Prioritization of adaptation options is complex. This study presents a multi-dimensional framework to evaluate how to allocate resources among competing alternatives. The main objectives of the study were to identify the prioritized climate-smart agricultural practices adopted among smallholder farmers in different value chains across sub-Saharan A...
El sector agropecuario en Honduras es uno de los más vulnerables al cambio y la variabilidad climática, en la región Golfo de Fonseca el sistema productivo de Marañón establecido décadas anteriores y promovido por varios proyectos ofrece múltiples beneficios ambientales que responden a los retos climáticos, entre los principales beneficios del sist...
Published in Equine veterinary journal
African horse sickness (AHS) is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa posing a threat to equine populations in non-endemic regions. Available vaccine technologies have limitations, creating barriers to horse movement, AHS control and, in non-endemic areas or countries, rapid elimination of virus after incursion. The literature lacks an economic assessment ...
Research and development programs over the years have put a large emphasis on developing superior forage species that have high biomass production, high nutritional quality and high tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. These efforts have resulted in positively impacting dairy production due to the availability of high nutritious feeds in forag...
Open Access Journal; Published online: 14 Jan 2022 / This study was conducted to assess the potential impact of applying a new groundnut planting density on welfare of smallholder farmers in northern Ghana. We used data from on-farm experiments, focus group discussions, and a household survey. We followed three steps in our analysis. First, we cond...
Existing public transport (PT) planning methods use a trip-based approach, rather than a user-based approach, leading to neglecting equity. In other words, the impacts of regular users—i.e., users with higher trip rates—are overrepresented during analysis and modelling because of higher trip rates. In contrast to the existing studies, this study ai...
This Climate-Smart Agriculture extension services manual for for Essex Valley has been prepared as an output for the 'Capacity Building Program to Improve Stakeholder Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Jamaica' project. It aims to provide agricultural extension staff in the region with ready-to-use guidelines for climate-smart practices...
This Climate-Smart Agriculture extension services manual for Parnassus has been prepared as an output for the 'Capacity Building Program to Improve Stakeholder Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Jamaica' project. It aims to provide agricultural extension staff in the region with ready-to-use guidelines for climate-smart practices, and i...
This Climate-Smart Agriculture extension services manual for Amity Hall has been prepared as an output for the 'Capacity Building Program to Improve Stakeholder Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Jamaica' project. It aims to provide agricultural extension staff in the region with ready-to-use guidelines for climate-smart practices, and ...
Published in Frontiers in Oncology
Background Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) combined with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has become the standard treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer. Two techniques of rotational IMRT are commonly used in this indication: Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) and helical tomotherapy (HT). To the best of our knowl...
