Resources Tagged: Agriculture
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Key Resource 1989-01-01 This fascinating, readable volume is filled with enticing, detailed information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato's lead and become important contributors to the world's food supply. Some of these overlooked foods offer special advantages for developing...
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1985-07-19 The possible role of trees in farming systems of the tropics Exploitation of microbial systems of tree/plant species - India Low-input technology for managing oxisols and ultisols in tropical America Chemical fertilizer aid to Nepal Alley-cropping with leucaena Training courses ecological...
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1990-01-03 Peruvian peasants are proud to share their knowledge Experimentation by Thai farmers raises their self-confidence You cannot fix indigenous knowlege Traditional Indian agriculture Andean agriculture Culturally significant pest control Working with local knowlege in range and livestock...
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2021-01-01 Dry land plays an important role in India's food security. Sixty eight per cent of the cultivated area in Indian agriculture comes under dry land, which contributes about 44 per cent of the total food production. Dry land horticulture not only provides higher income to the farmers, but also...
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2021-01-01 This book on "A Textbook on Rainfed Agriculture and Watershed Management (Theory and Praticals)" is a boon to the students of Agriculture as well as to all the people associated with agriculture. Various aspects of farming under rainfed agriculture have been deliberated and explored thoroughly in...
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1994-01-01 Teaching of agriculture as a separate topic is a major subject in primary school. The topics in the series have been presented in comparatively great depth and breadth. They include our environment, animals and plants, soil, gardening, and farm animals. Library contains 4 volumes: books 4, 5, 6,...
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2009-01-01 This book examines the theology and ethics of land use, especially the practices of modern industrialized agriculture, in light of critical biblical exegesis. Nine interrelated essays explore the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land against the background of the...
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1987-01-01 This volume on sesbania, a member of the legume family, brings together research and combines it with previous studies and an extensive review of the literature. Sesbania occurs both in annual and perennial forms in tropical an subtropical regions and is adaptable in a wide variety of soil...
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Great for a relatively brief yet comprehensive description and discussion of the Columbian Exchange. Concise and particularly good for the teacher or student that wants to have a thorough understanding of the development and biological and human impacts of this historical turning point.
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Deals with improving grain storage conditions as well as post-harvest pest control techniques in El Salvador. 33 pages (2 Copies)