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Effectiveness of the farmer-field-school approach in small-scale mixed crop-livestock systems in Burundi

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Dairy farming is one of the means to meet the growing demand for milk and reduce rural poverty in developing countries. To improve its productivity, many agricultural approaches have been tried, including the Farmer-Field-School (FFS) approach.
Manirakiza Josiane   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxonomic results of the Bryotrop expedition to Zaire and Rwanda : 4., a preliminary check-list of the Hepaticae and Anthocerotae from Central Africa (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
A check-list of the Hepaticae and Anthocerotae from Central Africa (Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi) is presented. 267 liverwort species and 4 hornworts are recognized for the area. For Zaire 215 Hepaticae and 3 species of Anthocerotae are recorded. In Rwanda 150
Fischer, Eberhard
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Perinatal mortality in eastern Africa: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Every day, over 5000 stillbirths and more than 6000 newborn deaths are estimated to occur worldwide, the majority in sub‐Saharan Africa and South Asia. Estimates, however, rely on data that might underestimate these deaths. Further, outside major categories such as preterm birth, infection, and complications at delivery, little is ...
Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid risk assessment to prioritise potentially high-risk non-native plant pests to protect agriculture and forestry, safeguard biodiversity, and facilitate trade in Burundi

open access: yesFrontiers in Agronomy
The lack of information regarding potential invasions is one of the crucial factors contributing to the rise in pest incursions in sub-Saharan Africa, which was addressed through horizon scanning.
Joseph Mulema   +37 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reframing the measurement of women’s work in the sub-Saharan African context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This research note considers how we measure women’s work in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) context. Drawing on qualitative work conducted in Burundi, the note examines how existing measures of women’s work do not accurately capture the intensity and type ...
Canning, David   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Integration of contraception provision in emergency obstetric and neonatal care: A scoping review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) provides a framework to assess the capacity of health systems and mitigate maternal mortality. Given the high unmet need for contraception, integrating contraception provision and EmONC services could improve maternal and newborn health outcomes.
Mikaela R. Koch   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreasing urgent repeat cesarean sections by offering complimentary ultrasounds and consultation in rural Burundi: The zigama mama project

open access: yesFrontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023
ObjectiveRepeat urgent cesarean sections (CS) carry an increased risk of severe maternal outcomes. As CS increase in sub-Saharan Africa, creative strategies are necessary to reduce the rate of urgent repeat CS.
Eric McLaughlin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Etude Sur la Stratégie et le Programme D'appui à la Société Civile Burundaise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The author study's strategies and programs to build civil society in ...
Christophe Sebudandi, Gérard Nduwayo
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Global Hotspots of Conflict Risk between Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This work contributes to the Belmont Forum/FACCE-JPI DEVIL project (grant number NE/M021327/1), and AM is supported by a BBSRC EastBio Studentship (http://www.eastscotbiodtp.ac.uk/).
Dawson, Terence P   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Gender Differences in Multidimensional Poverty in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growing demand for gender‐disaggregated statistics on poverty, there is hardly any cross‐country evidence of gender disparities in poverty. The paper contributes to filling this gap, by using two novel individual‐level indices of multidimensional poverty.
Francesco Burchi, Daniele Malerba
wiley   +1 more source

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