The interest in agricultural soils as global storage of carbon has increased in recent years, along with the prospect of farmers' participation in payment schemes under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto protocol. Thus, a better understanding of agricultural practices that can increase ...
González Estrada, E.
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Rodríguez, L.C.
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Walen, V.K.
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Naab, J.B.
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Koo, Jawoo
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Jones, James W.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Carbon sequestration and farm income in West Africa: Identifying best management practices for smallholder agricultural systems in northern Ghana]
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Carbon sequestration and farm income in West Africa: Identifying best management practices for smallholder agricultural systems in northern Ghana
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Massawe, Stella C.
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[Mapping hotspots of risk in the COMESA region]
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Mapping hotspots of risk in the COMESA region
Coronado, J.
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Joaquín, N.Y.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Estimación del consumo voluntario de bovinos en pastoreo en dos especies del género Brachiaria]
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Estimación del consumo voluntario de bovinos en pastoreo en dos especies del género Brachiaria
Cochrane, K.
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Nkedianye, D.
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Partoip, E.
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Sumare, S.
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Kiruswa, S.
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Kaelo, D.
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Onetu, L.
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Neselle, M.O.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Homewood, K.
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Trench, P.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Family fortunes: analysis of changing livelihoods in Maasailand]
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Family fortunes: analysis of changing livelihoods in Maasailand
Arable land in western Kenya is under considerable pressure from increasing human population. Rural households depend on farming for at least part of their livelihood, and poverty rates are among the highest in Kenya. Land is often depleted of nutrients, and for most farmers, access to inputs and...
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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[Bio-economic evaluation of farmers’ perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya]
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Bio-economic evaluation of farmers’ perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya
Bernués, A.
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Solano, C.
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Rojas, F.
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Fernández, W.
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Joaquín, N.Y.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Economía de la finca y el proceso de intensificación en systems mixtos agricultura - ganadería]
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Economía de la finca y el proceso de intensificación en systems mixtos agricultura - ganadería
Despite the fact that many smallholder farming systems in developing countries revolve around the interactions of crop and livestock enterprises, the modelling of these systems using combinations of detailed crop and livestock models is comparatively underdeveloped. A wide variety of separate cro...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment]
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Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment
Lannerstad, Mats
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Fraval, Simon
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Ran, Ylva
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Morris, J.
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Koge, J.
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Mugatha, Simon M.
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Githoro, E.
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Barron, Jennie
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Introducing the CLEANED framework for environmental ex-ante impact assessment of livestock value chains]
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Introducing the CLEANED framework for environmental ex-ante impact assessment of livestock value chains
Farmers' objectives and the factors affecting them were studied in 91 dairy farms in Costa Rica. Objective's hierarchies were studied using Rokeach's technique with a mixture of personal, economic and familiar goals. A canonical correlation analysis was performed to find out simple and canonical ...
Solano, C.
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León, H.
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Pérez, E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Characterising objective profiles of Costa Rican dairy farmers]
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Characterising objective profiles of Costa Rican dairy farmers
Herrero, Mario T.
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Joaquín, N.Y.
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Peña, R.
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Lizarraga, H.
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Ruiz, R.
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Romney, D.L.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Hameleers, A.
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[Development of seasonal nutrition and resource management strategies for smallholder dairy systems]
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Development of seasonal nutrition and resource management strategies for smallholder dairy systems