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Author : Gerald G. Williams
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (682 download)
Download or read book Soil and Water Conservation for Small Farm Development in the Tropics written by Gerald G. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerald G. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Soil and Water Conservation for Small Farm Development in the Tropics written by Gerald G. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ted C. Sheng
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251028698
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (286 download)
Download or read book Soil Conservation for Small Farmers in the Humid Tropics written by Ted C. Sheng and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. A. Gumbs
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN 13 : 9780850924732
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (247 download)
Download or read book Farmers and Soil Conservation in the Caribbean written by F. A. Gumbs and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 1994 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume complements a report published by Commonwealth Secretariat in 1992 entitled, 'Integrating Soil Conservation into Farming Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean'. Other reports published by the Commonwealth Secretariat deal with issues of interest to Commonwealth countries in the natural resources field and cover topics in forestry, fisheries, livestock, and various aspects of agriculture in all regions.The research work for this study was assisted by a grant from the Overseas Development Administration (ODA), of the United Kingdom.
Author : David W. Norman
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251034484
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Farming Systems Development and Soil Conservation written by David W. Norman and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R. Lal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (15 download)
Download or read book No-till Farming written by R. Lal and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Rohitashw Kumar
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000701220
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change [Volume 1] written by Rohitashw Kumar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conservation agriculture is a sustainable production model that not only optimizes crop yields, but also reaps economic and environmental benefits as well. The adoption of successful conservation agriculture methods has resulted in energy savings, higher organic matter content and biotic activity in soil, increased crop-water availability and thus resilience to drought, improved recharge of aquifers, less erosion, and reduced impacts from the weather associated with climate change in general. Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change examines several important aspects of crop production, such as climate change, soil management, farm machinery, and different methods for sustainable conservation agriculture. It presents spatial distribution of a daily, monthly and annual precipitation concentration indices, Diffuse Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for analyzing the organic matter in soil, and adaptation strategies for climate-related plant disease scenarios. It also discusses solar energy-based greenhouse modeling, precision farming using remote sensing and GIS, and various types of machinery used for conservation agriculture. Features: Examines the effects of climate change on agriculture and the related strategies for mitigation through practical, real-world examples Explores innovative on-farm technology options to increase system efficiency resulting in improved water usage Presents examples of precision farming using climate-resilient technologies
Author : Duncan F. M. McGregor
Publisher : University of the West Indies Press
ISBN 13 : 9789766400675
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Resource Sustainability and Caribbean Development written by Duncan F. M. McGregor and published by University of the West Indies Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of resource sustainability and Caribbean development.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309047498
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 years. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics provides critically needed direction for developing strategies that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and biological resource losses and help the economic status of tropical countries through promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. The book includes: A practical discussion of 12 major land use options for boosting food production and enhancing local economies while protecting the natural resource base. Recommendations for developing technologies needed for sustainable agriculture. A strategy for changing policies that discourage conserving and managing natural resources and biodiversity. Detailed reports on agriculture and deforestation in seven tropical countries.
Author : Chris Reij
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134175868
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Sustaining the Soil written by Chris Reij and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous soil and water conservation practices are rarely acknowledged in the design of conventional development projects. Instead, the history of soil and water conservation in Africa has been one of imposing external solutions without regard for local practice. There is a remarkably diverse range of locally developed and adapted technologies for the conservation of water and soil, well suited to their particular site and socio-economic conditions. But such measures have been ignored, and sometimes even overturned, by external solutions. Sustaining the Soil documents farmers' practices, exploring the origins and adaptations carried out by farmers over generations, in response to changing circumstances. Through a comparative analysis of conservation measures - from the humid zones of West Africa to the arid lands of the Sudan, from rock terraces in Morocco to the grass strips of Swaziland - the book explores the various factors that influence adoption and adaptation; farmers' perceptions of conservation needs; and the institutional and policy settings most favorable to more effective land husbandry. For the first time on an Africa-wide scale, this book shows that indigenous techniques work, and are being used successfully to conserve and harvest soil and water. These insights combine to suggest new ways forward for governments and agencies attempting to support sustainable land management in Africa, involving a fusion of traditional and modern approaches, which makes the most of both the new and the old.
Author : David T. Edwards
Publisher : Canoe Press
ISBN 13 : 9789768125200
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (252 download)
Download or read book Small Farmers and the Protection of the Watersheds written by David T. Edwards and published by Canoe Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addresses problems common to many developing countries: how can small farmers with limited resources be encouraged to conserve water and soil under difficult physical conditions, in countries where public sector capacity and financial resources are also limited? The Jamaican case is particularly interesting because natural conditions favour high rates of erosion and considerable efforts have been made over decades to conserve watersheds.
Author : M. Bonell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139443845
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics written by M. Bonell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests, Water and People in the Humid Tropics is a comprehensive review of the hydrological and physiological functioning of tropical rain forests, the environmental impacts of their disturbance and conversion to other land uses, and optimum strategies for managing them. The book brings together leading specialists in such diverse fields as tropical anthropology and human geography, environmental economics, climatology and meteorology, hydrology, geomorphology, plant and aquatic ecology, forestry and conservation agronomy. The editors have supplemented the individual contributions with invaluable overviews of the main sections and provide key pointers for future research. Specialists will find authenticated detail in chapters written by experts on a whole range of people-water-land use issues, managers and practitioners will learn more about the implications of ongoing and planned forest conversion, while scientists and students will appreciate a unique review of the literature.
Author : T.C. Sheng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789251008591
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Soil Conservation for Small Farmers in the Humid Tropics written by T.C. Sheng and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexandra Bot
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251053669
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (536 download)
Download or read book The Importance of Soil Organic Matter written by Alexandra Bot and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil organic matter - the product of on-site biological decomposition - affects the chemical and physical properties of the soil and its overall health. Its composition and breakdown rate affect: the soil structure and porosity; the water infiltration rate and moisture holding capacity of soils; the diversity and biological activity of soil organisms; and plant nutrient availability. This document concentrates on the organic matter dynamics of cropping soils and discusses the circumstances that deplete organic matter and their negative outcomes. It then moves on to more proactive solutions. It reviews a "basket" of practices in order to show how they can increase organic matter content and discusses the land and cropping benefits that then accrue.--Publisher's description.
Author : Jon Hellin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439844240
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Better Land Husbandry written by Jon Hellin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a timely contribution towards the debate on the most effective way to bring about sustainable farming in marginal areas. It offers a detailed analysis of the social, economic, and agro-ecological characteristic of both Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) and Better Land Husbandry (BLH) and an analysis of case studies of BLH from Central
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Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Development of Improved Farming Systems for Small Farms Income Generation written by and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cyril Charles Webster
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Agriculture in the Tropics written by Cyril Charles Webster and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1966 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The influence of climate on agriculture in the tropics. Tropical soils. Tropical vegetation. Some social factors affecting agriculture in the tropics. Soil and water conservation. Land clearing, tillage and weed control. The maintenance of fertility under annual cropping. The maintenance of fertility under annual cropping. The culture of tree and bush crops. Natural grassland and their management. The use of natural grassland by native pastoralists. Cultivated fodder crops and pastures. Classes of tropical livestock. Adaptation of livestock to tropical environment. Cattle management in the tropics. Livestock improvement.
