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Community Development with the Bribri of Costa Rica

Community Development with the Bribri of Costa Rica

Human resources are developed within Bribri indigenous communities using a participatory research approach based on traditional agricultural systems.

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Production of Organic Tomato in the Dry Zone of the Loja Province

Production of Organic Tomato in the Dry Zone of the Loja Province

Improve the structure of soils, to document the advantage of water that is deep in the soil, to limit the use of pesticides. In the future it is possible to diversify the agroecosystems.

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Farmers’ Selection, Environmental Variation and Sorghum Genetic Diversity in Ethiopia

Farmers’ Selection, Environmental Variation and Sorghum Genetic Diversity in Ethiopia

Farmers’ knowledge is critical for conserving and using genetic diversity of farmers’ varieties (landraces) of sorghum in Ethiopia.

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Designing and Disseminating Ecological Production Systems for Perennials: Organic Olive Production in Crete

Designing and Disseminating Ecological Production Systems for Perennials: Organic Olive Production in Crete

Olive production is a major crop in the Mediterranean region. Organic olive production offers agroecological and socioeconomic advantages. A prototyping design methodology was used to design, introduce, test and disseminate ecological olive production systems

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Biological Control of Lygus rugulipennis in Italy

Biological Control of Lygus rugulipennis in Italy

Use a technique with a low level of environmental impact for the management of Lygus rugulipennis, a very harmful pest for many crops, especially lettuce, in Italy.

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Interaction between Agricultural and Natural Systems in the Mediterranean Landscape of Apulia, Italy

Interaction between Agricultural and Natural Systems in the Mediterranean Landscape of Apulia, Italy

This study has developed a comprehensive framework that incorporates landscape ecological principles and GIS analysis in the planning and design of more sustainable agricultural systems in the Mediterranean landscape of Apulia (Southern Italy)

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Nematodes in the “Tierra Estella” zone of Navarra, Spain

Nematodes in the “Tierra Estella” zone of Navarra, Spain

The object of this study is to see the presence of nematodes in the soils of the areas of Ayegui, Muniain de la Solana, Sesma, Sartaguda and Andosilla.

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Gender and Alfalfa Improvement in the Oasis Area, Ziz Valley, Morocco

Gender and Alfalfa Improvement in the Oasis Area, Ziz Valley, Morocco

Sheep production in the Oasis Area of Morocco’s Ziz Valley is limited by alfalfa forage productivity. As women manage most alfalfa, improvement demands the participation of women farmers in the research and development process

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Ecological Principles of Vineyard Vegetation Management on California’s Northern Coast

Ecological Principles of Vineyard Vegetation Management on California’s Northern Coast

Vegetation cover in vineyards can be used to manage soil structure, organic matter, hydrology, erosion, nutrient dynamics, diseases and insect pests, while conserving wild plant species and biodiversity.

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Seattle Tilth, Urban Agroecology in Western Washington, USA

Seattle Tilth, Urban Agroecology in Western Washington, USA

Through Seattle Tilth, urban dwellers support principles of agroecology by learning about organic gardening, composting, and community building.

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