this is dependent on land availability. Nevertheless, most farmers do not consider steep slopes in a dry rice field to be an obstacle to rice agriculture. Erosion was also mentioned as a consequence of a steep slope and can
“The Hopi nation in Arizona receives an average of 10 inches of rain per year — a third of what crop scientists say is necessary to grow corn successfully. Yet Hopi farmers have been cultivating corn and other traditional crops without irrigation for millennia, relying on traditional ecological...
Indigenous communities on reservation lands across the USA continue to demonstrate their leadership in climate resilience through active engagement in co-p
The Indigenous Kichwa Saraguro people of southern Ecuador have long relied on traditional burning to manage their environment. However, their traditional use of fire in one of the most important ecosystems in southern Ecuador, the herbaceous paramo, is n
This pattern was reinforced after 1987, when the availability of space in the hills was scarce and the agriculture started expanding to flat areas along the foothills. In the agricultural expansion simulated for 2030, a slight increase in cropland patches has occurred in steeper slopes; however, ...
The neglected role of abandoned cropland in supporting both food security and climate change mitigation Article Open access 28 September 2023 Tailored pathways toward revived farmland biodiversity can inspire agroecological action and policy to transform agriculture Article Open access 16 September 2022...
Vidgen HA, Gallegos D (2011) What is food literacy and does it influence what we eat: a study of Australian food experts. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Wang S, Chen Y, Cui Z, Lin L, Zong Y (2024) Diabetes risk analysis based on machine learning LAS...
We mapped industrial development pressure on Indigenous Peoples’ lands based on high suitability for expansion by commercial agriculture, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, and urbanization. Suitability was determined by the presence of large reserves of unexploited and viable resources with the nec...
In the agriculture sector where IK is used to enhance climate change adaptation and resilience as applied by Indigenous farming communities, five dominant themes emerge. Here, Indigenous peoples utilise climate-smart crop varieties, readjustment of planting and harvesting time, crop rotation and intercro...
For now, many Indigenous communities in Ratanakiri are still reliant on microloans to support their livelihoods, with little in the way of a safety net. In turn, the World Bank’s plans to help them obtain communal land titles appear to be falling short based on the dominant lending prac...