Resultados de búsqueda - "illustration"

Scientists in social encounters: the case for an engaged practice of science por Diaw, C., Kusumanto, T.

“…Using case studies from Indonesia and Cameroon, we illustrated how social science methods could go beyond just extracting information from local actors to serve as valid platforms for learning interactively and for negotiating meanings, powers, and representation. …”
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The Potential of Irvingia gabonensis: Can it contribute to the improvement of the livelihoods of producers in Southern Cameroon? por Awono, A., Djouguep, A., Zapfack, L., Ndoye, O.

“…Processing of I. gabonensis kernels and consumer reactions to the derivative products are also discussed. It will also be illustrated that, with results from laboratory analyses, the further-processed products are of good quality and are safe for human consumption.…”
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How to take advantage of a new crop?: the experience of Melanesian smallholders por Feintrenie, L., Ollivier, J, Enjalric, F

“…A survey of these innovative practices and their economic results conducted in 2005 resulted in an economic modelling of this new agroforestry system with the software Olympe. This study illustrates the use of economic modelling with Olympe to simulate and test new agricultural practices in complex agroforestry systems. …”
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Development of a decision support system for trypanocidal drug control of bovine trypanosomosis in Africa por Gu, Y., Gettinby, George, McKendrick, I., Murray, M., Peregrine, A.S.

“…This paper describes the design of TrypsChemo, the properties of the system, and illustrates how it can be used to support decision making for trypanocidal drug control. …”
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Sustainable irrigation development por Makin, Ian W.

“…This paper explores the issues that face irrigation in the future, drawing on recent experiences in Asia and elsewhere to illustrate some cases where interventions have fallen short of sustainable development targets. …”
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Climate change and water supplies: options for sustaining tank irrigation potential in India por Kuppannan, Palanisami, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Giordano, Mark

“…Increasing water storage is a key adaptation strategy, and the experience of irrigation tanks illustrates both the potential and challenges of this adaptation response. …”
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Evaluating wetland flow regulating functions using discharge time-series por Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Batchelor, A.L.

“…Further steps include calculating the changes of various flow percentiles, caused by the presence of a wetland, detailed hydrograph analysis, baseflow analysis and analysis of changes in characteristics of continuous flow events above and below specified threshold discharges. The method is illustrated using the observed streamflow data in the catchment of the Rustenburg wetland in South Africa.…”
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Cumulative relative water supply: a methodology for assessing irrigation system performance por Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy, Merrey, Douglas J., Fernando, N.

“…The use of CRWS in conjunction with RWS is illustrated with examples from Sri Lanka.…”
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Integrated soil fertility management: an operational definition and consequences for implementation and dissemination por Vanlauwe, Bernard, Zingore, Shamie

“…The integration of ISFM practices into farming systems is illustrated with the dual-purpose grain legume–maize rotations in the savannas and fertilizer micro-dosing in the Sahel. …”
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Farmer field schools as a methodology for diagnosis, modelling and decision support for animal health and production interventions por Buyu, G., Minjauw, B.

“…The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Livestock Farmer Field School Project (LFFS), started in April 2001 and funded by the DFID Animal Health Programme and FAO, is adopting and testing the FFS methodology for animal health and Production, focusing upon small-holder dairy farmers. The paper illustrates the links between farmers' practice and knowledge models that a FFS process uses. …”
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Statistical issues in the design and analysis of animal health interventions for vector-borne disease por Rowlands, G.J.

“…These different approaches are illustrated in a study of tsetse control in South West Ethiopia.…”
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Statistical methods for analysing the spatial dimension of changes in land use and farming systems por Lesschen, Jan Peter, Verburg, P.H., Staal, Steven J.

“…The descriptions are not detailed, with the emphasis being instead on explaining the concepts in simple terms, with the aid of illustrations of these methods in land use research. …”
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Characteristics of a Baoule herd por Morkramer, G.L., Dekpol, K.

“…Weights at various ages including weaning and yearling weights were illustrated. Productivity indexes were produced for each year. …”
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Smallholder poultry model for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh: A review of evidence on impact por Islam, S.M.F., Jabbar, M.A.

“…These limitations have been illustrated and suggestions have made for more objective assessment of impact of past projects and for conducting additional research for supporting smallholder poultry as a tool for poverty alleviation.…”
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Les cultures fourragères por Guerin, H., Huguenin, J., Klein H.D., Louppe, D., Rippstein, G., Toutain, B.

“…La deuxième partie est ensuite dédiée à la gestion de la culture et des fourrages, tandis que des sujets comme les arbres fourragers, la production de semences fourragères et l'économie de la production du fourrage sont également traités. Un cédérom utile illustre les problèmes à l'aide d'études de cas, d'une bibliographie complète et de photos.…”
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Learning from the positive to reduce rural poverty: institutional innovations in agricultural and natural resources research and development por Biggs, Stephen D.

“…These cover the spread of bamboo tubewells in eastern Bihar, changes in rice research policy and the rice innovation system in Nepal, and the spread of groups and group based organisations and federations in Nepal. These are used to illustrate how institutional innovations at macro levels came about and gave rise to positive development outcomes. …”
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Participatory research methods for technology evaluation: a manual for scientists working with farmers por Bellon, Mauricio

“…The methods are specifically designed for participatory research on germplasm and soil fertility technologies, and they are illustrated with actual examples from three research projects. …”
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Training manual on agricultural water management por Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Lemperiere, Philippe, Tulu, T.

“…Each module is divided into a number of chapters and illustrated with figures, tables charts and examples. …”
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How big is your neighbourhood? Spatial implications of market participation among Filipino smallholders por Holloway, G.J., Lapar, Ma. Lucila

“…Using recent advances in Bayesian estimation and model comparison, we devise such an algorithm and illustrate its application to a sample of northern-Filipino smallholders. …”
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Building the politics machine: tools for "resolving" the global land grab por Dwyer, M.B.

“…Using evidence from Laos, the paper illustrates two tools for ‘resolving’ the global land grab geographically: first, a biographical or trajectory‐based approach that connects specific land grabs to larger development landscapes (e.g. of urban infrastructuring); and second, genealogies of property formalization that interrogate and deconstruct the legal geographies of land access, both on and off the map. …”
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