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Unidad de estudios agroecologicos
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/54988
Publication year
1988
Authors
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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Unidad de estudios agroecologicos. 1988. In: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical. Programa Pastos Tropicales: Informe Anual 1987. CIAT, Cali, CO. 3 p. (Documento de trabajo no. 45)…
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The impact of residential combustion emissions on atmospheric aerosol, human health, and climate
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71228
Abstract
Combustion of fuels in the residential sector for cooking and heating results in the emission of aerosol and aerosol precursors impacting air quality, human health, and climate. Residential emissions are dominated by the combustion of solid fuels. We use a global aerosol microphysics model to simulate the impact of…
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Importance of mycorrhiza for phosphorus absorption by cassava
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/55595
Publication year
2012
Authors
Howeler, Reinhardt H.
Full Citation
Howeler, Reinhardt. 2012. Importance of mycorrhiza for phosphorus absorption by cassava. In: Howeler, Reinhardt H. (ed.). The cassava handbook: A reference manual based on the asian regional cassava training…
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Local soil knowledge and its use in crop allocation: Implications for landscape-scale agricultural production and conservation efforts in Talamanca, Costa Rica
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42271
Publication year
2014
Authors
Winowiecki, Leigh Ann
Whelan, Matthew P
McDaniel, Paul A
Villalobos, Marilyn
Somarriba, Eduardo…
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Efectos de las políticas tributaria y fiscalizadora sobre el tamaño del sector informal en Colombia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/53048
Publication year
2014
Authors
Rodríguez De Luque, Jesús José
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Rodríguez De Luque, Jesús J.. 2014. Efectos de las políticas tributaria y fiscalizadora sobre el tamaño del sector informal en…
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The GeoCitizen-approach: community-based spatial planning – an Ecuadorian case study
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42312
Abstract
Over the last years, geospatial web platforms, social media, and volunteered geographic information (VGI) have opened a window of opportunity for traditional Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) to usher in a new era. Taking advantage of these technological achievements, this paper presents a new approach for a citizen-orientated framework…
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Adapting agriculture to climate change: a global initiative to collect, conserve, and use crop wild relatives
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42156
Abstract
The main objective of the“Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change” project is to collect and protect the genetic diversity of a portfolio of plants with the characteristics required for adapting the world's most important food crops to climate change. The initiative also aims to make available this…
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Understanding the impact and adoption of conservation agriculture in Africa: a multi-scale analysis
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42295
Abstract
Conservation agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted in Africa as an alternative for coping with the need to increase food production on the basis of more sustainable farming practices. Success with adopting CA on farms in Africa has been limited, despite more than two decades of research and development investments.…
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Characterization of resistance to adult spittlebugs (Hemiptera:Cercopidae) in Brachiaria spp.
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51402
Publication year
2013
Authors
Aguirre, L.M.
Cardona, C.
Miles, John W.
Sotelo, G.
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Aguirre, Lina M; Cardona, César; Miles, John W; Sotelo, Guillermo. 2013. Characterization of…
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Payments for Ecosystem Services as a Policy Mix: Demonstrating the institutional analysis and development framework on conservation policy instruments
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89213
Abstract
Policy mix analysis has been applied in research on energy, climate, urban and transport policy, and more recently biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. However, policy mix analysis has thus far been employed at a high conceptual level, focusing on describing…
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More food or better distribution? Reviewing food policy options in developing countries
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83169
Publication year
2018
Authors
Nooghabi, Saeedeh Nazari
Burkart, Stefan
Mahmoudi, Hossein
Taheri, Fatemeh
Damghani, Abdolmajid Mahdavi
Yazdanpanah, Masoud
Hosseininia, Gholamhossein
Azadi…
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Developing a knowledge management approach for an agricultural innovation system: the case of the Southern African Bean Research Network (SABRN)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83167
Abstract
This paper is a case study of a network that combined participatory approaches to propose best suited knowledge management (KM) interventions for its member countries. A five-step exercise used existing elements of the alliance’s strategy, a KM survey and a face-to-face…
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Soil fertility regulates invasive herbivore performance and top-down control in tropical agroecosystems of Southeast Asia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83184
Abstract
In terrestrial ecosystems, changes in soil nutrient availability, plant growth or natural enemies can generate important shifts in abundance of organisms at various trophic levels. In agroecosystems the performance of (invasive) herbivores and their impacts on crops is of particular concern.…
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Alternatives to land grabbing: exploring conditions for smallholder inclusion in agricultural commodity chains in Southeast Asia
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83343
Publication year
2017
Authors
Cramb, Rob
Manivong, Vongpaphane
Newby, Jonathan Craig
Sothorn, Kem
Sibat, Patrick S.
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Resilience as a policy narrative: potentials and limits in the context of urban planning
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80651
Publication year
2018
Authors
Béné, Christophe
Mehta, Lyla
McGranahan, Gordon
Cannon, Terry
Gupte, Jaideep
Tanner, Thomas
Full Citation
Béné,…
