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Exploitation Of Wastelands For Fodder Production And Agroforestry, Gurbachan Singh
Exploitation Of Wastelands For Fodder Production And Agroforestry, Gurbachan Singh
IGC Proceedings (1993-2023)
Natural resources degradation for agricultural production and environmental protection has been a matter of concern for future food, nutrition, environment and livelihood security. As per current estimates, 120.7 million hectare (mha) is under degraded or wastelands. These lands provide ample opportunity for growing fodder trees and grasses to bridge the gap between demand and supply of green and dry fodder.Several species of fodder trees and grasses have been identified and their agro-techniques standardized for raising in different categories of wastelands such as affected by soil and wind erosion, salinity, acidity and mining etc. A brief account of such plants is …
Exploring Methods To Increase Hiv Testing In Kentucky, Chukwudi Yagazie Mbagwu
Exploring Methods To Increase Hiv Testing In Kentucky, Chukwudi Yagazie Mbagwu
Theses and Dissertations--Public Health (M.P.H. & Dr.P.H.)
This project was conducted to develop a policy proposal that would increase HIV testing after evaluating current Kentucky Law and Regulations, current health insurance laws, studies on acceptability of different HIV test, barriers to testing from both providers and patients/individuals, and factors associated with positive likelihood of HIV testing. Based on these findings a proposal was developed that would require changing Kentucky regulations on providers communicating test results to patients, change in what form HIV testing would be covered under certain insurances, develop incentives for patients to be tested and report their results to their provider (and hence increasing surveillance …