Farmers have an intricate knowledge of their agro ecological domains. The empirical evidences from Kachorwa (terai) and Begans (mid-hill) sites in Nepal suggest that farmers distinguish domains for rice primarily on the basis of moisture and fertility. Farmers also differentiate the number, relat...
Rana, Ram B.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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Subedi, A.
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Rijal, D.K.
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Chaudhary, P.
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[Understanding agroecological domains: The key to a successful participatory plant breeding program]
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Understanding agroecological domains: The key to a successful participatory plant breeding program
The availability of free and open access to large amounts of crop and weather data—combined with data mining approaches—enabled researchers to spot the main limiting factors of crop productivity at a site-specific scale, combine it with seasonal climate predictions, and get the information to far...
Jiménez, Daniel
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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[Unlocking Big Data’s Potential to Strengthen Farmers’ Resilience: The Platform for Big Data in Agriculture]
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Unlocking Big Data’s Potential to Strengthen Farmers’ Resilience: The Platform for Big Data in Agriculture
Campos, Oscar
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Rodríguez, Emel
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Ugalde Arias, Luis A.
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[Desarrollo agropecuario sostenible en la región de Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica]
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Desarrollo agropecuario sostenible en la región de Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
How to transform rural communities and farmer associations in Africa into modern and competitive enterprises, while preserving cooperative principles? How to develop democratic and farmerowned cooperatives that can also boost agri-business?
40% of agricultural commodities produced in the Europe...
Research on climate change policies can contribute to policy development by building an understanding of the barriers faced in policy processes, and by providing knowledge needed throughout policy cycles. This paper explores the thematic coverage of research on climate change policies related to ...
Locatelli, Bruno
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Aldunce, Paulina
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Fallot, Abigail
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Le Coq, Jean François
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Sabourin, Eric
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Tapasco, Jeimar
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[Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps]
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Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps
Uno de los conceptos de género más usado por los proyectos de desarrollo rural en América Latina es el empoderamiento de la mujer, el cual es un concepto complejo con varias dimensiones, lo que hace de su medición un gran desafío. Si bien existen varias herramientas cualitativas relacionadas, se ...
Chavarro, Mónica J.
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Muriel, Juliana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Guía metodológica para la recolección participativa de indicadores de género en agricultura.]
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Guía metodológica para la recolección participativa de indicadores de género en agricultura.
ECLAC advocates that the Caribbean’s high debt dilemma was not principally driven by policy missteps, or the international financial crisis. Rather, it finds its roots in external shocks, compounded by the inherent structural weaknesses and vulnerabilities confronting Caribbean SIDS and their lim...
Purpose _ We examine the joint demand for components of a household’s diet diversity and its relationship with household and regional characteristics that embody diverse food access and utilization constraints within the framework of the dietary patterns of rice producers in Peru. Methodology/app...
Useche, Pilar
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru]
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Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru
Procura establecer las dimensiones sociales y economicas de la agricultura campesina en America Latina, analizar sus caracteristicas y tendencias, y examinar su funcionamiento e insercion en el conjunto social.
La desigualdad regional y productiva puede originarse a partir del proceso de
modernización agrícola, donde una parte de los agentes son capaces de incorporar
y absorber el contenido tecnológico, pero otros permanecen al margen no solo del
entorno organizacional innovador, sino también de los pro...