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52 Project In addition to the research leader programme on livestock systems and erilis ad tisit Research collaboration Seed money the activities related to the MoU with UNEP, the North-South Centre provides small seed money grants. These grants serve to prepare new projects or to develop new institutional partnerships. Contact persons iure conse cortissi. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi tisit. iure conse cortissi. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi tisit. Collaborators iure conse cortissiure conse cortissi. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi tisiti. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi. Duration erilis ad tisit Furthermore, they strengthen impact generation by enabling the initiation of the implementation of given research results. The seed money projects are always carried out in a partnership between scientists from the ETH Zurich and scientists from developing countries.
Nutrient dynamics in conservation agriculture in the Malagasy Highlands Seed money for the preparation of a new project (Emmanuel Frossard) Hydromechanical effects of compaction on ferrasols of the Havana Province Seed money for the preparation of a new project (Dani Or) Conservation agriculture has been proposed to sustainably improve agricultural production in the tropics. This approach combines direct-seeding, permanent mulch cover and diverse crop rotation and is being adopted by smallholders in the Midwest of Madagascar. Whereas the effects of soil preparation and of residue management have been studied, little work has been done on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) dynamics, and their interaction in conservation agriculture – as practiced by smallholders in the tropics. Nutrient limitations in these systems might be one of the barriers hindering the adoption of conservation agriculture by smallholders. The Group of Plant Nutrition of the ETH Zurich in collaboration with the Laboratory of Radio-Isotopes at the University of Antananarivo and the Sustainable Farming and Rice Cropping Systems Unit (SCRID) in Antananarivo, Madagascar prepared a project that was submitted to the Swiss National Science Foundation and SDC. It aims at understanding how conservation agriculture affects the fluxes and dynamics of N and P in the presence of legumes. Furthermore, together with farmers, it aims at identifying possible strategies that will allow using these resources in the most sustainable way. This information will contribute to the development of tools for evaluating the relevance of conservation agriculture for smallholders in the tropics. Although almost 50% of the total area of Cuba is covered by agricultural soils and the climate is favourable, Cuba imports most of the food consumed by its inhabitants. Economic and anthropic factors have severely affected the efficiency of the agricultural activity. They have provoked a negative impact on the ecosystem, mainly expressed in terms of soil erosion and compaction. In 2001, it was estimated that 24% of the cultivated land could be affected by soil compaction. Havana Province is the region with the most intensive and most technical agriculture in Cuba. In this region, the predominant soil type is ferrasol. The region has a mostly flat topography, which is very favourable for the use of machinery. This has contributed to compaction not only at the top soil layers but also deeper in the subsoil. The Group of Soil and Terrestrial Environmental Physics at the ETH Zurich in collaboration with the Agrophysics Research Unit of the Universidad Agraria de la Habana prepared a project that was submitted to the Swiss National Science Foundation and SDC. The project aims at investigating the effects of compaction in ferrasol fields in terms of soil hydromechanical behaviour and water balance. Furthermore, it aims at identifying how compaction in subsurface soil layer affects potato crop development and yields and how these effects could be mitigated. Project erilis ad tisit leader 53 Contact persons iure conse cortissi. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi tisit. iure conse cortissi. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi tisit. Collaborators iure conse cortissiure conse cortissi. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi tisiti. Lit velisl dit enim erilis ad tisit alit prat am quisi et luptat. Loboreet voloborper iure conse cortissi. Duration erilis ad tisit Research collaboration Seed money Legende A view from the Malagasy Highlands, Madagascar On-site observations during the preliminary visit of Dani Or and Hannes Flühler in the Havana Province, Cuba
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