Natural Resource Management

Effect of tillage and intercropping on crop productivity, profitability and soil fertility under tribal farming situations of India

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: Low crop yields due to continuous monocropping and deteriorating soil health in smallholder farm fields of tribal villages in India have led to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): A. Pradhan; T. Idol; P.K. Roul; K.N. Mishra; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Halbrendt; C. Ray
  • Type of Document: Media

Farmers’ preference of conservation agricultural practices in Kendujhar, Odisha using the analytic hierarchy process

ABSTRACT: The tribal villages within the district of Kendujhar, in the state of Odisha, India, suffer from marginal land conditions that are having an increasing impact […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): C. Lai; C. Chan-Halbrent; H. Halbrendt; D. Naik; C. Ray
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Gendered implications for agricultural labor in the mid-hills of Nepal with the introduction of conservation agriculture practices

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: The effect of gender-based labor on the success of agricultural development interventions is largely understudied. In this research, the gender distribution of labor […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): J. Halbrendt; B. Reed; T. Radovich; B.B. Tamang
  • Type of Document: Media

Highlighting mental perception gaps between professional and farm of three conservation agricultural treatments: A focus on tribal villages of Kendjuhar, India and the Himalayan foothills of Nepal

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: The dissemination of information from professional to farmer regarding new and innovative agricultural practices has never been so important. With increasing global pressures […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): C. Lai; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Halbrendt; C. Ray; D. Naik
  • Type of Document: Media

Maintenance of soil quality and sustainable production through implementation of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) in rainfed, sloping land farming of the mid-hill region of Nepal

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: A challenge that central mid-hills communities in Nepal face is maintaining soil fertility and health in upland terraced systems while simultaneously achieving increased […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): S.E. Crow; T. Radovich; P. Paudyal; B. Paudel; J. Halbrendt; B.B. Tamage; K. Thapa
  • Type of Document: Media

Managing tillage and FYM for enhancing maize production and soil properties in mid-hills of Nepal

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: A field experiment was conducted at farmers’ field in Chitwan, Nepal during May-July 2012 to evaluate the effect of tillage and different doses […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): R. Pudasaini; K.R. Pande
  • Type of Document: Media

Measuring the economic impact of conservation agriculture adoption in rural India using linear programming and economic surplus analysis

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: Despite its proven ability to increase yields, improve soils and reduce pollution, conservation agriculture (CA) adoption remains low among smallholders in many regions […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): B. Reed; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Halbrendt; P. Roul
  • Type of Document: Media

Using analytic hierarchy process to understand smallholder perceptions of conservation agriculture adoption in Nepal and India

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: Decision-making is a fundamental part of everyday life. Many decisions can simply be made with heuristics or with minimal cognitive effort or analysis […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): B. Reed; C. Chan-Halbrendt; B.B. Tamang; J. Halbrendt; N.K Chaudhary
  • Type of Document: Media

Using multiple objective linear programming and economic surplus analysis to predict the economic impact of CA adoption: A case study in Odisha, India

Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: Conservation agriculture (CA) has proven to be effective at reducing the negative environmental impacts of farming and increasing sustainable agriculture production. For this […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): B. Reed; C. Chan-Halbrendt; J. Habrendt; P.K. Roul
  • Type of Document: Media

Using qualitative GIS to explore gendered dimensions for CAPS in the Philippines: A mixed methods approach

Powerpoint presentation. Description: This presentation discusses the fieldwork and findings of a research-for-development project in the Philippines regarding gendered soil knowledge, access to resources, and agricultural […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): M. Harman; M. E. Christie; I. Bagares; A. Mercado; V. Ella; M. Reyes
  • Type of Document: Media