Search Results - "Sustainable Agriculture"

Technical Report : Barriers to the Adoption of new Agricultural Technologies in Morocco: A systematic review by Boughlala, Mohamed, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Souissi, Asma, Moussadek, Rachid, Baum, Michael

“…It concludes that bridging the yield gap and ensuring sustainable agricultural practices in Morocco requires a holistic approach, considering technological, economic, social, and institutional factors.…”
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Does social capital influence adoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Malawi? by Mathanda, H., Pangapanga-Phiri, I., Hirpa Tufa, A., Mangisoni, J., Alene, A., Chikoye, D.

“…Reducing Malawi's persistent food insecurity requires increased and sustainable agricultural productivity despite worsening climate shocks and soil degradation. …”
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Use case report on scenarios of water availability and use in the Central Highland Ecoregions Foodscapes (CHEF) of Kenya by Owusu, Afua, Matheswaran, Karthikeyan, Velpuri, Naga Manohar, Magesa, R., Schmitter, Petra S.

“…This report examines water availability and usage in Kenya’s Central Highland Ecoregions Foodscapes (CHEF), highlighting the role of data-driven tools in sustainable agricultural water management. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has developed the Scale Invariant Water Accounting Plus (SIWA+) framework and the Securing Water Use in Agriculture (SWAG) tool to address key water challenges. …”
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Mechanization Bundle Report: Service provider model for CLIMATE-SMART Mechanization of smallholder farmers in Zambia by Matin, M. A., Mulundu, S, Zingwari, O

“…Overall, the findings underscore the transformative impact of mechanization and the service provider model in fostering sustainable agricultural mechanization for climate-smart agriculture, creating income opportunities, and bolstering rural economies in Zambia.…”
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Minimum tillage by Paparella, Antonio, Petsakos, Athanasios, Davis, Kristin E., Song, Chun

“…Minimum tillage and no-tillage (also known as zero-tillage) address these problems by reducing soil cultivation to a minimum, or entirely avoiding it, thus promoting less disruptive and potentially more sustainable agricultural management. Specifically, no-tillage eliminates traditional plowing practices with the use of direct seeding. …”
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Territorial mechanisms and scaling processes for climate-smart agriculture in Guatemala by Borrayo, Andrea, Lizarazo, Miguel, Martinez, Deissy, Garcia, Jorge Octavio, Diaz, Anabell, Jimenez, Benancio, van Loon, Jelle, Carranza, Carlos, Hidalgo, Lisandro, García, Marcelo

“…Overall, the results highlight the importance of responsible, evidence-based, and context-sensitive scaling approaches that recognize territories as central spaces for climate adaptation and sustainable agricultural development in Guatemala.…”
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Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science by Ashby, Jacqueline A.

“…A long-term strategic research agenda for the public sector is being defined that is new and relevant to present efforts to integrate natural resource management and sustainable agricultural production. Such an agenda must be understood as a way of managing natural resources for the production of food and environmental services essential to human well-being. …”
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Permaculture: Supports food security and primary education in rural Kenya by Dewey, Catherine E., Hoekstra, K., Carter, N.

“…They and community members learn new sustainable agricultural practices. One year after the permaculture project was developed, all 1200 students at the school are fed lunch each day that includes maize, beans, rice, vegetables, and fruit and nuts when in season. …”
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Assessing the impacts of cassava technology on poverty reduction in Africa by Feleke, S., Manyong, Victor M., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, A.

“…The results present important evidence in favour of promoting cassava technology in a targeted fashion as part of an effective poverty reduction and sustained agricultural growth strategy in Africa. Considering the large realised and even more pronounced potential impacts of the adoption of cassava technology on poverty reduction, it is vital that regional and global development organisations should continue supporting the existing cassava improvement programme to sustain the technology development efforts in the continent.…”
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Grain iron and zinc densities in released and commercial cultivars of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) by Rai, Kedar N., Yadav, O.P., Govindaraj, Mahalingam, Pfeiffer, Wolfgang H., Yadav, H.P, Rajpurohit, B.S, Patil, H.T, Kanatti, A., Rathore, A, Rao, A.S., Shivade, H

“…Crop biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural trategy to reduce micronutrient malnutrition arising from iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) deficiencies. …”
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Is agricultural adaptation to global change in lower-income countries on track to meet the future food production challenge? by Thornton, Philip K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Förch, Wiebke, Barahona, Carlos, Cramer, Laura K., Pradhan, Sonali

“…While there will be different ways of achieving sustainable agricultural systems, all will involve adaptation on a massive scale to meet the future food production challenge at greatly reduced carbon cost. …”
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Food systems for sustainable development: proposals for a profound four-part transformation by Caron, P., Ferrero y de Loma-Osorio, G., Nabarro, D., Hainzelin, E., Guillou, M., Andersen, I., Arnold, T., Astralaga, M., Beukeboom, M., Bickersteth, S., Bwalya, M., Caballero, P., Campbell, Bruce M., Divine, N., Fan, Shenggen, Frick, M., Friis, A., Gallagher, M., Halkin, J.P., Hanson, C., Lasbennes, F., Ribera, T., Rockström, Johan, Schuepbach, M., Steer, A., Tutwiler, A., Verburg, G.

“…Second, they should reflect sustainable agricultural production and food value chains. …”
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Landholders’ perceptions on legal reserves and agricultural intensification: Diversity and implications for forest conservation in the eastern Brazilian Amazon by Pinillos, Daniel, Poccard Chapuis, René, Bianchi, Felix J.J.A., Corbeels, Marc, Timler, Carl A., Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Ramos Ballester, Maria Victoria, Schulte, Rogier P.

“…Insights on large landholders’ perceptions on Legal Reserves can inform such governance processes to reconcile forest conservation and sustainable agricultural intensification in Paragominas.…”
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Technical Advisory Committee Seventy-Seventh Meeting, 20-24 September 1999: Report of the Meeting by CGIAR Technical Advisory Committee

“…TAC found that a paper submitted by the center directors on sustainable agricultural development in Central Asia and the Caucasus did not provide a strategy to guide research in the region.…”
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Agriculture for improved nutrition: Seizing the momentum by Fan, Shenggen, Yosef, Sivan, Pandya-Lorch, Rajul

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Indian agriculture, air pollution, and public health in the age of COVID by McDonald, A.J., Balwinder-Singh, Jat, M.L., Craufurd, P., Hellin, J., Hung, N.V., Keil, A., Kishore, A., Kumar, V., McCarty, J.L., Pearson, P., Samaddar, A., Shyamsundar, P., Shirsath, P.B., Sidhu, H.S., Singh, A.K., Singh, Sudhanshu, Srivastava, A.K., Urban, E., Malik, R.K., Gerard, B.

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Rural revitalization: Tapping into new opportunities by Steiner, Achim, Fan, Shenggen

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Food policy in 2018-2019: Growing urgency to address the SDGs by Fan, Shenggen

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Governance: Making Institutions work for rural revitalization by Kosec, Katrina, Resnick, Danielle

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What is a sustainable healthy diet? A discussion paper by Garnett, Tara, Appleby, M.C., Balmford, A., Bateman, I.J., Benton, Tim G., Bloomer, P., Burlingame, B., Dawkins, M., Dolan, L., Fraser, D., Herrero, Mario, Hoffmann, I., Smith, Pete, Thornton, Philip K., Toulmin, C., Vermeulen, Sonja J., Godfray, H. Charles J.

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