Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management (SANREM)

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SANREM CRSP: Background, goals and objectives

This presentation Outlines the history of the SANREM CRSP from its founding in the early 1990s up through 2010. Topics discussed include initial management by the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): T. Dillaha
  • Type of Document: Media

Sustainable management of agroecological resources in tribal societies (SMARTS)

This presentation describes the research proposal for implementing conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) in India and Nepal (LTRA-11). In these areas, increasing population, deforestation, and large-scale […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): T. Idol
  • Type of Document: Media

Adapting to climate change in Andean ecosystems: Landscapes, capitals, and perceptions shaping rural livelihood strategies and linking knowledge systems

In the Bolivian Altiplano, indigenous systems for dealing with weather and climate risk are failing or being lost as a result of migration, climate change, and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): C. Valdivia; A. Seth; J. Gilles; M. Garcia; E. Jimenez; E. Yucra; J. Cusicanqui; F. Navia
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Endophytes and plant/microbe interactions

This presentation details work done in SANREM CRSP phase III on biological control of fungal and other diseases in cacao.

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): B.A. Bailey; R. Melnick
  • Type of Document: Media

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

Pyrosequencing to determine the influence of fallow period on soil microbial communities in the Bolivian Highlands

This poster addresses the shortened fallow periods in the Bolivian highlands, which result from the desire to increase short-term crop yields. Researchers conducted a study using […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): L. Gomez; A. Jumpponen; M.A. Gonzales; J. Cusicanqui; C. Valdivia; P. Motavalli; M. Herman; K.A. Garrett
  • Type of Document: Media

Breaking through in Lantapan: The incentive-based conservation farming policy

In Bukidnon, Phillipines, scientists, policy makers, and farmers are working together to create a network of support for farmers adopting or investing in sustainable farming systems. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): J. Labra, Prod.; C. Duque-Pinon, Exec. Prod.
  • Type of Document: Media

Research framework for technology network and gendered knowledge analyses

This paper presents a detailed framework for connecting people and turning innovation into the implementation of conservation agriculture (CA) at the smallholder level through the use […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): J. Lamb; K.M. Moore; M.E. Christie
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Market participation and marketing performance: A case study of Bolivian potato farmers

This presentation describes a case study done in the Bolivian Andes that addresses questions pertaining to market participation and marketing performance. By using surveys and other […]

  • Date of Publication: 2010
  • Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
  • Type of Document: Media

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