Five of the international agricultural research centers (IARC's) currently have research programs in the area of biological nitrogen (N2) fixation. This paper reviews the activities of the centers in this area and highlights common and distinctive features of the programs, as well as their links ...
Graham, Peter H.
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[Research on biological nitroten fixation in the international agricultural research centers]
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Research on biological nitroten fixation in the international agricultural research centers
Pinstrup-Andersen, Per
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Franklin, DL
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[A systems approach to agricultural research resource allocation in developing countries]
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A systems approach to agricultural research resource allocation in developing countries
Grant, UJ
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[La investigación agrícola frente a los problemas de integración regional : IV. La contribución del CIAT]
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La investigación agrícola frente a los problemas de integración regional : IV. La contribución del CIAT
Results of a survey of 159 farmers in southern Costa Rica indicate that the new bean varieties Talamanca and Brunca are widely adopted. This report analyzes the factors determining their success. The role played by seed availability is considered. Farmers evaluated these varieties in terms of yie...
Pachico, Douglas H.
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Borbón Castro, E.
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[La adopción de nuevas variedades de frijol en Costa Rica: logros y desafíos]
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La adopción de nuevas variedades de frijol en Costa Rica: logros y desafíos
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is a new institute within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) born of a long-felt need to integrate and globalize the CGIAR livestock research resources. Having inherited the assets and programs of the two for...
Woolley, Jonathan N.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[The CIAT bean program`s approach to systems-based research]
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The CIAT bean program`s approach to systems-based research
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works through partnerships which are critical for two reasons: for collaborative research on key components and constraints and for the development, testing and transfer of technologies, based on farmer's needs. The ILRI programme designed to ...
Fragmentation of farm lands and depletion of soil fertility are among the top most important limiting factors constraining subsistence farmers in maintaining sustainable crop production in the central highlands of Ethiopia. More than sixty and over a third of the total farm households in the coun...
Kumsa, T.
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Madsen, J.O.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Manure production, handling and use around Holetta Agricultural Research Center]
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Manure production, handling and use around Holetta Agricultural Research Center
The Kenya coastal region has a large, unsatisfied market for milk and dairy products. Between 1988 and 1994, a research project, closely linked to extension, identified and addressed technical constraints that limit smallholder dairy Development in the region. Methodological approaches are outlin...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Maloo, S.H.
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Muinga, R.W.
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Mullins, G.R.
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Mureithi, J.G.
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Njunie, M.
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Ramadhan, A.
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[Production of marketable milk in the sub-humid tropics: experiences, lessons and technologies from coastal Kenya]
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Production of marketable milk in the sub-humid tropics: experiences, lessons and technologies from coastal Kenya