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Robert Luetkemeier, Lina Stein, Lukas Drees, Hannes Müller and Stefan Liehr
Good quality data on precipitation are a prerequisite for applications like short-term weather forecasts, medium-term humanitarian assistance, and long-term climate modelling. In Sub-Saharan Africa, however, the meteorological station networks are freque...
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Sheng Li, Yulia Kupriyanovich, Cameron Wagg, Fangzhou Zheng and Sheldon Hann
In humid climate regions, a short period of water deficit, especially during the vegetative growth and tuberization stages, has been found to affect potato plant growth, yield and tuber quality. However, there is still a lack of information on the impact...
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Md. Sarwar Hossain, Kushal Roy and Dilip Kumar Datta
This study examined the spatial and temporal rainfall variability from the 1940s to 2007 in the south west coastal region of Bangladesh. Time series statistical tests were applied to examine the spatial and temporal trends in three time segments (1948?19...
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Msafiri Y. Mkonda and Xinhua He
While Tanzania has been facing food shortage for some decades, little efforts have been made to elicit optimal crop yields. To limit this problem, there is a need for a robust agricultural policy that aims at stabilizing agricultural production and socio...
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María M. Borrego-Marín, Carlos Gutiérrez-Martín, Julio Berbel
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This paper analyzes the impact of droughts on agricultural water productivity in the period 2004?2012 in the Guadalquivir River Basin using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEA-Water). Relevant events in this period include two...
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María M. Borrego-Marín, Carlos Gutiérrez-Martín and Julio Berbel
This paper analyzes the impact of droughts on agricultural water productivity in the period 2004?2012 in the Guadalquivir River Basin using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEA-Water). Relevant events in this period include two...
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Uvirkaa Akumaga, Aondover Tarhule, Claudio Piani, Bouba Traore and Ado A. Yusuf
Climate change is estimated to substantially reduce crop yields in Sub-Saharan West Africa by 2050. Yet, a limited number of studies also suggest that several adaptation measures may mitigate the effects of climate change induced yield loss. In this pape...
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Mohannad Alobid,Szucs Istvan
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Vegetable crops cannot be dispensed with to meet the nutritional needs of the population in Syria, and it is suffering from large price fluctuations. The impact of the current crisis has a significant impact on these changes on the prices of the product ...
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Ugbor I. Kalu,Ambrose Nnaemeka Omeje,Augustine Jideofor Mba
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This study investigated financial inclusion in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. The study utilized survey data generated from 600 recovered questionnaires which were administered to farmers in both rural and urban locations in Nigeria. The study devel...
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Haifu Pan, Wuyun Zhao, Ruijie Shi, Lu Li, Fei Dai, Huan Deng and Yiming Zhao
Water is an important factor limiting the development of arid rain-fed agriculture. Film mulching is an effective way to ensure yield in arid areas. However, whether biodegradable film can be used instead of polyethylene film for agricultural production ...
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Igor Bogunovic, Ivan Dugan, Paulo Pereira, Vilim Filipovic, Lana Filipovic, Vedran Krevh, Jasmina Defterdarovic, Manuel Matisic and Ivica Kisic
The negative environmental impact of conventional agriculture threatens agroecosystem stability and food security. Therefore, searching for optimal soil management practices is crucial for maintaining and improving soil functions. This work aims to deter...
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Morto Baiém Fandé, Cristina Ponte Lira and Gil Penha-Lopes
The increased exposure to coastal flooding in low-lying coastal areas is one of the consequences of sea-level rise (SLR) induced by climate changes. The coastal zone of Guinea-Bissau contains significant areas of low elevation and is home to most of the ...
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Ndamulelo Nembilwi, Hector Chikoore, Edmore Kori, Rendani B. Munyai and Tshilidzi C. Manyanya
Mopani District Municipality in the northeast of South Africa is largely semi-arid and frequently affected by meteorological droughts. The recent 2015/16 event had devastating impacts on water levels, crop yields, livestock herds and rural livelihoods. W...
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Ramesh Raj Puri, Nutan Raj Gautam
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Around 25% of total wheat area in Terai of Nepal falls under rain-fed and partially irrigated condition. A Coordinated varietal trial (CVT) was conducted during two consecutive crop cycles (2011-12 and 2012-13) under timely sown rain-fed conditions of Te...
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Ramesh Raj Puri, Nutan Raj Gautam
Pág. 289 - 295
Around 25% of total wheat area in Terai of Nepal falls under rain-fed and partially irrigated condition. A Coordinated varietal trial (CVT) was conducted during two consecutive crop cycles (2011-12 and 2012-13) under timely sown rain-fed conditions of Te...
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Gloria L. Gallardo Fernández and Fred Saunders
The agri-pastoralist communities of the semi-arid region of Chile, with their unusual common land ownership, have not escaped economic neo-liberalism. The general pattern of insatiable demand of land for agricultural production, mining, energy generation...
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Eustace Njagi Kithumbu, Julius M. Huho, Humphrey Omondi
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The group ranch system is one of the best land ownership and livestock production strategies in the dry lands of the world where the potential for rain-fed agriculture is limited. Its sustainability relies greately on choice of sustainability strategies ...
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Eustace Njagi Kithumbu, Julius M Huho, Humphrey Opiyo Omondi
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The group ranch system is one of the best land ownership and livestock production strategies in the dry lands of the world where the potential for rain-fed agriculture is limited. This has resulted in numerous studies on the establishment of group ranche...
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Robert Luetkemeier, Lina Stein, Lukas Drees and Stefan Liehr
Drought is one of the major threats to societies in Sub-Saharan Africa, as the majority of the population highly depends on rain-fed subsistence agriculture and traditional water supply systems. Hot-spot areas of potential drought impact need to be ident...
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Peng Zhao and Johannes Lüers
Estimation of evapotranspiration plays an important role in understanding the water cycle on the earth, especially the water budget in agricultural ecosystems. The parameterization approach of the Penman-Monteith-Katerji-Perrier (PM-KP) model, accounting...
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