Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Efficient Use of Water Resources in Agriculture
Abstract Fresh water resources are the major natural resources of Georgia. Despite of 810 000 m3 of water produced annually per one km2 of the country on the average, water supply of population at its Eastern part is an acute issue. Under more or...
2015 / N. Bolashvili, T. Karalashvili, V. Geladze, N. Machavariani, N. Chikhradze, et al. -
A socio-hydrological approach for incorporating gender into biophysical models and implications for water resources research
Abstract Men and women interact with water resources and landscapes in different ways, and there are frequent criticisms that little research is undertaken across disciplines to address this issue. Biophysical scientists in particular struggle with...
2015 / Tracy J. Baker, Beth Cullen, Liza Debevec, Yenenesh Abebe -
Indentifying farmers’ preferences and constraints to maize production in two agro-ecological zones in Burkina Faso2015 / Abdalla Dao, Jacob Sanou, Vernon Gracen, Eric Y. Danquah
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Performance properties of polymer modified asphalt binders containing wax additives
Abstract The study presents an experimental evaluation of the rheological properties of control and polymer modified asphalt (PMA) binders containing wax additives and a comprehensive comparison between these two binder types. The control and PMA...
2016 / Mithil Mazumder, Hyunhwan Kim, Soon-Jae Lee -
Biogas Digester as an Alternative Energy Strategy in the Marginal Villages in Indonesia
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to analyze the dominant factors using the biogas-digester in the poor villages as an alternative energy. The method of analysis is Qualitative approach. Using the informen or participants of ten people from BPPT ...
2013 / Bambang Sugiyono Agus Purwono, Suyanta, Rahbini -
Rapid prioritization of marine ecosystem services and ecosystem indicators
Abstract An ecosystem services (ES) approach to managing marine and coastal resources has increasingly emerged as a core requirement of ecosystem-based management (EBM). However, little practical guidance exists to help structure and implement such...
2014 / Sandra R. Werner, James P.G. Spurgeon, Gary H. Isaksen, Joseph P. Smith, Nina K. Springer, et al. -
Impacts of climate change on farm income security in Central Asia: An integrated modeling approach
Abstract Increased risk due to global warming has already become embedded in agricultural decision making in Central Asia and uncertainties are projected to increase even further. Agro-ecology and economies of Central Asia are heterogenous and very...
2014 / Ihtiyor Bobojonov, Aden Aw-Hassan -
Life-cycle Risk Modeling: Alternate Methods Using Bayesian Belief Networks
Abstract In recent years natural and man-made disasters have highlighted the need for robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) in manufacturing firms from a life-cycle perspective (pre-manufacturing, manufacturing, use, post-use stages). Bayesian...
2014 / Joseph Amundson, Adam Brown, Matthias Grabowski, Fazleena Badurdeen -
INFOODS Contributions to Fulfilling Needs and Meeting Challenges Concerning Food Composition Databases
Abstract Food composition data play a key role in most nutrition related activities. The International Network of Food Data Systems (INFOODS) has contributed to improving the availability and quality of food composition data worldwide. INFOODS...
2013 / U. Ruth Charrondiere, Barbara Stadlmayr, Ramani Wijesinha-Bettoni, Doris Rittenschober, Verena Nowak, et al. -
A letter by the Regional Editor for Asia: The current wine production–consumption in China2013 / Huiqin Ma
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Solar Powered Automated Fertigation Control System for Cucumis Melo L. Cultivation in Green House
Abstract Production of vegetables and fruits in Malaysia using fertigation methods been experiencing accelerated growth. Fertigation allow farmers to automatically deliver adequate nutrient quantity and concentration through drip irrigation to...
2012 / J.E. Mohd Salih, A.H. Adom, A.Y. Md. Shaakaf -
Environmental impacts of food consumption in Europe
Abstract Food consumption is amongst the main drivers of environmental impacts. On one hand, there is the need to fulfil a fundamental human need for nutrition, and on the other hand this poses critical threats to the environment. In order to assess ...
2016 / Bruno Notarnicola, Giuseppe Tassielli, Pietro Alexander Renzulli, Valentina Castellani, Sala Serenella -
Drivers of change in Norwegian agricultural land control and the emergence of rental farming
Abstract Norway represents one of the last countries in Europe where the structural development of agriculture is strongly state regulated through legislation and economic instruments. The result is an agriculture dominated by very small farms...
2013 / Magnar Forbord, Hilde Bjørkhaug, Rob J.F. Burton -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Students’ Active Learning in Chemistry
Abstract The paper presents an evaluation of the effectiveness – from the perspective of both knowledge and motivation – of an active learning approach to 8th grade chemistry. The effectiveness of the learning approach has been evaluated using a...
2014 / Vesna Ferk Savec, Iztok Devetak -
Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options
Abstract Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors contributing to malnutrition and famine in many parts of...
2014 / Bekele Shiferaw, Kindie Tesfaye, Menale Kassie, Tsedeke Abate, B.M. Prasanna, et al. -
Earth Observation for Improving Irrigation Water Management: A Case-study from Apulia Region in Italy
Abstract While Europe is by large considered as having adequate water resources, water scarcity and drought is an increasingly frequent and widespread phenomenon in the European Union. The long term imbalance resulting from water demand exceeding...
2015 / S. Vanino, P. Nino, C. De Michele, S. Falanga Bolognesi, G. Pulighe -
Antifungal starter culture for packed bread: influence of two storage conditions
Abstract In this study, we analyzed the conservation of a semi-liquid bio-preserver (SL778) developed with Lactobacillus plantarum CRL 778, a lactic acid bacterium (LAB) having antifungal activity. The characteristics of the SL778 starter remained...
2015 / Carla L. Gerez, María J. Fornaguera, Mariano D. Obregozo, Graciela Font de Valdez, María I. Torino -
A review of maturation diets for mud crab genus Scylla broodstock: Present research, problems and future perspective
Abstract Study of broodstock maturation diets is important in order to increase the quality of berried females, which indirectly improve the larval quantity in the hatchery production of cultured species. This paper reviewed the studies on the...
2015 / Mohamad N. Azra, Mhd Ikhwanuddin -
Solar drying and organoleptic characteristics of two tropical African fish species using improved low-cost solar driers2014 / Moshood K. Mustapha, Taiye B. Ajibola, Abdulbashir F. Salako, Sunmola K. Ademola
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The Function of Facilitator in Risk/Chance Management: Action Research in the Stricken Area of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the function of the facilitator in extracting and coordinating the needs-seeds of both victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and their supporters. The subject-matter of the research is a group of ...
2014 / Yumiko Nara