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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 1. Ranch organization and animal health management
Publicado 1985“…The area is heavily infested with three species of tsetse, Glossina morsitans morsitans, G. pallidipes and G. brevipalpis, the challenge being such that cattle cannot survive unless treated with trypanocidal drugs. …”
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Metodología simultánea de screening por la efiencia en el uso de bajos niveles de fósforo y por la tolerancia a toxicidad de aluminio y manganeso en suelos adversos para fríjol (Ph...
Publicado 1979“…Stress level for P are determined by a graphic relating the yields of the different materials used with the different soil P levels; the stress level being the point where the differences among the materials are most marked. …”
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Genomic resources for water yam (Dioscorea alata L.): analyses of EST sequences, De Novo sequencing and GBS libraries
Publicado 2015“…A custom made pipeline resulted in the selection of 573 genomic SSRs common across the two genotypes, of which only eight failed, 478 being polymorphic and 62 monomorphic indicating a polymorphic rate of 83.5%. …”
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Governance and gender dynamics in global value chains: A case study of the industrial dairy value chain in Matiguás, Nicaragua
Publicado 2016“…However, power asymmetries are not only established vertically but also horizontally along various categories, one of them being gender. Gender is the main category along which participation is shaped. …”
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Understanding variability in crop response to fertilizer and amendments in sub-Saharan Africa
Publicado 2016“…Cluster analyses revealed that maize crop in 11% of fields were highly responsive to nitrogen application, 25% (i.e., 21% poor and 4% fertile) ‘non-responsive’ to any nutrient or soil amendment, 28% being ‘low responsive’ and 36% of ‘intermediate response’. …”
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Contributions of peak sediment events to annual loads and the effects of best management practices on peak loads in the sub-humid Ethiopian highlands: the Debre Mawi watershed [Abs...
Publicado 2015“…With an aim to mitigate land degradation problems in Ethiopia, soil and water conservation projects are being massively implemented. The effect of these conservation measures in reducing sediment in streams have never been quantified due to unavailability of sediment data. …”
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Drivers of the adoption of farmer-innovated sprinkler irrigation systems: evidence from Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
Publicado 2016“…Conserving water and sustainable management of the resource, at least for the time being, is not factored in farmers decision making.…”
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The importance of Ethiopian soils in irrigation and overall watershed management [Abstract only]
Publicado 2016“…Additionally, socio-economic data are being collected on household composition, land holding, labor involved in as well as income generated by the various technologies. …”
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Increasing Early Warning Lead Time Through Improved Transboundary Flood Forecasting in the Gash River Basin, Horn of Africa
Publicado 2016“…It is unique in its discharge flows with torrential rain between Jul. and Oct., while being dry for the rest of the year. Despite this characteristic, the river is the main source of water for domestic and agricultural use in Kassala City, Sudan. …”
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Designing local policies and economic instruments to enhance waste management in Bayawan city, Philippines
Publicado 2015“…Fees to cover SWM costs are either not asked for, or existing fee mechanism are not effectively implemented or being utilized by the authorities in charge. However, policies that address cost recovery will directly affect the capacity and willingness of service recipients to pay as well as the maximum level of refinancing that can be achieved. …”
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The role of contracts in improving access to credit in the smallholder livestock sector of Swaziland
Publicado 2016“…The results from the logit model for participation in formal contracts indicate that off-farm income, better access to extension services, being a member of a farmers’ association, having access to assured market and access to marketing information are positively associated with farmers’ involvement in contract agreements. …”
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Using fuzzy logic models to reveal farmers motives to integrate livestock, fish, and crops.
Publicado 2007“…The desire to improve livelihoods and diet, mainly for their children’ well-being was the farmers’ main motive for diversification. …”
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GF120 effects on fruit fly species (Diptera Tephritidae) in Sahelian agroforestrybased horticultural cropping systems
Publicado 2012“…Sclerocarya birrea (marula plum) is presently being investigated as a dryland tree species for fruit and oil production, either in orchards or such systems as BDL. …”
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Socio-economic contribution of cassava varietal improvement to the small farmer communities in Asia
Publicado 1998“…Now, we are beginning to see many of the original goals being attained.…”
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Pig traders’ networks on the Kenya-Uganda border highlight potential for mitigation of African swine fever virus transmission and improved ASF disease risk management
Publicado 2017“…Regulation of the pig and pork trade was minimal in practice. The risk of ASFV being spread by traders was compounded by their use of poorly constructed slaughter slabs/sites with open drainage, ineffective or non-existent meat inspection services, lack of provision for biosecurity in the value chain, and sales of pork to customers who were unaware of the risks to their own pigs from contact with ASF infected pork. …”
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The impact of adoption of conservation agriculture on smallholder farmers’ food security in semi-arid zones of southern Africa
Publicado 2017“…A possible reason for effectiveness of CA in Mozambique could be due to the fact that often CA is being promoted together with other better cropping management practices such as timely weeding and improved seed varieties, which are poorly practiced by the generality of farmers in a country just emerging from a war period. …”
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Towards sustainable sanitation management: Establishing the costs and willingness to pay for emptying and transporting sludge in rural districts with high rates of access to latrin...
Publicado 2017“…This methodology is employed for the case of a rural subdistrict in Bangladesh called Bhaluka, a unit of administration at which sludge management services are being piloted by the Government of Bangladesh. Results: The typical sludge accumulation rate in Bhaluka is calculated at 0.11 liters/person/day and a typical latrine will need to be emptied approximately once every 3 to 4 years. …”
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Cassava
Publicado 1992“…A genomic cassava library is now being generated. (CIAT)…”
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Nematodes
Publicado 1989“…A fist of nematodes associated with the roots of beans and other plants is given in table form, the species of Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus being the most common in bean crops in the Americas. …”
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Breeding for high yield in common bean
Publicado 1997“…These approaches have been limited mainly by the procedures being deployed and the restrictions imposed by the type of germplasm available to the breeder. …”
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