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Agro-ecological adaptation and participatory evaluation of multipurpose tree and shrub legumes in mid altitudes of Sud-Kivu, D.R. Congo
Agroecología y biodiversidad de las sabanas en los Llanos Orientales de Colombia
Agroforestry trees increase phosphorus availability in an oxisol of the Brazilian humid tropics
Agropastoral systems for the tropical savannas of Latin America
Aldeas de Honduras: Población en 1988 a nivel de aldeas y proyección para 1993 y el año 2000
Alley farming
Discusses the Development of alley cropping and alley farming, uses of trees and shrubs in fallow systems, hedgegrow establishment and management and benefits for crop production and livestock. Examines the economic aspects and social acceptability of alley farming.
A review of the sampling methods used in aerial survey
Reviews procedures for obtaining reliable information on animal populations, other ecological features and land use generally from low-flying aircraft by direct observation or conventional photography, with reference to types of sampling unit, and the relative merits of unstratified systematic and stratified random sampling.
A socio-hydrological approach for incorporating gender into biophysical models and implications for water resources research.
Men and women interact with water resources and landscapes in different ways, and there are frequent criticisms that little research is undertaken across disciplines to address this issue. Biophysical scientists in particular struggle with how to integrate “gendered” water uses into models that are necessarily based on prevailing laws and equations that describe the movement of water through the hydrological cycle, independent of social constructs.
A strategy to improve livelihoods and restore degraded lands in Haiti
CIAT - International Center for Tropical Agriculture. Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Production in Haiti. In collaboration with international and local partners to assist with Haiti’s severe food production constraints in three major areas:
Seed Solutions for Food Security
Improved seeds of staple crops are a major leverage point for change in agriculture. By giving higher and more stable yields, they offer short-term benefits, which open the way toward a more profound transformation.
Resilient System Solutions for Sustainable Growth