Resultados de búsqueda - "information technology"

An assessment of learning gains from educational animated videos versus traditional extension presentations among farmers in Benin* por Bello-Bravo, Julia, Tamo, Manuele, Dannou, E.A., Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

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Managing Scientific Information to Meet the Changing Needs of Agricultural Research in Trinidad and Tobago por Hee Houng, Maritza, Ballantyne, Peter G.

“…Major issues raised by the study include the way information units respond to changing demands for their services, the need for closer contacts with research management and priority-setting mechanisms, how information units deal with competing demands for their resources that arise from their multiple functions, the value of management commitment and high visibility, the role of the private sector, collaboration and coordination of information efforts, information technology, participation in regional and international networks and activities, and the qualifications and skills required of information personnel.…”
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Can information and communication technologies contribute to poverty reduction? Evidence from poor counties in China por Gu, Rui, Zhang, Wei, Chen, Kevin Z., Nie, Fengying

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Research and information for sustainable forests por Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…Forests are central to debate on climatic change, water management and biodiversity conservation. Progress in information technology allowing manipulation of complete data sets, computer-based models and remote sensing capabilities are all contributing to providing the information which is now needed to manage forests. …”
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Taking profit from the growing use of mobile phone in Benin: a contingent valuation approach for market and quality information access por Arinloye, D.A., Linnemann, A., Hagelaar, G., Coulibaly, O., Omta, O.S.

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Going Back to the Well: Women, Agency, and Climate Adaptation por Huyer, Sophia, Gumucio, Tatiana

“…They are: (1) participation in decision-making at different levels, (2) work burden, (3) access to and use of productive resources such as agroclimatic information, technology, livelihood incomes, and credit, and (4) collective action. …”
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The framework for regional collaboration in animal agriculture: The SADC Animal Agriculture Network (SAARNET) por Lebbie, S.H.B.

“…Partnerships will be strengthened between stakeholders through participatory approaches (workshops, seminars, field days and training sessions) to plan and prioritise activities, and share information, technology, and materials. The organisation and operation of a collaborative research network such as SAARNET is very challenging thou rewarding. …”
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Generating localized weather forecasts for nomadic herders in Mongolia por Hijaba Y, Vernooy, Ronnie, Jamba T

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Can mobile phone-based animated videos induce learning and technology adoption among low-literate farmers? A field experiment in Burkina Faso por Maredia, Mywish K., Reyes, Byron A., Ba, Malick N., Dabiré, Clementine L., Pittendrigh, Barry Robert, Bello-Bravo, Julia

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Information Policy for Agricultural Research (IPAR) - Republic of Iran por International Service for National Agricultural Research

“…In January 1995, the Iran Business Monitor reported that detailed plans for increased investment in telecoms had been developed “after two years of studies by Iran’s High Council on Information Technology (Informatics)”. The Minister of Post, Telegraph, and Telephone gave details of these plans the following November when he said that the government would increase its investment in telecoms from Rials 500 billion in the first five-year plan period (1989-1994) to Rials 1000 billion in the second plan (1995-2000). …”
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Near real-time monitoring of cassava cultivation area por Phan, Trong Van, Reymondin, Louis, Vantalon, Thibaud, Delaquis, Erik, Nguyen, Thuy Thanh, Mienmany, Bandit

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Unpacking the Gender-smartness of Climate-smart Agriculture in India por Tyagi, Niharika, Neog, Kangkanika, Khandelwal, Apoorve

“…The gender gap in agriculture is a global pattern in which women in agriculture have limited access to land, productive resources, financial capital, information, technology and advisory services when compared to male farmers. …”
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Enhanced capacity of women in Smart-Valleys, alternate wetting and drying and multi-stakeholders platforms establishment in Mali por Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald, Djagba, Justin, Koné, Pierre, Akpoffo, M. Marius, Doumbia, Salif

“…AICCRA-Mali has undertaken a series of intensive training sessions aimed at enhancing the capacity of women farmers in the Smart-Valleys approach for water control in inland valleys, alternate wetting and drying irrigation for rice production with reduced water use and greenhouse gas emissions, and establishing multi-stakeholder platforms to improve access to information, technology, finance, and markets. Workshops were conducted on March 14th in Siramana, March 19th in Selingue, and November 01st in Sikasso, with the participation of 246 women farmers leading their organizations in respective communities. …”
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Indian agriculture and rural development: Strategic issues and reform options por von Braun, Joachim, Gulati, Ashok, Hazell, Peter B. R., Rosegrant, Mark W., Ruel, Marie T.

“…India should increase investments in rural infrastructure including transport and information technology that connects villages) and agricultural R&D (leading to improved technologies for farmers). 2. …”
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Report on Discussion Forum on Information Services in the Asia-Pacific and AGRIS/CARIS in the 21st Century - An Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation por Ibach, M., Byron, Y.

“…This report documents the discussions designed to enhance cooperative activities and develop new approaches to improve the coverage of forestry literature in AGRIS and for forestry research information in CARIS among the countries in the Asia-Pacific region; as well as review new developments in information technology and their impacts on information providers and users. …”
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The framework for regional collaboration in animal agriculture: The SADC animal agriculture network (SAARNET) por Lebbie, S.H.B.

“…Partnerships will be strengthened between stakeholders through participatory approaches (workshops, seminars, field days and training sessions) to plan and prioritise activities, and share information, technology, and materials. The organisation and operation of a collaborative research network such as SAARNET is very challenging though rewarding. …”
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Summing the parts: How does “bundling” affect willingness-to-pay for seeds and insurance in a sample of Kenyan farmers? por Kramer, Berber, Waweru, Carol, Malacarne, Jonathan G.

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Test av modeller för prioritering av förändringsförslag i Stora Enso Skog AB´s nya produktionsplaneringssystem VSOP por Ohls, Anders

“…In order to evaluate the benefits and costs associated to investments in information technology (IT) managers need to be aware of the complexity in the nature of the task. …”
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Hörby kommun i förändring : utveckling för framtiden por Nilsson, Amanda

“…The continuous flow of people, capital and goods follows in the wake of advances in communications, transport and information technology, resulting in a changed situation for different stakeholders in the society. …”

A resource based view of productivity, firm growth and technical management tools por Alvemar, Hans

“…Finally this thesis reviews the use of information technology and precision agriculture tools to aid farm management, and how this can be used in large-scale farming operations. …”
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