Keyword: developing countries

Found 852 papers in total
Simulation modeling for efficient groundwater management in Balasore coastal basin, India
Simulation modeling for efficient groundwater management in Balasore coastal basin, India
2008,
The Balasore coastal groundwater basin in Orissa, India is under a serious threat of...
Supplies from developing countries: Optimal order quantities under loss risks
Supplies from developing countries: Optimal order quantities under loss risks
2008,
When raw material suppliers of a global supply chain are situated in developing...
Procurement decisions regarding shrimp supplies for Thai shrimp processors
Procurement decisions regarding shrimp supplies for Thai shrimp processors
2007,
Shrimps of all sizes are obtained by direct purchasing from independent farms then...
Reservoir level forecasting using neural networks: Lake Naivasha
Reservoir level forecasting using neural networks: Lake Naivasha
2007,
Six feature groups comprising of water levels, rainfall, evaporation rate, discharges...
Analysing trade-offs in resource and labour allocation by smallholder farmers using inverse modelling techniques: a case-study from Kakamega district, western Kenya
Analysing trade-offs in resource and labour allocation by smallholder farmers using inverse modelling techniques: a case-study from Kakamega district, western Kenya
2007,
Smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa face multiple trade-offs when deciding on the...
Poverty and the rural nonfarm economy in Oromia, Ethiopia
Poverty and the rural nonfarm economy in Oromia, Ethiopia
2006,
The rural nonfarm sector has gained increasing importance not only in Asia but also in...
Farmer management of production risk on degraded lands: the role of wheat variety diversity in the Tigray region, Ethiopia
Farmer management of production risk on degraded lands: the role of wheat variety diversity in the Tigray region, Ethiopia
2007,
This article investigates the effects of wheat genetic diversity and land degradation...
Farm-gate tomato price negotiations under asymmetric information
Farm-gate tomato price negotiations under asymmetric information
2007,
This article provides an empirical analysis of farm-gate tomato price negotiations...
Implementation of fertilizer policy in Bangladesh under alternative scenarios: an application of multicriteria analysis modeling
Implementation of fertilizer policy in Bangladesh under alternative scenarios: an application of multicriteria analysis modeling
2007,
The analysis of the effects of fertilizer pricing on fertilizer-intensive agriculture...
A goal programming based multi-time step optimal material flow analysis model for integrated computer waste management
A goal programming based multi-time step optimal material flow analysis model for integrated computer waste management
2007,
Management of computer waste is a growing concern and is more serious in developing...
Evaluating social impacts of watershed development in India
Evaluating social impacts of watershed development in India
2007,
Watershed development is an important policy instrument for rural development in many...
Towards sustainable production networks
Towards sustainable production networks
2007,
With the advent of more advanced process models and computational power, process...
Assessing the critical factors affecting the viability of small-scale dairy farms in the Punjab region of Pakistan to inform agricultural extension programmes
Assessing the critical factors affecting the viability of small-scale dairy farms in the Punjab region of Pakistan to inform agricultural extension programmes
2007,
Agriculture in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan benefits from one of the...
Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana
Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana
2007,
The cultivation of cocoa has been an important driver of tropical deforestation...
Modeling farmers' decisions on child labor and schooling in the cocoa sector: a multinomial logit analysis in Côte d'Ivoire
Modeling farmers' decisions on child labor and schooling in the cocoa sector: a multinomial logit analysis in Côte d'Ivoire
2006,
Since 2000, children working in the cocoa sector of Côte d'Ivoire have found...
Strategies for regional integration of electricity supply in West Africa
Strategies for regional integration of electricity supply in West Africa
2007,
To improve peoples' living conditions in West African countries national governments...
Forest diversity, tobacco production and resource management in Tanzania
Forest diversity, tobacco production and resource management in Tanzania
2007,
This paper aims to deliver empirical evidence on the links between production...
Linear and nonlinear programming to optimize the nutrient density of a population's diet: an example based on diets of preschool children in rural Malawi
Linear and nonlinear programming to optimize the nutrient density of a population's diet: an example based on diets of preschool children in rural Malawi
2002,
Food consumption surveys are often used to detect inadequate nutrient intakes but not...
Medical tourism: Outsourcing surgery
Medical tourism: Outsourcing surgery
2007,
A trend emerging in recent years has been travel from industrialized nations to...
Village level information system – a tool for decentralized planning at district level in India
Village level information system – a tool for decentralized planning at district level in India
2004,
Geographical Information Systems and the underlying Spatial Data Infrastructures have...
Decision tools to benefit children needing adoption
Decision tools to benefit children needing adoption
2007,
Millions of children worldwide need permanent families. But traditional paper based...
Recovery and recycling practices in municipal solid waste management in Lagos, Nigeria
Recovery and recycling practices in municipal solid waste management in Lagos, Nigeria
2007,
The population of Lagos, the largest city in Nigeria, increased seven times from 1950...
Decision support system for rural water supply in the Nilgiris District of South India
Decision support system for rural water supply in the Nilgiris District of South India
2006,
A considerable amount of knowledge exists for planning, designing, and implementing...
Modelling cost-effectiveness of different vasectomy methods in India, Kenya, and Mexico
Modelling cost-effectiveness of different vasectomy methods in India, Kenya, and Mexico
2007,
Vasectomy is generally considered a safe and effective method of permanent...
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