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Category : Sustainable agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) in Selected Countries of Asia
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sustainable agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) in Selected Countries of Asia
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sustainable agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) in Selected Countries of Asia
Author: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture. Bureau régional pour l'Asie et le PacifiquePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Asia-Pacific Symposium on Sustainable Food Production, Income Generation and Consumer Protection
Author: Securing food for all in Bangladesh
Author: Ahmed, Akhter, ed.Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN: 9845063713
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
Securing Food for All in Bangladesh presents an array of research that collectively address four broad issues: (1) agricultural technology adoption; (2) input use and agricultural productivity; (3) food security and output market; and (4) poverty, food security, and women’s empowerment. The fifteen chapters of the book address diverse aspects within these four themes. Access to sufficient food by all people at all times to meet their dietary needs is a matter of critical importance. Despite declining arable agricultural land, Bangladesh has made commendable progress in boosting domestic food production. The growth in overall food production has been keeping ahead of population growth, resulting in higher per capita availability of food over time. In the early 1970s, Bangladesh was a food-deficit country with a population of about 75 million. Today, the population is 165 million, and the country is now self-sufficient in rice production, which has tripled over the past three decades. Along with enhanced food production, increased income has improved people’s access to food. Furthermore, nutritional outcomes have improved significantly. Nevertheless, the challenges to food and nutrition security remain formidable. Future agricultural growth and food and nutrition security are threatened by population growth, worsening soil fertility, diminishing access to land and other scarce natural resources, increasing vulnerability of crop varieties to pests and diseases, and persistent poverty leading to poor access to food. In addition, the impacts of climate change—an increase in the incidence of natural disasters, sea intrusion, and salinity—will exacerbate food and nutrition insecurity in the coming decades if corrective measures are not taken. Aligned with this context, the authors of the book explore policy options and strategies for developing agriculture and improving food security in Bangladesh. Securing Food for All in Bangladesh, with its breadth and scope, will be an invaluable resource for policymakers, researchers, and students dedicated to improving people’s livelihoods in Bangladesh.
Environments and Livelihoods
Author: Koos NeefjesPublisher: Oxfam
ISBN: 9780855984403
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book is intended to be used to support the campaigning and lobbying work of local and international development organizations, to improve the formulation and implementation of development strategies and to strengthen participatory project planning, monitoring and impact assessment in poverty and environmental change.
Global Development of Organic Agriculture
Author: Niels HalbergPublisher: CABI
ISBN: 1845930797
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Modern agriculture and food systems, including organic agriculture, are undergoing a technological and structural modernisation and are faced with a growing globalisation. Organic agriculture (OA) can be seen as pioneering efforts to create sustainable development based on other principles than mainstream agriculture. There are however large differences between the challenges connected to, on one hand, modern farming and consumption in high-income countries and, on the other, smallholder farmers and resource poor consumers in low-income countries. The point of departure is the increasing globalisation and the production and trade of food and fodder and how this influences the role of OA. This book provides an overview of the potential role and challenges of organic agriculture in this global perspective, as seen from different perspectives such as sustainability, food security and fair trade.
Farming for the Future
Author: Coen ReijntjesRapid Growth of Selected Asian Economies
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Fao
ISBN: 9789251055076
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
This publication is part of a three-volume study on lessons learned and implications for agriculture and food security in the context of rapid growth in selected Asian economies. This volume summarises the main findings of the five country case studies (China, India, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam) on lessons learned to assist countries in restructuring their agricultural sectors for sustainable rural development in response to changing market and trade opportunities, and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on poverty and hunger eradication.
Opportunities, use, and transfer of systems research methods in agriculture to developing countries
Author: GoldsworthyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401107645
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
In December 1993, ISNAR, in collaboration with International Consortium for Application of Systems Approaches, organized a three-day workshop on systems approaches and modelling for agricultural development. Sponsored by the Dutch Ministry for Development Cooperation, the workshop was attended by participants from 12 national agricultural research systems (NARS), nine international agricul tural research centers (lARCs), and five advanced research organizations (AROs). Although application of systems approaches in agricultural research and resource management is a rather new field, there is already increasing demand for implemen tation of these approaches. This will require a critical mass of specialists in the NARS and IARCs. Before this critical mass can be obtained, however, the experience that has been gained in this area needs to be evaluated, further possibilities need to be explored, and new objectives and targets need to be set. This book, which contains the papers presented at the workshop, assesses the state of the art of systems approaches in agricultural research, resource management, and rural planning. It also gives an impression of the evolution of this interdisciplinary field and its use in national and international research centers. Another, less tangible, outcome of the workshop was its contribution toward strengthening the network of NARS, lARCs, and AROs. It gave participants and organizers a chance to develop contacts, and provided an opportunity to make the first proposals for collaborative programs. Special thanks are due to Peter Goldsworthy and Luc Boerboom for their crucial role in making the workshop a success in this regard.