Author: Martin UptonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483407
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Clear student text on theory and practice of economic decision making in tropical agriculture.
The Economics of Tropical Farming Systems
Author: Martin UptonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521483407
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Clear student text on theory and practice of economic decision making in tropical agriculture.
Farming Systems in the Tropics
Author: Hans RuthenbergPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.
The Economics of Tropical Farming Systems
Author: Farming Systems and Poverty
Author: John A. DixonPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251046272
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Multiple Cropping And Tropical Farming Systems
Author: Willem C. BeetsPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429689675
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
This book covers the uses of tropical farming systems in tropics of mixed, strip, relay, sequential and multistorey cropping. It discusses the aspects of the tropical farming systems including their history and agronomy and the plant inter-relationship within them.
The Economics of Tropical Farm Management
Author: J. P. MakehamPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521313674
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the tropics farmers have to work from a limited resource base which does not lend itself to highly productive crop and animal yields. The principles of farm management economics and the application of farm management analysis and planning can help small farmers in the tropics to produce 'a bit more' from their lots.
Economic Models of Tropical Deforestation: A Review
Author: David KaimowitzPublisher: CIFOR
ISBN: 979876417X
Category : Deforestation
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Types of economic deforestation models. Household and firm-level models. Regional-level models. National and macro-level models. Priority areas for future research.
Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation
Author: Arild AngelsenPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 9780851998992
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
This book has been developed from a workshop on Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation organised by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using different agricultural products and technologies and in differing demographic situations and market conditions. Guidance is also given on future agricultural research and extension efforts.
Sustainable Agricultural Systems
Author: EdwardsPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780935734218
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
A unique look at how the adoption of sustainable farming methods is being pursued throughout the world. This comprehensive book provides clear insight into research and education needs and the many points of view that come to bear on the issue of sustainability. Essential for agricultural leaders in research, education, conservation, policy making, and anyone else interested in creating an economically and environmentally sustainable agriculture worldwide.
Sustainable Intensification
Author: Jules N. PrettyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136529276
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.