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An impact evaluation of technology adoption by smallholders in Sichuan, China: The case of sweet potato-pig systems by Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Nguyen Ngoc Toan, Chengyi Zou, Jinyuan Liu, Xianglin Li, Randolph, Thomas F.

“…Where this is suitable is in systems where sweet potato is an important crop, where there is limited access to input markets such as in upland or mountainous areas, where corn is not an important crop, and where households raise no more than 10 pigs given available household labor for pig raising in rural areas (generally either old people who are no longer active in the labor force, or young children who are still in school). …”
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Seed system security assessment: Haiti by International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Développement Rural, Haiti, University of East Anglia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, World Concern, Save the Children, ACDI/VOCA, World Vision, Catholic Relief Services

“…In terms of agro-ecology, the sites range from the better-off irrigated areas of Verrettes, to some of the drought-prone zones of Bassin Bleu, and include a range of mountainous and lowland locales . Furthermore, Léogâne, La Vallée de Jacmel, and Le Petite Goave are located directly in the earthquake epicenter and can be contrasted and compared with the other seven sites scattered across the country. …”
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Mapping evapotranspiration trends using MODIS and SEBAL model in a data scarce and heterogeneous landscape in eastern Africa by Kiptala, J.K., Mohamed, Y., Mul, Marloes L., Zaag, P. van der

“…In addition, ET estimates for the mountainous areas has been significantly suppressed at the higher elevations (above 2300 m a.s.l.), which is consistent with the decrease in potential evaporation. …”
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Fårskiljning vid glaciärens rand by Þórisdóttir Linder, Saga

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Genome-wide diversity in lowland and highland maize landraces from southern South America: population genetics insights to assist conservation by Dominguez, Pia Guadalupe, Gutierrez, Ángela Verónica, Fass, Monica Irinia, Filippi, Carla Valeria, Vera, Pablo, Puebla, Andrea, Defacio, Raquel Alicia, Paniego, Norma Beatriz, Lia, Veronica Viviana

“…Northern Argentina, one the southernmost regions of traditional maize cultivation in the Americas, harbours around 57 races traditionally grown in two regions with contrasting environmental conditions, namely the Andean mountains in the Northwest and the tropical grasslands and Atlantic Forest in the Northeast. …”
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Cruces de ganado de doble propósito en la zona montañosa baja colombiana, 1. Peso corporal hasta los 18 meses. by Hernández B., Gustavo, Moreno O., Fernando, Carvajal R., Guillermo

“…The purpose of the work was to compare the growth rate of two pure breeds, five F1, one F2, and two three way crosses in a mountainous zone (800 to 1200 meters) of north central Colombia. …”
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Natural and cultural continuous cover forests in Sweden : how much remain and how are they managed? by Axelsson, Robert

“…In addition to this there is a portion of high altitude CCF with moist oceanic climate in the Scandinavian Mountains. However, of all potential CCF sites in the southern study area only 0 to 6% remains. …”

Brucellosis in small ruminants : an investigation of knowledge, attitude and practices in peri-urban farming around the region of Dushanbe, Tajikistan by Grahn, Cecilia

“…Landlocked Tajikistan is situated in Central Asia and is not only the smallest republic of Central Asia, but it is also one of the most mountainous with some of Central Asia’s highest peaks. …”

Linking spatio-temporal variation of crop response with sediment deposition along paddy rice terraces by Schmitter, P., Dercon, G., Hilger, T., Hertel, M., Treffner, J., Lam, N., Duc Vien, T., Cadisch, Georg

“…In tropical mountainous regions of South East Asia, intensive cultivation of annual crops on steep slopes makes the area prone to erosion resulting in decreasing soil fertility. …”
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Environmental trade-offs of livestock intensification in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam by Mwema, Emmanuel, Dao-Thu, Hang Thi, Notenbaert, An, Atieno, Mary

“…We projected improved resistance to soil erosion in mountainous areas by cultivating improved forages. Additionally, enhancing animal reproductive performance could serve as a climate mitigation strategy in the study sites. …”
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Transhumance livestock production in the Northern Areas of Pakistan: Nutritional inputs and productive outputs by Duncan, Alan J., Rahman, D.A., Miller, D.W., Frutos, P., Gordon, I.J., Atiq-ur Rehman, Baig, A., Ali, F., Wright, Iain A.

“…The Northern Areas of Pakistan form a mountainous, semi-arid region in which subsistence mixed farming is the predominant economic activity for the majority of the population, which numbers around 1 million. …”
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The Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Iran: Diversity, Host Range, and Medical Importance by Maleki-Ravasan, N., Solhjouy-Fard, S., Beaucournu, J-C, Laudisoit, A., Mostafavi, E.

“…Meriones persicus was infested by 11 flea subfamilies in the arid, rocky, mountainous regions and Xenopsyllinae were hosted by at least 43 mammal species. …”
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Skogsbrukets hänsyn till rennäringen som riksintresse by Fjellgren Valkeapää, Anja

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Brucellosis in small ruminants : a seroprevalence study in peri-urban farming around the region of Dushanbe, Tajikistan by Ljung, Isabel

“…The mountainous Central Asian and former Soviet country Tajikistan is the least advantaged country economically among the former Soviet Union states. …”

Activity patterns of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) at their kill sites by Nygren, Emma

“…The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an elusive felid, native to the mountains in central Asia. Basic knowledge about the snow leopards’ ecology has long been lacking but is advancing with the help of the GPS-technology. …”

Improving the knowledge of plant potential biodiversity-ecosystem services links using maps at the regional level in Southern Patagonia. by Rosas, Yamina Micaela, Peri, Pablo Luis, Lencinas, María Vanessa, Lasagno, Romina Gisele, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José

“…The potential biodiversity map allowed us to detect coldspots in the western mountains and hotspots in southern and eastern areas. …”
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Community structure of polyporous fungi after wildfire in boreal forest by Vahlström, Isak

“…I studied three different sites in northern Sweden 12 years post fire; (1) a mixed coniferous forest in a landscape highly affected by forestry, (2) an old growth spruce forest in the proximity to high mountains and (3) a pine forest in a large protected area. …”

Situation report on Nepal’s agrifood systems : April 2023 by Kishore, Avinash, Saroj, Sunil, Minot, Nicholas, Dorosh, Paul A., Parajuli, R.R., Krupnik, Timothy J.

“…Food inflation was the highest in the mid-hills and mountains (8.8 percent) and the lowest in the Kathmandu Valley (4.5 percent). …”
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Poverty and water management in the Sao Francisco river basin: Preliminary assessments and issues to consider by Vosti, S.A., Torres, M.

“…The proportion of the rural poor tended to be lower in the southern portion of the SFRB, primarily in the state of Minas Gerais, the mountainous zone where the São Francisco River begins. …”
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Present situation of cassava production and the research and development strategy in Vietnam by Pham, Van Bien, Hoang, Kim, Wang, Joel J., Howeler, Reinhardt H.

“…In order to transfer new technologies to cassava households, Farmer Participatory Research (FPR) was conducted in mountainous and hilly areas of North Vietnam. The first phase of this project was quite successful. …”
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