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485 resources foundNitrogen modeling of potato fields in the Bolivian Andes using GLEAMS
Abstract: An increase in population in rural agricultural communities and higher demand for food throughout Bolivia create the need for increased agricultural production. The objectives of […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): S.M. Walker
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Determinacion de escorrentia y erosion bajo diferentes tipos de cobertura vegetal en la zona de Villa Flores, Tiraque
This thesis evaluates soil loss in experimental plots under different management alternatives. Conducted in Tiraque, Bolivia, the research identifies cover crop alternatives associated with different amounts […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): J.C.H. Villca
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Diseno de un modelo de Seguimiento y Evaluacion de los proyectos de I+D+i para el desarrollo: Aplicacion a la zona de Saraguro-Ecuador
Abstract: Las instituciones de cooperacion internacional y las autoridades que promueven los proyectos de investigacion, desarrollo tecnologico e innovacion (I+D+i) para el desarrollo tienen la responsabilidad […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): V.H. Barrera Mosquera
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Disease risk mapping with metamodels for coarse resolution predictors: Global potato late blight risk now and under future climate conditions
Abstract: Late blight of potato, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is a pernicious disease of potatoes worldwide. This disease causes yield losses as a result of foliar […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): A.H. Sparks
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Global
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Watershed-based natural research management: Lessons from projects in the Andean region
This Undergraduate Honors Thesis focuses on how different factors affect the success of a watershed management project and lessons learned from projects in the Andean Region.
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): A.R. Sowell
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Establecimiento de pequenas empresas agropecuarias rurales sostenibles en comunidades de la provincial Tiraque Bolivia
This thesis evaluates several alternatives for setting up small-scale agro-industrial enterprises in poor communities in highland Bolivia. The author describes the setting of the research and […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): R.P. Romero
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
What is the impact of livelihood strategies on farmers’ climate risk perceptions in the Bolivian Highlands?
The Andean Highland region in Bolivia possesses a harsh climate environment that is highly variable. This study combines risk perception literature and livelihood strategy literature to […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): L. Rees
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Changes in landuse patterns in upland watersheds of Eastern Luangwa Valley, Zambia, and the potential impact on runoff and erosion
Four small watersheds, Kamwamphula, Luelo, Kanyanga and Mphiri, near Emusa (Lundazi District) in Eastern Province, Zambia, were studied to document transitions in land use over time […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): V.K.W. Nyirongo
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Effects of access to information on farmer’s market channel choice: The Case of Potato in Tiraque Sub-watershed (Cochabamba – Bolivia)
In Bolivia, potato production and marketing is important for farmers’ livelihoods and anecdotal information shows that cell phones and women are extremely important in the potato […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): N.R. Amaya Urquieta
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
Strategies to develop market access in the Bolivian Highlands: Two case studies for chuno and tunta
Rural households in the Bolivian Highlands lack reliable information about market prices, consumers’ quality expectations, and contacts for trading. They also face climate events, such as […]
- Date of Publication: 2009
- Author(s): M. Figueroa
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
- Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
