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General evolution of the agricultural potential of the Bolivian Amazon

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 1982
Bolivia, Central America, South America
forestry
land use
agriculture
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Gender analysis in agricultural research : Proceedings international workshop, Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, 1991

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 1991
Central America, South America, Caribbean
women
agriculture
research
land tenure
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Evaluating irrigation technologies to improve crop and water productivity of onion in Dangishta watershed during the dry monsoon phase

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2016
Ethiopia
water management
agriculture
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Empowering a local community to address climate risks and food insecurity in Lower Nyando, Kenya

Conference Papers & Reports
April, 2013
Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
development
water management
agriculture
In erosion- and drought-prone Nyando, self-help groups affiliated to large umbrella bodies are working with extension agents, researchers and development partners to improve local livestock and diversify crops, to improve soil and water management, and to pool financial and labour resources.
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Developing a coherent monitoring system for Mediterranean grasslands

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2012
Northern Africa, Southern Europe
agriculture
Grasslands are one of the world's most widespread vegetation types, covering nearly 20% of the land surface and represent a major source of production of agricultural products. However, grassland vegetation across the Mediterranean region is changing at an unanticipated rate. These changes are the result of climatic and socio-economic changes.
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Curso internacional sobre frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris) en Zona de Ladera de la Región Andina (1992, Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia). [Trabajos presentados]

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 1992
agriculture
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Conferencia sobre Investigación Agrícola y Uso de la Tierra en la Amazonía (1980, Cali, Colombia). Amazonia: investigación sobre agricultura y uso de tierras: memorias

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 1982
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Central America, South America
forestry
natural resources management
land use
agriculture
research
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Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2015
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
climate change
food security
agriculture
rangelands
Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development

has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase

in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,

with very little change in production techniques and limited improvement in yields.

Currently one in four people remains malnourished in Africa. CSA integrates all three dimensions of sustainable development and is aimed at (1)
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Characterizing and validating global land cover workshop

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2011
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land cover
agriculture
rangelands
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CGIAR R4D collaboration for climate change in Southeast Asia: report of convergence meeting

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2013
Asia, South-Eastern Asia
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
agriculture
rangelands
The CCAFS Regional Program for Southeast Asia (CCAFS-SEA) organized a convergence meeting involving CGIAR CCAFS focal persons and selected partners on 11-13 December 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 24 participants from collaborating CGIAR Consortium Centers (Bioversity, CIAT, CIP, ICRISAT, IFPRI, IRRI, IWMI, World Agro-Forestry Center and WorldFish Center), CCAFS-SEA and selected partners participated in this undertaking. The main purpose of this activity was to establish the groundwork for collaborative work on climate change R4D among Centers in SEA.