In 1976 expt. were conducted on var. trials, fertilization, insecticides, and herbicides in order to identify new technology that could be introduced into small- and intermediate-scale bean production in Honduras. Factors of a complete technological package were also discarded to identify the mos...
Alvarado, L
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Sanders, J.H.
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[Analisis economico de los experimentos de PROMYF con frijol en postrera, Honduras 1976]
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Analisis economico de los experimentos de PROMYF con frijol en postrera, Honduras 1976
Income in Latin America is highly concentrated, more than in any other developing region of the world. Despite the fact that economic growth is an important element in the struggle against poverty, it alone does not guarantee alleviation or eradication of this phenomenon. Economic growth could fa...
The possibilities of underdeveloped countries to satisfy their needs for food and to improve the standard of Eving through cassava production are analyzed. The following aspects are studied: potential cassava production (current and potential situation), general research policies and areas (var. ...
Dvorak, K.A.
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[Database of soil conservation projects and practices in Honduras: internal report]
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Database of soil conservation projects and practices in Honduras: internal report
The different methodological stages of cassava on-farm trials and their relationships regarding the objectives and functions of the Cassava Program at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are outlined. Site selection, farm trial design and analysis, and some illustrative result...
Activities carried out by the Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA)-CIAT collaborative project on beans for cold climates in ICA`s regional center in Obonuco and in the dept. of Narino (Colombia) are reported. On the exptl. farm, 6233 materials were evaluated in bush bean trials, of which 103 w...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Linking policy and research to mainstream climate change adaptation: CCAFS West Africa hosted a high level policy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso]
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Linking policy and research to mainstream climate change adaptation: CCAFS West Africa hosted a high level policy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ashby, J.A.
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Sperling, L.
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[Institutionalizing participatory, client-driven research and technology development in agriculture]
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Institutionalizing participatory, client-driven research and technology development in agriculture
Cassava is an important food crop, and equipment development for processing it in the developing world requires more research as industrial processing of cassava is still limited. Research efforts made by local engineers need scientific improvement to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...
Closas, Alvar
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Molle, Francois
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[Groundwater governance in Europe. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].]
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Groundwater governance in Europe. [Project report of the Groundwater Governance in the Arab World - Taking Stock and Addressing the Challenges].