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High-altitude Farming

High-Altitude Farming is a specialized agricultural practice characterized by the cultivation of crops and rearing of livestock in mountainous regions typically above 1,500 meters elevation, where extreme climatic conditions, reduced oxygen levels, and fragile ecosystems necessitate adaptive techniques distinct from lowland farming systems.

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Authors

53

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Early evidence for the use of wheat and barley as staple crops on the margins of the Tibetan Plateau

Jade d’Alpoim Guedes, Hongliang Lü, Anke Hein et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 169 citations · Full text

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Climate change and potential impacts on agriculture in Bhutan: a discussion of pertinent issues

Ngawang Chhogyel, Lalit Kumar · Agriculture & Food Security · 2018 · 117 citations · Full text

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Climate Change and Apple Farming in Indian Himalayas: A Study of Local Perceptions and Responses

Basavaraj Basannagari, Chandra Prakash Kala · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 100 citations · Full text

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High nature value mountain farming systems in Europe: Case studies from the Atlantic Pyrenees, France and the Kerry Uplands, Ireland

Eileen O’Rourke, Marion Charbonneau, Yves Poinsot · Journal of Rural Studies · 2016 · 70 citations

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Why apple orchards are shifting to the higher altitudes of the Himalayas?

Netrananda Sahu, Atul Saini, Swadhin K. Behera et al. · PLoS ONE · 2020 · 69 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. WO
    Walter Ocimati

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Uganda

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  2. GB
    Guy Blomme

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Uganda

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  3. CS
    C. Sivirihauma

    Université Catholique du Graben, Congo - Kinshasa

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  4. VN
    Van‐Thanh‐Van Nguyen

    McGill University, Canada

    1 publications · 69 citations

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  5. ED
    Eddy Decuypere

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    1 publications · 32 citations

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Institutions

53

  1. Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences

    Lhasa, China

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    59 citations

  2. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    208 citations

  3. Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

    Leh, India

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    288 citations

  4. Indian Institute of Forest Management

    Bhopal, India

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    200 citations

  5. Universidade Brasil

    São Paulo, Brazil

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    44 citations

  6. Institute of Subtropical Agriculture

    Changsha, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    34 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  8. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. Mountain Research and Development

    2 publications · 65 citations

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  2. Arctic and Alpine Research

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 169 citations

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  4. African Journal of Agricultural Research

    AJAR · 2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. Frontiers in Veterinary Science

    2 publications · 53 citations

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