Core partners kick-off meeting─Ukama Ustawi (UU): Diversification for Resilient Agrifood systems in East and Southern Africa (ESA)

Evan Girvetz Christian Thierfelder Iddo Dror (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRICULTURE FOOD SYSTEMS DIVERSIFICATION RESILIENCE

Silage maize as a potent candidate for sustainable animal husbandry development—perspectives and strategies for genetic enhancement

Yogesh Vikal Manje Gowda (2023, [Artículo])

Brown Mid-Rib Genomic Selection CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA BIOMASS SILAGE DIGESTIBILITY GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES MARKER-ASSISTED SELECTION MAIZE

Appropriate surveillance and diagnostics tools in preventing the spread of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MNL) to Southern Africa

Suresh L.M. (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE DISEASES SEED PRODUCTION MONITORING SYSTEMS TRAINING

How diverse are farming systems on the Eastern Gangetic Plains of South Asia? A multi-metric and multi-country assessment

Brendan Brown Pragya Timsina Emma Karki (2023, [Artículo])

While crop diversification has many benefits and is a stated government objective across the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of South Asia, the complexity of assessment has led to a rather limited understanding on the progress towards, and status of, smallholder crop diversification. Most studies focus on specific commodities or report as part of a singular index, use outdated secondary data, or implement highly localized studies, leading to broad generalisations and a lack of regional comparison. We collected representative primary data with more than 5000 households in 55 communities in Eastern Nepal, West Bengal (India) and Northwest Bangladesh to explore seasonally based diversification experiences and applied novel metrics to understand the nuanced status of farm diversification. While 66 crops were commercially grown across the region, only five crops and three crop families were widely grown (Poaceae, Malvaceae, and Brassicaceae). Non-cereal diversification across the region was limited (1.5 crops per household), though regional differentiation were evident particularly relating to livestock and off-farm activities, highlighting the importance of cross border studies. In terms of farmer's largest commercial plots, 20% of systems contained only rice, and 57% contained only rice/wheat/maize, with substantial regional diversity present. This raises concerns regarding the extent of commercially oriented high value and non-cereal diversification, alongside opportunities for diversification in the under-diversified pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons. Future promotional efforts may need to focus particularly on legumes to ensure the future sustainability and viability of farming systems.

Agricultural Production Systems Farming Systems Change CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CROPPING SYSTEMS DIVERSIFICATION FARMING SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION

Natural disasters and economic growth: a synthesis of empirical evidence

Fernando Antonio Ignacio González (2023, [Artículo, Artículo])

Natural disasters pose a serious threat globally and, in the future, their frequency and severity are expected to increase due to climate change. Empirical evidence has reported conflicting results in terms of the impact of disasters on economic growth. In this context, the present work seeks to synthesize the recent empirical evidence related to this topic. More than 650 estimates, from studies published in the last five years (2015-2020), are used. Meta-analysis and meta-regression techniques are employed. The review includes three sources (Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar). The results identified the existence of a negative and significant combined effect (-0.015). Developing countries are especially vulnerable to disasters. The negative impact is greater for disasters that occurred in the last decade -in relation to previous disasters-. These findings constitute a call for attention in favor of mitigation and adaptation policies.

Disasters GDP meta-analysis meta-regression desastres crecimiento PIB meta-análisis meta-regresión CIENCIAS SOCIALES CIENCIAS SOCIALES

Overview of Ukama Ustawi scaling pathways

Evan Girvetz Christian Thierfelder Iddo Dror (2022, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA RESILIENCE DIVERSIFICATION AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INTENSIFICATION SCALING UP

Field deployable Reverse Transcriptase–Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RT-RPA) for detection of Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV)

Margaret Redinbaugh Suresh L.M. (2022, [Artículo])

Maize Lethal Necrosis Diagnostics Recombinase Polymerase Amplification CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA MAIZE MAIZE CHLOROTIC MOTTLE VIRUS DISEASES DETECTION

Clean fuel for rural families in India a major challenge: evidence from four rounds of consumer expenditure survey

Khondoker Mottaleb Dil Bahadur Rahut Jeetendra Aryal Akhter Ali (2022, [Artículo])

Clean Fuel Dirty Household’s Choice CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA COOKING FUELS RURAL AREAS HOUSEHOLDS EDUCATION INCOME USES

Metodología para el diagnóstico del capital humano del sector y prueba piloto

ANTONIO ROMERO CASTRO Mayra Pérez de la Cruz (2014, [Documento de trabajo])

El proyecto tuvo como objetivos: analizar las metodologías para realizar un diagnóstico funcional y de capital humano para el sector hídrico; seleccionar y adaptar la metodología más apropiada para realizar un diagnóstico funcional del capital humano del sector hídrico; sistematizar la aplicación de la metodología; y aplicar la metodología en una prueba piloto para su validación.

Recursos humanos Recursos hídricos Diagnóstico Métodos Informes de proyectos INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

El efecto de los sismos en los acueductos

JOSE RAUL FLORES BERRONES (1989, [Artículo])

Entre los efectos catastróficos que produjeron los sismos de 1985, tanto en la Ciudad de México como en otras ciudades cercanas al epicentro, estuvo la ruptura de las tuberías de las redes primarias y secundarias de agua potable. Las causas que originaron el fallo de tuberías subterráneas, así como el tipo de fallamientos observados en ellas fueron diversos (Flores, 1986). En cualquier comunidad humana los abastecimientos de agua, gas y electricidad son líneas vitales y, en particular, el agua. En el pasado, la destrucción de los acueductos por sismos fue muy severa y aun en países altamente desarrollados como Japón, se consideraba que este tipo de problemas era inevitable. Actualmente, se realizan estudios e investigaciones en todo el mundo con la finalidad de tomar medidas preventivas y operativas que permitan la resistencia de las tuberías ante la acción de los sismos. Este trabajo presenta una breve descripción de los mecanismos de falla, la metodología para lograr diseños resistentes a sismos, algunos de los métodos de análisis más empleados en Japón, así como algunos de los criterios y medidas de seguridad con que cuenta ese país y que pueden ser de utilidad para los acueductos construidos y por construirse en México.

Mecanismos de falla Sismos Tuberías Diseño INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA