Conservation Agriculture as a Potential Pathway to Better Resource Management, Higher Productivity, and Improved Socio-Economic Conditions in the Andean Region
Poster presents an overview of SANREM research in Andes. This poster was presented at SANREM annual meeting, Blacksburg, VA, May 2011.
- Date of Publication: May 2011
- Author(s): J. Alwang; R. Gallagher; R. Botello; V. Barrera
- Type of Document: Media
Cover crop residue and organic mulches provide weed control during limited-input no-till collard production
Conservation tillage is an effective means to suppress weeds, improve soil quality, and thus enhance food security. However, limited-input producers are reluctant to adopt these practices […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): M.J. Mulvaney; A.J. Price; C.W. Wood
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: US and Canada
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
Water Use Efficiency for Increased Agricultural Productivity, Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Philippines: Technologies and Practices, Issues and Problems, and Recommendations
This electronic presentation describes current issues in water use efficiency as it relates to sustainable intensification of agriculture in the Philippines. Technologies, recommendations, and relevancy to […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): V.B. Ella
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
Opportunities for Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Practices to Improve Crop Productivity of Small Holding Farmers in West Africa
This presentation provides an Overview of the research efforts of the SANREM CRSP’s Long-Term Research Activity 8: Improving soil quality and crop productivity through CAPS in […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): P.V.V. Prasad; J.B. Naab; M.D. Doumbia; T.D. Dalton
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
Influence of conservation agricultural practices on maize and soybean yield in Upper West region of Ghana
Sustainable intensification of conservation agricultural practices can improve crop productivity and soil health. These practices will help farmers to adapt their crop production systems to future […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): J.B. Naab; P.V.V. Prasad
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
Descriptive Report on Cropping Systems in Upper West Region, Ghana
The challenges one faces in trying to increase improving ecosystem services, improve yields and increase farm level profitability in West African countries largely revolve around the […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): I. Yahaya; I. Hashim; J. Naab; T.J. Dalton
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
Three essays on productivity and risk, marketing decisions, and changes in well-being over time
Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): C. Larochelle
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Productivity
Nitrogen Index 4.4. User Manual
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- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): J. A. Delgado; P. M. Gagliardi; E.J. Rau; R. Fry; U. Figueroa; C. Gross; J. Cueto-Wong; M. J. Shaffer; K. Kowalski; D. Neer; D. Sotomayor-Ramirez; J. Alwang,;C. Monar; L. Escudero; A. K. Saavedra Rivera
- Type of Document: Not Available
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Capacity Building, Productivity
Improving soil quality and crop productivity through conservation agricultural practices in cropping systems of West Africa
This presentation describes conservation agriculture research activities in West Africa, with a focus on Ghana and Mali (LTRA-8). The variation between the two countries and their […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): V. Prasad; T. Dalton
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
Emerging plant diseases: What are our best strategies for management?
As food prices increase, new attention is focused on food security and the factors that affect crop productivity and availability. The interaction between the crop (host), […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): K.A. Garrett; A. Jumpponen; L. Gomez Montano
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
