Access to information and farmer’s market choice: The case of potato in highland Bolivia
This paper analyzes the determinants of value chain participation in Bolivian potato markets with a special focus on the role of information technology and gender in […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): N. Amaya; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Gender, Markets
Atahualpa’s Revenge: The Spread of Quinoa Downy Mildew
The Andean crop quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa, has gained popularity in recent years due to its nutritious seed and desirable agricultural traits, such as its tolerance to […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): A.L. Testen; P. A. Backman
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security
Determining Costs of Conventional and Conservation Agricultural Practices
Farmers in the Chimbo watershed face problems with soil erosion as a result of the steep slopes and mountainous terrain. In order to help address these […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): A. Alwang; J. Boatwright; K. DuBreuil; R. Gaffney; L. Moore; A. Latane; T. Simmons; with J. Alwang; D. Bosch; G. W. Norton; V. Barrera; L. Escudero; M. Celleri; R. Arevalo; D. Moposita; J. Ochoa
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
First Report of Quinoa Downy Mildew in the United States: Implications for Global Quinoa Production
This poster describes the first reported case of quinoa downy mildew in the United States and its implications for global production.
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): A.M. Testen; P. A. Backman
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global, US and Canada
- Topic: Food Security
GIC para el manejo del capital natural: Experiencias del proyecto INIAP-SANREM CRSP
Presentation made to the local government in Saraguro, Ecuador about the process of watershed management and experiences in watershed management for conservation agriculture.
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): V. Barrera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Gestion integrada de recursos naturales en la subcuenca del rio Chimbo, Ecuador
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- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): V. Barrera; J. Alwang; E. Cruz; L. Escudero; C.Monar
- Type of Document: Research Report
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Isolation of endophytic endospore-forming bacteria from Theobroma cacao as potential biological control agents of cacao diseases
This article describes research on the effectiveness of biological controls of cacao fungal diseases. The study was conducted using endophytes from Ecuador, and treatments were shown […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): R.L. Melnick; C. Suarez; B. A. Bailey; P. A. Backman
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Food Security
Manejo integrado de los recursos naturales para agricultura de pequena escala en la subcuenca del rio Chimbo, Ecuador. Gestion de Bosques
Presentation on forest management and agroforestry made to residents and stakeholders in the Upper Chimbo watershed in Bolivar, Ecuador.
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): J. Nelson
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Manejo y conservacion de suelos
This presentation was made to the local government in Sasquisili, Ecuador. It explains methods and benefits of conserving soils in highly sloped agricultural areas of the […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): L. Escudero
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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