Resultados de búsqueda - "economics"

Synthesis of research issues and capacity building in water and land resources management in Ethiopia por Kamara, A. B., McCornick, Peter G.

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Small scale irrigation interventions for system productivity and natural resource management in Ethiopian highlands: benefits and best-bets por Amede, Tilahun, Gebre-Mariam, A., Felloni, F.

“…The mission was supported by an in depth pre-mission socio-economic survey in three representative irrigation schemes. …”
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Business model innovations for scaling-up FSM [Faecal Sludge Management] businesses in low- and middle-income countries [Abstract only]. por Schobitz, L., Gebauer, H., Robbins, D., Otoo, Miriam, 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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Mapping basin level water productivity using remote sensing and secondary data in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran por Ahmad, Mobin-ud-Din, Islam, Aminul, Masih, Ilyas, Muthuwatta, Lal P., Karimi, Poolad, Turral, Hugh

“…For analysis from sub-catchment to basin scale, we assessed economic WP, in terms of gross value of production per unit of actual evapotranspiration, for all agricultural enterprises including rainfed and irrigated agriculture, livestock production and overall vegetation production using remote sensing data and routine secondary data/agricultural statistics. …”
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Closing yield gaps in maize production in Southeast Asia through site-specific nutrient management por Pasuquin, Julie Mae, Pampolino, MF, Witt, C, Dobermann, Achim, Oberthür, Thomas, Fisher, Myles J., Inubushi, K.

“…Through a combined approach of simulation modeling and on-farm research in at least 65 sites in 13 major maize-producing domains across Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines from 2004 to 2008, we were able to (a) quantify maize yield gaps and yield responses to fertilizer application, (b) evaluate the agronomic and economic performance of SSNM, and (c) evaluate the incremental profitability of SSNM in various production and grain and fertilizer price scenarios. …”
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Available technologies to replenish soil fertility in East Africa por Okalebo, JR, Othieno, CO, Woomer, P.L., Karanja, NKN, Semoka, JMR, Bekunda, Mateete A., Mugendi, DN, Muasya, RM, Bationo, B. André, Mukhwana, EJ

“…Farmers will be empowered to identify technologies from their own choices that are agronomically effective and economically friendly. This approach of technology testing and subsequent adoption is recommended for technology development in future.…”
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Variable grain legume yields, responses to phosphorus and rotational effects on maize across soil fertility gradients on African smallholder farms por Zingore, Shamie, Murwira, Herbert K., Delve, Robert J., Giller, Kenneth E.

“…Targeting nutrients to maize as currently practiced by farmers was more efficient and economic under poor soil fertility conditions, whilst potential exists to increase income by targeting manure to soyabean on the more fertile soils.…”
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Characterization of milk production systems, marketing and on-farm evaluation of the effect of feed supplementation on milk yield and milk composition of cows at Bure District, Eth... por Kebede, A.B.

“…Urea treated wheat straw supplementation improved milk yield, weight gain and economic return. Therefore, further works are needed in areas of milk nutrition, health, product marketing, input delivery and services and scaling up the feeding package developed in this study considering the respective milk production systems to capitalize the market oriented milk industry in the district.…”
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Agricultural intensification and livelihood strategies of female farmers in Babati District, Tanzania: A minor field study por Bengtsson, M., Klerfelt, M.

“…Other livelihood strategies constitute a part the socio-economically poorest households. Labour-oriented livelihood strategies specifically labourers working in the fields of other farmers struggle much to support their households. …”
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Formulation of a granulovirus-based biopesticide for managing the potato tuber moth in stored potatoes in Nepal. por Aryal, S., Sporleder, M., Giri, Y.P., Kroschel, Jürgen

“…The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) is one of the major insect pests causing significant economic losses during potato storage. The granulovirus infecting P. operculella (PhopGV) has been used as a dust-formulation for protecting stored potatoes in several South American and North African countries. …”
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Quantifying the burden of Rift Valley fever in humans using disability adjusted life years, Kenya por Orinde, A.B.

“…Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus causes severe epidemics in livestock and humans resulting in considerable economic losses from disruption of livestock production, market chain and morbidity and mortality in humans. …”
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Febrile patients admitted to remote hospitals in Northeastern Kenya: seroprevalence, risk factors and a clinical prediction tool for Q-Fever por Njeru, J., Henning, K., Pletz, M.W., Heller, R., Forstner, C., Kariuki, S., Fèvre, Eric M., Neubauer, H.

“…The utility of Q fever score and screening patients for the risky social-economic and dietary practices can provide a valuable tool to clinicians in identifying patients to strongly consider for detailed Q fever investigation and follow up on admission, and making therapeutic decisions.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices among customers at pork butcheries in Kampala, Uganda por Heilmann, Martin, Roesel, Kristina, Clausen, Peter-Henning, Grace, Delia

“…This research was carried out with the financial support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute, through the Safe Food, Fair Food project at ILRI.…”
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae infection in pigs, pork and raw pork handlers in Kamuli District, Eastern Uganda por Musewa, A., Roesel, Kristina, Nakanjako, D., Grace, Delia, Ssenyonga, R., Nangendo, J., Kawooya, I., Erume, J.

“…The study was conducted under the Safe Food, Fair Food project led by the International Livestock Research Institute and carried out with the financial support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, led by the International Food Policy Research Institute.…”
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East African highland bananas (Musa spp. AAAEA) worry more about potassium deficiency than drought stress por Taulya, Godfrey

“…Potassium nutrition is perhaps a more viable entry point for mitigation of drought stress in EAHB cropping systems than irrigation but this requires further agronomic and economic evaluation. It may be important to account for carbon allocated to osmotic adjustment for realistic simulation of water- and K-limited growth in EAHB.…”
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Fertilizer micro-dosing increases crop yield in the Sahelian low-input cropping system: a success with a shadow por Ibrahim, A., Abaidoo, Robert C., Fatondji, D., Opoku, A.

“…Over the years, a scarcity of information on nutrient gains or losses has led to overemphasis being placed on crop yields and economic income as the direct benefits from fertilizer micro-dosing technology. …”
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Indigenous livestock husbandry and ethno veterinary practices in Endamohoni District of Tigray Region, Ethiopia por Abraha, F.

“…Indigenous knowledge is local knowledge that exists and buildup through experiences of the local community in the day-to-day practice and it is economically inexpensive. Farmers use their indigenous knowledge from time immemorial till today, thus it gives a good solution for their problems. …”
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Agronomy research in the Asian cassava network: Towards better production without soil degradation por Howeler, Reinhardt H.

“…Since the effect of these practices are rather site-specific and depend to a great extent on the socio-economic conditions of farmers,the choice of the best components of the technology, aimed at increasing farmers' income while preventing soil degradation, will need to be done on farmers' fields and through more active farmer participation in the research.…”
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Cassava investment in Africa: taking inventory of initiatives in Africa in view of positioning cassava as a strategic commodity por Wambo, A., Mahungu, N.M., Kendenga, T., O'Brien, E.

“…Additionally, at a socio-economic level, there are also efforts to address attitudes and stigmas that identify cassava as a “poor man's crop”, etc. …”
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Cassava technology transfer and utilization in India por Balagopalan, C., Anantharaman, M.

“…Besides the efforts made by CTCRI, the State Departments of Agriculture through their extension network are engaged in the transfer of technology through demonstrations and farmers' training programs. The socio-economic impact of CTTP is very encouraging considering that a) cassava yields in the country have increased at an annual rate of about 1% since 1970; b) the HYVC have diffused to more than three fourth of the cassava area in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and to some pockets of Kerala; c) the majority of farmers have accepted most of the recommended practices. …”
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