Resultados de búsqueda - "industrial"

Unlocking Barriers to Adoption and Scaling of Climate Smart Cocoa Practices in Ghana por Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Amoah, Alvin, Jassogne, Laurence T.P., Asare, Richard

“…The cocoa farming areas in Ghana vary according to severity in impact of climate change and has been delineated into three climatic impact zones namely; Transform, cope and adjust zones. For years, cocoa industry technical experts have recommended Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) without considering the different farmer typologies across the climate impact zones. …”
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Towards ecosystem accounts for Rwanda: tracking 25 years of change in flows and potential supply of ecosystem services por Bagstad, K.J., Ingram, J.C., Lange, G., Masozera, M., Ancona, Z.H., Bana, M., Kagabo, D., Musana, B., Nabahungu, N.L., Rukundo, E., Rutebuka, E., Polasky, S., Rugege, D., Uwera, C.

“…Our results quantify nation‐wide ES trends, their implications for key water‐dependent industries, and the importance of protected areas in safeguarding ES flows and potential supply in Rwanda. …”
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Effect of feeding practices and manure quality on CH4 and N2O emissions from uncovered cattle manure heaps in Kenya por Leitner, Sonja, Ring, Dónal, Wanyama, George N., Korir, Daniel, Pelster, David E., Goopy, John P., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Merbold, Lutz

“…However, these were derived for industrialized livestock farms and do not represent conditions of smallholder farms (small, low-producing livestock breeds, poor feed quality, feed scarcity). …”
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Evaluation of some quality parameters of cassava starch and soy protein isolate matrices during deep fat frying in soybean oil por Omidiran, A.T., Sobukola, O.P., Sanni, S.A., Sanni, L.O., Adebowale, A.A., Shajobi, A.O., Kulakow, Peter A.

“…Snack industry is recently focused on the production of snacks with minimal oil content and enhanced quality attributes which prompted the need to study the changes in snack matrices produced from cassava starch processed from three varieties of cassava roots (TMS‐950289, TME‐419, and TMS‐30572) and soy protein isolate blends fried in soybean oil. …”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Endangers Africa’s Indigenous Pygmy Populations por Fa, J.E., Nasi, R., Funk, S.M.

“…Although less isolated than other Pygmy groups, especially the Mbuti and Efe, the Baka, like other forest-dependent populations in the Congo Basin, have been affected by a plethora of environmental pressures that include direct impacts from extractive industries (logging, mining), conflict with conservation areas, encroachment into their territories both peacefully along roads or aggressively by poachers and militias, as well as the effects of resettlement and sedentarization (Olivero et al. 2016). …”
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Priority interventions for transformational change in the Sahel por Abberton, Michael T., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ademonla, Djalal A, Asiedu, R., Ayantunde, A.A., Bayala, Jules, Cofie, Olufunke O., Kane Potaka, Joanna, Zwart, Sander J., Tabo, Ramadjita, Tenkouano, A., Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T., Togola, A., Whitbread, Anthony M., Worou, Omonlola N., Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Meanwhile, the importance of improved agro-industrialization and trade for income generation and poverty reduction underscores the critical role of enhanced interaction with a vibrant private sector. …”
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Unpicking the Inter-relationships Between Off-Farm Livelihood Diversification, Household Characteristics, and Farm Management in the Rural Andes por Caulfield, Mark E., Hammond, James, Fonte, Steven J., Florido, M.A., Fuentes, W., Meza, K., Navarrete, I., Vanek, Steven J., Wijk, Mark T. van

“…Specifically, we observed an increased use of industrialized farming techniques among one household type, a deintensification, or a stepping-out of farming activities in another household type, and a tendency toward livestock specialization in the other household type. …”
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Crops that feed the world 7: Rice por Seck, P.A., Diagne, A., Mohanty, Samarendu, Wopereis, Marco C.S.

“…Improving global food security will, therefore, necessitate concerted efforts to increase the productivity of rice per unit of land, water and/or labor in Asia and Africa, and the development of new land and water resources in a responsible and equitable manner to counteract losses due to urbanization and industrialization. During 2007–2011, productivity increases in Africa have been leading the way, with paddy rice production levels increasing by 9.5% per year, compared to 1.6% in Asia. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of Brucella spp. in goats in Borana pastoral area, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia por Teshome, D., Sori, T., Banti, T., Kidane, G., Wieland, Barbara, Alemayehu, Gezahegn

“…Brucellosis is considered as one of the serious diseases incurring considerable loss to the goat industry through reproductive wastages. The situation of brucellosis has not been investigated in goats in Borana pastoral areas despite the frequent occurrence of abortion. …”
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Turning waste to wealth: Harnessing the potential of cassava peels for nutritious animal feed por Okike, Iheanacho, Wigboldus, Seerp, Samireddipalle, Anandan, Naziri, D., Adesehinwa, O.K.A., Adejoh, A.V., Amole, Tunde A., Bordoloi, S., Kulakow, Peter A.

“…In Nigeria, processing cassava for food and industry yields around 15 million tons of wet peels annually. …”
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Genetic diversity of virome and mycobiome of cassava in Bagamoyo, Tanzania and basis for treat discrepancy between cassava brown streak virus species por Mero, H.R.

“…Twenty-two fungal species were also identified from cassava leaves in Bagamoyo fields; some are pathogenic/mycotoxic whilst others have potential applications in medicine, food and pharmaceutical industries. This study has discovered that the CBSV and UCBSV species express Second 6-Kilodalton (6K2) protein with varied 3D structures and polarity, suspected reason for discrepancy in tissue titres and replication rate between them. …”
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Chemical and pasting properties of potato flour (Solanum tuberosum L.) in relation to different processing techniques por Buzera, A., Nkirote, E., Abass, A., Orina, I., Sila, D.

“…In conclusion, the different processing methods altered the chemical and pasting properties of the flour, therefore influencing their potential use in the food industry. Considering the correlations established in this study, it is likely that chemical properties could be used to predict the pasting properties of potato flour.…”
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Data issues in analyzing agri-food trade in BIMSTEC: Challenges and recommendations por Saroj, Sunil, Roy, Devesh, Kamar, Abul, Pradhan, Mamata

“…The focus of research on international trade has recently shifted from industries and countries to firms. Firm heterogeneity is shown to be a determinant of trade at both the intensive margin (increase exports per firm/product) and extensive margins (the number of firms exporting – new products, new partners, new varieties, and new prices). …”
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Livestock phenomics and genetic evaluation approaches in Africa: Current state and future perspectives por Houaga, I., Mrode, Raphael A., Opoola, O., Chagunda, Mizeck G.G., Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Rege, J.E., Olori, V.E., Nash, O., Banga, C.B., Okeno, T.O., Djikeng, Appolinaire

“…An online survey of livestock experts, academics, scientists, national focal points for animal genetic resources, policymakers, extension agents and animal breeding industry was conducted in 38 African countries. The results revealed 1) limited national livestock identification and data recording systems, 2) limited data on livestock production and health traits and genomic information, 3) mass selection was the common method used for genetic improvement with very limited application of genetic and genomic-based selection and evaluation, 4) limited human capacity, infrastructure, and funding for livestock genetic improvement programmes, as well as enabling animal breeding policies. …”
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Evaluating implementation strategies for improved food safety in Vietnam por Hai Hoang Tuan Ngo

“…Pork is the most popular and consumed meat in Vietnam, and the preference among consumers for fresh and “warm” pork makes the traditional pork value chain dominate the pork industry. This thesis assessed microbial contamination in pork, then evaluated the technical and economic aspects of light-touch interventions in improving the safety of pork in the small-scale value chain. …”
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Empowering women across gender and caste in a women’s dairy cooperative in India por Farnworth, Cathy Rozel, Ravichandran, T., Galiè, Alessandra

“…The findings show a remarkable transition of the dairy industry from elite non-marginalized caste men to marginalized and non-marginalized women. …”
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Vietnam’s transition to low-emission food systems: 2025 country profile – 2nd Edition por Martius, C., Vu, T.P., Pingault, N., Pham, T.T., Wassmann, R., Guérin, L., Mwambo, F., Nhuong, T., Yee, C.C.

“…Data on GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions and removals are usually collected and analyzed across five economic sectors (energy, industry, agriculture, LULUCF (Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry) and waste). …”
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Immediate impacts of COVID-19 on the aquaculture value chain in Ghana por Ragasa, Catherine, Amewu, Sena, Asante, Seth

“…All value chain actors interviewed reported being affected directly by COVID-19 related restrictions on movement and indirectly by reduced demand for tilapia because of closures in the tourism and hospitality industries, important consumers of fresh tilapia. The crisis has reduced incomes for most actors along the aquaculture value chain and is anticipated to reduce future production. …”
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Overview of the agricultural modernization in Southeast Asia por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…Overall, the SEA region has seen a relatively fast movement of labor out of the agricultural sector into non-farm sectors including trade, restaurants and hotel industries in the last few decades, leading to higher labor productivity growth than land productivity growth. …”
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Food systems, obesity, and gender in Latin America por Biermayr-Jenzano, Patricia

“…This literature review explores different dimensions of specific roles and conditions that influence women’s health and nutrition in Latin America, including (a) women as farmers and other affected groups such as indigenous peoples; (b) women’s role and participation in feeding schemes; (c) women as informal street food vendors; (d) women as traders of agricultural products; (e) women as workers in the agrifood industry; and (f) considerations regarding the time invested in food preparation at the household level and women’s participation in this task. …”
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