Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture

Author : Scott E. Ingram,Robert C. Hunt
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816531295

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Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture by Scott E. Ingram,Robert C. Hunt Pdf

Traditional Arid Lands Agriculture is the first of its kind. Each chapter considers four questions: what we don’t know about specific aspects of traditional agriculture, why we need to know more, how we can know more, and what research questions can be pursued to know more. What is known is presented to provide context for what is unknown. Traditional agriculture, nonindustrial plant cultivation for human use, is practiced worldwide by millions of smallholder farmers in arid lands. Advancing an understanding of traditional agriculture can improve its practice and contribute to understanding the past. Traditional agriculture has been practiced in the U.S. Southwest and northwest Mexico for at least four thousand years and intensely studied for at least one hundred years. What is not known or well-understood about traditional arid lands agriculture in this region has broad application for research, policy, and agricultural practices in arid lands worldwide. The authors represent the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology, agronomy, art, botany, geomorphology, paleoclimatology, and pedology. This multidisciplinary book will engage students, practitioners, scholars, and any interested in understanding and advancing traditional agriculture.

Author : P. Narain,M.P. Singh,A. Kar,S. Katju,P. Kumar
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789387741546

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Diversification of Arid Farming Systems by P. Narain,M.P. Singh,A. Kar,S. Katju,P. Kumar Pdf

Over the years, economic considerations have overtaken the sustainability issue. Low and erratic rainfall, frequent droughts, the increasing costs of cultivation, lower compensation of labour and inputs have made farming in the arid regions a challenging enterprise. Employment opportunities in sectors other than agriculture have enticed many to cross the floor. The largest segment of the farming community, however, is constrained to make a living from farm related activities. With the opening of markets for international trade in farm commodities, the competition has toughened for the resource-constrained farmers of the arid regions of the country. On the other hand, useful technologies have been generated by researchers on many alternative systems, which could be adopted. In this scenario, the farmers could benefit greatly by inducing diversification in the farming systems and by strengthening the traditional systems. With this backdrop, a National Symposium on Livelihood Security and Diversified Farming Systems in Arid Region was organized by the Arid Zone Research Association of India at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, from January 14-16, 2006. Selected papers presented at the symposium and invited articles have been included in this compendium and are grouped in sections on Diversification, Strengthening the Traditional Farming Systems, Enhancing Resource Use Efficiency, Livestock-based Farming Systems, Value Addition, Socio-economic Issues and Transfer of Technology. Currently, food, water and energy crises are of global concern. The challenge ahead is to strike a balance between basic needs of a large population and to maintain the pace of development. Diversification of farming systems may contribute towards achieving this goal to some extent. It is hoped that the book will provide options for diversification of the existing farming systems and benefit there from.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251025576

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Traditional Food Plants by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Author : T. Rathakrishnan
Publisher : New India Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 938023502X

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Traditional Agricultural Practices by T. Rathakrishnan Pdf

In Indian context.

Author : Bharat Jhunjhunwala
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Traditional Agricultural and Water Technologies of the Thar by Bharat Jhunjhunwala Pdf

This book is a path breaking documentation of traditional technologies in agriculture and water management in the arid region of the Thar desert. The technologies have been profusely illustrated.

Author : I. Arnon
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780444599568

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Agriculture in Dry Lands by I. Arnon Pdf

Throughout history, man has, by over-use, consistently reduced the productive capacity of dry lands. This degradation of one-third of the land area of the globe is, unfortunately, increasing. In recent years, world interest has turned to the problems of pollution of the environment and the impending food shortage as world population grows explosively. Thus the attention of international and other agricultural bodies has turned to the need for preserving and developing more effectively the agricultural potential of these areas. This book provides a comprehensive review of present knowledge of the agriculture of dry lands, with special emphasis on measures for conserving their natural resources. Management practices are described which aim at optimizing productivity of rainfed and irrigated agriculture without adverse effects on sustainability. Land use in the dry regions, and its evolution throughout history is described and analysed, and the lessons to be learnt from destructive technologies are stressed. In particular, current proposals for an alternative agriculture are discussed and their justification is questioned. This is a generalist work, which specialists can also find interesting, not only in their own discipline but as a concise way of acquainting themselves with the state-of-the-art in associated fields. Increasing specialisation with each discipline using its own vocabulary leads inevitably to communication problems, and the need for multi-disciplinary teams makes inter-discipline communication indispensible.

Author : C. Wiley Hinman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Arid regions agriculture
ISBN : OCLC:1150946344

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The Plight and Promise of Arid Land Agriculture by C. Wiley Hinman Pdf

The world's arid and semiarid lands are plagued with serious environmental problems and are deteriorating in their ability to sustain conventional crops. These problems have been long recognized by Drs. C. Wiley Hinman and Jack W. Hinman, experts on the subjects of arid lands and arid-land plant species. In their book the authors discuss the plight of these lands and, more importantly, practical solutions to reverse the present trend. Before, and certainly since, the recent African famines, much publicity in the popular media and at worldwide scientific conferences has been devoted to land degradation and the resultant problem of properly feeding people in the arid lands of the world. The Plight and Promise of Arid Land Agriculture describes the various causes of the problems and the current status of these areas. What's more, the book offers sorely needed guidance and innovative solutions for improved land and water usage and the use of alternative new crops for food, chemicals, and energy production. From a global perspective, the practical scientific and political recommendations suggest unique and attainable solutions not only to avert future tragedies, but to provide the economic boost of industrial raw materials production for many oppressed third world nations trying to enter the modern world. Anyone interested in understanding and altering the future course of the environment and the economy in arid regions of our planet will learn from and find fascinating this unique, concise, jargon-free book.

Author : Harold E. Dregne
Publisher : Advancement of Science
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39076006482496

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Arid Lands in Transition by Harold E. Dregne Pdf

Author : G.E. Wickens,David. V. Field,Joe R. Goodin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401168304

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Plants for Arid Lands by G.E. Wickens,David. V. Field,Joe R. Goodin Pdf

Economic plants have been defined by SEPASAT as those plants that are utilised either directly or indirectly for the benefit of Man. Indirect usage includes the needs of Man's livestock and the maintenance of the environment; the benefits may be domestic, commercial or aesthetic. Economic plants constitute a large and so far uncalculated percentage of the quarter of a million higher plants in the World today. However, it has been calculated that 10% (25 000) of these species are now on the verge of extinction and extinction means that a genetic resource that could be of benefit to Man will be lost for ever. Furthermore, for every species lost an estimated 10-30 other dependent organisms are also doomed. Fewer than 1 per cent of the World's plants have been sufficiently well studied for a true evaluation of the potential floral wealth awaiting discovery, not only in the rain forests, which man is now actively destroying at a rate of 20 ha a minute, but also in the very much neglected dry areas of the World.

Author : Cornelius H. M. Van Bavel
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0266887597

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Surface Energy Balance in Arid Lands Agriculture, 1960-61 (Classic Reprint) by Cornelius H. M. Van Bavel Pdf

Excerpt from Surface Energy Balance in Arid Lands Agriculture, 1960-61 Four major experiments were carried out during the late spring of 1961. In the first a small wetted surface was observed, in the second a small ponded surface, in the third a large ponded area, and in the fourth a large wetted area. The soil was bare in all cases. In each experiment pertinent data were collected every '15 minutes for several days under near perfect and identical weather conditions, which were typified by clear skies, light winds, and low humidity. The complete body of data is now being proc essed by automatic computing, the original data having been Copied from punched tape onto punched cards. The final calculations will consist in computing surface energy balances from periods varying from 15 minutes to 24 hours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Gabriel Alonso de Herrera
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1423601203

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Ancient Agriculture by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera Pdf

The Art of Agriculture is the first English edition of Obra de Agricultura by Gabriel Alonso de Herrera, an agriculture instruction manual originally written in Granada, Spain, in 1513 and published there in 1539. Herrera, widely considered the Father of Modern Spanish Agriculture, wrote this treatise nearly five centuries ago, thoughtfully recounting traditional farming techniques of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain, the Spanish colonizers in the early 1600s, and the rural Indo-Hispano bioregion spanning northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Today, farmers, gardeners, and ecological horticulturists are striving to work in harmony with nature, using traditional irrigation methods (involving acequias, sangras, and arroyos) to transform barren high-desert landscapes into fields supporting crop growth. This book speaks to today's farmers, no matter their size or output, in drought-ridden areas with land patterns characterized by natural ditches (acequias) and community water distribution systems (suertes). This type of agriculture exists not only in the American Southwest but from the Philippines to India to the Middle East. With global warming, water usage, and increased populations today, this book is more pertinent now than ever. Practical as well as philosophical, The Art of Agriculture will fascinate anyone interested in organic farming, sustainable agriculture, and permaculture worldwide.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MSU:31293029718669

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Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid/semiarid Lands by Anonim Pdf

Author : B. C. Buffum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0331675439

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Arid Agriculture by B. C. Buffum Pdf

Excerpt from Arid Agriculture: A Hand-Book for the Western Farmer and Stockman Arid agriculture is the agriculture of the arid region. An arid country is one in which there is a small amount of rainfall. The word rainfall ashere used means the total precipita tion during the year, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail. A small amount of rainfall means an amount which used to be considered insuffi cient for the raising of field crops without the artificial application of water. The line between possible farming by natural rainfall and impos sible farming with natural moisture was for merly somewhat definitely fixed. More than twenty-five inches of precipitation in a year was considered sufficient for the production of gen eral crops. In places where between twenty-five inches of rain and fifteen inches occurs farming was considered uncertain, so regions receiving this amount of moisture were classed as sub humid, or semi-arid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Hardy Webster Campbell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 133327517X

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Campbell's 1907 Soil Culture Manual by Hardy Webster Campbell Pdf

Excerpt from Campbell's 1907 Soil Culture Manual: A Complete Guide to Scientific Agriculture as Adapted to the Semi-Arid Regions Agricultural industry is undergoing in these opening years of the Twentieth century a most wonderful develop ment in the direction of that perfection of method and practical application of scientific principles which has been the hope and inspiration of thoughtful students of agri culture through ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Theodore William Schultz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : LCCN:nuc87775942

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Transforming Traditional Agriculture by Theodore William Schultz Pdf