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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, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity in South Africa : CSIR case [PDF]

, 2019
The focus of this paper is traditional knowledge (TK) and indigenous biological resources protection in South Africa, through the analysis of the existing policies and legislations, in order to provide a useful insight for a developed country such as ...
Bareetseng Sechaba, Yamana Mika, 山名 美加   +2 more
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of technology to preserve indigenous languages of South Africa

Literator
Indigenous languages in South Africa must be preserved to ensure that they do not lose their identity and become extinct. The four indigenous languages with the fewest speakers among South Africa’s 12 official languages are: Xitsonga, Siswati, Tshivenḓa ...
Respect Mlambo, Muzi Matfunjwa
doaj   +1 more source

Coping With Production Risk: Effects of Sown Plant Diversity on the Attractiveness of Crop Insurance in Grasslands

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou, Sergei Schaub, Martin Quaas, Robert Finger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sesotho Language Acquisition by Faculty of Education Students in South Africa: A Systematic Review

Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Language
Higher education institutions are increasingly interested in teaching African languages, specifically as third, fourth, or additional languages. Learning Sesotho poses a unique challenge to non-native speakers if introduced at the exit phase.
Nthabiseng B. Khoalenyane, Patrick Alpheous Nyathi, Precious Moyo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case for the adoption of Swahili as a language of early school literacy instruction in Ekegusii-speaking areas of western Kenya

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2019
Swahili, a national and official language in Kenya, is in wide use in the country as an inter-ethnic medium of communication and, generally, as a lingua franca.
Peter Mose, Russell Kaschula
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medication Management for Older Adults: A Systematic Review

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence enhances medication management for older adults by improving adherence, personalizing treatment, and predicting risks. Despite benefits, challenges remain in usability, trust, ethics, and system integration. Successful adoption requires user‐centered design, ethical safeguards, and seamless healthcare integration to ensure safe,
Dipak Chandra Das, Moustaq Karim Khan Rony, Shovit Dutta, MD. Sami Al Zubair Zujbe, Tapan Bhattacharjee, Niloy Debnath, Shabbir Abdullah Maruf, Chowdhury Galib Mortuza, Farhana Rahman, Akash Das   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

University Students’ Expectations of their Lecturers’ Support Regarding Extensive Reading – A Case Study of first-year English major students at a South African University [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Despite the importance of extensive reading in higher education, limited research has explored university students’ expectations of their lecturers’ support in this area.
Madoda Cekiso , Florence Olifant
doaj   +1 more source

Some Requests for Machine Learning Research from the East African Tech Scene

, 2018
Based on 46 in-depth interviews with scientists, engineers, and CEOs, this document presents a list of concrete machine research problems, progress on which would directly benefit tech ventures in East Africa.Comment: Presented at NIPS 2018 Workshop on ...
Cvitkovic, Milan
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