Author:
Publisher: IITA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
IITA Research 14/15
IITA Research; 12
Author: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Publisher: IITA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher: IITA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Challenges and opportunities for enhancing sustainable cowpea production: proceedings of the World Cowpea Conference III held at IITA, 4-8 September 2000
CIFOR annual report 2007: pathways to impact
Author: Cifor
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9791412162
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Forests and governance. Forests and environment. Forests and livelihood. How we work.
Publisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 9791412162
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Forests and governance. Forests and environment. Forests and livelihood. How we work.
Soil and Soil Fertility Management Research in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Henk Mutsaers
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131551883X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the various concepts and approaches underlying soil and soil fertility management research in SSA over the last fifty years. It provides examples of important innovations generated and assesses the position of research within the research-to-development continuum, including how innovations have been validated with the intended beneficiaries. Using the experience of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as a case study, the authors analyse how processes, partnerships and other factors have affected research priorities, the delivery of outputs, and their uptake by farming communities in SSA. They evaluate both successes and failures of past investments in soil fertility research and important lessons learnt which provide crucial information for national and international scientists currently engaged in this research area. The book is organised in a number of chapters each covering a chronological period characterised by its primary research content and approaches and by the dominant research paradigms and delivery models.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131551883X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This book describes the various concepts and approaches underlying soil and soil fertility management research in SSA over the last fifty years. It provides examples of important innovations generated and assesses the position of research within the research-to-development continuum, including how innovations have been validated with the intended beneficiaries. Using the experience of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as a case study, the authors analyse how processes, partnerships and other factors have affected research priorities, the delivery of outputs, and their uptake by farming communities in SSA. They evaluate both successes and failures of past investments in soil fertility research and important lessons learnt which provide crucial information for national and international scientists currently engaged in this research area. The book is organised in a number of chapters each covering a chronological period characterised by its primary research content and approaches and by the dominant research paradigms and delivery models.
The Green Revolution Revisited
Author: Bernhard Glaeser
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136891633
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Green Revolution – the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s – came under severe criticism in the 1970s because of its demands for optimal irrigation, intensive use of fertilisers and pesticides; its damaging impact on social structures; and its monoculture approach. The early 1980s saw a concerted approach to many of these criticisms under the auspices of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This book, first published in 1987, analyses the recent achievements of the CGIAR and examines the Green Revolution concept in South America, Asia and Africa, from an ‘ecodevelopment’ standpoint, with particular regard to the plight of the rural poor. The work is characterised by a concern for the ecological and social dimensions of agricultural development,which puts the emphasis on culturally compatible, labour absorbing and environmentally sustainable food production which will serve the long term needs of developing countries.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136891633
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Green Revolution – the apparently miraculous increase in cereal crop yields achieved in the 1960s – came under severe criticism in the 1970s because of its demands for optimal irrigation, intensive use of fertilisers and pesticides; its damaging impact on social structures; and its monoculture approach. The early 1980s saw a concerted approach to many of these criticisms under the auspices of Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). This book, first published in 1987, analyses the recent achievements of the CGIAR and examines the Green Revolution concept in South America, Asia and Africa, from an ‘ecodevelopment’ standpoint, with particular regard to the plight of the rural poor. The work is characterised by a concern for the ecological and social dimensions of agricultural development,which puts the emphasis on culturally compatible, labour absorbing and environmentally sustainable food production which will serve the long term needs of developing countries.
History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland (1735-2015)
Author: William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914802
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive index. 134 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.
Publisher: Soyinfo Center
ISBN: 1928914802
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive index. 134 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.
Technologies to maintain biological diversity.
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142892289X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142892289X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Technologies to Maintain Biological Diversity
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biodiversity conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality
Author: Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128098082
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality is the first book to focus on the potential yield quality, quantity and safety benefits of intervention during growth. Of the many factors responsible for overall quality of produce, about 70 percent comes from pre-harvest conditions. Written by an international team of experts, this book presents the key opportunities and challenges of pre-harvest interventions. From selecting the most appropriate growing scenario, to treating plants during the maturation process, to evaluating for quality factors to determine appropriate interventions, this book provides an integrated look at maximizing crop yield through preventative means. In fact, with the very best of postharvest knowledge and technologies available, the best that can be achieved is a reduction in the rate at which products deteriorate as they progress through their normal developmental pattern of maturation, ripening and senescence. Therefore, it is very important to understand what pre-harvest factors influence the many important harvest quality attributes that affect the rate of postharvest deterioration and, subsequently, the consumers' decision to purchase the product in the marketplace. - Presents the important pre-harvest factors that influence harvest quality - Includes up-to-date information on pre-harvest factors that modulate post-harvest biology - Identifies potential methodologies and technologies to enhance pre-harvest interventions
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128098082
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Preharvest Modulation of Postharvest Fruit and Vegetable Quality is the first book to focus on the potential yield quality, quantity and safety benefits of intervention during growth. Of the many factors responsible for overall quality of produce, about 70 percent comes from pre-harvest conditions. Written by an international team of experts, this book presents the key opportunities and challenges of pre-harvest interventions. From selecting the most appropriate growing scenario, to treating plants during the maturation process, to evaluating for quality factors to determine appropriate interventions, this book provides an integrated look at maximizing crop yield through preventative means. In fact, with the very best of postharvest knowledge and technologies available, the best that can be achieved is a reduction in the rate at which products deteriorate as they progress through their normal developmental pattern of maturation, ripening and senescence. Therefore, it is very important to understand what pre-harvest factors influence the many important harvest quality attributes that affect the rate of postharvest deterioration and, subsequently, the consumers' decision to purchase the product in the marketplace. - Presents the important pre-harvest factors that influence harvest quality - Includes up-to-date information on pre-harvest factors that modulate post-harvest biology - Identifies potential methodologies and technologies to enhance pre-harvest interventions