Search Results - Economic development projects

Research strategies and projections: 1986-1990. Commodity programs: Bean program by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

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Participatory public art projects in run down residential areas - a discussion on how to run the process by Bertholdson, Emelie, Johansson, Emma

“…Last but not least, the outcome and the process of developing the project need to be evaluated. In the creation of meaningful places, participatory public art contributes from two directions. …”

Milk safety and child nutrition: Impacts of the MoreMilk project’s training scheme for informal dairy vendors by Muunda, Emmanuel, Alonso, Silvia

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Adaptation options to reduce the vulnerability of Mekong water resources, food security and the environment to impacts of development and climate change. Report to AusAID by Mainuddin, M., Hoanh, Chu Thai, Jirayoot, K., Halls, A.S., Kirby, M., Lacombe, Guillaume, Srinetr, V.

“…The report aims to provide critical input to the Mekong River Commission's (MRC) regional Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) which was launched shortly after the formulation of this project. The CCAI is a collaborative regional initiative designed to address the shared climate change adaptation challenges of LMB countries in response to the potential effects of climate change on the socio-economic characteristics and natural resources of the LMB region. …”
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The inclusion of Leucaena diversifolia in a Colombian beef cattle production system: An economic perspective by Enciso, Karen, Sotelo, Mauricio E., Peters, Michael, Burkart, Stefan

“…We use a discounted cash flow model, developed with the simulation software @Risk, which considers inherent risk and uncertainty factors in these types of rural investment projects, under three different pasture degradation scenarios. …”
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Preferential resource allocation? Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Andhra Pradesh by Sheahan, Megan, Liu, Yanyan, Barrett, Christopher B., Narayanan, Sudha

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Economic impact of climate change and climate change adaptation strategies for fisheries sector in Fiji by Dey, Madan M., Gosh, Kamal, Valmonte-Santos, Rowena, Rosegrant, Mark W., Chen, Oai Li

“…This paper assesses the potential economic impact of two important climate change adaptation strategies in Fiji, natural resource management (NRM) and aquaculture, using a market fish supply–demand model. …”
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Sustaining inclusive collective action that links across economic and ecological scales in upper watersheds by Johnson, Nancy L.

“…The Sustaining inclusive Collective Action that Links across Economic and Ecological Scales in upper watersheds (Scales) project fits mainly in People and Water in Catchments Theme (Theme 2) of the CPWF. …”
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Economic impacts of climate change and climate change adaptation strategies in Vanuatu and Timor-Leste by Rosegrant, Mark W., Dey, Madan M., Valmonte-Santos, Rowena, Chen, Oai Li

“…Furthermore, national-level gains are projected from these adaptation strategies through fish exports. …”
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Water saving and economic impacts of land leveling: the case study of cotton production in Tajikistan by Abdullaev, Iskandar, Ul-Hassan, Mehmood, Jumaboev, Kahramon

“…This in mind the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its regional partner on IWRM FV (IWRM FV project - Integrated Water Resources Management in Ferghana Valley project is funded by Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and conducted jointly with IWMI and Scientific Information Center of Interstate Coordination Water Commission (SIC ICWC) in the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia) project SIC ICWC have conducted 3 year study of impacts of the Laser leveled land leveling on water use, productivity and crop yields in northern Tajikistan. …”
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Workflows for spatial ex ante economic analysis of agronomy interventions : Version 0.1 by Mkondiwa, Maxwell, Chamberlin, Jordan, Oyakhilomen Oyinbo

“…This manual provides workflows for conducting spatial ex ante economic analysis of agronomic interventions. The statistical, mathematical and economic concepts in these workflows are already available in different books and journal articles. …”
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An exploration of the potential benefits of integrated pest management systems and the use of insect resistant potatoes to control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povol... by Falck-Zepeda, José B., Barreto-Triana, Nancy, Baquero-Haeberlin, Irma, Espitia-Malagón, Eduardo, Fierro-Guzmán, Humberto, López, Nancy

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Water management in the hill regions: evidence from field studies. [Outcome of the IWMI and ICAR workshop organized by IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program]. by Kuppannan, Palanisami, Sharda, V.N., Singh, D.V.

Subjects: “…water resources development…”
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Applying the CRISP tool in Bolivia and Zambia: Identifying climate risks and adaptation options in agricultural and food system projects by Heber, Alina, Lottje, Christine, Below, Till, Voss, Maike, Rued, Soeren, Saavedra, Carlos, Bwalya, Able, Chikomba, Patrick, Bonilla Findji, Osana

“…The CRISP tool specifically addresses project managers and practitioners in agriculture, rural development and food and nutrition security projects. …”
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Economic aspects of wildlife farming: Analysis of household surveys from two Vietnamese provinces by Murphy, Mike, Hoffmann, Vivian, Ambler, Kate, Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Unger, Fred, Bett, Bernard K.

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Expanding the application of cassava value chain technologies through UPoCA project by James, B., Bramel-Cox, P.J., Witte, E.R., Asiedu, R., Watson, D., Okechukwu, R.

“…Seven other papers in this symposium, based on these evolving UPoCA achievements, show that a longer-term cassava research for development partnership platform of this nature will enable cassava sub-sectors to contribute signiicantly to rural economic growth in Africa.…”
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Expanding the application of cassava value chain technologies through UPoCA project by James, B., Bramel-Cox, P.J., Witte, E.R., Asiedu, Robert, Watson, D., Okechukwu, R.U.

“…Seven other papers in this symposium, based on these evolving UPoCA achievements, show that a longer-term cassava research for development partnership platform of this nature will enable cassava sub-sectors to contribute significantly to rural economic growth in Africa.…”
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Feed the Future Bangladesh - A systems approach to better nutrition. Project profile. by International Potato Center

“…Poor nutrition is also impeding the country’s development and economic growth. This project takes a consortium approach to strengthening the overall food system, aiming to empower a range of actors and increase their capacity to address the underlying causes of malnutrition.…”
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Nutrition transition and the structure of global food demand by Gouel, Christophe, Guimbard, Houssein

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Assessing the projected impacts of alternative PSTA5 spending trajectories on the Rwandan economy by Aragie, Emerta A., Ingabire, Chantal, Knudsen, Mads, Thurlow, James, Warner, James

“…Faster agricultural growth would further stimulate the off-farm components of the agri-food system, reinforcing agriculture's role as an economic growth engine. By 2029, PSTA 5 could reduce poverty and undernourishment by 1.6 million people, contingent on managing potentially significant climatic and external economic risks.…”
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