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Autor: Buck, L.

Efforts to improve the performance of agroforestry systems, and to expand the land area and number of people able to benefit from this integrative approach to agriculture and natural resource management, are constrained throughout the world by non-supportive land use policies. A growing sense of ...


Buck, L.[Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less develop countries, insight and challenges from recent experience. ( special issue on agroforestry science, policy and practice )]Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less develop countries, insight and challenges from recent experience. ( special issue on agroforestry science, policy and practice )

Viral diseases in crop plants constitute a major obstacle to food security in the developing world. Subsistence crops, including cassava, sweetpotato, potato, banana, papaya, common bean, rice and maize are often infected with RNA and/or DNA viruses that cannot be controlled with pesticides. Henc...


Kreuze, J.F.Valkonen, Jari[Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.]Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.

Questions as to whether public investment in international agricultural research is a `Good Thing' or not may best be addressed using two arguments: (1) justifications based on whether or not past investments have yielded substantial benefits to societies and the resource-poor; and (2) that futur...


Kruska, R.L.Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.Henninger, N.Kristjanson, Patricia M.[Mapping livestock-oriented agricultural production systems for the developing world]Mapping livestock-oriented agricultural production systems for the developing world

Ethnomedicine is an integral part of traditional medical practices in many countries of the developing world. A large proportion of the population uses this form of treatment for primary health care and for the treatment of ailments in their livestock. Livestock is a major asset for resource-poor...


Githiori, J.B.Höglund, J.Waller, P.J.[Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers: Practices, popular beliefs, pitfalls and prospects for the future]Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers: Practices, popular beliefs, pitfalls and prospects for the future

This paper deals with the environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world. It discusses the complex role of livestock in developing countries, diversity of livestock production systems; health benefits from animal foods; livestock and the need for intensification; environmental impacts...


Nicholson, Charles F.Blake, R.W.Reid, Robin S.Schelhas, J.[Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world]Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world
MacDicken, K.G.[Implications of the Kyoto Protocol on forest management in developing countries: paying for non-commercial forest values]Implications of the Kyoto Protocol on forest management in developing countries: paying for non-commercial forest values
Autor: Persson, R.

Assistance given to forestry, such as official development assistance in general, presents problems. It is well known that commitment and ownership are needed to achieve success. However, projects are still very much donor-driven. The best way to overcome current problems is to support developing...


Persson, R.[Assistance to forestry: what have we learnt?]Assistance to forestry: what have we learnt?

This paper presents a description and analysis of payment for environmental services (PES) schemes worldwide that aims to allow us to understand their logic, scope, and implementation requirements, in particular in relation to preconditions prevailing in developing countries.


Wunder, SvenWertz-Kanounnikoff, S.Morino-Sanchez, R.[Pago por servicios ambientales: una nueva forma de conservar la biodiversidad]Pago por servicios ambientales: una nueva forma de conservar la biodiversidad

The world s poorest and most vulnerable farmers on the whole have not benefited from international agricultural research and development. Past efforts have tried to increase the production of countries in more favourable environments; farmers with relatively higher potential for improvement benef...


Hyman, GlennFujisaka, SamJones, Peter G.Wood, S.Vicente, M.C. deDixon, John A.[Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production]Strategic approaches to targeting technology generation: assessing the coincidence of poverty and drought-prone crop production

Se estima que la población mundial en el año 2020 será de 7.5 billones de habitantes, con más del 80% viviendo en los países en desarrollo (FAO, 1999). Aunque los datos globales sobre producción de alimentos superan el crecimiento de la población, un análisis por regiones o países (FAO, 1993) rev...


Roca, William M.[Biotecnología y seguridad alimentaria en los países en desarrollo]Biotecnología y seguridad alimentaria en los países en desarrollo

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