Laos has vast surface water resources. However, in areas located far away from surface water sources or those that are prone to surface water scarcity, groundwater is gaining recognition as a valuable source of water for agricultural development. Households in Ekxang village on the Vientiane Plai...
Clement, C.
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Vinckevleugel, J.
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Pavelic, Paul
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Xiong, K.
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Valee, L.
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Sotoukee, T.
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Shivakoti, B. R.
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Vongsathien, K.
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[Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial]
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Community-managed groundwater irrigation on the Vientiane Plain of Lao PDR: planning, implementation and findings from a pilot trial
This study was conducted in Tigray, northern Ethiopia to determine the yield and farm profitability impact of stone terraces. Seventy terraced and 70 non-conserved plots were equally divided between wheat (Triticum aestivum) and faba beans (Vicia faba). Two quadrates each 8 m (86 ft2) were marked...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Swinton, S.M.
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Tilahun, Y.
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[Effects of stone terraces on crop yields and farm profitability: Results of on-farm research in Tigray, northern Ethiopia]
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Effects of stone terraces on crop yields and farm profitability: Results of on-farm research in Tigray, northern Ethiopia
Cassava is an appropriate commodity to feature in Africa’s future economic development. As the crop rapidly changes from a basic foodstuff to a source of income and employment for rural populations, there is a parallel need to increase productivity, marketing opportunities and profitability. This...
Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Ssemakula, G.N.
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[Prospects for cassava breeding in subSaharan Africa in the next decade]
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Prospects for cassava breeding in subSaharan Africa in the next decade
Este documento presenta dos casos de análisis de datos correspondientes a resultados comerciales en un cultivo de caña de azúcar. Análisis que han permitido retroalimentar el proceso de investigación, encontrar variables que son de mayor relevancia para la toma de decisiones en el momento de las ...
Palma Zamora, Alberto
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Moreno Gil, Carlos Arturo
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Vivas Díaz, Liliana
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Luna González, Carlos Adolfo
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[Análisis de información sobre resultados de producción comercial en cultivos de caña de azúcar en Colombia]
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Análisis de información sobre resultados de producción comercial en cultivos de caña de azúcar en Colombia
Benavides, Marisela
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[Aspectos tecnológicos y sociales en la región andina: El caso de los cultivos andinos en el Cusco]
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Aspectos tecnológicos y sociales en la región andina: El caso de los cultivos andinos en el Cusco
Peri-urban dairy producers in West Africa face major production constraints including inadequate and poor quality feeds. In view of the high cost of traditional supplementary feeds such as oilseed cakes, the production of forage, especially legumes, is increasingly being advocated. However, it ha...
Agyemang, K.
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Dogoo, D.L.
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Makun, H.J.
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[Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems]
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Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems
The use of animal draft power for soil tillage has long been a major theme of agricultural development programmes in semi-arid West Africa. The rationale for animal traction utilization ranges from increasing agricultural productivity and income to relieving the drudgery in farm work. Yet, its ad...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Problems and prospects in the utilization of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger]
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Problems and prospects in the utilization of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger
This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not refle...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Byron, R.N.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation]
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Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation
The sustainable management of biodiversity and productivity in forested lands requires an understanding of key interactions between socioeconomic and biophysical factors and their response to environmental change. Appropriate baseline data are rarely available. As part of a broader study on biodi...
Gillison, A.N.
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Liswanti, N.
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Budidarsono, S.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Tomich, Thomas P.
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[Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia
Introduction. The Colombian Altillanura is going through a process of transformation, marked by the expansion of its agricultural border. In the region, it is being implemented a research agenda that seeks to develop and validate promising technologies for the improvement of productivity and sust...
Marin Salazar, Diego Armando
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Andrade, Robert
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Labarta, Ricardo
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Vásquez Urriago, Ángela Rocío
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Caicedo Guerrero, Samuel
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[Evaluación ex-ante del impacto del genotipo de arroz L23 en la Altillanura plana colombiana = Ex-ante impact evaluation of the L23 rice genotype on the colombian Altillanura plains]
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Evaluación ex-ante del impacto del genotipo de arroz L23 en la Altillanura plana colombiana = Ex-ante impact evaluation of the L23 rice genotype on the colombian Altillanura plains