Search Results - Security systems

IMPACT Projections of Food Production, Consumption, and Net Trade to 2050, With and Without Climate Change: Extended Country-level Results for 2017 GFPR Annex Table 7 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Policy makers, analysts, and civil society face increasing challenges to reducing hunger and improving food security in a sustainable way. Modeling alternative future scenarios and assessing their outcomes can help inform their choices. …”
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Are animal breeding and digital technologies shifting gender norms and dynamics? The case of Tanzanian small-scale dairy farming households by Okeke, I.I.

“…Gender dynamics and norms are crucial for rural livelihoods and achieving food security. While norms related to ownership, management, product distribution, and sales methods are prevalent in dairy production, more research needs to be conducted in this area. …”
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Colombia's Policy Pathways by International Water Management Institute

“…Discover how Colombian policymakers can integrate peacebuilding and conservation solutions to help secure a sustainable future for the nation's rich food, land, and water systems.…”
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Modular prefabricated water storage tank for easy transport and quick assembly in remote areas by Kumar, Gopal, Sena, Dipaka, Sikka, Alok, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Sammadar, A., Madhu, M.

“…Field demonstrations in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, showed significant improvements in household water security, year-round vegetable production, and women’s time savings. …”
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Innovation platform and governance of local rice value chains in Benin: Between game of power and internal democracy? by Hinnou, L.C., Mongbo, R.L., Kamanda, J., Sanyang, S.

“…In Benin, rice plays a major role in the food security of the poorest rural and urban populations. …”
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Supplemental ultraviolet-B radiation does not reduce growth or grain yield in rice by Dai, Qiujie, Peng, Shaobing, Chavez, Arlene Q., Miranda, Ma. Lourdes L., Vergara, Benito S., Olszyk, David M.

“…The absence of UV‐B effects was consistent across seasonal environment (four dry and three wet seasons), cultivar, and type of exposure system. Thus, rice yields are not likely to be affected by increases in UV‐B under realistic field conditions.…”
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Vers un dialogue Science-Politique pour l’adaptation de l’agriculture au changement climatique au Sénégal: Etat des lieux des acteurs institutionnels et politiques by Diouf, B., Lo, HM, Dieye, B, Sane, O, Sarr, OF

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Climate-hotspots Gender Impact Assessment Report by Mudege, Netsayi, Kwaku, Arhin-Sam, Manyise, Timothy, Kakwasha, Keagan, Kihoro, Esther, Lecoutere, Els

“…Specifically, the study assessed 1) the effect of WorldFish interventions on gender-equal access and control over resources, technology, and information among smallholder farmers, including productivity, and food security, 2) the effect of WorldFish projects on climate resilience among smallholder fish farmers, and 3) the impact of WorldFish projects on gender equality and women’s empowerment in aquaculture. …”
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CTA Annual Report 2015 - A year in review: Advancing agricultural transformation by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The plan, which is discussed in this review, will guide the Centre’s valuable work up until 2020 towards a greater emphasis on agribusiness development, climate-smart agriculture and nutrition-sensitive agri-food systems. The year also saw CTA securing new sources of funding, working to scale up ICTs to benefit large numbers of farmers and its involvement in many successful events. …”
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Chapter 2. Minimizing post-harvest losses: gaps in post-harvest intervention by Odjo, Sylvanus, Ostermann, Heike

“…This chapter also stresses the importance of using a system approach to achieve a sustainable reduction of losses, involving stakeholders from the beginning through a value chain approach. …”
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Agriculture Water Management Solutions by Ag Water Solutions, Inc., International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The Agricultural Water Management Solutions Project (AWM Solutions) has identified a variety of small-holder agricultural water management interventions (AWM Regional Mapping) that have a high potential to improve food security and livelihoods of the rural poor in sub-Saharan Africaand South Asia.The analysis underlying the scenarios is based on an integrated modeling system that combines geographic (GIS) data analysis, biophysical and economic predictive modeling, and crop mix optimization tools to assess the regional potential for smallholder agricultural water management across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. …”
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The Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey (RHoMIS) data of 54,873 farm households in 35 countries by Gorman, Léo, Hammond, James, Frelat, Romain, Caulfield, Mark, Wijk, Mark T. van

“…The data supports the investigation of system dynamics relating to food production, food security, and pathways out of poverty for smallholder farmers. …”
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Comparative analysis of maize based livelihoods in drought prone regions of eastern Africa: adaptation lessons for climate change by Erenstein, Olaf, Kassie, Girma T., Mwangi W

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Water–Energy–Food nexus modeling: A fad or the future? by Holmatov, Bunyod, Davies, Stephen, Ringler, Claudia

“…A panel also discusses how best to align scientific insights with policymaking and enhance collaboration to tackle climate extremes and secure the future of these critical systems. The goal is to enhance water, food, energy, and environmental outcomes, especially given the escalating challenges posed by climate extremes.…”
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A Review of the Available Land Cover and Cropland Maps for South Asia by Patil, P., Gumma, Murali K.

“…Here, we highlighted the methodology adopted for classification, datasets used, classification system used for classifying different land covers and croplands and the resolution of datasets available. …”
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Application of GIS in Assessing Land Degradation and Livestock Feed Availability in the Blue Nile basin by Gideyelew, T., Tadesse, G., Jobre, Y., Bizuwerk, A., Asrat, M., Getahun, Y.

“…The Blue Nile is one of the most poorly planned and managed sub basins of the Nile River, making poverty alleviation and food security an intimidating challenge. Mixed crop-livestock production system is dominant in the basin. …”
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Developing self-perpetuating social learning: moving from constructive intervention to more autonomous group learning for drip irrigation in Morocco by Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Garside, Ben, Woodend, John, Naess, Lars Otto, Carlile, Liz

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CLEANED X - Version 1.0.1: A user friendly Microsoft Excel tool to assess the environmental impacts of livestock production by Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Paul, Birthe K., Mukiri, Jessica, Birnholz, Celine A., Koge, Jessica

“…It models the impact of changes in the livestock production systems and value chains along several pathways on land use, productivity, economics, water impacts, greenhouse gas emissions and soil health. (2018-01-31)…”
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Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India: A regional synthesis by Erenstein, Olaf, Thorpe, W.R., Singh, J., Varma, A.

“…The research and development community faces the challenge of sustaining crop productivity gains, improving rural livelihoods, and securing environmental sustainability in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). …”
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Scaling Gender-Smart Agriculture through Sustainable Finance in the Sahel by Costa, Ciniro, Derenoncourt, Marie Ena, Masika, Daniel, Mufti, Samaa, Newman, Richard, Grosjean, Godefroy

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