Resultados de búsqueda - "economics"

Climate change and floods in Yemen: Impacts on food security and options for adaptation por Wiebelt, Manfred, Breisinger, Clemens, Ecker, Olivier, Al-Riffai, Perrihan, Robertson, Richard D., Thiele, Rainer

“…In addition to the longer-term climate change effects, climate variability is shown to induce heavy economic losses and spikes in food insecurity. The impact assessment of the October 2008 tropical storm and floods in the Wadi Hadramout puts the total cumulated real income loss over the period 2008-12 at 180 percent of pre-flood agricultural value added. …”
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Remote sensing-based land degradation assessment to inform sustainable development goal 15.3: a case study in Ghanaian Savannah, West Africa por Mukura, G.J

“…Agriculture is the primary economic activity, within these regions. Collected data were handled in R Programming Language 4.3.2. …”
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Climate and water-related vulnerabilities in refugee hosting communities in northern Jordan: Irbid and Ramtha municipalities por Adam-Bradford, A., Schindler, Alexandra, Anagreh, Abdullah, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

“…Specifically, the study analyzed how climate change and water scarcity, urbanization, and socio-economic risks compound vulnerabilities in refugee-hosting communities. …”
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An overview of the poultry sector and status of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Kenya: Background paper por Omiti, John Moturi, Okuthe, Sam O.

“…. * Compensatory mechanisms should be instituted, possibly through poultry insurance schemes, in order to cushion farmers and businesses in the poultry sector from economic losses associated with a HPAI outbreak or scare of an outbreak. * The veterinary department should come up with clear guidelines on the appropriate control approaches for the disease (e.g. to vaccinate or not vaccinate). …”
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The converging impact of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and food insecurity in Zambia and South Africa por Bond, Virginia, Chileshe, Mutale, Sullivan, Clare, Magazi, Busisiwe

“…Findings reveal that families experience disease alongside desperate social and economic inequities, with more absolute poverty and a deeper degree and prevalence of food insecurity in rural Zambia. …”
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Interactive effects of tillage systems and nitrogen fertilizer rates on the performance of mustard-boro-aman rice cropping systems under conservation agriculture practices por Salahin, Nazmus, Alam, Md. Khairul, Shil, Nirmal Chandra, Mondol, Abu Taher Mohammad Anwarul Islam, Alam, Md. Jahangir, Kobeasy, Mohamed I., Gaber, Ahmed, Ahmed, Sharif

“…To attain high yields, improve soil health, and ensure economic return and N usage efficiency in conservation-based intensive agriculture, N management must be optimized, which has not yet been studied systematically in the mustard-boro rice-aman rice cropping pattern. …”
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The broad-spectrum rice blast resistance (R) gene Pita2 encodes a novel R protein unique from Pita por Meng, Xiuli, Xiao, Gui, Telebanco-Yanoria, Mary Jeanie, Siazon, Paolo Miguel, Padilla, Jonas, Opulencia, Rina, Bigirimana, Joseph, Habarugira, Georges, Wu, Jun, Li, Mingyang, Wang, Baohua, Lu, Guodong, Zhou, Bo

“…The development of resistant varieties has been proven to be the most economical strategy to control the disease. A cluster of resistant (R) genes on rice chromosome 12 including Pita, Pita2 and Ptr has been studies for decades. …”
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Productivity of sodic soils can be enhanced through the use of salt tolerant rice varieties and proper agronomic practices por Singh, Y.P., Mishra, V.K., Singh, Sudhanshu, Sharma, D.K., Singh, D., Singh, U.S., Singh, R.K., Haefele, S.M., Ismail, Abdelbagi M.

“…Hence, 150 kg N ha−1 was considered the economic optimum N application rate for CSR43 in these sodic soils. …”
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G4: Assessment of the impact of anticipated external drivers of change on water resources of the coastal zone por Khan, Mohammed Zahir-ul Haque

“…These resources are largely shaped by tidal dynamics and upstream flows, and are affected by changes in the natural, socio-economic and institutional systems. It is important to identify and prioritize these drivers, and assess their effects on water resources towards building resilient water governance and management to cope with the projected future conditions. …”
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Impact of Salinity on Agriculture of Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta and Mekong delta por Islam, Md Feroz, de Miguel Garcia, Angel, van Scheltinga, Catharien Terwisscha, Gulpen, Marijn, Biemans, Hester, Mondal, Manoranjan, Urfels, Anton, Nelson, Katherine

“…Coastal regions and deltas are heavily populated hubs of economic activities and underpinning global and regional food security. …”
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INIA 333-CHUGAYNA new Potato Variety Resilient to Climate Change for the Family Farming System with Tolerance to Frost, Resistant to Late Blight and high Quality for Fresh Consumpt... por Cabrera, H., Otiniano, R., Pando, R., Garcia, H.S., Rodriguez, W.H., Pérez, J.M., Haan, Stef de, Gastelo, M.

“…The new variety INIA 333-CHUGAYNA requires minimal use of fungicides and has a high economic profitability that will improve the living standards of small and medium-sized farmers in Peru. …”
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Genetic diversity in Nigeria taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] germplasm por Oladimeji, J.J.

“…Taro is a resilient, underexploited tropical corm-producing crop that plays a vital role in the nutritional and economic livelihoods of many households in Nigeria. …”
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Performance of cassava planting materials produced using the "Semi Autotrophic Hydroponic" technology in the laboratory and across locations in the Democratic Republic of Congo por Binzunga, M.M.

“…These findings provide relevant insights into policymakers' decisions to promote efficient cassava propagation method for sustainable agriculture, enhance food security, and promote economic development in D.R. Congo.…”
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Explorando la intersección entre el cambio climático y la violencia basada en género por Penel, Charlotte

“…By analyzing causal pathways such as economic and food insecurity, health, access to natural resources, and climate-induced displacement, the presentation identifies concrete mechanisms through which climate change contributes to increased GBV. …”
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Conservation tillage-based Arundo donax agro-geotextiles enhance productivity and profitability of sloping croplands in the Indian Himalayas by reducing soil erosion and improving... por Singh, R. J., Kumar, Gopal, Sharma, N. K., Deshwal, J. S., Mishra, M., Roy, P., Bhattacharyya, R., Madhu, M.

“…From a sustainable practice point of view, the study proposes a valorization for AD biomass that contains no economic value. Future soil and water conservation research should examine the impacts of AD-AGTs on soil and water conservation across a diverse range of rainfall and field slope conditions.…”
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Policy and institutional study on the strategic role of water storage in Bangladesh por de Silva, Sanjiv, Jirasinha, Radheeka, Mondal, M. S., McCartney, Matthew P.

“…In Bangladesh, agriculture—particularly irrigation—has driven economic growth and poverty reduction, accounting for nearly 90% of freshwater withdrawals. …”
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Scaling impact, enriching lives: HarvestPlus 2024 annual report por HarvestPlus

“…In 2024, the Global South continued to face food and nutrition insecurity driven by conflict, economic shocks, forced displacement, and climate extremes. …”
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Assessment of reproduction and production performances of smallholder dairy cows under farmer management conditions in East Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia por Gedefa, T., Kebede, K., Yusuf, Y., Gebreyohannes, Gebregziabher

“…These better reproductive parameters boost herd productivity and economic profitability in crossbreed dairy cows compared to native breeds. …”
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Impact of conflict on key agro-industries in Khartoum State, Sudan: Wheat flour milling, oil processing, and packaging por Ibrahim, Ammar, Mohamed, Shima, Abdel-Karim, Mohamed, Siddig, Khalid

“…The conflict, which started in April 2023, has led to widespread population displacement, destruction of infrastructure, and severe economic disruptions, especially in Khartoum, Sudan’s most industrialized and densely populated state. …”
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Qualitative gender analysis country report, Zambia: Building equitable climate resilient African bean and insect sectors por Mulube, Mwiinga, Banda, Arnold, Chanda, Moses, Ouya, Frederick, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…The study was implemented in seven districts across six provinces—Eastern, Central, Lusaka, Northern, Muchinga, and Luapula to establish a baseline understanding of climate resilience, gender dynamics, and farmers’ socio-economic opportunities within three value chains of fruit trees, common beans, and bees/insects for feed and food. …”
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