Search Results - "environmental sustainability"

Introducing environmental thresholds into water withdrawal management of mountain streams in the Kura River Basin, Azerbaijan by Abbasov, R.K., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…The idea of environmentally acceptable areal water withdrawal is formulated, so that the overall approach may be applied for environmentally sustainable water withdrawal management in other small streams.…”
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Opportunities for increasing the economic contribution of small ruminants in Asia by Devendra, C.

“…The strategy for increasing this contribution is associated with involving the rainfed lowland and upland areas, increased efficiency of use of the genetic resources, targeting the poor to address spoverty, and wider use of improved technologies through community-based participation at the farm level to seek environmentally sustainable Development.…”
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Overview of integrated animals-crops-fish production systems: Achievements and future potential by Devendra, C.

“…The potential benefits are directly associated with a more concerted role for animals, increased productivity from these zones, and demonstration of environmentally sustainable integrated production systems.…”
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Strategy for the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research in Sub-Saharan Africa by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Germplasm and natural resource management technologies that offer clients a wide range of options for enhancing productivity in an environmentally sustainable manner.2. Technology dissemination and farmer empowerment to catalyze the adoption of innovations that will increase food security and incomes of the poor.3. …”
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Inter-sectoral and multilevel coordination alone do not reduce deforestation and advance environmental justice: Why bold contestation works when collaboration fails by Ravikumar, A., Larson, A.M., Myers, R., Trench, T.

“…Moreover, we find that where coordination between actors does occur, it does not necessarily produce environmentally sustainable and socially just land use outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic potential of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Isaria fumosorosea for management of Cosmopolites sordidus Germar (Coleoptera: Curcul... by Kisaakye, J., Fourie, H., Coyne, D., Cortada Gonzales, L., Masinde, S., Subramanian, S., Haukeland, Solveig

“…This study indicates that the B. bassiana isolates ICIPE 273, ICIPE 648 and ICIPE 660 are potential candidates for the environmentally sustainable management of BW.…”
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Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina, Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara, Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo, Medina-Campuzano, Manuela, Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes, González-Quintero, Ricardo, Ospina, Bernardo, Arango, Jacobo

“…Therefore, supplementation with cassava leaves and/or roots is a nutritionally and environmentally sustainable strategy.…”
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Fruit and Non-Starchy Vegetable Acquisition and Supply in Solomon Islands: Identifying Opportunities for Improved Food System Outcomes by Farrell, Penny, Sharp, Michael, Reeve, Erica, Brewer, Tom, Farmery, Anna, Wate, Jillian Tutuo, Bogard, Jessica, Kanamoli, Samson, Thow, Anne

“…Integrated with our analysis of policy, these revealed several opportunities, including improving affordability of this healthy commodity, enhancing livelihood equitability of supply chains, and strengthening environmentally sustainable agricultural practices that support increased production.…”
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Costing healthy diets and measuring deprivation: New indicators and modeling approaches by Pauw, Karl, Ecker, Olivier, Thurlow, James, Comstock, Andrew R.

“…One of the greatest global challenges today is ensuring widespread availability and equitable access to affordable, nutritious foods produced in an environmentally sustainable manner. A rich literature exists around the definition of a healthy diet and the drivers of dietary change. …”
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Developing evidence for agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria by Salau, Sheu

“…This renewed commitment paved the way for the Agricultural Support Facility Project (APSF), which seeks to, among other things, create an environment and produce evidence on specific policy issues facing the Nigerian agricultural sector that allows for a more inclusive design and implementation of evidence-based, pro-poor, gender sensitive, and environmentally sustainable agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria. …”
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Does trade with multinationals induce greener production? Evidence from the Bangladesh fashion industry by Iqbal, Kazi, Mahzab, Moogdho, Motohashi, Kazuki, Takayama, Haruka

“…The study finds that firms exporting to global fashion brands (for example, H&M, Zara, Uniqlo, and Banana Republic) are more likely to adopt environmentally sustainable practices. An increase in the share of suppliers exporting to multinational brands leads to measurable improvements in river water quality. …”
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Host pathogen interaction and resistance screening of groundnut to stem rot disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii by Bangaru, Kiranmayee, Jadhav, Yashoda, Sudini, Hari Kishan, Kounain, Safinaaz, Pasupuleti, Janila

“…Additionally, host plant resistance is the most preferred option as it is cost-effective and an environmentally sustainable approach. Sources of resistance are reported from both cultivated species, Arachis hypogaea, and inter-specific derivatives. …”
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Innovative research approaches for sustainable livestock production and poverty reduction in the developing world by Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Livestock-related research that aims to increase productivity and enhance livelihoods in an environmentally sustainable manner in the developing world is no longer taking a ‘business as usual’ approach. …”
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Decision support for trypanosomiasis control: An example using a geographic information system in eastern Zambia by Robinson, Timothy P., Harris, R.S., Hopkins, J.S., Williams, B.G.

“…In many african countries where government resources for livestock disease control are declining and donor aid toward the control of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis is less forthcoming, there is an increasing need to identify areas where intervention is most likely to be technically, economically and environmentally sustainable. Activities must be focused in these areas so that the maximum benefits are obtained from limited resources. …”
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Workshop on implementing the Agricultural Policy Support Facility (APSF) by Rhoe, Valerie

“…The Agricultural Policy Support Facility (APSF) is an initiative to strengthen pro-poor, gender-sensitive, and environmentally sustainable evidence-based policymaking in Nigeria in the areas of rural and agricultural development. …”
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CPWF Annual Report 2006 by CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…The CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) is a multi-institutional research for development program that seeks to create and disseminate international public goods to improve the productivity of water in river basins in ways that are pro-poor, gender equitable and environmentally sustainable. In doing so, CPWF contributes to efforts by the global community to ensure that global diversions of water to agriculture are maintained at the level of the year 2000. …”
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Can the northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla, be controlled by the fungus Clonostachys rosea? : an experimental study by Fritzson, Jesper

“…There is a need for alternative control measures that are environmentally sustainable and effective against the nematode. …”

Physico‑chemical, microbial and phytotoxicity evaluation of composts from sorghum, finger millet and soybean straws by Jagadabhi, P.S., Wani, S.P., Kaushal, M., Patil, M., Vemula, A.K., Rathore, A.

“…Purpose Composting is an environmentally sustainable alternative for bioconversion of agricultural residues into a nutrient-rich product that can enhance soil fertility/microbial diversity and thereby improve agricultural productivity. …”
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Community forest enterprises (CFEs) as Social Enterprises: Empirical evidence from Cameroon by Piabuo, S.M., Hoogstra-Klein, M., Ingram, V., Foundjem-Tita, D.

“…Operating as SEs would permit CFEs to be financially and environmentally sustainable and thus they could easily contribute to community development. …”
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Key insights and perspectives from the Food Systems Summit Dialogues and the CAADP 3rd Biennial review process 2023 by Trautman, Sabrina, Chevallier, Romy, Cramer, Laura K., Gosling, Amanda, Mutamba, Manyewu

“…Some of the main findings from the UNFSS dialogues include evidence that countries are adopting diverse approaches to move towards environmentally sustainable food production and consumption, a need to harmonise trade standards and improve access to market information, the generation of high levels of food waste, poor nutritional education and awareness including a lack of dietary diversity, a need for gender and social inclusion with a focus on land tenure and access to resources, a need for improved technologies and innovation and better access to credit and loans for food producers. …”
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