Search Results - Selective dissemination of information

Bridging the Information Gap for Increased Livestock Productivity in Tanzania by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, International Livestock Research Institute

“…A baseline survey of randomly selected 100 dairy farmers was conducted to collect information on the basic characteristics of the sample. …”
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Partners in Technology Generation and Transfer: Linkages between Research and Farmers Organizations in Three Selected African Countries by Eponou, Thomas

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Review of agricultural market information systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Chiatoh, Maryben, Gyau, Amos

“…Findings indicate that the main goal of these systems is to reduce information asymmetries among actors. Information provided is mostly limited to price and dissemination is through the use of different forms of media…”
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Maarifa Knowledge Centres by Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Carlile, Liz, Garside, Ben, Patterson, Zachary, Naess, Lars Otto

“…Much of the communication and social learning opportunities are built into the processes for gathering and dissemination the information A typical Maarifa Centre is managed by an advisory committee of about 5-8 local community stakeholders. …”
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The role of libraries in supporting agricultural policy research: Evidence from selected university and research institute libraries in Nigeria by Rhoe, Valerie, Oboh, Victor, Shelton, Peter

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Forest resources information in Indonesia: examining the systems, constraints and opportunities by Usman, Siswari, R.L.S., Amin, M., Darudono, Chrystanto, S.Y., Kirana, R.T., Khan, A., Nasendi, B.

“…CIFOR and partners in selected countries are studying the current systems of forest resources information to identify strengths and weakness, and opportunities for improvement. …”
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Local governments in Vietnam use seasonal climate and ten-day weather forecasts to co-develop tailored agricultural advisories to strengthen farm decision-making in ~70,000 farmers... by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…DeRISK Southeast Asia — a regional project by the Alliance and its partners — introduced a participatory process to provincial and district stakeholders for developing tailored seasonal and ten-day agroclimatic advisories for rice production. These were disseminated via targeted communication channels. About 70,000 farmers in Tien Giang Province used the agroclimatic information for agricultural decision-making (crop selection, planting date, soil preparation, water/nutrient management, pest/disease control, harvesting). …”
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Climate Information Services, Climate-Smart Agriculture, and Farmer Adaptation in Zambia by Moyo, M., Mpofu, N., Dube, T., Mutenje, M., Kakwasha, K.

“…Results show that forecasts for rainfall onset and seasonal conditions were the most accessed and used CIS types, leading to early planting and variety selection. However, uptake of advice related to pest outbreaks and extreme events remained low due to financial constraints, late dissemination, and limited trust. …”
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Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana by Partey, Samuel T., Dakorah, Angela D., Zougmoré, Robert B., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Nyasimi, Mary, Nikoi, Gordon K, Huyer, Sophia

“…The study was carried out at the Lawra-Jirapa Districts of the Upper West Region of Ghana where downscaled seasonal forecast information through mobile phone technologies (Esoko platform) had been disseminated to farmers since 2011. …”
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Village Midline Study: Rupandehi, Nepal by Bhusal, Aastha, Pudasaini, Roshan, Paras, B.K., Nagpal, Mansi, Khatri-Chhetri, Arun

“…Both groups identified that the information on seed selection and spacing, timing of fertilizers application along with information on irrigation have been received from cooperatives and agro-vets. …”
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Participatory evaluation guides the development and selection of farmers’ preferred rice varieties for salt- and flood-affected coastal deltas of South and Southeast Asia by Burman, D., Maji, B., Singh, Sudhanshu, Mandal, Subhasis, Sarangi, Sukanta K., Bandyopadhyay, B.K., Bal, A.R., Sharma, D.K., Krishnamurthy, S.L., Singh, H.N., delosReyes, A.S., Villanueva, D., Paris, T., Singh, U.S., Haefele, S.M., Ismail, Abdelbagi M.

“…This indicates that at least 3–4 of the best-performing entries should be considered in succeeding multi-location and multi-year trials, thereby increasing the chances that the most stable varieties are selected. These findings will help improve breeding programs by providing information on critical traits. …”
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Scaling up climate information services through public-private partnership business models by Partey, Samuel T., Nikoi, Gordon K., Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Between 2011 and 2017, CCAFS West Africa piloted how the dissemination of climate information services (CIS) to farmers in its climate-smart village sites (Lawra and Jirapa) in Ghana could help them avert risks associated with climate change and variability. …”
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Nationwide Assessment of Needs and Pathways for Integration of CSA – CIS into the Curricula of Zambian Higher Education Institutions: Proceedings of the Validation Workshop by Chinene, Vernon Reginald Ng’andu, Phiri, Elijah, Mweetwa, Alice Mutiti, Yengwe, Jones, Sinda, Mabvuso Christopher, Lungu, Olipa Nyazambe, Kaluba, Peter, Mutenje, Munyaradzi, Makungwe, Mirriam, Kasoma-Pele, Winnie, Ngowenani, Nohayi, Muzungaire, Lizzy

“…The Research Project Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) focuses on the integration of climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-climate information services (CIS) into curricula of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). …”
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AICCRA Facilitating Gender Smart Technologies Using Community Technology Parks by Yeboah, Stephen, Adomako, Joseph, Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Frimpong-Anin, Kofi, Haleegoah, Joyce, Eyram Amengor, Natson, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Kyere, Reginald, Obeng, Faustina, Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain

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Framework for incorporating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) elements in Climate Information Services (CIS) by Mapedza, Everisto D., Huyer, Sophia, Chanana, Nitya, Rose, A., Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Mudege, Netsayi N., Tui, S. H.-K., Gbegbelegbe, Sika, Nsengiyumva, G., Mutenje, Munyaradzi, Nohayi, Ngowenani

“…Our GESI recommendations are on the five selected indicator domains. These domains must be used within the three focal development areas: agricultural data hub, climate information services training, and flood and drought indicators, which are all being implemented in Zambia. …”
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Access to crop digital information and the sharing of benefits derived from its use: background and perspectives by Wettberg, Eric von, Khoury, Colin K.

“…With the advent of increasingly powerful information-generating technologies applicable to the exploration of plant genetic resources, including DNA sequencing, gene editing, genomic selection, and high-throughput phenomic characterization, our capacity to understand potentially useful variation and to incorporate it into cultivars has grown (e.g., Arora & Narula, 2017; Crossa et al., 2017; Mir, Reynolds, Pinto, Khan, & Bhat, 2019) (Figure 2). …”
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AICCRA: Strengthening Systems for Delivery of Climate Information Services (CIS) and Agro-Advisories to Farmers in Kenya by Chesoli, Rose

“…This limitation pinpoints the need for more effective systems and processes for managing and disseminating climate information and early warnings. …”
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AICCRA-Senegal: Preparing for the 2024 agricultural campaign by Folorunso, M. Akinseye, Faye, Aliou, Diouf, Doudou, Zagré, Inoussa, Thiaw, Moussa

“…This has been achieved through the widespread dissemination of Climate Information Services (CIS) and Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) packages to support adaptation to the impacts of climate change. …”
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The International Bean Rust Nursery format by Schwartz, Howard F.

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Accessibility and utility of agricultural market information in Alamata and Atsbi-Wemberta Pilot Learning Weredas, Tigray, Ethiopia by Okubay, T.

“…Primary and secondary sources as well as quantitative and qualitative information were collected. Systematic random sampling method was used to select 141 households for interview. …”
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