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Measuring the effectiveness of landscape approaches to conservation and development
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Landscape approaches attempt to achieve balance amongst multiple goals over long time periods and to adapt to changing conditions. We review project reports and the literature on integrated landscape approaches, and found a lack of documented studies of their long-term effectiveness. The combination of multiple and potentially changing goals presents problems for the conventional measures of…
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Challenges of community forestry in tropical America
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
Community forestry is seen as a promising option to improve the often-precarious situation of rural families while at the same time contributing to conserve forests. National and international organizations are promoting community forestry, aiming for a clear set of features that include: legal forest use, reduced impact harvesting, commercialization in non-local markets, and technical training services.While some…
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Caracterización de la degradación de los pantanos de palmeras turbosos desde el espacio y sobre el terreno: Un estudio exploratorio en la Amazonia peruana
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Abstract
El Perú tiene la cuarta mayor área de turberas de los trópicos. Su cobertura terrestre de turba más representativa es el pantano de palmeras (denominado a partir de ahora PP denso) dominado por la especie Mauritia flexuosa, que ha estado sometido a presión humana durante décadas debido a la alta…
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Current and residual effects of compost and inorganic fertilizer on wheat and soil chemical properties
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Abstract
Restoring soil fertility in smallholder farming systems is essential to sustain crop production. An experiment was conducted in 2011 and 2012 to study the effect of compost and inorganic fertilizer application on soil chemical properties and wheat yield in northwest Ethiopia. Full factorial combinations of four levels of compost (0, 4, 6, 8 t ha-1 )…
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Cassava agronomy research and adoption of improved practices in India: Major achievements during the past 30 years
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82438
Abstract
Over the past 25-30 years, cassava agronomy research in India has made tremendous progress. In the recent past there has been a steady increase in the cultivation of cassava in nontraditional areas, despite the fact that cereals form the major crop and staple food of the country. There has been a marked…
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New cassava products of future potential in India
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82453
Abstract
The Green Revolution and increasing living standards of the people of India, especially in Kerala, have resulted in a gradual shift in the cassava utilization pattern. Despite the fact that India has the world’s highest cassava yield, the crop’s importance for food security is giving way to its role as an industrial raw material. A well-organized grain distribution…
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Biodegradable plastics from cassava starch in Thailand
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82450
Abstract
The paper reviews the role of starch and biodegradable plastics production in Thailand, emphasizing the potential contribution of cassava starch in these products. Types of biodegradable plastics and their manufacturing processes are described. The major types of biodegradable plastics discussed are directly-expanded starch products and various starch-polymer…
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Cultivating the landscape: Enhancing the context for plant improvement
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81872
Abstract
Bethua shak (Chenopodium album L. of the family Chinopodiaceae) is not a cultivated plant in Bengal, but it's hard to imagine the rural cuisine of Bengal without this vegetable. It is an important leaf Y vegetable just like any cultivated cabbage or spinach, its secure position in the food system of Bangladesh can easily be traced through many…
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Risk perception and decision-making: do farmers consider risks from climate change?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98216
Abstract
Small-scale farmers are highly threatened by climate change. Experts often base their interventions to support farmers to adapt to climate change on their own perception of farmers’ livelihood risks. However, if differences in risk perception between farmers and experts exist, these interventions might fail. Thus, for effective design…
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Farm-Level Agricultural Biodiversity in the Peruvian Andes Is Associated with Greater Odds of Women Achieving a Minimally Diverse and Micronutrient Adequate Diet
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97453
Abstract
Abstract
Background
The extent to and mechanisms by which agricultural biodiversity may influence diet diversity and quality among women are not well understood.
Objectives
We aimed to 1) determine the association of farm-level agricultural biodiversity with…
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Role and management of soil biodiversity for food security and nutrition; where do we stand?
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99440
Publication year
2019
Authors
Mujtar, V. El
Muñoz, N.
Mc Cormick, B. Prack
Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet
Tittonell, Pablo A.
Full Citation
Mujtar, V. El; Muñoz…
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Capturing Biochemical Diversity in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) through the Application of Metabolite Profiling
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99581
Abstract
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the predominant staple food in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and an industrial crop in South East Asia. Despite focused breeding efforts for increased yield, resistance, and nutritional value, cassava breeding has not advanced at the same rapidity as other staple crops.…
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Comprehensiveness of conservation of useful wild plants: An operational indicator for biodiversity and sustainable development targets
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98254
Abstract
Plants are essential sources of food, medicine, shelter, fuel, feed, and forage, and provide a wide range of additional ecosystem and cultural services to humanity. In recognition of the tremendous value of useful plants and of the increasing threats to their persistence, international…
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Increasing resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change through multiple adoption of proven climate-smart agriculture innovations. Lessons from Southern Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98217
Publication year
2019
Authors
Makate, Clifton
Makate, Marshall
Mango, Nelson
Siziba, Shephard
Full Citation…
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Farm household typology and adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92935
Publication year
2018
Authors
Makate, Clifton
Makate, Marshall
Mango, Nelson
Full Citation
Makate, Clifton, Makate, Marshall, Mango, Nelson. (2018).…
