Resultados de búsqueda - Small groups.

Scale and sustainability: The impact of a women’s self-help group program on household economic well-being in India por Raghunathan, Kalyani, Kumar, Neha, Gupta, Shivani, Thai, Giang, Scott, Samuel P., Choudhury, Avijit, Khetan, Madhu, Menon, Purnima, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Microfinance groups are a prominent source of small-scale rural credit in many developing countries. …”
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Pre-weaning mortality and productivity indices for goats and sheep on a Masai group ranch in south-central Kenya por Wilson, R.T., Peacock, C.P., Sayers, A.R.

“…In an examination of the productivity of goats and sheep on a Maasai group ranch in Kenya, estimated least-squares means for pre-weaning mortality were 28.6% for goats and 32.1% for sheep. …”
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Determinants of smallholder farmers access to formal credit: the case of Metema Woreda, North Gondar, Ethiopia por Yehuala, S.

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13C‐labeling shows the effect of hierarchy on the carbon gain of individuals and functional groups in dense field stands por Lattanzi, Fernando Alfredo, Berone, German Dario, Feneis, Wolfgang, Schnyder, Hans

“…This facility was used in seminatural grasslands of Germany and Argentina to explore the relationship between size and carbon gain of individuals of coexisting species growing in contrasting hierarchical positions, and to analyze the carbon gain of functional groups. In general, carbon gain per unit shoot mass increased with increasing size among small individuals, but it became independent of size among the largest ones. …”
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Do incentives matter when working for god? The impact of performance-based financing on faith-based healthcare in Uganda por Duchoslav, Jan, Cecchi, Francesco

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Partnerships for tropical conservation por Vermeulen, Sonja J., Sheil, Douglas

“…Despite considerable rhetoric about local participation the vast majority of conservation initiatives continue to be devised and controlled by a small group of powerful, external voices. What is widely overlooked is that local people often have positive conservation goals and preferences. …”
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Descentralizacion forestal y estrategias de vida en Guatemala por Larson, A.M., Miguel Barrios, J.

“…In this book, CIFOR explores the trends, opportunities, problems and challenges of forest decentralization in Guatemala, identifying its consequences particularly for its rural indigenous population and small-scale foresters, and proposing a research and action agenda that would promote increased equity of benefits from such processes. …”
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Baseline study of Striga control using Imazapyr Resistant (IR) maize in Western Kenya por Manyong, Victor M., Alene, Arega D., Olanrewaju, A.S., Ayedun, B., Rweyendela, V., Wesonga, A.S., Omanya, G., Mignouna, H., Bokanga, M.

“…The study revealed that households are small in size and the dependency ratio is high. …”
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Analysis of multi-temporal SPOT NDVI images for small-scale land-use mapping por Bie, C.A.J.M. de, Khan, M.R., Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Venus, V., Weir, M.J.C., Smaling, E.M.A.

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Revitalizing livestock production: Ethiopia's co-investment in small-scale animal feed processing por Wamatu, Jane, Rudiger, Udo, Ekule, Muluken

“…The Basona Worena District Office of the Amhara Regional State convened with ICARDA-led small-scale animal feed processing project stakeholders on the ILRI Campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss scaling of government infrastructural and financial co-investment towards animal feed mechanization, processing and marketing, an initiative being undertaken by sheep fattening youth & women groups in Basona Worena district.…”
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Report on small-scale irrigation’s contributions to increased income, economic growth and market opportunities por Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation

“…The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI), has supported research and partnerships with companies and producer groups to innovate technologies, share information, and develop inclusive, market-based approaches that catalyze investment in irrigation.…”
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Feeding Africa: How small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game por Bryan, Elizabeth, Ringler, Claudia

“…Farmers purchase, run and maintain the operation themselves on their own farms or as part of small groups of farmers. Small-scale irrigation can help smallholder farmers to increase agricultural productivity and incomes. …”
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Flexible insurance for heterogeneous farmers: Results from a small-scale pilot in Ethiopia por Hill, Ruth Vargas, Robles, Miguel

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Coping with catastrophes: A study of crop insurances from the perspective of small farmers in India por Zevenbergen, H

“…Small farmers are one of the hardest hit groups in the world that is affected by the negative consequences of a changing climate. …”
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Partnerships for involving small-scale growers in commercial forestry: lessons from Australia and Indonesia por Race, D., Bisjoe, A.R., Hakim, M.R., Hayati, N., Julmansyah, Kadir, A, Kurniawan, Kusumedi, P., Nawir, A.A., Nurhaedah, Perbatasari, D.U., Purwanti, R., Rohadi, D., Stewart, H., Sumirat, B, Suwarno, A.

“…The key lessons from this research are that, for many small-scale growers to form successful partnerships with other investors, they need: increased knowledge of the operations and components of commercial forestry; improved access to competitive markets; increased knowledge of the dynamics of forest product markets; improved capacity of local farmer forest groups to share experiences and information, and build their knowledge of commercial forestry; and reduced administrative and fi nancial burden imposed by government on small-scale forestry operations…”
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Network analysis of small ruminant movements in Uganda: Implications for control of transboundary animal diseases por Nkamwesiga, Joseph, Rascón-García, K., Lumu, P., Kiara, Henry K., Perez, A., Muhanguzi, D., Roesel, Kristina

“…In this study, we used national approximately 9 years of (2012–2020) small ruminant movement data obtained from archived AMPs in Uganda to describe small ruminant movement networks. …”
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The impact of the herd health interventions in small ruminants in low input production systems in Ethiopia por Moliso, Mesfin M., Molla, W., Arke, A., Nana, T., Zewudie, F.A., Tibebu, A., Haile, A., Rekik, M., Magnusson, U., Wieland, Barbara, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…Introduction: Diseases have a negative impact on production and profitability of small ruminants. A good herd health program can decrease the number of sick animals and improve herd performance. …”
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The relationship of preterm and small for gestational age with child cognition during school-age years por Nguyen, Phuong Thi, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Tran, Lan Mai, Khuong, Long Quynh, Nguyen, Son Van, Young, Melissa F., DiGirolamo, Ann, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…Background Children born preterm and/or small for gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk of poor cognitive outcomes, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Production and marketing systems of small ruminants in Goma District of Jimma Zone, Western Ethiopia por Shenkute, B.G.

“…The study was conducted in Goma district of Jimma Zone of Ethiopia with objectives of generating baseline information and identifying challenges and opportunities of small ruminant production and marketing. Results are based on diagnostic survey of 160 sample households, group discussions, monitoring of 36 flocks and rapid appraisal of major sheep and goat markets. …”
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The effects of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation and small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation on small vulnerable newborn types in low-income and middle-in... por Wang, Dongqing, Liu, Enju, Perumal, Nandita, Partap, Uttara, Cliffer, Ilana R., Costa, Janaína Calu, Wang, Molin, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Adu-Afarwuah, Seth, Ashorn, Per, Ashorn, Ulla, Mridha, Malay Kanti, Arifeen, Shams, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Cheng, Yue, Christian, Parul, Costello, Anthony M., Dewey, Kathryn G., Friis, Henrik, Gomo, Exnevia, Grais, Rebecca, Guindo, Ousmane, Krebs, Nancy F., Huybregts, Lieven, Isanaka, Sheila, Lachat, Carl, Lartey, Anna, LeClerq, Steven C., Maleta, Kenneth, Manandhar, Dharma S., Martorell, Reynaldo, Matias, Susana L., McClure, Elizabeth M., Moore, Sophie E., Osrin, David, Urassa, Willy, Pembe, Andrea B., Prentice, Andrew M., Ramakrishnan, Usha, Rivera, Juan, Rizvi, Arjumand, Roberfroid, Dominique, Shamim, Abu Ahmed, Soofi, Sajid, Schulze, Kerry, West Jr., Keith P., Wu, Lee, Zeng, Lingxia, Zhu, Zhonghai

“…Iron and folic acid supplementation was the control group in most studies. Newborns were classified into ten groups through the combinations of preterm or term birth, small, appropriate, and large for gestational age, and low birthweight (LBW) or non-LBW. …”
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