Author: Walter W. StroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Farmer Participation for More Effective Research in Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Walter W. StroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Systems Research for Agriculture
Author: Laurie E. DrinkwaterPublisher: Department of Agriculture
ISBN: 9781888626162
Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education in the Field
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309045789
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Interest is growing in sustainable agriculture, which involves the use of productive and profitable farming practices that take advantage of natural biological processes to conserve resources, reduce inputs, protect the environment, and enhance public health. Continuing research is helping to demonstrate the ways that many factorsâ€"economics, biology, policy, and traditionâ€"interact in sustainable agriculture systems. This book contains the proceedings of a workshop on the findings of a broad range of research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The areas of study, such as integrated pest management, alternative cropping and tillage systems, and comparisons with more conventional approaches, are essential to developing and adopting profitable and sustainable farming systems.
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Author: Julian F. GonsalvesPublisher: IDRC
ISBN: 1552501825
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Intended for aspiring and new practitioners of Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) as well as field-based researchers in developing countries. Highlights that agricultural research and development has become a joint approach to deal with diverse biophysical environments, multiple livelihood goals, rapid changes in local and global economies, and an expanded range for stakeholders over agriculture and natural resources.
Sustainable Or Alternative Agriculture
Author: Jane Potter GatesPublisher:
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Category : Alternative agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Author: Julian F. GonsalvesPublisher: IDRC
ISBN: 1552501817
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Intended for aspiring and new practitioners of Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) as well as field-based researchers in developing countries. Highlights that agricultural research and development has become a joint approach to deal with diverse biophysical environments, multiple livelihood goals, rapid changes in local and global economies, and an expanded range for stakeholders over agriculture and natural resources.
Achieving sustainable agricultural practices: From incentives to adoption and outcomes
Author: Piñeiro, ValeriaPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Sustainable agricultural practices enable more efficient use of natural resources, mitigate the impact of agriculture on the environment, and strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and climate variability. Because these practices usually require substantial effort or resource allocation from farmers, incentives are necessary to support farmer adoption. Despite growing interest, there has been little systematic evaluation of the incentives–adoption–outcome chain—that is, which incentives best promote adoption and which lead to desired sustainability outcomes. This brief presents the results of a literature review that examined (1) uptake agricultural practices under three kinds of incentives, market and nonmarket, regulations, and cross-compliance, and (2) the impact on productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. Based on this review, it offers a set of seven tested principles to follow in designing and implementing incentives for sustainable agriculture.
A Field Guide for On-farm Experimentation
Author: H. J. W. MutsaersPublisher: IITA
ISBN: 9781311258
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
This is a complete guide to get familiar with the techniques to draw reliable conclusions from on-farm trials. Emphasis is on the experimental aspects of on-farm research, which should help on-farm researchers to arrive at solid conclusions, taking into account, rather than eliminating, variation among farmers
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
Report on a workshop on sustainable agriculture on the hillsides of Central America opportunities for interinstutional collaboration
Author: Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description