Resources Tagged: Brazil
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The western Amazon may well be the single richest edible fruit region in the world, and most of this flavorful biodiversity is found in wetlands. Some of wetland fruits are already being harvested on a large scale and they are important to local economies, while others are being experimented with...
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Este é um livro técnico e destina-se aos agrônomos de campo e a todos que trabalham na agropecuária e procuram uma resposta a inúmeros problemas que surgem diariamente, como: mau aproveitamento dos adubos, efeito cada vez mais pronunciado da seca, deficiências e doenças de toda espécie mas de...
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This book was written to inform both the farming community and the environmentalist, ecologist, politicians, opinion-formers and the general public of the benefits of zero tillage, which establishes a strong link between the concerns of soil conservation and obligations to the envirnment.
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Abstract, 2017, Journal of Integrated Pest Management The fall armyworm,Spodoptera frugiperda(J. E. Smith 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is the most important corn pest in South America. Larvae feed mostly on leaves, but also ears when population densities are high. This pest has been...
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Abstract, 2016,Soil Use and Management Autumn maize intercropped with tropical forages can raise the amount of crop residues and improve nutrient cycling, favoring subsequent soybean crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of forms of implementation of intercropping of...
- Abstract, Tropical Conservation Science, 2011 Deforestation and conversion of native habitats to exotic pasture and crops, plus inefficient agricultural and cattle management practices, are placing great pressures on natural resources in the Pantanal and Cerrado. To prevent further deforestation...
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2011-09-20 San Isidro's "Food Circle" Let's go local No longer neglected Incredible Edible Todmorden: Eating the street Regional food systems Promotion more sustainable diets Breaking down barriers to intra-regional trade Brazil's Food Acquisition Programme Food Reserves
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2002-04-20 Livestock production Livestock Revolution Livestock strategies in Bolivia Climate-soil-pasture-cattle interactions in Brazil Integrated systems Dry rivers Zero grazing in Kenya Cuban experience in integrated farming Llam production in Bolivia Dutch dairy farmers Predatory ants
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2016-01-20 Access and benefit sharing of genetic resources for family farmers - theory and practice Improving access to vegetable seeds for resilient family farms in Costa Rica Access and benefit sharing in participatory plant breeding in Southwest China Evolutionary populations - living gene banks in...
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2000-09-20 Fallow management Nutrient banks or nutrient access Buhid shifting cultivators adapt land use Analog forestry Regenerative analog agroforestry in Brazil Marketing of forest and agricultural products Sustainable agriculture on the forest margin Livestock and forage management in stablising...