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A gender strategy for pro-poor climate change mitigation by Edmunds, D., Sasser J, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…Similarly adaptation should aim to minimize GHG emissions where possible.…”
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Energy and carbon footprints of ethanol production using banana and cooking banana discard: A case study from Costa Rica and Ecuador by Graefe, Sophie, Dufour, D., Giraldo A., Muñoz, L.A., Mora P, Solís, H., Garcés, H., González, A.

“…The case study from Costa Rica yielded a net-energy balance (NEB) of 19.3 MJ l−1 and avoided carbon emissions of 0.48 kg l−1. It was closely followed by the organic banana producers from Ecuador with a NEB of 17.1 MJ l−1 and avoided carbon emissions of 0.44 kg l−1. …”
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Grain legume impacts on soil biological processes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Lupwayi, N.Z., Kennedy, AC, Chirwa, Rowland

“…However, because less fertilizer N is used in legume-based cropping systems, overall greenhouse gas emissions are usually less than those in fertilized monoculture cereals. …”
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Evaluation of farm-level impacts of soil fertility management strategies in maize-bean farming systems in Uganda and Tanzania by Birnholz, Celine A., Mwongera, Caroline, Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia, Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi

“…We conducted an ex ante evaluation of soil fertility management strategies on soil organic matter (SOM), nitrogen balance, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and profitability under three important scenarios: (1) inorganic fertilizers, (2) organic manure, and (3) combined organic manure and inorganic fertilizers. …”
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Estimating smallholder opportunity costs of REDD+: A pantropical analysis from households to carbon and back by Ickowitz, A., Sills, E.O., Sassi, Claudio de

“…We find that opportunity costs per tCO2 emissions from deforestation are less than the social costs of tCO2 emissions ($36) in 16 of the 17 sites; in only six of the sites, however, are opportunity costs lower than the 2015 voluntary market price for tCO2 ($3.30). …”
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Utvärdering av stallpellets som strömaterial by Bengtsson, Jeanette, Martinell, Alexandra

“…In earlier studies straw have shown a poor absorbency and high ammonia emission. The manufactures state that wood shaving pellets have a good absorption capacity and a low ammonia emission, there are few studies that supports this statement. …”

Technical guidelines on mechanized direct seeding combined with fertilizer deep placement in rice production in the Mekong River Delta by Nguyen Van Hung, Nguyen Van Hieu, Nguyen Ngoc Hoang, Nguyen Hong Thien, Nguyen Huu Diem Ha, Pham Thi Minh Hieu, Tran Thi Kim Thuy, Le Nhut Tao, Nguyen Thuy Kieu Tien, Tran Ngoc Thach, Dinh Thi Kim Dung

“…The focus is on promoting high-quality and low-emission rice production in the region.…”
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What a way to go! by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Is regional trade really the stepping stone that many publicly claim it is for integrating a developing economy into the world market? Or is it a blessed alternative, as many southern politicians, rather more privately, actually believe? …”
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SMALLHOLDER DAIRYING ZIMBABWE by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The dairy sector in Zimbabwe consists of two strongly contrasting categories of producers: the large-scale commercial producers with an average milking herd in excess of 100 cows using modern technology to achieve high output per cow; and the...…”
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Something in the air by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Global estimates of gaseous emissions of NH3, NO and N2O from agricultural land International Fertilizer Industry Association & FAO, 2001. 116 pp ISBN 9251046891 US$12 Euro 12.15…”
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Biodiversity: our common heritage by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…As a result of pressure from human activity and economic necessity many plant and animal species are disappearing, thereby depleting the world's genetic resource. …”
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Global Policy Frameworks And Their Implications For Metrics by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…The presentation Global Policy Frameworks And Their Implications For Metrics is by Lini Wollenberg, flagship leader of CCAFS Low Emissions Development. Presented at the WBCSD Climate Smart Agriculture workshop at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT on 28 March 2018.…”
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Situational analysis study of the agriculture sector in Uganda by Magunda, Matthias

“…Uganda submitted its first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2015 to the UNFCCC through which it committed to reduce approximately 22% of national GHG emissions in 2030 compared to business-as-usual of 49 million MtCO2eq. …”
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Report on trainings of CLEANED (Environmental Assessment Tool for Livestock Systems) in Colombia (presential and online) by Cardoso, Juan Andres, Gonzalez Quintero, Ricardo

“…These systems contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions and place heavy demands on land and water resources. …”
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The architecture of proposed REDD schemes after Bali: facing critical choices by Karsenty, A.

“…Rules governing the REDD (Reductions of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) scheme have yet to be established. …”
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Yield and Carcass Composition of Goats as Affected by Breed and Slaughter weight by Attah, S., Omojola, A.B., Adesehinwa, A.O.K.

“…After slaughtering and evisceration, the dressed carcasses were weighed, chilled at 3°C for 24 h and evaluated. …”
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Low-carbon development for Colombia by Johnson, Todd, Fernandes, Erick C.M.

“…Colombia is well-positioned to pursue a low-carbon development path given the country’s already large hydropower production, a model urban transport program, and significant potential to reduce emissions from agriculture, forestry, and other land-use (AFOLU). …”
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Determination of relation between αS1 casein concentration and coagulation properties of goat milk by Talach, Anna

“…Genetic protein polymorphism of αS1 casein is believed to affect cheese yield and production profitability of the cheese-makers. …”

Kroniska sår hos hund och katt : sårvårdsåtgärder, uppkomst och komplikationer by Strandberg, Anna, Lilja, Sara

Odlade torvjordar och växthusavgång : effekter av pH, temperatur och vattenhalt by Nordgren, Lisette