Resultados de búsqueda - "economics"

Aflatoxin B1 contamination in porridge formulations for children and ingredients sourced from selected markets in Rwanda por Matabishi, M., Mutua, Florence, Lindahl, Johanna F., Hahirwa, I., Umugwaneza, M., Musafili, A., Munyanshongore, C.

“…In Rwanda, an initiative was introduced in 2018 to tackle chronic malnutrition by offering fortified porridge flour to economically disadvantaged families during critical periods. …”
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Combined effects of salt-tolerant varieties and improved nutrient management practices on rice yield and profitability under salt-affected soils in the West African Sahel por Ibrahim, Ali, Kabore, J.E., Kalimuthu, Senthilkumar, Manneh, Baboucarr, Faye, O.N., Cisse, M., Saito, Kazuki

“…Objective The objective of this study was to assess the agronomic and economic performance of integrated salinity management options using new rice salt-tolerant varieties. …”
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Regional policy dialogue to review implementation of the East African Community Regional Seed Potato Strategy and Action Plan 2022–2032 por Barungi, Julian, Okonya, Joshua, Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…ASARECA works closely with Regional Economic Communities to support regional policy formulation and harmonization processes. …”
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Testing innovations through multisite trials to bridge the gap between research and real-world farming in Northern Ghana por Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Jizorkuwie, Abdul-latif Baamonyor, Mponela, Powell, Agbesi, Keteku, Masoud, Jalaludeen, Ofori, Patrick, Yeboah, Stephen, Dugan, Emmanuel, Akpatsu, Isaac Boatey, Agyarko Fosu, Fred, Ofosu-Ampong, Kingsley, Abera, Wuletawu

“…However, grain yield was substantially improved in T2, T3, and T4 relative to T1, with no treatment differences within these T2, T3 and T4. Yield and economic optimisation were achieved with T4, T2, and T3 for SC719, Sanzal-Sima, and Wang-Basig, with yields of 4694.7 kg/ha, 4653.4 kg/ha, and 4077.9 kg/ha. …”
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The dawn of a legume revolution in Southern Africa: trends, drivers, and implications por Ngoma, Hambulo, Chiduwa, Mazvita S., Subakanya Mitelo, Mulenga, Brian P., Setimela, Peter S., Schulthess, Urs, Chikowo, Regis, Mhlanga, Blessing, Silva, João Vasco, Chamberlin, Jordan, Stewart, Zachary, Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri, Nagarajan, Latha, Odhong, Jonathan A., Marenya, Paswel, Snapp, Sieglinde

“…African agriculture faces multiple challenges, dampening its contribution to economic development, food and nutrition security, poverty reduction and resilience. …”
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Impact assessment report at the meso-level: Experiences from Ghana por Manoti, Dismas, Kikulwe, Enoch, Carbonell Barlis, Angelica, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Obeng, Faustina, Mahama, Obed Kwaku

“…Ghana’s agriculture sector, dominated by rainfed smallholder systems faces deep vulnerabilities arising from erratic rainfall, prolonged dry spells, rising temperatures, and systemic barriers such as weak extension systems, fragmented climate governance, inadequate data-sharing mechanisms, and socio-economic constraints that disproportionately affect women and low-literacy farmers. …”
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CGIAR Youth Strategy por Lecoutere, Els, Elias, Marlène, Markicevic, Isidora

“…Historic shifts, such as climate change; increasing pressure on land, water, and other natural resources; migration; urbanization; economic and geopolitical changes; digitalization; and more will shape the future of young women and men, and of the FLWS they inhabit. …”
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Restricted insecticide application: a last mile control option for elimination of acute sleeping sickness and progressive control of African animal trypanosomiasis in South-Eastern... por Muhanguzi, D., Wasswa, A.T., Abila, P.P., Mugenyi, A., Kakuru, M., Abizera, H., Ainebyoona, S., Kansiime, M., Amanyire, W., Nkamwesiga, Joseph, Kimuda, P.M., Rascón-García, K., Matovu, E.

“…Background: Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) poses a significant impediment to livestock production and economic progress in sub-Saharan Africa. To reduce the burden of AAT in Uganda and contribute to the AAT progressive control pathway, there is a need to develop effective AAT and tsetse control measures. …”
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Spatial optimization of cropping systems for sustainable intensification in Malawi por Liben, Feyera, Kihara, Job, Mesfin, Tewodros, Abera, Wuletawu, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Tamene, Lulseged

“…Malawi’s agricultural landscape remains heavily dominated by continuous maize cultivation, a system that is increasingly vulnerable to climate variability, soil nutrient depletion, and economic risk. Despite the importance of diversification for sustainable intensification, there is currently no spatially optimized cropping system design at fine resolution to guide national policy and farm-level decision-making. …”
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Food systems profile for Amhara Region, Ethiopia por Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Food and Nutrition Society of Ethiopia (FoNSE), Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Food systems influence diets by determining what kinds of foods are produced, which foods are accessible both physically and economically, and peoples’ food preferences. Sustainable food systems are critical for ensuring food and nutrition security, people’s livelihoods, and environmental sustainability. …”
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Technical report: Advancing national-scale site-specific fertilizer advisories in Ethiopia: Evidence generation, governance, and delivery readiness por Mesfin, Tewodros, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Abera, Wuletawu

“…Remaining priorities include earlier seasonal deployment, affordability and input access, last-mile capacity, and continuous feedback to keep recommendations agronomically sound and economically feasible.…”
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Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change? por Schlamadinger, B., Ciccarese, L., Dutschke, M., Fearnside, P.M., Brown, S., Murdiyarso, Daniel

“…Annex I countries may also claim credit for carbon sequestration in developing countries by afforestation and reforestation (AR) through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), one of the Kyoto Mechanisms that allow countries to achieve reductions where it is economically efficient to do so. For the period 2008-12, forestry activities under the CDM have been restricted to afforestation and reforestation on areas that were not forested in 1990. …”
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The diversity of rural livelihoods and their influence on soil fertility in agricultural systems of East Africa – A typology of smallholder farms por Tittonell, Pablo A., Muriuki, A., Shepherd, Keith D., Mugendi, D., Kaizzi, K.C., Okeyo, J., Verchot, Louis V., Coe, R., Vanlauwe, Bernard

“…In spite of the agro-ecological and socio-economic diversity observed across the region (e.g. 4 months year-1 of food self-sufficiency in Vihiga, Kenya vs. 10 in Tororo, Uganda) consistent patterns of variability were also observed. …”
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Optimization of roughage to concentrate ratio in sweet sorghum bagasse based complete ration for efficient microbial biomass production in sheep using in vitro gas technique por Kumari, N.N., Reddy, Y.R., Blümmel, Michael, Monika, T.

“…Therefore, the present study suggested that sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) can be included in complete rations for ruminants at the level of 50-60 per cent for economic milk and meat production.…”
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Sheep fattening value chain development in Goma Pilot Learning Woreda (PLW): IPMS experiences por Baredo, Y., Tefera, T.L., Tegegne, Azage, Hoekstra, Dirk

“…A rapid assessment with IPMS project partners in Goma found that traditional sheep fattening is constrained by inadequate feed supply, low nutritive value of available feed resources, and lack of technical knowledge which resulted in prolonged fattening period and low economic return. Accidental death or loss of fattened animals for various reasons is another challenge for vulnerable smallholders, especially if sheep are purchased on credit. …”
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Basic Molecular Evolution Workshop—A trans-African virtual training course. “Virtual Workshops”: Is Africa ready to embrace the concept? por Ommeh, S., Budd, A., Ngara, M.V., Njaci, I., Villiers, Etienne P. de

“…However, despite first impressions, molecular evolutionary analyses can contribute to many applications associated with economic and public health issues in Africa. One important set of applications is in the epidemiology of diseases important in Africa. …”
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Aflatoxins, major contributions to harvest loss - what do we know and not know? por Lindahl, Johanna F., Grace, Delia

“…The next step is to develop a framework for assessing the risks of aflatoxins and the economic costs, with special focus on the dairy production chain. …”
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Rural poverty and Food insecurity mapping at district level for improved agricultural water management in the Limpopo River Basin por Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Akpofure, Taigbenu, Barron, Jennie

“…Poverty and food insecurity mapping plays an important role in identifying areas lagging behind in social and economic development, and also in facilitating targeted developmental programs such as education, health, access to credit, agricultural production support and food aid. …”
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Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM businesses in low- and middle-income countries. por Schobitz, L., Gebauer, H., Robbins, D., Otoo, M., Drechsel, Pay, Srikantaiah, V., Strande, L.

“…Despite the increasing efforts to create sustainable and economically viable businesses in the context of faecal sludge management (FSM), most businesses are still in the mode of securing their existence and maintaining their survival. …”
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Transhumance livestock production in the Northern Areas of Pakistan: Nutritional inputs and productive outputs por Duncan, Alan J., Rahman, D.A., Miller, D.W., Frutos, P., Gordon, I.J., Atiq-ur Rehman, Baig, A., Ali, F., Wright, Iain A.

“…The Northern Areas of Pakistan form a mountainous, semi-arid region in which subsistence mixed farming is the predominant economic activity for the majority of the population, which numbers around 1 million. …”
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