Resultados de búsqueda - "learning"

Shamba shape up series 13 Episode 1: Soil testing, minimum tillage, herbicide, climate literacy and solar electric pressure cooker por Burra, Dharani Dhar, Ramirez Villegas, Julian Armando, Rottmann, Sophie, Galgallo, Diba, Murage, Paul, Campbell, David

“…The program combines entertainment with education, using a reality TV format to engage viewers and encourage the adoption of better farming methods.This episode (part of Series 13) was broadcasted during the 2023 long rains in Kenya, focuses on (i) why and how to conduct a soil test; (ii) how to clear your field of weeds before planting maize; (iii) learning how to understand climate; (iv) minimum tillage with a tractor, and (v) using solar power to cook with an electric pressure cooker. …”
Enlace del recurso

Exploring interactions between farmgate, markets, and consumers: Initial insights from a high-frequency integrated market survey in Bangladesh por Kabir, A.N.M. Faijul, Cheesman, Stephanie, Chowdhury, Samira, Ahmed, Sharif, Miajy, Abu Abdullah, Ali, Md. Jahangir, Islam, Md. Saiful, Kurishi, Alanuzzaman, Krupnik, Timothy J., Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan

“…The survey examines price fluctuations from farmgate to market, food production diversification, and consumer dietary choices from August to October 2023 in the Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabganj, Rangpur, and Dinajpur Districts, which are part of TAFSSA's learning landscape locations. High-frequency data collection has occurred biweekly six times thus far and continues. …”
Enlace del recurso

Global land reform experiences: A review for South Africa por Davies, Rob, Kosec, Katrina, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Song, Jie

“…Flexibility and pragmatism can lead to greater learning, improving effectiveness of reforms over time. …”
Enlace del recurso

COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique por Chimbutane, Feliciano, Herrera-Almanza, Catalina, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Lauchande, Carlos, Leight, Jessica

“…In our sample, 31% of students report low levels of well-being (though only 10% suffer from high anxiety): students enrolled in schools that used a wider variety of distance learning measures report lower anxiety, while students reporting familial shocks linked to the pandemic report higher anxiety and lower well-being. …”
Enlace del recurso

Sustainable land management, gender, and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Ethiopia's fragile watershed observatory por Kato, Edward, Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework, Tiruneh, Solomon, Ringler, Claudia

“…In order to halt further degradation and support essential restoration through sustainable land management (SLM) and related investments, the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) and its consortium of development partners established six learning watersheds in Central and North-Western Ethiopia with the ultimate goal of improving water security and crop and livestock productivity.…”
Enlace del recurso

Do as they did: Peer effects explain adoption of conservation agriculture in Malawi por Bell, Andrew R., Zavaleta Cheek, Jennifer, Mataya, Frazer, Ward, Patrick S.

“…We conduct a study in the specific context of Malawi, using ethnographic interviewing to draw out possible decision criteria and machine learning to identify their explanatory power. This study is structured to inform the question: “How do farmers decide to adopt the specific activities of CA in Malawi?” …”
Enlace del recurso

IFPRI country programs: Lessons from case study successes por Place, Frank, Hazell, Peter B. R.

“…This study was undertaken as part of a larger learning exercise to assess the outcomes and impacts of the International Food Policy Research Institute’s country programs. …”
Enlace del recurso

Integrating agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: Introduction por Devaux, André, Velasco, Claudio, Jager, Matthias

“…The latter highlight the need for adaptive management and learning-oriented evaluation that supports decisionmaking.…”
Enlace del recurso

Monitoring and evaluation to strengthen the performance of agricultural R&D por Elliott, Howard, Lynam, John K.

“…Next, four M&E cases illustrate the need to balance the objectives of accountability and learning made possible by M&E: (1) monitoring inputs versus outputs, (2) monitoring research process versus outputs, (3) monitoring research outputs versus broader innovative processes, and (4) monitoring the research process versus the development process. …”
Enlace del recurso

The role of CGIAR in agricultural research for development in Africa South of the Sahara por Roy-Macauley, Harold, Izac, Anne-Marie, Rijsberman, Frank

“…The chapter further discusses opportunities for CGIAR to strengthen learning mechanisms and develop evolutionary approaches by creating partnerships between CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) and institutional structures involved in the implementation of national and regional agricultural investment programs. …”
Enlace del recurso

Chapter 2. Minimizing post-harvest losses: gaps in post-harvest intervention por Odjo, Sylvanus, Ostermann, Heike

“…This approach enables the definition of a common vision, identification of gaps from different perspectives, collaborative creation and design of inclusive interventions, and promotion of collaboration, coordination and co-learning. Strong public and private sector investments are needed to achieve a sustainable reduction of PHL. …”
Enlace del recurso

Digital Twin for management of water resources in the Limpopo River Basin: a concept por Garcia Andarcia, Mariangel, Dickens, Chris, Silva, Paulo, Matheswaran, Karthikeyan, Koo, Jawoo

“…A Digital Twin is a virtual representation of an object or system that spans its lifecycle, is updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, machine learning and reasoning to help decision making. The use of Digital Twins to aid decision-makers to make realtime decisions in complex systems is a growing field, with large potential for water system management. …”
Enlace del recurso

Seeing is Believing? Evidence from a Demonstration Plot Experiment in Mozambique por Kondylis, Florence, Mueller, Valerie

“…Furthermore, farmers were additionally inclined to teach others what they have learned in the communities with female contact farmers. …”
Enlace del recurso

AI for Sustainable Rice: How Artificial Intelligence Could Lower Barriers to Access Carbon Finance por Mantle Labs

“…With progress in Artificial Intelligences (AI) and other modern forms of Machine Learning (ML), it is possible to mitigate key impediments that have hampered the wide-spread implementation of climate smart rice projects. …”
Enlace del recurso

Incentives and constraints in the transformation of Punjab agriculture por McGuirk, Anya, Mundlak, Yair

“…This time lapse has several explanations. Producers have to learn to grow the new varieties, or more generally, to use the new techniques, which requires information. …”
Enlace del recurso

AIDS, poverty, and hunger: Challenges and responses por Gillespie, Stuart

“…At the same time, we are learning more about the intertwining of HIV and AIDS with poverty, nutrition, and agriculture. …”
Enlace del recurso

Indicators for monitoring and evaluating research-for-development: A critical review of a system in use por Belcher, Brian M., Claus, Rachel, Davel, Rachel, Place, Frank

“…It is essential to have well-designed indicators to monitor and evaluate progress, guide decision-making, and support learning and improvement. This paper reviews and compares two sets of indicators in use by a large international research consortium: i) ad hoc indicators developed by and for individual (non-pooled) projects, and ii) a standard set of indicators designed as part of a common results framework for a new portfolio of research initiatives. …”
Enlace del recurso

Launch of the women’s political participation training curriculum: Sharing a curriculum co-developed with ActionAid Nigeria and its impacts on rural women in southwest Nigeria por Adida, Claire, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Mo, Cecilia Hyungjung, Arriola, Leonardo, Matanock, Aila, Adeyanju, Dolapo, Fisher, Rachel

Enlace del recurso

Families’ efforts to secure the future of their children in the context of multiple stresses, including HIV and AIDS por Drimie, Scott, Casale, Marisa

Enlace del recurso

Community conversations to foster social inclusion in climate adaptation por Bullock, Renee, DuttaGupta, Tanaya

“…Community conversations are a socially transformative, change-oriented community engagement approach that promotes behavior change through facilitated discussions and social learning processes. Three rounds of conversations will be conducted and the topics to be discussed will be chosen by community members’ collective identification of key issues. …”
Enlace del recurso