Search Results - "Scientist"

On farm conservation of rice biodiversity in Nepal: a simultaneous estimation approach by Gauchan, Devendra, Van Dusen, M. Eric, Smale, Melinda

“…This paper presents an empirical case study about farmer management of rice genetic resources in two communities of Nepal, drawing on interdisciplinary, participatory research that involved farmers, rice geneticists, and social scientists. The decision-making process of farm households is modeled and estimated in order to provide information for the design of community-based conservation programs. …”
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Genomic breeding of green super rice varieties and their deployment in Asia and Africa by Yu, Sibin, Ali, Jauhar, Zhang, Chaopu, Li, Zhikang, Zhang, Qifa

“…However, the conflicts between rice production and environmental resources are becoming increasingly acute. For this reason, scientists in China have proposed the concept of Green Super Rice for promoting resource-saving and environment-friendly rice production, while still achieving a yield increase and quality improvement. …”
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Quantitative descriptions of rice plant architecture and their application by Li, Xumeng, Wang, Xiaohui, Peng, Yulin, Wei, Hailin, Zhu, Xinguang, Chang, Shuoqi, Li, Ming, Li, Tao, Huang, Huang

“…Plant architecture is an important agronomic trait, and improving plant architecture has attracted the attention of scientists for decades, particularly studies to create desirable plant architecture for high grain yields through breeding and culture practices. …”
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Alliance Knowledge Sharing Unit: Strategy Overview 2025–2028 by Bailey, Arwen, Gichia, Timothy, Mobasher, Mahin

“…Knowledge sharing is about how we leverage that knowledge, connecting and aggregating it, engaging scientists to generate new ideas through conversations, and supporting processes so that potential users can add to their own knowledge through engagement with our research and researchers. …”
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Beyond slash and burn: building on indigenous knowledge in managing Borneo’s tropical rain forests by Colfer, C.J.P., Peluso, N.L., Ching See Chung

“…Colfer and her co-authors seek to present the knowledge of the local people about their surrounding forest and its sustainable management in a way that trained scientists will understand and use. The people and their knowledge of the forest are seen as an integral part of the biodiversity of the forest. …”
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Agriculture, natural resource management, and “development” beyond the biophysical by German, L., Verma, R., Ramisch, Joshua J.

“…The case studies also articulate the challenges faced by sociocultural scientists working in arenas dominated by other disciplines. …”
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The role of participatory modeling in landscape approaches to reconcile conservation and development by Sandker, M., Campbell, Bruce M., Ruíz Pérez, M., Sayer, Jeffrey A., Cowling, R.M., Kassa, H., Knight, A.

“…Noteworthy was the difference between those stakeholders connected to the policy process and scientists; the presence of the former in the modeling activities is key to achieving policy impacts, and the latter were most critical of participatory modeling. …”
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ILRI research on zoonoses in the Asia-Pacific region by Gilbert, Jeffrey

“…More than just a series of training, teams were required to design, implement and write up the research, with mentoring by ILRI scientists and additional external experts.…”
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Threats to cassava production: known and potential geographic distribution of four key biotic constraints by Herrera Campo, Beatriz Vanessa, Hyman, Glenn G., Bellotti, Anthony C.

“…While agricultural scientists have recognized these threats, few assessments of the geographic distribution of cassava pests and diseases have been made at the global scale. …”
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Providing low-budget estimations of carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural wetlands by Lloyd, C.R., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Finlayson, C. Max

“…The guidance is highly applicable to, and aimed at, wetlands such as those in the tropics and sub-tropics, where complex research infrastructure may not exist, or agricultural wetlands located in remote regions, where frequent visits by monitoring scientists prove difficult. In conclusion, the proposed measurement-modelling approach provides guidance on an affordable solution for mitigation and for investigating the consequences of wetland agricultural practice on GHG production, ecological resilience and possible changes to agricultural yields, variety choice and farming practice.…”
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Soil Atlas of Africa by Jones, A., Breuning-Madsen H, Brossard M, Dampha, A., Deckers, J., Dewitte, O., Gallali T, Hallett S, Jones, R., Kilasara M, Le Roux P, Micheli E, Montanarella, Luca, Spaargaren O, Thiombiano, L., Ranst, Eric van, Yemefack, Martin, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…The first ever Soil Atlas of Africa uses striking maps, informative texts and stunning photographs to answer and explain these and other questions. Leading soil scientists from Europe and Africa have collaborated to produce this unique document. …”
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An Overview of Dairy Cattle Models for Predicting Milk Production: Their Evolution, Evaluation, and Application for the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (... by Tedeschi, L.O., Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K.

“…The contemporary concern about anthropogenic release of greenhouse gas (GHG) into the environment and the contribution of livestock to this phenomenon have sparked animal scientists’ interest in predicting methane (CH4) emissions by ruminants. …”
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Spatial evapotranspiration, rainfall and land use data in water accounting - Part 1: review of the accuracy of the remote sensing data by Karimi, P., Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M.

“…The scarcity of water encourages scientists to develop new analytical tools to enhance water resource management. …”
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Assessing the impact of integrated natural resources management: CIAT challenges and experiences by Gottret, María Verónica, White, D.

“…Advances and travails of CIAT scientists as they develop and implement an impact assessment (IA) framework for three integrated natural resources management (INRM) sites in Latin America (hillsides, savannas and forest margins) is presented. …”
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Agroforestry: a second soil fertility paradigm? a case of soil fertility management in Western Kenya by Mango, Nelson, Hebinck, Paul

“…Farmers in Western Kenya generally do not apply fertiliser and rather rely on many soil fertility replenishment (SFR) strategies. Scientists recognised that lowering the costs of restoring fertility is vital to the future of agriculture in the region and beyond. …”
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Klima 101: A Climate Change Guidebook for Philippine Journalists by Visaya-Abaño, Imelda, Navarro, Rex L., Pérez, Rosa T.

“…This guidebook represents a joint effort among scientists, communicators, and journalists at the CGIAR Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security Southeast Asia Program (CCAFS-SEA), the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists (PNEJ) and the Philippine Agricultural Journalists (PAJ). …”
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Genetically engineered crops in developing countries by Reddy, D.V.R, Kumar, P.A, Kumar, P. Lava, Loebenstein, G., Rao, C.K.

“…Alleviation of poverty in developing countries continues to be the main target for scientists as well as administrators. Genetically engineered (GE) crops initially were developed to benefit large scale commercial outfits. …”
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Improvement of feed resources and livestock feeding in mixed cropping systems by Blümmel, Michael, Anandan, S., Wright, Iain A.

“…This book is written in a very simple illustrative and coherent manner with all updated information so that students, scientists/researchers and academicians, at national and international level will be benefited. …”
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The contribution of IITA improved cassava to food security in subSaharan Africa: an impact study by Bokanga, M., Makinde, K., Dixon, A., Whyte, J., Manyong, Victor M.

“…Between 1970 and 1998 a total of 1381 scientists were trained at IITA, accounting for 38% of senior and 49% of intermediate level researchers currently working in cassava research in these countries.…”
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Futures of tropical forests (sensu lato) by Putz, F.E., Romero, C.

“…Land‐use practices informed by research designed and conducted by embedded scientists will help minimize the tradeoffs between the financial profits from forest management and the benefits of retention of biodiversity and the full range of environmental services.…”
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