Search Results - "innovation"

The water resource implications of changing climate in the Volta River Basin by McCartney, Matthew P., Forkuor, Gerald, Sood, A., Amisigo, B., Hattermann, F., Muthuwatta, Lal P.

“…This necessitates much more systematic planning of water storage, greater cooperation between the riparian states and consideration of innovative approaches to water storage, such as managed aquifer recharge.…”
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Catalysing learning for development and climate change: an exploration of social learning and social differentiation in CGIAR by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…Social learning has emerged as a way to both approach and characterise innovative ways of doing this. Defined here as “a change in understanding that goes beyond the individual to become situated within wider social units or communities of practice through social interactions between actors within social networks” (Reed et al. 2010), a social learning approach situates scientific research as just one form of specialised knowledge amidst other contextual knowledge. …”
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Addressing water, food and poverty problems together--Methods, tools and lessons by CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…These chapters focus on innovative frameworks, methods, approaches and tools. …”
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Agroecology matters: impacts of climate change on agriculture and its implications for food security in Ethiopia by Ferede, T., Ayenew, A.B., Hanjra, Munir A.

“…In doing so, it uses a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model based on the 2005/06 Ethiopian Social Accounting Matrix. One of the innovative approaches of this study is the explicit inclusion of different agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of the country in estimating the likely effects of climate change. …”
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Scaling up index insurance for smallholder farmers: Recent evidence and insights by Greatrex, Helen, Hansen, James, Garvin S, Diro, R., Le Guen M, Blakeley S, Rao, Kolli, Osgood, D.

“…Finally, the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) project in Kenya and Ethiopia demonstrates innovative approaches to insuring poor nomadic pastoralists in challenging circumstances. …”
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Task force of risk assessment for food safety in Vietnam: Operational research to assist policy and capacity building by Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…In Vietnam, risk assessment is an innovative tool for managing food safety, however it is rarely applied and the capacity for application is still lacking. …”
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Kenya Climate-Smart Agriculture Framework Program by Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Kenya, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

“…The changes in climate and weather patterns will expose the rain-fed farming systems, especially the arid and semi-arid lands, to more climate related vulnerabilities thereby predisposing farming communities to food insecurity and poverty through erosion of the productive assets and the weakening of coping strategies and resilience. Innovative and transformative measures are therefore urgently required to assist stakeholders in the sector across the agricultural value chain to cope with effects of current and projected change in climate patterns. …”
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Ecosystem approach to health (Ecohealth): Theory and practices in environmental health research in Vietnam by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh

“…The content of these modules was based on the international experiences, a book titled Ecohealth Research in Practice - Innovative Applications of an Ecosystem Approach to Health by Dominique F. …”
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Effectiveness of cowpea and wild Vigna germplasm distribution and cost implication on their conservation efforts by IITA by Manyong, Victor M., Dumet, D., Ogundapo, A.T., Horna, D.

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Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation by Hell, K., Ognakossan, Kukom Edoh, Tonou, A.K., Lamboni, Y., Adabe, K. Edoh, Coulibaly, O.

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Gene flow in cowpea: field viability of wild and cultivated cowpea seeds and the hybrids between them by Fatokun, C.A., Boukar, O., Tamo, Manuele

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Adoption of PICS bags in Northern Nigeria: a case study of Jigawa, Kano, and Katsina States by Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Ayedun, B., Musa, S.A., Lowenberg-Deboer, J., Baributsa, D., Yakubu, S.A., Idris, A.A.

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An historical review of progress to control key cowpea biotic constraints in Burkina Faso by Dabiré, B.C., Tignegré, J.B., Ba, Malick N., Tamò, Manuele, Sanon, A., Ouédraogo, T.J., Neya, B.J., Muleba, N., Hammond, W., Coulibaly, O.

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Biological control: a major component for the longterm cowpea pest management strategy by Tamò, Manuele, Srinivasan, R., Dannou, E.A., Agboton, C., Datinon, B., Dabiré, C., Baoua, I., Ba, Malick N., Haruna, B., Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

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IPM-omics: from genomics to extension for integrated pest management of cowpea by Agunbiade, T.A., Steele, L., Coates, B., Gassmann, A., Margam, V., Ba, Malick N., Dabiré-Binso, C., Baoua, I., Bello-Bravo, Julia, Seufferheld, F., Sun, W., Tamò, Manuele, Pittendrigh, Barry Robert

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Modern approaches for cowpea breeding by Ehlers, J.D., Diop, N.N., Ousmane, S., Muranaka, S., Wanamaker, S., Issa, D., Muchero, W., Pottorff, M., Cisse, N., Roberts, P.A., Close, T.J.

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Understanding farmers’ preferences for artificial insemination services provided through dairy hubs by Omondi, Immaculate A., Zander, K.K., Bauer, S., Baltenweck, Isabelle

“…One example is Kenya, a country with a relatively large number of cows and a dairy industry model relevant to neighbouring countries. There, an innovative dairy marketing approach (farmer-owned collective marketing systems called dairy hubs) has been implemented to enhance access to dairy markets and dairy-related services, including breeding services such as AI. …”
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Modern approaches for cowpea breeding: how highthroughput genotyping and a highdensity map change everything by Ehlers, J.D., Diop, N.N., Ousmane, B., Muranaka, S., Wanamaker, S., Issa, D., Muchero, W., Pottorff, M., Cisse, N., Roberts, P.A., Close, T.J.

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Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal by Ouédraogo, Issa, Diouf, Ndeye Seynabou, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…We analyzed the experiences and lessons learnt in the country where various CIS products were introduced using participatory methods (stakeholder consultations, interviews, field demonstrations, training workshops, etc.) and innovative stressors (SMS, voice messages, radios, mobile applications, etc.) to effectively involve producers, technicians and policy‐makers. …”
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Using weather index insurance to improve drought response for famine prevention by Chantarat, S., Barrett, Christopher B., Mude, Andrew G., Turvey, C.G.

“…In addition to their potential for other purposes (Barnett, Barrett and Skees forthcoming; Alderman and Haque 2007), recent innovations in index insurance show promise as a means to facilitate improved emergency response to weather-related catastrophic shocks that threaten famine. …”
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