Small wetlands increasingly become important agricultural production niches in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding the diversity of these households may help to develop guidelines for their future use. In this study a typology of households in small wetlands was developed using case studies of 275 ...
Sakane, N.
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Becker, M.
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Langensiepen, M.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Typology of smallholder production systems in small East-African wetlands]
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Typology of smallholder production systems in small East-African wetlands
In this paper the authors discuss recent trends in poverty concepts and suggest a locally adapted multidimensional model for measuring and monitoring poverty. The model comprises nested layers with subjective wellbeing in the centre surrounded by a core of health, wealth and knowledge, and a cont...
Gonner, C.
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Haug, M.
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Cahyat, A.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Jong, W. de
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Limberg, G.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Moeliono, M.
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Becker, M.
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[Capturing nested spheres of poverty: a model for multidimensional poverty analysis and monitoring]
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Capturing nested spheres of poverty: a model for multidimensional poverty analysis and monitoring
The last decade has seen profound overhauls of governance in many tropical countries. Countries have adopted new economic policies, very much influenced by free-market thinking, and a reduced regulatory role of the state and its subsidiaries. This coincided with widespread decentralization of gov...
Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Ruiz, S.
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Gottwald, C.
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[The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia]
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The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia
Forest exploitation has been the main economic driver in the northern Bolivian Amazon. The country enacted changes in legislation and policies affecting natural resource governance. These changes increase the control of the forestry sector by rural communities. Conflicts characterize these change...
Jong, W. de
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Ruiz, S.
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Becker, M.
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[Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia]
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Conflicts and communal forest management in northern Bolivia
Stoian, D.
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Gottwald, C.
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Ruiz, S.
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Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Bojanic, A.
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[NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies]
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NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies
Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Ruiz, S.
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Gottwald, C.
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[El nuevo regimen forestal en el norte amazonico boliviano]
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El nuevo regimen forestal en el norte amazonico boliviano
Rice is mainly grown under rainfed conditions in West Africa. Unpredictable and variable rainfall, poor soil quality, and suboptimal crop management practices are the main determinants of low productivity. We assessed the effects of soil water availability and fertilizer application, and their in...
Niang, A.
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Becker, M.
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Ewert, F.
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Tanaka, A.
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Dieng, I.
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Saito, K.
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[Yield variation of rainfed rice as affected by field water availability and N fertilizer use in central Benin]
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Yield variation of rainfed rice as affected by field water availability and N fertilizer use in central Benin
The use of East African freshwater wetlands for agriculture has increased in recent decades, raising concerns about potential impacts on wetlands and the long-term sustainability of such land use trends. WET-health is an indicator-based rapid wetland assessment approach developed in South Africa....
Beuel, S.
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Álvarez, M.
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Amler, E.
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Behn, K.
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Kotze, D.
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Kreye, C.
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Leemhuis, C.
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Wagner, K.
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Willy, D.K.
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Ziegler, S.
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Becker, M.
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[A rapid assessment of anthropogenic disturbances in East African wetlands]
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A rapid assessment of anthropogenic disturbances in East African wetlands
Hölschera, D.
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Dhakshinamoorthy, S.
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Alexandrov, T.
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Becker, M.
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Bretschneideri, T.
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Buerkert, Andreas
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Crecelius, A.C.
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Waele, D. de
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Elsen, A.
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Heckel, D.G.
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Heklau, H.
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Hertweck, C.
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Kai, M.
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Knop, K.
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Krafft, C.
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Maddula, R.K.
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Matthäus, C.
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Popp, J.
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Schneider, B.
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Schubert, U.S.
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Sikora, R.A.
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Svatoš, A.
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Swennen, R.L.
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[Phenalenonetype phytoalexins mediate resistance of banana plants (Musa spp.) to the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis]
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Phenalenonetype phytoalexins mediate resistance of banana plants (Musa spp.) to the burrowing nematode Radopholus similis
Seedling vigor is important to help ensure good crop establishment. In direct-seeded rice, this is particularly
relevant when soil conditions are marginal. In Asia, about one third of the area of rainfed rice is situated
on unfavorable soils, many of which are low in plant available P. In such en...
Pame, A.R.
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Kreye, C.
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Johnson, D.
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Heuer, S.
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Becker, M.
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[Effects of genotype, seed P concentration and seed priming on seedling vigor of rice]
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Effects of genotype, seed P concentration and seed priming on seedling vigor of rice