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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksAugust, 2019Ghana
Estimating the potential land resources suitable for irrigation and evaluating the possible impact of climate change on land suitability is essential for planning a sustainable agricultural system. This study applied a GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) technique to evaluate the suitability of land for irrigation in Ghana for a baseline period (1990 to 2010) and future time horizons 2050s (2041 to 2060) and 2070s (2061 to 2080).
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Ethiopia, Uganda
Innovations to improve staple crop germplasm can reduce poverty and otherwise improve farmer livelihoods through complex and multiple pathways. This paper reviews the evidence for one prominent pathway—through increased incomes (in cash and kind) for poor farmers who adopt the technology.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2018
The use of Earth Observation (EO) provides Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands with new approaches to ensure the wise use and conservation of wetlands at the national and global levels. EO has many applications including the inventory, assessment
and monitoring of wetlands. As technology advances, previous limitations of EO will be reduced, and it is anticipated that the use of EO in the management of wetlands will increase. This Ramsar Technical Report aims to provide practitioners with an overview and illustration, -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018Europe
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