Sustainable Management of Agro-ecological Resources for Tribal Societies (SMARTS): Conservation agriculture-based participatory research in Kendujhar, Orissa.
This presentation highlighted the SMARTS project work in Kendujhar, Orissa, India, and discussed each CAPS treatment as well as the participatory research conducted with farmers in […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Food Security
Physical and chemical parameters of common soils in the Central Plateau region of Haiti
Description: Soil degradation is a common occurrence in Haiti that is mainly caused by the cultivation of marginal lands and deforestation, which both contribute to the […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): R.E. Stewart
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
The utilization of soil conservation practices in central Haiti
Powerpoint presentation. ABSTRACT: High rates of soil erosion are a well documented problem in Haiti. However, relatively few studies have attempted to measure the effects of […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): N. Kennedy; G. Amacher
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
A new nitrogen index to assess sustainability of cropping systems of Andean regions of South America
Poster. Description: Population growth, impacts from a changing climate, and other challenges highlight the need to conserve soil and water quality so that maximization of crop […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): J.A. Delgado; J. Alwang; C. Monar; L. Escudero; A.K. Saavedra; V. Barrera; R. Botello
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Access to Information, gender relations and access to potato markets in the Jatun Mayu watershed located in Tiraque, Bolivia
Poster presentation: Access to Information, gender relations and access to potato markets in the Jatun Mayu watershed located in Tiraque, Bolivia
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): C. Larochelle; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Gender, Markets
Adaptacion de la agricultura y la ganaderia al cambio climatico en los Andes: Experiencias desde el ambito de la I+D+i
Presentation on applicability of conservation agriculture techniques for mitigation of climate change.
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): V.H. Barrera
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Climate Change
Analisis de la Eficiencia en la Produccion de Papa
Abstract: Este estudio emplea una frontera de produccion estocastica para analizar la ineficiencia y las perdidas en rendimientos asociadas con la ubicacion y la diversificacion de […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): C. LaRochelle; J. Alwang; R. Botello
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Productivity
Assessment of application timing of Bacillus spp. to supress pre- and postharvest diseases of apple
Abstract: In response to consumer environmental and health concerns concerning chemical pesticides, more attention has been placed on the development of biological control agents for the […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): A.M. Poleatewich; H.K. Ngugi; P.A. Backman
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security
Enhancing natural resources in Ecuador’s highlands
Description: To enhance natural resources in Ecuador’s highlands, a research partnership was formed between Ecuador’s national agricultural research institute, several US universities and local farmers. To […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): V.H. Barrera; J. Alwang
- Type of Document: Newspaper Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Evaluacion de la biodisponibilidad del nitrogeno en cultivo de frejol arbustivo (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) con cobertura y bajo sistemas de labranza de conservacion, en la microcuenca del Rio Alumbre – Bolivar
Description: El proposito de esta investigacion fue evaluar el efecto de la cobertura vegetal y la labranza sobre la biodisponibilidad de nitrogeno (N) en el cultivo […]
- Date of Publication: 2012
- Author(s): A. Portilla
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
