Search Results - "learning"

Relationship between human safety and horse handling by Boross, Barbara

“…The human-horse interaction has been looked at from the animal and the human viewpoint separately: not only the perception, learning abilities and personality of the horse but also the human comprehension and their behaviour towards the animal have been reviewed. …”

Gender-sensitive risks and options assessment for decision making (ROAD) to support WiF2 by Ringler, Claudia, Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Adra, May, Alvi, Muzna, Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin, ElDidi, Hagar, Kilby, Patrick, Nassif, Gabriella, Ratna, Nazmun N., Sufian, Farha D., van Biljon, Chloe, Wu, Joyce

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Understanding sustained adoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers: insights from a sentinel site in Malawi by Innocent Pangapanga-Phiri, Ngoma, Hambulo, Thierfelder, Christian

“…The key adoption enablers in the sentinel sites include the availability of training, dedicated longer-term extension support coupled with farmer experiential learning through demonstration plots managed by host farmers. …”
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AI-powered detection and quantification of Post-harvest Physiological Deterioration (PPD) in cassava using YOLO foundation models and K-means clustering by Gomez Ayalde, Daniela, Giraldo Londono, Juan Camilo, Quiroga Mosquera, Audberto, Luna-Melendez, Jorge Luis, Gimode, Winnie, Tran, Thierry, Zhang, Xiaofei, Selvaraj, Michael Gomez

“…This study aims to address this issue by developing a comprehensive framework in collaboration with cassava breeders. Advanced deep learning (DL) techniques such as Segment Anything Model (SAM) and YOLO foundation models (YOLOv7, YOLOv8, YOLOv9, and YOLO-NAS), were used to accurately categorize PPD severity from RGB images captured by cameras or cell phones. …”
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Detection of Fall Armyworm infestation in maize fields during vegetative growth stages using temporal Sentinel-2 by Dzurume, Tatenda, Darvishzadeh, Roshanak, Dube, Timothy, Amjath Babu, T.S., Billah, Mutasim, Syed Nurul Alam, Kamal, Mustafa, Md. Harun-Or-Rashid, Biswas, Badal Chandra, Md. Ashraf Uddin, Md. Abdul Muyeed, Md Mostafizur Rahman Shah, Krupnik, Timothy J., Nelson, Andrew

“…Moreover, the results demonstrated the feasibility of detecting the severity of FAW infestation using temporal Sentinel-2 data and machine learning techniques. These findings underscore the potential of remote sensing and machine learning techniques for effectively monitoring and managing crop pests. …”
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Catalysing the Scale-Up of Integrated Small Ruminant Value Chains in Eastern and Southern Africa by Recha, John W.M., Demissie, Teferi, Haile, Aynalem, Mengistu, Tesfaye G, Makonnen, Brook T., Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Barungi, Julian, Magagula, Futhi, Taapopi, Mirjam, Gitau, Angela, Johnston, Angharad, Varley, Ciara, Mashizha, Tinashe M, Ndlovu, Noel, Murray, Una, McKeown, Peter C, Spillane, Charles, Solomon, Dawit

“…This report presents insights from a regional learning event organized by ASARECA and CCARDESA under the AICCRA and LEG4DEV projects, in partnership with ICARDA, ILRI, and the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR). …”
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Influencing the international forest policy: the role of collaborative research by Bose, P.

“…What is needed to facilitate the learning perspective in terms of the institutional environment, leadership and organisational change? …”
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Gender transformative approach in CGIAR Research Program 3.1 on Aquatic Agricultural Systems by Shaw, Alison, Kristjanson, Patricia M.

“…WorldFish is getting school children involved in learning about research and GIS mapping so they can also take part in adapting to climate change in their own villages, so they do not need to migrate to large cities for alternative sources of income in the future. …”
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Farmer knowledge sharing and social networks in agricultural extension by Ramberg, Louise

“…The study has been carried out in six villages located in the province of Yogyakarta on the island Java in Indonesia, where five of the villages have Village Learning Centers (VLCs) as part of pluralistic extension services. …”
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Lineamientos para una metodología de identificación de estilos de aprendizaje aplicables al sector agropecuario colombiano by Ramírez Gómez, Carlos Julián, Rodríguez Espinosa, Holmes, Ospina Parra, Carlos Eduardo, Toro González, Isabel Cristina, Gallego Lopera, Fanny Alexandra, Piedrahita Pérez, María Alejandra, Velásquez Chica, Alexandra, Gutiérrez Molina, Swammy Yamid, Flórez Tuta, Natalia, Hincapié Echeverri, Oscar Darío, Romero Rubio, Laura Cristina

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Scaling up sweetpotato through agriculture and nutrition (SUSTAIN): M&E system review by Okello, J.J., Kwikiriza, N.

“…The primary objectives of this monitoring and evaluation review exercise were: to assess whether the design of the SMILER forms and processes is adequate to generate reliable and quality monitoring data: this included a review of data to do spot checks on quality, consistency, and timeliness; to assess whether we have used these forms and processes consistently, and what constraints we have faced in trying to do so; to collect project managers’ views on the practicality and weaknesses of our Simple Measurement of Indicators for Learning and Evidence‐based Reporting (SMILER) system, and their recommendation for improving it; and to get project managers’ views on how to improve data handling and storage.…”
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Experience capitalization: The end of a project is just the beginning by Tukundane, Nelson

“…Learning from experience. That's what it's all about. …”
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Outcome Evaluation of the work of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) on soil and water management in Ethiopia by Douthwaite, Boru, Getnet , K.

“…The objectives of the evaluation are: To determine how and in what ways WLE contributed to the achievement of intended/unintended outcomes; Based on the findings of the evaluation, make recommendations of how WLE (and its partners) can become more effective in supporting soil and water management in Ethiopia; To serve as a participatory learning experience for WLE and its partners. This report describes the evaluation process, findings, conclusions and recommendations.…”
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CGIAR GENDER Platform - Plan of Work and Budget 2020 by CGIAR GENDER Platform

“…Specific activities, such as the Resource and Learning Hubs, identified from the ENGAGE proposal (led by IFPRI) will be integrated into the workplan of the GENDER Platform. …”
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Adaptation Strategies for Managing Climate and Environmental Risks while Pursuing Sustainable and Competitive Livelihoods: Experiences from AMIA Villages by Department of Agriculture, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

“…Farmers database, 8. Learning platform, and 9. Agricultural financial services.…”
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Facilitating Community-based Adaptation through Climate-Smart Agriculture - Trainer's Resource Book by International Institute of Rural Reconstruction

“…This training guide was designed to enhance the capacity of users to facilitate processes leading to community-based adaptation to climate change, and to: • Understand the principles, concepts and practices related to climate change, CSA and CBA • Learn the application of participatory approaches and social learning processes in CBA • Identify strategies and techniques for implementing CSA approaches with farmers and fisherfolk; • Learn strategies and mechanisms for mainstreaming and sustaining CSA approaches; and • Develop action plans applicable to their areas of work…”
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Considering gender in research: an ethics and standards toolkit by Faas, Simone, Makhija, Simrin, Bryan, Elizabeth, Go, Ara, Malapit, Hazel J.

“…This toolkit aims to support CGIAR researchers and their research partners conducting research on human subjects—whether via surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, participant observations, multistakeholder dialogues, or participatory action and learning—in accordance with the CGIAR Research Ethics Code (CGIAR System Management Office 2020).…”
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Speech recognition, machine translation, and corpus analysis for identifying farmer demands and targeting digital extension by Jones-Garcia, Eliot

“…This report reviews several approaches to overcoming technical constraints and then presents a cutting-edge approach that utilizes innovations in unsupervised learning to deliver highly accurate speech recognition and machine translation in a diverse set of languages.…”
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Revealing the deeper forces impacting women’s lives after COVID-19 by International Potato Center

“…Against this backdrop, the CGIAR GENDER platform organized a webinar to share results and learning from exciting new research projects which focused on these important questions about impact and methods. …”
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Progress Report on Gender Data Collection by Nchanji, Eileen Bogweh, Muteti, Thomas

“…We intend to build on available and relevant CGIAR and non-CGIAR innovations through learning labs to enhance their uptake and impacts via enhancing women’s access, resilience, and empowerment. …”
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