Resultados de búsqueda - "environmental sustainability"

Adoption and impacts of agricultural technologies and sustainable natural resource management practices in fragile and conflict affected settings: A review and meta-analysis por Nshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel, Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul Jr., Gebrekidan, Bisrat Haile, Agaba, Monica, Surendran-Padmaja, Subash, Dhebibi, Boubaker

“…Different approaches are being promoted to adapt and build resilience to these fragilities including the adoption of sustainable farm practices that have the potential to increase agricultural productivity and maintain environmental sustainability. We undertake a systematic review and perform a meta-analysis to understand and synthesize the adoption and impacts of agricultural technologies and natural resource management practices with a special attention to fragile and conflict affected settings. …”
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Global methane pledge in Tajikistan: Assessment report por Malec, Karel, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Tohirzoda, Sino

“…This commitment becomes particularly significant for Tajikistan's agrarian economy, where sustainable livestock management practices can help reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation, enhancing both environmental sustainability and agricultural efficiency. Additionally, the pledge emphasizes improved waste management and methane capture from solid waste sites, aligning with Tajikistan's green energy objectives, carbon market participation, revenue generation, and attracting international investments. …”
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Stakeholder workshop brief: Social and behaviour change intervention for scaling equitable access to rice and common beans quality seed in Butaleja District Eastern Uganda por Bomuhangi, Allan, Amuda, Alex, Mikhala, Audrine, Lengewa, Catherine, Nchanji, Eileen, Asea, Godfrey, Yila, Jummai, L'parnoi, Peter, Kinyota, Phillip, Echesa, Prisca

“…IRRI’s overarching mission is to alleviate poverty and hunger in rice-dependent populations while promoting environmental sustainability and empowering women and youth in the rice industry. …”
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Knowing the lay of the land: Changes to land use and cover and landscape pattern in village tank cascade systems of Sri Lanka por Ratnayake, Sujith S., Reid, Michael, Larder, Nicolette, Hunter, Danny, Ranagalage, Manjula, Kogo, Benjamin, Dharmasena, Punchi B., Kariyawasam, Champika S.

“…Landscape performance indicators show that VTCSs have experienced a gradual loss of environmental sustainability. Assessment of LULC along with fragmentation can help to monitor the spatial pattern impacts that determine ecological integrity. …”
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Identifying conservation priority areas of hydrological ecosystem service using hot and cold spot analysis at watershed scale por Gwal, S., Sena, Dipaka Ranjan, Srivastava, P. K., Srivastava, S. K.

“…Hydrological Ecosystem Services (HES) are crucial components of environmental sustainability and provide indispensable benefits. …”
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Agronomic, economic, and environmental performance of nitrogen rates and source in Bangladesh’s coastal rice agroecosystems por Emran, Shah-Al, Krupnik, Timothy J., Kumar, Virender, Ali, M. Yusuf, Pittelkow, Cameron M.

“…Farmers in low-elevation coastal zones in South Asia face numerous food security and environmental sustainability challenges. This study evaluated the effects of nitrogen (N) rate and source on the agronomic, economic, and environmental performance of transplanted and rainfed ‘aman’ (monsoon-season) rice in Bangladesh’s non-saline coastal areas. …”
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Regional workshop on agrochemical use and mitigation por Putthana, V., Unger, Fred

“…The responsible use of agrochemicals remains a pressing challenge in the ASEAN region, requiring a delicate balance between ensuring food security and agricultural productivity while safeguarding environmental sustainability and human health. On October 31, 2024, a pivotal step was taken to tackle this issue at the Regional Workshop on Agrochemical Use and Mitigation, held in Vientiane, Laos. …”
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Improving nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions accounting in Kenya: Insights and measurement results relating to fertilizer practices, environmental drivers, and N isotopic composition por Ouma, T., Agredazywczuk, P., Barthel, M., Otinga, A., Njoroge, R., Leitner, Sonja, Yuhao Zhu, Oduor, Collins, Oluoch, K. C., Obozinski, G., Six, Johan, Harris, E.

“…These findings underline the importance of crop-specific nitrogen dynamics in shaping N₂O emissions, and the need for tailored nitrogen management strategies to balance agricultural productivity with environmental sustainability. In the next phase of the project, we will analyze soil samples for N₂O isotopic composition, measuring δ¹⁵N-NH₄ and δ¹⁵N-NO₃, in addition to analyzing gas samples to provide further insights into the sources of N₂O emissions. …”
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Evaluating irrigation and fertilizer strategies for sustainable forage productivity and improved nitrogen efficiency in the sub-humid highlands of Ethiopia por Taye, C.W., Hussein, Misbah A., Ayalew, A.D., Assefa, T.T., Fohrer, N., Riga, Fikadu T., Derseh, Melkamu B., Adie, Aberra, Tilahun, Seifu A.

“…Deficit irrigation (I80) combined with manure and Napier grass ILRI-16791 is recommended for optimal productivity and environmental sustainability. This study provides novel insights into site-specific, climate-responsive nutrient and water management strategies for public development agents to support smallholder forage production systems. …”
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Constraints and promising interventions to strengthen fish seed systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Ghana por Ragasa, Catherine, Kruijssen, Froukje, Agyakwah, Seth Koranteng, Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku, Asmah, Ruby, Ataa-Asantewaa, Martha, Amewu, Sena, Loison, Sarah Alobo

“…It has great potential to contribute to food security and nutrition, poverty reduction, jobs, and environmental sustainability. Fish seed is increasingly considered to be a major driver and disabler of aquaculture development. …”
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Editorial: Evidences (states and experiences) of land management and food/nutrition (in)security in mixed farming systems: a global perspective por Kassawmar, Tibebu, Desta, Gizaw, Tadesse, Matebu, Teferi, Ermias, Kaba, Mirgissa, Suryabhagavan, K. Venkata, Shiferaw, Abebe

“…As the world faces rapid population growth, climate change, and evolving market dynamics, rainfed farming systems are under increasing pressure to meet the growing demand for food and nutrition while also addressing the urgent need for environmental sustainability (Tully and Ryals, 2017). The challenge is not only to expand cultivated land and enhance agricultural productivity but also to manage land resources in ways that promote long-term ecological health, food security, and resilience to external shocks (Wani et al., 2009). …”
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Land Degradation Assessments Using Multiscale Hierarchical Approaches for Agroecosystem Restoration and Improved Food Security: The Case for Kenya and Burkina Faso por Kizito, Fred, Tamene, Lulseged D., Koech, Nicholas, Pondi, Brian, Ng'ang'a, Kennedy

“…In addition to the modelling and analysis results, the report provides recommendations for farmers, policy makers, decision and development agents and researchers regarding the implications of the land degradation findings towards identifying technical, policy and institutional arrangements that will promote land restoration, agroecosystem health and food security in order to meet current and future human and environmental sustainability objectives.…”
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Effect of Saponins from Chenopodium quinoa Willd. on Methane Production, Short Chain Fatty Acids and Digestibility in vitro Ruminal Fermentation por Alegría Arnedo, Maria Cecilia, Gomez Bravo, Carlos Alfredo, Quispe Jacobo, Fredy Enrique

“…Their application could contribute to the reduction of methane production, which would be advantageous for both livestock efficiency and environmental sustainability.…”
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Absence of the nitrous oxide reductase gene cluster in commercial alfalfa inoculants is probably due to the extensive loss of genes during rhizobial domestication por Brambilla, Silvina Maricel, Frare, Romina Alejandra, Soto, Gabriela Cinthia, Jozefkowicz, Cintia, Ayub, Nicolás Daniel

“…Based on these results, we propose future screenings for alfalfa-nodulating isolates containing both nitrogen fixation and N2O reductase genes for environmental sustainability of alfalfa production.…”
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Sostenibilidad ambiental de la producción de quinua (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) en los valles interandinos del Perú por Pinedo Taco, Rember Emilio, Gómez Pando, Luz Rayda, Julca Otidiano, Alberto Marcial

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Biofertilizantes : aporte de vida para el suelo por Chavarro Rodríguez , Carmen Lorena, Bolaños Benavides, Martha Marina

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Agroforestería : práctica que aporta a la resiliencia de productores y sistemas agropecuarios por Bohórquez Andrade, Estefanía, Bolaños Benavides, Martha Marina

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Are we learning? Strengthening local people's capacities to facilitate the recuperation of degraded pasture lands in Central America por Bautista Solís, Pável

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Urban grönstruktur : och dess funktioner för ekologiskt hållbara städer por Sundqvist, Astrid

Aktuella trender inom nötköttsproduktionen por Rosén, Anna