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  1. Sustainable Agriculture in the Tropics: A Natural Farming System

    Keith Mikkelson This book is an important work for tropical agriculture. There are very few resources that are truly "organic" and practical for the everyday farmer in the tropical setting. This book covers material that is extremely useful for the day-to-day operation of a farm or garden. It contains planning...
    630. MIK | SC.027

  2. Biodiversity for Food, and Nutrition

    Edited by Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli and Eliot Gee This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services in addressing these problems.

  3. Yam Bean, Pachyrhizus DC.

    Marten Sorensen The information presented in this book has been generated within the context of the Yam Bean Project. The aim of this multidisciplinary research project is to promote understanding of the biosystematics and the agronomic potential of the genus. 2 Copies
    635.23 SOR

  4. Resilient Seed Systems: Handbook, Second edition

    Vernooy, R.; Bessette, G.; Otieno, G. (eds.) The Resilient Seed Systems Handbook Second Edition, developed by a multidisciplinary team of Bioversity International researchers and research partners, is a tool that supports research and capacity building on resilient seed systems in the context of adaptation to climate change. The first...

  5. The System of Crop Intensification: Agroecological Innovations for Improving Agricultural Production, Food Security, and Resilience to Climate Change

    By B Abraham, O O AdeOluwa, H Araya, et al. In EDN 120, we summarized a document about SCI, the System of Crop Intensification, a methodology that applies SRI principles to crops other than rice. CTA (the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation) and SRI-Rice (the SRI International Network and Resources Center at Cornell)...

  6. Indigenous Vegetables in Tanzania: Significance and Prospects

    Katinka Weinberger The purpose of this study is to provide recommendations for enhancing the role of indigenous vegetables for improved nutrition, healthy diet, and diversified income generation in home garden production and commercial farming systems in Tanzania. The study uses a multidisciplinary approach to...
    635. WEI

  7. Hire Services as a Business Enterprise : A Training Manual for Small-scale Mechanization Service Providers

    Sims, Brian ; David Kahan ; Joseph Mpagalile ; et al. 140 pp : ill. [ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ] This manual is designed to help train actual and potential farm mechanization service providers, with the aim of increasing access to sustainable farm power and raising smallholder farmers' productivity. It focuses on the provision of farm...
    631.3 SIM

  8. Facts for Life - With Advice On: Safe Motherhood, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Nutrition and Growth, Immunization, Diarrhea, Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Much More.

    Everyone-especially parents, caregivers, young people, health workers and teachers-has the right to know this information. In plain language, Facts for Life brings together the most authoritative information about practical, effective and low-cost ways of protecting children's lives and health....
    613.043 UNI

  9. Plant Breeding with Farmers - A Technical Manual

    S. Ceccarelli Salvatore Ceccarelli. (2/5/2012). Plant Breeding with Farmers: A technical manual. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). This manual on Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) is based primarily on the direct experience derived from several years of...
    631.52 CEC

  10. Integrated Management of the Fall Armyworm on Maize : A guide for Farmer Field Schools in Africa

    FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) 127 pp. : ill. Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 25, 2023 Fall armyworm (FAW) - or Spodoptera frugiperda - is a dangerous transboundary pest native to the Americas that has been spreading rapidly in Africa since 2016, causing significant yield losses to crops. Farmer education and community action...
    633.159 FAO