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Author : Anonim
Publisher : IITA
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Paul Richards
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000865165
Originally published in 1985, this book argues forcefully and practically for new relationship between science and the small farmer. It advocates scientific research seeking out changes which are already taking place within the smallholder farming sector and building on local initiatives. Drawing on his experience of West Africa, the author demonstrates that many of the most successful innovations in food-crop production during the 20th century have indigenous roots and that there should therefore be less emphasis on ‘teaching’ farmers how to farm and more emphasis on how to foster and support local adaptation and inventiveness. This book will be of interest to students of agriculture, environmental studies and rural development as well as those working with relief and development agencies.
Author : Abdulai Jalloh,Gerald C. Nelson,Timothy S. Thomas,Robert Bellarmin Zougmoré,Harold Roy-Macauley
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896292048
The first of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa -- Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo -- and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. West Africa's population is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate change makes the challenges greater. West Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the poor will suffer. Through the use of hundreds of scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of West African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national governments and regional economic agencies already dealing with the vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment. Decisionmakers and researchers will find West African Agriculture and Climate Change a vital tool for shaping policy and studying the various and likely consequences of climate change.
Author : Louise O. Fresco
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : WISC:89052208857
Cum laude graduation (with distinction).
Author : Schaeffer, Peter V.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466643307
Exploring and understanding the analysis of economic development is essential as global economies continue to experience extreme fluctuation. Econometrics brings together statistical methods for practical content and economic relations. Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development is a comprehensive collection that focuses on various regions and their economies at a pivotal time when the majority of nations are struggling with stabilizing their economies. Outlining areas such as employment rates, utilization of natural resources, and regional impacts, this collection of research is an excellent tool for scholars, academics, and professionals looking to expand their knowledge on todays turbulent and changing economy.
Author : Paulo Moutinho
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789535104179
Deforestation and forest degradation represent a significant fraction of the annual worldwide human-induced emission of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, the main source of biodiversity losses and the destruction of millions of people's homes. Despite local/regional causes, its consequences are global. This book provides a general view about deforestation dynamics around the world, incorporating analyses of its causes, impacts and actions to prevent it. Its 17 Chapters, organized in three sections, refer to deforestation impacts on climate, soil, biodiversity and human population, but also describe several initiatives to prevent it. A special emphasis is given to different remote-sensing and mapping techniques that could be used as a source for decision-makers and society to promote forest conservation and control deforestation.
Author : H.J.W. Mutsaers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402061660
This is the story of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development in the 20th century, focusing on the African farmer and African farming methods. It describes successes as well as fads and failures, many based on the author’s first-hand observations during more than 40 years in tropical agronomy-related fields. Moving into the 21st century, the book explores the rise of computer modeling of crops and crop production.
Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1798 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466648531
"This reference explores some of the most recent developments in sustainability, delving into topics beyond environmental science to cover issues of sustainable economic, political, and social development"--Provided by publisher.
Author : International Rice Research Institute
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 991 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789712200731
Fragile lives in fragile ecosystems: Feeding the world's poor from neglected rice ecosystems was the theme of the 1995 International Rice Research Conference. During the February meeting, participants assessed progress in rice research and identified new research approaches for reducing constraints and improving productivity and sustainability of less favored and fragile rice producing areas - these are the upland, rainfed lowland, and flood-prone ecosystems.
Author : L. Richard Meyers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Agricultural biotechnology
ISBN : MINN:31951P00115060N
The theme of the 1989 agricultural symposium was " innovation in resource management ". It directs attention to the importance of technological and institutional innovation with which to conserve, as well as to increase, the productivity of the natural resource base on which agricultural development depends. In a period when many areas of the world are under pressure to increase agricultural production and/or are subject to increased ecological stress, innovation is urgently required to respond to these challenges. The symposium revolved around discussion groups on natural resource management ( water resource management, watershed management and soil conservation, the use of ground water, land tenure and productivity ), biotechnology, and livestock and cropping system interactions.
Author : Walter Hawthorne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521764094
This book traces the flows of enslaved Africans from the broad region of Africa called Upper Guinea to Amazonia, Brazil.
Author : David Kaimowitz,Arild Angelsen
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 9789798764172
Types of economic deforestation models. Household and firm-level models. Regional-level models. National and macro-level models. Priority areas for future research.
Author : Alison J. Heppenstall,Andrew T. Crooks,Linda M. See,Michael Batty
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048189274
This unique book brings together a comprehensive set of papers on the background, theory, technical issues and applications of agent-based modelling (ABM) within geographical systems. This collection of papers is an invaluable reference point for the experienced agent-based modeller as well those new to the area. Specific geographical issues such as handling scale and space are dealt with as well as practical advice from leading experts about designing and creating ABMs, handling complexity, visualising and validating model outputs. With contributions from many of the world’s leading research institutions, the latest applied research (micro and macro applications) from around the globe exemplify what can be achieved in geographical context. This book is relevant to researchers, postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students, and professionals in the areas of quantitative geography, spatial analysis, spatial modelling, social simulation modelling and geographical information sciences.
Author : Daniel J. Zarin,Janaki R. R. Alavalapati,Frances E. Putz,Marianne Schmink
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004-12-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780231503037
Neotropical forests sustain a wealth of biodiversity, provide a wide range of ecosystem services and products, and support the livelihoods of millions of people. But is forest management a viable conservation strategy in the tropics? Supporters of sustainable forest management have promoted it as a solution to problems of both biodiversity protection and economic stagnation. Detractors insist that any conservation strategy short of fully protected status is a waste of resources and that forest management actually hastens deforestation. By focusing on a set of critical issues and case studies, this book explores the territory between these positions, highlighting the major factors that contribute to or detract from the chances of achieving forest conservation through sustainable management.
Author : Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030366025
This book presents the first empirically tested, comprehensive study on shifting cultivation in Mizoram. Shifting cultivation is a unique and centuries-old practice carried out by the people of Mizoram in Northeast India. Today, it is a non-economic activity as it does not produce sufficient crops, and as a result, the area under shifting cultivation is decreasing. Such cultivation leads to the burning and degradation of vast areas of forestland and therefore has adverse impacts on the floral and faunal resources. This book is a valuable resource for government workers, policymakers, academics, farmers and those who are directly or indirectly associated with practical farming, or with framing and implementing policies. It is equally important to master’s and Ph.D. students of geography, resource management, development, and environmental studies who are involved in research and development.