Resultados de búsqueda - Specialized programs

Direct and spillover effects of agricultural advisory services: Evidence from the farm science centre in Uttar Pradesh, India por Varshney, Deepak, Joshi, Pramod Kumar, Dubey, Shantanu Kumar

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The challenge of conserving indigenous domesticated animals por Mendelsohn, R.

“…This special issue contains many valuable studies of indigenous domesticated animal genetic resources. …”
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Modern input promotion in sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from Asian green revolution por Rashid, Shahidur, Dorosh, Paul A., Malek, Mehrab, Lemma, Solomon

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Designing payments for environmental services in theory and practice: an overview of the issues por Engel, S., Pagiola, S., Wunder, Sven

“…The effectiveness and efficiency of PES depends crucially on program design.…”
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Addressing parent-adolescent roles and interactions to improve adolescents’ diets in Ethiopia por Kim, Sunny S., Sununtnasuk, Celeste, Vu, Thu Trang, Sanghvi, Tina, Walissa, Tamirat, Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…Interventions included specialized school-based nutrition education activities, and the control received standard school curriculum. …”
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Fertiliser use and soil carbon sequestration: trade-offs and opportunities por Hijbeek, Renske, Loon, Marloes P. van, Ittersum, Martin K. van

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Financial Requirements of the 1996 CGIAR Research Agenda por CGIAR Secretariat

“…This one described the changed financial cycle, the estimated outcome for 1994 and the financing plan for 1995, and plans for 1995 in the three year framework ending in 1996. It devoted special attention to systemwide initiatives and ecoregional programs, which constituted the area of greatest demand for increased resources.…”
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Sustainability is good business for agriculture por Institute of Agricultural and Forest Management and Certification

“…Farmers who adopt sustainability and management programs have improved economic performance outcomes. …”
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Input promotion within a complex subsector: Fertilizer in Nigeria por Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Takeshima, Hiroyuki

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TAC Quinquennial Review of CIAT, 1977 por CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…The report offers thirteen recommendations concerning among other things: stabilization of CIAT policy following a recent period of program and policy change and exemption from detailed, long-term forward planning; integration and classification of knowledge gained from CIAT's proposed study of regional ecology and economic activity; development of methods to monitor CIAT contributions to tropical agriculture; training of trainers of technical staff in Latin America and special emphasis on training for seed production; the conduct of nutrient balance studies in areas in which low-input technologies are to be applied to soils of low fertility; bean germplasm collection; provision of additional greenhouses; and the number of scientific staff devoted to animal health studies in the Beef Production Program. …”
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The Neguev revisited: a study of the agricultural changes between 1987 and 1996 in the Neguev settlement, Costa Rica por Kuiper, M.

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Formal and informal systems in support of farmer management of agro-biodiversity: some policy challenges to consolidate lessons learned por Byström, Marie

“…This paper will address a few issues that will need special attention if the successes of the new programs are to be consolidated and their developments shared in a broader perspective. …”
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Benefit sharing in Mekong Region hydropower: whose benefits count? por Suhardiman, Diana, Wichelns, Dennis, Lebel, L., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali

“…To this end, we are pleased also to introduce this Special Issue of Water Resources and Rural Development, in which several authors analyze current benefit sharing programs in the Mekong region, with a focus on governance, process, and policy implications.…”
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Implications for the United States of the May 2008 draft agricultural modalities por Blandford, David, Laborde Debucquet, David, Martin, Will

“…These could be addressed by changing support programs in order to reduce notified support. Changes in the definition of the dairy support program in the 2008 Farm Act, which do not imply any fundamental change in the way the program actually operates, will reduce notified support for dairy. …”
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Household modelling and trade-off analysis to design resilient crop- livestock farming systems in dry regions of Senegal por Kumar, Shalander, Pramanik, Soumitra, Yessofou, Adjani Nourou-Dine, Worou, Omonlola Nadine, Anthony, Whitbread

“…Farmers participation in CSA and CIS program raises their incomes in comparable percentages in both regions given the broad importance of crops. …”
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Research Proposals of the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) por West Africa Rice Development Association

“…Proposal detailing planned activities of WARDA's Coordinated Trial and Special Research projects and programs to 1976. Agenda item presented at TAC Fifth Meeting, January - February 1973.…”
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Are social safety nets and input subsidies reaching the poor in Malawi? por Duchoslav, Jan, Kenamu, Edwin

“…Using data from two rounds of the Integrated Household Survey, this paper provides an overview of the overall coverage of various types of social safety nets and input subsidies in Malawi, and presents an analysis of their coverage of specific types of households with a special focus on poverty, shedding more light on the accuracy of the targeting of these programs. …”
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Micro-lending for small farmers in Bangladesh: does it affect farm households' land allocation decision? por Rashid, Shahidur, Sharma, Manohar, Zeller, Manfred

“…This paper re-examines the issue in the context of a specially designed group based lending programs for small farmers in Bangladesh, who neither have access to formal sources of credit nor do they qualify to become members of other micro-credit organizations. …”
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Bio-economic evaluation and optimization of livestock intensification in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. por Birnholz, Celine A., Bolliger, Adrian M., Tan Khanh, Truong, Groot, Jeroen C.J., Paul, Birthe K.

“…Ea Kar farmers were more specialized in livestock production while Cu Jut farmers were more focused on cash crop production. …”
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Bio-economic evaluation and optimization of livestock intensification options in the Central Highlands of Vietnam por Birnholz, Celine A., Bolliger, Adrian M., Khanh, Truong Tan, Groot, Jeroen C.J., Paul, Birthe K.

“…Ea Kar farmers were more specialized in livestock production while Cu Jut farmers were more focused on cash crop production. …”
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