Download Full eBooks in PDF
Influencing Improved Natural Resource Management On Farms Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Influencing Improved Natural Resource Management On Farms book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : N. F. Barr,J. W. Cary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 0642475725
Author : Kathleen Karah Wilson,George E. B. Morren
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : WISC:89016028763
Author : Bekele Shiferaw,H. Ade Freeman,Scott M. Swinton
Publisher : CABI
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780851990682
In response to increasing concerns about the degradation of natural resources and the sustainability of agriculture, many research programmes have been established in natural resource management (NRM). However, although methods for evaluating the impacts of crop improvement technologies are well developed, there is a dearth of methods for evaluating the impacts of NRM interventions. This is partly due to the complexity of interactions among natural resources, spatial and temporal dimensions of impact, and the valuation of direct and indirect environmental costs and benefits. This book discusses the unique features and methodological difficulties of NRM impact assessment. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of various impact assessment approaches, including econometric, bio-economic, and more direct methods. It also assesses and identifies data requirements for developing impact indicators and recommends suitable methodologies for assessing the impacts of NRM technologies on issues such as soil and water conservation and watershed and biodiversity management.
Author : Bruce Morgan Campbell,Jeffrey Sayer
Publisher : CABI
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845933418
This book, which contains 15 separately authored chapters, discusses both the principles and applications of an integrated approach to natural resource management. Such an approach must embrace the complexity of systems and redirect research towards the greater inclusion of issues such as participatory approaches, multi-scale analysis and an array of tools for system analysis, information management and impact assessment. Case studies, particularly from developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, are included. This book is of interest to a wide range of readers in many disciplines, including forestry, soil and management sciences, agriculture, and development studies.
Author : Barry Pound
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781844070268
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : David B. Lindenmayer,Suzannah M. Macbeth,David G. Smith,Michelle L. Young
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781486314843
Farm dams, creeklines, vegetation and rocky outcrops are natural assets that are essential for healthy, sustainable farms. Protecting and enhancing these elements of natural capital on farms not only supports biodiversity, but also contributes to farm productivity and to the well-being of farmers and farming communities. Natural Asset Farming: Creating Productive and Biodiverse Farms reveals seven key natural assets and why they are so valuable for biodiversity and productivity on farms. Drawing on two decades of long-term ecological monitoring and knowledge exchange with farmers, Landcare groups and natural resource management experts, this book is a tool for building and enhancing natural assets in agricultural landscapes. In bringing together ecological science and the experience of farmers in the wheat–sheep belt of south-eastern Australia, Natural Asset Farming will help foster ideas, boost resilience and improve the sustainability of agricultural production.
Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Food Security for All as a Sustainability Challenge
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309222631
The National Research Council's Science and Technology for Sustainability Program hosted two workshops in 2011 addressing the sustainability challenges associated with food security for all. The first workshop, Measuring Food Insecurity and Assessing the Sustainability of Global Food Systems, explored the availability and quality of commonly used indicators for food security and malnutrition; poverty; and natural resources and agricultural productivity. It was organized around the three broad dimensions of sustainable food security: (1) availability, (2) access, and (3) utilization. The workshop reviewed the existing data to encourage action and identify knowledge gaps. The second workshop, Exploring Sustainable Solutions for Increasing Global Food Supplies, focused specifically on assuring the availability of adequate food supplies. How can food production be increased to meet the needs of a population expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050? Workshop objectives included identifying the major challenges and opportunities associated with achieving sustainable food security and identifying needed policy, science, and governance interventions. Workshop participants discussed long term natural resource constraints, specifically water, land and forests, soils, biodiversity and fisheries. They also examined the role of knowledge, technology, modern production practices, and infrastructure in supporting expanded agricultural production and the significant risks to future productivity posed by climate change. This is a report of two workshops.
Author : David Pannell,Frank Vanclay
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780643102279
There is a rich and extensive history of research into factors that encourage farmers to change their land management practices, or inhibit them from doing so. Yet this research is often under-utilised in practice. Changing Land Management provides key insights from past and cutting-edge research to support decision-makers as they attempt to influence or assist rural communities adapting to changed circumstances, such as new technologies, new environmental imperatives, new market opportunities or changed climate. Understanding the process of practice change by rural landholders is crucial for policy makers, agricultural researchers, extension agents, natural resource management bodies, non-government organisations and agricultural consultants. For example, such understanding can assist with the design and implementation of environmental programs, with the prioritisation of agricultural research and with commercial ventures. Common themes are the need for an appreciation of the diversity of land managers and their contexts, of the diversity of factors that influence land-management decisions, and of the challenges that face government programs that are intended to change land management.
Author : Campbell, B.M., Hagmann, J., Stroud, A., Thomas, R., Wollenberg, E.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 9789792446647
"This booklet is directed towards those who are implementing natural resource management (NRM) projects, undertaking research on NRM, or setting policies for NRM. It is focused on the best ways to improve the effectiveness of research and development (R&D) in NRM, so that livelihood and environmental outcomes are enhanced. What is described here can be thought of as a \201Cnew way of doing business\201D for R&D in natural resource management, but builds on approaches in the agricultural, conservation and governance fields. Section 1 explains why we need to increase the effectiveness of R&D. The section indicates how a more integrated approach has evolved and illustrates how it can be applied (Section 1.4). For the sceptics of holism and integration, we clarify that achieving holism is often impossible and can be counter-productive (Section 1.5). Section 2 briefly describes the foundations of the approach. Section 3 of the publication covers the operational cornerstones for effective R&D interventions. Section 4 discusses the management of research for development processes. Section 5 concludes. The foundations and cornerstones presented in this booklet were established during a series of four workshops involving over 200 scientists from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and its partners"--Publisher's website.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Agricultural conservation
ISBN : UIUC:30112018910940
"This publication presents ideas from an organized symposium entitled "Natural Resource Issues and the 1985 Farm Bill" held during the 1984 American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting at Cornell University "-- p. 1.
Author : David Dent,D. Barry Dalal-Clayton,Olivier Dubois
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849774277
This book provides an international perspective on rural planning, focused on developing countries. It examines conventional development planning and innovative local planning approaches, drawing together lessons from recent experience of rural planning and land use. The authors examine past and current practice and ways that land use planning and management of natural resources can underpin sustainable local livelihoods. They draw on case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America to present findings relevant throughout the developing world.
Author : Laura German,Joshua J. Ramisch,Ritu Verma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048188253
Beyond the Biophysical provides a broad overview of agriculture and natural resource management (NRM) scholarship and practice that lies beyond the biophysical, emphasizing instead epistemological, cultural, and political foundations of NRM. The volume is oriented toward professionals with expertise in agriculture and natural resource management scholarship and practice, but who lack exposure to the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of critical theory, the anthropology of development, ecological anthropology, and other relevant scholarship. It therefore follows common standards of academic rigour, but minimizes the use of jargon, integrates detailed case studies with conceptual syntheses, and attempts to move from critique to concrete recommendations for scholarship and practice. The volume seeks to foster a more nuanced and responsible engagement with local communities and the natural world among NRM scholars and practitioners.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Agricultural pollution
ISBN : MINN:31951D01947489B
Author : Manoj Kumar Jhariya,Ram Swaroop Meena,Arnab Banerjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789813342033
Ecological intensification involves using natural resources such as land, water, soil nutrients, and other biotic and abiotic variables in a sustainable way to achieve high performance and efficiency in agricultural yield with minimal damage to the agroecosystems. With increasing food demand there is high pressure on agricultural systems. The concept of ecological intensification presents the mechanisms of ensuring high agricultural productivity by restoration the soil health and landscape ecosystem services. The approach involves the replacement of anthropogenic inputs with eco-friendly and sustainable alternates. Effective ecological intensification requires an understanding of ecosystems services, ecosystem's components, and flow of resources in the agroecosystems. Also, awareness of land use patterns, socio-economic factors, and needs of the farmer community plays a crucial role. It is therefore essential to understand the interaction of ecosystem constituents within the extensive agricultural landscape. The editors critically examined the status of ecological stress in agroecosystems and address the issue of ecological intensification for natural resources management. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the book is offering an up-to-date account, and insight into the approaches that can be put in practice for poly-cropping systems and landscape-scale management to increase the stability of agricultural production systems to achieve ‘Ecological resilience’. It further discusses the role of farmer communities and the importance of their awareness about the issues. This book will be of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture, forestry, ecology, agronomy, soil science, and environmental sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policymakers will also find this to be a useful read for green future.
Author : Muhammad Farooq,Michele Pisante
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030231699
This volume is a ready reference on sustainable agriculture and reinforce the understanding for its utilization to develop environmentally sustainable and profitable food production systems. It describes ecological sustainability of farming systems, present innovations for improving efficiency in the use of resources for sustainable agriculture and propose technological options and new areas of research in this very important area of agriculture.
