Resultados de búsqueda - "Climatic Change"

  1. Clean up this mess? por Cartbo, Frida

    Publicado 2014
    “…We also see the need of transforming already existing structures so that they become resilient for economic, societal and climatic changes. The motivation of this master’s project is to explore the concept of site and time specificity and translation, and to experiment how these concepts can be carried out on a particular site, in this case, Vilans strandängar in the city of Kristianstad. …”
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    Second cycle, A2E
  2. Science for Agricultural Development: Changing Contexts, New Opportunities por CGIAR Science Council

    Publicado 2006
    “…Section 4 touches on the possible impact of globalization and climate change on research needs, while Section 5 presents new data on recent trends (1981–2000) in global investment in agricultural R&D, and considers recent changes to the national agricultural research systems of developing countries. …”
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    Independent Commentary
  3. Food supply in rural Ethiopia : food security in former agroforestry homegardens in Wondo Genet por Jonsson, Helena

    Publicado 2018
    “…By interviewing farmers, traders and key informants in the area, the results show that cash crop production in favor of food production along with population growth and climate change are the main causes believed to affect food security as well as the supply of food products in the local market. …”
    M3
  4. A global surveillance system for crop diseases: global preparedness minimizes the risk to food supplies por Carvajal-Yepes, Mónica, Cardwell, K., Nelson, A., Garrett, K. A., Giovani, B., Saunders, Diane G.O., Kamoun, S., Legg, James P., Verdier, Valerie M., Lessel, J., Neher, R. A., Day, R., Pardey, Philip G., Gullino, Maria Lodovica, Records, Angela R., Bextine, B., Leach, Jan E., Staiger Rivas, Simone, Tohme, Joseph M.

    Publicado 2019
    “…Worldwide, yield losses caused by pests and diseases are estimated to average 21.5% in wheat, 30.0% in rice, 22.6% in maize, 17.2% in potato, and 21.4% in soybean (1); these crops account for half of the global human calorie intake (2). Climate change and global trade drive the distribution, host range, and impact of plant diseases (3), many of which can spread or reemerge after having been under control (4). …”
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    Journal Article
  5. A Boundary Plane Approach to Map Hotspots for Achievable Soil Carbon Sequestration and Soil Fertility Improvement por Piikki, Kristin, Söderström, Mats, Sommer, Rolf, Silva, Mayesse Aparecida da, Munialo, Sussy, Abera, Wuletawu

    Publicado 2019
    “…Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is important in the global carbon cycle and an integral part of many initiatives and policies to mitigate climate change. For efficient targeting of measures leading to SOC sequestration, it is necessary to know the actual SOC content (%) and a realistic target SOC content (in contrast to the saturation content, which may not be easily achievable) under local biophysical and socioeconomic conditions. …”
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    Journal Article
  6. Spatial analyses of occurrence data of crop wild relatives (CWR) taxa as tools for selection of sites for conservation of priority CWR in Zambia por Ng'uni, D., Munkombwe, G., Mwila, G., Gaisberger, H., Brehm, J., Maxted, N., Kell, S., Thormann, I.

    Publicado 2019
    “…Crop wild relatives (CWR) are valuable gene pools for crop improvement and offer unique potential and opportunity for enhancing food security and adaptation to climate change. However, current actions towards conservation of plant genetic resources in Zambia do not adequately cover CWR occurring in the country. …”
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    Journal Article
  7. Granos andinos: avances, logros y experiencias desarrolladas en quinua, cañahua y amaranto en Bolivia por Rojas, W., Soto, J.L., Pinto, M., Jäger, M., Padulosi, S., Bioversity International

    Publicado 2010
    “…The publication is highly recommended for all Agencies and workers engaged in promoting Andean Grains in Peru and other countries in Latin America where these crops are being increasingly recognized as strategic livelihood assets for fighting poverty and nutrition insecurity within a climate changing scenario.…”
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    Libro
  8. Minor millets in South Asia: Learnings from IFAD-NUS project in India and Nepal por Bhag Mal, Padulosi, S., Bala Ravi, S., Bioversity International, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

    Publicado 2010
    “…The book is highly recommended for all Agencies and workers engaged in promoting minor millets in India and Nepal and all other countries in south Asia where these marginalized crops represent a strategic livelihood asset for fighting poverty and nutrition insecurity within a climate changing scenario.…”
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    Libro

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