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Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2011 O objetivo do presente trabalho foi: (a) determinar o fator de erosividade (R) para o município de Cuiabá, seu período de retorno e sua probabilidade de ocorrência; (b) estudar a distribuição anual, sazonal e mensal do índice de erosividade (EI30); (c) definir o período de retorno para os valores dos índices anuais de erosividade e para os valores ...
Cristiana O. S Almeida +4 more
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Water-resource and land-use issues [PDF]
Water resource managementWater useCase studiesCatchment areasLand useHydrologyModelsEvaporationSoil moistureDecision support ...
Calder, I. R.
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Improving rainwater-use in Cabo Verde drylands by reducing runoff [PDF]
, 2014 Dryland agriculture in Cabo Verde copes with steep slopes, inadequate practices, irregular intense rain, recurrent droughts, high runoff rates, severe soil erosion and declining fertility, leading to the inefficient use of rainwater.
Baptista, I +4 more
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Climate Shocks and their Impact on Assets [PDF]
human development, climate ...
Alejandro de la Fuente
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The development of sustainable cropping systems in the highlands of South-East Asia: general lessons for development projects [PDF]
, 2005 Hosted by 'Open Journal Systems'Soil conservation in the highlands of South-East Asia is essential for sustainable agro-environmental development. The effectiveness of soil conservation treatments developed in runoff plots was investigated in farmer ...
Fullen, Michael A.
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Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2011 O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a erosividade e algumas características das chuvas de Encruzilhada do Sul, com base no período de 1958 a 1988. Para cada chuva considerada erosiva e com base nos pluviogramas diários, foram digitados a hora e o volume acumulado, sendo os dados processados pelo programa computacional CHUVEROS, que calcula o ...
Flávio L. F. Eltz +2 more
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THE INFLUENCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS ON THE LONG RUN FARM LEVEL ECONOMICS OF SOIL CONSERVATION [PDF]
The complementary interaction between topsoil depth and technical progress for winter wheat in the Palouse region was found to strengthen the long run payoff to conservation tillage.
Taylor, Daniel B., Young, Douglas L.
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Impact on erosive runoff and costs for local communities of agricultural-soil-use-change scenarios: the case of Pays de Caux (France) [PDF]
, 2012 Theme 1. WS 1.3. Understanding agricultural structural changes to support inclusive policy dialogueRecurring mudflows in the silty areas of North-West Europe and particularly in Pays de Caux (France) result in significant costs for local communities ...
Laroutis, Dimirti +4 more
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DETERMINANTS OF SOIL NUTRIENT BALANCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ADDRESSING LAND DEGRADATION AND POVERTY IN UGANDA [PDF]
A regression model was used to investigate the determinants of soil nutrient depletion in Uganda. The major determinants of soil nutrient balances are household endowments, access to markets, and extension services, non-farm activities and agricultural ...
Kaizzi, Crammer +2 more
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On-Farm Costos of Reducing environmental degradation under risk [PDF]
Farmers respond to environmental regulations by adjusting production practices so as to comply while minimizing their loss in expected income. Ultimately the cost of agro environmental regulation is determined by farm level adjust¬ments.
Letson, David, Setia, Parveen P.
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