Search Results - "dreams"

Agriculture Water Management Solutions by Ag Water Solutions, Inc., International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The results are then further refined through the application of two biophysical and economic predictive modeling tools: the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and the model of Dynamic Research Evaluation for Management (DREAM) for a combined agronomic-economic-hydrologic cost-benefit analysis for each crop and technology assessed. …”
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Youth in agriculture: A PhotoVoice perspective to envision their engagement in agricultural practices by Shijagurumayum, Meghajit, Hakhu, Arunima, Gupta, Shweta, Singh, Sonali, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Kumar, Gopal, Rietveld, Anne, Borah, Gulshan, Sikka, Alok

“…Findings indicate that while young women and men value agroecology's benefits—improved soil health, sustainability, and income—they face significant hurdles, including resource scarcity, water shortages, and financial constraints. Many envision "dream farms" with modern equipment and sustainable practices but lack the infrastructure and support to realize these goals. …”
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Spatial analysis of sustainable livelihood enterprises of Uganda cotton production by You, Liangzhi, Chamberlin, Jordan

“…Finally, the Dynamic Research Evaluation for Management (DREAM) model is used to estimate benefits that accrue from the three development strategies considered." -- Authors' Abstract…”
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Generating localized weather forecasts for nomadic herders in Mongolia by Hijaba Y, Vernooy, Ronnie, Jamba T

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DREAMpy by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This tool is based on an economic surplus partial equilibrium model (Alston et al. 1995) and builds on the IFPRI 1995 DREAM (Dynamic Research EvaluAtion for Management) software package that has been widely used around the world. …”
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Governing the groundwater economy: comparative analysis of national institutions and policies in South Asia, China and Mexico by Shah, Tushaar

“…It also argues that particularly in Asia, direct regulation of groundwater use may remain a pipe dream for a long time to come; and for effective governance of the groundwater economy, there is need to invent a wider toolkit - including direct and indirect instruments of management - that can be adapted to peculiar contexts of the groundwater economy in different countries.…”
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Ex ante economic assessment of impacts of GM maize and cassava on producers and consumers in Tanzania by Ruhinduka, Remidius D., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Zambrano, Patricia, Semboja, Haji, Chambers, Judith A., Hanson, Hillary, Lesseri, Gerald

“…This study implements an ex ante impact assessment to answer such important policy questions. Using DREAM, a model that estimates economic surplus as projections of consumer and producer gains from the use of a technology, complemented with locally collected and validated data, we document positive net economic impacts from the potential adoption and use of both maize and cassava GM varieties. …”
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Technology adoption under seed access constraints and the economic impacts of improved pigeonpea varieties in Tanzania by Shiferaw, Bekele A., Kebede, Tewodros A., You, Liangzhi

“…The social economic benefits of the technology and policies for improved seed access were further analyzed using the extended economic surplus method (DREAM model). Even under restrictive assumptions, overall discounted benefits were found to be quite attractive, indicating the need for additional efforts to scale‐up the success story. …”
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Alternative growth scenarios for Ugandan coffee to 2020 by You, Liangzhi, Bolwig, Simon

“…Using IFPRI’s Dynamic Research Evaluation for Management (DREAM) model, different scenarios for each of these strategies are evaluated to show their potential impacts on Ugandan export prices, export revenues, and producer benefits. …”
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Adoption of GM crops in Ghana: Ex ante estimations for insect-resistant cowpea and nitrogen-use efficient rice by Dzanku, Fred M., Zambrano, Patricia, Wood-Sichra, Ulrike, Falck-Zepeda, José B., Chambers, Judith A., Hanson, Hillary, Boadu, Paul, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute

“…The welfare estimations are based on an economic surplus model that were estimated using the DREAM software. Although this partial equilibrium model has limitations regarding market-clearing assumptions and is specific to a product, it is a data-parsimonious method that can produce results in a short time frame, which might better suit policymakers’ and decision makers’ demands for rapid estimations.…”
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Evaluación de preservantes florales en la postcosecha de tres variedades de clavel estándar by López, Paola, Neisa, Diana Patricia, Bacca, Cecilia, Flórez, Víctor Julio

“…El objetivo de este estudio fue realizar la evaluación de diferentes compuestos en la poscosecha de clavel estándar variedades Nelson, Dream y Delphi, como posibles sustitutos del STS. …”
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Uso de parasitoides en el control biológico de insectos plaga en Colombia by Löhr, Bernhard, Díaz Niño, María Fernanda, Manzano Martínez, María del Rosario, Narváez Vásquez, Consuelo Alexandra, Gómez Jiménez, María Isabel, Carabalí Muñoz, Arturo, Vargas, Germán, Kondo, Takumasa, Bustillo Pardey, Alex Enrique

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Implementación de Servicios Integrados Participativos de Clima para la Agricultura (PICSA) en Boyacá, Colombia Municipios de Corrales, Betéitiva, Busbanzá y Tasco by Ríos, David Andrés, Llanos Herrera, Lizeth, Muñoz, Armando, Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina

“…The implementation began with the maps of resource allocation of each farmer (current & dreamed), agro-climatic calendars, followed by the importance and analysis of climate information and forecasts. …”
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Communicating sustainability in green winter sport events by Osterwalder, Rahel

“…Communicating sustainability in winter sport events has been discussed in scholarly literature before, such as the dream or reality of sustainable sport events (Furrer 2002). …”
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Socio-economic contribution of cassava varietal improvement to the small farmer communities in Asia by Kawano, Kazuo

“…The success or failure of any large-scale crop breeding program should be measured by achievement of the following step-by-step goals: 1) Establishment of a breeding program 2) Building of effective research capability 3) A large number of genotypes produced and evaluated 4) Selection of superior genotypes 5) A large number of cultivars released 6) A considerable area planted with new cultivars 7) Additional yield and quality as a result of the planting of new cultivars 8) Additional economic benefits generated by the adoption of new cultivars 9) The less privileged strata of society receive the greatest share of the profits 10) Beneficial social changes brought about by the planting of new cultivars Accomplishing all of these was our wildest dream when we established a major cassava breeding program at CIAT headquarters in Colombia more than 20 years ago. …”
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Trygghetens dilemma by Svärd, Julia

“…It is hard to define safety and to create a general application for how projects of "safe making" shall be undertaken as the feeling of safety is individual for every person and every place. The dream of a safe society can only be approached if we let the features that creates safety run through the founding that form our society without any limitations. …”
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Climate resilient strategies for rice production in Jharkhand towards fulfilling food security by Ahmad, Ekhlaque, Singh, Ashok Kumar, Prasad, Krishna, Barnwal, M.K., Kumar, Binay, Rani, Varsha, Singh, O.N.

“…In the recent past, several varieties have been released which are water efficient, nutrient efficient and nutrient dense to fulfil the dream of systemic approach for seed production. Direct seeding of rice is also advocated for maintaining the climate resilience in Jharkhand. …”
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Counteracting effects of sprawl by Gävert, Anna-Karin

“…It is time to start changing the idea of the American dream, with isolated single family homes, and start revitalize cities and build sustainable communities - remaining and reclaiming city life. …”
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A global spectral library to characterize the world’s soil by Viscarra Rossel, Raphael A., Behrens, T, Ben-Dor, E., Brown, D.J., Demattê, JAM, Shepherd, Keith D., Shi, Z, Stenberg, B, Stevens, A, Adamchuk, V, Aïchik, H, Barthèsl, BG, Bartholomeus, H.M., Bayer, AD, Bernoux, Martial, Böttchero, K, Brodský, L, Du, CW, Chappell, A, Fouad, Y, Genot, V, Gómez, C., Grunwald, S., Gubler, A, Hedley, CB, Knadel, M, Morrás, HJM, Nocita, M, Ramírez Lopez, L., Roudier, P., Rufasto Campos, EM, Sanborn, P, Sellitto, VM, Sudduth, KA, Rawlins, BG, Walter, C, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Hong, SY, Ji, W

“…We also hope that use of the database will deepen our understanding of soil so that we might sustainably manage it and extend the research outcomes of the soil, earth and environmental sciences towards applications that we have not yet dreamed of.…”
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Att få sätta spår by Sääf, Anna

“…One of the more inspiring roles during this work has been to allow the actual end-users to paint me a picture of their dream-places.…”
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