The role of risk mitigation in production efficiency: A case study of Bolivian potatoes producers
This presentation describes data gathered in the Bolivian Andes on 389 households about potato production activities, revenues, expenses, and environmental and gender issues. Crop productivity has […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 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
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
Conservation agriculture for food security in the Philippines
This brochure describes the project to promote Conservation Agriculture as a technologically-feasible, economically-viable, environmentally-sustainable and gender-responsive production system that will contribute to food security of small […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): University of the Philippines - Los Banos
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management
DMC development in Cambodia: A tool for economic and territory development
This presentation calls for a comprehensive plan for future development to protect the natural resources and promote agricultural and rural development in Cambodia. For development to […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): S. Boulakia
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Local incentive-based policy for vegetable-agroforestry: A locally-appropriate adaptation and mitigation action (LAAMA) to climate change
This policy brief describes the experience of the Lantapan Municipality in developing an incentive-based policy to promote vegetable-agroforestry (VAf) as a locally-appropriate adaptation and mitigation action […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): D. Catacutan; C. Duque-Pinon
- Type of Document: Research Report
The policy context of vegetable-agroforestry (VAF) systems in the Philippines and Vietnam: Are there incentives for small farmers?
Vegetable-Agroforestry (VAf) is a viable farming system that provides multiple benefits, including provision of micronutrients to the diet of the rural community and enhancement of on-farm […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): D. Catacutan; T. Ha; C. Duque-Pinon; L.T. Loan
- Type of Document: Media
Desarrollo de enfoques para la adaptacion de pequenos productores a la agricultura de conservacion
Un sistema de conocimiento es muy efectiva para la transferencia de tecnologia porque las tecnicas adaptivas consisten de hacer, reflexionar, y cambiar. Tambien presento en ingles […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): K.M. Moore; with M.E. Christie
- Type of Document: Media
Developing approaches for smallholder adaptation of conservation agriculture
A network with a local knowledge base and supporting partners is very important to technological change in agriculture. Learning by doing, reflecting, and accommodating is an […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): K.M. Moore
- Type of Document: Media
Food security through conservation agriculture
This poster describes SANREM CRSP Phase IV activities. “The research theme of the SANREM CRSP s current phase is developing conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS). Our […]
- Date of Publication: 2010
- Author(s): M.J. Mulvaney; T. Dillaha; K. Moore
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security
