Over recent years, pest and disease epidemics have affected the reliability of the main food crops in Uganda. Attempts to improve crop diversity therefore, and reduce reliance on the key staple crops, have included the promotion of yam (Dioscorea spp.) through the introduction of improved cultiva...
Coyne, D.L.
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Kajumba, C.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Expanding guinea yam (Dioscorea spp.) production in Uganda: results of a short survey in Luweero district]
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Expanding guinea yam (Dioscorea spp.) production in Uganda: results of a short survey in Luweero district
Participatory groundwater management is increasingly being recognised for its ability to address the challenges of equity, efficiency and sustainability. It can particularly help with effective engagement at the grassroots level for monitoring, recharging and managing the groundwater as a common ...
Jadeja, J
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Maheshwari, B.
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Packham, R.
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Bohra, H.
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Purohit, R.
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Thaker, B.
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Dillon, P.
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Oza, S.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dashora, Y.
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Dashora, R.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Gorsiya, J.
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Katara, P.
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Ward, J.
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Kookana, R.
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Singh, P.K.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Goradiya, V.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Varua, M.
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Chew, M.
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[Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions]
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Managing aquifer recharge and sustaining groundwater use: developing a capacity building program for creating local groundwater champions
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of irrigation delivery services and agricultural extension services on crop choice in southern Tajikistan. This analysis is motivated by the government’s recent efforts to address the country’s severe malnutrition problem by supporting changes in irr...
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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[The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan]
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The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan
Doll, Jerry D.
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[Weed science at CIAT (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropica) and weed problems in Latin America]
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Weed science at CIAT (Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropica) and weed problems in Latin America
This paper examines whether longer training increases farm participation in community-managed water user associations, in a context where assignment to training duration was not randomized and none of these institutions existed before training began. We also examine whether participation is affec...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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[Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm articipation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management]
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Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm articipation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management
Discusses issues in the development of dairying in Africa & Asia, outlining main approaches employed in the organization of production, and the need to take into consideration five interrelated factors in dairy development strategies, viz, the supply of dairy stock, animal health, fodder systems,...
Brumby, P.J.
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Gryseels, Guido
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[Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie]
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Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie
The following survey was undertaken in 2005 to assess the effectiveness of professional training activities in international agricultural research organizations that were undertaken between 1999 and 2002 at ICRAF (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry), now World Agroforestry Centre, ...
Wanjiku, J.
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Mairura, Franklin S.
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Place, Frank
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[Assessment of professional training programmes in international agricultural research institutions: The case of ICRAF]
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Assessment of professional training programmes in international agricultural research institutions: The case of ICRAF
Improvement of farmers' decision-making has been recognised as critical for the implementation of IPM, yet practitioners lack sound knowledge on the 'how and why' of farmers' decision-making processes. This study explored the perceptions, pest management practice, decision tools and sources of in...
Williamson, S.
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Little, A.
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Arif Ali, M.
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Kimani, M.
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Meir, C.
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Oruko, L.
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[Aspects of cotton and vegetable farmers' pest management decision-making in India and Kenya]
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Aspects of cotton and vegetable farmers' pest management decision-making in India and Kenya
Sustainable Intensification (SI) in agriculture is fronted as a promising approach to increase agricultural production in Sub-Saharan Africa countries. Technologies that can lead to realization of the SI goal are available but one of the key challenges is the low reach among smallholder farmers d...
Sseguya, H.
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Bekunda, Mateete A.
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Muthoni, F.
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Flavain, F.
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Masigo, J.
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[Training transfer for sustainable agricultural intensification in Tanzania: critical considerations for scaling - up]
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Training transfer for sustainable agricultural intensification in Tanzania: critical considerations for scaling - up