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Nores, G.A.Muchnik de Rubinstein, E[Cooperación internacional en la generación y difusión de tecnología para la expansión de la frontera agropecuaria de Latinoamérica tropical]Cooperación internacional en la generación y difusión de tecnología para la expansión de la frontera agropecuaria de Latinoamérica tropical

Participatory research, using the FAO’s Aquacrop model, is investigating crop yields under several climate change scenarios, and feeding the findings in to a national, cross-sectoral economic model. Stakeholders, from farmers to national decision makers, are using the same model to guide their de...


Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaVermeulen, Sonja J.[Linking local agriculture to national policy by studying climate change economics in Colombia]Linking local agriculture to national policy by studying climate change economics in Colombia

The first part of the paper describes the investment code in general and the agricultural code in particular. It lists the criteria to the issuance of operating license to domestic investors, and discusses about other licenses. The paper looks into the response by investors in commercial agricult...


Gavian, S.Degefa, G.[Commercial investors and access to land]Commercial investors and access to land

Increasing frequency of drought events coupled uncertainty imparted by climate change pose grave threat to agriculture and thereby overall food security. This is especially true in South Asian region where world’s largest concentration of people depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Indic...


Pani, PeejushAlahacoon, NirangaAmarnath, GirirajBharani, GurminderMondal, S.Jeganathan, C.[Comparison of SPI [Standardized Precipitation Index] and IDSI [Integrated Drought Severity Index] applicability for agriculture drought monitoring in Sri Lanka]Comparison of SPI [Standardized Precipitation Index] and IDSI [Integrated Drought Severity Index] applicability for agriculture drought monitoring in Sri Lanka

The WISE3.1 database provides a homogenized set of primary profiles soil data relevant for a wide range of environmental studies including assessments of crop production. Soil texture is frequently measured to estimate characteristics related to water holding parameters and plant available water....


Chaves, B.Hoogenboom, GerritThornton, Philip K.[Variability in maize yield due to differences in soil texture and the effect of water and nitrogen]Variability in maize yield due to differences in soil texture and the effect of water and nitrogen

This paper looks briefly at ecoregional research: what is commonly meant by the term and how it may be carried out. ILRI's involvement in various ecoregional consortia is discussed, together with problems and constraints that have been faced to date. The paper ends by listing a number of issues t...


Li Pun, H.H.Jabbar, M.A.Thornton, Philip K.[Ecoregional research at ILRI: background]Ecoregional research at ILRI: background

Economic and agricultural policies in West Africa have evolved progressively over the last 20 years. Since the early 1980s, most countries in the region have implemented macroeconomic stabilisation and structural reforms to reverse balance of payments deficits, improve economic growth and reduce ...


Williams, Timothy O.Ehui, Simeon K.Kormawa, P.M.[Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa]Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa

The publication of the third edition of the WHO Guidelines for Drinkingwater Quality (WHO, 2004) introduced the concept of integrated, preventive risk management through water safety plans (WSPs) as a means to put into operation the principles, standards, norms and best practice proposed by the G...


Cissé, G.Drechsel, Pay[Safe wastewater reuse: a call for sanitation safety plans.]Safe wastewater reuse: a call for sanitation safety plans.

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