The influence of underlying hydrology and overhead irrigation on plant parasitic nematode populations in upland and hydromorphic rice was examined during three successive seasons on a valley slope at the West Africa Rice Development Association station, Côte d’Ivoire. Nematode population densitie...
Coyne, D.
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Smith, M.
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Plowright, R.
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[Plant parasitic nematode populations on upland and hydromorphic rice in Cote d'Ivoire: relationship with moisture availability and crop development on a valley slope]
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Plant parasitic nematode populations on upland and hydromorphic rice in Cote d'Ivoire: relationship with moisture availability and crop development on a valley slope
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Lao PDR’s recent accession to the World Trade Organization necessitates a greater understanding of the patterns and risk of livestock production in order to better align national policy with the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. This eco-health study w...
Okello, Anna L
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Tiemann, Tassilo T.
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Inthavong, Phouth
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Khamlome, Boualam
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Phengvilaysouk, Ammaly
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Keonouchanh, Soukanh
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Keokhamphet, Chattouphone
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Somoulay, Virasack
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Blaszak, Kate
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Blacksell, Stuart D.
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Okello, Walter O.
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Allen, John
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[Integrating market chain assessments with zoonoses risk analysis in two cross-border pig value chains in Lao PDR]
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Integrating market chain assessments with zoonoses risk analysis in two cross-border pig value chains in Lao PDR
This paper examines the nature of community management of woodlots and investigates the determinants of collective action and its effectiveness in managing woodlots, based on a survey of 100 villages in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. We find that collective management of woodlots generally functions ...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Pender, J.L.
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Tesfay, G.
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[Community natural resource management: The case of woodlots in northern Ethiopia]
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Community natural resource management: The case of woodlots in northern Ethiopia
Within the new array of 'green' products and services, ecotourism claims to combine environmental responsibility with the generation of local economic benefits that will have both a development impact and serve as conservation incentives. Economic incentives are imperative for nature conservation...
Murniati
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Padmanaba, M.
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Basuki, I.
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[Forest resources utilization value of the communities living in and around Gunung Lumut protection forest, East Kalimantan]
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Forest resources utilization value of the communities living in and around Gunung Lumut protection forest, East Kalimantan
For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]
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Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics
Deere, Carmen Diana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[¿Quién toma las decisiones agrícolas? mujeres propietarias en el Ecuador = Who makes agricultural decisions? women landowners in Ecuador]
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¿Quién toma las decisiones agrícolas? mujeres propietarias en el Ecuador = Who makes agricultural decisions? women landowners in Ecuador
This paper describes the development, design, dissemination and evaluation of a communication intervention designed to promote appropriate usage of trypanocidal drugs in trypanosomiasis endemic areas of western and coastal Kenya. Following a baseline study on current trypanosomiasis knowledge, at...
Machila, N.
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Emongor, Rosemary
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Shaw, A.P.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya
We explore processes that enable effective policies and practices for managing the links between water, energy, and food. Three case studies are assessed at different scales in the Mekong River basin, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We find that there are considerable opportunities for improving outcomes...
Pittock, J.
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Or, S.
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Stevens, L.
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Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Smith, M.
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[Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food]
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Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food
Implementation of Community-based Animal Health Service (CARS) in Eastern Hararghe Zone, of the Oromia Regional State was an important component of the Dairy Goat Development Programme (DGDP). DGDP had been implemented between 1989 and 1997 in selected areas of Ethiopian highlands to improve hous...
Ayalew, W.
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[Perspectives of maintaining community-based animal health services in the highlands of eastern Hararge: Implications of operating under unclear policy environments]
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Perspectives of maintaining community-based animal health services in the highlands of eastern Hararge: Implications of operating under unclear policy environments