Dairy intensification is a widely used means of achieving food security, improving farmer incomes and enhancing overall economic growth. However, intensification is dependent upon the availability and suitability of natural resources to sustain growth in production. Here, land and water footprint...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Rao, E.J.O.
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Muchenje, V.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Ogutu, J.O.
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Mekonnen, M.
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Auma, Joseph O.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Hammond, James
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[Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management]
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Adaptation opportunities for smallholder dairy farmers facing resource scarcity: Integrated livestock, water and land management
Oil palm, currently the world’s main vegetable oil crop, is characterised by a large productivity and a long life span (≥25 years). Peak oil yields of 12 t ha−1 yr−1 have been achieved in small plantations, and maximum theoretical yields as calculated with simulation models are 18.5 t oil ha−1 yr...
Woittiez, Lotte Suzanne
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Slingerland, Maja
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors]
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Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors
The systems addressed in this chapter and in the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics (Humidtropics) broadly include natural systems comprising biophysical, resource and climate realities; social systems made up of people, societies and their institutions; and, what ...
Staal, Steven J.
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Njiru, N.
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Thinh Nguyen
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Kihoro, E.
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Karimov, A.A.
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Teufel, Nils
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Ritzema, Randall S.
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[Site characterization and systems analysis in Central Mekong]
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Site characterization and systems analysis in Central Mekong