Resultados de búsqueda - "poverty reduction"

The impact of crop improvement of rural poverty: an analysis of bean varieties resistant to bean golden mosaic virus in Honduras por Johnson, Nancy L., Klass, J

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Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects por International Fund for Agricultural Development

“…Successful value chain interventions that achieve poverty reduction goals can in themselves be beneficial to climate change adaption, as they build farmers’ assets and institutional linkages. …”
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Integrating Research Results into Decision Making about Natural Resource Management at the Forestagriculture Interface: a Case Study in the Congo Basin por Ngobo, M., Weise, Stephan F., Peters, M.

“…Improved rural livelihoods are the key to poverty reduction and sustainability of landscape mosaics at the forest-agriculture interface of the Congo basin region. …”
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Institutions and economic policies for pro-poor agricultural growth por Dorward, Andrew R., Fan, Shenggen, Kydd, Jonathan, Lofgren, Hans, Morrison, Jamie, Poulton, Colin, Rao, Neetha, Smith, Laurence, Tchale, Hardwick, Thorat, Sukhadeo, Urey, Ian, Wobst, Peter

“…This broad hypothesis was tested in an analysis of the returns (in agricultural growth and poverty reduction) to different government spending in India over the last forty years. …”
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Rethinking agricultural policies for pro-poor growth por Dorward, Andrew R., Fan, Shenggen, Kydd, Jonathan, Lofgren, Hans, Morrison, Jamie, Poulton, Colin, Rao, Neetha, Smith, Laurence, Tchale, Hardwick, Thorat, Sukhadeo, Urey, Ian, Wobst, Peter

“…This broad hypothesis was tested in an analysis of the returns (in agricultural growth and poverty reduction) to different government spending in India over the last forty years. …”
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Bridging the gap between the agriculture and health sectors por von Braun, Joachim, Ruel, Marie T., Gillespie, Stuart

“…As a unified set of global poverty reduction goals, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in principle provide an opportunity for overcoming sectoral divides and forging effective links between agriculture and health. …”
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The impact of irrigation on nutrition, health, and gender: A review paper with insights for Africa south of the Sahara por Domenech, Laia, Ringler, Claudia

“…The hypothesis underlying this review paper is that how irrigation gets deployed in SSA will be decisive not only for environmental sustainability (such as deciding remaining forest cover in the region) and poverty reduction, but also for health, nutrition, and gender outcomes in the region. …”
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HIV/AIDS, agriculture and food security in Malawi: Background to action por Ngwira, Naomi, Bota, Sam, Loevinsohn, Michael E.

“…In the recently developed Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, the Malawi people and government designated HIV/AIDS as a crosscutting issue, and the Malawi National HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework 2000-2004 calls for “an expanded, multi-sectoral national response to the epidemic.” …”
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The Last Drop? A guide for media practitioners to the critical water issues facing India today por International Water Management Institute

“…This guide has been designed to help them give readers, viewers and listeners the big picture about the critical importance of water in debates on food production, climate change, energy, poverty reduction, development and more.…”
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Using geospatial information to connect ecosystem services and human well-being in Kenya por Nackoney, J., Henninger, N., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Okwi, P.O., Ndeng'e, G., Landsberg, F., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Reid, Robin S., Tunstall, D., Mock, G.

“…The application of geospatial information in the analysis of ecosystem services would help decision makers to develop programs for poverty reduction in Kenya that would improve the targeting of social expenditures and ecosystem interventions so that they reach areas of greatest need.…”
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A comparative analysis of milk sectors -- Nairobi, Kathmandu, Santa Cruz: opportunities for pro-poor policies por Anderson, S., Tulachan, P.M., Rushton, Jonathan, Staal, Steven J., Herrero, Mario

“…This chapter considers the changes in demand and market share, the supply-side changes, the trading pathways, the policy framework, the growth in the sector and poverty reduction. Policy implications for pro-poor Development of the milk sector are discussed.…”
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Ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes por Smukler, Sean M., Philpott, Stacy M., Jackson, L.E., Klein, A.M., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Palm, Cheryl A.

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The case for biotechnology in Africa´s agriculture por Alhassan, Walter S.

“…The challenge: Food production and poverty reduction remain the primary goals of efforts to advance socio-economic development in Africa and the well-being of its people. …”
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Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa por Thornton, Philip K., Thorne, Peter J., Quirós, Carlos F., Sheikh, D., Kruska, Russell L., Robinson, Timothy P., Dijkman, J.T., Herrero, Mario

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Livestock sector investment and policy toolkit (LSIPT): Making responsible decisions por Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, International Livestock Research Institute

“…The toolkit enables a shift from the traditional approach centred on livestock production to one that focuses on households and human well-being with the goal of poverty reduction.…”
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Changing composition of private investment and its relation to public investment and input subsidy in agriculture por Bathla, Seema, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Kumar, Anjani

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IFPRI’s Support to CAADP in 2016–2017: Strengthening capacities for evidence-based policy planning and implementation in Africa por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Endorsed in 2003 by African heads of state and government, CAADP is a continentwide framework for accelerating growth and progress toward poverty reduction and food and nutrition security through an agriculture-led growth strategy.…”
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Knowledge Platform for Inclusive and Sustainable Food Markets and Value Chains: IPSR Innovation Profile por Vos, Rob, Kim, Soonho, Rangan, V., Dimaranan, Betina

“…The platform consolidates evidence of existing experiences with product and process innovations within food value chains regarding their inclusiveness (employment and income generation, valueadded sharing, poverty reduction, food security) and sustainability (emissions, supply chain resilience).…”
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Achieving food security in Central Asia: current challenges and policy research needs por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Pinstrup-Andersen, Per

“…The paper concludes by calling for identifying policies and institutional arrangements that facilitate economic reforms that will lead to poverty reduction, increased food security, and sustainable use of natural resources.…”
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Rwanda launches Irrigation Master Plan por Gachene, C., Oduour, A., Kipruto, C., Malesu, M.

“…Rwanda’s economy mainly depends on the agricultural sector, particularly food crop production. Poverty reduction therefore largely depends on efforts made on the modernisation of this sector. …”
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