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The sedentarisation process of the Bahima in Uganda: an emic view by Wurzinger, Maria, Okeyo Mwai, Ally, Semambo, D.K., Sölkner, Johann

“…The traditional lifestyle of nomadic pastoralists is vanishing rapidly, because of human population growth which often leads to land scarcity or political pressure on pastoralists to settle. The sedentarisation of the Bahima pastoralists in Western Uganda started in the 1940s and is still going on. …”
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Water rights and legal pluralism: four contexts for negotiation by Bruns, Bryan Randolph, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Increasing water scarcity is increasing pressure on water management institutions, particularly in the area of water rights. …”
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Environmental trade-offs and policy recommendations for livestock intensification in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam by Dao, Thi Thu Hang, Mwema, Emmanuel, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Atieno, Mary

“…Despite this potential, livestock farming in the region remains small-scale, with challenges including low-quality breeds, inadequate feed sources, and limited land for grazing and pastures alongside environmental pressure. The SAPLING initiative in Mai Son District, Son La Province is addressing these challenges by promoting innovations in improved feeds, forages, animal genetics, herd health, and livestock value chains.…”
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Commentaries on Technology by Taylor, T. Ajibola, Mupawose, Robbie M., Collinson, Michael

“…The preceding chapter focuses on food production systems in four broad agroecological zones in which agroclimatic conditions and the characteristics of production systems largely determine the types of technologies likely to have measurable impact on agricultural production. Population pressure in these areas makes it impossible for the traditional, balanced farming systems characterized by shifting cultivation to meet demand for food and other requisites.…”
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Soil degradation: a threat to developing-country food security by 2020? by Scherr, Sara J.

“…However this demand is met, population and farming pressure on land resources will intensify greatly. …”
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Soil degradation: a threat to developing-country food security by 2020? by Scherr, Sara J.

“…However this demand is met, population and farming pressure on land resources will intensify greatly. …”
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Guiding the sustainable management of rice landscapes in the uplands by Pandey, S.

“…Increasingly population pressure has forced many farmers onto marginal agricultural land, particularly steep sloping land where land use practices are contributing to soil erosion and water losses. …”
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Safeguarding Public Health From Farms To Markets To Househods by Abaidoo, Robert C.

“…In Ghana and Burkina Faso, the pressure from urban centers dependent on water resources from the Volta basin has made wastewater use in UPA a common practice. …”
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Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997 by Ndoye, O., Kaimowitz, D.

“…It concludes that government policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes all had a strong impact on forests. Pressure on forests increased after structural adjustment policies were initiated in the mid- 1980s. …”
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Transboundary perspectives on managing Indonesia's fires by Mayer, J.

“…Although the ASEAN Haze Agreement lacks enforceable mandatory provisions, it remains a useful vehicle for international pressure and regional cooperation to eliminate transboundary pollution.…”
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Will livestock intensification help save Latin America's tropical forest? by Kaimowitz, D., Angelsen, A.

“…Researchers have long argued that improved livestock technologies and intensification will reduce the pressure on Latin America's forests. This article combines economic theory with insights from seven case studies to examine under what conditions technological change will reduce (or increase) forest clearing. …”
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Evolving crop-livestock farming systems in the humid zone of West Africa by Jabbar, M.A.

“…However in recent times, with population pressure, jungle clearance, crop cultivation and tsetse control measures, the challenge has been reduced. …”
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Appropriate Climate Smart Technologies for Smallholder Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Sullivan, Amy, Mumba, Aliness, Hachigonta, Sepo, Connolly, Mike, Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele

“…Low agricultural productivity in the region keeps this population under constant pressure, even though investment in agriculture is a proven way to reduce regional poverty. …”
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Development trajectories of river basins: a conceptual framework by Molle, Francois

“…Access to and control of water depend primarily on the available technology and engineering feats, such as river-diversion structures, canals, dams and dikes. As growing human pressure on water resources brings actual water use closer to potential ceilings, supply-augmentation options get scarcer, and societies, therefore, usually respond by adopting conservation measures and by reallocating water towards more beneficial uses.…”
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Development of mangrove paddy fields in Casamance southern Senegal by Barry, Boubacar

“…Intensification of agriculture and increasing population pressure has resulted in increased erosion and siltation. …”
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Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands by Mwendera, E.J., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…The impacts of grazing on biophysical and hydrological properties of grazing lands were investigated on two sites represting 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South of Addis Ababa. Grazing pressure differently influence ground vegetative cover, increased surface runoff and soil loss, and reduced water infiltrability of the soil between the two land slopes. …”
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Land degradation and intensified livestock and crop production in the Ethiopian highlands by Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Mwendera, E.J.

“…Due to the high human population pressure and large herds of livestock on small farm areas, continuous overgrazing of natural grasslands is common. …”
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Workshop in Lushoto, Tanzania by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…As a consequence of increased population pressure on land, extensive farming through clearance of bushes and forests has been common. …”
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Evaluation of cassava mash dewatering methods by Kolawole, O.P., Agbetoye, L.A.S., Ogunlowo, A.S.

“…Dewatering tanks with square and cylindrical shapes were made with steel for the experiment. Pressure devices from screw bolts, hydraulic jack press and rope / stick methods were used to squeezed cassava juice from the mash in the tanks. …”
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Competing Uses and Access to Hydrological Resources in upstream Peasant Communities of the Canete River Watershed, Peru by Tristán Febres, María Claudia, Blundo Canto, Genowefa M., Cruz García, Gisella S., Quintero, Marcela, Pareja Cabrejos, Piedad

“…Introduction Globally, the pressure on natural resources is increasing, particularly on water. …”
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