This communique is the collective product of 83 participants from over 50 organisations engaged in policy, practice and research across 11 countries in East and Southern Africa. It conveys strong messages from the conference discussions on the need to develop effective approaches to community bas...
CARE
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
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[Achieving Resilience in East and Southern African Drylands]
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Achieving Resilience in East and Southern African Drylands
Discusses the potential of leguminous trees to increase crop-livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. Describes major management issues influencing tree introduction and contributions to the system. Gives a detailed account of the management techniques suitable for different agro-ecological zo...
Tothill, J.C.
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[Application de l'agroforesterie aux systemes de production mixte africains]
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Application de l'agroforesterie aux systemes de production mixte africains
This study looks at the groundwater issues in the dry zone of Sri Lanka and shows how the use of remote sensing with high-resolution images can help in groundwater management. A new approach is developed for automatic extraction of the location of agrowells using high-spatial-resolution satellite...
Sood, Aditya
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Siddiqui, Salman
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Rajah, Ameer
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Pathmarajah, S.
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[Managing shallow aquifers in the dry zone of Sri Lanka]
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Managing shallow aquifers in the dry zone of Sri Lanka
Water scarcity due to increasing water demand triggered by population growth and irrigation expansion versus a limited and increasingly variable water supply as a consequence of climate change is presently one of the global challenges. This is exemplified in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, where irriga...
Bekchanov, Maksud
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Lamers, J.P.A.
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Bhaduri, Anik
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Lenzen, M.
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Tischbein, B.
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[Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia]
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Input-output model-based water footprint indicators to support IWRM in the irrigated drylands of Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Agricultural practices are changing at an unprecedented rate in small pockets of the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Commercial vegetable production is flourishing underwritten by groundwater accessed via agro-wells, increased market access and new business opportunities. Since the early 1990s, small-hold...
Silva, Sanjiv de
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Curnow, J.
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Ariyaratne, Badugodahewa Ranjith
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[Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts]
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Resilience and prosperity through agro-well driven cultivation in the north central province, Sri Lanka: a case study on its evolution, structure and impacts
This brief considers the comparative advantage of strategies for West Africa based on the four agroecological zones - humid, subhumid, semiarid, and arid - found there. These zones are defined by the amount and distribution of rainfall, temperature, and length of the annual growing period.
Zonneveld, M.J. van
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Gutiérrez, J.R.
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Holmgren, M.
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[Shrub facilitation increases plant diversity along an arid scrubland-temperate rain forest boundary in South America]
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Shrub facilitation increases plant diversity along an arid scrubland-temperate rain forest boundary in South America
A study conducted to characterize the effects of species-specific food habits, body size, and season on various aspects of diet quality and to evaluate diet quality with respect to established feeding standards for maintainance.
Cuevas Pérez, Federico E.
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Guimaraes, Elcio Perpétuo
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Martínez Racines, César Pompilio
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[Status of rice improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean]
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Status of rice improvement in Latin America and the Caribbean