01/01/1992 This reader is a follow-up to that workshop. It is a collection of papers on the theme of assessing sustainability in agriculture. The collection is divided into four parts. Following an introductory theme paper (Part I), the papers in Part II discuss the conceptual framework for assessment. Part...
19/01/1991 This book is itself part of a continuing process of exchanging experiences about collaboration between farmers and outsiders in exploring paths to sustainable agricultural development. Out of the workshop on 'Farmers and Agricultural Research: Complementary Methods' conducted in July 1987 by the...
01/01/1997 This book is about farmers' own research. In many parts of the world, farmers are seeking ways to improve their farming systems and to adapt their practices to changing agroecological and socioeconomic conditions. The contributions to this book give evidence of how farmers adopt, adapt and...
01/01/2010 Les communautés paysannes dans les régions tropicales semi-arides d’Afrique sont en train de devenir vulnérables et rencontrent des défis énormes pour leur survie. Le changement climatique, la pluviométrie décroissante et moins peu fiable, les systèmes agraires culturales a monoculture...
09/02/2017 This session will demonstrate Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) as a low-cost, sustainable land-restoration technique used to combat poverty and hunger amongst poor subsistence farmers in developing countries by increasing food, fodder and livelihood production, while enhancing...