Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This pape...
Naber, M.A.
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Molle, Francois
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[Water and sand: is groundwater-based farming in Jordan's desert sustainable?]
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Water and sand: is groundwater-based farming in Jordan's desert sustainable?
This summary Report presents recent demand and supply trends in the dairy sector of Kenya in the 1990s, to highlight the consequences of liberalization and macroeconomic factors. Sections discuss: the evolution of policies in the dairy sector in Kenya; supply factors in the dairy sector (producti...
Staal, Steven J.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Owour, G. A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: The case of dairying in Kenya]
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Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: The case of dairying in Kenya
This paper evaluates the potential problems in the context of mixed crop-livestock system of the Ethiopian highlands. Survey data from the Arsi region are used to describe the prevalence and nature of landlessness. The impact of the current land situation on selected parameters of crop agricultur...
Gavian, S.
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Teklu, A.
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[Land tenure and farming practices: The case of Tiyo Woreda, Arsi, Ethiopia]
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Land tenure and farming practices: The case of Tiyo Woreda, Arsi, Ethiopia
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Carulla, Juan E.
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Rivera, B
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Giraldo, L.A.
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Guzmán, S.
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Martínez, M.
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Medina, A.
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Producción de leche y su relación con los mercados: caso colombiano]
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Producción de leche y su relación con los mercados: caso colombiano
Kakuru, M.
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Rietveld, A.
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Mbabazi, G.
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Ajambo, S.
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[Banana-based beverages in East and Central Africa - a money-maker for rural male and female value-chain actors?]
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Banana-based beverages in East and Central Africa - a money-maker for rural male and female value-chain actors?
India aims to produce 125 million tonnes potatoes in 2050 for ensuring food security to its natives and for achieving this massive target the country needs to explore non-traditional areas. Rajasthan in general and Jodhpur district in particular are dominated by the arid climate. The state in gen...
Rana, R.K.
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Arya, S.
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Kumar, S.
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Singh, D.K.
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Turin, C.
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Mares, V.
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Quiróz, R.
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Kadian, M.S.
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[SWOT analysis of potato cultivation under arid conditions in western Rajasthan (India).]
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SWOT analysis of potato cultivation under arid conditions in western Rajasthan (India).
The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) has conducted innovative research in the upper watersheds of the Ganges, Mekong, Red and Nile river basins. WLE sought to identify how to improve people’s livelihoods in ways that are equitable, profitable and sustainable, while also ...
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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[Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions.]
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Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions.
Rana, R.K.
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Sharma, N.
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Arya, S.
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Kadian, M.S.
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Singh, B.P.
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[Seed potato utilization pattern and its impact on farmers' profitability in Karnataka.]
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Seed potato utilization pattern and its impact on farmers' profitability in Karnataka.
Holmann, Federico J.
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Carulla, Juan E.
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Giraldo, Luis Alfonso
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Guzmán Pérez, Silvio
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Martínez, Manuel
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Rivera, Bernardo
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Medina, Anderson
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Farrow, Andrew
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[Evolución de los sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico latinoamericano y su interrelación con los mercados: Un análisis del caso colombiano]
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Evolución de los sistemas de producción de leche en el trópico latinoamericano y su interrelación con los mercados: Un análisis del caso colombiano
Ostertag Gálvez, Carlos F.
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[Modelos de rentabilidad financiera para agricultura y agroindustria]
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Modelos de rentabilidad financiera para agricultura y agroindustria