Resultados de búsqueda - "empirical evidence"

Climate, peace, and security in fishery management: A participatory appraisal of Kenya’s Lake Victoria fishery. por Medina Santa Cruz, Leonardo, Belli, Anna, Villa, Victor, Madurga Lopez, Ignacio M., Kenduiywo, Benson, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter R.D., Hellin, John, Sieber, Stefan, Bonatti, Michelle

“…The link between climate change and conflict has been widely studied in the past decade. Despite empirical evidence leading to ambiguous, sometimes contradictory, conclusions, it is generally accepted that climate-related security risks are manifested through a non-linear and complex interplay between climate threats, sources of vulnerability, and drivers of conflict. …”
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Gender differentiated adaptation strategies considering climate risk perceptions, impacts and socio-technical conditions in Senegal’s dry regions por Kumar, Shalander, Pramanik, Soumitra, Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine, Das, Abhishek, Singaraju, Niyati, Puskur, Ranjitha, Gondwe, Therese, Worou, Omonlola Nadine, Huyer, Sophia

“…The study underscores the importance of understanding community perceptions and drivers of adaptive capacity, addressing barriers, and based on empirical evidence we propose a gender-responsive pathway to climate-resilient agriculture. …”
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Malaria control and elimination in Kenya: Economy-wide benefits and regional disparities por Elnour, Zuhal, Grethe, Harold, Siddig, Khalid, Munga, Stephen

“…Background Malaria remains a public health problem in Kenya despite several concerted control efforts. Empirical evidence regarding malaria effects in Kenya suggests that the disease imposes substantial economic costs, jeopardizing the achievement of sustainable development goals. …”
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Analysis of responses to effects of COVID-19 pandemic on diets of urban slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya por Onyango, Kevin Omondi, Kariuki, Lilian W., Chege, Christine Gacheri Kiria, Lundy, Mark

“…This study sought to provide empirical evidence on the responses of urban slum dwellers to the impact of COVID-19 on their diets and to determine the effectiveness of these responses. …”
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Agricultural mechanisation and child labour in developing countries por Vos, Rob, Takeshima, Hiroyuki

“…Available studies have put forward opposing hypotheses, but rigorous empirical evidence is scant. The present study aims to fill some of this void by studying the evidence from comparable farm household survey data in seven developing countries, including three in Asia (India, Nepal, and Vietnam) and four in sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania). …”
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Climate-Smart Conservation Agriculture, Farm Values and Tenure Security: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Congo Basin por Molua, E.L., Sonwa, D.J., Bele, Y., Foahom, B., Mate Mweru, J.P., Wa Bassa, S.M., Gapia, M., Ngana, F., Joe, A.E., Masumbuko, E.M.

“…The aim of this study is to provide empirical evidence on the impact of farm-level investments in climate-smart agricultural practices related to conservation agriculture in some Congo Basin countries. …”
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Transforming the rural nonfarm economy por Haggblade, Steven, Hazell, Peter B. R., Reardon, Thomas

“…A recent book published for IFPRI by Johns Hopkins University Press and Oxford University Press in India, Transforming the Rural Nonfarm Economy: Opportunities and Threats in the Developing World, marshals empirical evidence from around the globe to explore these key policy questions. …”
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From streets to tables: Bottom-up cocreation case studies for healthier food environments in Vietnam and Nigeria por Even, Brice, Crawford, Scarlett, Shittu, Oluyemisi F., Lundy, Mark, Wertheim-Heck, Sigrid, Samuel, Folake O., Talsma, Elise F., Pastori, Giulia, Huong, Le Thi, Hernandez, Ricardo, Brouwer, Inge D., Béné, Christophe

“…Employing a mixed-methods approach that includes quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, participatory workshops, and focus group discussions, we demonstrate that bottom-up co-creation processes involving marginalized socioeconomic groups can generate retail-level innovations that are tailored to informal retail contexts, while remaining aligned with established top-down theories and literature pertaining to food environments and healthy diets. We provide empirical evidence highlighting how both vendors and consumers respond positively to the co-created innovations. …”
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Farmers’ willingness to adopt digital application tools in Ogun State, Nigeria por Abioye, O., Popoola, Olufemi, Akande, A., Fadare, D.A., Omitoyin, S.A., Yinusa, B., Kolade, O.O.

“…This research contributes to the limited empirical evidence in Nigeria concerning farmers' willingness to adopt digital application tools. …”
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Linkages between land management, land degradation, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Uganda por Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Kaizzi, Kayuki C., Kato, Edward, Mugarura, Samuel, Ssali, Henry, Muwonge, James

“…Nonetheless, the relationships between poverty and land management are complex, context specific, and resource specific, and empirical evidence to demonstrate their linkage has been limited. …”
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Linkages between land management, land degradation, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Uganda por Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Kaizzi, Kayuki C., Kato, Edward, Mugarura, Samuel, Ssali, Henry, Muwonge, James

“…Nonetheless, the relationships between poverty and land management are complex, context specific, and resource specific, and empirical evidence to demonstrate their linkage has been limited. …”
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Transforming the rural nonfarm economy: Opportunities and threats in the developing world por Haggblade, Steven, Hazell, Peter B. R., Reardon, Thomas

“…A recent book published for IFPRI by Johns Hopkins University Press and Oxford University Press in India, Transforming the Rural Nonfarm Economy: Opportunities and Threats in the Developing World, marshals empirical evidence from around the globe to explore these key policy questions. …”
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Report on gender stakeholder co-creation workshops held in Mukono and Masaka districts, Uganda por Omondi, Immaculate A., Namatovu, Jane, Achandi, Esther, Galiè, Alessandra, Ouma, Emily A.

“…A co-creation process that involved stakeholders, drawing on a variety of their perspectives, and informed by empirical evidence, to identify and prioritize aspects of empowerment and gender norms that could be addressed by SAPLING and partners was undertaken. …”
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Farmers' pesticide use, disposal behavior, and pre-harvest interval: A case study from Nigeria por Gurmui, Mesay Yami, Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Richards, Maiwada, Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Falade, Titilayo, Oyinbo, Oyakhilomen, Yamauchi, Futoshi, Chamberlin, Jordan, Feleke, Shiferaw, Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…In Sub-Saharan Africa, small farmers rely heavily rely on synthetic pesticides, the overuse of which poses significant risks to human health, the environment, and food safety. Yet detailed empirical evidence on knowledge of and the knowledge and drivers of pesticide management practices remains scarce, limiting insights for policymakers and development practitioners. …”
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Women's collective action and its impact on their resilience in agri-food systems: a rapid evidence review por Booker, Francesca, Duffy, Janine, Nicolini, Giulia, Núñez del Prado Nieto, Isabela, Wagner, Kata, Verma, Benu, Anbacha, Abiyot, Puskur, Ranjitha, Kori, Pooja

“…This rapid evidence review set out to explore the empirical evidence on how collective action among women has impacted their ability to cope with a shock or stress in the context of agri-food systems. …”
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Agroecology and Integrated Rice– Fish Systems: Pathways to Food and Nutritional Security in Eastern India por Samaddar, Ayan, Singh, Sonali, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Majumder, Rajib, Shenoy, Neetha, Teoh, Shwu Jiau, Panemangalore, Arun, Freed, Sarah, saha, subrata

“…In Eastern India, an analysis of five distinct IRFS types identified qualitative features that could support a maximum of 10 relevant AE principles, but for which pertinent empirical evidence was lacking. Although IRFS could potentially boost smallholder income, FNS, and overall productivity, Eastern India would need to address seven significant challenges, including initial investment costs, vulnerability to natural disasters, hilly terrain, loss of indigenous fish varieties, environmental impacts of inputs, land-use change, limited technical knowledge and financial constrains among the farming communities. …”
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Smart-Valleys: a locally led adaptation solution enhanced inland valleys ecosystem services in Benin por Akodekou, A.D., Dossou-Yovo, E.R.

“…These results provide empirical evidence to support the scaling of Smart-Valleys as a climate-resilient, ecosystem-based, and community-driven approach aligned with multiple Sustainable Development Goals.…”
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Understanding the purposes for keeping cattle and their perceived traits by farmers in Oromiya Regional State, Ethiopia por Dorland, H.A. van, Ayalew, W., Tolessa, A., Rowlands, G.J., Rege, J.E.O.

“…However, little documented empirical evidence is available in Ethiopia on the comparative merits of different indigenous genetic resources, information that is needed to rationalise the best ways to sustain their utilisation. …”
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Area Yield Crop Insurance and Diversification in Ghana: An Agricultural Household Programming Model por Nyamekye I

“…For policy makers, this study provides empirical evidence suggesting that even in the presence of diversification, introducing area yield insurance would help reduce the perceived riskiness of rain-fed agriculture and increase agricultural households’ welfare.…”
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How effective are on-farm conservation land management strategies for preserving ecosystem services in developing countries? A systematic map protocol por Thorn, J., Snaddon, J., Waldron, A., Kok, K., Zhou W, Bhagwat, S., Willis, K., Petrokofsky, G.

“…Moreover, inconsistent effects have commonly been reported, while empirical evidence to support assumed improvements is largely lacking. …”
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