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Farmers’ preferences for cotton cultivation characteristics : a discrete choice experiment in Burkina Faso [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
While a fierce debate about the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified crops is ongoing, it is surprising that farmers are often not consulted.
Gheysen, Godelieve   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Plaintes des patients: une opportunité pour améliorer la qualité des soins des personnes âgées avec des multimorbidités au Burkina Faso

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Peu de données existent sur les plaintes des patients pour identifier des pistes d'amélioration de la qualité de soins des personnes âgées avec des multimorbidités. L'objectif de cette étude était d'analyser les plaintes des personnes âgées
Hervé Hien   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Ascertaining gene flow patterns in livestock populations of developing countries: a case study in Burkina Faso goat [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Introgression of Sahel livestock genes southwards in West Africa may be favoured by human activity and the increase of the duration of the dry seasons since the 1970’s. The aim of this study is to assess the gene flow patterns in Burkina Faso
Fernández, Iván   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Factors contributing to preventing malaria in children aged 3 to 59 months after the first cycle of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Tenkodogo Health District of Burkina Faso, July 2020: A prospective cohort study

open access: yesJournal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Background: The incidence of malaria in children under 5 years in Burkina Faso was 163 per 1000 with a case fatality of 1.5% in 2018. Despite the implementation of several strategies, malaria incidence increased in Tenkodogo Health District after the ...
Yewayan Larba Berenger Kabore   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“The mines make us poor”: Large-scale mining in Burkina Faso [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
GLOCON's new Country Report looks at the impact of industrial mining in Burkina Faso on the local rural population and presents the view of residents close to six industrial mines.
Drechsel, Franza   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequalities in access to health care: Examining the case of Burkina Faso [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Copyright @ 2011 Johns Hopkins University PressThe past decade has recorded remarkable interest in socioeconomic inequalities in health care. A multivariate analysis of the World Health Survey data for Burkina Faso was conducted using STATA.
Allotey, P, Okolo, CO, Reidpath, DD
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Renewable and Non‐Renewable Energy on Economic Growth: Evidence From Sub‐Saharan African Countries Using Multivariate Panel Vector Autoregressive Modeling

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
This study analyzes energy consumption and economic growth across 39 Sub‐Saharan African countries using a PVAR model. Findings reveal that non‐renewable energy and labor force growth stimulate economic growth, while renewable energy does not stimulate economic growth in the short run.
Amadou Cham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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