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.
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[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 )]
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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.
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Valkonen, Jari
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[Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.]
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Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa.
Quirós Torres, Carlos Arturo
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Ashby, J.A.
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[Pasos en una metodología para investigación participativa en agricultura]
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Pasos en una metodología para investigación participativa en agricultura
Ashby, J.A.
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[Participación de los pequeños agricultores en el diseño de tecnología]
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Participación de los pequeños agricultores en el diseño de tecnología
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.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Henninger, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Mapping livestock-oriented agricultural production systems for the developing world]
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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.
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Höglund, J.
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Waller, P.J.
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[Ethnoveterinary plant preparations as livestock dewormers: Practices, popular beliefs, pitfalls and prospects for the future]
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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.
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Blake, R.W.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Schelhas, J.
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[Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world]
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Environmental impacts of livestock in the developing world
Grace, Delia
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Omore, Amos O.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Mohammed, H.O.
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[Assuring the safety of animal source products in developing countries - the potential of risk-based approaches]
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Assuring the safety of animal source products in developing countries - the potential of risk-based approaches
Mapedza, Everisto
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McLeman, R.
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[Drought risks in developing regions: challenges and opportunities]
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Drought risks in developing regions: challenges and opportunities