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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Burkina Faso, Ghana, Western Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Bangladesh, Asia, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchApril, 2011China, India, Philippines, Asia
Rice, a staple food for over 70% of Asians, is also the single biggest user of water, requiring 2-3 times more input (irrigation plus rain) water per unit of grain produced than crops such as wheat and maize. With growing populations, increased urbanisation and environmental degradation, the supply of fresh water is depleting. Recognising the water constraints to rice yield, the aim of the project entitled ‘Developing a System of Temperate and Tropical Aerobic Rice (STAR) in Asia’ was to develop water-efficient aerobic rice technologies.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2011
The way we produce food must adapt to a variable and changing climate. And key to achieving this is to improve the link between climate information and agricultural practices, especially those of smallholder farmers in developing countries. ‘Agro-climate tools’ do just that and some are introduced here.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Chad, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Ethiopia, Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsNovember, 2011Africa, Southern Africa
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