Groundwater irrigation is believed to have the highest level of water control necessary for smallholder irrigation farmers to overcome household-level poverty and food insecurity. This study analyses the effects of the determinants of groundwater irrigation technology adoption with a data from 24...
Owusu V
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Asante, A.V.
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Pavelic, Paul
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[Assessing the factors influencing groundwater irrigation technology adoption in Ghana]
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Assessing the factors influencing groundwater irrigation technology adoption in Ghana
The purpose of the module is to demonstrate how scientific information can make a big difference in proper understanding of the differences in WS impacts across projects and sites. The module presents scientific information in an easy-to-understand format. Concepts are explained and applied and i...
About the book: Two of the greatest current challenges are climate change (and variability) and food security. Feeding nine billion people by 2050 will require major efforts aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation. One approach to agriculture has recently been captured by the widely ado...
Sapkota, Tek B.
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Majumdar, Kaushik
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Khurana, Ritika
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Jat, Raj K.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Precision Nutrient Management under Conservation Agriculture-based Cereal Systems in South Asia]
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Precision Nutrient Management under Conservation Agriculture-based Cereal Systems in South Asia
This chapter focuses on the impacts of climate change on intensive maize and wheat production systems. Some technologies to close the yield gap to achieve sustainable intensification are also discussed.
Stirling, Clare M.
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Hellin, J.
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Silverblatt-Buser E
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Tefera T
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Ngugi H
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Gbegbelegbe, Sika
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Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
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Chung, U.
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Sonder, Kai
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Cox, R.A.
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Verhulst, Nele
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Govaerts, Bram
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Alderman, Phillip D.
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Reynolds, Matthew P.
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[Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems - Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World]
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Shaping Sustainable Intensive Production Systems - Improved Crops and Cropping Systems in the Developing World
The Compendium provides examples of more than 20 different approaches of how agricultural extension can support climate-smart agriculture, with contributions from seventeen institutions and over 30 contributors worldwide.
Makochekanwa, A.
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Matchaya, Greenwell
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[Regional trade integration in eastern and southern Africa]
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Regional trade integration in eastern and southern Africa
Climate change has many facets, including changes in long-term trends in temperature and rainfall regimes with increasing year-to-year variability and a greater prevalence of extreme events. The effects of these changing conditions on agriculture are already being seen, yet there are still consid...
Wassmann, Reiner
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Peng SB
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Sumfleth K
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Jagadish, Krishna S.V.
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Hosen Y
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
,
[Rice and global climate change]
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Rice and global climate change
Markets for craft and medicinal products derived from the bark of three tree species were assessed in rural and urban areas of Zimbabwe. Bark crafts from Adansonia digitata (baobab) are widely sold in these regions. The number of sellers has increased since the 1980s and has remained relatively s...
Veeman M
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Cocks M
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Muwonge F
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Choge SK
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Markets for three bark products in Zimbabwe: a case study of markets for bark of Adansonia digitata, Berchemia discolor and Warburgia salutaris]
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Markets for three bark products in Zimbabwe: a case study of markets for bark of Adansonia digitata, Berchemia discolor and Warburgia salutaris
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been proposed as an adapted set of management principles that assures a more sustainable agricultural production. It combines the following basic principles: (1) reduction in tillage, (2) retention of adequate levels of crop residues and soil surface cover, (3) u...
Verhulst, Nele
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Govaerts, Bram
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Sayre KD
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Sonder, Kai
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Romero Perezgrovas, R.
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Mezzalama M
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Dendooven, L.
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[Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico]
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Conservation agriculture as a means to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a case study from Mexico
Agriculture needs to feed 9 billion people by 2050. This will require a 70 100% increase in food production (Godfray et al. 2010). Given climate change, a new kind of agriculture is therefore essential, one that must meet the triple challenge not only of ensuring food security, but also of adapti...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Nihart, A
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Holmgren, Peter
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Seymour F
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Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele
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Braun, Joachim von
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[Actions Needed to Halt Deforestation and Promote Climate-Smart Agriculture]
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Actions Needed to Halt Deforestation and Promote Climate-Smart Agriculture