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Webinar with James Thurlow (IFPRI/CGIAR-PIM) presenting a new approach for measuring agri-food system GDP and employment. (Recorded on April 8, 2021)
More info and full recording: https://bit.ly/mafsGDP
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Webinar with James Thurlow (IFPRI/CGIAR-PIM) presenting a new approach for measuring agri-food system GDP and employment. (Recorded on April 8, 2021)
More info and full recording: https://bit.ly/mafsGDP
Experimental study on strength characteristics of concrete with recycled aggr...eSAT Journals
Abstract
The objective of providing eco-friendly concrete is gaining hike in the global construction industry. The depleting resources have made the researchers to focus on sustainable development in all areas and more particularly in concrete production, due to the high rate of growth of industries and their infrastructure development, which increase the rate of consumption of concrete. The practice of recycling of demolished concrete for use in sub grades has already been set up. However a new concrete that is produced with such a recycled concrete seems to have higher porosity, lower strength and modulus of elasticity when compared to normal conventional concrete. Some of the earlier studies have attempted to improve the recycled material so as to reduce its high porosity. From review of literature it is found that studies under rural roads using recycled aggregates was done. This project deals with the use of recycled aggregates for rigid pavements replacing natural aggregates in rural roads. The tests are conducted for various proportion mix of Recycled aggregates and Natural aggregates.M30 grade of concrete is being used for the design .Aggregates at maximum size of 20mm is taken. The required strength for rigid pavements under recycled aggregates is being evaluated in this project. The ultimate aim is to attain a suitable strength on usage of recycled aggregates for rigid pavements in rural roads thus to implement cost effective nature and durability.
Keywords: sustainable development, rigid pavements, recycled aggregates etc..
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http://www.borlaug100.org
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Presentation by Fred Unger, Phuc Pham-Duc, Hung Pham Van, Sinh Dang-Xuan, Huyen Le Thi, Sothyra Tum, Chhay Ty, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Hai Ngo Hoang Tuan, Nga Nguyen-Thi-Duong and Hung Nguyen-Viet at the 23rd Khon Kaen Veterinary Annual International Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 2 September 2022.
food waste has been one of the least discussed topics yet so devastating on the environment and human life as global warming and pollution
this ppt discusses the food waste valuation on the global and national context and some of the ways to keep it at bay!
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Presented by Hung Nguyen-Viet at a workshop on applications of One Health/ecohealth approach towards sustainable livestock production in Southeast Asia, Los Baños, Laguna, the Philippines, 25 October 2018.
Transforming Agri-food Systems to Achieve Healthy Diets for AllCGIAR
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Panel on ‘Statistical Data for Policy Decision Making in Ethiopia’, African Statistics Day Workshop organized by the Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS). 17-Nov-22.
Virtual roundtable meeting on the results and learnings from the P4G Sustainable Food Partnership. DanChurchAid together with SFP partners and in coordination with P4G Hub, Washington, and State of Green, Copenhagen. 23-Nov-22.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.Christina Parmionova
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
1. ETHIOPIAN DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Rural roads, welfare and nutrition
David Stifel (Lafayette College) and Bart Minten (IFPRI)
IFPRI ESSP
Transformation and vulnerability in Ethiopia: New evidence to inform policy and
investments
Getfam Hotel, Addis Ababa
May 27, 2016
1
2. 2
The Question:
What are the impacts of
improved market access on
household well-being and
nutrition?
To what can we attribute
these impacts?
3. 3
Data
• Sample area selected purposefully
o Homogeneous region
o Except for transport costs
o Without a road
• Households’ circumstances differ because of
different transport costs…
…not because of land characteristics, etc.
5. 5
Market Access – Transport Costs
• Donkey costs (Birr/kg)
o Cost of renting donkey
o Weight donkey can carry
• Economic transport costs
o Include the opportunity
cost of time
6. 6
Household Per Capita Consumption &
Market Access
0
500
1000150020002500
Birr/person
0 20 40 60 80
Transport Cost (Birr/kg)
Per Capita Household Consumption Food
Non-Food
7. 7
Food Security
0
.1.2.3
Least Remote Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Most Remote
Worry Not Enough Food in Past 30 Days
1-2 Times 3-10 Times
10+ Times
8. 8
Food Security
0
.1.2.3
Least Remote Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Most Remote
Ate Fewer Meals in Past 30 Days
1-2 Times 3-10 Times
10+ Times
0
.1.2.3
PercentofHouseholds
Least Remote Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Most Remote
Ate Smaller Meals in Past 30 Days
1-2 Times 3-10 Times
10+ Times
9. 9
Dietary Diversity
0123456
0 20 40 60 80
Transport Cost (Birr/kg)
All Household Members Chldren under age 5
Average Number of Food Groups in Household Diet
10. 10
Child Stunting-6-2
026
0 20 40 60 80
Transport Costs (Birr/Quintal)
bandwidth = .8
Stunting: HAZ < -2
• 36 percent stunted
• Statistically not
different by
remoteness
11. 11
What can explain the relationship between
market access and wellbeing?
1. Agricultural Production
2. Terms of trade
o Marketed surplus
o Purchased consumption items
12. 12
Value of HH Agric Production
0
200040006000
Birr
0 20 40 60 80
Transport Cost (Birr/kg)
Total Production Cereals
Oilseeds Vegetables
Despite similarities in
land productivity…
17. 17
Conclusions
These differences may be
attributed to…
• Greater agricultural
production
• Improved terms of trade
that result in increased…
o Marketed agricultural
surplus
o Purchased consumption
goods
18. 18
Conclusions
• But, no discernable effects on nutrition outcomes
• Why?
o Number of food groups low for all households
o Food consumption alone is not enough to affect
nutrition outcomes
o Limited access to clean water, sanitation & healthcare
throughout the survey area