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
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Global
- Topic: Innovation, Natural Resource Management
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
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
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: Natural Resource Management