Search Results - "social sciences"

Bringing soils back to life: a conversation with Deborah Bossio by CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

“…Bossio has spent the last 20 years working at the nexus between soil and social sciences. Based in Kenya, she jointly leads two programs within the WLE network. …”
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Climate Analogues tool training in Nairobi, Kenya by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Specialists from the hard and social sciences - both private and public sector - from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda attended the workshop.…”
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Potential for increasing soil nutrient availability via soil organic matter Improvement using pseudo panel data by Chavez Clemente, Maria Daniela, Berentsen, Paulus Bernardus Maria, Oenema, Oene, Oude Lansink, Alfons Gerard Joseph Maria

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Markets for fresh and frozen potato chips in the ASARECA region and the potential for regional trade: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi and Uganda. by Tesfaye, A., Lemaga, B., Mwakasendo, J.A., Nzohabonayoz, Z., Mutwares, J., Wanda, K.Y., Kinyae, P.M., Ortíz, O., Crissman, C.C., Thiele, Graham

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Gender analysis in agricultural production by Buckland, L., Haleegoah, J.

“…"Gender" is a concept used in social sciences to look at roles and activities of men and women. …”
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Gender integration across the USAID feed the future innovation labs by Larson, Janelle

“…Led by US universities and in collaboration with incountry researchers, these Innovation Labs are central to advancing novel solutions that support US goals to reduce global hunger, poverty and undernutrition, in both the natural and social sciences. This session will explore how various innovation labs incorporate gender across the research and implementation cycle to ensure solutions are gender transformative. …”
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Determinants of fertilizer use in northern Nigeria by Olayide, O.E., Alene, Arega D., Ikpi, A.

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CGIAR Center Directors Committee Minutes, Presiding Chair: G. Hawtin by CGIAR Center Directors Committee

“…Under other issues, the CDC discuss support from Ford Foundation for development of a management course on organizational change, a fund of $3.0 million from Netherlands and Switzerland for research combining biophysical and social sciences, and a forthcoming study on indirect cost recovery…”
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Release and adoption of improved potato varieties in Southeast and South Asia by Gatto, M., Hareau, Guy, Pradel, W., Suarez, V., Qin, J.

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Release and adoption of improved sweetpotato varieties in Southeast and South Asia by Gatto, M., Hareau, Guy, Pradel, W., Suarez, V., Qin, J.

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Analyzing diversification possibilities on specialized tobacco farms in Argentina using a bio-economic farm model by Chavez Clemente, Maria Daniela, Berentsen, Paul, Oude Lansink, Alfons

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Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation by Campbell, Bruce M., Thornton, Philip K., Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Dinesh, Dhanush, Nowak, Andreea C.

“…Written by a global interdisciplinary team of researchers, it brings together perspectives from multiple areas including climate, environment, agriculture, and the social sciences to describe how different tools and approaches can be used to tackle food system transformation. …”
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Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2023 by Bustamante, Mercedes, Roy, Joyashree, Ospina, Daniel, Achakulwisut, Ploy, Aggarwal, Anubha, Singh, Vartika, Mukherji, Aditi

“…We identify a set of essential recent advances in climate change research with high policy relevance, across natural and social sciences: (1) looming inevitability and implications of overshooting the 1.5°C warming limit, (2) urgent need for a rapid and managed fossil fuel phase-out, (3) challenges for scaling carbon dioxide removal, (4) uncertainties regarding the future contribution of natural carbon sinks, (5) intertwinedness of the crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, (6) compound events, (7) mountain glacier loss, (8) human immobility in the face of climate risks, (9) adaptation justice, and (10) just transitions in food systems.…”
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External Program Review of IFPRI, 1984 by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…It also urged broadening the professional background of staff within economics, and adding skill in other social sciences. The EPR and the EMR of IFPRI were discussed by TAC at its 34th meeting in June 1984.…”
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Foodborne helminthiasis by Ortiz, J.B., Uys, M., Seguino, A., Thomas, Lian F.

“…Summary: As well as improving burden estimates, key research needs for foodborne helminths include the need for improved diagnostic tools and better integration of the social sciences to ensure the development of contextually relevant and socially acceptable control strategies.…”
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Does social transformation drive out-migration? Perceptions and changes by Setrana, M. B., Teye, J. K., Nikoi, E. G. A., Asiedu, E., Osei-Amponsah, Charity, Yakass, E.

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Social Network Analysis For The Evaluation Of Development Interventions: A Methods Note by Anand, Shweta, Carneiro, Bia

“…It defines SNA, explores its applications in the social sciences, and outlines key steps for conducting an SNA—from data collection to interpretation. …”
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IRRI’s Farm Household Survey Database by De Leon, Dehner M., Pede, Valerien

“…The data collection was done by the International Rice Research Institute's Sustainable Impact through Rice-based Systems Department (formerly Agri-food Policy Platform and Social Sciences Division) in collaboration with NARES partners in various parts of the globe. …”
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Cultivating communities of practice: the CGIAR information management professionals' experience by Ramos, M.M., Soeripto, S.W., Ali, M.K.

“…Moreover, agricultural research has become multidisciplinary, embracing the fields of biophysics and the social sciences, so that no single library can provide information as expected by scientists. …”
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Gender differences in labor allocation in West Africa : A case study of the savannas of Northern Nigeria by Chianu, Jonas N., Tsujii, H.

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