1. 1/7/2012 Fences are established on the small farm for a variety of reasons. They are used to mark boundary lines between farms or next to roads, and to separate adjacent fields used for distinct purposes. Fences are used to protect and keep animals from straying (to keep animals ‘in’), or to protect crops...
  2. El guácimo es un árbol de tamaño pequeño a mediano que alcanza los 30 m de altura. Sus hojas forman un dosel compacto y redondeado, que permanece verde durante todo el año, excepto en áreas con una estación seca prolongada. Se utiliza como fuente de leña, sombra y forraje para el ganado.
  3. 1/4/1992 Certain euphorbias cause cancer when planted near the homestead
  4. 20/1/2013 “Los productores agrícolas cerca de Kabale en Kenia describen tradiciones, ahora consideradas supersticiosas, de que ciertas euphorbias causan cáncer cuando se siembran cerca de la vivienda”. Euphorbia tirucalli, se han descrito .El carcinógeno activo se ha encontrado no sólo en la planta misma,...
  5. 20/7/2005 On the banks of Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi and at river edges in Eastern and Central Africa, hippos are a major garden pest.
  6. 19/7/1993 HEDGES FOR RESOURCE-POOR LAND USERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.When weoffered our small Technical Note on living fences in EDN 32-8 I asked whether anyone knew of a wellillustrated and carefully written book on the subject of living fences. Jörg Henninger in Paraguay told us about this book. He...
  7. 23/10/2017 Se planteó la siguiente pregunta a ECHOcommunity Conversations (nuevo foro de ECHO): "Busco recomendaciones para cierto tipo de cultivo que pudiera permitirme mantener al ganado fuera, pero que no invada los cultivos cerca. ¿Alguien tiene alguna sugerencia?" El miembro de la red Roy Danforth...
  8. In a perfect world, everyone would have access to nutritious, affordable food. However, as Rick Bates knows, there is no such thing as utopia when it comes to food security, as millions of people around the world have limited food resources. One of those places is Cambodia in Southeast Asia, one...
  9. Recurso clave
    1/1/1991 There are several reasons for establishing fences on the small farm. Fences are used to: To mark boundary lines between farms or next to roads. To separate adjacent fields used for distinct purposes To protect and keep animals from straying To protect crops from animal damage A fence represents a...
  10. 1/1/2000 Traditionally, hedgerows were an important source of wood as well as other products, although such functions are in decline in many regions. They still have an important role in the landscape for soil protection and act as barriers and boundaries between management units. Journal of...