Natural Resource Management

Gender in conservation agriculture: Results of fieldwork Claveria, Misamis Oriental, July-August 2012

Powerpoint presentation. Description: This presentation discusses the findings of fieldwork conducted in July-August in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippines for the Gender CCRA of SANREM CRSP. Specifically, […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): M. Harman; M. E. Christie
  • Type of Document: Media

Farmer co-designed agroforestry initiative reduces field residue removal by subsistence farmers in Kenya

Poster. ABSTRACT: This study will evaluate the magnitude and origins of plant biomass use in everyday small-holder farmer households. Implementation of farmer co-designed agroforestry practices as […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): E. Anders; U. Norton
  • Type of Document: Media

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

SANREM CRSP LTRA-10: Development and transfer of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for smallholder farms in eastern Uganda and western Kenya

Powerpoint presentation. Description: The presentation covered the overall objectives and activities of the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP) Long-term […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): D.N. Sikuku; E.C. Omondi; J.B. Norton; J.R. Okalebo
  • 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

Positive impacts in soil and water conservation in an Andean region of South America: Case scenarios from a US Agency for International Development multidisciplinary cooperative project

Description: The Andean region of South America faces many challenges to increasing agricultural productivity: shrinking farm sizes, poor soils, erratic rainfall, and very high erosion rates. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): C. Monar; A.K. Saavedra; L. Escudero; J.A. Delgado; J. Alwang; V. Barrera; R. Botello
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Assessing the influence of conservation agriculture on household wellbeing and Maize Marketing in Tete and Manica, Mozambique

Description: In recent years there has been a movement on the part of farmers, governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO), and the international community to promote the use […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): W.E. McNair
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

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

Review of: Sumberg and Thompson (eds.). Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World

Description: This review provides an overview and critical analysis of the book: Sumberg, J. and J Thompson. 2012. Contested Agronomy: Agricultural Research in a Changing World. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2013
  • Author(s): K.M. Moore
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article