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Gender and Climate Smart Agriculture in East Africa: Trends and Impacts by Omolo, Nancy

“…At the same time women often have very different off-farm income-generation opportunities to men, are usually paid less as casual labourers than men, and in general their work is less secure. …”
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Agricultural expansion and deforestation: modelling the impact of population, market forces and property rights by Angelsen, A.

“…This paper compares four different modelling approaches to agricultural expansion and deforestation, and explores the implications of assumptions about the household objectives, the labour market, and the property rights regime. A major distinction is made between population and market based explanations. …”
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Technological change and deforestation: a theoretical overview by Angelsen, A., Soest, D.P. van, Kaimowitz, D., Bulte, E.

“…The latter has to do with how the technologies modify the labour and capital constraints that farmers face. …”
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Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: An option or an imperative? by Smith, Jimmy W., Naazie, A., Larbi, Asamoah, Agyemang, K., Tarawali, Shirley A.

“…Maintenance of soil fertility and provision of livestock feeds appear to be the main areas of reciprocal benefits, while animal traction may be an option for increasing land and labour productivity. This paper assesses the challenge facing sub-Saharan agriculture and the potential contribution of crop-livestock integrated systems towards agricultural growth and sustainability.…”
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Technical and economic performance of animal-drawn implements for minimum tillage: Experience on Vertisols in Ethiopia by Astatke, A., Jabbar, M.A., Mohamed Saleem, M.A., Erkossa, Teklu

“…In order to further improve the BBM package, the frame of the BBM was used for attachment of other implements to minimize tillage practices and reduce seed and fertilizer rates, labour and animal power requirements and soil erosion. …”
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Can drip irrigation technology be socially beneficial? Evidence from Southern India by Kumar, D.S., Kuppannan, Palanisami

“…Water management policy should focus attention on the promotion of drip irrigation in regions where water and labour scarcity are critical.…”
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Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan by Ensink, Jeroen H.J., Hoek, Wim van der, Amerasinghe, Felix P.

“…The study found a significantly increased risk of (asymptomatic) Giardia infection in wastewater farming households when compared with farming households using regular (non-wastewater) irrigation water (OR 3.3, 95% CI 2.5-4.4). Textile labourers who were employed in the city of Faisalabad but who lived in the same village as the wastewater farmers showed a risk of Giardia infection in between that of wastewater and non-wastewater farming households (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.9-3.1). …”
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ILRI programme: Progress, achievements and impact 1994-1998. Proceedings of a workshop by Hanson, Jean

“…The major producer at this level is the smallholder farmer, who is considered to be resource poor, working relatively small land holdings and with most of the labour being supplied by the household. Recognising the importance of this informal seed production by farmers, this workshop was conducted to assess the knowledge base on seed production by smallholders, to identify constraints to increasing seed production, to identify areas where further research is required to support smallholder seed production and to make recommendations.…”
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Alley farming in south-western Nigeria. The role of farming systems research in technology Development by Reynolds, L., Domenico, C.M. di, Atta-Krah, A.N., Cobbina, J.

“…Includes data on maize yield from Leucaena farms with & without fallow, effects of supplementary Leucaena & Gliricidia browse on growth & survival of West African Dwarf goats, labour requirements for maize cultivation in farmer-managed trials, quality & frequency of feed given. …”
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Migration and agricultural intensification at origin: Evidence from farm households in Central Africa by Ochieng, J., Knerr, Beatrice, Owuor, G., Ouma, Emily A.

“…We used New Economics of Labour Migration as analytical framework to explain the role of migration and remittances on crop intensification. …”
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Typology of households adopting improved soybean technology: an application of the discriminant analysis model in northern Nigeria by Ojiako, I.A., Manyong, Victor M., Ikpi, A.

“…A two-stage typology of adopters and non-adopters of improved soybean varieties introduced to farmers in northern Nigeria was investigated using the discriminant analysis model. Labour expenses, active membership of associations and exposure to extension services significantly discriminated the two groups, out of thirteen factors used in the linear discriminating Junction. …”
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Assessing access and adoption of improved bean varieties among the bean growing households in Northern and Southern provinces of Zambia by Katungi, Enid M., Hamzakaza, Petan, Reyes, Byron A., Maredia, Mywish K., Muimui, Kennedy K.

“…The study also contributed information on gender aspects of bean production, which was made possible by allowing data on decision-making regarding bean management, labour contribution, use of income from beans, access to extension services & credit, and group membership to be disaggregated by sex and age of household member. (2013)…”
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Integrated croplivestock systems in subSaharan Africa: an option or imperative? by Smith, J.W., Naazie, A., Larbi, Asamoah, Agyemang, K., Tarawali, Shirley A.

“…Maintenance of soil fertility and provision of livestock feeds appear to be the main areas of reciprocal benefits, while animal traction may be an option for increasing land and labour productivity. In this paper we assess the challenge facing sub-Saharan agriculture and the potential contribution of crop-livestock integrated systems towards agricultural growth and sustainability…”
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Mindre studie av en ny gallringsmetod i stamtät förstagallring av gran i södra Svergie by Dehlén, Jonas

“…The pre-clearance is today carried out with a brush saw and paid per labour hour. All small trees not suitable for pulpwood are removed to simplify the later work of the harvester. …”
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Climate-Smart Cocoa: a gender transformative approach by Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Torvikey, Gertrude Dzifa, Amoah, Alvin, Saeed, Abdul Razak, Obeng, Faustina, Kofituo, Rich Kofi, Asare, Richard

“…v) Design programmes that create a pool of labour-saving technologies in communities for easy access. …”
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Cameroon gender strategy: Building equitable climate-resilient African bean & insect sectors by Siri, Bella Ngoh, Munji, Victorine, Ntam, Fidelis, Mafouasson, Hortense, Lutomia, Cosmas, Ouya, Frederick, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Women play a crucial role in farming, making up nearly 70% of the agricultural labour force, yet they face significant barriers compared to men (Ousmanou et al., 2021; Siri et al., 2021; Ngaiwi et al., 2023). …”
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Development des moyens de lutte contre le « Shimbu », cas de la culture du manioc au kasai oriental/RDC: Revue et contribution sur les moyens de lutte contre le complexe parasitair... by Mahungu, N.M., Frangoie, A., Mukendi, D., Ndonda, A., Kayumba, T., Kasongo, K.

“…Il en découle que (i) « shimbu » qui signifie « déraciner en Ciluba» est un complexe des petits insectes ailés, vivant dans le sol, se reproduisant à partir des oeufs et qui, en association avec les fourmis/ champignons, s'attaquent aux plantes à partir des racines » ; (ii) les symptômes sont entre autres : l'apparition des insectes et des petits oeufs lors du labour ; le faible taux de reprise après plantation ; la fanaison des plantes attaquées qui s'arrachent facilement ; (iii) les principaux moyens de lutte sont : bon choix du terrain, labour profond, plantation sur billons/buttes, enfouissement et semis des plantes odorantes, épandage de la cendre. …”
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Critical slope length for soil loss mitigation in maize-bean cropping systems in SW Kenya by Koomson, E., Muoni, T., Marohn, C., Nziguheba, G., Öborn, Ingrid, Cadisch, Georg

“…Soil conservation measures like hedgerows and green manures can reduce effective slope length for erosion, but compete with crops for space and labour. Knowledge of critical slope length can minimise interventions and trade–offs. …”
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Reviving smallholder hill farming by involving rural youth in food system transformation and promoting community-based agri-ecotourism: A case of Uttarakhand State in North-Western... by Rana, Jai Chand, Bisht, Ishwari Singh

“…Until recent decades, labour-intensive subsistence farming was a way of life and livelihood in the hill communities of Uttarakhand, India. …”
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Increasing profitability and water use efficiency of triple rice crop production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam by NHẪN, P.P., HÒA, L.V., QUÍ, C.N., HUY, N.X., HỮU, T.P., MACDONALD, B. C. T., Tuong, T.P.

“…Overall net profitability was greatest for the AWD treatments because of the reduction in pumping and labour costs in the dry season. Transplanted rice improved yields, but the labour cost reduced overall profitability. …”
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