The content of the book comprises of country chapters on mobile phone applications for agricultural extension from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe along with chapters on global review on m-agriculture initiatives, content generation process and socio-economic impact of mobile phone based a...
Mittal, Surabhi
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Mehar, Mamta
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[Socio-Economic Impact of the Mobile Phone based Agricultural Extension]
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Socio-Economic Impact of the Mobile Phone based Agricultural Extension
Climate can be viewed in a number of ways. As a constraint or setting, climate provides the broad boundary conditions within which a range of ecosystems services function. Climate may be considered a determinant in that it may be part of a causal chain of direct or indirect events leading to a pa...
Martínez, R.
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Hemming D
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Malone L
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Bermudez, N.
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Cockfield G
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Diongue, A.
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Hansen, James
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Hildebrand A
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Ingram K
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Jakeman G
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Kadi Kadi, Hame A.
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McGregor GR
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Mushtaq S
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Rao P
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Pulwarty R
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Ndiaye, Ousmane
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Srinivasan, G.
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Seck E
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White N
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Improving climate risk management at local level techniques, case studies, good practices and guidelines for World Meteorological Organization members]
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Improving climate risk management at local level techniques, case studies, good practices and guidelines for World Meteorological Organization members
Many genera and species of nematodes attack almost all crops affecting their yield potential. Their distribution, diversity and potential damage depend on many factors including their centres of origin and subsequent spread, the agroecological conditions and the tolerance and resistance of the cr...
Nicol JM
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Turner, S.J.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Nijs, L. den
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Hockland S
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Tahna Maafi Z
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[Current nematode threats to world agriculture]
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Current nematode threats to world agriculture
Including inland water bodies, Ghana covers 238,539 square kilometers and is located on the south central coast of West Africa. The country shares bor¬ders in the east with Togo, in the north with Burkina Faso, and in the west with Côte d’Ivoire. The topography of Ghana is mainly undulating, with...
Cassava (manioc, yuca, or mandioca; Manihot esculenta Crantz, Euphorbiaceae) is an important cash crop and food crop of resource-limited farmers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The storage roots are utilised either fresh, as in the case of sweet cultivars low in cyanogenic g...
Okogbenin, Emmanuel
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Setter TL
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Ferguson M
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Mutegi R
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Alves, A.C.
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Ceballos, H.
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Fregene, Martin A.
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[Phenotyping cassava for adaptation to drought]
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Phenotyping cassava for adaptation to drought
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
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.
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.
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[Rice and global climate change]
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Rice and global climate change