Resultados de búsqueda - "marginalism"

Farming systems research strategy for the development of inland valleys for increased food production in West Africa por Spencer, D.

“…Much of the available evidence shows that the economic return to this investment has been marginal. AIso crop and resources management problems are more important than other mnstraints in the valleys. …”
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Agricultural biodiversity and elimination of hunger and poverty: UN Millennium development goals: five years later: the Chennai Platform for Action por International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…It promotes the principles of giving agricultural biodiversity greater importance in national and international development strategies and creating the required enabling policy conditions for the sustainable utilization of this treasure for the benefi t of the poorest and marginalized members of our society. The action plan calls for increased international collaboration in the conservation and sustainable and equitable sharing of the benefi ts arising from the use of agricultural biodiversity. …”
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A rapid review of studies on COVID-19 and gender equality in agriculture por Puskur, Ranjitha, D’Souza, Judith

“…Gendered impacts of COVID-19 included an increase in violence against women, unpaid labor, disproportionate levels of unemployment, and increased barriers to ensuring food and nutrition security and food systems for the vulnerable and marginalized communities globally.…”
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Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Kenya: A Primer for Development Practitioners por Wanjira, E.O., Muriuki, J., Ojuok, I.

“…Kenya's economy heavily relies on agriculture, but poor management practices have caused serious land degradation especially in marginal areas. Land degradation manifests in forms of reduction of biodiversity, depletion of vegetative cover, wind and water erosion, salinization and deterioration of physical, chemical and biological soil properties…”
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Targeting hunger or votes? The political economy of humanitarian transfers in Malawi por Duchoslav, Jan, Kenamu, Edwin, Thunde, Jack

“…Combining household survey data on transfers with a remotely sensed measure of drought and with the results of the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections, we show that transfers were disproportionately targeted at marginal constituencies. Rather than distributing the transfers based solely on need or mobilizing its tribal base, the government attempted to persuade swing voters to support its candidates in the next elections. …”
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Seed Quality Assurance System through Participatory Guarantee System por Centre for Sustainable Agriculture

“…Several farmers, especially smallholder and women seed producers, might not be able to adhere to or afford the stringent requirements of formal certification procedures. These marginalized farmers might also struggle to obtain the necessary agri-inputs to meet the standards laid down by mainstream seed certification procedures. …”
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Malawi, Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), 1998 por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The 1998 Malawi SAM includes 38 productive activities and three distribution activities (trade and transport margins). Of the 38 productive activities, the SAM includes 11 agricultural activities, 18 manufacturing activities and 9 service activities. …”
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MoreMilkIT - Household baseline survey por Omore, Amos, Baltenweck, Isabelle, Kariuki, Eunice, Njehu, Alice, Githinji, Julius

“…The project is primarily targeted at pre-commercial marginalized smallholder cattle-keeping men and women who do not currently participate fully in dairy value chains. …”
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The role of agriculture growth in reducing poverty and hunger: The case of Tanzania por Thurlow, James, Pauw, Karl

“…Yet, between 2001 and 2007, Tanzania's poverty rate only fell from 35.7 to 33.6 percent, while the share of the population consuming insufficient calories declined marginally from 25.0 to 23.6 percent.…”
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The role of emerging countries in global food security por Fan, Shenggen, Brzeska, Joanna

“…In 2010, more than 900 million people are still hungry, and progress toward reaching the first Millennium Development Goal of halving the world's proportion of malnourished people is off track by a wide margin. But the global environment within which food insecurity persists is changing in important ways. …”
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Measuring the carbon intensity of the South African economy por Arndt, Channing, Davies, Rob, Makrelov, Konstantin, Thurlow, James

“…Seven percent of emissions arise through marketing margins, implying that carbon pricing should be accompanied by supporting public policies and investments.…”
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Refining opportunity cost estimates of not adopting GM cotton: An application in seven Sub-Saharan African countries por Bouët, Antoine, Gruère, Guillaume P.

“…Trade liberalization only marginally increases this estimate.…”
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In-kind transfers and household food consumption: implications for targeted food programs in Bangladesh por del Ninno, Carlo, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…Using propensity score- matching techniques, the total marginal propensity to consume (MPC) for wheat is, on average, 0.33, ranging from essentially zero for Food For Work (a program with large transfers) to 0.51 for Food For Education. …”
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In-kind transfers and household food consumption: implications for targeted food programs in Bangladesh por del Ninno, Carlo, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…Using propensity score- matching techniques, the total marginal propensity to consume (MPC) for wheat is, on average, 0.33, ranging from essentially zero for Food For Work (a program with large transfers) to 0.51 for Food For Education. …”
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The impact of domestic and global trade liberalization on five Southern African countries por Wobst, Peter

“…The approach incorporates stylised features such as own-household consumption and marketing margins that are of particular importance when a majority of agricultural producers are not sufficiently integrated into formal markets and thus rely on own production to meet their daily diets. …”
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Consumption effects of commercialization of agriculture por Bouis, Howarth E.

“…This chapter addresses three central questions: (1) to what extent are increments in income spent on nonfood items, in particular, health-related items; (2) to what extent are increments in income spent on food, and (controlling income) dows the switch to commercial production alter the marginal propensities to spend on food; and (3) to what extent do increments in food expenditures lead to greater calorie intakes, both at the household level and at the individual preschooler level?…”
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U.S. agricultural policy: the 2002 Farm Bill and WTO DOHA Round proposal por Orden, David

“…And it continues the policies of wealthy countries that collectively distort agricultural production and world prices, but only marginally worsen the net effects of these policies.…”
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Agricultural technology, risk, and gender: a CGE analysis of Mozambique por Arndt, Channing, Tarp, Finn

“…These include: detailed accounting of marketing margins, home consumption, risk, and gender roles in agricultural production. …”
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Addressing Gender and Inclusiveness in Climate, Agriculture, and Resilience Programming por Burke, Robert, Cabriole, Marie Aislinn, Hellin, Jon, Gonsalves, Julian

“…Identifying and involving the most vulnerable and excluded communities is crucial for understanding and addressing their specific needs. The inclusion of marginalized groups enhances program effectiveness, making resilience initiatives more contextually relevant, sustainable, and equitable. …”
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Adaptation of the SIAF framework and related tools for the analysis of current mixed farming systems and MFS partner interventions in Malawi por Chikowo, Regis, Tufa, Adane, Chiduwa, Mazvita, Manda, Julius

“…In much of Africa, any currently non-agricultural lands are likely to be marginal (Van Ittersum Martin, 2016), implying that their conversion to cropped lands would be associated with severe land degradation and unsustainable trade-offs. …”
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