Search Results - "Reality"

Navigating the delivery of a service by Wickström, Joel

“…Providing an account for the reality environmental consultants are situated in when performing their practice. …”
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Conflict: a cause and effect of hunger by Messer, Ellen, Cohen, Marc J., Marchione, Thomas

“…If the slogan of the 1996 World Food Summit »Food for All« is to become a reality, then cycles of hunger and conflict must be broken, especially in Africa. …”
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Cropping systems mapping through high resolution imagery by Blasch, Gerald, Zepeda, Adair, Schulthess, Urs, Sonder, Kai, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago

“…Those information sources are based on surveys or technicians’ evaluations, with a probable gap between measurements and reality. In this study in Oaxaca's Mixteca region (Mexico) a high-definition satellite images were tested with a ground plot-inventory to calibrate a rando forest model for classification.…”
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Water availability and its use in agriculture by Molden, David J., Vithanage, Meththika, Fraiture, Charlotte de, Faures, J.M., Gordon, L., Molle, Francois, Peden, Donald G.

“…Water scarcity is a reality in the world today, and is a major threat to our food production systems that have to provide enough food for a growing and wealthier population. …”
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Institutional vacuum in Sardar Sarovar Project: farming "rules-of-the-game? by Talati, Jayesh, Shah, Tushaar

“…However, as it unfolds, the institutional reality of the project is vastly different from its plans. …”
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Improving resource use efficiency and reducing risk of common bean production in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean by Beebe, Stephen E., Rao, Idupulapati M., Mukankusi, Clare Mugisha, Buruchara, Robin Arani

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El ciclo del peón rural de Yuto, provincia de Jujuy, Argentina : la peonada rural durante la trayectoria de vida del pueblo by Rios, Silvia Fernanda

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AICCRA-Senegal Gender-Smart Accelerator Grant concept note by Derenoncourt, Marie Ena, Jaquet, Stéphanie

“…While climate change is an economic reality affecting the agricultural sector, women farmers lack access to inputs, information, and finance to innovate with climate solutions. …”
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Introduction [in Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia] by Dorosh, Paul A., Rashid, Shahidur

“…Indeed, the reality of Ethiopia’s agriculture and food security situation is complex because of variations across space within Ethiopia as well as variations over time due to changes in policies, weather shocks, and other factors. …”
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A 2020 vision for food, agriculture and the environment in Latin America: a synthesis by Garrett, James L.

“…Specific goals and strategies consonant with the present and future reality of Latin America are developed below for four areas: poverty, food security and nutrition, agriculture and natural resources, and the political and institutional environment.…”
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REDD+ in indigenous territories in Latin America: opportunity or threat? by Center for International Forestry Research

“…Indigenous territories constitute a new spatial reality that is quantitatively and qualitatively different from the community emphasis of the past. …”
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Tropical forage-based systems to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by Peters, Michael, Rao, Idupulapati M., Fisher, Myles J., Subbaraoa, Guntur V., Martens, S., Herrero, G., Tiemann, Tassilo T., Ayarza, Miguel Angel, Hyman, Glenn G.

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Eco-Efficient research to provide safe, profitable, and environmentally sustainable production of fruits and vegetables by Hughes, Jacqueline d'Arros, González, A., Keatinge, J.D.H., Wyckhuys, Kris A.G., Álvarez, E., Luther, K

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Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Global Forum Steering Committee by Global Forum on Agricultural Research

“…The discussion covered the need for a consensus on biotechnology, the gap between science and field reality, and coordination of GFAR and the CGIAR.…”
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Aligning agricultural research to meet food security and climate challenges—Bruce Campbell, CGIAR by Campbell, Bruce M.

“…He also highlights some of the advances which he hopes will become reality over the lifespan of the CCAFS programme, such as real-time meteorological information being delivered directly to farmers' mobile phones or increased productivity of crops to meet future food demands.…”
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The Boma: Phages - Bad for bacteria, good for livestock farmers by International Livestock Research Institute

“…They hear from 'phage hunters' Angela Makumi and Nicholas Svitek about how phages work, what makes them different from antibiotics, and what it will take to make phage therapy a reality. Could phages become our future weapon of choice against bacteria?…”
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Urban waste and agriculture: a win-win for farmers and for the city? by Drechsel, Pay

“…The reuse of usually free waste resources in urban and peri-urban farming is a common reality but serves primarily the farming community, and only indirectly the waste or sanitation service chain, or the consumer. …”
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Water for food security and nutrition: A report by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security by High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, Ringler, Claudia

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Multiple Use Water Services To Address Real Life Water Needs by van Koppen, Barbara

“…Systems are typically designed for a single use only either for domestic use or single productive use such as irrigation. Yet, in reality villagers invariably use these schemes for multiple purposes. …”
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Extended Project on Farmer Managed Irrigated Agriculture Under The National Drainage Program (NDP): Water Distribution Equity in Sindh Province, Pakistan by Murray-Rust, Hammond, Lashari, Bakhshal K., Memon, Yameen

“…The concept of equity of water distribution is widely used in assessment of irrigation water management performance; but in reality there is considerable confusion between the concepts of equity and equality. …”
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