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Co-composted dewatered faecal sludge (FS) with organic fractions of municipal solid waste (MSW) has a high potential to be used as an agricultural resource in Sri Lanka. In addition to options for cost recovery in waste management, closing the nutrient and carbon cycles between urban and rural ar...


Grau, FelixDrechsel, NikitaHaering, V.Trautz, D.Weerakkody, W.J.S.K.Drechsel, PayMarschner, B.Dissanayake, D.M.P.S.Sinnathamby, V.[Impact of fecal sludge and municipal solid waste co-compost on crop growth of Raphanus Sativus L. and Capsicum Anuum L. under stress conditions]Impact of fecal sludge and municipal solid waste co-compost on crop growth of Raphanus Sativus L. and Capsicum Anuum L. under stress conditions

The complete uprooting of diseased mats/fields (CMU) is one of the recommended control options for Xanthomonas wilt of banana. CMU is labour intensive, time consuming and disturbs the soil structure, exposing fields to erosion. CMU often involves exportation of whole plant biomass, affecting soil...


Ntamwira, J.Kamira, M.Ocimati, W.Bumba, M.Blomme, Guy[An alternative to complete banana mat uprooting: assessing the effectiveness of continuous cutting at soil level of all shoots in a mat on speed for corm decay]An alternative to complete banana mat uprooting: assessing the effectiveness of continuous cutting at soil level of all shoots in a mat on speed for corm decay

Discusses the historical context of ILCA's research, the principal types of animal production systems and the stages in ILCA's farming systems research. Describes the smallholder farming in the Ethiopian highlands & humid zone, the agropastoralists of the sub-humid zone, systems research in pasto...


Gryseels, GuidoMcIntire, John M.Anderson, F.M.[Research with a farming systems perspective at ILCA]Research with a farming systems perspective at ILCA

Hydropower development with concomitant changes in water and land regimes often results in livelihood transformation of affected people, entailing changes in intra-household decision-making upon which livelihood strategies are based. Economic factors underlying gender dimensions of household deci...


Weeratunge, N.Joffre, Olivier M.Senaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliBouahom, B.Keophoxay, Anousith[Gender and household decision-making in a Lao village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development]Gender and household decision-making in a Lao village: implications for livelihoods in hydropower development

Groundwater use for agriculture has the potential to improve rural households’ income and reduce poverty, but the linkages are not always straightforward. Taking Laos as a case study, this article illustrates how differential access to water, land, and capital shape farmers’ livelihood strategies...


Suhardiman, DianaPavelic, PaulKeovilignavong, OulavanhGiordano, Mark[Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos]Putting farmers’ strategies in the center of agricultural groundwater use in the Vientiane Plain, Laos

A methodology of participatory research was used to select, adapt, and test seedbed management technologies, aimed at protection tomato seedlings from whitefly-borne geminiviruses. Growers compared in their farms several combinations of covering nets and trays, with direct planting, which were im...


Quirós Torres, Carlos ArturoRamírez, Octavio A.Hilje, Luko[Participación de los agricultores en adaptar y evaluar tecnologías de semilleros contra la mosca blanca (Bemisia tabaci), en tomate]Participación de los agricultores en adaptar y evaluar tecnologías de semilleros contra la mosca blanca (Bemisia tabaci), en tomate

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