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Balana, Bedru B.Mul, Marloes L.Mante, Yaw[The economics of re-operating the Akosombo and Kpong hydropower dams]The economics of re-operating the Akosombo and Kpong hydropower dams

A trial was conducted in Benin, West Africa to investigate the effectiveness of PICS bags in controlling postharvest pests during maize storage. Sorted and un-sorted maize (25 kg) was stored in either PICS bags (PsB) or polypropylene bags (PPB) as controls with half of the bags being artificially...


Hell, K.Ognakossan, K.Tonou, A.K.Lamboni, Y.Adabe, K. EdohCoulibaly, O.[Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation]Maize stored pests control by PICS-bags: technological and economic evaluation

Cassava plays a major role in both household and national food security in Uganda. However, cassava production in Uganda has been threatened by cassava mosaic disease. The government has made concerted efforts to evaluate, multiply and distribute new cassava planting materials in most districts. ...


Bua, A.Acola, G.Adupa, R.L.Otim-Nape, G.W.Baguma, Yona K.Sserunkuma, D.Manyong, Victor M.Coulibaly, O.[The economic impact of investments in cassava research in Uganda]The economic impact of investments in cassava research in Uganda

Cassava agronomy research, conducted by the Bogor and Malang Research Institutes for Food Crops and by Brawijaya University in Malang, as well as the status of cassava production in Indonesia are summarized. The annual growth of cassava production during the past seven years seems to keep pace wi...


Wargiono, J.Guritno, BambangSugito, YogiWidodo, Yudi[Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in Indonesia]Recent progress in cassava agronomy research in Indonesia

Being easy to grow and drought tolerant, cassava is a popular crop among Thai farmers, particularly in the Northeast and East. The area planted annually is 1.28-1.60 million hectares. Because of drought and infertile soils in these areas, cassava yields average only 13-14 t/ha with about 18 perce...


Klakhaeng, Kaival I.Boonmark, CharungsriChainuvat, Chavalvut[Cassava extension organization and activities in Thailand]Cassava extension organization and activities in Thailand

In Vietnam, extension activities are considered by the government as an urgent and longterm measure, that has a great influence on the production process of farmer commodity production. Among extension objectives, cassava production is given great importance in those areas where appropriate condi...


Hoang, KimTran, Van SonNguyen, Van ThangTran, Ngoc QuyenAo, Van Thinh[On-farm research and transfer of technology for cassava production in Vietnam]On-farm research and transfer of technology for cassava production in Vietnam
Autor: Applegate, G.

Several Indonesian plywood industry companies involved in logging are beginning to adopt improved harvesting practices. A number of organizations and individuals have undertaken analyses of the costs and impacts of implementing selected reduced impact logging (RIL) components. These analyses incl...


Applegate, G.[Financial costs of reduced impact timber harvesting in Indonesia]Financial costs of reduced impact timber harvesting in Indonesia
Belcher, B.[The feasibility of rattan cultivation within shifting cultivation systems: the role of policy and market institutions]The feasibility of rattan cultivation within shifting cultivation systems: the role of policy and market institutions

This paper takes a multistrata agroforestry system, based on Litchi chinensis and widely practised in North Bangladesh, as a case study to address the common problem of lack of adoption in agroforestry. Although the financial cost-benefit analysis of agroforestry systems may show clear-cut profit...


Rahman, S.A.Groot, W.T. deSnelder, D.J.[Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap: financial and socioeconomics of litchi-based agroforestry by smallholders in Rajshahi (Bangladesh)]Exploring the agroforestry adoption gap: financial and socioeconomics of litchi-based agroforestry by smallholders in Rajshahi (Bangladesh)

This paper looks at the impact of the introduction of new soybean technologies on the clearing of natural vegetation (forest and savanna) in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Cerrado, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The paper looks at how technological change interacted with other government policies and e...


Kaimowitz, D.Smith, J.[Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia]Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia

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