Deutscher Tropentag 2003:

Scientific Presentations - Papers and Posters

Plenary Keynotes

Scientific Groups:

GROUP 1: Challenges and Policy Options for Sustainable Rural Development
Subgroup 1a: Multifunctionality: Farms and Small Scale Industries, Infrastructure
Subgroup 1b: Service Institutions: Research, Extension, Marketing and Credit
Subgroup 1c: Role of State and NGOs for Interventions
Subgroup 1d: Policy Measures

GROUP 2: Local Production and Resource Use in a Globalised World
Subgroup 2a: Crop Production, Processing and Trade of Products
Subgroup 2b: Water Utilisation
Subgroup 2c: Animal Genetic Resources and Production
Subgroup 2d: Plant Biodiversity and Genetic Resources

GROUP 3: Innovations and their Evaluation in Development Practice
Subgroup 3a: Adoption of New Technologies and Processes
Subgroup 3b: Access to Knowledge and Curriculum Development
Subgroup 3c: Biotechnology and Livelihood
Subgroup 3d: Technologies to Secure Farmers' Resources

GROUP 4: Land Use and Nature Conservation
Subgroup 4a: Rehabilitation of Degraded Areas and Agroforestry
Subgroup 4b: Forestry and Non-Timber Forest Products
Subgroup 4c: Matter Fluxes, Management Options and Change in Agro-Ecosystems
Subgroup 4d: Resource Assessment and Modelling

GROUP 5: Impact Assessment

GROUP 6: Research Networks

Plenary Keynotes

Oral Presentations

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JOACHIM VON BRAUN:
Institutional Innovation, and Investment in Rural Public Goods for Development and Reduction of Poverty
Abstract (ID 448 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CARLOS SERE, J. EDWARD O. REGE:
Technological and Institutional Innovations for Sustainable Rural Development
Abstract (ID 427 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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HANNS SYLVESTER:
Sustainable Rural Development and the Role of Higher Education
Abstract (ID 428 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

GROUP 1: Challenges and Policy Options for Sustainable Rural Development

Subgroup 1a: Multifunctionality: Farms and Small Scale Industries, Infrastructure

Invited paper

MARIO A. PIEDRA:
Viewing Multi-Functionality in Agriculture as a Tool for Development in the Latin American Tropics
Abstract (ID 445 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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THOMAS FALK, MICHAEL KIRK:
Impacts of Multifunctionality of Livestock Keeping on Biodiversity Preservation
Abstract (ID 97 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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VOLKER HAMANN:
Migration and Non-Agricultural Income as an Option for Sustainable Rural Development? The Case of Zacatecas
Abstract (ID 341 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CHINEDUM NWAJIUBA, OLUFUNSO ADEOLA AKINSANMI:
Implications of Improved Oil Palm (Elais guineensis) Fruit Processing Technologies for Labour and Income Among Rural Households in Imo State, Nigeria
Abstract (ID 138 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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THEERACHAI HAITOOK, EZZAT S. TAWFIK, MICHAEL ZöBISCH:
Options for Native Chicken Production in Northeastern Thailand
Abstract (ID 166 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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FARAI CATHERINE MUCHADEYI, SIMBA SIBANDA, NEWMAN KUSINA, JESTINA KUSINA, STANLEY MAKUZA:
The Village Chicken Production System and the Contribution of Chickens to Household Livelihoods in a Smallholder Farming Community of Zimbabwe
Abstract (ID 315 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ESHETU BESHADA, THOMAS WALDENMAIER, WERNER MüHLBAUER, MARKUS BUX:
Utilization of Photovoltaic Systems in Africa: Optimization of Grain Mill for a Rural Household Size
Abstract (ID 63 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARIA CRISTINA CARAMBAS, ROLAND HERRMANN, ULRIKE GROTE:
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Eco-Labeling in the Agriculture Sector of Developing Countries in Asia
Abstract (ID 289 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HIPPOLYTE DOSSA, REGINA BIRNER, CLEMENS WOLLNY:
Small Ruminants and Livelihood of Poor Rural People in Southern Benin
Abstract (ID 56 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SURASAK KUNPANYA, CHOKE MIKLED, THERDCHAI VEARASILP, PISUT NIAMSAP, UDO TER MEULEN:
Digestibility and Utilization of Soy Sauce Residue as Dairy Cow Feed
Abstract (ID 393 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ERNST KüRSTEN:
Better Use of Small Timber and Wood Residues for Sustainable Rural Development
Abstract (ID 139 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BIRGIT PEYLO:
Gender Impact on Living Standard: a Case Study of Druze Farming Systems in Lebanon
Abstract (ID 262 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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UTE SCHULZ:
Tourism-Induced Labour Mobility in Tanzania: Case Study Zanzibar
Abstract (ID 253 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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RICHARD SOVJáK, RADKA MATEJICKOVA:
Preliminary Results of the Risk Assessment in Pigs Production and Pigs Processing in Small-Scale Enterprises in Vietnam
Abstract (ID 43 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JUAN CARLOS TORRICO, JüRGEN POHLAN, MARC J. J. JANSSENS:
Alternatives for the Transformation of Drug Production Areas in Bolivia: Results from the Region Chapare for Farming Systems
Abstract (ID 361 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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AHMAD ERANI YUSTIKA, WINFRIED MANIG:
Transaction Cost Economics of Sugar Industry in East Java, Indonesia: a Comparative Study
Abstract (ID 390 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 1b: Service Institutions: Research, Extension, Marketing and Credit

Invited paper

UWE JENS NAGEL:
Back on the Agenda: Extension and its Institutional Linkages - Some Personal Observations on the Re-discovery of a Key Player
Abstract (ID 452 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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KHIN MAR CHO, HERMANN BOLAND:
Challenges and Policy Options for Sustainable Rural Development: Future Development of a Participatory Extension Approach in Myanmar
Abstract (ID 232 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ARMEN KHACHATRYAN, MATTHIAS VON OPPEN:
Market Access and Plant Productivity in Indian Agriculture
Abstract (ID 195 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ALCIDO ELENOR WANDER:
Redesigning Public Agricultural Research and Development in Brazil
Abstract (ID 86 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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STEFFEN ABELE, U. FIEGE, K. REINSBERG:
The Impact of Agricultural Development on Agricultural Employment and Rural Labour Markets: Evidence from Western Africa and Eastern Europe
Abstract (ID 354 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JUAN CARLOS BARRIENTOS:
Marketing of Alternative Products of the Tropics of Cochabamba (Bolivia) as Substitutes for the Coca-Cultivation
Abstract (ID 342 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JOSé GERMANO BATISTA RODRIGUES:
Asset Specificity and Organizational Arrangements: The Case of Introducing Specified Technology in a Rural Area of Brazil
Abstract (ID 338 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KHIN MAR CHO, HERMANN BOLAND:
Toward a Sustainable Development in Agriculture: An Analysis of Training Needs for Potential Extension Agents in Myanmar
Abstract (ID 233 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ANGELA MARIA HAU, MATTHIAS VON OPPEN:
Comparative Advantage and Export Potential of Thai Lychees
Abstract (ID 198 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JIANG HEPING:
Fund System Transformation and Policy Options for Agricultural Research in China: Case Study on Fund System for Breeding
Abstract (ID 47 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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J. DANIELA HORNA, HEIKO ZELLER, MATTHIAS VON OPPEN, AUGUSTIN MUNYEMANA:
Reinforcing the Agricultural Research and Extension Services in West Africa: Case of Rice
Abstract (ID 382 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KATRIN MöNTER:
Reducing Rural Poverty at the Micro Level - A Case Study of the Province of Azuay / Ecuador
Abstract (ID 252 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SUSANNE MüNSTERMANN, ABDOU FALL, YEMI AKINBAMIJO, ANDREAS SCHöNEFELD, KWAKU AGYEMANG, JACQUES SOMDA:
PROCORDEL: A Regional Research Network for Livestock Development in West Africa
Abstract (ID 168 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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NUNUNG NURYARTONO, STEFAN SCHWARZE, MANFRED ZELLER:
Determinant of Households Access to Credit in Rural Areas of Central Sulawesi Province Indonesia
Abstract (ID 317 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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LUKE OLARINDE, V. M. MANYONG:
Attitudinal Compromises between Risks, Returns and Resource Use among Maize Farmers in the Dry Savannah Zone of Nigeria
Abstract (ID 370 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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RENATE SCHMIDT, MANFRED ZELLER:
Microfinance for Women in Least Developed Countries: Experiences from a Case Study in Rural Tanzania
Abstract (ID 196 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ARNE SCHUFFENHAUER, UWE JENS NAGEL:
Small Scale Coffee Production and Institutional Support within Cameroon's Liberalised Economy - an Explorative Study of Coffee Farmers' Strategies
Abstract (ID 20 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DANIEL SOLIS, BORIS BRAVO-URETA:
Are Private Farm Management Centers Feasible in El Salvador?
Abstract (ID 213 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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PORNSIRI SUEBPONGSANG, MATTHIAS VON OPPEN:
Potential of Futures Market for Rice in Thailand
Abstract (ID 158 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SONJA VILEI:
Impact of Credit as Perceived by Resource-Poor Ethiopian Households
Abstract (ID 88 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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AFSANEH ZAMIRI TELEFONI:
Necessity of Change of Research About Iranian Rural Women and Improving the Executive Development Policies
Abstract (ID 131 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 1c: Role of State and NGOs for Interventions

Invited paper

FRANZ HEIDHUES:
The Role of the State and NGOs in Development
Abstract (ID 438 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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MARIA BROCKHAUS, BARBARA RISCHKOWSKY, ERNST-AUGUST NUPPENAU, JöRG STEINBACH:
The Role of State in the Management of Farmer-Herder Conflicts in South West Burkina Faso
Abstract (ID 179 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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YUANSHENG JIANG, JOACHIM VON BRAUN, ABAY ASFAW:
Assessment of Performance of Existing Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme and Willingness to Pay for Improved Scheme in Rural China
Abstract (ID 104 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SERGIO RUIZ, CARMEN GOTTWALD, MICHEL BECKER:
The Effect of Recent Institutional Innovations on Rural Communities in Bolivia's Amazon Region
Abstract (ID 299 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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NIKOLAS HASANAGAS, ALEJANDRA REAL:
Assessing Chances of Success for State and NGOs in Rural-Environmental Policy Networks through Quantitative Network Analysis: A Typology of Success Factors
Abstract (ID 256 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ROLANDO KAPMEYER:
Property Rights and Land Tenure Security in El Salvador
Abstract (ID 333 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARHAWATI MAPPATOBA:
Community Agreements on Conservation as an Approach for Sustainable Rural Development: Case Study of Lore Lindu National Park Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 105 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARCUS MERGENTHALER:
Integrating Non-Governmental Self-Financed Residential Social Care Services into the Context of Local Rural Development
Abstract (ID 218 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FARAHAT MOHAMED:
Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in Agricultural Development of Menoufiya Governorate, Egypt
Abstract (ID 348 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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TANJA PICKARDT:
The Dynamics of Land Tenure in the Poni and Noumbiel Provinces, Burkina Faso
Abstract (ID 189 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 1d: Policy Measures

Invited paper

THOMAS BERGER:
Challenges and Policy Options for Sustainable Rural Development - Policy Measures
Abstract (ID 429 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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SYLVIA EBERSBERGER, MICHAEL FREMEREY:
The Effects of Indonesia's Decentralization Policy on Forest Conservation: Evidence from Four Villages in Central Sulawesi
Abstract (ID 111 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DODIK RIDHO NURROCHMAT:
Regional Autonomy and its Implication in Rural Indonesia
Abstract (ID 29 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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EUNICE OBAMIRO, WERNER DOPPLER, PATRICK KORMAWA:
Farming Systems and Policy Options for Food Security in Southwestern Nigeria
Abstract (ID 134 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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MANSUR AFIFI:
Indonesia after Decentralisation: The Changing Roles of Public and Private Actors in Environmental Regional Programmes
Abstract (ID 201 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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O. C. AJAYI, HERMANN WAIBEL:
Economic Cost of Occupational Human Health of Pesticides among Agricultural Households in Africa
Abstract (ID 373 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BORBALA ESZTER BALINT, IRINA FORKUTSA, ANTONIO CARLOS REIS DE FREITAS:
Indicators for the Measurement of Institutional Performance Concerning Water Management - The Case of Uzbekistan and Ghana
Abstract (ID 176 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ACENG HIDAYAT:
Governance in Coral Reef Ecosystems - A Case of Gili Indah, Lombok, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 77 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BA KAUNG, KHIN MAR CHO:
Forest Plantation Management between Centralized and Participatory Planning- a Case Study of East Pegu Yoma Project, Myanmar
Abstract (ID 231 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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NUNE KHACHATRYAN, ARMEN KHACHATRYAN, UMIDJAN NAZARKULOV:
Measuring the Policy Effects on Cotton Production in Uzbekistan
Abstract (ID 264 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   poster (pdf)

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MANH CUONG PHAM, REGINA BIRNER, MANFRED ZELLER:
Linkages Between Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Degradation: Evidence and Policy Implications from a Northern Mountainous Province, Vietnam
Abstract (ID 220 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GERD SPAROVEK, RODRIGO MAULE, MIGUEL COOPER, DURVAL DOURADO NETO, SIMONE BEATRIZ LIMA RANIERI, MARCELO ALVES CORRêA:
The Quality of the Brazilian Agrarian Reform Settlement Projects
Abstract (ID 107 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SRINIVASA REDDY SRIGIRI:
Equity and Poverty Issues in Watershed Development Projects: A Case Study of Impact Assessment on Marginal Farmers and the Landless
Abstract (ID 214 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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BEYENE TADESSE FERENJI, FRANZ HEIDHUES:
Market Liberalization and the Problem of Instability in Prices and Supply of Domestic Food Grain in Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 71 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DANIEL TSEGAI:
Migration Dynamics in Ghana: Implications for Migration Forecasts
Abstract (ID 116 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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LIZHI ZHU:
WTO Entry and Agriculture in China
Abstract (ID 41 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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GROUP 2: Local Production and Resource Use in a Globalised World

Subgroup 2a: Crop Production, Processing and Trade of Products

Invited paper

GEORG CADISCH, ELIZABETH BAGGS:
Reconciling Sustainability Issues and Environmental Implications of Tropical Cropping Systems
Abstract (ID 446 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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NORBERT STEINMüLLER:
Long-Term Carbon Input-Output Budget from Organic Fertilisers in Temperate and Tropical Regions
Abstract (ID 346 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BERNHARD LöHR:
Biological Control of the Diamondback Moth in Eastern and Southern Africa
Abstract (ID 248 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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STEFAN JEDELE, ANGELA MARIA HAU, MATTHIAS VON OPPEN:
An Analysis of the World Market for Mangos and its Importance for Developing Countries
Abstract (ID 162 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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ADIL H. ABDELMAGEED, NAZIM GRUDA, BERND GEYER:
Effect of High Temperature on Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) Genotypes under Controlled Conditions
Abstract (ID 50 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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A. ADEJOBI, PATRICK KORMAWA, V. M. MANYONG, J. K. OLAYEMI:
Optimal Crop Combinations under Limited Resource Conditions: Application of Linear Goal Programming Model to Smallholder Farmers in the Drier Savannah Zone of Nigeria
Abstract (ID 347 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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TAMERU ALEMU, JOACHIM HAMACHER, HEINZ-WILHELM DEHNE:
Increase in the Importance of Ethiopian Pepper Mottle Virus in Hot Pepper Production in the Rift Valley Part of Ethiopia: Time to Create Awareness among Farmers and Researchers
Abstract (ID 12 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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OLUWOLE ADEBISI ARIYO, A. G. O. DIXON, GABRIEL ATIRI, STEPHAN WINTER:
Cassava Leaf Harvesting as Vegetables - A Cause of Vulnerability of the Crop Plant to Cassava Mosaic Disease and Eventual Yield Reduction
Abstract (ID 250 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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THUWEBA DIWANI, MATHIAS BECKER:
Effects of Straw Management on Soil N Dynamics During the Dry-to-Wet Transition Period in Rice Based Systems
Abstract (ID 160 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ZHI-WEI FAN, HOLGER BUSCHMANN, JOACHIM SAUERBORN:
The Efficacy of Resistance Inducing Agents for the Control of Sunflower Broomrape (Orobanche Cumana Wallr.)
Abstract (ID 52 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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STEPHAN HAEFELE, MARCO WOPEREIS:
Spatial Variability of Indigenous Nutrient Supply for N, P and K and Impact on Fertilizer Strategies for Irrigated Rice in the West African Sahel
Abstract (ID 40 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DEMELASH KEFALE, SENARATNE RANAMUKHAARACHCHI, MICHAEL ZöBISCH:
Impact of High Temperature and Drought Stress Induced at Different Growth Stages on Flowering Phenology of Three Maize (Zea Mays) Varieties
Abstract (ID 357 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARKUS KNAPP, IVY G. M. SAUNYAMA, IBRAHIMA SARR, GILBERTO J. DE MORAES:
Tetranychus evansi in Africa – Status, Distribution, Damage and Control Options
Abstract (ID 193 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DILYS SEFAKOR KPONGOR, PAUL L. G. VLEK, MATHIAS BECKER:
Developing a Standardised Procedure to Screen Lowland Rice (Oryza sativa) Seedlings for Tolerance to Iron Toxicity
Abstract (ID 175 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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RENI LESTARI, S. HUYSKENS KEIL, GEORG EBERT:
Variation in Fruit Quality of Different Salak Genotypes (Salacca Zalacca) from Indonesia
Abstract (ID 369 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FRANK MUSSGNUG, MATHIAS BECKER, ROLAND BURESH:
Potassium Management for Irrigated Lowland Rice on Degraded Soils in the Red River Delta of Vietnam
Abstract (ID 167 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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TIN AYE AYE NAING, SOE SOE THEIN, MARIA RENATE FINCKH, ANDREAS BUERKERT:
Rice Cropping Systems and Possibilities for their Improvement in Myanmar
Abstract (ID 205 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BEATA NASCIMENTO, HELGA SERMANN, CARMEN BüTTNER:
Occurrence of Millipedes by Example of Spinotarsus Caboverdus on Cape Verde
Abstract (ID 447 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MAURICE OUKO, FOLKARD ASCH, MATHIAS BECKER:
Nitrate Reductase Activity in Rice as Related to Weed Competitiveness
Abstract (ID 156 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JOHANNES PESCHKE:
Optimizing Agricultural Product Utilisation from Small-Scale Farm Production - The Case of Neem in Sudan
Abstract (ID 129 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CHRISTIAN SCHADER, JOHANN ZALLER, ULRICH KöPKE:
Cotton-Basil Intercropping: Effects on Pest Infestation, Yield and Economical Parameters in a Biodynamically Managed Field in Fayoum, Egypt
Abstract (ID 247 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HEINRICH WILHELM SCHERER, YONGSONG ZHANG:
Fixation and Release of Ammonium in Paddy Soils after Flooding
Abstract (ID 271 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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TAYE TESSEMA, MARTINA BANDTE, REINHARD METZ, CARMEN BüTTNER:
Investigation of Pathogens for Biological Control of Parthenium Weed (Parthenium Hysterophorus L.) in Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 73 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SOE SOE THEIN, TIN AYE AYE NAING, MARIA RENATE FINCKH, ANDREAS BUERKERT:
Effects of Cropping Intensity on Rice Production in Myanmar
Abstract (ID 228 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FLORIAN WICHERN, TORSTEN MüLLER, RAINER GEORG JOERGENSEN, ANDREAS BUERKERT:
Effects of Manure Quality and Application Forms on Soil C and N Turnover in a Subtropical Mountain Oasis: A Laboratory Simulation of Agricultural Practices
Abstract (ID 118 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FLORIAN WICHERN, TORSTEN MüLLER, RAINER GEORG JOERGENSEN, ANDREAS BUERKERT:
Microbial Performance in Soils of a Sub-Tropical Mountain Oasis in Oman Abandoned for Different Time Periods
Abstract (ID 120 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 2b: Water Utilisation

Invited paper

HANS-JOCHEN DIESFELD:
Public Health and Social Implications of Water-Related Innovations
Abstract (ID 434 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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ASEM NABULSI, HEINZ-PETER WOLFF:
Aspects of Water Resource Management and Hydrosolidarity on the Level of Farming Systems and Households in the Eastern Jordan Valley
Abstract (ID 266 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JOAO CARLOS F. BORGES JR., BETTINA HEDDEN-DUNKHORST, PAULO AFONSO FERREIRA:
Decision Support Based on Bio-Economic Simulations for Irrigated Agriculture
Abstract (ID 224 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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FOLKARD ASCH:
Salinity in Irrigated Rice: Differentiation Between Environmental and Salinity Effects on Yield Gaps
Abstract (ID 144 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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FOLKARD ASCH, KESHAV P. DAHAL, UDAY SANKAR DAS:
Is the Transpiration History of Rice Leaves Indicative for the Salt Load of Individual Leaves?
Abstract (ID 148 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GUSTAVE DAGBENONBAKIN, JUERGEN BURKHARDT, HEINER GOLDBACH:
Water Use Efficiency and Maize Productivity in Ouémé Supérieur, Benin
Abstract (ID 235 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KESHAV P. DAHAL, UDAY SANKAR DAS, FOLKARD ASCH:
Effects of Salinity on Tiller and Leaf Number, Leaf Appearance Rate, and Leaf Duration in Rice
Abstract (ID 145 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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UDAY SANKAR DAS, FOLKARD ASCH, KESHAV P. DAHAL:
Concept Models to Simulate Salinity Effects on Leaf Appearance, Duration and Transpiration in Rice
Abstract (ID 146 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KLAUS DITTERT, SHAN LIN, CHRISTINE KREYE, XUNHUA ZHENG, YANGCHUN XU, LU XUEJUAN, QIRONG SHEN, XIAOLIN FAN, BURKHARD SATTELMACHER:
Saving Water with Ground Cover Rice Production Systems at the Price of Increased Greenhouse Gas Emission?
Abstract (ID 424 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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TEKLU ERKOSSA, GEZAHEGN AYELE:
Indigenous Knowledge and Practices for Soil and Water Management in East Wollega, Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 364 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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LAN FANG, ERNST-AUGUST NUPPENAU:
Results from a Spatial Water Allocation and Choices of Technologies Model for Irrigation Systems: A Case Study on Watershed Management in Shaanxi, China
Abstract (ID 13 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SABINE GOLOMBEK:
Effect of Drought on Gas Exchange and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pearl Millet
Abstract (ID 339 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FRANK GRESENS, JUERGEN BURKHARDT, HEINER GOLDBACH:
Regional Water Use of Natural Plants in the Draa Valley: Southern Morocco
Abstract (ID 258 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MOHAMMAD MOHSIN HAFEEZ, NICK VAN DE GIESEN:
Estimation of Seasonal Actual Evapotranspiration through Optical Satellite Imagery
Abstract (ID 343 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CORNELIUS JANTSCHKE, SATID PINMANEE, DIRK ANSORGE, KARLHEINZ KOELLER:
Quantification of Xylem Sapflow Measurements on Lychee Trees
Abstract (ID 239 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BETRAM KUOL, MARC J. J. JANSSENS, ABDALWAHAB ABDALLA:
Breeding for Drought Tolerance in Sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Abstract (ID 200 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SHAN LIN, HONGBIN TAO, KLAUS DITTERT, YANGCHUN XU, XIAOLIN FAN, QIRONG SHEN, BURKHARD SATTELMACHER:
Saving Water with the Ground Cover Rice Production System in China
Abstract (ID 423 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SATID PINMANEE, KLAUS SPOHRER, LUDGER HERRMANN, WOLFRAM SPREER:
Evaporation under Lychee Trees: Determination of Evaporation Coefficients
Abstract (ID 140 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARION SCHOPP, CORNELIA BEHLE:
Water Supply Situation in Benin, West-Africa
Abstract (ID 108 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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WOLFRAM SPREER, CLAUDIA MAURER, KLAUS SPOHRER:
Generation of a Uniform Dripping for a Micro-Irrigation Emitter
Abstract (ID 263 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FLORIAN WICHERN, EIKE LUEDELING, TORSTEN MüLLER, RAINER GEORG JOERGENSEN, ANDREAS BUERKERT:
Field Measurements of the CO2 Evolution Rate under Different Crops During an Irrigation Cycle in the Mountain Oasis Balad Seet, Oman
Abstract (ID 121 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 2c: Animal Genetic Resources and Production

Invited paper

THOMAS RATH:
Challenges for Herders in Mongolia
Abstract (ID 430 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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SABINE GUENDEL, WYN RICHARDS:
Peri-Urban and Urban Livestock Keeping in East Africa - A Coping Strategy for the Poor?
Abstract (ID 272 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MADUWE A. J. S. NAVARATNE, GERTRUD BUCHENRIEDER:
Economics of Small-Scale Dairy Farming in Sri Lanka: A Case Study from Coconut Cattle Silvo Pastoral System
Abstract (ID 257 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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TIMOTHY N.P. GONDWE, CLEMENS WOLLNY:
Comparative Productivity of Black Australorp and Indigenous Chickens under Free-ranging Village Conditions in Malawi
Abstract (ID 55 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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HENDERIANA BELLI, WOLFGANG HOLTZ:
Pre and Post-Calving Supplement with Multinutrient Blocks to Improve the Performance of Grazing Bali Cows (Bibos Banteng)
Abstract (ID 350 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MIZECK CHAGUNDA, TIMOTHY N.P. GONDWE, CLEMENS WOLLNY:
The Potential of User-Oriented Approaches in Phenotypic Selection to Promote Conservation of Indigenous Farm Animal Genetic Resources in Extensive Production Systems: A Case of Malawi Zebu
Abstract (ID 212 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NATTAPHON CHONGKASIKIT, S. AUSSAWIN, THERDCHAI VEARASILP, H.-J. LANGHOLZ:
Body Condition and Body Weight in Northern Thai Dairy Cattle
Abstract (ID 398 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SABINE HOMANN, BARBARA RISCHKOWSKY, JöRG STEINBACH, WORKNEH AYALEW:
Degradation of Borana Rangelands Causes Genetic Erosion of the Typical Boran Cattle
Abstract (ID 295 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ANDREAS JENET, MATTHIAS SAURER, SALVADOR FERNANDEZ-RIVERA, AZAGE TEGEGNE, HANS-RUDOLF WETTSTEIN, MICHAEL KREUZER:
Body Composition of Cows Kept under Tropical Conditions: Carry over Effects of Feed Fluctuation
Abstract (ID 359 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GEROLD KIERSTEIN, DAVID N. MBURU, ANNE W. T. MUIGAI, HAN JIANLIN, J. EDWARD O. REGE, OLIVIER HANOTTE:
Understanding the Genetic Diversity of Livestock: an Essential Step for the Management and Improvement of Farmers' Resources
Abstract (ID 353 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ALEMAYEHU LEMMA, HORST JüRGEN SCHWARTZ, MERGA BEKANA:
Study on Reproductive Activity of Equus Asinus in Relation to Environmental Factors in Central Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 53 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ANDREAS MüLLER-BELECKE, MISIKIRE TESSEMA LEMMA, GABRIELE HöRSTGEN-SCHWARK:
The Effect of Fry Rearing Temperatures on Sex Ratios in Nile Tilapia: Interactions between Genotype and Temperature
Abstract (ID 92 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NURHAYATI, GRETE THINGGAARD, UDO TER MEULEN:
Accumulation of 15N in Yolks and Albumen of Hens Fed Diets Containing 15N-CCC During Egg Development
Abstract (ID 408 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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PAUL ONJORO, HORST JüRGEN SCHWARTZ, ERASTUS N. NJOKA, JARED M. OTTARO:
Effects of Mineral Status in the Soil, Forage, Water, Blood, Milk, Urine and Faeces on Milk Production of Lactating, Free-ranging Camels in Northern Kenya
Abstract (ID 26 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DONALD I OSUIGWE, AUSTIN I. OBIEKEZIE, JOHNNY ONYEMA OGUNJI:
Haematological Effect of Using Jackbean (Canavalia ensiformis) Seed Meal as an Alternative Protein Source for Clarias gariepinus
Abstract (ID 93 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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CHIRAWATH PHATSARA, CHOKE MIKLED, THERDCHAI VEARASILP, GRIANGSAK CHAIROTE, UDO TER MEULEN:
Utilisation of Dried Malt Residue as Dairy Cattle Feed
Abstract (ID 400 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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VATHANA SANN, LOAN CHHUM PHITH:
Effect of Replacing Yellow Maize with Sweet Potato in Diet on Performance of Piglets in Lower Mekong River Basin of Cambodia
Abstract (ID 281 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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R. SINGGIH SUGENG SANTOSA, GRETE THINGGAARD, UDO TER MEULEN:
Effect of Rice Bran Replacement with Treated Cassava Peel in Diets on Growth Performance of Indonesian Indigenous Sheep
Abstract (ID 407 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MOH. HUSEIN SASTRANEGARA, HELEEN FERMON, MICHAEL MüHLENBERG:
Diversity and Abundance of Intertidal Crabs at the East Swamp - Managed Areas in Segara - Anakan Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 171 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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UTE SCHNEIDERAT, MARIANNA SIEGMUND-SCHULTZE:
Driving Factors for Animal Husbandry in Communal Areas of Namibia and South Africa - First Empirical Results
Abstract (ID 254 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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RAGY SAMY SELEIM, R. TOS AMAL, R. MOHAMED SAHAR, H. S. NADA, R.A. GOBRAN:
ELISA and Other Tests in Diagnosis of Pasteurella multocida Infection in Camels in Egypt
Abstract (ID 417 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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AKHMAD SODIQ, EZZAT S. TAWFIK:
Reproduction Rate of Kacang and Peranakan Etawah Goats under Village Production Systems in Indonesia
Abstract (ID 143 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SOMPONG SRUAMSIRI, SANCHAI JATURASITHA, TANATIP VIJAI, THERDCHAI VEARASILP, PIROTE SILMAN, MICHAEL KREUZER:
Soybean Straw Replacing Low-Quality Brachiaria Grass by in Forage-Concentrate Diets: Effects on Performance and Carcass Quality of Lambs
Abstract (ID 409 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MIRJAM STEGLICH, KURT-JOHANNES PETERS:
A Methodology to Identify the Role of Local Institutions in Livestock Breed Development: A Case Study in West Africa
Abstract (ID 192 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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WANDEE TARTRAKOON, KASEMSUK SUKKASEM, UDO TER MEULEN, THERDCHAI VEARASILP:
Use of Essential Oil Extracted from Citronella, Cloves and Peppermint as Supplement in Weaner Pig Diets
Abstract (ID 394 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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LE THI THUY, NGUYEN DANG VANG, HOANG KIM GIAO:
Approaches on Conservation, Exploitation and Sustainable Use of Animal Biodiversity in Vietnam
Abstract (ID 410 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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WILBERT TREJO LIZAMA, RONALD SANTOS RICALDE, ROBERTO BELMAR, SIMON ANDERSON, ALBERT SUNDRUM:
Digestibility and Nitrogen Retention in Creole Pigs and Improved Breed of Pigs Fed with Maize and Mucuna Beans in Peasant Systems in South of Mexico
Abstract (ID 318 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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THERDCHAI VEARASILP, P. POLBAMSUNGWAJCHARA, SANCHAI JATURASITHA, WANDEE TARTRAKOON, UDO TER MEULEN:
Effect of Selenium Chelate Inclusion in Growing-Finishing Pig Diet on Productive Performance and Residual Selenium in Blood Plasma, Internal Organs and Lean Meet
Abstract (ID 404 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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A. WARITTHITHAM, THERDCHAI VEARASILP, CHOKE MIKLED, A. SIMASATITKUL, T. APICHARTSRUNGKOON, SOMPONG SRUAMSIRI, UDO TER MEULEN:
Site and Extent of Cottonseed Meal Protein Digestion Substituted for Soybean Meal in Concentrate Diets of Steers
Abstract (ID 405 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 2d: Plant Biodiversity and Genetic Resources

Invited paper

JAN ENGELS:
Do Technological and Policy Developments Further the Conservation and Use of Genetic Resources?
Abstract (ID 436 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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ALEXANDER WEZEL:
Plant Species Diversity of Homegardens in Humid and Semiarid Cuba and Its Importance for Self-sufficiency of Households
Abstract (ID 5 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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EDILEGNAW WALE, JOHN MBURU:
Economic Analysis of Farmers' Preferences for Coffee Variety Traits: Lessons for On-Farm Conservation and Technology Adoption in Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 136 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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HEIKO FAUST, ROBERT WEBER:
Cultural Impacts on Natural Resource Management in the Lore Lindu Region, Central Sulawesi
Abstract (ID 384 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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TESFAYE BAYE, HEIKO C. BECKER:
Exploration and Geographical Trait Diversity in Vernonia Galamensis: A Potential New Industrial Crop for Dry Regions
Abstract (ID 137 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MANFRED DENICH, DETLEF VIRCHOW, PAUL L. G. VLEK:
Conservation and Use of Wild Populations of Coffea Arabica in the Montane Rainforests of Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 159 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MURDANINGSIH HAERUMAN K.:
The Efforts to Fulfill the Requirement of Lily Seed Bulb and its Breeding Approach
Abstract (ID 58 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SABINE HöYNCK, HARTMUT GAESE, WILFRIED MORAWETZ:
Farming Systems and Regional Natural and Economic Stability Issues in the Mata Atlântica, Brazil
Abstract (ID 98 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BAMBANG IRAWAN, FRANZ GRUBER:
A Study on Tree Diversity in Association with Variability of Ironwood (Eusideroxylon Zwageri) in Jambi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 96 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)    —   poster (pdf)

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AGUNG KARUNIAWAN, ISWANDI ANAS, PIETER KALE, JöRG HEINZEMANN, HEIKO C. BECKER, WOLFGANG J. GRüNEBERG:
Status of Under-Utilised Tuber Legumes Pachyrhizus erosus (Yam Bean) and Vigna vexillata (Wild Cow Pea) in Indonesia
Abstract (ID 123 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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KATJA KEHLENBECK, BRIGITTE L. MAASS:
Crop Diversity and Its Changes in Rural Homegardens of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 67 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MUHAMMAD A. KHAN, SABINE VON WITZKE-EBRECHT, BRIGITTE L. MAASS, HEIKO C. BECKER:
Evaluation of a Worldwide Collection of Safflower for Morphological Diversity and Fatty Acid Composition
Abstract (ID 208 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   poster (pdf)

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MARTINE NGOBO, STEPHAN F. WEISE:
Species Diversity in Fallow Lands of Southern Cameroon: Implications for Management of Man-Made Landscapes
Abstract (ID 187 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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IRIS ONIPEDE, RAINER SCHULTZE-KRAFT, QUAT NG:
Legume Diversity and Ethnobotanical Surveys in the Northern Guinea Savannah of Nigeria
Abstract (ID 225 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NONGPANGA PACHEY, SUCHADA VEARASILP, NATTASAK KRITTIGAMAS, SANGTIWA SURIYONG:
Various Drying Technique Affected Papaya Seeds Qualities
Abstract (ID 238 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NENI ROSTINI, MURDANINGSIH HAERUMAN K., ELLINA MANSYAH, IRWAN MUAS:
Current Status on Mangosteen Mutation Breeding in Indonesia
Abstract (ID 125 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GUNDULA SZINICZ, KONRAD MARTIN, JOACHIM SAUERBORN:
Biodiversity of Arthropods and their Movement Patterns in the Upland Landscape of Leyte, Philippines
Abstract (ID 19 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NI NI TUN, BURKHARD HEILIGTAG, ANDREA KLEEBERG, CHRISTIAN RICHTER:
Salt Tolerance of Paddy Rice (Oryza Sativa) Varieties from Myanmar
Abstract (ID 277 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JANTANA YAJA, SUCHADA VEARASILP, SA-NGUANSAK THANAPORNPOONPONG, ELKE PAWELZIK:
Prediction of Soybean Seed Viability and Quality in Relation to Seed Moisture Content and Storage Temperature
Abstract (ID 276 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SAMUEL YEBOAH, THOMAS HILGER, JüRGEN KROSCHEL:
Thaumatococcus daniellii – A Natural Sweetener from the Rain Forest Zone in West Africa with Potential for Income Generation in Small Scale Farming
Abstract (ID 305 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SERAPHIN A. ZANKLAN, PIETER KALE, ELKE PAWELZIK, JöRG HEINZEMANN, HEIKO C. BECKER, WOLFGANG J. GRüNEBERG:
Agronomic Evaluation of the Cultivated Yam Bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) Germ Plasm under West African Conditions
Abstract (ID 219 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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KARIN ZIPPEL, PETER LüDDERS:
Distribution of New Enset Landraces (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia
Abstract (ID 82 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GROUP 3: Innovations and their Evaluation in Development Practice

Subgroup 3a: Adoption of New Technologies and Processes

Invited paper

EVA WELTZIEN-RATUNDE:
Participatory Plant Breeding: Institutional Innovation and Technological Change
Abstract (ID 449 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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ARISBE MENDOZA-ESCALANTE:
Adoption Potential for Fire-Free Agricultural Practices by Smallholders in the Eastern Amazon of Brazil
Abstract (ID 49 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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O. C. AJAYI, HERMANN WAIBEL:
Path Dependence and Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies: Case of Cotton-Producing Region of West Africa
Abstract (ID 374 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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AXEL SCHMIDT, MICHAEL PETERS:
Selection and Strategic Use of Multipurpose Forage Germplasm by Smallholders in Production Systems in the Central American Hillsides
Abstract (ID 135 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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JONATHAN ALIMBA, JOHNNY ONYEMA OGUNJI:
Rural Non-Farm Technological Change: Implications for Rural Linkages in Southeastern Nigeria
Abstract (ID 94 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JOHANNES PESCHKE:
Agro-Ecological Zones, Diversity on Farm Systems Level and Technological Changes - the Case of Northern Malawi
Abstract (ID 128 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DIETMAR FRANKE:
Sustainable Transfer of Adapted Production Know How - Example of a Small-Size License Production Project for Reversible Ploughs in India
Abstract (ID 132 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DJEIMY KUSNAMAN, HANS E. JAHNKE:
Sericulture: Innovative Technology and Adapted Institutions for Income Generation Among Small Farmers in Indonesia and East Timor
Abstract (ID 173 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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WOLFGANG BAYER, ANN WATERS-BAYER, WILLIAM CRITCHLEY:
Pastoral Innovations and Participatory Development
Abstract (ID 199 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BORIS BRAVO-URETA, HORACIO COCCHI, DANIEL SOLIS, RICARDO QUIROGA, TEODORO RIVAS:
The Effect of Natural Resource Management Projects on Farm Income: Evidence from Peasant Farmers in Central America
Abstract (ID 215 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JAN BöRNER, BETTINA HEDDEN-DUNKHORST, STEPHEN A. VOSTI:
Categorising Farm Households for Policy Research
Abstract (ID 234 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CHINEDUM NWAJIUBA, OLUFUNSO ADEOLA AKINSANMI:
Economic and Social Issues Affecting the Sustainability of Cassava Post Harvest Projects in Southern Nigeria
Abstract (ID 331 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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REIN VAN DER HOEK, MICHAEL PETERS, VOLKER HOFFMANN:
Procedures for Participatory Research with Multipurpose Forages in Central American Hillsides
Abstract (ID 371 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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O. C. AJAYI, S. FRANZEL, E. KUNTASHULA, F. KWESIGA:
Adoption and Profitability of Agroforestry-Based Soil Fertility Management Technologies
Abstract (ID 372 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GUY BLAISE NKAMLEU:
Econometric Analysis of Socio-Economic Factors Influencing Investment into Agrochemical in Cameroon: A Survey in Peri-urban and Urban Agriculture
Abstract (ID 9 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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AJAYI RAPHAEL ADENIYI OMOLEHIN, ERNST-AUGUST NUPPENAU:
Socio-economic Evaluation of Manure Exchange Contracts: Impact on Farm Productivity in North Western Nigeria
Abstract (ID 14 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SAMUEL NII ARDEY CODJOE:
The Effect of Population Growth, Technological Improvement in Farming and Household Conditions on Agricultural Land Use in Ghana, 1984-2000
Abstract (ID 18 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ANDREA ILSABE KUEHN, KATINKA WEINBERGER, JAW-FEN WANG:
Disease Infestation in Tomato Production in Taiwan and Farmer's Willingness to Pay for Control Measures
Abstract (ID 60 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 3b: Access to Knowledge and Curriculum Development

Invited paper

WERNER WASMUTH:
Access to Knowledge: A Prerequisite to Sustainable Development
Abstract (ID 391 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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TIMOTHY NGWIRA, KENNY SAMUI, PIETER DU TOIT, A. P. N. THAPISA, LEONARD A. KAMWANJA, R. MURAPA, FRIK SUNDSTOL, JEAN-CLAUDE LEGOUPIL, CLEMENS WOLLNY:
Quality Management Initiatives in Higher Education Institutions of SADC Countries
Abstract (ID 362 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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WORKNEH AYALEW, J. EDWARD O. REGE, EPHREM GETAHUN, MARKOS TIBBO, YETNAYET MAMO:
Delivering Systematic Information on Indigenous Farm Animal Genetic Resources of Developing Countries: The Development and Prospects of DAGRIS
Abstract (ID 28 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SUSANNE MüNSTERMANN, ANDREAS SCHöNEFELD, KWAKU AGYEMANG:
Capacity Building Applied to a Livestock Research Network in West Africa to Enhance the Development Process
Abstract (ID 163 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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JOERG AMEND:
Impact of Farmer Learning Groups - A Participatory Approach in Integrated Pest Management in Egypt
Abstract (ID 106 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MAXIMILIAN BAUMANN, SUVICHAI ROJANASTHIEN, LERTRAK SRIKITJAKARN, KARL-HANS ZESSIN:
The Master of Science Sandwich Programme of International Animal Health
Abstract (ID 80 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)    —   poster (pdf)

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JöRG HEINZEMANN, WOLFGANG LüCKE, MANFRED ZELLER:
PhD Study Programme in Göttingen
Abstract (ID 211 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ARMEN KHACHATRYAN, HEINRICH SCHüLE, NUNE KHACHATRYAN, ANDRANIK MIKAYELYAN:
Improving the Access to Knowledge through Curriculum Development: the Experience of Armenian Agricultural Academy
Abstract (ID 316 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FLORIAN SOYKA:
Informal Advise Network of Urban Farmers in Kampala / Uganda. a Network Analysis of Social Relations
Abstract (ID 69 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Subgroup 3c: Biotechnology and Livelihood

Invited paper

J. EDWARD O. REGE:
Agricultural Biotechnology - A Menace or Pathway to Sustainable Livelihoods in Developing Countries?
Abstract (ID 425 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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DIEMUTH PEMSL, JANA ORPHAL:
Bt Cotton - Productivity Considerations from India and China
Abstract (ID 321 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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MATTHIAS WISSUWA:
Towards Cloning of Pup1 - A Major Locus for Tolerance to P Deficiency
Abstract (ID 360 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DESSIE TADELLE, KIDANE DAWIT, KURT-JOHANNES PETERS:
Understanding Local Chicken Genetic Resources to Improve Livelihood
Abstract (ID 184 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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OLUWOLE ADEBISI ARIYO, M. KOERBLER, A. G. O. DIXON, GABRIEL ATIRI, STEPHAN WINTER:
Development of an Efficient Virus Transmission Technique to Screen Cassava Genotypes for Resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease
Abstract (ID 268 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SARAWUT BOONPENG, SUCHADA VEARASILP, PIMCHAI APAVATJRUT, SANGTIWA SURIYONG, ELKE PAWELZIK:
Effect of Storage Temperature and Dehydration Induction Rates to Germeability of Sugarcane Synthetic Seeds
Abstract (ID 255 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SARAWUT BOONPENG, SUCHADA VEARASILP, PIMCHAI APAVATJRUT, SANGTIWA SURIYONG, ELKE PAWELZIK:
Possibility of Sugarcane Synthetic Seed Production
Abstract (ID 270 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SARAWUT BOONPENG, SUCHADA VEARASILP, PIMCHAI APAVATJRUT, SANGTIWA SURIYONG, ELKE PAWELZIK:
Induced Desiccation Tolerance by ABA Treatment in Sugarcane Somatic Embryos
Abstract (ID 273 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JOSE DIAZ-OSORIO:
Economic Effect of the Genetic Modifications Bt and Rr in Corn Crops for Seed Purposes
Abstract (ID 124 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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RENI LESTARI, GEORG EBERT:
Responses of Four Salak Genotypes (Salacca zalacca) to Different Growing Media
Abstract (ID 368 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HOLGER NICKEL, HOLGER JUNGHANS, DIRK PRüFER, MARCUS STRAUSS, RAINER FISCHER, SABINE ZIMMERMANN:
Generation and Characterisation of Recombinant Antibody Fragments Against Non-Structural Proteins of Potato Leafroll Virus
Abstract (ID 285 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NENI ROSTINI, SOBIR:
Towards a Molecular Identification and Transfers of Fruit Quality in Indonesian Pineapple Land Races
Abstract (ID 126 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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VOLKER SNIADY, WOLFGANG ROHDE, E. RITTER, D. BECKER, ANA HERRáN:
A Rapid Way of Physical Mapping in Coconut and Oil Palm
Abstract (ID 282 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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NHU VAN THU, PHAN THANH PHUONG, LE THI THUY:
Investigation of Avian Mycoplasma Infection in Vietnam by Molecular Tools
Abstract (ID 379 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Subgroup 3d: Technologies to Secure Farmers' Resources

Invited paper

ADAM DRUCKER:
Economics of AnGR Conservation and Sustainable Use: Importance and Application
Abstract (ID 170 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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NHAN DANG KIEU, THANH DUONG NGOC, MARC VERDEGEM, LE THANH DUONG:
Towards Agricultural Diversification and Rural Poverty Alleviation: Development of Integrated Agri-Aquaculture Farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Abstract (ID 311 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ALPHA YAYA KAMARA, DAVID CHIKOYE, ABEBE MENKIR, NTERANYA SANGINGA:
Sustainable Natural Resource and Crop Management in Intensifying Cereal-Legume Production Systems in the Moist Savannahs of West Africa
Abstract (ID 307 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MANH CUONG PHAM, REGINA BIRNER, MANFRED ZELLER:
Introduction of Agricultural Technology: Did It Cause Land-use Changes and Poverty Reduction in the North-western Upland of Vietnam?
Abstract (ID 323 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Posters

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KESHAB RAJ PANDE, SHREE CHANDRA SHAH, MATHIAS BECKER:
Managing Seasonal Soil N Dynamics in Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems of Nepal
Abstract (ID 16 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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WOLFGANG REICHARDT, GIL S. JACINTO, MA. LOURDES S. MCGLONE:
Sustainable Marine Aquaculture in Tropical Waters with New Concepts and Technologies? : Lessons Learnt from a Mass Fish Kill
Abstract (ID 358 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KAY BENKENDORFF, FRANK LIEBERT:
The Effect of Substituting Fish Meal on Threonine Requirement in Diets for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Derived by an N-Utilisation-Model
Abstract (ID 392 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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WANDEE TARTRAKOON, UDO TER MEULEN, THERDCHAI VEARASILP:
Use of Lemon Oil as Feed Additive in Weaner Pig Diets
Abstract (ID 395 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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T. APICHARTSRUNGKOON, A. KHAD-TIYA, SANCHAI JATURASITHA, A. SIMASATITKUL, UDO TER MEULEN, THERDCHAI VEARASILP:
Effect of Yoghurt on Colibacillosis Treatment in Piglets
Abstract (ID 396 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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SUKUNYA KERNKLANG, CHOKE MIKLED, THERDCHAI VEARASILP, UDO TER MEULEN:
Utilisation of Soybean Hulls as Dairy Cattle Feed
Abstract (ID 397 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MICHAELA HEMPEN, FRED UNGER, SUSANNE MüNSTERMANN, KARL-HANS ZESSIN:
Small Scale Milk Processing: a Business Benefiting to Both Dairy Farmers and Consumers
Abstract (ID 328 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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J. D. KABASA, J. NDAWULA, Y. B. BYARUHANGA, UDO TER MEULEN:
Implications of Open-Sun Drying and Visqueen-Covered and Polyethylene-Covered Solar-Drying Technology on Fruit and Vegetable Vitamins A and C Content
Abstract (ID 401 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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YEMI AKINBAMIJO, S. NOUALA, J. SAECKER, M. A. ADESINA, ELLEN HOFFMANN, STEFAN MUETZEL, L. FUGLIE, KLAUS BECKER:
Prospects of Moringa oleifera as a Feed Resource in the West African Mixed Farming System
Abstract (ID 422 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CHRISTIAN THIERFELDER, KARL STAHR, AMEZQUITA C. EDGAR:
Soil Crusting and Sealing in the Andean Hillsides of Colombia and its Impact on Water Infiltration
Abstract (ID 78 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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BAHER AMER, MONIR MOURCOS, MOHAMED SABBAH:
New Method for the Mathematical Determination of Drying Rates of Fig Fruits Depending on Empirical Data under Conditions Suiting Solar Drying
Abstract (ID 84 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JUNOO TULADHAR, MATHIAS BECKER, PAUL L. G. VLEK:
The Effect of Azolla on N Use Efficiency in Rice-Wheat Rotations of Nepal
Abstract (ID 169 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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AJAYI RAPHAEL ADENIYI OMOLEHIN, JöRG STEINBACH, IRENE HOFFMANN:
Crop-Livestock Integration and Food Security Among Resource-Poor Rural Farmers in North-Western Nigeria : an Empirical Study from Zamfara State
Abstract (ID 191 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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SEBASTIAN VILLAGRA, CLEMENS WOLLNY, MANFRED ZELLER:
Does Diversification of Smallholder's Animal Production Systems Contribute to Sustainable Development in Northern Patagonia, Argentina?
Abstract (ID 203 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ANJA BLUME, CLAUDIA BINDER:
Waste Resource Management on a Regional Level: Can Urban Wastes Be Used as Resources in Rural Areas? a Comparative Case Study in Colombia and Tanzania
Abstract (ID 286 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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LA KARIMUNA:
The Role of Organic Farming to the Improvement of Sustainable Agricultural Production in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 380 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GROUP 4: Land Use and Nature Conservation

Subgroup 4a: Rehabilitation of Degraded Areas and Agroforestry

Invited paper

MARIA HELENA SOUZA DE ABREU, MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, WINFRIED MANIG:
Contributions of Trees Dispersed in Pastures to Livestock Farms in Costa Rica
Abstract (ID 90 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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FRANK BRODBECK, RALPH MITLöHNER:
The Potential of Agroforestry for the Rehabilitation of Degraded Land in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 61 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GERHARD LANGENBERGER:
Vascular Plant Diversity of a Philippine Rainforest Fragment as a Potential for Local Land Rehabilitation
Abstract (ID 385 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NINA NIKOLIC, RAINER SCHULTZE-KRAFT, REINHARD BöCKER:
Towards Rehabilitation of Barren Hills: How Does Fallow Vegetation Reflect Land Degradation Status?
Abstract (ID 243 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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S. A. ADEDIRAN, A. O. F. CHAM, P. HESS, C. SCHADE, J. SILLAH, O. NJIE, SUSANNE MüNSTERMANN, KWAKU AGYEMANG:
Linking Agro-Forestry with Smallholder Livestock Production - A strategy for Participatory Forest Management with communities in the Central River Division of The Gambia
Abstract (ID 420 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MEIKE STEPHANIE ANDERSSON, MICHAEL PETERS, CARLOS LASCANO, RAINER SCHULTZE-KRAFT:
Flemingia Macrophylla, a Tropical Shrub Legume for Dry Season Supplementation - Forage Quality and Dry Matter Production
Abstract (ID 291 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HERTA AVALOS VIEGAS, WERNER DOPPLER:
Natural Resource Use and Living Standard Generation by Indigenous Communities in Comparison to Immigrant Settlements – The Case of Bananal Island, Tocantins, Brazil
Abstract (ID 202 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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REGINE BRANDT, RAINER SCHULTZE-KRAFT, CARMEN INFANTE, GABRIELE BROLL:
Potential of Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) for the Use in Phytoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in Venezuela
Abstract (ID 230 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ARI PINHEIRO CAMARãO, JOSé ADéRITO RODRIGUES FILHO, J.B. VEIGA, BARBARA RISCHKOWSKY, STEFAN HOHNWALD, RAINER SCHULTZE-KRAFT:
Performance of Pastures Enriched with Secondary Vegetation or Forage Legumes as Alternatives to Traditionally Managed Grass Pastures in Northeastern Pará, Brazil
Abstract (ID 450 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ALVARO CAñADAS, FRANTISCEK VILCKO, KLAUS VON GADOW:
Management of Laurel (Cordia alliodora) Within Agroforestry System in the Canton Loreto, Ecuador
Abstract (ID 261 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JENS GEBAUER, KAMAL EL-SIDDIG, GEORG EBERT:
Growth, Gas Exchange and Ion Uptake of Tamarindus indica Seedlings under Salt Stress
Abstract (ID 35 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARCO AURELIO GONZALEZ TAGLE, JAVIER JIMENEZ PEREZ, OSCAR ALBERTO AGUIRRE CALDERON:
Spatial Continuity in a Multicohortal Ecosystem in the Natural Protected Area Cerro Potosí, Nuevo León, México
Abstract (ID 174 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MICHAEL KäSER:
Perception of the Forest as a "Green Bank" Evolved among Rural Population in the Test Zone of Dankou, Sénégal
Abstract (ID 246 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JOACHIM MEIER-DOERNBERG, REINHOLD GLAUNER:
Industrial Afforestation Programme with Acacia Mangium Willd. in Tropical Savannahs of Roraima, Brazil
Abstract (ID 81 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KHACHIK NAZARYAN, NUNE KHACHATRYAN:
The Role of Plan Form of Valley-Ravine Net in the Process of Mud Flow Formation
Abstract (ID 298 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   poster (pdf)

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BEATRIZ NUSSBAUMER, GüNTER LORENZL:
The Impact of Out-Migration on the Rural Culture-- The Case of El Parque Chaqueño Argentina
Abstract (ID 325 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JENS POETSCH, WOLFGANG LüCKE:
Land Rehabilitation for Food and Energy Production - A Synergy Policy for the Tropics
Abstract (ID 113 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   poster (pdf)

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ALVARO RIVAS-GUZMAN, GERHARD GEROLD:
Local Indicators of Quality of Soils in the Tropic (River Cabuyal Watershed, Cauca Colombia)
Abstract (ID 59 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DENIS J. SONWA, OUSMANE COULIBALY, STEPHAN F. WEISE, MARC J. J. JANSSENS:
Management Constraints of Cocoa Agroforest During Acquisition and Application of Pesticides in Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon
Abstract (ID 177 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HANS-PETER THAMM, MARKUS WALDEIER, CHRISTEL WELLER-MOLOGUE:
Evaluation of Land Conservation Measures in West Africa with Remote Sensing, Possibilities and Limitations
Abstract (ID 322 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DAMIAN TOM-DERY, JOBST-MICHAEL SCHROEDER, REINHOLD GLAUNER, JOCHEN HEUVELDOP:
Regeneration Potential of Indigenous Tree Species from Forest Fragments in Exotic Tree Plantations in Ghana
Abstract (ID 309 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 4b: Forestry and Non-Timber Forest Products

Invited paper

MICHEL BECKER:
NTFP in Tropical Forestry - Disappointed Expectations, Undervalued Resources
Abstract (ID 377 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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CHRISTIAN HELD, JOCHEN STATZ:
Institutional and Technological Innovations in NTFP-Cluster Promotion: The Case of the Bamboo (Guadua angustifolia) Sector in Colombia
Abstract (ID 388 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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TAN QUANG NGUYEN:
Differentiation in Benefits from Forest Devolution in Daklak, Vietnam
Abstract (ID 190 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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NETRA BHANDARI:
High Altitude NTFP Sub-Sector in Nepal: Opportunities and Constraints for Livelihoods Improvements
Abstract (ID 68 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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JOERN ACKERMANN, JOCHEN HEUVELDOP, REINHOLD GLAUNER:
Afforestation of Private Land in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: Experiences with Tectona Grandis
Abstract (ID 300 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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NETRA BHANDARI:
A Few Important High Altitude – High Value Non-Timber Forest Products from Nepal
Abstract (ID 229 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KAMAL EL-SIDDIG, BASHIR A. EL-TAHIR, GEORG EBERT:
Grewia tenax: a Potential New Small Fruit for the Sudan
Abstract (ID 37 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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KAMAL EL-SIDDIG, GEORG EBERT, SHINOBU INANAGA:
Drought Tolerance of Grewia Tenax: a Potential New Small Fruit for the Sudan
Abstract (ID 38 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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J. D. KABASA, D. NABAKABYA, UDO TER MEULEN:
Quality Aspects of Honey Locally Processed and Marketed in Uganda: Implications for International Markets
Abstract (ID 402 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MIRCO MEIER, JüRGEN HUSS, JOCHEN HEUVELDOP, JOBST-MICHAEL SCHROEDER:
Adaptive Cluster Sampling in NTFP Research
Abstract (ID 314 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARTINE P. NGOBO, STEPHAN F. WEISE:
Ecology and Socio-Economic Importance of Shortened Fallows in Southern Cameroon: Productivity of Selected High-Value Species
Abstract (ID 188 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ALICIA RONDON CHICCHON, UWE MUUSS:
Alternative Income Generation Using Non-Timber Forest Products in the Huascayacu Native Community, Alto Mayo, San Martin, Peru
Abstract (ID 389 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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PUJA SAWHNEY, STEFANIE ENGEL:
Non-Timber Forest Product and its Role in the Local Economy - The Case of Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Abstract (ID 44 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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RUDOLF TAFON:
The Role of Root and Tuber Crops in Enhancing Development in the Coastal Region of Cameroon
Abstract (ID 416 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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VU THI QUE ANH, MARTIN WORBES, RALPH MITLöHNER:
Tree Growth Dynamics of Two Natural Secondary Gallery Forest Stands in West Yen Tu Reserve, Northeast Vietnam
Abstract (ID 122 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ANDREAS VOTH:
Sustainable Cork Production in Changing Mediterranean Agroforestry Systems
Abstract (ID 17 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARTIN WORBES, JOCHEN SCHöNGART:
Sustainable Forest Management in Amazonia Based on Tree Ring Data
Abstract (ID 269 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 4c: Matter Fluxes, Management Options and Change in Agro-Ecosystems

Invited paper

PIERRE HIERNAUX:
The Scale Issues in Assessing Matter Fluxes and Balance In/Out Agro-Ecosystems
Abstract (ID 426 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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MARIAM AKHTAR-SCHUSTER, BERNADETTE BOCK, THOMAS FALK, MICHAEL KIRK, UTE SCHMIEDEL, CHRISTINA WOLKENHAUER:
Environmental Impact and Socio-economic Incentives of Contrasting Land Management Systems in Southern Namibia
Abstract (ID 284 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ELKE FISCHER:
Input and Pathways of Nutrients in a Watershed in Western Côte d'Ivoire - A Comparison between Forest and Cocoa Plantations
Abstract (ID 217 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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CHRISTOPH GEHRING, SOOJIN PARK, MANFRED DENICH, PAUL L. G. VLEK:
Spatial Patterns of N2-Fixing Legumes in Secondary Forests
Abstract (ID 186 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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GABY HOEBART:
Changing Tropical Diversity of Marine Systems in Panama
Abstract (ID 386 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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S. A. ADEDIRAN, O. B AKINBAMIJO, YEMI AKINBAMIJO:
Environmental Implications of Fuelwood Extraction and Gender Roles - Farmers' Perception of Sustainable Forest Management in West Africa
Abstract (ID 421 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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AYODELE EBENEZER AJAYI, NICK VAN DE GIESEN:
Where Are the Rainwaters?
Abstract (ID 223 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JEAN PIERRE IRENEE BOGNONKPE, MATHIAS BECKER:
Effect of Land Use on Soil N Dynamics at Watershed Scale in West Africa
Abstract (ID 204 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DAVI JOSE BUNGENSTAB, HORST JüRGEN SCHWARTZ:
Applying the "Ecological Footprint Method" to Evaluate Beef Cattle Production Systems in Central-Brazil
Abstract (ID 152 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GEORG DECHERT, EDZO VELDKAMP:
Changes of Soil Properties and Input-Output Balance of Nutrients in Land-Use Systems Following Rain Forest Conversion in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 181 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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LAN DO THI, GERHARD GEROLD:
Soil Fertility Conservation for Sustainable Agriculture in Sloping Lands by Applying Appropriate Crop Systems and Green Manure Crops in Mountainous Area of Northern Vietnam
Abstract (ID 24 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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FLORIAN HERZOG, REINHOLD GLAUNER:
Multiple-Resource Inventory in Degraded Acacia mangium Stands as a Basis for Planning Forest Rehabilitation in Malaysia
Abstract (ID 155 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ANGELA HOF, LOUIS ADDY, BARBARA RISCHKOWSKY:
Degradation of Natural Resources or Necessary Intensification of Land Use to Sustain a Growing Number of Users? the Case of the Zamfara Forest Reserve in Northwest Nigeria
Abstract (ID 206 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JüRGEN KROSCHEL, SVEN SCHMOHL, N. M. MANGKUWINOTO, GARY SCHLOSSER, ALEXANDER ZU DREELE, NORBERT CLAASSEN:
Succession, Biomass Development and Nutrient Dynamics in Traditional Shifting Cultivation Systems of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Abstract (ID 293 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JENNY MELENDEZ, MATHIAS BECKER, DAVID JOHNSON:
Maintaining the Yield of Upland Rice under Intensified Land Use in Slash and Burn Systems of West Africa
Abstract (ID 194 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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VALENS MULINDABIGWI, MARC J. J. JANSSENS:
Land Use, Farming Systems and Carbon Sequestration in Ouémé Catchment in Benin
Abstract (ID 161 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CARLOS ALBERTO RUIZ GARVIA, CHRISTOPH KLEINN, ROLAND OLSCHEWSKI:
Land Cover Analysis and Afforestation Options for Mitigation of Climate Change in the Lowlands of Bolivia
Abstract (ID 227 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JOERG SZARZYNSKI, BIANCA HOERSCH, TéLéSPHORE BROU:
Land Cover Dynamics and Climate Variability in Côte d' Ivoire as Crucial Determinants for Agriculture and Biodiversity: Methods and First Results of the Integrative Biota-west Africa Monitoring Network
Abstract (ID 62 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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REINER WASSMANN, NGUYEN XUAN HIEN, CHU THAI HOANH:
Sea Level Rise Affecting Hydrology and Rice Production in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Abstract (ID 151 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JUTTA WERNER, UWE JENS NAGEL:
Mobile Pastoralism in the South of Morocco: Present Crisis and Perspectives for the Future
Abstract (ID 197 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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BART WICKEL, NICK VAN DE GIESEN, PAUL L. G. VLEK, HOMERO REIS DE MELO, MANFRED DENICH, KONRAD VIELHAUER, TATIANA Sá:
Land Preparation with Mulch Technology in the Eastern Amazon: the Hydrological Perspective
Abstract (ID 115 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Subgroup 4d: Resource Assessment and Modelling

Invited paper

PETER HOLMGREN:
Integrated Land Use Assessment and Monitoring
Abstract (ID 439 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Oral Presentations

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ADEMOLA BRAIMOH, PAUL L. G. VLEK:
Modelling Land Use Change in Northern Ghana
Abstract (ID 15 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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AMALIA NAHíR DíAZ LACAVA, IRINA DIETER-GILLWALD:
GIS-Landscape Modelling of a Regional Green Corridor in Tropical Argentina
Abstract (ID 183 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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HANS-PETER THAMM, MICHAEL JUDEX, VINCENT OREKAN:
Linking Land Use / Land Cover Changes with Socio Economic Data to Set up Scenarios for a Sustainable Development Plan
Abstract (ID 216 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

Posters

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HANS-JüRGEN BUSS, ERNST-AUGUST NUPPENAU:
Modelling the Development of Natural Pasture and its Sustainable Use
Abstract (ID 27 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JOSé JAVIER CORRAL RIVAS, KLAUS VON GADOW:
Site Index Curves for Five Pine Species in El Salto, Durango, Mexico
Abstract (ID 64 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ANH TAI DO, WERNER DOPPLER:
The Potential of Research on Gradients to Explain the Pattern of Differences in Regional Socio-Economic Development - an Example from the Mai Son District, Northern Vietnam
Abstract (ID 209 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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STEFAN ERASMI:
Remote Sensing Based Mapping of Land Use Systems and Land Cover Change in the Rain Forest Margin of Central Sulawesi
Abstract (ID 57 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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CRISTIAN RODOLFO FELDKAMP, HORST JüRGEN SCHWARTZ:
Beef Cattle Composition Simulation: Model Development and Evaluation
Abstract (ID 150 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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THOMAS GAISER, MOHAMMED MOUNKAILA, THOMAS MAURER, LUDGER HERRMANN:
A Land Resource Database for the Republic of Niger to Estimate Topsoil Losses through Wind Erosion at the Regional Scale
Abstract (ID 310 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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JAN GRENZ, AHMAD M. MANSCHADI, JOACHIM SAUERBORN, HOLGER MEINKE:
Using the Cropping Systems Model APSIM to Assess Sowing Strategies for Faba Bean Infested with the Parasitic Weed Orobanche crenata: A Simulation Study
Abstract (ID 244 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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DODO GUNAWAN, GODE GRAVENHORST:
Rainfall Variability Studies in South Sulawesi Using Regional Climate Model REMO
Abstract (ID 413 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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NICOLE KRETSCHMER, LARS RIBBE, HARTMUT GAESE, JACKSON ROEHRIG:
Approach for the Development of a GIS as a Tool for the Integrative Assessment of Natural Resources and Sustainable Rural Development in the Mata Atlântica, Brazil
Abstract (ID 334 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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JENS-PETER KRUEGER, GERHARD GEROLD:
Scenarios of a Potential Landscape Development Regarding Factors of Forest Conversion and Soil Degradation in Eastern Bolivia
Abstract (ID 99 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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ROBERT M'BAREK:
BenIMPACT: A Decision Support System for Agricultural Policy and Sustainable Use of Resources in Benin
Abstract (ID 11 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MAHDI OSMAN, PETRA SAUERBORN, ARMIN SKOWRONEK:
Application of Numerical Models to Estimate Rainfall Erosivity in Ethiopia: a Case Study of the Central Highlands
Abstract (ID 42 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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LARS RIBBE, HARTMUT GAESE, EDUARDO SALGADO, JACKSON ROEHRIG, NICOLE KRETSCHMER:
Assessing the Impact of Agriculture on Water Quality: a Case Study from Central Chile
Abstract (ID 336 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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ROLF SOMMER, JEFFREY W. WHITE:
The Need for Improvement of Crop-Soil Simulation Models for their Application in Conservation Agriculture
Abstract (ID 210 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HANS-PETER THAMM, GUNTER MENZ, MICHAEL SCHMIDT:
Remote Sensing as a Tool for Investing Vegetation Dynamics in West-Africa
Abstract (ID 320 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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STEFFEN WALTHER, THOMAS OBERTHUR, JORGE RUBIANO, RAINER SCHULTZE-KRAFT:
Evaluation of Two GIS-Based Models for Landslide Prediction
Abstract (ID 329 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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GROUP 5: Impact Assessment

Oral Presentations

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DOUGLAS HORTON, RONALD MACKAY:
Using Evaluation to Enhance Institutional Learning and Change: Recent Experiences with Agricultural Research and Development
Abstract (ID 441 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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HENNING BAUR, MICHAEL BOSCH, STEPHAN KRALL, THOMAS KUBY, ALISON LOBB-RABE, PAUL-THEODOR SCHüTZ, ANDREAS SPRINGER-HEINZE:
Establishing Plausibility in Impact Assessment
Abstract (ID 431 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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KATINKA WEINBERGER:
Assessing Nutritional Impact of Agricultural Research
Abstract (ID 440 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

GROUP 6: Research Networks

Oral Presentations

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HANS-JöRG LUTZEYER:
European Commission Funding for Co-ordination of Research Activities in the 6th Framework Programme
Abstract (ID 443 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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MARTIN RIELAND:
Research on Tools for Sustainable, Far-Sighted Management of Natural Resources
Abstract (ID 432 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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FRANZ HEIDHUES:
Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia
Abstract (ID 444 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)    —   full paper (pdf)

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MANFRED ZELLER:
Stability of Rainforest Margins
Abstract (ID 437 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)

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PATRICIA SCHMITZ-MöLLER:
The Concept of the DFG Joint Research Projects with Special Regard to Collaborative Research Centres
Abstract (ID 433 ):  Web-Version (html)   —   Print Version (pdf)