Search Results - "Pakistan"

Simple intervention to reduce mosquito breeding in waste stabilisation ponds by Ensink, Jeroen H.J., Mukhtar, Muhammad, Hoek, Wim van der, Konradsen, Flemming

“…In a WSP system in Faisalabad, Pakistan, we assessed the impact of simple environmental interventions on mosquito occurrence and abundance. …”
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Exploring future food security, livelihoods and environments under climate change in South Asia by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In June 2013, the CGIAR program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security organised a workshop at Nagarkot, Nepal with expert-stakeholders from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as well as international experts to explore the future of food security, livelihoods and environments in South Asia under conditions of climate change. …”
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Canal operations planner. III: minimizing inequity with delivery performance ratio relaxation by Vries, T.T. de

“…The model is applied to a secondary canal in Pakistan, and the sensitivity of the results to operational range and permissible spillage are explored. …”
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Efficacy of antimicrobial plant crude extracts on the growth in Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes f. sp. manihotis by Fokunang, C.N., Akem, C.N., Ikotun, T., Dixon, Alfred G.O.

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Aspectos socioeconómicos de la caña panelera en Colombia by Rodríguez Borray, Gonzalo Alfredo

“…. • Otros productores asiáticos son: Myanmar, Pakistán, China, Bangladesh y Filipinas (panutsa). • En América Latina los productores de panela más destacados son Colombia, Brasil (rapadura), México (piloncillo), Perú (chancaca) Guatemala, Haití (rapadou), El Salvador, Costa Rica (tapa dulce) y Venezuela (papelón).…”
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Routing field channels through a tertiary unit with heterogeneous fields by Anwar, Arif A., Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif

“…The model is applied to a tertiary unit of the Gomal Zam Irrigation System in Pakistan and shows that for this particular application, the optimized total length of field channels is 9,463 m compared with 11,313 m when an expert judgment is used, a reduction of 1,850 m (20%).…”
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Agrobiodiversity solution hotspot tool: IPSR Innovation Profile by Jones, Sarah K., Estrada-Carmona, Natalia, Sharma, Sunaya

“…Intensive collaboration will take place with local and national research and government partners, initially in India and expanding to Pakistan and Nepal, to co-develop, test, modify and improve the proposed approach and support systems-oriented decision making and integrated and locally relevant scenario and model development.…”
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Outmigration and labor mobility issues and policies in Nepal by Kharel, A., Sugden, F., Gupta, S.

“…Nepal’s labor migration history dates back to the colonial period in India when Nepali youths were recruited in the army of the East India Company in the early 19th century, and even prior to this period, Nepali men served in the army of Shikh ruler Ranjit Singh in Punjab (included territories of present-day India and Pakistan). This was followed by seasonal and longer-term labor migration to India. …”
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Assessment of value chain system for horticulture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Newly Merged Districts (former FATA) by Rana, Abdul Wajid, ul Haq, Zahoor, Asghar, Sobia, Haider, Zeeshan, Davies, Stephen

“…Rapid urbanization and rising income levels in developing countries, such as Pakistan, changing diet habits, information and communication technologies, structural transformation in retail markets as well as export market opportunities are catalyzing dynamic change in horticulture value chains. …”
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[Introduction] Strengthening policy research on infant and young child feeding: An imperative to support countries in scaling up impact on nutrition by Menon, Purnima, Thow, Anne Marie

“…Studies included in this special supplement analyzed policy content and stakeholder influence on IYCF in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and assess the role of advocacy in addressing multiple elements of the policy environment. …”
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Building on our achievements to transform the WEFE nexus by McCartney, Matthew P., Ringler, Claudia

“…A particular success came from Pakistan’s Punjab Province, where, with our support, the government is rolling out a Groundwater Management Information System – a practical, near-real-time tool to help reverse the rapid deterioration of groundwater and safeguard food security. …”
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Regional analysis of ex-situ water harvesting: Potential for expansion in South Asia by Ag Water Solutions, Inc.

“…South Asia (SA), including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan, is one of the most populous regions in the world. …”
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Designing and implementing experiments within local bureaucratic systems: A cautionary tale from an educator incentive program by Asad, Saher, Habib, Masooma, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kosec, Katrina, Leaver, Clare, ur Rehman, Attique

“…This paper reports on a pilot program that was co-designed with, and embedded within, the Elementary and Secondary Education Department in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that offers a cautionary tale. …”
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The mungbean transformation diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition: Diversifying crops, defeating malnutrition by Shanmugasundaram, Subramanyam, Keatinge, J. D. H., Hughes, Jacqueline d’Arros

“…National partners in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand collaborated with AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center, using an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to research and develop improved mungbean varieties and technologies. …”
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Lessons learned from solar irrigation scaling in Asia and Africa by Bodach, Susanne, Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Tilahun, Seifu A.

“…This report summarizes lessons on scaling solar irrigation from IWMI-led country teams and partners working in Nepal, Pakistan, India, Ghana, Nigeria, and East and Southern Africa. …”
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Genetic diversity and relationships of indigenous Kenyan camel (Camelus dromedarius) populations: Implications for their classification by Mburu, D.N., Ochieng, J.W., Kuria, S.G., Han Jianlin, Kaufmann, B., Rege, J.E.O., Hanotte, Olivier H.

“…Four recognized Kenyan dromedary breeds (Somali, Turkana, Rendille, Gabbra) and dromedary from Pakistan and the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) were studied using 14 microsatellite loci. …”
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Development of a low-power smart water meter for discharges in Indus Basin irrigation networks by Ahmad, Z., Asad, E.U., Muhammad, A., Ahmad, Waqas, Anwar, Arif A.

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Reducing poverty through integrated management of groundwater and surface water by International Water Management Institute, Global Water Partnership

“…Research in India and Pakistan has highlighted one such opportunity?integrated management of surface water and groundwater?…”
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An algorithm for rapid flood inundation mapping from optical data using a reflectance differencing technique by Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The application of the technique is informative about flood damages, which are illustrated using the floods in Pakistan in 2010 as an example.…”
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Canal operations planner. II: minimizing inequity by Anwar, Arif A., Vries, T.T. de, Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif

“…Equity of water distribution is an oft-repeated and stated aim of the warabandi irrigation systems prevalent in Pakistan and parts of India. The Canal Operations Plan is one tool used to operationalize equitable distribution of water. …”
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