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The Influence of short-term land use change on soil evolution in the centre-south coastal areas of Sardinia [PDF]

, 2008
The land use change in short-term (time and space) in the Mediterranean context can be induced by phenomena like destruction of the autochthonous plant species, land abandonment, overgrazing, fire, urbanization (above all for touristic purpose), etc ...
Buondonno, Andrea, Capra, Gian Franco, De Riso, Stefania, Vacca, Sergio   +3 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Caractérisation et typologie des exploitations agricoles dans le sud est du Niger

Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires, 2022
Les régions de Maradi et Zinder sont des zones agro écologiques situées dans la partie sud-Est du Niger, avec des systèmes de production essentiellement basés sur l’agriculture et l’élevage.
Mahamane Moctar RABE
doaj  

Typology of Cattle Production Systems in Family Farms of Amazonia: Case of Uruará County, Brazil

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2001
In Brazil, cattle is present throughout the country and raised in large farms (fazendas). On the pioneer fronts of Amazonia, in particular in Uruará area, family farming is very dynamic and, at the same time, lacks or uses little technical support.
H.D. Láu, J.F. Tourrand, B. Faye, J.B. Da Veiga   +3 more
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The legal framework for groundwater allocation in Quebec: towards integrated water management [PDF]

, 2008
This paper aims at providing a model of the legal framework for groundwater allocation in the province of Quebec (Canada), identifying its potential deficiencies and suggesting possible improvements. In Quebec, groundwater is a res communis. The right to
Tremblay, Hugo
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Beyond the Metrics: Context‐Aware Calibration for Better Drain Flow Modelling

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust hydrological and water quality modelling is essential for advancing the understanding and management of engineered agricultural subsurface drainage systems. Achieving credible model output hinges on calibration strategies that are both rigorous and context sensitive. At the field scale, accurately capturing the dynamics of nutrient load
R. Caleb Bruhn, Anamelechi Falasy, Richard A. C. Cooke, Rabin Bhattarai   +3 more
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Draft Animal Power at the Core of Strategies of Family Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 2004
A comparative analysis was carried out on the use of draft animal power in three contrasted situations: the groundnut basin of Senegal, North-Cameroon, and Eastern Burkina Faso. The objective was to characterize draft animal power within farms.
M. Havard, A. Fall, A. Njoya
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Le morcellement des exploitations agricoles françaises [PDF]

Économie rurale, 2014
Depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la diminution du nombre des exploitations agricoles francaises et l’augmentation concomitante de leur taille se sont accompagnees d’un important remaniement des parcellaires. Malgre tout, et notamment en depit des differentes mesures specifiquement foncieres de la « politique des structures » mises en place ...
Piet, Laurent, Cariou, Sylvain
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Modelling as a tool for spatial planning of commodity production: the example of certified oil palm plantations in Central Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The Central African region is targeted by agri-business companies as a suitable place to develop large plantations. Most of the existing assessments of available land are based on an a priori definition of availability and without any operational-level ...
Feintrenie, Laurène, Gazull, Laurent, Nkoua, Méthode, Saidi, Slim   +3 more
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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat, Kamran Zeinalzadeh, Behzad Hessari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Azizeh Alizadeh Berdouki, Farideh Feghhenabi, Esmaeil Rezaei‐Chiyaneh, Hamid Hassanpour, Morteza Molaei, Mohammad Hossein Behroozi, Masoumeh Shadan, Mohamad Kouhani, Bizhan Golzari, Neda Khanmohammadi, Shanay Farazkhah, Ramin Hamidi Khasraqi, Hamed Abasalinezhad, Mahsa Mirdashtvan, Hamed Sabzchi‐Dehkharghani, Aziz Elbehri, Moritz von Cossel   +20 more
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