Results 81 to 90 of about 656,795 (338)
Joint Statement of FAO and the CGIAR Centers on the Agreement Placing CGIAR Germplasm Collections Under the Auspices of FAO [PDF]
, 1994 Joint statement by the FAO and 12 centers of the CGIAR system on their agreement to place the centers' collections of plant genetic resources held in their genebanks under the auspices of the FAO as part of the International Network of Ex Situ ...
CGIAR Secretariat +1 more
core
Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract The transition from subsistence to market‐oriented agriculture holds the potential to boost rural economic progress and improve the well‐being of the rural poor in developing countries. Despite this potential, there is limited understanding of the key drivers for smallholder commercialization. In this study, we utilize comprehensive three‐wave
Abebayehu Girma Geffersa +1 more
wiley +1 more source
Combining interactive GIS tools and expert knowledge in validation of tree species models [PDF]
, 2015 Poster presented at XIII Congreso Forestal Mundial. FAO, Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Castañeda-Álvarez, Nora P. +2 more
core
Automatic multi-label subject indexing in a multilingual environment [PDF]
, 2003 This paper presents an approach to automatically subject index fulltext documents with multiple labels based on binary support vector machines(SVM). The aim was to test the applicability of SVMs with a real world dataset.
Hotho, Andreas, Lauser, Boris
core +1 more source
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Coping with Water Scarcity: What Role for Biotechnologies? [PDF]
, 2008 At a conference of the FAO Biotechnology Forum in 2007, 78 participants from 24 countries offered their views on agricultural biotechnologies and water scarcity, addressing the pros and cons of various methods and their potential application.
Andrea Sonnino +3 more
core
Fatty acid oxidation is essential for egg production by the parasitic flatworm Schistosoma mansoni [PDF]
, 2012 Schistosomes, parasitic flatworms that cause the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis, have been considered to have an entirely carbohydrate based metabolism, with glycolysis playing a dominant role in the adult parasites.
Amiel, Eyal +6 more
core +4 more sources
Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley +1 more source
Evaluation of FAO’s support to the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries [PDF]
, 2012 The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), generated out of the preparations for and conduct of the 1992 United Nations Conference for Environment and Development, was adopted by FAO Members on 31 October 1995.
Alberto, Carlos +6 more
core