Resultados de búsqueda - "marginalism"

Innovative agroecological practices can restore degraded farmlands and revive crop yields por Ntamwira, Jules Bagula, Ocimati, Walter, Blomme, Guy, Lubobo, Antoine Kanyenga, Mwarabu Lolonga Pyame, Dieudonne, Dhed’a Djailo, Benoit

“…Restoration of degraded lands is crucial to prevent incursions into virgin and marginal lands. A field experiment was carried out over a four-year period on two degraded sites, to assess and compare the effect of the common practices of: (i) burning crop residues and weeds by resource-poor farmers (T1) and (ii) burning crop residues and weeds followed with application of manure and/or NPK as external inputs (T2) by resource-endowed farmers with (iii) an innovative agroecological package (T3) on soil physical, chemical and biological attributes, and crop yields. …”
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What future for banana-based farming systems in Uganda? A participatory scenario analysis por Ronner, E., Ven, G.J. van de, Nowakunda, K., Tugumisirize, J., Kayiita, J., Taulya, G., Uckert, G., Descheemaeker, Katrien K.

“…Compared with the current baseline situation, selected sustainability indicators food self-sufficiency and farm gross margins decreased in Marginalisation, but improved in all other scenarios. …”
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Continuous observations of CO2 and CH4 exchange from East-African rangelands por Merbold, Lutz, Odongo, Vincent O., Dowling, T., Fava, F., Glücks, I., Vrieling, A., Wooster, M., Leitner, Sonja

“…Instead, pastoral livestock keeping is a valuable option to use these marginal lands and – under the right management – can be a sustainable form of food production and biodiversity protection given that most of these landscapes have co-evolved with megafauna over millennia. …”
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Remote sensing hail damage on maize crops in smallholder farms using data acquired by remotely piloted aircraft system por Sibanda, M., Ndlovu, H. S., Brewer, K., Buthelezi, S., Matongera, T. N., Mutanga, O., Odidndi, J., Clulow, A.D., Chimonyo, Vimbayi Grace Petrova, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…Smallholder farmers reside in marginal environments typified by dryland maize-based farming systems. …”
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Climate resilient strategies for rice production in Jharkhand towards fulfilling food security por Ahmad, Ekhlaque, Singh, Ashok Kumar, Prasad, Krishna, Barnwal, M.K., Kumar, Binay, Rani, Varsha, Singh, O.N.

“…Jharkhand is a state with a high population of tribal farmers (28%) who have a traditional farming system and mostly fall in category of marginal farmers. Cultivable land in the state is dominated by acidic soil, with only 16% assured irrigation facilities during kharif season. …”
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Facilitating Climate Smartness in Extension Service Delivery and Impacting Farmers in Ghana por Yeboah, Stephen, Adomako, Joseph, Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Haleegoah, Joyce, Frimpong-Anin, Kofi, Amengor, Natson Eyram, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Damba, Osman T, Kyere, Reginald, Obeng, Faustina, Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain

“…In terms of changes in farm management, yield, and income of farmers, there were improvements in farm management by farmers, including the use of certified seeds, fertilizers, and chemical application, and improved yield and profit margin of farmers with a positive impact on income. …”
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Digital Agri Co-Lab: Fostering research, collaboration & skills for enabling digital innovation in agri-food systems por Nagaraji, Satish, Gardeazabal Monsalve, Andrea, Gopalan, Padmavati

“…Obstacles like the increasing digital divide, weak information systems and infrastructure, and limited digital capabilities, particularly among marginalized rural populations, hinder progress. This white paper highlights why and how collaboration is required among diverse stakeholders, systems and digital solutions to address key emerging challenges such as interoperability, standardization, data privacy and ethics in AI. …”
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Fostering social inclusion in development-oriented digital food system interventions por Steinke, Jonathan, Schumann, Charlotte, Langan, Simon J., Müller, Anna, Opola, Felix Ouko, Ortíz Crespo, Berta, Etten, Jacob van

“…CONTEXT Digital innovations can enhance the participation of often-marginalized social groups – including women and resource-poor farmers in low- and middle-income countries – in sustainable, profitable food systems. …”
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Proceedings of the National Consultation Workshop on Food and Agriculture System Transformation in Nepal por Onta, Karuna, Pradhan, Mamata, Palikhe, Aruna, Maharjan, Nada, Mohan, Anisha

“…Rapid feminization in agriculture, owing to high outmigration and impact of climate change and natural disasters, has further burdened the poor, women, and marginalized groups in achieving food security. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant negative impact on the country’s economy, thwarting the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Common lands in India: Spatial distribution and overlay with socioeconomic and environmental indicators por ElDidi, Hagar, Khurana, Ritika, Zhang, Wei, Jadav, Maheshkumar Kalidas, Guha, Chiranjit, Priyadarshini, Pratiti, Guo, Zhe, Sandhu, Harpinder, Nagendra, Harini, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Further, communities, especially poor, marginalized and indigenous communities such as Scheduled Tribe rely on forest commons, barren lands, pastures and culturable wastelands for their livelihoods, including for extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for housing and cooking, grazing livestock, among others. …”
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Child linear growth during and after the first 1000 days is positively associated with intellectual functioning and mental health in school-age children in Vietnam por Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khương, Long Quỳnh, Young, Melissa F., Duong, Thai Hong

“…BMIZ at 2 y was not associated with intellectual functioning but was marginally associated with higher conduct and peer problems. …”
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Characterization of fish farming practices and performance: Baseline study and implications for accelerating aquaculture development in Ghana por Ragasa, Catherine, Agyakwah, Seth K., Asmah, Ruby, Mensah, Emmanuel Tetteh-Doku, Amewu, Sena

“…On average, a farmer received a profit of 2.4 cedi per kilogram of tilapia produced or a 27 percent profit margin. These encouraging figures indicate that farmers who adopt good aquaculture practices can achieve respectable profits.…”
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Predictors of essential health and nutrition service delivery in Bihar, India: Results from household and frontline worker surveys por Kosec, Katrina, Avula, Rasmi, Holtemeyer, Brian, Tyagi, Parul, Hausladen, Stephanie, Menon, Purnima

“…ASHAs receiving incentives for institutional delivery (OR = 1.52, CI = 0.99-2.33) was marginally associated with higher odds of receiving pregnancy care information, and ASHAs who maintained records of pregnant women was significantly associated with households receiving such information (OR = 2.25, CI = 1.07-4.74). …”
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Effects of Intercropping ‘Orange-Fleshed’ Sweetpotato with Onion on the Level of Weevil Damage por Kapalamula, C.

“…Land use efficiency (Land Equivalent Ratio (LER)) was calculated to assess the relative advantage of intercrops compared to the sole culture. Gross margin analysis (GMA) was calculated to determine the economic benefits of the crops grown. …”
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The importance of public investment for reducing rural poverty in middle-income countries: the case of Thailand por Fan, Shenggen, Jitsuchon, Somchai, Methakunnavut, Nuntaporn

“…The results show that, despite Thailand's middle-income status, public investments in agricultural R&D, irrigation, rural education, and infrastructure (including roads and electricity), still have positive marginal impacts on agricultural productivity growth and rural poverty reduction. …”
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Assessing the impact of high-yielding varieties of maize in resettlement areas of Zimbabwe por Bourdillon, Michael, Hebinck, Paul, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill, Marondo, John, Mudege, Netsayi, Owens, Trudy

“…However, new varieties appear to have increased incomes only marginally. When we control for farmer characteristics and the endogeneity of adoption, use of these new varieties increases crop incomes only by about 10 percent; a 10-percent increase in maize income is associated with an increase in livestock holdings ranging from 4 to 12 percent. …”
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Assessing the impact of high-yielding varieties of maize in resettlement areas of Zimbabwe por Bourdillon, Michael, Hebinck, Paul, Hoddinott, John F., Kinsey, Bill, Marondo, John, Mudege, Netsayi, Owens, Trudy

“…However, new varieties appear to have increased incomes only marginally. When we control for farmer characteristics and the endogeneity of adoption, use of these new varieties increases crop incomes only by about 10 percent; a 10-percent increase in maize income is associated with an increase in livestock holdings ranging from 4 to 12 percent. …”
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Agricultural policies in Vietnam: producer support estimates, 1986-2002 por Nguyen, Hoa, Grote, Ulrike

“…To account for the special conditions in Vietnam, the MPS and PSEs are adjusted for country- and commodity-specific factors like transportation costs, marketing margins and the quality difference of exportables (or importables) at the border and domestically. …”
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2009 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger por von Grebmer, Klaus, Nestorova, Bella, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Fertziger, Rebecca, Fritschel, Heidi, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul, Yohannes, Yisehac

“…Southeast Asia, the Near East and North Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean have reduced hunger significantly since 1990, but the GHI remains distressingly high in South Asia, which has made progress since 1990, and in Sub-Saharan Africa, where progress has been marginal. Some countries achieved noteworthy progress in improving their GHI. …”
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Computer vision–assisted dietary assessment through mobile phones in female youth in urban Ghana: Validity against weighed records and comparison with 24-h recalls por Gelli, Aulo, Nwabuikwu, Odiche, Bannerman, Boateng, Ador, Gabriel, Atadze, Vicentia, Asante, Millicent, Bempong, Silas, McCloskey, Peter, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Hughes, David, Folson, Gloria

“…Equivalence was examined by comparing intake mean ratios (FRANI/WR and 24HR/WR) with error margins of 10%, 15%, and 20%, using mixed-effect regression models adjusting for repeated measures. …”
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