Search Results - "geographic information system"

A practical guide for collecting farmers socio-economic and agronomic data: an AfSIS Project field protocol by Okoth, Peter F., Nambiro, E, Kibe, P, Njoroge, S, Macharia, R., Kihara, Job Maguta, Huising, Jeroen

“…This document outlines how agronomic surveys are integrated with knowledge of farmers’ condition, wealth, status, access to knowledge, and access to markets, using pre-designed questionnaires and field surveys, and including the use of Global Positioning System-based field surveys and Geographic Information Systems.…”
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Collective approaches for facilitating farmer innovation by CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…Technical tools, such as geographic information systems and computer models, can support better-informed decision-making by local stakeholders. …”
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Remote mapping of pastoral resources in Karamoja cluster by Basel, Ashleigh, Chepngetich, Brenda, Tsoka, Jonathan, Kenduiywo, Benson, Craparo, Alessandro

“…In response, this project sought to enhance climate resilience and peacebuilding efforts by leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies to map critical pastoral resources and support sustainable, datadriven decision-making.…”
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ILRAD 1991 annual report by International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases

“…The socio-economics part examines epidemiology, target populations, economic impact of disease control, nutritional impact of disease control, geographical information systems, and computer models.…”
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The path of technological diffusion: which neighbors to learn from? by Zhang, Xiaobo, Fan, Shenggen, Cai, Ximing

“…This study uses a panel data set of 25 years over 280 districts in rural India and applies a geographic information systems (GIS) program to investigate the regional neighborhood effect on the rate of diffusion of new technologies. …”
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Follow-Up to UNCED/Agenda 21: Progress Report of the CGIAR Task Force by CGIAR Task Force

“…The proposed activity is the use of geographic information systems technology (GIS) to support work on each topic.Agenda document, CGIAR Mid Term Meeting, May 1994.…”
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ENACTS, Data Library, Maproom and GIS Training at Rwanda Meteorological Agency, Kigali, Rwanda, July 2016 by Corral, John del

“…Objectives were to: (a) train Meteo Rwanda staff on ENACTS data, the Data Library software, Maprooms, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS); (b) install the ENACTS Daily rainfall dataset and Maproom; create a backup of the Data Library system, and install a second Data Library with Maprooms for internal Meteo access. …”
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Assessing agricultural potential in South Sudan – A spatial analysis method by Diao, Xinshen, You, Liangzhi, Alpuerto, Vida, Folledo, Renato

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Bridging gender gaps in rangeland resource and conflict mapping: the role of participatory GIS, a case study in Kenya by Paliwal, Ambica, Korir, Victor Kipkurui, Kenduiywo, Benson, Galiè, Alessandra, Bullock, Renee, Pacillo, Grazia, Wane, Abdrahmane, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…The study explores the role of Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PGIS) in resource mapping, policy development, and conflict resolution in Isiolo County, Kenya. …”
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A GIS-based approach for integrating agriculture into urban and peri-urban planning by Forkuor, Gerald, Drechsel, Pay, Cofie, Olufunke O.

“…In this study, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Analysis are used to demonstrate how city authorities can integrate farming into their planning. …”
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Assessing the impact of diseases and their control on livestock productivity: The role of quantitative epidemiology by Perry, Brian D., McDermott, John J.

“…These are: geographical information systems (GIS) to estimate disease distribution; mathematical models to quantify infection dynamics; observational field studies to link infection status with production loss; statistical models to enhance study design; and spreadsheet models for economic impact assessment. …”
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Plant disease epidemiology: A quantitative approach on phytopathology = Epidemiología agrícola: Un enfoque cuantitativo de la fitopatología by Pedroza Sandoval, Aurelio

“…A new approach to do agriculture needs taking advantage of the inter and multidisciplinary participation of different specialities in emergent areas, such as, System Theory, Biotechnology, Environment Impact, Geographical Information Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Expert Systems, and Plant Disease Epidemiology. …”
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Introduction by Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M., Dam, Jos C. van, Droogers, Peter

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Road connectivity, population, and crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dorosh, Paul A., Wang, Hyoung Gun, You, Liangzhi, Schmidt, Emily

“…This study adopts a cross‐sectional spatial approach to examine the relationship between transport infrastructure, population location, and agricultural production in Sub‐Saharan Africa using new data obtained from geographic information systems (GIS). We find that both population and agricultural production are spatially concentrated near large cities, with 41.4% of population and 23.6% of agricultural production (in value terms) within 2.5 hours travel time to large cities. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia by Tilamun, Helina, Schmidt, Emily

“…This study links smallholder livestock population data from the Agricultural Census (2001/02) and data from the annual CSA Agricultural Sample Survey (2005 to 2008) with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data in order to assess livestock population, market access, and grazing land. …”
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Drivers and impacts of land-use change in the Maasai Steppe of Northern Tanzania: An ecological-social-political analysis by Msoffe, F.U., Kifugo, S.C., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Neselle, M.O., Gardingen, P. van, Reid, Robin S., Ogutu, Joseph O., Herrero, Mario, Leeuw, Jan de

“…Remote sensing data were used to analyze land-use change, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) was used to link-up with wildlife population dynamics and livestock distribution data derived from aerial censuses. …”
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Malaria and land use: a spatial and temporal risk analysis in Southern Sri Lanka by Klinkenberg, Eveline, Hoek, Wim van der, Amerasinghe, Felix P., Jayasinghe, G., Mutuwatte, L.P., Gunawardena, Dissanayake M.

“…In the study, data on aggregate malaria-incidence rates, land-use and water-use patterns, socioeconomic features and malaria-control interventions were collected and analyzed in a geographical information system. Malaria cases were mapped at the smallest administrative level and relative risks for different variables were calculated employing multivariate analyses. …”
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Using the economic surplus model to measure potential returns to international livestock research. The case of trypanosomosis vaccine research by Kristjanson, Patricia M., Rowlands, G.J., Swallow, B.M., Kruska, Russell L., Leeuw, P.N. de, Nagda, S.M.

“…This study illustrates how productivity impacts resulting from livestock research can be measured using a herd simulation model, how the results of this model can be extended spatially using geographic information systems (GIS) to determine the potential increase in livestock production that would result from adoption of a new technology, and how an economic surplus model can be used to value the estimated productivity impacts. …”
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Sustainable local land use policy: rhetoric and reality by Gelan, Ayele, Shannon, P., Aitkinhead, M.

“…We utilised a geographical information system (GIS) tool to bring together data from interrelated sources and to analyse population settlement and land use changes at detailed spatial scale. …”
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GIS-based modelling to predict potential habitats for black stork (Ciconia nigra) in Sweden by Sörhammar, Malin

“…In this study, a Geographical Information System (GIS) is used to create a model to identify suitable habitats for a potential reintroduction project of black stork in Sweden. …”
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