Resultados de búsqueda - "learning"

Impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on African agriculture, trade, poverty, and food systems por Laborde Debucquet, David, Matchaya, Greenwell C., Traoré, Fousseini

“…Moreover, this is an opportunity for policymakers not only to develop solutions that will mitigate the impact of the present crisis at the national, regional, and continental levels, but also to learn from the experience for future crises. As countries respond, it is also important to respect and improve the trade rules at the global level to avoid measures that may exacerbate the effects of the crisis.…”
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Women's Empowement Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS): A lean instrument to measure women’s empowerment in nationally representative, multitopic surveys por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Seymour, Greg, Heckert, Jessica, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Malapit, Hazel J., Paz, Florencia, Faas, Simone, Myers, Emily, Doss, Cheryl, Sinharoy, Sheela S., Johnson, Erin R., Yuk Fai Cheong, Yount, Kathryn M., Hassan, M. Zahidul, Hassan, M. Imrul, Sharma, Sudhindra, Pokhrel, Pankaj, Sagastume, Mónica Dardón, Kanyanda, Shelton S. E., Vundru, Wilbert D., Kilic, Talip, Moylan, Heather

“…The paper concludes with a discussion of lessons learned and possibilities for further development of empowerment metrics.…”
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Centering context when characterizing food environments: The potential of participatory mapping to inform food environment research por Downs, Shauna, Manohar, Swetha, Staromiejska, Wiktoria, Keo, Chanvuthy, Say, Sophea, Chhinh, Nyda, Fanzo, Jessica, Sok, Serey

“…We provide a case study example of the application of PM and the lessons learned from it in Cambodia. By conceptualizing food environments in a more comprehensive way, from the perspective of the people living within a given community, we will be able to measure food environments in a way that more closely aligns with people’s lived experiences. …”
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Information, technology, and market rewards: Incentivizing aflatoxin control in Ghana por Magnan, Nicholas, Hoffmann, Vivian, Garrido, Gissele, Kanyam, Daniel Akwasi, Opoku, Nelson

“…However, many quality attributes are difficult to observe, making it difficult for farmers to learn how to improve the quality of their crops. …”
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Investing in farmers through public–private–producer partnerships: Rural empowerment and agricultural development scaling-up initiative in Indonesia por Bogor, Siti Amanah, Suprehatin, Suprehatin, Iskandar, Elvira, Eugenia, Lani, Chaidirsyah, Ranny M.

“…In addition, farmers developed group cooperation and decision-making skills, and group members learned communication, entrepreneurship and marketing skills. …”
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Maintaining food and nutrition security in Myanmar during the COVID-19 crisis: Lessons from India’s lockdown por Researchers of the International Food Policy Research Institute and Michigan State University, Headey, Derek D.

“…The Government of Myanmar should learn from the mistakes made in India and other developing countries. …”
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Monitoring the impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Yangon peri-urban poultry farmers - Early June 2020 survey round por Fang, Peixun, Belton, Ben, Ei Win, Hnin, Win, Khin Zin, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…This research note seeks to help the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Government of Myanmar and agricultural sector stakeholders to (1) understand the challenges that poultry farms have faced since the outbreak of COVID-19; (2) learn about adaptations and changes poultry farms are making in response to those challenges; and (3) track input procurement and marketing activities, including quantities and prices.…”
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Advancing research, policy, and capacity for food system transformation synthesis of achievements from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy por Resnick, Danielle, Haggblade, Steven, Benson, Todd, Crawford, Eric

“…This paper reviews FSP’s achievements from 2013 to 2018 and discusses some of the key lessons learned while also documenting the project’s vast range of publications, presentations, policy briefs, and other outputs. …”
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Farmer groups as ICT Hubs: Findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Malawi por Ragasa, Catherine, Ma, Ning, Hami, Emmanuel

“…An information and communication technology (ICT)-based intervention bundle was provided to producer groups to transform them into ICT hubs, where members learn about and adopt improved management practices and increase their productivity and incomes. …”
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Adoption potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae composting technology among smallholder farmers in Greater Ahafo-Ano, Ashanti region... por Dzepe, D., Osae, M.Y., Asabre, J.O., Twumasi, A., Ofori, E.S.K., Atampugre, G., Abdoulaye, T., Asiedu, R., Djouaka, R.

“…Almost all surveyed farmers declared they generated a significant amount of biowaste on their farms and were willing to learn how to use the BSF-based technology to transform it into value-added products. …”
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Breeding goals and strategies for improving small ruminant productivity in African input systems por Ojango, Julie M.K., Osei-Amponsah, R., Houaga, I., Gondwe, T., Okpeku, M., Kugonza, D.R.

“…Breed-specific examples of successful breeding programmes and the lessons learned in relation to genotype–environment interaction, socio-economic aspects, and various strategies to ensure sustainable use and conservation of sheep and goat in Africa are discussed in Sects. 17.3 and 17.4. …”
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A data-driven approach for devising and assessing precision nitrogen management strategies applied to wheat systems in India por Sherpa, Sonam, Nayak, Hari Sankar, Rossiter, David G., Craufurd, Peter, Kritee, Kritee, Kumar, Virender, Paudel, Gokul, Panneerselvam, Periyasamy , Pathak, Himanshu, Poonia, Shishpal P., Singh, Balwinder, Urfels, Anton, Van Es, Harold Mathijs, Gautam, Udham Singh, Malik, Ram Kanwar, Mcdonald, Andrew

“…By combining survey data of production practices from 8705 wheat fields with digital soil mapping, we develop a novel PNM strategy that ‘learns from landscapes’ to generate and evaluate novel decision logic for nitrogen management. …”
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Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya por Mango, Nelson, Kristjanson, Patricia M., Krishna, A., Radeny, Maren A.O., Omolo, Abisalom, Arunga, M.

“…This method is a relatively rapid, effective and participatory way to learn about poverty processes at both community and household levels. …”
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Evolution of models to support community and policy action with science: Balancing pastoral livelihoods and wildlife conservation in savannas of East Africa por Reid, Robin S., Nkedianye, D., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Kaelo, D., Neselle, M.O., Makui, O., Onetu, L., Kiruswa, S., Ole Kamuaroa, N., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Ogutu, J., BurnSilver, S.B., Goldman, M.J., Boone, Randall B., Galvin, K.A., Dickson, N.M., Clark, W.C.

“…The facilitation team learned to be more effective by focusing on noncontroversial livelihood issues before addressing more difficult wildlife issues, using strategic and periodic engagement with most partners instead of continual engagement, and reducing costs by providing new scientific information only when deemed essential. …”
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From accessing to assessing forecasts: an end-to-end study of participatory climate forecast dissemination in Burkina Faso (West Africa) por Roncoli, C., Jost, Christine, Kirshen, P., Sanon, M., Ingram, Keith T., Woodin, M., Some, L., Quattara, F., Sanfo, B.J., Sia, C., Yaka, P., Hoogenboom, Gerrit

“…The conclusion of this study point to lessons learned and critical insights on the role of participation in climate-based decision support systems for rural African communities.…”
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Manual de buenas prácticas en alimentación de abejas: un aporte a la calidad de la miel argentina. por Dini, Cecilia Beatriz (compiladora), García, Norberto (compilador)

“…Given this situation, within the framework of the INTA-Nexco Agreement, a virtual course was organized so that Argentine beekeepers quickly learn about the scope of the fight against fraud, its implications in the global market for quality honey and the new requirements. of the same. …”
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Risk factors for shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-associated human diseases por Rivas, Marta, Chinen, Isabel, Miliwebsky, Elizabeth, Masana, Marcelo Oscar

“…Epidemiological changes have also been determined by the intensification of cattle production, the increase in centralized food production and distribution, and the growth in the volume of international trade of foods. The main lessons learned from recent large outbreaks are knowledge of virulence determinants of new pathogenic strains, recognition of new vehicles of infection, development of new methodologies for detecting STEC in foods and humans, improvement in food regulations and hygiene guidelines, new therapeutic approaches in the treatment of infected patients, establishment of continuous educational programs for food consumers, and enhanced cooperation and teamwork of regional and international networks.…”
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FasR regulates fatty acid biosynthesis and is essential for virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis por Mondino, Sonia, Vazquez, Cristina Lourdes, Cabruja, Matias, Sala, Claudia, Cazenave-Gassiot, Amaury, Blanco, Federico Carlos, Wenk, Markus R., Bigi, Fabiana, Cole, Stewart T., Gramajo, Hugo, Gago, Gabriela

“…However, while much has been learned about the enzymes of the numerous lipid pathways, little knowledge is available regarding the proteins and metabolic signals regulating lipid metabolism during M. tuberculosis infection. …”
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Variabilidad genética y ambiental en inhibidores de tripsina y hemaglutininas, observadas en cultivares de frijol común (Phaseolus vulgaris) proveniente de América Central y Colomb... por Fernández, R, Elías, L.G, Bressani, R.

“…The purpose of the present study was to learn of the effects of environment and of color of seed coat on the concentration of trypsin inhibitors and hemagglutinin compounds in Phaseolus vulgaris. …”
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Hotade skånska arter : ett gestaltningsförslag till Botaniska trädgården vid Lunds Universitet por Holmberg, Hanna

“…Is the process something we learn or do we possess an inner ability? There are some tools described in the literature that can help in the process. …”