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Reconciling Global and Local Benefits from Communally Managed Forests: Evidence from a Choice Experiment on PES in Zambia
Agriculture is considered as one of the major drivers of deforestation worldwide. Especially in Africa, this process is driven by smallscale
agriculture. Agricultural intensification is widely proposed as measure to reduce ...
Prospects of Cactus Introduction for Improving Livelihood in Low Rainfall Regions of India
Adoption and expansion of Opuntia ficus-indica in many countries due to its
multiple uses as fruit, vegetable, fodder and medicinal compounds has prompted
similar attempts in India, too. Since 1970 various research ...
Weed management research in India an analysis of past and outlook for future
Agriculture is a critical sector of the Indian economy. Though agriculture's contribution to the overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of
the country has fallen from about 30% in 199091
to <15 % in 201112,
agriculture yet ...
Multivariate analysis and genetic diversity of Greek grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars using ampelographic and microsatellite markers
Intervention at the 4th International Symposium on Mediterranean Vineyards and Climate Change, 12-14 May 2017, Santorini, Greece.
Sustainable Land Management and Water in a context of climate change in the Sahel - Gestion Durable des Terres et de l’Eau dans un contexte de changement climatique dans les pays du Sahel
Après avoir souhaité la bienvenue à tous les participants, Dr. Tondoh a fait un tour de table afin que chacun des participants puisse se présenter, dire quelques mots sur son background et la zone du projet d’où il provient. ...
Soil nutrient balance, economic performance and scenarios for closing nutrient gaps in heterogeneous smallholder farm systems in south-western Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers widespread nutrient mining, raising the problem of insustainable intensification. Understanding the relationship among soil nutrient balance, intensification and farm’s economic performance can ...
Farm type-specific adoption behaviour in sustainable soil nutrient management: the case of smallholder farms in Ioba province, Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa has failed to ensure sufficient and sustainable food production, mainly as a result of soil nutrient depletion. The persisting food insecurity and poverty, despite proven sustainable soil nutrient ...
Quantification of cropping pattern and productivity of agro-ecosystems in Central Asia
Agricultural production systems in Central Asia have been evolving in response to changes in climate, land use and policies. The cropping pattern and productivities of irrigated and rainfed agro-ecosystems as well as grazing ...
Genus Vigna and Cowpea (V. unguiculata [L.] Walp.) taxonomy: current status and prospects
Since the mid-nineties, thanks to DNA sequence studies, phylogeny of Phaseoleae,
Phaseolinae, and genus Vigna has been greatly improved. Genus Vigna is now reduced
to a monophyletic group including five reorganized subgenera: ...
Performance assessment of CropSyst model for yield and nitrogen uptake and water use of crops in hot arid north western Rajasthan
The crop yield and water productivity is a complex indicator because it can be ascribed mainly to agro-techniques, plant factors, and environment. Appropriate crop management strategies to improve yield and water productivity ...