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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana: enhancing impact through demand driven innovations.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Wani, S. P. & Anantha, K. H. & Garg, K. K. & Joshi, P. K. & Girish Sohani & Mishra, P. K. & Palanisami, K.

Content type: Bulletin

India's Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) to address India's key agricultural ...

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The evolving distribution of payments from commodity, conservation, and Federal crop insurance programs.

Published online: 14 Feb 2018

Authors: McFadden, J. R. & Hoppe, R. A.

Content type: Bulletin

Agricultural policies - through Federal commodity, conservation, and crop insurance programs - aim to mitigate the financial risks faced by farmers an...

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Women and agricultural productivity: what does the evidence tell us?

Published online: 16 Dec 2015

Authors: Doss, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Should agricultural development programs target women in order to increase productivity? This paper reviews the extensive literature on men's and wome...

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Climate change mitigation through intensified pasture management: estimating greenhouse gas emissions on cattle farms in the Brazilian Amazon.

Published online: 18 Jan 2017

Authors: Bogaerts, M. & Cirhigiri, L. & Robinson, I. & Rodkin, M. & Hajjar, R. & Costa Junior, C. & Newton, P.

Content type: Bulletin

Cattle ranching in Brazil is a key driver of deforestation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Brazilian government plans to reduce national GHG e...

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British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), James Pearce-Higgins.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, British Trust for Ornithology

Content type: Conference slides

The main aims of JNCC and BTO partnerships are: (1)to monitor breeding bird population trends (at UK and country level), likely demographic mechanisms...

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Using stochastic dynamic programming to determine optimal fire management for Banksia ornata.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: McCarthy, M. A. & Possingham, H. P. & Gill, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the population dynamics of Banksia ornata was developed, using stochastic dynamic programming (a state-dependent decision-making tool), to ...

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Assessing impacts of the Agricultural Reform Programme measures on biodiversity: annexes.

Published online: 17 Aug 2024

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Patchett, R.

Content type: White paper

These annexes to the report on assessing the impact of Scotland's Agricultural Reform Programme (ARP) measures on biodiversity include: (a) the detail...

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The changing Arctic inquiry: a response from the British ecological society to the house of commons environmental audit committee.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response of the British Ecological Society to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee wherein the following questio...

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FSC BioLinks Project Activity Report: Summary of project activities conducted during the FSC BioLinks project [version 21].

Published online: 31 Aug 2023

Published by: UK, Field Studies Council

Authors: Brown, K. D.

Content type: Reports

This report summarizes the achievements of FSC BioLinks, a biodiversity project for the Field Studies Council running from 2018 to 2022 inclusive. Sec...

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Fire management in the Brazilian Savanna: first steps and the way forward.

Published online: 07 Nov 2018

Authors: Schmidt, I. B. & Moura, L. C. & Ferreira, M. C. & Eloy, L. & Sampaio, A. B. & Dias, P. A. & Berlinck, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Several decades of frustrated attempts to prevent fires in the Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) have led to deleterious ecological and management consequen...

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