Rift Valley fever is a severe disease affecting both humans and animals. The Rift Valley fever virus can be transmitted by body fluids, and the most common way for humans to get infected is from animals. The virus is also vector-borne and can be transmitted by many species of mosquitoes. As with ...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Grace, Delia
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[Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa]
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Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa
Pert, P.L.
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Boelee, Eline
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Jarvis, Devra I.
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Coates, D.
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Bindraban, Prem S.
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Barron, Jennie
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Tharme, Rebecca E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Challenges to agroecosystem management]
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Challenges to agroecosystem management
This paper develops a microeconomic framework to assess how opening up for trade will affect the overall welfare and its distribution within a forest community, as well as the impact on the environment. Whereas trade will increase overall welfare, it usually creates both winners and losers. The i...
Angelsen, A.
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[Impacts of trade on growth, distribution and the environment in forest communities]
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Impacts of trade on growth, distribution and the environment in forest communities
Fleiner, R.
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Grace, Delia
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Pert, P.L.
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Bindraban, Prem S.
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Tharme, Rebecca E.
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Boelee, Eline
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Lloyd, G.J.
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Korsgaard, L.
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Molden, David J.
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[Water use in agroecosystems]
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Water use in agroecosystems
Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Kinyua, J.
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Agili, S.
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Gachuiri, C.K.K.
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Low, J.W.
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[Evaluation of sweetpotato varieties for the potential of dual-purpose in different agroecological zones of Kenya.]
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Evaluation of sweetpotato varieties for the potential of dual-purpose in different agroecological zones of Kenya.
Kobayashi, S.
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[Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems - global environment and plantations]
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Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems - global environment and plantations
As human populations continue to grow, the intensification of agricultural production is occurring in order to maintain food consumption and rural income levels in developing countries. The demand for livestock products is generally income-elastic, so that, with increases in real incomes in most ...
Staal, Steven J.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Tanner, J.C.
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[Livestock-environment interactions under intensifying production]
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Livestock-environment interactions under intensifying production
The volume is designed to provide a reference text for all those concerned with selecting and growing trees and shrubs in rural areas of developing countries and in the more tropical parts of Australia. This introduction to the species’ digests which follow describes the criteria used to select s...
The volume is designed to provide a reference text for all those concerned with selecting and growing trees and shrubs in rural areas of developing countries and in the more tropical parts of Australia. The purpose of this first chapter is to provide an introduction to the main features of the Au...