Resultados de búsqueda - "marginalism"

Nutritional content of different feed and fodder resources in different agroclimatic zones of Odisha por Swain, Braja B., Rahman, Habibar, Jones, Christopher S., Teufel, Nils, Prasad, Kodukula V.S.V.

“…Thus, any attempt to enhance feed availability and minimize feed costs would result in high profit margin for the livestock owner (IGFRI 2013). However, at present India faces a net deficit of 32% green fodder, 23% dry fodder and 36% concentrate feed ingredients (Government of India 2016).…”
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Climate Security Observatory – SENEGAL. Summary for Policymakers por CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security

“…While the conflict is primarily related to lower socioeconomic development and resentment of the central government, which has exacerbated feelings of marginalization and increased separatist sentiment, deteriorating climatic conditions and the increasing number of extreme weather events may negatively affect conflict and security dynamics in the country through their impact on natural resource availability and livelihoods. …”
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The role of rural Indian women in livestock production por Kennady, Vijayalakshmy, Chakraborty, Sharmistha, Biswal, Jyotsnarani, Rahman, Habibar

“…For the women's livelihood and to help ensure the food security of the household, livestock is a crucial non-land productive asset. The tiny, marginal, and landless farmers in rural areas are the owners of more than 70% of the livestock. …”
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Sustainable livestock production: A systematic review of different constraints associated with sustainable livestock production por Kennady, Vijayalakshmy, Chakraborty, Sharmistha, Biswal, Jyotsnarani, Rahman, Habibar

“…Agriculture in general and ranches contribute significantly to the sustainability of poor and marginalized farmers. To meet the future requirements of an increasing population, animal productivity must be significantly increased. …”
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A feminist political ecology of agricultural innovations in smallholder farming systems: Experiences from wheat production in Morocco and Uzbekistan por Najjar, Dina, Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson, Devkota, Rachana, Abderrahim, Bentaibi

“…A clear consensus has emerged that innovations are important for adapting to drought and overcoming other biophysical limitations in smallholder farming systems; however, women are notably marginalized from agricultural innovations. We examine whether and how gendered roles and responsibilities shape the adoption and usage of improved wheat varieties and simultaneously uncover opportunities to address and lessen gender-based differences in agricultural innovations. …”
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Climate adaptation in Kenya: Narratives and frames shaping policy and practice por Ouma, Marion

“…In Kenya, climate-related disasters and extreme events have plagued the most vulnerable communities with the most affected as marginalized communities. Through the institutionalization of the Kenya Climate Change Act (2016), the government provides guidance for the climate change response, proposing measures to build resilience and enhance adaptation. …”
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Farmers’ willingness to pay for stress-resilient maize hybrids in rain-fed agro-environment in Karnataka por Kulkarni, Atul Prabhakar, Kuchanur, Prakash H., Satihal, Dayanand G., Zaidi, Pervez H., Rahut, Dil B.

“…Development and deployment of stress-resilient maize hybrids to farmers in marginal areas are crucial for coping with drought risk. …”
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COVID-19 disruption in agricultural input supply and impact on food security in Nepal por Gautam, Shriniwas, Dongol, Prabin, Khanal, Narayan P., Issa, Abdurahman Beshir, Choudhary, Dyutiman

“…Due to a scarcity of imported agricultural inputs like seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, the use of locally available seeds increased, resulting in a marginal reduction in the cultivation of maize and rice in 2020 (during COVID-19) compared to 2019 (before COVID-19). …”
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Applying a social equity approach to transformative climate change adaptation por Hellin, Jon, Ringler, Claudia, Menon, Purnima

“…More broadly, the event also identifies complimentary approaches such as social protection that in circumstances may be required to enhance marginalized groups’ (women and indigenous peoples) access to resources, services, institutions and economic opportunities.…”
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Endogenous threshold effects and transmission channels of foreign aid on economic growth: Evidence from WAEMU zone countries por Bayale, Nimonka, Traoré, Fousseini, Diarra, Souleymane, Maniraguha, Faustin

“…Above these values, the marginal effect of aid is 2.1%. Moreover, results indicate that only investment seems to be a potential channel through which aid would affect growth. …”
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Food security and women’s well-being: Insights from rural Nepal por Alvi, Muzna, Barooah, Prapti

“…As the impacts of the COVID-19 continue to be felt across the world, the need to address the vulnerabilities of the poor and marginalized is heightened. In rural and agriculture dependent economies, it is often the farm sector that is most severely impacted in times of crisis, in large part due to the lack of access to risk and loss mitigation measures, and limited access to government assistance. …”
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Exploring the supply and demand factors of varietal turnover in Indian wheat por Krishna, Vijesh V., Spielman, David J., Veettil, Prakashan C.

“…Cultivar turnover rates are found to be particularly low among marginal farmers. While the structure of India's wheat breeding and seed delivery systems might be the primary cause of slow cultivar turnover, a number of social and economic factors at the micro-level are also responsible. …”
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Revisiting investments and subsidies to accelerate agricultural income and alleviate rural poverty in India por Bathla, Seema, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Kumar, Anjani

“…Third, what is the impact of key investments and input subsidies on farm productivity, income, and poverty alleviation, and which investment yields higher marginal returns? Last, is there any nexus between efficiency and welfare objectives due to public expenditure at the disaggregate level, and how can it be addressed?…”
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GNR 2014: Appendix 5: How accountable is the Global Nutrition Report por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The transformation appears to be improving food security for cities by reducing margins, offering lower consumer rice prices, and increasing quality and diversity of rice. …”
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Strengthening storage, credit, and food security linkages: The role and potential impact of warehouse receipt systems in Malawi por Edelman, Brent, Lee, Hak Lim, Mabiso, Athur, Pauw, Karl

“…Firstly, we find that WRS, through its potential to increase demand for storage and facilitate temporal arbitrage, could address high price seasonality driven by high transport margins and thin commodity markets. By lowering price seasonality, WRS would benefit net-consuming households that tend to sell low and buy high. …”
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Strengthening community seed banks for gender inclusive development in India por Rengalakshmi, Raj, Puskur, Ranjitha, Pratheepa, C. M., Gopinath, R., Tenneti, Suchaita, Bomuhangi, Allan

“…At the field level, these changes adversely impact women and marginal farmers’ access to preferred crops and varieties/ landraces, household gender relations, food and nutrition security, dietary diversity, food system resilience and livelihoods. …”
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Collective action and the intensification of cattle-feeding techniques: a village case study in Kenya's coast province por Swallow, Kimberly A.

“…The research found that cattle-keepers were intensifying their cattle-feeding techniques, but in a much more marginal, step-wise fashion than anticipated. The process of intensification involved changes in transaction costs, which were born differently by smallholders depending on their sources of wealth and personal networks. …”
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El impacto de PROGRESA sobre el consumo: informe final por Hoddinott, John F., Skoufias, Emmanuel, Washburn, Ryan

“…El segundo consiste en la necesidad de entender los parámetros de conducta, en especial la propensión marginal que tienen los hogares a adquirir calorías con ingresos adicionales.…”
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Impact of global cotton markets on rural poverty in Benin por Minot, Nicholas, Daniels, Lisa

“…Based on the estimated marginal propensity to consume tradable goods, the consumption multiplier is in the range of 3.3, meaning that one dollar of reduced spending by cotton growers results in a contraction of 3.3 dollars in overall demand. …”
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The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa por Kherallah, Mylene, Delgado, Christopher L., Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude, Minot, Nicholas, Johnson, Michael E.

“…Once implemented, however, reforms have increased competition and reduced marketing margins, benefiting both producers and consumers. …”
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