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1 Craswell, E. T.; Remenyi, J. V.; Nallana, L. G. (Eds.) 1987. Soil erosion management: Proceedings of a workshop held at PCARRD, Los Banos, Philippines, 3-5 December 1984. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR. 132p. (ACIAR proceedings no.6)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.45 G000 CRA Record No: H04079)
2 Greenland, D. J.; Craswell, E. T.; Dagg, M. 1987. International networks and their potential contribution to crop and soil management research. Outlook on Agriculture, 16(1):42-50.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1379 Record No: H04414)
3 Craswell, E. T.; Pushparajah, E. (Eds.) 1989. Management of acid soils in the humid tropics of Asia. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR; IBSRAM. x, 118p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G570 CRA Record No: H06561)
4 Lefroy, R. D. B.; Blair, G. J.; Craswell, E. T.. (Eds.) 1995. Soil organic matter management for sustainable agriculture: A workshop held in Ubon, Thailand, 24-26 August 1994. Canberra, Australia: ACIAR. 163p. (ACIAR proceedings no.56)
Soil management ; Sustainable agriculture ; Soil properties ; Soil fertility ; Sandy soils ; Soil structure ; Crop production ; Cotton ; Sugarcane ; Cropping systems ; Agroforestry ; Food production ; Rice ; Wheat / Indonesia / Thailand / Brazil / Australia / Philippines / Malaysia / India / Bangladesh / Laos / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 631.4 G000 LEF Record No: H016909)
5 Craswell, E. T.. 2000. Save our soils: Research to promote sustainable land management. In Cadman, H. (Ed.), The food and environment tightrope: Proceedings of a seminar conducted by the Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research, Parliament House, Canberra, 24 November 1999. pp.85-95.
Land management ; Sustainability ; Soil degradation ; Agricultural development ; Poverty ; Environmental degradation ; Land use
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5835 Record No: H028707)
6 Tipraqsa, P.; Craswell, E. T.; Noble, Andrew D.; Schmidt-Vogt, D. 2007. Resource integration for multiple benefits: Multifunctionality of integrated farming systems in Northeast Thailand. Agricultural Systems, 94:694-703.
Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Farming systems ; Farms ; Households ; Surveys / Thailand / Khon Kaen Province / Waeng Yai District / Chonnabot District / Huai Nong Ian Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 630 G750 TIP Record No: H040587)
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Resource degradation in rice farming systems in Thailand endangers food security, but the systems may become more sustainable by combining them with aquaculture and livestock farm enterprises by capitalization of their synergies in resource use and re-use, i.e. by adopting integrated farming systems. Most empirical studies that assess this potential have focused on a few specific aspects, but not on the multiple social, economic, and ecological functions of resource integration. This study uses the framework of multifunction agriculture to assess the performance of integrated farming systems in Thailand and compares its performance with that of ‘normal-rice’ or non-integrated farming systems. Surveys were conducted in Khon Kaen province of Northeast Thailand using a combination of quantitative and qualitative survey methods. Integrated farming systems were found to outperform the normal or commercial farming systems in all four dimensions of a multifunctional agriculture: food security, environmental functions, economic functions, and social functions. The findings support the notion that diversification and integration of resources on farms is feasible in both economic and ecological terms. The analyses shows that integrated farming does not, however, diminish the need for external inputs. High start-up cost might constrain farmers from switching to integrated farming and from exploiting the benefits of resource integration.
7 Grote, U.; Craswell, E. T.; Vlek P. L. G. 2008. Nutrient and virtual water flows in traded agricultural commodities. In Braimoh, A. K.; Vlek, P. L. G. (Eds.). Land use and soil resources. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.121-143.
Food production ; Water requirements ; Environmental degradation ; International trade ; Trade liberalization ; Policy
(Location: IWMI HQ Record No: H041023)
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Globalization and increasing population pressure on food demand and land and water resources have stimulated interest in nutrient and virtual water flows at the international level. West Asia/North Africa (WANA), Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa are net importers not only of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK) but also of virtual water in agricultural commodities. Nevertheless, the widely recognized declines in soil fertility and problems related to water shortage continue to increase, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The nutrients imported are commonly concentrated in the cities, creating waste disposal problems rather than alleviating deficiencies in rural soils. And also the water shortage problems continue to contribute to intensified desertification processes, which again lead to increased urbanization and thus water shortage problems in cities. Countries with a net loss of NPK and virtual water in agricultural commodities are the major food exporting countries—the USA, Australia, and some Latin American countries. Understanding the manifold factors determining the nutrient and water flows is essential. Only then can solutions be found which ensure a sustainable use of nutrients and water resources. The chapter ends by stressing the need for factoring environmental costs into the debate on nutrient and water management, and advocates more transdisciplinary research on these important problems.
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