"Shifting cultivation" - the alternation of periods of cropping with relatively long periods of fallow-encompasses many indigenous agricultural systems, developed in a remarkable diversity
of environments throughout the tropics. When the fallow includes woody perennials, shifting cultivation is a...
Dvorak, K.A.
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[Resource management by west African farmers and the economics of shifting cultivation]
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Resource management by west African farmers and the economics of shifting cultivation
Ramírez Gomez, Sara
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Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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Schreckenberg, Kate
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Honzák, Miroslav
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Cruz García, Gisella S.
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Willcock, Simon P.
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Palacios, Erwin
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Pérez Miñana, Elena
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Verweij, Pita
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Poppy, Guy
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[Analysis of ecosystem services provision in the Colombian Amazon using participatory research and mapping techniques]
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Analysis of ecosystem services provision in the Colombian Amazon using participatory research and mapping techniques
The need for enhanced environmental planning and management for highland aquatic resources is described and a rationale for integrated action planning is presented. Past action planning initiatives for biodiversity conservation and wetland management are reviewed. A re ective account is given of ...
Bunting, S.W.
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Luo, S.
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Cai, K.
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Kundu, N.
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Lund, S.
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Mishra, R.
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Ray, D.
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Smith, K.G.
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Sugden, Fraser
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[Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China]
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Integrated action planning for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of highland aquatic resources: evaluating outcomes for the Beijiang River, China
Sheil, D.
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Boissiere, M.
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Beaudoin, G.
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[Unseen sentinels: local monitoring and control in conservation's blind spots]
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Unseen sentinels: local monitoring and control in conservation's blind spots
Both area and time factors have to be considered to quantify resource-use efficiency in multiseason intercropping. The land equivalent ratio (LER), commonly used as an indicator of efficiency, is not suitable because it considers only the area factor to estimate intercrop advantages. The area tim...
Balasubramanian, V.
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Sekayange, L.
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[Area harvests equivalency ratio for measuring efficiency in multiseason intercropping]
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Area harvests equivalency ratio for measuring efficiency in multiseason intercropping
Innovation systems thinking is increasingly influencing approaches to sustainable agricultural development in developing world contexts. This represents a shift away from technology transfer towards recognition that agricultural change entails complex interactions among multiple actors and a rang...
Cullen, Beth
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Tucker, Josephine
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Snyder, Katherine A.
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Lema, Zelalem
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Duncan, Alan J.
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[An analysis of power dynamics within innovation platforms for natural resource management]
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An analysis of power dynamics within innovation platforms for natural resource management
The northern Guinea savanna in Africa (NGS) with a season length of 151–180 days and an altitude below 800 m has long been recognized as highly suitable for crop production and animal husbandry. At present, land use intensity and farming as well as livestock systems vary widely across the zone. S...
Weber, G.
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Smith, J.
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Manyong, V.
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[System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa]
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System dynamics and the defintion of research domains for the northern Guinea Savanna of West Africa
Persistent poverty and environmental degradation demand a constant effort to improve the effectiveness and impact of agricultural and natural resource management research. Participatory research methods have developed as a way to help researchers better target their work towards the needs and con...
Johnson, Nancy L.
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Lilja, Nina
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Ashby, Jacqueline A.
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[Measuring the impact of user participation in agricultural and natural resource management research]
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Measuring the impact of user participation in agricultural and natural resource management research
Challenges of governance often constitute critical obstacles to efforts to equitably improve livelihoods in social-ecological systems. Yet, just as often, these challenges go unspoken, or are viewed as fixed parts of the context, beyond the scope of influence of agricultural, development, or natu...
Apgar, J.M.
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Cohen, P.J.
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Ratner, B.D.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Longley, C.
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Mapedza, Everisto
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[Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research]
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Identifying opportunities to improve governance of aquatic agricultural systems through participatory action research