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Multi-scale targeting of land degradation in northern Uzbekistan using satellite remote sensing
(2013-11-13)
Advancing land degradation (LD) in the irrigated agro-ecosystems of Uzbekistan hinders sustainable development of this predominantly agricultural country. Until now, only sparse and out-of-date information on current land ...
“Marketing and Market Queens”: A case of tomato farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana
(2010-11-17)
The tomato sector in Ghana has always been viewed as a potential sector for employment and income generation. In the Upper East Region, its significance was back in the 1960s when the government supported the sector with ...
Multitemporal assessment of crop parameters using multisensorial flying platforms
(2016-01-27)
UAV sensors suitable for precision farming (Sony NEX-5n RGB camera; Canon Powershot modified to infrared sensitivity; MCA6 Tetracam; UAV spectrometer) were compared over differently treated grassland. The high resolution ...
Abbildende Spektroskopie erosionsrelevanter Bodenparameter in Agrarökosystemen
(2013-01-23)
Die Vielzahl der Funktionen, die der Boden in einem Ökosystem übernimmt, verleiht ihm einen hohen Stellenwert im Mensch-Umwelt-System. Der Boden landwirtschaftlicher Nutzflächen ist im Besonderen eine elementare Säule der ...
Investment in health within the agriculture, water, sanitation and hygiene nexus for rural households in Bangladesh
(2018-02-16)
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) related burden of disease is one of the most important aspects of human capital formation. As WASH is a system issue, it needs to be investigated with many other complementary factors ...
The impact of large-scale land-acquisition in East Africa on poverty reduction and the rural economy: Studies in Ethiopia and Uganda
(2017-02-28)
There is an increasing interest of acquiring farmland abroad, especially following the food price crisis in 2007/08. East Africa is a hotspot of activities, and given the high prevalence of poor people in the area, impacts ...
Agricultural Expertise and Knowledge Practices among Individualized Farm Households in Tajikistan
(2019-06-03)
In the context of the post-Soviet restructuration of the agricultural sector and rural livelihoods throughout Central Asia, the present thesis addresses farmers approach to knowledge in marginal mountainous areas in northern ...