Author: Thomas L. Nordblom
Publisher: ICARDA
ISBN: 9291270334
Category : Feeds
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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Publisher: ICARDA
ISBN: 9291270962
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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Publisher: ICARDA
ISBN: 9291272485
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 379

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Author: Peter Oram
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821334331
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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This report describes the results of a survey of 1,000 multinational corporations undertaken in 1992 which asked about the importance of environmental issues in investment decisions. The survey shows that most large corporations look systematically at environmental questions when they decide where to invest. Environmental problems appear to have discouraged a number of investments across different industries and the question of liability for past pollution problems at industrial sites was the greatest concern for investors.

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Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN: 9291462144
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 103

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Author: Klaus W. Deininger
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 9780821350713
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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Author: R. Lal
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781575040820
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Soil degradation causes a shrinking of arable land resources, and the persistence of starvation and malnutrition. The depletion is compounded by the increasing populations of developing tropical nations, and the conversion of agricultural land to other uses. As a result, per capita grain harvesting and irrigated land is in steady decline all over the world. The decrease in horticultural resources and productivity has inspired Soil Quality and Agricultural Sustainability, which is based primarily on papers presented at the 1996 conference on soil degradation, sponsored by Ohio State University, the USAID and the International Agricultural Research Centers. The book addresses itself to six concerns: basic concepts and global issues, nutrient and water inputs, soil quality management in Asia, in Africa, and in the Tropical Americas, and future priorities. The Editor's goal is a new paradigm in soil quality research: a multidisciplinary approach. He proposes that an erosion management program include soil scientists, hydrologists, climatologists, sedimentologists, geographers, agronomists, agricultural engineers, land use planners, economists, anthropologists and social scientists. Lal advocates an optimistic, forward-thinking brand of soil science that concentrates on conservation and fertility. The 26 chapters explore what Lal considers to be the priorities: agricultural sustainability, soil quality, food security, quality restoration, long-term management, and the failure to adopt new technology. In sum, they paint a comprehensive portrait of the current state, and future prospects, for worldwide agronomic viability.

Author: Michael Kirk
Publisher: ICARDA
ISBN: 9291271047
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 41

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Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251047057
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 164

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Opuntias are multipurpose plants that are increasingly being used in agricultural systems in arid and semi-arid areas. Due to its high water-use efficiency, it is particularly useful as forage in times of drought and in areas where few other crops can grow, and it is now considered a key component for the productivity and sustainability of these regions. This publication presents current scientific and practical information on the use of the cactus Opuntia as forage for livestock.

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Publisher: ICARDA
ISBN: 9291270911
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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