Resultados de búsqueda - "empirical evidence"

Estimating impact of cassava research for development approach on productivity, uptake and food security in Malawi por Rusike, Joseph, Mahungu, N.M., Jumbo, S., Sandifolo, V.S., Malindi, G.

“…Given the growing interest over the past decade in agricultural research for development as an innovation systems approach for improving the delivery of research-derived benefits to smallholder farmers and having impact in Africa, this paper provides empirical evidence as to the effects of this framework. …”
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Investing in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire: hypotheses, evidence and policy implications por Keho, Y., Gockowski, J., David, S.

“…This paper presents empirical evidence to show how socioeconomic factors affect the adoption of and investment in agrochemicals in the cocoa sector of Côte d’Ivoire. …”
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Setting priorities to address the research gaps between agricultural systems analysis and food security outcomes in low- and middle-income countries por Nicholson, Charles F., Stephens, Emma C, Jones, Andrew D., Kopainsky, Birgit, Parsons, David, Garrett, James

“…This document assesses the current state of practice for the representation of food security indicators in agricultural systems models and provides recommendations for improvements in both model formulation and the empirical evidence base underlying it. This assessment was based on a review of existing conceptual frameworks linking agriculture and food security, the indicators most commonly used to represent food security dimensions (availability, access, utilization and stability) and studies using models to assess household and regional food security.…”
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Driving forces in small-firm investment in local environmental management systems : a case study in the Gothenburg food service industry por Boldkhuyag, Enkhtuya

“…Major driving forces are identified from previous SME research and are combined with stakeholder theory to map key environmental stakeholders. The empirical evidence is based on a case study of the food service industry in Gothenburg, Sweden, using in- depth personal interviews with restaurant managers as the main source of data. …”

Institutions for irrigation water management in Ethiopia: Assessing diversity and service delivery por Haileslassie, Amare, Hagos, Fitsum, Agide, Z., Tesema, E., Hoekstra, Dirk, Langan, Simon J.

“…We clustered the study schemes as modern, semi-modern and traditional, using selected criteria (operation and maintenance service delivery, managing financial service delivery, level of inequity) to generate empirical evidence for evaluation of their performances. …”
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Farmer adoption of plot- and farm-level natural resource management practices: between rhetoric and reality por Stevenson, James R., Vanlauwe, Bernard, Macours, Karen, Johnson, Nancy L., Krishnan, Lakshmi, Place, Frank, Spielman, David J., Hughes, Karl, Vlek, Paul L.G.

“…There is a significant gap between the rhetoric of claims about adoption of farm-level natural resource management practices and the reality. New empirical evidence of low adoption from several developing countries suggests that on-farm natural resource management practices face significant constraints to adoption, and that they deliver heterogeneous private and public benefits. …”
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Factors affecting adoption of agroforestry practices by farmers in Cameroon por Nkamleu, G.B., Manyong, Victor M.

“…This paper presents empirical evidence on the impact of socio-economic factors on the adoption of agroforestry practices in Cameroon. …”
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Ethiopia's agricultural transformation: agribusiness' contribution to reducing youth unemployment por Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Ayele, Seife

“…This article explores empirical evidence on the relationship between agricultural transformation, ownership structure of agribusinesses, and employment creation in Ethiopia. …”
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Good practices for diversity, livelihoods and ecosystem services: what can we learn from tropical fruit farming communities in Asia? por Sthapit, B., Lamers, H., Ramanatha Rao, V.

“…We often claim to understand the benefits of diversity for farmers and rural households, yet there are very few systematic studies and hardly any empirical evidence to back this up.…”
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Wheat Varietal Diversification Increases Ethiopian Smallholders’ Food Security for 50,000 to 75,000 farmers: Evidence from a WLE/Alliance-led Participatory Development Initiative por CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…The study provides empirical evidence for the effective role varietal diversity can play in improving food security in marginal environments.…”
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Health gender gap in Uganda: do weather effects and water play a role? por Amondo, Emily Injete, Kirui, Oliver K., Mirzabaev, Alisher

“…However, there is still limited gendered empirical evidence on the links between weather variability and health and the possible pathways through which these health effects occur. …”
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Low-cost private schools in Tanzania: A descriptive analysis por Sabarwal, Shwetlena, Sununtnasuk, Celeste, Ramachandran, Deepika

“…These findings provide empirical evidence on some key enabling conditions for potential public-private partnerships for secondary education in Tanzania.…”
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Social interactions and stigmatized behavior: “Donating” blood plasma in rural China por Chen, Xi, Sahn, David E., Zhang, Xiaobo

“…In this paper, we add to this limited empirical evidence by examining the behavior of “donating” blood plasma in exchange for cash rewards in China. …”
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The role of impact assessment in evaluating agricultural R&D por Alwang, Jeffrey, Norton, George W.

“…Methods used to evaluate agricultural research are briefly described and critiqued. Thereafter, empirical evidence on the benefits of agricultural research in Africa is summarized and categorized by type of research. …”
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Effects of extension services on technology adoption and productivity among female and male farmers: Summary of ESSP working paper 49 por Ragasa, Catherine, Berhane, Guush, Tadesse, Fanaye, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…This study contributes new empirical evidence on the gender difference in access to extension services in Ethiopia and how this translates to observed differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity. …”
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How effective are food for education programs? A critical assessment of the evidence from developing countries por Adelman, Sarah W., Gilligan, Daniel O., Lehrer, Kim

“…The study then presents a critical review of the empirical evidence of the impact of FFE programs on education and nutrition outcomes for primary-school-aged children in developing countries. …”
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Women: still the key to food and nutrition security por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…This brief brings together IFPRI’s most recent research findings on gender and food security and offers proof to policymakers that reducing gender disparities promotes better food and nutrition security for all....IFPRI's research findings provide empirical evidence that empowering women leads to greater household food and nutrition security. …”
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Should India invest more in less-favored areas? por Fan, Shenggen, Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…This paper develops a framework and provides empirical evidence on the impact of government investments in technology, irrigation, education and infrastructure on agricultural productivity growth and rural poverty reduction in rural India. …”
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To trade or not to trade: non-separable farm household models in partial and general equilibrium. por Lofgren, Hans, Robinson, Sherman

“…Empirical evidence and microeconomic theory suggest that, in many settings, farm household production and consumption decisions are non-separable. …”
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Does the role of education in HIV prevention differ by the epidemic stage?: Evidence from 14 African countries por Ueyama, Mika

“…A number of studies, in particular, epidemiological studies, have examined the association between socioeconomic characteristics and HIV infection, but the empirical evidence is mixed. Some studies found a positive correlation of HIV infection with socioeconomic status, but others found negative or insignificant relationship. …”
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