Using biophysical and social analysis methods, this paper evaluated agricultural practices under changing climate in the Koshi Basin and assessed adaptation options. Agricultural trend analysis showed that in the recent three to four decades, the total cultivated area had declined in all parts of...
Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Bharati, Luna
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Bhattarai, U.
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Wahid, Shahriar M.
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[Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin]
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Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin
Background: In Addis Ababa, where irrigation water for vegetable production is commonly derived from the highly polluted Akaki river, information on microbial contamination of water and irrigated vegetable is scanty. An assessment was done to determine the microbiological quality of irrigation wa...
Woldetsadik, D.
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Drechsel, Pay
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Keraita, Bernard N.
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Itanna, F.
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Erko, B.
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Gebrekidan, H.
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[Microbiological quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) irrigated with wastewater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and effect of green salads washing methods]
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Microbiological quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) irrigated with wastewater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and effect of green salads washing methods
Studies on the enabling factors for household food security (HFS) most often used simplified econometric models looking into the links with a selected set of variables. In this research, a livelihood approach of HFS was used and aimed at determining the most significant livelihood assets for HFS ...
N’Danikou, S.
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Vodouhe, R.S.
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Bellon, M.R.
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Sidibe, A.
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Coulibaly, H.
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[Foraging is determinant to improve smallholders’ food security in rural areas in Mali, West Africa]
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Foraging is determinant to improve smallholders’ food security in rural areas in Mali, West Africa
This article is concerned with the adoption of small-scale irrigation farming as a climate-smart agriculture practice and its influence on household income in the Chinyanja Triangle. Chinyanja Triangle is a region that is increasingly experiencing mid-season dry spells and an increase in occurren...
Mango, Nelson
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Makate, Clifton
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Tamene, Lulseged
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Mponela, Powell
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Ndengu, Gift
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[Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa]
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Adoption of Small-Scale Irrigation Farming as a Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice and Its Influence on Household Income in the Chinyanja Triangle, Southern Africa
The dependence of smallholder farmers on forest resources for their sustenance and livelihoods is a major driver of deforestation and degradation of forest resources in tropical countries. Understanding the socio-economic drivers that aggravate the extraction and overexploitation of forest produc...
Amare, D.
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Wondie, M.
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Teketay, D.
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Eshete, A.
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Darr, D.
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[Wood extraction among the households of Zege Peninsula, northern Ethiopia]
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Wood extraction among the households of Zege Peninsula, northern Ethiopia
The Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) was initiated with an overall objective of tackling poverty related issues among the rural farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through an innovation focussed approach referred to as Integrated Agricultural Research for development (IAR4D). This paper ...
Damisa, M.A.
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Sanni, S.A.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Kamara, A.Y.
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Ayanwale, A.
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[Household typology based analysis of livelihood strategies and poverty status in the Sudan Savannah of Nigeria: baseline conditions]
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Household typology based analysis of livelihood strategies and poverty status in the Sudan Savannah of Nigeria: baseline conditions
Rutebuka, Jules
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Kagabo, Desire Mbarushimana
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Verdoodt, Ann
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[Farmers’ diagnosis of current soil erosion status and control within two contrasting agro-ecological zones of Rwanda]
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Farmers’ diagnosis of current soil erosion status and control within two contrasting agro-ecological zones of Rwanda
Steinke, Jonathan
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Mgimiloko, Majuto G.
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Graef, Frieder
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Hammond, James
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Etten, Jacob van
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[Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach]
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Prioritizing options for multi-objective agricultural development through the Positive Deviance approach
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that affect farmer’s decision to allocate
credit for livestock production. The results are expected to contribute to the understanding of what
motivates smallholders to allocate credit to agricultural production in general and livestoc...
Knippenberg, E.
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Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Constas, M.
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[Quantifying household resilience with high frequency data: Temporal dynamics and methodological options]
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Quantifying household resilience with high frequency data: Temporal dynamics and methodological options