Search Results - Human development (economics)

Collaborating to develop agricultural skills: Capacity-building agencies in the United States of America by Peterson, Donna J., Downey, Laura H., Farrell, Bryan C.

“…Agencies from i) formal education systems; (ii) nonformal education systems; (iii) state governmental agencies; and (iv) advocacy and commodity groups collaborated to develop agriculture human capital among youth and adults. …”
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Socio-economic determinants of land use and land cover change in South-Kivu wetlands, eastern D.R. Congo: Case study of Hogola and Chisheke wetlands by Chuma, G.B., Mondo, J.M., Sonwa, D.J., Karume, K., Mushagalusa, G.N., Schmitz, S.

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Institutional capacity for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies and strategies in Nigeria by Adebayo, Kolawole, Babu, Suresh Chandra, Rhoe, Valerie

“…Their expertise cut across a broad range of subjects relevant for designing and implementing agricultural and rural development policies— more than one quarter were experts in agricultural economics, extension, communication, rural development, and rural sociology. …”
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Eco-friendly and climate smart biopesticides developed and evaluated for their efficacy on target pests by Nwilene, F., Adeoti, A., Nacro, S., Ouattara, D., Umaru, A., Oladigbolu, A.

“…The larvae of stem borers cause significantly yield loss during the vegetative (seedlings to panicle initiation) and reproductive stages by producing deadhearts and whiteheads, respectively, which prevent panicle development. The extensive use of synthetic insecticides to control these pests has raised concerns regarding environmental and human health. …”
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Trade-offs in livestock development at farm level: Different actors with different objectives by Salmon, Gareth R., Teufel, Nils, Baltenweck, Isabelle, Wijk, Mark T. van, Claessens, Lieven, Marshall, Karen

“…Associated decision making is made complex, not only with the intrinsic characteristics of livestock in LMICs (for instance as sources of income, assets, or social symbols), but also by diverse objectives of stakeholders and agricultural development paradigms. This paper discusses trade-offs that are likely to arise in the choice of livestock production systems; with a focus at household and farm level, economic gains, gender equity, environmental concerns, human nutrition and food safety are all considered. …”
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Mapping social impacts of agricultural commodity trade onto the sustainable development goals by Schaafsma, M., Dreoni, I., Ayompe, L.M., Egoh, B.N., Ekayana, D.P., Favareto, A., Mumbunan, S., Nakagawa, L., Ngouhouo-Poufoun, J., Sassen, M., Uehara, T.K., Matthews, Z.

“…While international trade in agricultural commodities can spur economic development especially where governance is strong, there are also concerns about the local impacts of commodity production and their distribution on the environment and on people. …”
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Responsible agricultural mechanization innovation for the sustainable development of Nepal’s hillside farming system by Devkota, Rachana, Pant, Laxmi Prasad, Gartaula, Hom Nath, Patel, Kirit, Gauchan, Devendra, Hambly Odame, Helen, Thapa, Balaram, Raizada, Manish N.

“…Although both pathways can potentially reduce human and animal drudgery, the body of literature that assesses the sustainability impacts of these mechanization pathways in the local ecological, socio-economic, cultural, and historical contexts of hillside farms is either nonexistent or under-theorized. …”
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Interdisciplinary research on environmental sanitation and health: Conceptual framework development and field test by Hung Nguyen-Viet, Phuc Pham Duc, Van Tu, V., Thu Nga, D., Cong Khuong, N., Zurbrugg, C., Zinsstag, Jakob, Tanner, M.

“…We developed a conceptual framework for improving health and environmental sanitation using an approach that combines health, ecological, and socio-economic assessments. …”
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A tale of two rivers: development, destruction, and despair in Ongata Rongai, Kenya by Howland, Olivia

“…The poor health of the rivers and riparian environment leads to human and animal health challenges, increased pressure on water resources, and economic pressure due to a loss of livelihoods. …”
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Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Good nutrition provides both a foundation for human development and the scaffolding needed to ensure it reaches its full potential. …”
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Employment options and challenges for rural households in Malawi: An agriculture and rural employment analysis of the fifth Malawi Integrated Household Survey, 2019/20 by Benson, Todd, De Weerdt, Joachim

“…Of equal importance is their ability to obtain suffi ciently remunerative off-farm employment. In developing strategies for rural economic and human development in Malawi, accelerating agricultural production growth, particularly through increased productivity, and increasing the returns to farming are necessary, but incomplete solutions. …”
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Agricultural R&D capacity and investments in the Asia–Pacific region by Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan

“…This brief reviews major institutional developments and investment and human resource trends in agricultural research and development (R&D) in 11 countries of the Asia?…”
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Diversity in agricultural research resources in the Asia-Pacific region by Beintema, Nienke M., Stads, Gert-Jan

“…This report reviews the major investment trends, human resource trends, and institutional developments in public agricultural research and development (R&D) in 11 countries of the Asia-Pacific region, drawing from comprehensive datasets derived from primary surveys. …”
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Development of a sustainable intensification indicators framework: Reports from the frontline in Mali and Malawi by Snapp, Sieglinde S., Grabowski, Philip, Musumba, M., Palm, Cheryl A., Chikowo, Regis, Bekunda, Mateete A.

“…The sustainable intensification framework includes systematic consideration of five domains: production, economics, environment, social and human. A comparison was conducted of metrics in use and how these could be expanded or refined. …”
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La yuca en la economia de America Latina by Cock, James H., Lynam, John K.

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Co-evolutionary scenarios of intensification and privatization of resource use in rural communities of south-western Niger by Rovere, R. La, Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Keulen, H. van, Schiere, J.B., Szonyi, J.A.

“…This study examines the implications of the development processes where farming systems co-evolve with their surroundings. …”
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Increased climate resilience an imperative for Asian Mega Deltas by Asian Development Bank

“…The article, published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), argues that climate-proofing Asia's mega-deltas is imperative as these regions, home to over 400 million people, face an existential threat from climate change and unsustainable human activities. …”
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Valuing ecosystem services for conservation and development purposes: A case study from Kenya by Silvestri, Silvia, Zaibet, L., Said, Mohammed Yahya, Kifugo, S.C.

“…Then, by mapping existing supporting infrastructure and drivers of land use change such as demographic pressure, we highlight trade-offs and synergies among alternative uses and opportunities for sustainable development. In particular, the paper identifies services that will be lost if a particular part of landscape is modified: e.g. benefits for livestock and wildlife can be affected by the lack of conservation of corridors and rangelands, while water supply and irrigated crops can be compromised by increased water demand as result of human population pressure mainly at the upstream sub-catchments. …”
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Unlocking Africa’s agricultural potential by Roseboom, Johannes, Beintema, Nienke M., Lynam, John K., Badiane, Ousmane

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A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries by Alpízar, F., Carlsson, F., Lanza, G., Carney, B., Daniels, R.C., Jaime, M., Ho, T., Nie, Z., Salazar, C., Tibesigwa, B., Wahdera, S.

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