A reliable supply of water is critical for agricultural intensification and yield improvement. Technological devices that lift, transport and apply water contribute to increased yield from improved crop varieties and high input cultivation. The increasing use of motor pumps is a significant contribution to the development of small-scale irrigation.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2019Southern Asia, Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsSeptember, 2018Kenya, Bangladesh, Philippines, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Mexico
Pendant des siècles, les agriculteurs, éleveurs, pêcheurs et sylviculteurs ont développé des systèmes agricoles diversifiés, adaptés à leurs conditions locales, en employant des techniques et des pratiques ingénieuses, éprouvées au fil du temps, afin de fournir un ensemble vital de services sociaux, culturels, écologiques et économiques à l'humanité. Ces «Systèmes ingénieux du patrimoine agricole mondial» (SIPAM) sont des paysages d'une beauté remarquable associant la biodiversité agricole à des écosystèmes résilients et à un précieux patrimoine culturel.
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Library ResourceInstitutional & promotional materialsSeptember, 2018Kenya, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Chile, Madagascar, China, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Argentina
Durante siglos, los agricultores, pastores, pescadores y silvicultores han desarrollado sistemas agrícolas diversos y adaptados localmente, y los han gestionado con técnicas y prácticas ingeniosas que han perfeccionado con el paso de los años. Han sido los responsables de aportar a la humanidad una combinación esencial de servicios sociales, culturales, ecológicos y económicos. Estos "Sistemas Importantes del Patrimonio Agrícola Mundial" (SIPAM) son paisajes estéticamente impresionantes que combinan la biodiversidad agrícola con ecosistemas resilientes y un valioso patrimonio cultural.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016India, Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Africa, Western Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2015India, Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2013Laos, Sri Lanka
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016Sri Lanka
The overuse and misuse of chemical pesticides has widely been reported in vegetable cultivation in Sri Lanka. While safer and environmental friendly pest and disease management methods such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) are popular around the world, only little effort has been taken to promote IPM in Sri Lankan vegetable cultivation. Furthermore, farmers have not shown much interest on practicing IPM in vegetable cultivation.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJune, 2016Italy, Bangladesh, Philippines, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Asia, Oceania
The regional gender newsletter serves as a means to share relevant information and lessons amongst Country Offices in the regional as well as an advocacy tool. It contains 'stories' from projects in the region as well as more general information related to gender equality.
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A new era of the global land rush
Reports & ResearchSeptember, 2016Australia, Global, Honduras, India, Mozambique, Peru, Sri LankaSince 2009, Oxfam and others have been raising the alarm about a great global land rush. Millions of hectares of land have been acquired by investors to meet rising demand for food and biofuels, or for speculation. This often happens at the expense of those who need the land most and are best placed to protect it: farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent people, fisherfolk, and indigenous peoples.
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