Publications by axel schmidt
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Learning Briefs
HOW LAND RESTORATION LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR RESILIENCE
Nearly one-third of the world’s population are small-scale producers who depend on agriculture for their food and income. Their livelihoods and food security, and that of the next generation, are inextricably linked to the health of the land and water...More
Fact Sheet
Improving Subsidy Impact With Digital Soil Mapping
CRS’ engagement with the national government on the use of DSM in their farmer subsidy program revealed significant deficiencies in soil health. Deficiencies that were not being addressed by the existing government fertilizer packages, in many cases the existing fertilizer packages...More
Guidelines
Pocket Guide 3: Managing Water Resources
This pocket guide is written for you, the field agent working in agricultural extension. The concepts, information and practices in this guide are meant to support your work with farm families and to help reduce their risks from weather changes. Many of the families who farm small,...More
Papers/Reports
Tortillas on the Roaster
Higher temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns could transform the agricultural landscape of Central America, threatening the livelihoods of one million maize and bean farmers. This report exposes the risks of climate change to these two most-important food crops in Nicaragua, Honduras, El...More
