Resultados de búsqueda - "living standards"

Water is life: women’s human rights in national and local water governance in southern and eastern Africa por Hellum, A., Kameri-Mbote, P., van Koppen, Barbara

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Integrated nutrient management in Iganga District, Uganda: diagnosis by participatory learning and action research por Esilaba, Anthony O., Byalebeka, J.B., Nakiganda, A, Mubiru, S, Ssenyange, D, Delve, Robert J., Mbalule, M, Nalukenge, G

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Farming systems and food security in Africa: priorities for science and policy under global change por Dixon, J., Garrity, Dennis P., Boffa, Jean-Marc, Williams, Timothy O., Amede, Tilahun, Auricht, C., Lott, R., Mburathi, G.

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The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment por Williams, Timothy O., Mul, Marloes L., Biney, C.A., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

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The Ganges River Basin: status and challenges in water, environment and livelihoods por Bharati, Luna, Sharma, Bharat R., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

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Quantitative analysis of rural poverty in Nigeria por Omonona, Bolarin T.

“…Poverty in Nigeria is pervasive although the country is rich in human and material resources that should translate into better living standards. According to the most recent survey (2004 National Living Standards Survey) presented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS 2007, about 69 million people were living in poverty, which represents 54.4 percent of the Nigerian population. …”
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Commercial rabbit farming and poverty in urban and peri-urban Kenya por Mutsami, C., Karl, Stephen

“…Additionally, most studies use income to capture poverty without considering other deprivations such as education, health and living standards. Here, we assess the effect or rabbit commercialization on multidimensional poverty among urban and peri-urban farmers. …”
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Labor productivity growth and industrialization in Africa por McMillan, Margaret S., Zeufack, Albert

“…Manufacturing has made an important contribution to raising living standards in many parts of the world. Concerns about premature deindustrialization have made some observers skeptical about the potential for manufacturing to play this role in Africa. …”
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Banking on bees por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Thousands of small farmers in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries are keeping bees and making them work hard to improve their living standards. Bees thrive almost everywhere in the ACP countries, and are valuable both for their own products,...…”
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Animal traction network extended por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Cattle donkeys and horses provide smallholder farmers with vital power for cultivation and transport which raises the living standards of rural communities. As a result...…”
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The changing structure of Africa’s economies por Diao, Xinshen, Harttgen, Kenneth, McMillan, Margaret S.

“…In recent years, some counties in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) have experienced growth in their economies and improvements in living standards. Although there is some debate, it is clear that the share of the population living below the poverty line fell significantly over the past decade and a half; there has been a general decline in infant mortality rates and increased access to education; in some of the fastest-growing economies, average growth rates have been positive for the first time in decades; and since the early 1990s, real consumption in SSA has grown between 3.4 and 3.7 percent per year. …”
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SPIA Uganda Report 2025: Agricultural Diversity Under Stress por Stevenson, James R.

“…This four-page brief highlights and summarizes the key messages, methods, and main results of the extensive and sustained collaboration among the following partners: CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA), World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study team (LSMS), Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBoS), NARO, MAIFF, and CGIAR researchers. …”
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Data needs for food policy in developing countries: New directions for household surveys por von Braun, Joachim, Puetz, Detlev

“…Governments in developing countries as well as donors are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of policies on people's living standards, food security, and nutrition. The World Summit for Children in 1990 and the International Conference on Nutrition in 1992 as well as the country-level preparation and follow-up activities to these conferences are cases in point.…”
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Promoting climate-smart farming in sub-Saharan Africa: Stories from the field por Pye-Smith, Charlie

“…These projects show that climate-smart strategies can raise agricultural production and improve living standards.…”
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Regional disparities in Ghana: Policy options and public investment implications por Al-Hassan, Ramatu M., Diao, Xinshen

“…Using an economywide, multimarket model and based on time series production data between 1991 and 2000 and Ghana Living Standards Survey data of 1991/92 and 1998/99, this paper analyzes the possible poverty reduction trends up to 2015 by assuming different patterns of growth. …”
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Poverty and inequality in Vietnam: spatial patterns and geographic determinants por Minot, Nicholas, Baulch, Bob, Epprecht, Michael

“…The method was applied by combining information from the 1997-98 Vietnam Living Standards Survey and the 1999 Population and Housing Census... …”
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India: thank you, climate change? por International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Farmers uphill who now grow apples are enjoying the benefits of switching from subsistence crops, with significant improvements in living standards. This short film shows that while climate change poses substantial threats to the livelihoods of small farmers, successful adaptation is possible, and that climate change - if managed properly - could be a blessing in disguise.…”
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Priorities in Biotechnology Research in Vietnam por Quy, Tran Duy, Vinh, Do Nang

“…The objectives for agricultural development by the year 2000 in Vietnam are as follows: (1) increasing the yield and productivity of crops and livestock by 30%; (2) improving living standards by producing 350-380 kg of grain and 20-22 kg of meat per person; and, (3) increasing the contribution of livestock production to 35% of the total agricultural production.…”
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Vietnam Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 2007 por University of Copenhagen, The World Bank, Central Institute for Economic Management, International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Labor and household information is drawn from the 2006 Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey. Finally, the SAM identifies government, investment and foreign accounts.…”
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Food consumption pattern and dietary diversity in Nepal: Implications for nutrition security por Kumar, Anjani, Kumar, Praduman, Joshi, Pramod Kumar

“…This article examines the status, progress and challenges of managing food and nutrition security in Nepal, one of the least developed countries, by using data from the national living standards surveys conducted jointly by Government of Nepal and World Bank. …”
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