Ecology and epidemiology in R: Disease forecasting and validation
This online training module shows how to approach plant disease forecasting and validation using the free R programming environment. It gives an Overview of the background […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): P.D. Esker; A.H. Sparks; L. Campbell; Z. Guo; M.N. Rouse; S.D. Silwal; S. Tolos; B. Van Allen; K.A. Garrett
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Payments for environmental services in Costa Rica
This article discusses Costa Rica s national payments for environmental services (PES) program (the PSA program).The program design is described and strengths, weaknesses, and areas of […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): S. Pagiola
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Can vegetables be more productive under tree based systems?
This rich presentation provides a detailed Summary of research projects examining vegetable yields in tree based systems in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Researchers explored complementarity […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): M.C. Palada
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Vegetable agroforestry – technology: Annual report
In Taiwan, field evaluation of vegetable species and varieties under Agroforestry system continued at AVRDC Organic Farm. Six vegetables (cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce, sweet corn and […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): M.C. Palada
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Can vegetables be more productive under tree-based systems?
Abstract: Intensive commercial vegetable production under monoculture systems is not sustainable. However, integration of trees compatible with vegetable crops offers potential for enhanced sustainability. Our objectives […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): M.C. Palada
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Establishing vegetable agroforestry system research at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
Abstract: Tree-crop interactions in agroforestry systems involving vegetable crops have not been studied extensively, for previous research in agroforestry focused on agronomic arable field crops. A […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): M.C. Palada; D. Wu; G.C. Luther
- Type of Document: Media
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Pro-poor payments for environmental services: Challenges for the government and administrative agencies in Vietnam
This article assesses the role of government and administrative agencies in effective implementation of pro-poor PES (Payments for Environmental Services) programs. Vietnam is the case study, […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): T.T. Pham; M.H. Hoang; B.M. Campbell
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Metodologia para estadistica inferencial y segmentacion de la base de datos del Proyecto SANREM
Parameters for analysis of SANREM Bolivia data base
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): PROINPA
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Annual research activity report – TMPEGS INDONESIA: Indigenous vegetables
Summary: The objectives of this research was to determine the effect of different fertilizers and the effect of plant spacing (population) on growth and yield of […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): B.S. Purwoko; A.D. Susila; M. Syukur; M. Palada; M. Reyes
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Livelihood strategies of farmers in Bolivar, Ecuador: asset distribution, activity selection and income generation decisions in rural households
Master’s thesis on determinants of livelihood strategies among farmer-families in the Chimbo watershed of Ecuador using an analysis of SANREM household’s data sets. These livelihood strategies […]
- Date of Publication: 2008
- Author(s): R. Andrade
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management