This book contains 20 case studies that explain how a selection of forest resources featuring forest plans, animals and fungi are harvested, processed and traded. The botanical cases are presented according to the main part of the plant being used - the fruit, bark or resin. Sometimes the plants ...
López, C.
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Shanley, P.
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[Riches of the forest: food, spices, crafts and resins of Asia]
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Riches of the forest: food, spices, crafts and resins of Asia
A survey study was conducted in 'a mixed crop/livestock production system in the central highlands of Ethiopia around Holetta Research Center in the year 2000. The main purposes of the study were to understand the reasons behind the burning of manure by farmers instead of employing it all to solv...
Kumsa, T.
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Madsen, J.O.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Assessment of farmers' view on the current use of manure around Holetta Agric.Res. Center]
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Assessment of farmers' view on the current use of manure around Holetta Agric.Res. Center
Dicusses techniques used by pastoralists in establishing fodder banks; includes seed bed preparation, manuring & weed control. Also discusses the grazing behaviour of cattle with ref. to the fodder bank, utilization of the bank, and factors affecting regeneration.
Suleiman, H.
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[Fodder banks: Problems and perceptions of participant pastoralists]
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Fodder banks: Problems and perceptions of participant pastoralists
Effective management of plant health is fundamental for food and income security to meet the growing demands of local and global markets. This however requires farmers’ adequate access to quality planting materials under the prevailing contextual and psycho-social factors. This study, anchored in...
Mulugo, L.
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Birungi Kyazze, F.
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Kibwika, P.
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Kikulwe, E.
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Ajambo, S.
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Omondi, B.A.
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[Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda]
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Unravelling technology-acceptance factors influencing farmer use of banana tissue culture planting materials in Central Uganda
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Mena Urbina, Martin A.
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Hoek, Rein van der
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Benavídez, A
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Schmidt, A
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[Canavalia brasiliensis Mart. ex Benth CIAT 17009 : forraje que restituye la salud del suelo y mejora la nutricion del ganado]
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Canavalia brasiliensis Mart. ex Benth CIAT 17009 : forraje que restituye la salud del suelo y mejora la nutricion del ganado
Dufour, D.L.
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[Etude des potentialités d`utilisation du manioc : Collaboration CIRAD-SAR/CIAT, rapport d`activité 1994]
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Etude des potentialités d`utilisation du manioc : Collaboration CIRAD-SAR/CIAT, rapport d`activité 1994
This is the second annual report to be published under the name of Bioversity International. It provides a detailed overview of Bioversity's activities in agricultural biodiversity research aimed at improving the lives of current and future generations.
The domestication process of Brassica oleracea L. has not been fully clarified, either regarding its initial location or the progenitor species involved. Two alternative hypotheses proposed so far point to either a northwest European or a Mediterranean location. Previous studies to clarify the do...
Maggioni, L.
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Bothmer, R. von
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Poulsen, G.
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Lipman, E.
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[Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts]
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Domestication, diversity and use of Brassica oleracea L., based on ancient Greek and Latin texts