrigated). …”
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Impact of soil and water conservation measures on catchment hydrological response: a case in north Ethiopia por Nyssen, Jan, Clymans, W., Descheemaeker, Katrien K., Poesen, J., Vandecasteele, I., Vanmaercke, M., Zenebe, A., Camp, M. van, Haile, M., Haregeweyn, Nigussie, Moeyersons, J., Martens, K., Gebreyohannes, T., Deckers, J., Walraevens, K.

“…Impact studies of catchment management in the developing world rarely include detailed hydrological components. …”
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