Resources Tagged: Smallholder Farm

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  1. Profiling the Smallholder Farmer

    Having good sources for understanding the focus of ECHO and its many friends and partners is important. How many smallholderfarmers are there in total and by country or region? What is their impact on the worldwide food supply? What is that impact on a regional or country basis? Where should the...
    Smallholder Farm Small-Scale

  2. FM 1987 ILEIA Newsletter Vol 3 #4

    1987-01-12 Environmentally Sound Improvement of Livestock Management Farmer participatory research Traditional resource use by cattle keepers Integration of livestock and crops in a smallholding Poultry keeping Animal first aid workers Local knowledge
    Poultry Farmer Participation Traditions cattle Smallholder Farm

  3. FAO - Utilisation of Poultry Feed Resources by Smallholders in the Villages of Developing Countries

    Abstract, FAO, 1999 Some of the wide range of feed materials suitable for poultry in developing countries is listed in the order of their availability to small holders. Most are already fully utilised. A simple method for determining the amount of feed material available in a region for a chicken...
    FAO Poultry Feed Smallholder Farm Developing Country... Poultry Scavenging

  4. Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An Integrated Systems Research Approach

    2019-01-01 Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and equity are crucial components. This book...
    Smallholder Farm Sustainable Agricu... Integrated System On-Farm Research Integration

  5. Sheep and Goats for Diverse Products and Profits

    2009-01-01 Small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, fit well into smallholder farming systems: cheap to buy and maintain, easy to work with and to market, they are widely distributed throughout the world, but policy-makers and administrators tend to overlook their contributions to the economy and rural and...
    Sheep Industry Developing countries Goat Industry Goat Farming Goats Sheep Smallholder Farm Rural areas Peri-Urban Area

  6. Entering the Organic Export Market

    2010-01-01 This book is a practical guide for farmer's organizations wishing to enter the organic export market.With increasing global demand and premium prices, farmers in developing countries can benefit enormously from the opportunities offered by trade in organic products. This Agrodok shares the...
    Smallholder Farm Export markets

  7. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics Vol 122, No 2

    2021-01-20 The Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics publishes papers dealing with original research and review papers in the fields of plant production, animal nutrition and animal husbandry, soil science, rural economy and farm management, forestry and forest economy,...
    Potatoes Smallholder Farm Rice Rice Production Africa Napier Maize Soil Fertility Scarification Cooperatives

  8. LACN Issue #4

    2018-02-22 Green Leafy Vegetables and Powders for Improved Nutrition in Honduras Member Highlight: Elioena Arauz,Artists for Soup, Nicaragua Echoes from our Network: Deep Litter System ECHO Resource Highlight: Green Leafy Vegetables Technical Note Spotlight: "Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets"
    Dark Green Leafy V... Economics Linking to Markets Deep Litter Pig Farming Pig Feed Home Garden School gardens Change Agents Leafy Vegetables Annual Leafy Greens Moringa Chaya Health and Nutrition Nutrition ECHO Resources Smallholder Farm Latin America and ...

  9. Livestock Integration on the Tropical Smallholder Farm

    This article is from ECHO Asia Note # 35. One of the best things that you can do to complete your sustainable farm or garden is to balance it with a small livestock unit. Livestock integration is fundamental #10 in my book Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics. If you read ECHO Asia Notes,...
    Livestock Biochar Smallholder Farm Asia

  10. Guidelines for Small Farms in the Humid Tropics: Humid Tropics Series I-VIII Technologies Favoring Smallholders

    Humid Tropics Series I is a collection of guidelines for small farms in the humid tropics. 3 Copies
    Agricultural systems Tropical Agriculture Sustainable Archit... Smallholder Farm