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Item Principes de toxicologie : guide d'étude(Université McGill, Montréal, QC, CA, 1997) McGill University, Faculty of Medicine; Université du droit et de la santé de Lille; FORST; Doutrellot-Philippon, C.; Frimat, P.; Leleu, B.; Nisse, C.; Shirali, P.Item WARDA / PEEM Consortium research project on the association between rice production systems and vector - borne diseases in West Africa : end of project report, May 1994 - Apr. 1997(WARDA, Bouaké, CI, 1997) West Africa Rice Development Association, Health Research Consortium; WHO, Panel of Experts of Environmental Management for Vector-Borne Disease ControlItem Épidémiologie professionnelle et statistiques I : guide d'étude(Université McGill, Montréal, QC, CA, 1997) Infante-Rivard, C.; Armstrong, Ben; Ciampi, A.; McGill University, Faculty of MedicineItem Item Evaluation of effects of pesticides on farm workers in the coffee growing areas of Tanzania(University of Manchester, Faculty of Medicine, Manchester, GB, 1997) Ngowi, A.V.F.Item Principes de toxicologie : recueil de tirés à part(Eastman Systems, CA, 1998) FORSTItem Towards an atlas of malaria risk in Africa : first technical report of the MARA / ARMA collaboration(Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa, Durban, ZA, 1998) Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa; LeSueur, D.; Craig, M.; Fraser, C.; Sharp, B.; Martin, C.Item Épidémiologie professionnelle et statistiques I : recueil de tirés à part(Eastman Systems, [s.l.], CA, 1998) FORSTItem Mapping malaria risk in the Highlands of Africa(MARA/ HIMAL, Durban, ZA, 1999) Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa, Highland Malaria Project; Cox, J.; Craig, M.; Le Sueur, D.; Sharp, B.Item Bio-economic modeling of watershed resources in Ethiopia : paper presented to the annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, Aug/99(1999) Okumu, B.N.; Jabbar, M.A.; Colman, D.; Russell, N.This paper examines the theoretical and practical aspects of natural resource use in the poor tropics given limited technological and policy intervention. Results show that if farmers were to reallocate their land use activities based on land suitability, and utilize between 10-20% of their farm income to purchase and apply chemical fertilizer, their net returns could rise by over 50%. Increased specialization and application of fertilizer, however, results in a 24% increase in soil loss in the initial year as some erosive activities with high fertilizer-yield response functions are cultivated. In subsequent years, fertilizer use lowers the level of soil loss but is unable to adequately counteract the cumulative effects of erosion and hence yields decline. The best strategy in the short run is to combine fertilizer application with crop rotation based on changing land suitability. Shortfalls in on-farm staple grains supplies caused by such rotations can then be met from market purchases. Similarly, a secure land tenure policy is likely to impact positively on land conservation by increasing the farmer’s time horizon.Item One assumption, two observations and some guiding questions for the practice of agro-ecosystem health(2000) Waltner-Toews, D; Murray, T; Kay, J; Gitau, T; Raez-Luna, EThe paper describes the features of agro-ecosystem health as a paradigm or framework to study and develop sustainable agricultural systems. It is posited that agro-ecosystem health research is undertaken in order to help people make better decisions with regard to managing the ecosystems in which they live and grow food. Agro-ecosystems can be viewed and interpreted from a variety of non-equivalent perspectives, and within each perspective, agro-ecosystems can be viewed and understood at different spatial and temporal scales. Therefore, whose perspective is taken into account in identification of constraints and priorities, and designing solutions will determine whether research and development efforts will lead to sustainable agricultural systems.Item Technical end of project report on the Ecosystem Health Analytical Workshop (ESHAW) on Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa (MARA) in West Africa and the role of humid zones and open water bodies(2000) West Africa Rice Development Association, Health Research Consortium; Mapping Malaria Risk in AfricaItem Agro-ecosystem health: Principles and methods used in high-potential tropical agro-ecosystem(2000) Gitau, T; McDermott, J J; Waltner-Toews, D; Gathuma, J M; Kang, E KThe paper briefly describes the application of agro-ecosystem health framework for characterisation of an agro-ecosystem in central Kenya, and identification of the indications of its health. The lessons learnt from the application are briefly discussedItem African Highland Initiative: A framework for research and development on NRM in the highlands of East and Central Africa(2000) Stroud, AThe African Highlands Initiative (AHI) is an ecoregional programme which seeks to develop and implement an integrated research and development agenda on natural resource management (NRM) at nine selected benchmark locations in five countries in the region: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Madagascar. AHI research programme, while emphasizing sustainability of the highland areas will: 1) focus on integrating solutions to NRM issues by adopting participatory and integrated systems approaches; 2) strengthen partnerships and greater collaboration of a wide range of institutions and organizations to achieve more effective and efficient research and development; 3) improve the integration of biophysical and social science research, thus marrying human and technical dimensions; and 4) link policy formulation to technology development. Phase I concentrated on characterization and diagnosis of the benchmark locations to give Phase 11 (starting in 1998) more specific direction. Research in Phase I concentrated on pest—disease complexes which are exacerbated by low soil fertility in intensively cultivated systems and on soil fertility maintenance and improvement. Phase II will build on these areas and give increased attention to integrated NRM research at the community level on one hand and to regional links on the other. The premise being a greater impact by concentrating expertise and resources as well as enhancing the transfer of technology and information across the region. National agricultural research systems (NARS), International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs), farmers, local non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and extension agents are the major partners joining forces in this effort.Item Pour de meilleurs soins de santé en Tanzanie : le PIEST(CRDI, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2000) Crawley, M.Item Agro-ecosystems, natural resources management and human health related research in East Africa : proceedings of an IDRC - ILRI international workshop , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11-15 May 1998(International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, KE, 2000) IDRC; International Livestock Research Institute; Peden, D.; Jabbar, M.A.; Mohamed Saleem, M.A.; Li Pun, H.Item Improving health care in Tanzania : the Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Program(IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2000) Crawley, M.Item AIDS Affected Children's Project : final report; appendices(Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development, Ottawa, ON, CA, 2001) Interagency Coalition on AIDS and DevelopmentItem Agriculture péri-urbaine dans les Niayes de Dakar, une contribution à la sauvegarde de la biodiversité dans les zones humides tout en préservant la santé des populations locales : rapport scientifique(Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, SN, 2001) Niang, Seydou; Sarr, Oumar; Diarra, Karamoko; Toure, Kamadore; Dieng, Yemou; Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire Cheikh Anta Diop