Search Results - Economic development projects

Economic, Production, and Poverty Impacts of Investing in Maize Tolerant to Drought in Africa: An Ex-Ante Assessment by La Rovere, R., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kostandini, G., Guo, Zhe, Mwangi, W., MacRobert, J., Dixon, John A.

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Biosafety of GM crops in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania: An evolving landscape of regulatory progress and retreat by Chambers, Judith A.

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Yield and Economic Results of Different Mechanical Pruning Strategies on “Navel Foyos” Oranges in the Mediterranean Area by Chueca, Patricia, Mateu, Guillermo, Garcerá, Cruz, Fonte, Alberto, Ortiz, Coral, Torregrosa, Antonio

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Evolution toward transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: The case of a project in Ethiopia by Jabbar, M.A., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Li Pun, H.H.

“…Development is a human problem aimed at changing humans and their economic, social, and ecological environments. …”
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The effectiveness of ‘business models’ promoted by the Women in Business project and opportunities for improvement: a report by Goromela, Ezekiel, Urassa, Neema, Omore, Amos O., Galiè, Alessandra, Jeremiah, Adolf, Mbonea, Magreth, Mtika, Fratern, Chigendi, Neema, Pastory, Conjesta

“…The WiB project aimed to develop, promote and test women-led chicken businesses in Ethiopia and Tanzania with the goal of promoting the economic empowerment of women and young graduate women and improving food and nutrition security of their households.…”
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Underinvestment in Agricultural Research and Development Revisited by Roseboom, Johannes

“…The economically optimal investment level is to finance all R&D projects with an ERR that is equal to, or higher than, the social rate. …”
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Diseño de una propuesta de monitoreo de la sostenibilidad en los sistemas de Producción de la Comunidad de Los Angeles, Municipio de Kukra Hill, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur (... by Bolaños Chow, Zarifeth S.

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Convergent innovation for sustainable economic growth and affordable universal health care: Innovating the way we innovate by Dubé, Laurette, Jha, Srivardhini K., Faber, Aida, Struben, Jeroen, London, Ted, Mohapatra, Archisman, Drager, Nick, Lannon, Chris, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, McDermott, John

“…CI integrates human and economic development outcomes, through behavioral and ecosystem transformation at scale, for sustainable prosperity and affordable universal health care within a whole‐of‐society paradigm. …”
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Evaluation of water security in Kathmandu Valley before and after water transfer from another basin by Thapa, Bhesh Raj, Ishidaira, H., Pandey, Vishnu Prasad, Bhandari, T.M., Shakya, N.M.

“…The project, called the “Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP)”, is expected to have its first phase completed by the end of September 2018 and its second phase completed by the end of 2023 to supply 170 MLD (million liters a day) through the first phase and an additional 340 MLD through the second phase. …”
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Domestication of payments for ecosystem services: new evidence from the Andes by Drucker, Adam G., Narloch, U., Pascual, U., Soto, J.L., Pinto, M., Midler, E., Valdivia, E., Rojas, W.

“…The current project has sought to assess i) the potential of agricultural biodiversity-focused PES to serve as a cost-effective and socially equitable domesticated diversity conservation incentive scheme, as well as ii) how economic incentive mechanisms such as PES can be designed to build on and complement local institutions of collective action. …”
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What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in Indonesia? by Jamal, Erizal, Sahara, Sahara, Izzulhaq, Syahid, Amaliah, Syarifah, Ahmad, Fahmi Salam, Komalawati, Komalawati, Buhaerah, Pihri, Martino, Ifan, Metafurry, Wulan, Mutaqin, Dadang Jainal, Firdaus, Irfan Thofiq, Setyawati, Dewi, Pradesha, Angga, Yulaswati, Vivi, Beik, Irfan Syauqi, Wardhana, Irwanda Wisnu, Indarto, Jarot, Nugroho, Agus Eko, Arifin, Bustanul, Sudaryanto, Tahlim

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Contributing to the construction of a framework for improved gender integration into climate-smart agriculture projects monitoring and evaluation: MAP-Norway experience by Gutierrez-Montes, Isabel, Arguedas, Maureen, Ramirez-Aguero, Felicia, Mercado, Leida, Sellare, Jorge

“…Abstract TheMesoamerican Agroenvironmental Program (MAP-Norway) is a multi-dimensional rural development program implemented in Central America since 2009, working with smallholder families, producer organizations, governmental organizations, and regional governance platforms. …”
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Contributing to the construction of a framework for improved gender integration into climate-smart agriculture projects monitoring and evaluation: MAP-Norway experience by Gutiérrez Montes, Isabel, Arguedas, Maureen, Ramírez Aguero, Felicia, Mercado, Leida, Sellare, Jorge

“…The Mesoamerican Agroenvironmental Program (MAP-Norway) is a multi-dimensional rural development program implemented in Central America since 2009, working with smallholder families, producer organizations, governmental organizations, and regional governance platforms. …”
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Developing disease-resistant cattle for Africa by International Livestock Research Institute

“…Livestock trypanosomiasis harms rural family incomes as well as Africa's economic development as a whole. In 2010, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners started a research project to breed cattle resistant to the disease. …”
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Did a microfinance ‘plus’ programme empower female farmers and pastoralists and improve intrahousehold equality in rural Ethiopia? Evidence from an impact evaluation using a Projec... by Hillesland, Marya, Kaaria, Susan, Mane, Erdgin, Alemu, Mihret, Slavchevska, Vanya

“…Using the project-Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Index (pro-WEAI) survey tool developed by GAAP2, this study aims to estimate the impact of a microfinance ‘plus’ programme on women’s economic empowerment in communities in Oromia and Afar, Ethiopia. …”
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Socio-economic complexities of smallholder resource-poor ruminant livestock production systems in Sub-saharan Africa. by Stroebel, A.

“…The biophysical, socio-economic and human elements of a farm are interdependent, and can be analysed as a system from various points of view. …”
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Identification of circumstances in which heartwater has a major economic impact for the livestock industry in Southern Africa by Minjauw, B., Perry, Brian D., Randolph, Thomas F., McDermott, John J., Kruska, Russell L.

“…In contrast, indigenous livestock in the communal sector develop endemic stability. The identification of highest impact systems is an important first step in estimating potential economic benefits of vaccines under Development and provides information on the size of potential markets for new vaccines.…”
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Los SIFES como una alternativa de desarrollo rural en Honduras by Carias, Benjamín

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Data utilized in African Green Climate Fund Agricultural Adaptation Projects and its availability in selected Decision Support Tools (DSTs) by Rosenstock, Todd S., Joshi, Namita, Steward, Peter Richard, Kristal, Jones

“…The dataset aims to provide insight into the data needed for developing successful projects for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). …”
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bEcon 4 Africa: An overview of the literature on the economic assessment of GE crops in the continent, 1996-2016 by Zambrano, Patricia, Paul, Namita, Chambers, Judith A., Falck-Zepeda, José B., Hanson, Hillary

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) published the first method-focused assessment of the applied economic literature about the ex ante and ex post impacts of genetically engineered crops in developing countries in 2009. …”
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