Search Results - "environmental sustainability"

Issues in managing canal operations by Skogerboe, G.V., Qaiser, A. H.

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Impact of irrigation water supply on farmers decisions and agricultural production by Strosser, P., Riaz, K.

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Organic/environmentally friendly banana production: Proceedings of a workshop held at EARTH, Guacimo, Costa Rica, 27 - 29 July 1998 by Rosales, F.E., Tripon, S.C., Cerna, J., International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain

“…This 265-page book gathers together 16 scientific articles presented during a meeting held in Costa Rica in July 1998 focusing on the production of environmentally sustainable and economically profitable banana and plantain. …”
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The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system by Leape, Jim, Allison, Edward H., DeClerck, Fabrice A.J., Kishore, Avinash, Micheli, Fiorenza, Tigchelaar, Michelle

“…Blue foods are extraordinarily diverse, are often rich in essential micronutrients and fatty acids, and can be produced in ways that are more environmentally sustainable than terrestrial animal-source foods. …”
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Towards equitable partnerships between corporate and smallholder partners: relating partnerships to social, economic and environmental indicators: workshop synthesis by Nawir, A.A., Anyonge, C.H., Race, D., Vermeulen, Sonja J.

“…The results of this workshop will certainly help in the identification and formulation of ways forward in equitable and environmentally sustainable planted forest management. The output speak themselves, but it is clear that more needs to be done with regard to corporate smallholder partnerships if forestry development is truly to meet the multiple objectives of poverty alleviation and the production of fibre for expanding markets. …”
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Fondo Latinoamericano para arroz de riego (FLAR): nueva asociación para el sector arrocero by Zorrilla de San Martín, Gonzalo

“…FLAR, currently formed by agricultural institutions of 15 countries of the region, strives to serve its partners in three areas: development of technology to achieve a competitive, profitable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable crop; reduction of unitary production costs to indirectly favor consumers; and strengthening of the national rice sectors of Latin America and the Caribbean.…”
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Issues related to farmers' managed irrigation system by Shafique, M.S., Ahmed, S., Gill, M.A.

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Pressurized irrigation systems for increasing agricultural productivity in Pakistan by Ahmed, S., Yasin, M., Shafique, M.S., Akram, M.

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Review of on-farm water management experience in the context of users' organizations by Gill, M.A., Mirza, Z.I.

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Introduction of an information system for facilitating canal operations by Hafeezullah, M., Khan, M.A., Vehmeyer, P.W.

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Performance assessment of an irrigation system: application to the Fordwah Branch Canal System by Habib, Z., Kuper, M.

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Review of IIMI's experience in social organization for irrigated agriculture in Pakistan by Bandaragoda, Don Jayatissa, Mehmood ul Hassan, Memon, Y., Cheema, M.A., Mirza, Z.I.

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Advances in understanding the impact of irrigation management on salinity, sodicity and soil degradation in Pakistan by Kuper, M., Kijne, Jacob W.

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Predicting sustainable irrigated agricultural adjustments, across the Lower Chenab Canal System by Rehman, A., Rehman, G., Jehangir, Waqar A., Aslam, M.

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Analyzing the impact of alternative operational rules on water distribution by Kuper, M., Litrico, X., Habib, Z.

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Bedömning av vattenkvalité i Sverige och Tyskland – en jämförande studie i teori och praktik by Neumann, Dörthe

“…Achieving a standardized environmentally sustainable water quality within the European Union requires a uniform assessment of watercourses. …”
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Taro in west Africa: status, challenges, and opportunities by Oladimeji, J.J., Kumar, P. Lava, Abe, A., Vetukuri, R.R., Bhattacharjee, Ranjana

“…Improvement through plant breeding remains the most economically and environmentally sustainable means of increasing the productivity of taro in WA. …”
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From "best practice" to "best fit": A framework for designing and analyzing pluralistic agricultural advisory services by Birner, Regina, Davis, Kristin E., Pender, John L., Nkonya, Ephraim M., Anandajayasekeram, Ponniah, Ekboir, Javier, Mbabu, Adiel, Spielman, David J., Horna, Daniela, Benin, Samuel, Kisamba-Mugerwa, Wilberforce

“…Agricultural advisory services play an important role in supporting the use of the agricultural sector as an engine of pro-poor growth and enabling small farmers to meet new challenges, such as accessing export markets, adopting environmentally sustainable production techniques, and coping with HIV/AIDS and other health challenges that affect agriculture...There is now renewed interest in agricultural advisory services in many countries.... …”
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Towards a pro-poor agricultural growth strategy in Nigeria by Fan, Shenggen, Omilola, Babatunde, Rhoe, Valerie, Salau, Sheu

“…A paradigm shift towards a sound evidence-based policymaking process is needed to promote a more equitable, gender sensitive and environmentally sustainable growth in the agricultural sector. …”
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Use of geographical information systems to develop reclamation programs to mitigate salinity in Pakistan: Example from the Chishtian Sub-Division by Asif, S., Ali, C.K., Ahmad, Mobin-ud-Din, Strosser, P.

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