Resultados de búsqueda - "empirical evidence"

Impact of NGOs on women's empowerment and voice in Bangladesh por Mahzab, Moogdho, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kyle, Jordan, Simi, Sonjida Mesket

“…However, despite this progress, there is still no clear empirical evidence from Bangladesh that directly links the presence of NGOs to improvements in women’s agency, voice, and empowerment.…”
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Local action planning and cost–benefit analysis of climate adaptation strategies in climate-vulnerable value chains in Nampula and Zambezia, Mozambique por Mundia, Carolyne, Jalango, Dorcas, Binge, Brenda, Chilambe, Pedro

“…Targeted at district planners, extension officers, non-governmental organisations, farmer organisations, and other stakeholders, the guideline builds on existing climate-smart agriculture frameworks and empirical evidence from climate vulnerability assessments across key agricultural value chains. …”
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Tenure and management of non-state forests in China since 1950: a historical review por Liu Dachang

“…The government and forest departments responded by promoting various shareholding systems and farmer households are also trying out new forms of collaboration of one kind or another. Empirical evidence shows that self-initiating shareholder systems created on voluntary basis perform better than those shareholding systems that are merely disguised form of former collective management. …”
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A fresh look at shifting cultivation: fallow length an uncertain indicator of productivity por Mertz, O., Wadley, R.L., Nielsen, U., Bruun, T.B., Colfer, C.J.P., Neergaard, Andreas de, Jepsen, M.R., Martinussen, T., Qiang Zhao, Noweg, G.T., Magid, J.

“…The assumed positive relationship between fallow length and crop yields has long shaped such negative opinions on the sustainability and environmental impact of the system, as population growth is believed inevitably to lead to its collapse. Empirical evidence for this assumption is scarce, however, and a better understanding of system dynamics is needed before discarding shifting cultivation as unsustainable. …”
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Marketing of Kabuli and Desi chickpeas by smallholder farmers in Eastern Shewa Zone por Demissie, M.

“…The conceptual and empirical evidence suggests that improving smallholder farmers’ awareness for the uptake of improved Kabuli varieties for which the marginal values of varieties are considerably high relative to the price of the inputs would improve farm-gate net returns and prices received by small producers. …”
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Towards sustainable community management of water infrastructures: results from experimental games in coastal Bangladesh [Abstract only] por Buisson, Marie-Charlotte, Das, Arijit, Mukherji, Aditi

“…Since the 1990s, the government of Bangladesh requires local communities to organize themselves into water management groups and to contribute toward minor maintenance of the infrastructure. Empirical evidence shows that some communities have been able to come together and collect funds for maintenance, while majority have not been able to do so. …”
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Trematode infection induced malformations in the common hourglass treefrogs por Rajakaruna, R.S., Piyatissa, P.M.J.R., Jayawardena, U.A., Navaratne, A.N., Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.

“…Here, we present the first empirical evidence of the effect of a trematode infection on the development of malformations, growth and survivorship in an endemic amphibian species in Sri Lanka.…”
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Assessing the factors underlying differences in group performance: Methodological issues and empirical findings from the highlands of central Kenya por Place, Frank, Kariuki, G., Wangila, J., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Makauki, A., Ndubi, J.

“…This paper examines the performance of rural groups in Kenya and addresses the methodological issues and challenges faced in doing this, and presents the empirical evidence regarding various hypothesized explanatory factors for relative performance levels. …”
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Policies for sustainable Development in the highlands of Amhara region: Overview of research findings por Benin, Samuel, Pender, J.L., Ehui, Simeon K.

“…Since 1991, the federal and regional governments have focused on promoting conservation of natural resources and improving of agricultural productivity and welfare through a broad program of investment in infrastructure (roads, irrigation, etc.), agricultural extension and credit, education, and other services. Empirical evidence is needed of the impacts of these policies and prodams. …”
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Knowledge improvement and social benefits among STCP farmer field school participants in Cameroon por David, S.

“…A case study of farmers who attended cocoa integrated crop and pest management (ICPM) farmer field schools operated by the Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) in Cameroon and non-participating farmers provides empirical evidence on three issues: the effectiveness of FFS training, the potential contribution of farmer-to-farmer diffusion to the scaling up process and social impact. …”
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Food security outcomes in agricultural systems models: Case examples and priority information needs por Nicholson, Charles F., Stephens, Emma C., Kopainsky, Birgit, Thornton, Philip K., Jones, Andrew D., Parsons, David, Garrett, James

“…Although stylized due to limits on empirical evidence, the analyses suggest that inclusion of multiple access indicators can provide insights because the indicators respond differently to production shocks, demand growth and programs providing production subsidies. …”
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Community seed banks in China: achievements, challenges and prospects por Song, Xin, Guanqi Li, Vernooy, Ronnie, Song, Yiching

“…The review of community seed banking not only provides rich empirical evidence, but also makes an important contribution to theory. …”
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Rebound effects in irrigated agriculture in Uzbekistan: a stakeholder-based assessment por Hamidov, A., Kasymov, U., Djumaboev, Kakhramon, Paul, C.

“…However, there is also growing empirical evidence that efficiency improvements in irrigation water use may create rebound effects, i.e., they may trigger changes in farmers’ behavior that partly or fully offset the technical water savings expected under ceteris paribus conditions. …”
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TH1.2: Boosting women's participation and empowerment in aquaculture: Evidence from Ghana por Ragasa, Catherine, Torbi, Eva, Kruijssen, Froukje, Amewu, Sena

“…This paper provides empirical evidence on the processes and strategies of encouraging women's entrepreneurship and the impact of women's entrepreneurship on their empowerment in the context of emerging aquaculture value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Mapping Policymaker Perspectives Of The Climate Security- Migration Nexus In Nigeria: A Social Media Analysis por Carneiro, Bia, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., DuttaGupta, Tanaya, Resce, Giuliano

“…Attempts at gathering empirical evidence on this nexus, as well as global level policy instruments, have mainly focused on international contexts. …”
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Public–private partnership generates economic benefits to smallholder bean growers in Uganda por Aseete, Paul, Barkley, Andrew, Katungi, Enid, Adrogu Ugen, Michael, Birachi, Eliud Abucheli

“…However, limited empirical evidence exists on the efects of Ag-PPP interventions and targeting the same farmer. …”
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Effective demand for climate-smart adaptation: a case of solar technologies for cocoa irrigation in Ghana por Gbodji, Kekeli Kofi, Quarmine, William, Minh, Thai Thi

“…Given the generally low adoption of early climate change response technologies among tree crop producers in sub-Saharan Africa, stakeholders interested in the commercialization or scaling of such technologies will require empirical evidence of their market prospects. Using a double-bounded contingent valuation approach, the study evaluated the willingness and ability of 523 Ghanaian producers to invest in solar-powered irrigation pumps (SPIPs) for cocoa irrigation. …”
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The income and food security impacts of soil and water conservation technologies in Tanzania por Manda, J., Tufa, Adane H., Alene, Arega D., Swai, Elirehema, Muthoni, Francis K., Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard, Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…Yet, there is limited empirical evidence on the extent and impacts of adopting soil and water conservation technologies in Tanzania. …”
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Towards gender transformative food systems: do we need to focus on indigenous communities more? por Jagannath, Pratyaya

“…The literature on the food and nutrition security of tribal and/or indigenous communities in the mountain and hill regions remains opaque, despite the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity. Empirical evidence on the gendered dimensions of challenges in the agri-food system in the indigenous communities in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region is even more limited. …”
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Maize varietal replacement in Eastern and Southern Africa: bottlenecks, drivers and strategies for improvement por Chivasa, Walter, Regasa, Mosisa Worku, Chere, Adefris Teklewold, Setimela, Peter Sekwena, Gethi, James, Magorokosho, Cosmos, Davis, Nicholas, Prasanna, Boddupalli Maruthi

“…Several recently developed maize hybrids in ESA have shown significant genetic gains under farmers’ conditions. Empirical evidence also shows that timely replacement of old products results in better business success as it helps seed companies maintain or improve market share and brand relevance. …”
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