Equity Issues Relating to Irrigation-induced Soil Degradation under Left Bank Canal of Tungabhadra Project Area, Karnataka [PDF]
The equity issues concerning soil degradation and soil reclamation have been analysed for Tungabhadra Project Area of the Karnataka state. The study is based on primary data obtained from 325 respondent farmers.
Chinnappa, B., Nagaraj, N.
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Experimenting with the design of policies on sustainable resource management : Progress report, June 4, 2004 [PDF]
, 2004 The overall objective of the DMP is to arrest land degradation in Africa's desert margins through demonstration and capacity building activities. The GEF increment to this project will enable the programme to address issues of global environmental ...
Leclerc, Grégoire
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Ecological IndicatorsLand degradation is one of the serious environmental problems faced globally, with profound impacts on human society, ecosystems, and economic development. The situation and trend of land degradation in the Jinghe River Basin are not clear.
Ya Peng +4 more
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Land Degradation Caused by Construction Activity: Investigation, Cause and Control Measures. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Dai S, Ma Y, Zhang K.
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Economics of land degradation in Eastern Africa [PDF]
, 2014 Land degradation remains a serious impediment to improving livelihoods in the Eastern Africa region. This working paper presents a general overview of the state and extent of land degradation in East Africa, explores its proximate and underlying drivers,
Kirui, Oliver Kiptoo, Mirzabaev, Alisher
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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A Conceptual Approach towards Improving Monitoring of Living Conditions for Populations Affected by Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought. [PDF]
Sustainability, 2023 López-Carr D +4 more
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Two-level model for land degradation mapping on multispectral satellite imagery [PDF]
, 2011 Two-level model for land degradation mapping on multispectral satellite imagery of low and medium spatial resolution is shown. First level model applies several different thematic classifications of source multispectral images, e.g. vegetation change,
Gubkina, V.V.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah +4 more
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