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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.Cadavid Herrera, JVRincón Castillo, A.Vera, Raúl R.[Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna]Land speculation and intensification at the frontier: a seeming paradox in the Colombian savanna

Information is provided on the most important agronomic aspects of the black bean production process in 3 municipalities in the Valle del Cauca (Ginebra, Cerrito, and Tulua), Colombia. Thirty-one bean production units of varying surface area and technology level were visited. Factors involved in ...


Infante O, MPinstrup-Andersen, Per[Analisis agroeconomico del proceso de produccion de frijol en una zona altamente tecnificada: Valle del Cauca, Colombia]Analisis agroeconomico del proceso de produccion de frijol en una zona altamente tecnificada: Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Background information is given on a collaborative project carried out by CIAT, the Univ. del Valle, and the Colombian Integrated Rural Development Fund (DRI), which seeks to integrate the production, processing, and marketing components of the CF system under real socioeconomic conditions of a c...


International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Production and marketing of cassava flour for human consumption: Phase II or pilot project phase : Semesterly report]Production and marketing of cassava flour for human consumption: Phase II or pilot project phase : Semesterly report

The activities of the agroindustrial development project conducted by CIAT on the northern coast of Colombia, from August 1987 to July 1988, included elaboration of dried cassava chips for animal nutrition, production and marketing of bagged cassava, milling and mixture of dried cassava, survey o...


Ostertag Gálvez, Carlos F.[Proyecto de desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia (agosto 1987-julio 1988). Informe Anual [online]]Proyecto de desarrollo agro-industrial del cultivo de la yuca en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia (agosto 1987-julio 1988). Informe Anual [online]

The white yam/cassava production system used in Sucre and Bolivar, Colombia, is described. Data on area planted, climate, soils, and production units are given. Of the farmers surveyed, 88 percent always plant white yam with cassava, and among these, 13 percent intercrop yam/cassava/maize. Cassav...


Moreno, R.A.Muñoz, F.[Caracteristicas de la produccion de name espino (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) y yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia]Caracteristicas de la produccion de name espino (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) y yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) en la Costa Atlantica de Colombia

In 1976 expt. were conducted on var. trials, fertilization, insecticides, and herbicides in order to identify new technology that could be introduced into small- and intermediate-scale bean production in Honduras. Factors of a complete technological package were also discarded to identify the mos...


Alvarado, LSanders, J.H.[Analisis economico de los experimentos de PROMYF con frijol en postrera, Honduras 1976]Analisis economico de los experimentos de PROMYF con frijol en postrera, Honduras 1976

The possibilities of underdeveloped countries to satisfy their needs for food and to improve the standard of Eving through cassava production are analyzed. The following aspects are studied: potential cassava production (current and potential situation), general research policies and areas (var. ...


Cock, James H.Lynam, John K.[Cassava: future potential and development needs]Cassava: future potential and development needs

Dvorak, K.A.Jiménez, P.[Guía para el sondeo sobre recursos agrícolas en América Central : reporte interno]Guía para el sondeo sobre recursos agrícolas en América Central : reporte interno

This report builds on prior work to provide a new, comprehensive, and balanced view of water security in Pakistan, stressing the importance of the diverse social, environmental, and economic outcomes from water. The report highlights the complex water issues that Pakistan must tackle to improve w...


Young, W.J.Anwar, ArifBhatti, TousifBorgomeo, EdoardoDavies, S.Garthwaite, W.R.Gilmont, M.Leb, C.Lytton, L.Makin, IanSaeed, B.[Pakistan: getting more from water]Pakistan: getting more from water
Arrazola, I.Alvaro, N.P.Renckens, J.Ballesteros, H.Hollenstein, P.[The role of private actors in the Quito metropolitan district food system: with a focus on larger processing and retail]The role of private actors in the Quito metropolitan district food system: with a focus on larger processing and retail

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