Livelihoods in scarcity – combined rainfed farming systems in Ishkamesh, Afghanistan

Farming Systems Approach – Concepts, Scope and Applicability in Rainfed Agriculture

Rainfed agriculture occupies 68% of India’s cultivated area and supports 40% of the human and 60% of the livestock population. It produces 445 of the food requirement, thus has and will continue to play a critical role in India’s food security. However, aberrant behaviour of monsoon rainfall, eroded and degraded soils with multiple nutrient and water deficiencies, declining ground water table a...

Research Proposal: Improving livelihoods of farm households in peanut based farming systems in East Africa

Sustainability, Sustainable Livelihoods, Climate Risks, Small Scale -Farming

Farmers frequently cope with risks due to the uncertainty of climatic conditions. Population growth, changes in agricultural policies, environmental regulations and the degradation of natural resources such as soil and water also present farmers with numerous challenges. Although farmers have experience in coping with a certain degree of uncertainty, increased climate variability and changes ma...

wind farm impact on generation adequacy in power systems

در سال های اخیر به دلیل افزایش دمای متوسط کره زمین، بشر به دنبال روش های جایگزین برای تامین توان الکتریکی مورد نیاز خود بوده و همچنین در اکثر نقاط جهان سوزاندن سوخت های فسیلی در نیروگاه های حرارتی به عنوان مهم ترین روش تولید توان الکتریکی مطرح بوده است. به دلیل توجه به مسایل زیست محیطی، استفاده از منابع انرژی تجدید پذیر در سال های اخیر شدت یافته است. نیروگاه های بادی به عنوان یک منبع تولید توان...

determinants of sustainable irrigated and rainfed rice farming in bangladesh

in asia, food security and poverty alleviation depends on sustainable rice production. the study examined factors determining irrigated and rainfed rice farming sustainability in bangladesh. data for the study were collected through a farm households survey, covering 390 rice growers (sample size was determined by using the sloven’s formula), and also via observation, key informant interview, a...