Wastewater may be defined as the combination of liquid wastes discharged from domestic households, farms, institutions, and commercial and industrial establishments eventually mixed with groundwater, surface water, and stormwater. Wastewater is increasingly receiving global attention as it is see...
Keraita, Bernard N.
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Drechsel, Pay
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[Agricultural water reuse in low-income settings: health risks and risk management strategies]
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Agricultural water reuse in low-income settings: health risks and risk management strategies
Jarvis, Devra I.
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Hodgkin, T.
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Brown, A.H.D.
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Tuxill, J.
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Smale, M.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[The origins of agriculture, crop domestication, and centers of diversity]
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The origins of agriculture, crop domestication, and centers of diversity
Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily. It is therefore essential that international development initiatives focus on improving the ability of developing countries to adapt to the effects of climate change. This book, a product of research by the JICA-RI (Research Institute ...
This chapter is from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society edited by Ronald Herring. Livestock is an integral part of agriculture and a prominent source of food. It contributes 40% of the global value of agricultural output and supports the livelihoods and food security o...
Ashby, J.A.
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Polar, V.
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[The implications of gender relations for modern approaches to crop improvement and plant breeding.]
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The implications of gender relations for modern approaches to crop improvement and plant breeding.
The study provides a framework to estimate the health risk of farmers exposed to biogas effluent.
The study addresses the SDG 6.3: to contribute to inform water recycling and reuse.
Exposure to biogas effluent represents an important health risk.
Risk mitigation should focus on exposure reduction...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Le Thi Thu
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Luu Quoc Toan
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Phuc Pham Duc
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[Health risk of biogas effluent exposure and handling in Vietnam]
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Health risk of biogas effluent exposure and handling in Vietnam
Shah, Tushaar
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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[River linking project: a solution or problem to India's water woes?]
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River linking project: a solution or problem to India's water woes?
Amarnath, Giriraj
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Pani, Peejush
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Alahacoon, Niranga
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Chockalingam, J.
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Mondal, S.
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Matheswaran, K.
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Sikka, Alok
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Rao, K. V.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir
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[Development of a system for drought monitoring and assessment in South Asia]
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Development of a system for drought monitoring and assessment in South Asia
This chapter spells out the theoretical framework for the discussion and case studies of the book. First, it provides precise definitions of technological change and classify technological change into different types based on their factor intensities. The discussion starts off with a single farm ...
Angelsen, A.
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Soest, D.P. van
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Bulte, E.
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[Technological change and deforestation: a theoretical overview]
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Technological change and deforestation: a theoretical overview
This chapter summarises the key insights from the case studies included in the book. First, it discusses the technology-deforestation link in six different types of cases: developed countries, commodity booms, shifting cultivation, permanent upland (rainfed) agriculture, irrigated (lowland) agric...