Author: Eric MercerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
A Program for the Development and Transfer of Small-scale Farm Technology to Developing Nations
Author: Eric MercerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Technology Systems For Small/spec Sale O Issues And Options
Author: Abbas M KessebaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000314189
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This volume seeks a better understanding of the issues and options involved in the generation and transfer of technology to poor small farmers. It is intended to provide a fresh opportunity to develop guidelines for the future design and implementation of rural development investment projects.
Success stories on information and communication technologies for agriculture and rural development
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251096031
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Family farming remains the predominant form of agriculture in Asia and the Pacific. There are more than 570 million farms in the world of which over 500 million are family-owned. They are responsible for at least 56 percent of agricultural production. These smallholder resource-poor farmers are confronted by many challenges – the negative impact of climate change, increased frequency of natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, crude oil price hikes, rapid expansion of bioenergy development, incr easing food price volatility, inefficient supply chains and others. The information needs of farmers will only increase as they have to make more and more complex decisions on the use of their land, selection of the agricultural commodities they plant, choice of markets to sell their agricultural products and other necessary decisions that impact the livelihoods of their families and society. Indeed, agriculture is becoming increasingly knowledge-intensive.
Developing Science and Technology Systems - Experience and Lessons from Agriculture
Author: John Williams MellorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security
Author: Sergio Gomez y PalomaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030421481
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.
Digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251315469
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This report aims to identify the different scenarios where the process of digital transformation is taking place in agriculture. This identifies those aspects of basic conditions, such as those of infrastructure and networks, affordability, education and institutional support. In addition, enablers are identified, which are the factors that allow adopting and integrating changes in the production and decision-making processes. Finally identify through cases, existing literature and reports how substantive changes are taking place in the adoption of digital technologies in agriculture.
Publicly Funded Agricultural Research and the Changing Structure of U.S. Agriculture
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309170346
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council (NRC) convene a panel of experts to examine whether publicly funded agricultural research has influenced the structure of U.S. agriculture and, if so, how. The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector agricultural research on changes in the size and numbers of farms, with particular emphasis on the evolution of very-large-scale operations.
Technologies for Rural Development
Author: UnescoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
UNESCO pub. Conference report and recommendations on choice of technology for rural development in developing countries - examines components of basic needs strategy, relevance of basic education in science, etc., and includes information on intermediate technology and alternative energy sources. Illustrations and references. Conference held in Brussels 1980 May 19 to 22.
The Farming Systems Approach to Development and Appropriate Technology Generation
Author: David W. NormanPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251036440
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
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