Search Results - Tree farms.

The linkages between land use change, land degradation and biodiversity across East Africa by Maitima, J.M., Mugatha, Simon M., Reid, Robin S., Gachimbi, L.N., Majule, A.E., Lyaruu, H., Pomery, D., Mugisha, S., Mathai, S.

“…Increased crop diversity encourages regeneration of indigenous plant species. Moderate farming as in the less intensive low input rainfed mixed crop farming, in less forested areas increases tree cover thus increasing the biodiversity. …”
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Participatory probabilistic assessment of the risk to human health associated with cryptosporidiosis from urban dairying in Dagoretti, Nairobi, Kenya by Grace, Delia, Monda, J., Karanja, N., Randolph, Thomas F., Kang'ethe, Erastus K.

“…We carried out a participatory risk assessment to estimate the risk (negative consequences and their likelihood) from zoonotic Cryptosporidium originating in dairy farms in urban Dagoretti, Nairobi to dairy farm households and their neighbours. …”
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Effects of local institutions on the adoption of agroforestry innovations: Evidence of farmer managed natural regeneration and its implications for rural livelihoods in the Sahel by Binam, Joachim N., Place, Frank, Djalal, A.A., Kalinganire, A.

“…This study demonstrated that regeneration of trees on farms, whereby farmers play an active role in the types of trees and their densities, is important as a practice and safety-net by providing cash income, caloric intake and diet, and crops supplements throughout dryland areas of West Africa. …”
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Asociaciones agroforestales en condiciones de bosque pluvial en el occidente de Colombia (Santa Cecilia-Risaralda) by Duque Nivia, Andrés Alberto

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A minor study on avian metapneumovirus by Atterby, Clara

“…The sequencing of the RNA was unsuccessful and no phylogenetic tree comparing this strain to other known viral strains of aMPV could be designed. …”

A lot of grassroots by Rosén, Rebecka

“…Vacant lots are transformed from bottom-up to urban farms, playgrounds, orchards, tree nurseries, pocket parks, art installations and more. …”
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Productividad y resultado económico de sistemas silvopastoriles en ambientes contrastantes en Misiones, Argentina: análisis de dos casos de estudio = Productive and economics resul... by Colcombet, Luis, Egolf, Patricia, Loto, Mauro, Gonzalez, Paola Analia, Rossner, Maria Belen, Kimmich, Dionel, Kimmich, Germán, Köhnke, Walter

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Árboles frutales en fincas de cacao orgánico del Alto Beni, Bolivia by López, Arlen, Somarriba, Eduardo

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Integrated Community Food Production. A Compendium of Climate-resilient Agriculture Options by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…The bio-intensive gardening program includes a tree component that helps create a micro climate in gardens that lowers the ambient temperatures by 2-3 degrees. …”
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Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus Palmensis) Leaf Supplementation to Enhance Nutrient Intake and Production Performance of Sheep in the Ethiopian Highlands by International Livestock Research Institute, Hawassa University

“…Tree Lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis) is a multipurpose fodder tree that grows very well in cooler highlands of Ethiopia and can serve as a source of high-quality protein supplement for farm animals. …”
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Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E virus in pigs in Vietnam by Hu Suk Lee, Duy Tung Dao, Vuong Nghia Bui, Ngoc Anh Bui, Thanh Duy Le, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Grace, Delia, Thakur, K.K., Hagiwara, K.

“…One strain in Hanoi, two strains in Dak Lak, seven strains in An Giang, four strains in Son La and two strains in Nghe An were isolated. The phylogenetic tree demonstrated that 19 Vietnamese strains were clustered into HEV 3 and 4.This study provided evidence that HEV is circulating in domestic pigs in Vietnam. …”
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Enumerator bias in yield measurement: A comparison of harvest versus allometric measurement of coffee yields by Hoffmann, Vivian, Murphy, Mike, Rwakazooba, Ezra, Angebault, Charles, Kagezi, Godfrey, Zane, Giulia

“…While estimated yield is similar across methods for the first tree harvested per farm, we observe a larger difference in allometric versus harvest-based estimates, and systematically lower counts of stems and branches for trees assessed later during the farm visit. …”
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Manure management and nutrient cycling in smallholder crop-livestock systems in Nyando, Kenya by Casu, Flavia A. M.

“…Particularly manure collection and method of storage (i.e. manure stored on a heap or in a put, and uncovered or covered with a shed or tree) play an important role. Furthermore, current manure management practices do not provide the farm with sufficient amounts of nutrients needed for a stable crop production. …”
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Validación, adopción inicial y difusión de tecnología agroforestal en cacaotales con indígenas Ngöbe en Panamá by Neri, E., Beer, J., Somarriba, E., Gómez, M., Current, D.

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Assessing deforestation leakage associated with the scaling of sustainable land use systems to inform land use policy in Colombia by Aja, Daniel, Sylvester, Janelle, Gutierrez Zapata, Diana, Castro Nunez, Augusto

“…In 2022, the tree cover loss in CP3, CP2, SLUS, and Buffer were 1.8%, 1.3%, 0.6% and 0.4%. …”
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Evaluación del componente bovino en sistemas de doble propósito, manejado bajo condiciones agrosilvopastoriles en Jutiapa, Guatemala by Mejia, Napoleon

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Diagnóstico agroforestal de pequeñas fincas cacaoteras orgánicas de indígenas Bribri y Cabécar de Talamanca, Costa Rica by Somarriba, Eduardo, Trivelato, María, Villalobos Rodríguez, Marilyn, Suárez, Alfonso, Benavides, Paola, Moran, Karina, López, Arlene, Orozco Aguilar, Luis

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Land degradation and restoration in Lao Cai and Son La Provinces, northern mountainous region of Vietnam. Scoping study for the One CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions by Chien, Pham Duc, Nguyen, Van Truong, Hoang, Lien Son, Ha, Van Tiep, Hoang, Nguyen Viet Hoa, Jalonen, Riina

“…Vietnam is among the few countries worldwide that have experienced a net increase in forest cover in the past decades. Widespread tree planting efforts have provided important income sources for local communities, including ethnic minority groups. …”
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Agrobiodiversity and nutrition in traditional cropping systems - Homegardens of the indigenous Bakiga and Banyakole in southwestern Uganda. by Whitney, Cory W.

“…Results revealed that industrial farms produce more carbohydrate-based food energy, but that homegardens produce more key vitamins and micronutrients. …”
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Cultivation potential of different mango varieties in Kenya, considering likely impacts of climate change by Ngulu, James, Kindt, Roeland, Luedeling, Eike, Kehlenbeck, Katja

“…Agroforestry can potentially help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change. Trees, including fruit trees, are less prone to water stress than annual crops, and they provide valuable products for subsistence and income generation. …”
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