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A beginning text presenting current knowledge of the economic principles of agricultural development. Designed for a first year course in agricultural development. Presents an integrated theory for less developed nations.
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The shrimp industry of southern Honuras is located on the coastal plain of the Gulf of Fonseca. The quantity and quality of water supplying the shrimp ponds is primarily dependent upon the rainfall and land management in the steeplands which rise up from the plain beginning about 40 km from the...
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Is China building a new empire in rural Africa? Over the past decade, China's meteoric rise on the continent has raised a drumbeat of alarm. China has 9 percent of the world's arable land, 6 percent of its water, and over 20 percent of its people. Africa's savannahs and river basins host the...
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In the wake of the recent appalling famine, The Greening of Africa is an indispensable guide to understanding and action for all who care about the world's most threatened continent.
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01/01/1996 2 Copies Most researchers on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa have become pessimistic about future potential after observing the decline of food output per capita over the past two decades. Although the authors of this study identify factors that have resulted in this stagnation, they also...
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Key Resource 01/06/1995 Effective agricultural improvement work grows out of years and years of trying one approach after another, of searching constantly for new, more effective ways of working. Each new approach must not only be tried out, but must be evaluated on the basis of generous amounts of feedback from the...
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Key Resource 01/01/1989 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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Key Resource Economics of Agricultural Development examines the causes, severity, and effects of persistent poverty, rapid population growth, and malnutrition in developing countries. It discusses potential solutions to these problems, and considers the implications of globalization for agriculture, poverty,...
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Key Resource 28/12/1996 Based on the author's widely used earlier text African Farm Management, this account updates the economic analysis of tropical agriculture and broadens its perspective to include examples from all parts of the developing world. Writing in a clear, concise style, Professor Upton explains the...
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This booklet is an evaluation of conservation tillage practices in low rain fall areas of Ethiopida in the 2014 cropping season.