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Browsing by Author "Estrada, Deanne"

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  • Feeding the world wisely: 2 programs at Virginia Tech apply eco-friendly strategies
    Estrada, Deanne; Rich, M. (Blacksburg, VA: Office of International Research, Education, and Development, Virginia Tech, 2008)
    This poster showcases two Virginia Tech projects, one focusing on an eggplant grafting program in Bangladesh, the other on a model agroforestry farm in the Philippines.
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    Fighting poverty with paintings and potatoes
    Estrada, Deanne (Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development, 2009)
    The celebrate the International year of the Potato, renowned Bolivian artist Roberto Mamani-Mamani created a series of paintings titled, "Potato: An Andean treasure." The pictures are dedicated to the cultural, historic, and economic value of the potato and pay homage to the men and women who conserve and cultivate this invaluable crop. All proceeds from sale of the paintings will be used for conservation of native potato genetic diversity.
  • Gender workshop concentrates on community, conflict, stereotypes
    Estrada, Deanne (Blacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSP, 2008)
    Susan V. Poats, an anthropologist and gender expert, was facilitator for a gender and participative methodologies workshop in October for SANREM researchers from Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
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    Help for the hippos of Zambia
    Estrada, Deanne (Blacksburg, VA: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2008)
    Its name means "water horse," apt for the hippopotamus, which spends most of its life in deep water holes. But in Zambia's Luangwa River region, drought, deforestation, and farming are threatening the streams the hippos call home. Using aerial and satellite images, rain gauges, and soil and water samples, Conrad Heatwole, associate professor of biological systems engineering, is studying how agriculture, commerce, and tourism affect the water supply and, in turn, the wildlife in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park. Though satellite imagery has been used for decades to detect changes in land use, this region has not been studied in detail. "Assessing impacts is mostly educated guessing at this point," Heatwole says. "One of my goals is to use field research on runoff and erosion to help provide reliable answers."
  • Hot commodity: Researchers hope to teach farmers to use and conserve native plants
    Estrada, Deanne (Blacksburg, VA: Office of Outreach and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, 2009)
    By reintroducing native foods in a region of the Philippines plagued by poverty and degraded natural resources, researchers hope to teach farmers how to use and conserve plants, improve family nutrition by diversifying the diet, increase incomes, and enhance biodiversity. They also are documenting residents' knowledge of native plants' medicinal values.
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    In Bolivia's Marketplaces, Women Rule
    Estrada, Deanne (Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development, 2009)
    When Bolivian farm families bring their produce to the sprawling market in Tiraque, husbands help their wives carry in the huge sacks of potatoes that are the main commodity, and the women take over from there. 'Men rule the fields, but women rule the markets,' said Nadezda Amaya, a master's degree student in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech. Her analysis of male and female roles in the farming communities of the Andes is part of the SANREM CRSP's research on gendered access to markets in seven countries.
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    Native foods a hot commodity in the Philippines
    Estrada, Deanne (Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development, 2009)
    By reintroducing native foods in a region plagued by poverty and degraded natural resources, researchers hope to teach farmers how to use and conserve plants, improve family nutrition by diversifying the diet, increase incomes, and enhance biodiversity. They also are documenting residents' knowledge of native plants' medicinal values.
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    Profits go hand in hand with hygiene
    Estrada, Deanne (Association for International Agriculture & Rural Development, 2009)
    In Zambia, where hygiene and safety are critical issues in food processing, researchers are using a new tool to get their message across: a coloring book for kids. 'Protect Yourself With Handwashing' features three smiling youngsters in a cartoon car of citrus, melons, and vegetables in vibrant hues. Though its target audience is children of employees at food processing and distribution centers in Lundazi and Mfuwe, the book also reminds parents that good hygiene begins at home.
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    SANREM CRSP Newsletter, June 2009
    Estrada, Deanne (SANREM CRSP ME, 2009)
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    SANREM CRSP Newsletter, March 2009
    Estrada, Deanne (Blacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSP, OIRED, Virginia Tech, 2009)
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    SANREM wins funding for southern Sudan study
    Estrada, Deanne (Blacksburg, VA: OIRED, Virginia Tech, 2008)
    The SANREM CRSP has won an Associate Award from USAID to appraise higher education in agriculture and natural resource management in the southern Sudan, an area largely in ruins after more than 50 years of civil war. Because the region's higher education system has collapsed, few well-trained Sudanese are available to deal with agriculture and natural resource issues. SANREM's goal is to evaluate education and human resource needs and to help develop an academic plan for a new faculty of agriculture and environmental sciences at Catholic University of Sudan, the first branch of which opened in September in Juba.