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We shall show the waySmall farmers should be seen, and heard, in any discussion of sustainable agriculture. That was the message emanating from the Shaft 17 training centre in Johannesburg in August/September 2002, where more than 300 members of...

Farm Animal Metabolism and Nutrition Edited by J P F D Mello, The Scottish Agricultural College, CABI, May 2000. 448 pp. ISBN 0 85199 378 8 £35 E 57.15 CABI Publishing Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8DE, UK. Fax: +44 1491 833508 Email

We really should be going fishing no more.Not unless there are political and economic changes as deep as any ocean.

Finding ways of sustaining interest in community initiatives is a question faced daily by thousands of groups involved in agricultural and rural development. Often, after an initial surge of activity and success, they find that energy drops,...

The Kakuma Pastoral Development Project in northern Kenya is trying a new method of rainwater harvesting. The method has been tried in about 40 sorghum gardens where it helps to improve water infiltration into the soil, as well as reducing boundary...

Land management in sub-Saharan Africa was the topic of a meeting held from 9 to 14 November 1998 in Bamako, Mali

Marine resources, so crucial to the countries of the South, are being over-exploited. Regulatory measures have been put in place, but must be accompanied by close surveillance of fishing vessels to be effective. Positive examples do exist...

The TPA network for technologies and partnership in food processing was set up in 1988 by individuals involved in the development of food processing in the South. It is run by a network secretariat based at GRET, the French research and technology...

Maya Gold chocolate, named after the Belize Indian farmers who harvest it, is being sold at some retail outlets in the UK. It is a product which carries the Fairtrade Mark, signifying approval by Oxfam, Christian Aid, Cafod and the World...

Linking with farmers edited by Carine Alders, Bertus Haverkort and Laurens van Veldhuizen 1993 298pp lSBN 1 853392103 IT Publications 103/105 Southampton Row London WC1B 4HH, UK