Resultados de búsqueda - "gender"

Global impacts from improved tropical forages: A meta-analysis revealing overlooked benefits and costs, evolving values and new priorities por White, D.W., Peters, Michael, Horne, P.

“…Social effects were reported in fewer than 60% of studies and emphasized household-level outcomes on gender and labor, with most reported effects being non-quantitative. …”
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The SmartAG Partner: CCAFS East Africa Quarterly Newsletter, April - June 2014 por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Finally, read our analysis that shows gender differences in how farmers are adopting climate-smart practices and strategies.…”
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Designing a risk communication strategy for health hazards posed by traditional slaughter of goats in Tshwane, South Africa por Qekwana, D.N., McCrindle, C.M.E., Oguttu, J.W.

“…This study demonstrated that interviewing commuters at taxi ranks gave access to a cross section of gender, age, language and origin. It was found that both genders were involved in traditional slaughter of goats. …”
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Eco-geographical structuring and morphological diversities in Ethiopian donkey populations por Kefen, E., Beja-Pereira, A., Han, J.L., Haile, Aynalem, Mohammed, Y.K., Dessie, Tadelle

“…Mean pairwise multiple comparisons (MPMC) between traits and multivariate analysis were carried out separately for jacks, jennets and aggregated gender. The MPMC showed significant differences between donkey populations for most of the traits studied. …”
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The SmartAg Partner: July-September 2014 por Atakos, Vivian, Radeny, Maren A.O., Mungai, C, Kinyangi, James

“…Read about the importance of gender responsive adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies in ensuring a productive agriculture sector. …”
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CGIAR research program (CRP) on roots, tubers, and bananas: Rationale, strategy and impact. por Thiele, Graham

“…In addition, the CRP aims to increase income generation and foster greater gender equity. The CRP has identified impact pathways to increase the likelihood that research is translated into improved livelihoods – especially among some of the world's most poor and vulnerable populations. …”
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Performance of Tswana Sheep under Semi-Intensive Management in Gaborone, Botswana por Aganga, A.A., Fabi, L.

“…It can be concluded from the study that growth rates of different age-groups of Tswana sheep under semi-intensive management are different and also there is interaction between time and gender and time and type/age-group. The time of the year is amajor factor that influenced the growth rate of range grazed Tswana sheep.…”
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A systematic review of zoonoses transmission and livestock/wildlife interactions: Preliminary findings por Grace, Delia, Pfeiffer, Dirk U., Kock, R., Rushton, Jonathan, Mutua, Florence K., McDermott, John J., Jones, B.

“…There have been several recent initiatives to categorize zoonoses and their reservoirs but their socio-economic impact remains poorly defined and previous reviews lacked both poverty and gender perspectives. We present the initial findings of a multi-disciplinary, systematic review commissioned by the Department for International Development (UK) to synthesize best available scientific knowledge about zoonotic disease transmission through direct or indirect domestic livestock/wildlife interaction, with emphasis on risk factors, drivers and trajectories of transmission, and promising interventions for controlling important zoonoses based on managing domestic livestock/wildlife interaction. …”
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Mental and physical distress of field veterinarians during and soon after control of the 2010 foot and mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki, Japan por Makita, K., Tsuji, A., Iki, Y., Kurosawa, A., Kadowaki, H., Tsutsumi, A., Nogami, T., Watari, M.

“…The risk factors for mental distress were categorised into three groups: culling, communication with farmers, and gender; each category was qualitatively described. …”
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System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya por Ojango, Julie M.K., Audho, James O., Oyieng, Edwin P., Recha, John W.M., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Kinyangi, James, Muigai, Anne W.T.

“…A community breeding programme optimally using available resources and incorporating gender integrated innovative technologies could be implemented for the CSV, alongside strong capacity development on animal husbandry, health and marketing of products.…”
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Evaluation of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) por Anderson, S., Khan, F., Robledo, C., Roth, C.

“…In its theory of change emphasis is put on strategic partnerships, capacity building, communication, open access data, real time monitoring and evaluation and a strong focus on gender. The primary purpose of this evaluation is to enhance the contribution that CCAFS is likely to make towards reaching the CGIAR goals and towards reducing poverty and improving food security for people whose livelihoods depend on aquatic agricultural systems. …”
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How CIAT’s climate research informs and influences decision making in IFAD and the cocoa and coffee sector globally: An outcomes validation report por Nyangaga J

“…The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and its partners, under the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) have and are conducting extensive research around four pillars of climate change: Climate Smart Agriculture Practices, Climate Risk Management, Low Emission Agriculture, Policies and Institutions and Gender and Social Inclusion. The information is now being used by next-users of the research. …”
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Insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensinconverting enzyme gene and the risk of hypertension among residents of two cities, SouthSouth Nigeria por Kooffreh, M.E., Anumudu, C.I., Kumar, P. Lava

“…By multiple regression analysis, age was a predictor for SBP in patients, r = 0.596, and DBP in controls, r = 0.555. Gender, Body mass index, I/D genotypes were not significant predictors for hypertension but the I/D polymorpism was associated with an increased risk for hypertension with an OR of 1.15 95%CI (0.924-1.456). …”
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Agriculture is integrated into the Paris agreement por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In addition, 80% of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted by countries committed to action on agricultural mitigation, and 90% of INDCs that include adaptation selected agriculture as a priority sector for action, thus creating a framework for climate action in the sector. Human rights, gender, ecosystems and biodiversity, all issues central to agriculture, are also featured within the Paris Agreement. …”
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Non-farm activities and adoption of improved cassava and beans varieties in South-Kivu, DR Congo por Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M., Manyong, Victor M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, A., Amato, M.S., Ainembabazi, John H., Mignouna, Djana B., Okafor, C.

“…Factors affecting the adoption rate were gender, education, household size, the presence of non-farm activities, household assets in terms of livestock owned, market access and access to the information on new technologies. …”
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Which wheat for smallholder Ethiopian farmers? Joining traditional knowledge with metric phenotypes por Mancini, C., Kidane, Yosef Gebrehawaryat, Mengistu, D.K., Pe, M.E., Fadda, Carlo, Dell'Acqua, M.

“…We found that the relative importance of wheat traits is gender- and locality- dependent, and produced a ranking of the 400 varieties identifying the combination of traits most desired by farmers. …”
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Editorial: Towards leaner and more effective value chain development por Donovan, J., Stoian, D., Ferries, S.

“…Value chain development (VCD) is a common term in today’s development lexicon1, where its use tends to conjure passionate ideas about how development programming can support smallholder participation in growing markets in the interest of economic growth, job creation, gender empowerment, and sustainable use of natural resources, among other goals. …”
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Precision Nutrient Management under Conservation Agriculture-based Cereal Systems in South Asia por Sapkota, Tek Bahadur, Majumdar, Kaushik, Khurana, Ritika, Jat, Raj K., Stirling, Clare M., Jat, Mangi Lal

“…The third section assesses the needs for an enabling policy environment, mainstreaming gender and sime final recommendations for up-scaling and/or out-scaling innovations.…”
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Climate Smart Villages: A Community Approach to Climate Resilient Agriculture and Sustainable Livelihoods por Kimeli, Philip, Nyasimi, Mary, Mungai, Catherine, Kinyangi, James, Radeny, Maren A.O., Recha, John W.M.

“…This chapter sets out to: a) discuss the CSVs model as a community-based approach that builds resilience, achieves food security and enhances sustainable livelihoods; b) describe the portfolio of CSA practices — ideally ones that have been assessed for local climatic and environmental suitability, gender and social equity — that farmers are using; and c) discuss processes of scaling up the CSVs approach through policy processes to reach more farmers across eastern Africa.…”
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Trends in farm labour productivity and implications for cassava industrialisation in Nigeria por Ezedinma, C.I., Okarter, C., Asumugha, G.N., Nweke, F.

“…Results indicate that the trend in the use of labour by gender and source for cassava production has not changed over the last 15 years in Nigeria. …”
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