Sugarcane detrashing and field traffic control as factors of crops longevity on Reunion Island? [PDF]
, 2018 Sugarcane cultivation is a major environmental concern on Reunion Island. By the 2010s, the ± 25,000 ha of the sugarcane belt covered about 57% of the agricultural land. Of this, 75% was cut by hand. Sugarcane detrashing has been recognized for almost 20
Goebel, François-Régis +3 more
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Documentary film and ethical foodscapes : three takes on Caribbean sugar [PDF]
, 2013 This article demonstrates how certain stories, voices and values around agro-food networks can be made powerful by documentary film. Our central argument is that documentaries mobilize ethics by presenting a partial and affective account of their subject
Richardson, Ben +1 more
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Net Gains from Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water [PDF]
Pakistan is fortunate enough because its soils, topography and climate are generally suitable for farming but its agriculture sector faces the problem of scarcity of the irrigation water.
Hugh Turral +2 more
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Capacity-building activities related to climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment and economic valuation for Fiji [PDF]
, 2000 The Terms of Reference for this work specified three objectives to the Fiji component: Objective 1a: to provide a prototype FIJICLIM model (covered under PICCAP funding) Objective 1b: to provide training and transfer of FIJICLIM Objective 1c: to ...
de Wet, Neil, Kenny, Gavin J.
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Dynamics of agrarian landscapes in Western Thailand : Agro-ecological zonation and agricultural transformations in Kanjanaburi Province: hypotheses for improving farming systems sustainability [PDF]
, 1994 Ce document traite de la zonation agroécologique à petite échelle, comme outil essentiel dans la recherche orientée sur les systèmes agraires en vue du développement. Ces systèmes sont définis comme modes d'exploitation adaptés à l'environnement (naturel
Castella, Jean-Christophe +4 more
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Mitigating Greenhouse Gases in Agriculture [PDF]
, 2011 Climate change has severe adverse effects on the livelihood of millions of the world’s poorest people. Increasing temperatures, water scarcity and droughts, flooding and storms affect food security. Thus, mitigation actions are needed to pave the way for
Gattinger, Andreas +2 more
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A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran [PDF]
Water resource management/ Land management/ Leaching/ Drainage/ Sodic soils/ Soil reclamation/ Supplemental irrigation/ Irrigation ...
Heydari, Nader +4 more
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The Blood of Going Green: Using Environmental Initiatives to Account for the Human Rights Violations of the Green Movement [PDF]
, 2008 Part I of this Note first illustrates the science of climate change and the push for biofuel development. Next, this Note uses human rights to define the problems associated with biofuel development in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, and introduces the ...
Ketabi, Noushin
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Compilation of Reports from the Conference on Trafficking of Human Beings and Migration: A human rights approach [PDF]
, 2005 This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
Anti-Slavery International
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Productivity Constraints of Cholistani Farmers [PDF]
This paper examines the factors behind low crop yield in Cholistan. Both the quantitative and qualitative analysis show how the low levels of agricultural productivity in this area may be linked to material and climatic factors. The quantitative analysis
John R. Anania +2 more
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