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Journal Article 2009-11-15

Autor: Johnson, Nancy L.

Livestock development is helping developing countries to meet all eight of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. But, inappropriately managed, livestock enterprises can also harm environments, spread infectious diseases and endanger public health through unsafe foods. We can ensure tha...

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Johnson, Nancy L. ,  [Livestock and the MDGs] ,  Livestock and the MDGs
Journal Article 2010-10-15

Autor: Kristjanson, Patricia M. Mango, N. Krishna, A. Radeny, Maren A.O. Johnson, Nancy L.

Combining qualitative-quantitative approaches, we examined the reasons behind household movements into and out of poverty across Kenya, and how they differ by livelihood zones. Among the 4773 households studied, 42 per cent were poor 15 years ago and 50 per cent are poor at the present time. Over...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/368

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Kristjanson, Patricia M. ,  Mango, N. ,  Krishna, A. ,  Radeny, Maren A.O. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  [Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya] ,  Understanding poverty dynamics in Kenya
Journal Article 2006

Autor: Swallow, B.M. Johnson, Nancy L. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Knox McCulloch, A

Increasing attention to watershed management is part of an international policy trend toward integrated water resource management. Integration is multidimensional across sectors, administrative regions, ministerial portfolios and levels of hydrologic structure and socioeconomic organization. Coll...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/44155

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Swallow, B.M. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. ,  Knox McCulloch, A ,  [The challenges of inclusive cross-scale collective action in watersheds] ,  The challenges of inclusive cross-scale collective action in watersheds
Journal Article 2006

Autor: Peralta, A. García, J. Moreno, Alonso Granados, S. Botero, L.F. Rodriquez, H. Rubiano, J.A. Johnson, Nancy L. Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer Quintero, Marcela Estrada, R.D.
Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/21879

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Peralta, A. ,  García, J. ,  Moreno, Alonso ,  Granados, S. ,  Botero, L.F. ,  Rodriquez, H. ,  Rubiano, J.A. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer ,  Quintero, Marcela ,  Estrada, R.D. ,  [Dinámica y definición de pobreza en los Andes colombianos: Enfoques participativos versus enfoques objetivos] ,  Dinámica y definición de pobreza en los Andes colombianos: Enfoques participativos versus enfoques objetivos
Journal Article 2009

Autor: González, C. Johnson, Nancy L.

Cassava is a major source of carbohydrate for populations in the tropics; however, there is little information about the preferences of consumers toward the quality characteristics of this crop. This paper analyzes the demand for different cassava attributes, and applies the hedonic price method ...

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González, C. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  [Consumer preferences for table cassava characteristics in Pernambuco, Brazil] ,  Consumer preferences for table cassava characteristics in Pernambuco, Brazil
Journal Article 2016-07-15

Autor: Johnson, Nancy L. Kovarik, C. Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Njuki, Jemimah Quisumbing, Agnes R.

Ownership of assets is important for poverty reduction, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This research was undertaken to provide guidance for agricultural development programs on how to incorporate gender and as...

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Johnson, Nancy L. ,  Kovarik, C. ,  Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. ,  Njuki, Jemimah ,  Quisumbing, Agnes R. ,  [Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects] ,  Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects
Journal Article 2009-08-10

Autor: González, C. Johnson, Nancy L. Qaim, M.

Biofortified staple foods are currently being developed to reduce problems of micronutrient malnutrition among the poor. This partly involves use of genetic modification. Yet, relatively little is known about consumer acceptance of such second-generation genetically modified (GM) foods in develop...

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González, C. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  Qaim, M. ,  [Consumer acceptance of second generation GM goods: the case of biofortified cassava in the Northeast of Brazil] ,  Consumer acceptance of second generation GM goods: the case of biofortified cassava in the Northeast of Brazil
Journal Article 2011

Autor: González, C. Pérez, S. Cardozo, CE Andrade, R. Johnson, Nancy L.

Biofortified staple crops, amongst them cassava, are being developed to reduce problems of micronutrient malnutrition. In 2006 new cassava varieties with increased levels of provitamin A were released. For the purpose of enhancing adoption of the new cassava varieties, two strategies were used: (...

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González, C. ,  Pérez, S. ,  Cardozo, CE ,  Andrade, R. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  [Analysis of diffusion strategies in northeast Brazil for new Cassava varieties with improved nutritional quality] ,  Analysis of diffusion strategies in northeast Brazil for new Cassava varieties with improved nutritional quality
Journal Article 2019-03

Autor: Stevenson, James Vanlauwe, Bernard Macours, Karen Johnson, Nancy L. Krishnan, Lakshmi Place, Frank Spielman, David J. Hughes, Karl Vlek, Paul L.G.

There is a significant gap between the rhetoric of claims about adoption of farm-level natural resource management practices and the reality. New empirical evidence of low adoption from several developing countries suggests that on-farm natural resource management practices face significant const...

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Stevenson, James ,  Vanlauwe, Bernard ,  Macours, Karen ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  Krishnan, Lakshmi ,  Place, Frank ,  Spielman, David J. ,  Hughes, Karl ,  Vlek, Paul L.G. ,  [Farmer adoption of plot- and farm-level natural resource management practices: between rhetoric and reality] ,  Farmer adoption of plot- and farm-level natural resource management practices: between rhetoric and reality
Journal Article 2010-01-15

Autor: Meenakshi, J.V. Johnson, Nancy L. Manyong, Victor M. DeGroote, H. Javelosa, J. Yanggen, D.R. Naher, F. González, C. García, J. Meng, E.

Biofortification is increasingly seen as an additional tool to combat micronutrient malnutrition. This paper estimates the costs and potential benefits of biofortification of globally important staple food crops with provitamin A, iron, and zinc for twelve countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin Ame...

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Meenakshi, J.V. ,  Johnson, Nancy L. ,  Manyong, Victor M. ,  DeGroote, H. ,  Javelosa, J. ,  Yanggen, D.R. ,  Naher, F. ,  González, C. ,  García, J. ,  Meng, E. ,  [How cost-effective is biofortification in combating micronutrient malnutrition? an Ex ante assessment] ,  How cost-effective is biofortification in combating micronutrient malnutrition? an Ex ante assessment

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