Past attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the dev...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Greiling, J.
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Gopalan, H.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mares, V.
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McDermott, John J.
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Odiit, M.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa]
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Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa
ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) together with IDRC, World Bank and FAO were requested to organize and conduct a global electronic conference and face to face consultations which would address the issue of finding a balance between the positive roles of livestock in human affairs...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Mwendera, E.J.
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Mares, V.
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Hart, B.
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Steinfeld, H.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Haan, C. de
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[Global consultation on balancing livestock environment and human needs]
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Global consultation on balancing livestock environment and human needs
Latin America is well endowed with natural resources, yet poverty is wide-spread, wealth is distributed unequally and natural resoruces in marginal areas are deteriorating. The region can be broken down into several sub-regions according to geographic and ethnic characteristics, relative level of...
Li Pun, H.H.
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León Velarde, C.U.
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Mares, V.M.
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[Livestock, ethics, quality of life and development in Latin America]
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Livestock, ethics, quality of life and development in Latin America