Resultados de búsqueda - Economic development projects

TH2.1: Who is a man? Understanding the local normative climate for transformative interventions in rural farming communities of Central Uganda por Businge, Martha, Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo, Mwiine, Amon A., Shimali, Fred, Nakyewa, Brenda, Nanyonjo, G., Angudubo, S., Sanya, Losira N., Asiimwe, E.

“…Inability to make strategic life choices like attending training that would build their capacities in areas important for their development curtails their economic investments. This calls for development agents' deliberate efforts to engage both women and men to reframe norms and new behaviors that will foster gender equality and a harmoniously transformed community.…”
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Support the implementation of 2025 International Forum of Low-Emission Agrifood Systems such as organizing a low carbon food system workshop at WAFI in China and conducting consult... por CGIAR Science Program on Climate Action

“…In addition, Kevin Chen (Leader of CASP AOW China project), Qiushi Chair Professor at Zhejiang University and Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI, had discussions with DG Xiao Wang of the Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry of Science and Technology on developing a potential key science program on coping with the climate change in the Chinese agriculture. …”
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Efficiency and its determinants among smallholder farming units supplying cassava to commercial starch processors in Nigeria: data envelopment analysis approach por Ojiako, I.A., Tarawali, G., Okechukwu, R.U., Chianu, J., Ezedinma, C.I., Edet, M.

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The Genetic Resources Policy Initiative Newsletter: June 2007 por GRPI Global Coordination Office

“…The GGCO has sought the assistance of a resource economist to take charge of the economics-related work. The economist joined the GGCO this quarter and is based at the Nairobi office until the end of the project. …”
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Climate Change Risks to the Coffee Value Chain in Ethiopia: Proactive Actions for Resilience in the Ethiopian Food System Resilience Program Districts por International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

“…Kiremt (Meher) season rainfall is projected to increase by 8 to 72 mm while Belg season rainfall will decline by 15 mm to 36 mm. • Annual minimum and maximum temperatures are projected to increase by 1.28 to 1.48°C and 1.12 to 1.28°C, respectively, by 2035. • Average number of wet days will markedly increase during the 2035 period and the number of heavy and very heavy rain days will rise. …”
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SWOT analysis of potato cultivation under arid conditions in western Rajasthan (India). por Rana, R.K., Arya, S., Kumar, S., Singh, D.K., Turin, C., Mares, V., Quiróz, R., Kadian, M.S.

“…The paper identified a large number of strengths and opportunities linked to potato cultivation in the area while the recognised weaknesses and threats can be mitigated with the use of technology and through the process of focussed rural development. Agriculture in the study area, needs enhanced impetus of agricultural extension machinery and special hand-holding of relatively less aware farmers by the project implementing agency, for bringing in the desirable change.…”
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Preparing Colombian coffee production for climate change: Integrated spatial modelling to identify potential robusta coffee (Coffea canephora P.) growing areas por González-Orozco, Carlos E., Porcel, Mario, Byrareddy, Vivekananda Mittahalli, Rahn, Eric, Cardona, William A., Velandia, Diego A. Salinas, Araujo-Carrillo, Gustavo A., Kath, Jarrod

“…We aimed to identify areas with highest biophysical and socio-economic potential to grow robusta coffee in Colombia. …”
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Pathways to Sustainable Wheat Business Models: Exploring agroecological practices and investment opportunities in Doyogena, Ethiopia por Mosquera, Leslie Estefany, Blanco, Maria, Balcha, Yodit, Mockshell, Jonathan, Ritter, Thea

“…This report is part of the PSii project and provides an in-depth analysis of three cooperative business models in four wheat clusters, as well as of agroecological practices in Ethiopia. …”
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Globaliserad snittblomsproduktion och svensk kyrkogårdsförvaltning ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv por Rydsberg, Therése

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Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases por Dinesh, Dhanush, Frid-Nielsen, Snorre, Norman, James, Mutamba, M, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Campbell, Bruce M.

“…However, this depends on context specific project design and implementation, for which institutional capacity is key. …”
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Sustainable tourism in the Philippines por Henricson, Elin, Andersson, Martina

“…Reaching sustainable development is one of the major policy debates of our generation. …”
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Risk of Climate-Related Impacts on Global Rangelands - A Review and Modelling Study por Godde, Cécile M., Boone, R.B., Ash, A., Waha, K., Sloat, L., Thornton, Philip K., Mason-D'Croz, Daniel, Mayberry, D., Herrero, Mario

“…The potentially most damaging vegetation trends for livestock production (i.e., simultaneous decreases in mean biomass and increases in inter-annual variability) are projected to occur in rangeland communities that are currently the most vulnerable (here, with the lowest livestock productivities and economic development levels and with the highest projected increases in human population densities). …”
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Sustainability assessment of vegetable farms in Northern Tanzania: Multi-stakeholder workshop report por Wilson, Wilson Charles, Mercy Mwambi, Wiston Mwombeki, Ernest, Zablon, Jacob, Theresia, Mvungi, Henry, Solomon, Lisa, Dickson Mushi, Odjo, Sylvanus

“…The workshop was attended by various partners in the agriculture sector across the Northern highland regions, i.e., smallholder vegetable farmers, vegetable traders, ward extension officers, district and regional agricultural officers, regional trade officers, development partners and research institutes, and the FRESH project team from the CIMMYT and the World Vegetable Centre. …”
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Redistribution of water use and benefits among hydropower affected communities in Lao PDR por Kura, Y., Joffre, Olivier M., Laplante, Benoit, Sengvilaykham, Bounthong

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Resilient design for the extended Välen-Frölunda Valley por Valman, Anna

“…As cities worldwide are growing due to a great relocation of people, ecology research has partly shifted its focus towards urban conditions and development. Urban areas have simultaneously become vulnerable to the consequences of climate change due to their position in the landscape and to their being economic and social centers. …”

Beyond Kafala: Employer roles in growing vulnerabilities of women migrant domestic workers por Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Cherri, Zeinab, Adra, May, Hassan, Fahed

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Assessing the Gender Impacts and Contributions of CCAFS Climate-Smart Villages in Lao PDR por Vivona, Dina, Thipphawong, Elizabeth

“…From July – September 2021, a Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) was conducted to measure the impacts of the CSV gender strategy in regards to project participation, agricultural productivity, and overall socio-economic impacts at the village-cluster level. …”
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Climate change impacts and public perceptions por Petraki, Marianna

“…These changes represent a serious threat to human life, economic development and the natural world, from which humans are depending largely their prosperity. …”
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Uganda climate smart-agriculture country program 2015-2025 por Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda

“…The agriculture sector is a key to overall economic growth and development of Uganda. The sector contributes 20.9 percent of the National Gross Domestic Product and 80 percent of the export earnings. …”
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Definition et visualisation du type du contexte socio-ecologique (CSET). por Fradi, Fajr, Diwediga, Badabate, Le, Quang Bao, Bonaiuti, Enrico, Lala-Pritchard, Tana, Hemingway, Charlotte

“…Under the Economics of Land degradation initiative (ELD), scientists from ICARDA are collaborating with developments to develop the GeOC tool. …”
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