Resultados de búsqueda - "marginalism"

Community participation, equity and integrity in polycentric governance for climate resilience: evidence from Kenya and Zambia por van Koppen, Barbara, Amarnath, Giriraj, Mweemba, C., Schreiner, B., Njoroge, D., Keega, M., Osoro, G.

“…Inclusive community participation in bottom-up polycentric governance is at the heart of recognitional, procedural, distributional and inter-generational equity and of integrity of international, national and district-scale interventions to improve climate resilience in marginalized rural areas. This Technical Brief summarizes evidence of four ClimBeR and ACTION initiatives in Kenya, in collaboration with the Water Integrity Network, and in Zambia that operationalized these concepts into a concrete diagnosis of local water tenure as basis for the identification of solutions and their funding and implementation. …”
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Examining the gender digital divide: A case study from rural Nigeria por Sufian, Farha D., Nico, Gianluigi, Azzarri, Carlo

“…As a result, women in rural areas face significant challenges in acquiring digital skills, accessing online information and services, and participating in digital platforms, thus perpetuating the gender gap and further marginalizing women from the benefits of the digital revolution. …”
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Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles for Enhancing Women’s Resilience and Empowerment: A Case Study of Swayam Shikshan Prayog’s Women-led Climate Resilient Farming por Jadhav, Radheshyam, Mukopadhyay, Prama, Chadha, Deepali, Shaikh, Naseem, Goe, Kritika, Patil, Upmanyu, Gartaula, Hom N., Puskur, Ranjitha

“…By comprehending the dynamics and interaction of STIBS, it aims to contribute substantively to the discourse on empowering marginalized women farmers in the face of agrarian challenges and climate change impacts. …”
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Assessing the impact of lending through Kisan Credit Cards in rural India: Evidence from eastern India por Kumar, Anjani, Sonkar, Vinay Kumar, S., Aditya K.

“…We find that access to KCC increases farmers’ use of the agricultural inputs and households and farm income especially for marginal and small farmers. Finally, access to KCC reduces farmer’s dependency on moneylenders for borrowing credits by 25 percent.…”
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Exploring gender, tenure security, and landscape governance approaches and findings: Lessons from eight years of research por Kristjanson, Patricia, Larson, Anne, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…An important focus of this work involves the following questions: (1) who has what rights with respect to these resources (particularly for women and members of marginalized groups), (2) what are their roles in managing natural resources, and (3) what livelihood benefits do they receive? …”
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Evaluating Crop Simulation Models Using Different Fertility Sources and Climate Model Outputs to Improve the Productivity of Sorghum por International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

“…Furthermore, data collected from different agro-ecologies will be used to set up crop simulation models with climate model output of the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) to assess climate change impacts on sorghum yields and to evaluate the marginal cost-benefit of different fertility scenarios and varieties as adaptation options to climate change.…”
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The transformation of commons in the Afar region in Ethiopia por CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…In contrast to the mobile way of life characterizing pastoralism, agriculture as a sedentary activity is only marginally present in the lowlands of the Afar region. …”
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From "best practice" to "best fit": A framework for designing and analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services por Birner, Regina, Davis, Kristin E., Pender, John L., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah, Ekboir, Javier, Mbabu, Adiel, Spielman, David J., Horna, Daniela, Benin, Samuel, Kisamba-Mugerwa, Wilberforce

“…How can we ensure that female farmers, the poor, and other marginalized groups have access to agricultural advisory services?…”
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Stakeholder engagement for south-south collaboration on improved rice cultivation using geospatial sciences por Gakhar, Shalini, Mathieu, Renaud, Patwar, Shelly, Jardinero, Benedict, Sahoo, Rabi N., Chinnusamy, Viswanathan

“…This includes investments that policymakers could make to close the digital divide, information delivery systems that allow more people to take action against predicted risks, and ways for partner organizations and marginalized communities to enhance digital capabilities, access resources, and seize opportunities. …”
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A multi-dimensional framework for responsible and socially inclusive digital innovation in food, water, and land systems por Opola, Felix Ouko, Langan, Simon, Arulingam, Indika, Schumann, C., Singaraju, N., Joshi, Deepa, Ghosh, Surajit

“…However, there are concerns on the ethical and social inclusivity aspects of these innovations, particularly for marginalized groups of people in less industrialised countries. …”
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First report of bacterial leaf blight disease of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Kenya por Nganga, Everlyne, Brottier, Laurent, Boulard, G., Blasco, C., Auguy, Florence, Szurek, Boris, Bigirimana, Joseph

“…In June 2023, typical symptoms of BLB such as water-soaked areas and yellowish lesions along the leaf margins and tips were observed on rice plants in the coastal region of Kenya.…”
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Are institutional innovations helpful in reducing transaction costs? An empirical analysis of agri-based Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) in Kerala, India por Divya, KM, Kumar, D Suresh, Vidhyavathi, A, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Uma, K, Kannan, Balaji, Kalarani, MK

“…Based on this study, we recommend that FPCs concentrate more on the bottom-up collectivization of individual farmers to form large business organizations that facilitate market access for small and marginal farmers and reduce transaction costs.…”
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Evaluation of the use of milk urea nitrogen (MUN) as an indicator of nutritional status of dairy cattle in smallholder farms in Kiambu district por Wambugu, M., Wahome, R.G., Gachuiri, C., Tanner, J.C., Kaitho, R.

“…Preliminary results indicated that there was a significant (P<0.05) negative correlation between MUN and milk yield, and a marginal correlation between MUN and body weight. There was no significant relationship between MUN and Body condition score. …”
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Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin por Xenarios, Stefanos, Sharma, Bharat R., Amarasinghe, Upali A.

“…The results signify that the economic viability of marginal and small landholders and water users is threatened when the study focuses on the land scaling effects to farming. …”
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Estudios de casos sobre cambio tecnológico en la producción de frijol en América Latina por Pachico, Douglas H.

“…Case studies of bean farmers in marginal areas, where a disease resistance strategy was applied, indicate that bean production can be improved outstanding example is the case of Costa Rica, where production doubled in the 1980s…”
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Determinants of adoption of rainwater management technologies among farm households in the Nile River Basin por Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria, Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Ergano, Kebebe, Abebe, Yenenesh

“…High population growth, the cultivation of steep and marginal lands, poor land management practices and lack of effective rainwater management (RWM) strategies aggravate the situation. …”
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Micro and meso-level issues affecting potato production and marketing in the tropical highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa: The known and the unknowns por Okello, J.J., Kwikiriza, N., Kakuhenzire, R., Parker, M., Schulte-Geldermann, Elmar, Pambo, K.O.

“…It also finds that dwindling land sizes and soil fertility are encouraging the migration potato plots to fragile margins while increased pest and disease pressure is encouraging greater reliance on pesticide -- resulting into increased incidences of pesticide poisoning, all of which have definite effects on the environment and sustainability of potato production and agriculture in general. …”
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Leaflet trichome micromorphology in the Dolentes-Brevipedes taxonomic complex (Mimosa L., Mimosoideae) por Grohar, Mariana Cecilia, Rosenfeldt, Sonia, Morales, Matias

“…We also found 3 different types of blade margins with variation in type, alignment, and orientation of trichomes. …”
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Silvopastoral systems in Patagonia, Argentina por Peri, Pablo Luis, Caballe, Gonzalo, Hansen, Nidia, Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Von Müller, Axel, Ormaechea, Sebastián Gabriel, Gargaglione, Veronica Beatriz, Soler Esteban, Rosina Matilde, Sarasola, Mauro Miguel, Rusch, Veronica Elena, Borrelli, Laura Beatriz, Fernández, María Elena, Gyenge, Javier, Tejera, Luis E., Lloyd, Carlos Eduardo, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José

“…In the late 1800s, agricultural activities in the ‘Pampas’ region near Buenos Aires expanded rapidly, and as a result, livestock production (mainly sheep) was pushed into marginal areas such as Patagonia (Table 11.1). The unknown carrying capacity of Patagonian rangelands resulted in severe overstocking, and this, coupled with the fragility of the environment, the mismanagement of natural resources and other socioeconomic aspects led to a major degradation of the natural resource base. …”
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La jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider): su industrialización y perspectivas en Colombia por Brochero Baquero, Moises Francisco, Barreto Reyes, Jairo Ricardo

“…Trata varios aspectos relativos al manejo, adaptación, siembra, prácticas culturales, protección sanitaria, fitomejoramiento, explotación comercial e industrialización de la jojoba, con base en las experiencias de aquellos países con larga trayectoria en este cultivo, con el propósito de lograr la adaptación y el desarrollo futuro de la jojoba como cultivo comercial que redima aquellas zonas de productividad marginal actualmente inexplotadas y con graves problemas de tipo social y económico, a y a la vez lleve al país hacia un proceso de autosuficiencia en la producción de aceites vegetales que son actualkmente objeto de importación afectando negativamente la balanza cambiaria del país…”
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