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Natural resources governance scales and social learning approaches in peri-urban areas: Contribution experience in Bolivia and Brazil [PDF]

, 2008
Competition for water, often associated with a struggle for land, tends to be exacerbated in pen-urban areas because of the conflicting interests of the users, a dynamic land use pattern and specific hydrological functions provided to the city.
Ducrot, Raphaèle
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A Comprehensive Review on Nutrition, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Food Application Perspectives of Bioactive Rich Superfruits

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
The review critically evaluated and compared the selected superfruit phytochemistry, their bioactive composition and the key health benefits majorly emphasizing the antioxidant potential. It has highlighted the translational challenges in formulating functional foods by addressing the issues related to delivery system, bioavailability mechanism and the
Sharath Kumar Nagaraja, Javid Iqbal Mir, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Aamir Hussain Dar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Groundwater for irrigation in Lao PDR [PDF]

, 2017
Groundwater can provide irrigation for rural communities where surface water is absent or unreliable. Technical, institutional and capacity limits have prevented rural communities from using groundwater for irrigation, and researchers have not ...
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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A Comprehensive Review on the Significance, Sources, and Applications of Virtual Water on Global Platform

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
A conceptual framework of virtual water showing its sources, major applications, components of the virtual water footprint, and emerging future directions. The diagram emphasizes the growing role of virtual water in global sustainability and resource planning.
Priti Bhowmik, Charu Rajpal, Vinay Kumar Pandey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts of Payments for Watershed Services in Ecuador: Emerging Lessons from Pimampiro and Cuenca [PDF]

, 2004
The project set out to engage stakeholders in the evaluation of this emerging "market" for watershed services and its social impact. The study consists of two documents that are separate but also complement each other.
Fernando Meneses, Joseph Vogel, Marta Echavarria, Montserrat Albán   +3 more
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Influence of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites on the Nutrient Composition

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials and nanocomposites enhance crop nutrition and food quality by improving nutrient availability, plant uptake, and bioavailability through controlled delivery and nano‐encapsulation. Their applications in agriculture and food systems enable sustainable biofortification, improved preservation, and functional foods, while emphasizing safety ...
Akanksha Dwivedi, Roohi Yusufi, G. N. Darwhekar, Kuldeep Vinchurkar, Vijay R. Chidrawar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA

Agricultural Water Management
In recent decades, there has been a massive replacement of flood irrigation with drip irrigation throughout the world. Numerous studies have been published on the efficiency of these techniques in terms of water savings, but few works have paid attention
Marta García-Mollá, Rosa Puertas Medina, Virgina Vega-Carrero, Carles Sanchis-Ibor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marine Macroalgae as a Safe Healthy Food While Meeting Food Security Challenges Arising From Climate Changes

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Planned harvesting and processing of marine macroalgae could meet future global food needs and mitigate fuel‐originated carbon dioxide responsible for climate change. Microalgal foods are nutritious and safe. The utilization of macroalgae would avoid environmental problems arising from the release of overgrowing macroalgae caused by heatwaves, which ...
Upali Samarajeewa
wiley   +1 more source

Native grass breeding: Priority needs and strategic approaches

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
The key needs and breeding strategies of native grass. Abstract Native grasses possess extensive ecological adaptability, such as cold, drought, and salt tolerance, and tolerance to poor soil conditions. They play a crucial role in ensuring food security and ecological security.
Xueming Dong, Wenxian Liu, Zhipeng Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Change in microbial population in farm ponds and irrigation distribution systems throughout two crop production seasons in Georgia Coastal Plains

Agricultural Water Management
Studies on the distribution of microbial populations within irrigation lines are limited. We evaluated the ecology, diversity, and composition of the microbial communities present in different irrigation distribution systems in the Georgia Coastal Plains
Rawane Raad, Blanca Ruiz-Llacsahuanga, Henk C. den Bakker, Charles Bency Appolon, Mia Gale, Halle Greenbaum, Ruben Vinueza, Manpreet Singh, Faith Critzer   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source