Resources Tagged: Tropical Farming
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Key Resource 1997-12-15 Slash/mulch systems, ancient agricultural practices still widely used today, are often overlooked by farmers or mistaken for slash-and-burn systems; however, slash/mulch systems, in which vegetation is cut and mulched on site rather than being discarded or burned, are far more beneficial than are...
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A listing of tropical fruit trees and vines including scientific and common names with a description of the plant.
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1994-01-01 This text introduces readers to vegetable production and guides them through the process of growing a profitable crop in tropical or subtropical climates. It provides details for 59 specific vegetables including the choice of cultivars, their cultivation and management and even how to use them....
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1991-01-01 The range of vegetables species grown and found in markets is much larger in the tropics than in temperate countries and plays an important part in improving the diet. This book deals with the special methods of vegetable cultivation, the cultivation of the major vegetable families and groups,...
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1977-01-19 This book examines characteristics of tropical rainfall and evaporation, together with their implications, especially related to agriculture, land use and aspects such as soil erosion and irrigation.
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Key Resource 1993-01-01 Dairying covers in detail the rearing, husbandry and management, feeding and nutrition of calf, heifer and milk cows. Many examples of milk production systems and milk cow regimes are also described. The issues of the development of dairying and the constraints that affect farmers in tropical...
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Key Resource 1985-10-19 This book is primarily intended for use by students of tropical agricultural science at higher secondary school and diploma levels, but should also be of interest to agriculturalists, planners and others involved in the development of rural areas in the dry tropics. In writing it, the authors...
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Key Resource 1994-03-15 This volume is the revised English translation of the German title, "Bodenfruchtbarkeit und Standortgerechte Landwirtschaft". It presents a range of practices conducive to sustainable agricultures, and is of particular importance for the development of smallholdings in the tropics. These include...
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Key Resource 2011-01-01 Interest in natural farming practices has grown in recent years among farmers, development workers, educators, and other key promoters throughout Southest Asia, This booklet, also known as "Applied Natural Farming Cartoon" covers with illustrations the principles, concepts, and appropriate...
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Key Resource 2013-01-01 2 Copies Inside cover & preface of this book states title is Applied Natural Farming: Principles, Concepts & Appropriate Techniques in Tropics. This book has been compiled together on the increasing information about natural farming practice and how it is adapting and developing its own...