Search Results - Poverty in the United States

Dynamics of informal cross-border trade in agricultural products between Nepal and India by Kharel, Paras, Singh, Dikshya, Bista, Roopali, Khadka, Bipin, Roy, Devesh, Pradhan, Mamata, Saroj, Sunil, Kamar, Abul, Gupta, Shalini

“…In this context, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) has challenges arising from the Russia-Ukraine war, such as informal trade, in the leadership of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and in collaboration with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) and South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE). …”
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Gender, vegetable value chains, income distribution and access to resources: insights from surveys in Tanzania by Fischer, Gundula, Gramzow, Andreas, Laizer, A.

“…This knowledge gap must be addressed if men and women are to benefit equally from interventions to counteract poverty. A survey of 360 smallholder farmers and 82 vegetable traders in Tanzania was conducted under the “Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation” program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). …”
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The impact of the Central America Free Trade Agreement on the Central American textile maquila industry by Jansen, Hans G. P., Morley, Samuel, Kessler, Gloria, Piñeiro, Valeria, Sánchez, Marco, Torero, Máximo

“…What CAFTA does for maquila production in Central America is to make permanent and expand the liberalized rules of origin (granted temporarily and unilaterally by the United States and likely to be revoked in 2008) for inputs to the maquila industry. …”
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US Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) Baseline Survey, 2018-2019 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Government interagency partners, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS), USAID/Bangladesh, the Government of Bangladesh, and development partners with information on the current status of the Feed the Future Zone of Influence (ZOI)-level population-based survey indicators. …”
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Regional workshop on agrochemical use and mitigation by Putthana, V., Unger, Fred

“…This workshop was both timely and critical, as the ASEAN region strives to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. …”
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Evaluation of radio broadcasts on livestock feed and forage technologies by Mesfin, Hailemariam, Mekonnen, Kindu, Bezabih, Melkamu, Adie, Aberra, Gebreyes, Million, Assefa, Getnet, Seifu, Haimanot

“…Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation (Africa RISING) is a program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and operates in six African countries (Mali, Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Ethiopia). …”
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Climate Information Services Research Initiative: Final Report by Blumenstock, Ali

“…In response to these gaps, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Learning Agenda on Climate Services in Sub-Saharan Africa, which included the Climate Information Services Research Initiative (CISRI) project. …”
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Social protection and food security by Hidrobo, Melissa, Hoddinott, John F., Kumar, Neha, Olivier, Meghan

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Uncovering the pathways to gender equality and women’s empowerment through agricultural research for development: Lessons from the Feed the Future innovation labs by Eissler, Sarah, Bryan, Elizabeth, Magalhaes, Marilia

“…The Feed the Future Innovation Labs (ILs) were initiatives supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and led by U.S. universities, in partnership with international and national research institutes, with the aim to achieve poverty reduction, food security, nutrition, and resilience objectives. …”
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Enriching impact assessment at CIMMYT by La Rovere, R., Dixon, John A., Hellin, Jonathan

“…Limited attention was directed at measuring impacts in terms of livelihood security or poverty reduction. In 2005, therefore, CIMMYT's Impacts Targeting and Assessment Unit (ITAU) began to develop and promote more wide-ranging types of IA. …”
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Agricultural Innovation in the Volta River Basin: An Analysis of Changes in Knowledge, Skills and Livelihoods brought about by the Volta Basin Development Challenge by Lasiter, Kalie, Tarrant, Anna

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A SARS-CoV-2 surveillance system in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling study for persistence and transmission to inform policy by Post, Lori Ann, Argaw, Salem T., Jones, Cameron, Moss, Charles B., Resnick, Danielle

“…Even though SSA is home to some of the poorest countries in the world, development and population size are not necessarily predictive of COVID-19 transmission, meaning higher income countries like the United States can learn from African countries on how best to implement mitigation and prevention efforts.…”
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Dialogue on Ethiopian Agricultural Development: Report of a conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12 November 2009 by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The dialogue was held on 12 November 2009 at the United Nations Conference Centre. It was opened by H.E. …”
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Transforming land rights, improving rural livelihoods, andcarving just responses to the climate crisis by Najjar, Dina, Shadrack, Naomi, Ahmed, Sara

“…This systemic dispossession, driven by land grabs orchestrated by states and corporations, particularly targeting Indigenous communities, exacerbates their vulnerability by rendering them landless and destitute. …”
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Delivering tree genetic resources in forest and landscape restoration. A guide to ensuring local and global impact by Gaisberger, Hannes, Jalonen, Riina, Vinceti, Barbara, Elias, Marlène, Thomas, Evert, DeRidder, Benjamin, Besacier, Christophe, Koskela, Jaarko, DeDato, Giovanbattista, DiMatteo, Giovanni, Boudagher, Magda, Dharmawan, I Wayan Susi, Yuskianti, Vivi, Fady, Bruno, Odee, David, Ping, Huang, Yongqi, Zheng, Rossetto, Maurizio, Tolentino, Enrique L., Warrier, Rekha R., Yasodha, Ramasamy, Kettle, Christopher J.

“…We hope that this paper will contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDGs 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero Hunger), 13 (Climate Action) and 15 (Life on Land) through greater and more effective use of TGR in FLR implementation.…”
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Meeting global challenges with regenerative agriculture producing food and energy by Schulte, Lisa A., Dale, Bruce E., Bozzetto, Stefano, Liebman, Matt, Souza, Glaucia M., Haddad, Nick, Richard, Tom L., Basso, Bruno, Brown, Robert C., Hilbert, Jorge Antonio, Arbuckle, J. Gordon

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Potential for increasing producers' income from wool, fibre and pelts in Central Asia by Kerven, C., Russel, A., Laker, J.

“…Decollectivisation of state farms has transferred livestock ownership to new private farming units. …”
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An Integrated Framework for Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change and Developing Adaptation Strategies for Coffee Growing Families in Mesoamerica by Baca, María, Läderach, Peter R.D., Haggar, Jeremy P., Schroth, Götz, Ovalle Rivera, Oriana

“…In addition, families who are dedicated to making agriculture and owning small land units directly dependent on its production to keep your family economy. …”
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Comparison of irrigation performance based on management and cropping types by Ayana, Essayas K., Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele

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Construyendo un plan de trabajo para fortalecer la resiliencia socioecológica del cono sur del Atlántico: Fase I. Metodología Tisere by Forero Larrañaga, Oscar Alfredo, Villota Caicedo, Claudia Patricia, Buendía Grigoriu, Corina, Yepes Vargas, Luz Andrea, Silva Acosta, Gabriel Ernesto, Henriquez Crespo, Ricardo José, del Toro Aparicio, Jorge Mario, Berrocal Atilano, José Hilario, Hernández Villamizar, Anais Cristina

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