Tropical peatlands are among the largest pedologic pools of organic carbon. This study compared soil CO2 fluxes in an intact peat swamp forest, a transitional logged drained forest and an oil palm plantation located on the same alluvial peat plain (peat dome) in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. Dynamic...
Comeau L
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Hergoualc’h, Kristell
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Smith, J.U.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Conversion of intact peat swamp forest to oil palm plantation: effects on soil CO2 fluxes in Jambi, Sumatra]
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Conversion of intact peat swamp forest to oil palm plantation: effects on soil CO2 fluxes in Jambi, Sumatra
The diversity of small‐scale irrigation on the Fogera plains, in the Ethiopian Blue Nile river basin, includes small dams, hand‐dug wells, ponds and river diversion systems. These facilities, however, receive little political attention in negotiations over Nile resources, which focus primarily on...
Eguavoen, I.
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Derib, S.D.
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Deneke, T.T.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Otto A
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Billa S
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[Digging, damming or diverting? small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia]
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Digging, damming or diverting? small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile basin, Ethiopia
Agriculture in eastern Africa is predominantly rainfed and maize is a major food crop, primarily produced for home consumption and the market by small-scale family farms. The study characterized farm households in the drought prone maize growing areas of eastern Africa synthesizing data from para...
Erenstein, Olaf
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Langyintuo A
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Mwangi W
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[Characterization of maize producing households in drought prone regions of Eastern Africa]
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Characterization of maize producing households in drought prone regions of Eastern Africa
This paper aims to understand the linkages between adaptive capacity and social protection within agroforestry contexts through a case study approach. It examines how elements of adaptive capacity which include assets, institutions, knowledge, innovation systems and governance, can support or be ...
Chaudhury, M.
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Hellin, J.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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[Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras]
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Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras
Providing food and water security for a population expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050 while conserving natural resources requires achieving high yields on every hectare of currently used arable land suitable for intensification. This is especially relevant for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where, u...
Claessens, Lieven
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Cassman, Kenneth G.
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Wart, Justin van
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Grassini, Patricio
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Bussel, Lenny G. J. van
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Boogaard, H.
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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Wolf, Joost
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Yang, Haishun
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[Soil data for yield gap assessment and soil suitability index for sustainable intensification]
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Soil data for yield gap assessment and soil suitability index for sustainable intensification
To guide climate adaptation policies and investments, the majority of least developed
countries (LDCs) have developed National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).
Agricultural biodiversity is an important, but often overlooked, element in climate adaptation;
new crop varieties, cropping and ...
Bedmar Villanueva, A.
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, Isabel
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[Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action]
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Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action
Naturally ventilated building with an outdoor exercising area is a typical system for housing the dairy cattle in China, and it is still a challenge to find a technical solution to accurately measure gas emissions from the open yard directly. Chamber technique has been approved to be a potential ...
Ding, J.
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Wang C
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Lu Q
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Yan Z
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Shi Z
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[Effects of configuration and headspace wind profile on the performances of flux chambers in gas emission measurement: a laboratory study]
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Effects of configuration and headspace wind profile on the performances of flux chambers in gas emission measurement: a laboratory study
Teams of crop, economic, and climate scientists in Southeastern Africa are exploring opportunities to reduce risk and increase resilience in Southern Africa using an integrated multi-modeling approach. The project characterizes selected mixed farming systems in Southern Africa in terms of biophys...
Masikati, Patricia
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Crespo, O.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Walker, S.
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Claessens, Lieven
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Famba, S.
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Rooyen, Andre F. van
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Gama, A.
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Lennard, C.
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[Crop-livestock intensification in the face of climate change: exploring opportunities to reduce risk and increase resilience in southern africa using an integrated multi-modeling approach]
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Crop-livestock intensification in the face of climate change: exploring opportunities to reduce risk and increase resilience in southern africa using an integrated multi-modeling approach
A recurrent issue for data integration is the lack of a common and structured vocabulary used by different parties to describe their data sets. The Crop Ontology (www.cropontology.org) project aims to provide a central place where the crop community can gather to generate such standardized vocabu...
Matteis L
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Chibon P
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Espinosa, H.
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Skofic M
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Finkers R
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Bruskiewich, R.
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Hyman, Glenn
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Arnaud, Elizabeth
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[Crop ontology: vocabulary for crop-related concepts]
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Crop ontology: vocabulary for crop-related concepts
The global food system makes a significant contribution to climate changing greenhouse gas emissions with all stages in the supply chain, from agricultural production through processing, distribution, retailing, home food preparation and waste, playing a part. It also gives rise to other major en...