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Production and Standards for Chemical Non-Wood Forest Products in China by Zhaobang, S.

“…Non-wood forest products are an important part of the forestry industry in China, particularly in poor mountain and forest areas. This paper concentrates on the present situation of chemical uses for non-wood forest products in China. …”
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Determinants of chemical fertilizer use in Nepal: Insights based on price responsiveness and income effects by Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Adhikari, Rajendra Prasad, Kaphle, Basu Dev, Shivakoti, Sabnam, Kumar, Anjani

“…Although overall chemical fertilizer use has grown steadily in Nepal in the past two decades, much of that growth has occurred in the Terai agroecological belt while use has stagnated in the Hills and the Mountains regions. Differences in chemical fertilizer use intensity between the Terai and the latter regions are typically pronounced among medium-to-large-size farmers. …”
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Värderingar som styr den fysiska planeringen i fjällmiljö by Lundqvist, Vera, Persson, Olivia

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Hållbar mobilitet i skidorter : en studie av arbetet för en hållbar mobilitet i svenska fjälldestinationer by Hultman, Johan

The pig sector in North East India: status, constraints and opportunities by Wright, Iain A., Deka, Ram Pratim, Thorpe, W.R., Lapar, Ma. Lucila

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Livestock production in areas of high pressure crop-livestock farming systems in the East African highlands by Dijkman, J.

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New nexus tool supports holistic management of the Incomati Basin by Velpuri, Naga Manohar, Etichia, Mikiyas, Lautze, Jonathan F.

“…From its sources in the western mountains and plateau of Mpumalanga in South Africa to its mouth just north of Maputo’s bustling docks in Mozambique, the Incomati River basin supports lives, livelihoods, and irreplaceable ecosystems across eastern Southern Africa. …”
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Avaliaçao agronômica da Cratylia argentea na zona da Mata de Minas Gerais by Xavier, Deise Ferreira, Carvalho, Margarida Mesquita

“…The Zona da Mata region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is characterized by mountainous topography, the presence of low fertility, highly acidic red-yellow latosols, and the predominance of naturalized pastures of molasses grass (Melinis minutiflora). …”
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Strengthening market linkages of smallholder pig producers through informal contracts in northern Vietnam by Costales, A., Nguyen, T.S., Lapar, Ma. Lucila, Tiongco, Marites M.

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Companion modelling for collective learning on land & water management in northern Thailand highlands by Barnaud, C., Promburom, T., Bousquet, Francois, Promburom, P., Trébuil, Guy

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The role of elected and appointed village leaders in the allocation of public resources: Evidence from a low-income region in China by Mu, Ren, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…Based on primary survey data collected over two election cycles in a mountainous area in China, where an administrative village consists of several natural villages, this paper examines whether or not elected village heads and appointed Communist party secretaries favor their own natural villages when distributing public resources. …”
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Epi on Safari: A training course report by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The "Epi on Safari" training course was held from 24 April to 3 May 2013 at the Serena Mountain Lodge, Mount Kenya National Park, Nyeri. The course was designed for a small group of newly recruited postdoctoral fellows and graduate students attached to the Food Safety and Zoonoses program of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). …”
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Problems in milpa agriculture by Skutch, Alexander F.

“…Cultivation extends far up the surrounding mountain slopes, but most of the farm lands are sit uated between 2000 and 4000 feet.…”
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Tree suitability modeling and mapping in Nepal: a geospatial approach to scaling agroforestry by Ahmad, F., Uddin, M.M., Goparaju, L., Dhyani, S.K., Oli, B.N., Rizvi, J.

“…Nepal is broadly divided into three ecological zones, namely, Tarai (17%), hills (68%) and mountain (15%). Although about 68.6% of the Tarai region has over 80% tree suitability, the area retains 40.2% tree cover (> 10%). …”
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Local calibration of remotely sensed rainfall from the TRMM satellite for different periods and spatial scales in the Indus Basin by Cheema, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud, Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M.

“…Rain gauge networks in mountainous basins such as the Indus are sparse and insufficient to plan withdrawals and water management applications. …”
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Regionalization of a conceptual rainfall runoff model based on similarity of the flow duration curve: a case study from Karkheh River Basin, Iran. [Abstract only]. by Masih, Ilyas, Uhlenbrock, Silke, Ahmad, M.D., Maskey, S.

“…The study examines the possibility of simulating time series of streamflows for ungauged catchments based on hydrological similarity, using the mountainous, semiarid Karkheh river basin (55,000 km2, Iran) as an example. …”
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Economic and technical aspects of smallholder milk production in Northern Tanzania. by Zalla, T.M.

“…The study estimates that zebu cattle and grade cattle each accounted for about one-half of cattle milk production on the mountain in 1973 even though only 12 percent of all cattle were grade dairy animals. …”
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Asociaciones de pasturas con árboles en la región centro del sur de Brasil by Carvalho, Margarida M.

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Klassiska kinesiska trädgårdar : utformning och ideal genom historien by Spjuth, Johanna

Spatial prediction of soil organic carbon stocks across contrasting Andean basins, Peru by Carbajal Llosa, Carlos Miguel, Tumbalobos Dextre, Merely, Condori Ataupillco, Levi Tatiana, Cuellar Condori, Nestor Edwin, Gavilan, Carla

“…The significant spatial heterogeneity of SOCS in mountainous terrain makes accurate quantification and mapping challenging. …”
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