Grazing animals, mainly cattle and sheep are important components of the agricultural production systems in the rain forest areas. Dwarf sheep and goat are common in the humid zone of Africa, as a source of meat and income. Carabao (water buffaloe) and cattle are the main draft force in crop (mai...
Esilaba, Anthony O.
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Byalebeka, J.B.
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Nakiganda, A
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Mubiru, S
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Ssenyange, D
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Delve, Robert J.
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Mbalule, M
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Nalukenge, G
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[Integrated nutrient management in Iganga District, Uganda: diagnosis by participatory learning and action research]
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Integrated nutrient management in Iganga District, Uganda: diagnosis by participatory learning and action research
Toledo, José M.
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Mendoza M, PE
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[Pasturas tropicales de mínimos insumos para sistemas de doble propósito en áreas con suelos pobres y ácidos]
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Pasturas tropicales de mínimos insumos para sistemas de doble propósito en áreas con suelos pobres y ácidos
Frontier areas in Latin America have been characterized by land speculation, abandonment and exploitation. This paper analyzes a frontier cattle ranching area in the savanna where intensification has occurred in spite of land speculation. A whole farm livestock production model is used to quantif...
Smith, J.
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Cadavid Herrera, JV
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Rincón Castillo, A.
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Vera, Raúl R.
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[Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna]
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Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna
Short-term trends show that livestock production is becoming an increasingly important factor in regional development, possibly because of the combined effect of increasing the forages on offer and planting crops better adapted to the environmental and economic conditions of marginal areas and th...
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[Ganadería y deforestación en América Latina Tropical: Qué podemos hacer?]
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Ganadería y deforestación en América Latina Tropical: Qué podemos hacer?
However, the distribution of these benefits among consumers and producers greatly varies according to the assumptions made for the type of economy (open or closed). The scenario with a closed economy reveals that the brunt of the benefits (86%) go to consumers; in contrast, in a partially opened ...
Sanint, Luis Roberto
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Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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[Tecnologías de mejoramiento de germoplasma que benefician al consumidor: los casos de ganadería vacuna y arroz en América Latina y el Caribe]
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Tecnologías de mejoramiento de germoplasma que benefician al consumidor: los casos de ganadería vacuna y arroz en América Latina y el Caribe
Davidson, B.R.
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[Economic aspects of small scale ranching on improved pastures in the Colombian Llanos]
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Economic aspects of small scale ranching on improved pastures in the Colombian Llanos
Botero Botero, Raúl
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[La ganadería intensiva basada en praderas como una opción sostenible de diversificación para la zona cafetera colombiana]
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La ganadería intensiva basada en praderas como una opción sostenible de diversificación para la zona cafetera colombiana
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Programa piloto de desarrollo de sistemas de producción doble propósito en el piedemonte caqueteño : proyecto Nestlé]
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Programa piloto de desarrollo de sistemas de producción doble propósito en el piedemonte caqueteño : proyecto Nestlé
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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García C., J.A.
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[Tendencias y evolución de la ganadería vacuna en Asia y Africa]
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Tendencias y evolución de la ganadería vacuna en Asia y Africa