Resultados de búsqueda - "low cost"

The new technology for cassava production por Castro Merino, A.

“…A description is given of CIAT-generated low- cost technology that can increase yields. This package consists of the visual selection of planting material; chemical treatment (fungicides + insecticides + micronutrients) of the selected cuttings; proper preparation of the cuttings (cut rectangularly at 20 cm, with 5-7 nodes) and planting vertically at a depth of 10 cm; and the use of high-yielding, adapted var. …”
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Contaminant management in water reuse systems por Qadir, Manzoor, Drechsel, Pay

“…At the farm level, some low-cost irrigation, soil, and crop management options, discussed in this chapter, are available to reduce the risk from contaminants added through wastewater irrigation.…”
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Integrated peanut aflatoxin management for increase income and nutrition in northern Ghana por Sugri, I., Osiru, M., Abudulai, M., Abubakari, M., Asieku, Y., Lamini, S., Zakaria, M.

“…Therefore, sustainable reduction of aflatoxins to safe limits is possible through greater collaboration among the value chain actors. Low-cost good agricultural practices within the remit of the growers should be prioritized alongside public awareness programmes.…”
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Tenure issues in REDD+ pilot project sites in Tanzania por Dokken, T., Caplow, S, Angelsen, A., Sunderlin, William D.

“…REDD+ has been proposed as a viable option for addressing climate change in the near term, and at relatively low cost. There is a broad consensus that clearly defined tenure rights are important for the implementation and success of REDD+, both to manage forests effectively and to protect local communities’ livelihoods. …”
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How Do Commercial Children’s Foods Influence Their Growth and Development? A Map of Commercially Available Children’s Foods in Honduras por Santana H., Adriana

“…Conclusions: Processed foods for infants and young children generally exceed the recommended sugar content, but due to their low cost and easy access, they are displacing traditional food consumption, contributing to increasing childhood obesity and chronic disease in the early stages of life.…”
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A Density-Based Approach for Leaf Area Index Assessment in a Complex Forest Environment Using a Terrestrial Laser Scanner por Rouzbeh Kargar, A., Mackenzie, R.A., Asner, G.P., Aardt, J. van

“…In addition, 242 TLS scans were collected using a portable low-cost scanner, the Compact Biomass Lidar (CBL), in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO), Hawaii Island, USA. …”
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The potential role of soil amendments in increasing agricultural productivity and improving the livelihood of smallholders in Lao PDR por Mekuria, Wolde, Noble, A.D., Hoanh, Chu Thai, McCartney, Matthew P., Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth, Sipaseuth, Nivong, Douangsavanh, Somphasith, Langan, Simon J., Getnet, Kindie

“…The study found that soils amended with low-cost amendments such as compost, rice husk biochar, rice husk biochar compost, and clay-manure compost were economically viable within the first cropping season. …”
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Hur förklaras ett framgångsrikt lågprisflygbolags affärsstrategi av RBV och Porters femkraftsmodell? : en fallstudie av Ryanair por Fitger, Jacob, Jönsson, Oskar

Trees matter: Accounting for silvopastoral systems’ contributions to national GHG inventories por Suber, Marta, Arango, Jacobo, Torres, Carlos Felipe, Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…Data on ground-truthing activities would improve the completeness, accuracy, and comparability of reporting systems, thus enabling more accurate documentation of national progress toward commitments to the Paris Agreement. Low-cost, high-quality tools for information generation, such as Collect Earth Online, are readily available. …”
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Integrated urban water management with micro storages developed as an IoT-based solution – the smart rain barrel por Oberascher, M., Kinzel, C., Kastlunger, U., Kleidorfer, M., Zingerle, C., Rauch, W., Sitzenfrei, R.

“…Low cost sensors are emerging alongside innovative data transfer technologies, allowing the integration of smart solutions for the decentralisation of water infrastructure. …”
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Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) Markers for Potato: An Effective Tool for Increased Genetic Gains por Kante, M., Lindqvist-Kreuze, H., Portal, L., David, M., Gastelo, M.

“…Breeding operations for vegetatively propagated crops can lead to genotype mislabeling that, in turn, reduces genetic gains. Low-density and low-cost molecular marker assessment for phenotype prediction and quality control is a viable option for breeding programs. …”
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Impact of farmer-managed natural regeneration on resilience and welfare in Mali por Nkonya, Ephraim M., Kato, Edward, Kabore, Carolyn

“…This study was done to determine the impact of low-cost adaptation strategies on resilience and welfare. …”
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Collective action in ant control por Ravnborg, Helle Munk, de la Cruz, Ana Milena, del Pilar Guerrero, Maria, Westermann, Olaf

“…The objective of the research effort was two-fold: i) to identify low cost technical options for ant control, and ii) to analyze and visualize the transboundary nature of the ant control problem and thus identify organizational options to enable collective or coordinated ant control.…”
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Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas? evaluation of a government-sponsored program in Guatemala City por Ruel, Marie T., de la Briere, Benedicte, Hallman, Kelly, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Coj de Salazar, Nora

“…This government-sponsored pilot program was designed as a strategy to alleviate poverty by providing working parents with low-cost, quality childcare within their community. …”
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Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas? evaluation of a government-sponsored program in Guatemala City por Ruel, Marie T., de la Briere, Benedicte, Hallman, Kelly, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Coj de Salazar, Nora

“…This government-sponsored pilot program was designed as a strategy to alleviate poverty by providing working parents with low-cost, quality childcare within their community. …”
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Reforming agricultural markets in Africa por Kherallah, Mylene, Delgado, Christopher L., Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude, Minot, Nicholas, Johnson, Michael E.

“…Opponents argue that the reforms have destabilized agricultural prices, widened the income distribution gap, and reduced access to low-cost inputs. Reforming Agricultural Markets in Africa by Mylène Kherallah, Christopher Delgado, Eleni Gabre-Madhin, Nicholas Minot, and Michael Johnson, published by The Johns Hopkins University Press for IFPRI, reviews the experience of the last 20 years. …”
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Business and public health impacts of a food safety rating program among pork vendors in Vietnam por Ambler, Kate, Murphy, Mike, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hoffmann, Vivian, Trang Le-Thi-Huyen, Unger, Fred, Vuong Bui-Nghia, Huong Pham-Thi, Duy Nguyen-Quang, Hung Nguyen-Viet

“…Adherence to basic food and hand hygiene practices among vendors has the potential to reduce contamination at low cost, but a lack of either market incentives or regulatory enforcement of food safety standards implies weak incentives to adopt. …”
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Guidelines for Sustainable Soybean Production in Egypt por Devkota, Krishna, el borai, Mahmoud, Attaher, Samar, Devkota Wasti, Mina Kumari, Azmy, Alaa, Abdalrhman, Rehab, Morsy, Amr, Abouzied, Abouzied

“…This reduction in cultivated area has been attributed to the influence of low-cost imported soybeans, which pressured local prices and made other summer crops more economically attractive for farmers.…”
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Food for all in 2020: can the world be fed without damaging the environment? por Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

“…Approximately 780 million people world-wide are chronically undernourished, and past gains in food production have been associated with environmental problems, yet global demand for cereals is projected to increase by 56% and for meat by 74% between 1990 and 2020.The International Food Policy Research Institute has developed the view that every person in the world can have access to sufficient food to sustain a healthy and productive life, that malnutrition can be abolished, and that food can originate from efficient, effective, and low-cost food systems that are compatible with sustainable use of natural resources. …”
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Data for: Hermetic bags minimize postharvest loss during at least four successive cycles of storage in Mexican highlands por Odjo, Sylvanus, Verhulst, Nele

“…In each storage cycle, the conventional practice of farmers in the area, polypropylene bag, was compared to four hermetic plastic bags from three different brands ((1) GrainPro® Hermetic Bag Premium TM Zipper (HBZ), (2) GrainPro® Hermetic Bag Premium TM Twist & Tie (HBT), (3) Ecotact 80 Multilayered Hermetic Storage Bag (HEC), (4) ZeroFly® Hermetic Storage Bag (ZFLY)) and silage plastic bag (an alternative low-cost plastic bag used as hermetic technology). …”
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