This chapter explores the interrelationships between economic change and environmental issues, by showing how aspiration, education, and migration are variously connected to a loss of agroecological knowledges for rural young people. It reviews a series of case studies from Vietnam, India, and Ch...
Sugden, Fraser
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Punch, S.
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[Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia]
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Changing aspirations, education, and migration: young people’s declining agroecological knowledge in rural Asia
Mateo-Sagasta, Javier
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Zadeh, S.M.
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Turral, H.
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Burke, J.
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[Water pollution from agriculture: a global review. Executive summary]
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Water pollution from agriculture: a global review. Executive summary
Boedecker, J.
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Odhiambo Odour, F.
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Lachat, C.
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Damme, P. van
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Kennedy, G.
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Termote, C.
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[Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya]
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Participatory farm diversification and nutrition education increase dietary diversity in Western Kenya
Summarises available information on bulk density and porosity, soil moisture infiltration, N, P and mineralogy. Literature on the phosphorus (P) status of soils, P nutrition of forage legumes and crops, mycorrhizal and P nutrition, species and varietal variation in response to P, P sorption isoth...
Haque, I.
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Mamo, T.
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Astatke, A.
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[Nutrients and soil surface management on highland vertisols of Ethiopia]
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Nutrients and soil surface management on highland vertisols of Ethiopia
To assess the current situation of municipal solid waste (MSW) composting opportunities and potential acceptance of nutrient enriched pelletized compost in Sri Lanka,two field surveys were conductednationwide and in Kurunegala (Northwestern) area, respectively. Due to the low nutrient content of ...
Fernando, Sudarshana
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Drechsel, Pay
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Amirova, I.
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Semasinghe, Christina
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Jayathilake, Nilanthi
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[Turning urban waste into an economic asset for urban and periurban farming in Sri Lanka]
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Turning urban waste into an economic asset for urban and periurban farming in Sri Lanka
Yields of groundnut, the traditional grain legume grown in central and southern Cameroon and in much of the humid zone of Central Africa, are generally low. Other food legumes may provide alternatives to groundnut. On-farm experiments examined the relative yields of up to 15 pigeonpea, 10 groundn...
Wendt, J.
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Atemkeng, M.
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[Soybean, cowpea, groundnut, and pigeonpea response to soils, rainfall, and cropping season in the forest margins of Cameroon]
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Soybean, cowpea, groundnut, and pigeonpea response to soils, rainfall, and cropping season in the forest margins of Cameroon
Hanjra, Munir A.
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Lydecker, M.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Paul, Johannes
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[Rural-urban food and nutrient dynamics and nutrient recovery from waste in developing countries]
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Rural-urban food and nutrient dynamics and nutrient recovery from waste in developing countries
Wortmann, Charles S.
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Bosch, CH
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Mukandala, L
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[The banana-bean intercropping system in Kagera region of Tanzania : results of a diagnostic survey]
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The banana-bean intercropping system in Kagera region of Tanzania : results of a diagnostic survey
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Livestock and sustainable nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa]
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Livestock and sustainable nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa