Resultados de búsqueda - Latin America Relations

From Evidence to Action: Applied Economic Studies and the Crop Observatory for Breeding Rice Research por Rivera Vasco, Tatiana Carolina, Buritica Casanova, Alexander, D'croz Pardo, Silvia Alejandra, Fajardo Reyes, Nicolas, Cardona Montoya, Clara Isela, Ramos Orozco, Catalina, Vergara Lozano, Jose Daniel, Pedreros Pérez, Ricardo Andrés, Nasner Tacan, Hans, Caleno Ruiz, Edwin Ernesto, Esponda Bernal, Maria Del Mar, Ossa Arias, Luis Miguel, Benavides Garcia, Gianni Stiven, Hincapie Bucheli, Jose Luis, Andrade Lopez, Robert Santiago

“…Economic evaluations show that over 1,100 rice varieties have been released in Latin America and the Caribbean, with CIAT-related lines delivering strong returns on investment. …”
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Cash transfers and intimate partner violence (IPV) in low- and middle-income settings: A joint research agenda to inform and practice por Peterman, Amber, Roy, Shalini, Hidrobo, Melissa, Billings, Lucy, Palermo, Tia, Barrington, Clare, Ranganathan, Meghna, Buller, Ana Maria, Heise, Lori, Phillips, Pace, Bates-Jeffreys, Ellen

“…A feature of this literature is the high representation of evaluations from Latin America, primarily government conditional cash transfer programs. …”
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Fine‑mapping of angular leaf spot resistance gene Phg‑2 in common bean and development of molecular breeding tools por Gil, Juanita, Solarte, Diana, Lobaton, Juan David, Mayor, Victor, Barrera, Santos, Jara, Carlos E., Beebe, Stephen E., Raatz, Bodo

“…Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important food legume in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It is an important source of protein, carbohydrates and micro-minerals, particularly for smallholder farmers. …”
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Law and policy of relevance to the management of plant genetic resources: Learning module with review of regional policy instruments, developments and trends - 2nd edition por Bragdon, S., Fowler, Cary, França, Z., Goldberg, E.

“…The Review of Regional Policy Instruments, Developments and Trends complements the base Learning Module and, as a trainer's tool, it is complete with trends analysis, hand-outs, overheads, case studies, group exercises and selected laws and policies for four regions: Latin America; Sub-Saharan Africa; Central and West Asia and North Africa; and developing countries of Asia, the Pacific and Oceania. …”
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Dairy science and health in the tropics: Challenges and opportunities for the next decades por Hernández Castellano, L.E., Nally, J.E., Lindahl, Johanna F., Wanapat, M., Alhidary, I.A., Fangueiro, D., Grace, Delia, Ratto, M., Bambou, J.C., Almeida, A.M. de

“…In the next two decades, the world population will increase significantly; the majority in the developing countries located in the tropics of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. To feed such a population, it is necessary to increase the availability of food, particularly high-value animal protein foods produced locally, namely meat and dairy products. …”
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“Stay at Home”: The effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on household food waste in Colombia por Mejia, Daniela, Díaz, Manuel F., Charry, Andrés, Enciso, Karen, Ramírez, Óscar, Burkart, Stefan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation strategies caused one of the most serious economic crises in recent decades and could become the worst economic crisis that Latin America has had in its history. The objective of this study is to analyze changes in food waste behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown in Colombia in 2020, applying the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). …”
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Agronomic evaluation of 15 Centrosema sp. accessions in time of maximum and minimum rainfall in Colombia por Sotelo, Mauricio E., Peters, Michael, Arango, Jacobo, Cardoso Arango, Juan Andrés

“…These data indicate that the accession that emerged is a promising option for adoption in livestock systems in Latin America. However, it is recommended to compare the information obtained with the results of other related research in order to identify production niches for it. …”
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Report of the global online survey to identify key knowledge and capacity gaps on diagnostics and surveillance of pests & diseases in targeted countries por Carvajal-Yepes, Mónica, Cuervo, Maritza, Kreuze, Jan F., Alakonya, Amos, Kumar, P. Lava, Onaga, Geoffrey, Dawit, Woubit, Castillon, Martina, Kumari, Safaa, Sharma, Rajan, Kawarazuka, Nozomi, Bui, Trang, Johnson, Vincent

“…The questionnaire was translated into five different languages (English, Arabic, Spanish, French and Vietnamese), and distributed to NPPOs and national institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Africa, Asia and Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA). …”
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Helpers, employees or owners: Opportunities for women’s empowerment in agricultural value chains por Moreno Bustamante, Manuel Francisco, Twyman, Jennifer, Claros Trujillo, Luisa María, Suazo, Carlos, Wiegel, Jennifer Rebecca

“…Currently there is little evidence on differentiated gender roles and empowerment in value chains in the Latin America region and few comparative analyses on value chains and between value chain nodes. …”
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Grain price and volatility transmission from international to domestic markets in developing countries por Ceballos, Francisco, Hernandez, Manuel A., Minot, Nicholas, Robles, Miguel

“…This paper examines price and volatility transmission from major grain commodities to 41 domestic food products across 27 countries in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. We follow a multivariate GARCH approach to model the dynamics of monthly price volatility in international and domestic markets. …”
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Grain price and volatility transmission from international to domestic markets in developing countries por Ceballos, Francisco, Hernandez, Manuel A., Minot, Nicholas, Robles, Miguel

“…This paper examines price and volatility transmission from major grain commodities to 41 domestic food products across 27 countries in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. We follow a multivariate generalized auto-regressive conditional heteroskedasticity approach to model the dynamics of monthly price volatility in international and domestic markets. …”
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Microfinance por Sharma, Manohar

“…Literally hundreds of similar examples can be found in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.…”
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Synthesis 2006 por Harrington, Larry W., Gichuki, Francis N., Huber-Lee, Annette, Humphreys, E., Johnson, Nancy L., Nguyen-Khoa, Sophie, Ringler, Claudia, Geheb, Kim, Woolley, Jonathan N.

“…It takes the form of an international, multi-institutional research-for-development initiative that brings together scientists, development specialists, and river basin communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It seeks to create and disseminate international public goods (IPGs) helpful in achieving food security, reducing poverty, improving livelihoods, reducing agriculture–related pollution, and enhancing environmental security. …”
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Access to healthy wheat and maize processed foods in Mexico city: Comparisons across socioeconomic areas and store types por Fernández-Gaxiola, Ana Cecilia, Cruz-Casarrubias, Carlos, Pacheco-Miranda, Selene, Marrón-Ponce, Joaquín Alejandro, Quezada, Amado David, García-Guerra, Armando, Donovan, Jason

“…The contributions of processed foods to the overweight and obesity problem in Latin America are well known. Engagement with the private and public sectors on possible solutions requires deeper insights into where and how these products are sold and the related implications for diet quality. …”
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Estimating the global costs of Vitamin A capsule supplementation: A review of the literature por Neidecker-Gonzales, Oscar, Nestel, Penelope, Bouis, Howarth E.

“…Total costs are lowest (roughly US$0.50 per capsule) in Africa, where wages and incomes are lowest, US$1 in developing countries in Asia, and US$1.50 in Latin America. Overall, this study derives a much higher global estimate of costs of around US$1 per capsule.…”
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Informing food system transformation with foresight: Partners adopting the use of foresight and metrics tools por Mohan, Anisha, Anisimova, Evgeniya, Wolday, Tsega

“…The four-day event brought together key Initiative partners from across Asia, Africa, and Latin America to share insights on the multifaceted challenges affecting food, land, and water systems and strengthen local foresight and policy modeling capacity. …”
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Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management? por Smith, J., Applegate, G.

“…Results from studies primarily in Asia and Latin America are analyzed in the context of the modalities of the Kyoto Protocol. …”
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The climate of cloud forests por Jarvis, Andy, Mulligan, M.

“…There are some clear differences in the climates of cloud forests found in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and those in Asia. …”
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Contribution à l`étude de l`acquisition du pouvoir de panification de l`amidon de manioc: rôles de l`acide lactique et du rayonnement solaire por Aste, M

“…Fermented and sun-dried cassava starch posesses bread-making properties that are exploited in the making of various traditional foodstuffs in Latin America. A kinetic fermentation study and the washing of different sour cassava starch samples enabled the study of the specific effect of fermentation and lactic acid on the acquisiton of bread-making capacity. …”
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HCI-Evaluation of the GeoCitizen-reporting App for citizen participation in spatial planning and community management among members of marginalized communities in Cali, Colombia por Atzmanstorfer, Karl, Eitzinger, Anton, Marin, Beatriz Eugenia, Parra Arteaga, Andres, González Quintero, Bryan, Resl, Richard

“…Recently, several of these platforms have been launched in Latin America and other countries of the Global South. …”
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