Author:
Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9789290602682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Guide to facilitate the development of farmer field schools. Integrated Management of Principle Potato Diseases and Insects. The case of San Miguel, Cajamarca, Peru.
Author:
Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9789290602682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9789290602682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Potato Crop
Author: Hugo Campos
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030286835
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of consumption. Being the only vegetatively propagated species among the world’s main five staple crops creates both issues and opportunities for the potato: on the one hand, this constrains the speed of its geographic expansion and its options for international commercialization and distribution when compared with commodity crops such as maize, wheat or rice. On the other, it provides an effective insulation against speculation and unforeseen spikes in commodity prices, since the potato does not represent a good traded on global markets. These two factors highlight the underappreciated and underrated role of the potato as a dependable nutrition security crop, one that can mitigate turmoil in world food supply and demand and political instability in some developing countries. Increasingly, the global role of the potato has expanded from a profitable crop in developing countries to a crop providing income and nutrition security in developing ones. This book will appeal to academics and students of crop sciences, but also policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the potato and its contribution to humankind’s food security.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030286835
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book provides a fresh, updated and science-based perspective on the current status and prospects of the diverse array of topics related to the potato, and was written by distinguished scientists with hands-on global experience in research aspects related to potato. The potato is the third most important global food crop in terms of consumption. Being the only vegetatively propagated species among the world’s main five staple crops creates both issues and opportunities for the potato: on the one hand, this constrains the speed of its geographic expansion and its options for international commercialization and distribution when compared with commodity crops such as maize, wheat or rice. On the other, it provides an effective insulation against speculation and unforeseen spikes in commodity prices, since the potato does not represent a good traded on global markets. These two factors highlight the underappreciated and underrated role of the potato as a dependable nutrition security crop, one that can mitigate turmoil in world food supply and demand and political instability in some developing countries. Increasingly, the global role of the potato has expanded from a profitable crop in developing countries to a crop providing income and nutrition security in developing ones. This book will appeal to academics and students of crop sciences, but also policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the potato and its contribution to humankind’s food security.
Scaling Up and Out: Achieving Widespread Impact through Agricultural Research
Author: Douglas Pachico
Publisher: CIAT
ISBN: 9586940640
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Publisher: CIAT
ISBN: 9586940640
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries
Author: Duncan Mara
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136567925
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Affordable and effective domestic wastewater treatment is a critical issue in public health and disease prevention around the world, particularly so in developing countries which often lack the financial and technical resources necessary for proper treatment facilities. This practical guide provides state-of-the-art coverage of methods for domestic wastewater treatment and provides a foundation to the practical design of wastewater treatment and re-use systems. The emphasis is on low-cost, low-energy, low-maintenance, high-performance 'natural' systems that contribute to environmental sustainability by producing effluents that can be safely and profitably used in agriculture for crop irrigation and/or in aquaculture, for fish and aquatic vegetable pond fertilization. Modern design methodologies, with worked design examples, are described for waste stabilization ponds, wastewater storage and treatment reservoirs; constructed wetlands, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors, biofilters, aerated lagoons and oxidation ditches. This book is essential reading for engineers, academics and upper-level and graduate students in engineering, wastewater management and public health, and others interested in sustainable and cost-effective technologies for reducing wastewater-related diseases and environmental damage.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136567925
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Affordable and effective domestic wastewater treatment is a critical issue in public health and disease prevention around the world, particularly so in developing countries which often lack the financial and technical resources necessary for proper treatment facilities. This practical guide provides state-of-the-art coverage of methods for domestic wastewater treatment and provides a foundation to the practical design of wastewater treatment and re-use systems. The emphasis is on low-cost, low-energy, low-maintenance, high-performance 'natural' systems that contribute to environmental sustainability by producing effluents that can be safely and profitably used in agriculture for crop irrigation and/or in aquaculture, for fish and aquatic vegetable pond fertilization. Modern design methodologies, with worked design examples, are described for waste stabilization ponds, wastewater storage and treatment reservoirs; constructed wetlands, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors, biofilters, aerated lagoons and oxidation ditches. This book is essential reading for engineers, academics and upper-level and graduate students in engineering, wastewater management and public health, and others interested in sustainable and cost-effective technologies for reducing wastewater-related diseases and environmental damage.
Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods
Author: Barry Pound
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844070255
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 1844070255
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Agroecology and the Search for a Truly Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Miguel A. Altieri
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789687913353
Category : Agricultural ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789687913353
Category : Agricultural ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Farmer-back-to-farmer
Author: Robert E. Rhoades
Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Community Assessment of Natural Food Sources of Vitamin A
Author: Lauren Blum
Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 0889367671
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Community assessment of natural food sources of Vitamin A
Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 0889367671
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Community assessment of natural food sources of Vitamin A
Transforming Gender and Food Security in the Global South
Author: Jemimah Njuki
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317190017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Drawing on studies from Africa, Asia and South America, this book provides empirical evidence and conceptual explorations of the gendered dimensions of food security. It investigates how food security and gender inequity are conceptualized within interventions, assesses the impacts and outcomes of gender-responsive programs on food security and gender equity and addresses diverse approaches to gender research and practice that range from descriptive and analytical to strategic and transformative. The chapters draw on diverse theoretical perspectives, including transformative learning, feminist theory, deliberative democracy and technology adoption. As a result, they add important conceptual and empirical material to a growing literature on the challenges of gender equity in agricultural production. A unique feature of this book is the integration of both analytic and transformative approaches to understanding gender and food security. The analytic material shows how food security interventions enable women and men to meet the long-term nutritional needs of their households, and to enhance their economic position. The transformative chapters also document efforts to build durable and equitable relationships between men and women, addressing underlying social, cultural and economic causes of gender inequality. Taken together, these combined approaches enable women and men to reflect on gendered divisions of labor and resources related to food, and to reshape these divisions in ways which benefit families and communities. Co-published with the International Development Research Centre.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317190017
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Drawing on studies from Africa, Asia and South America, this book provides empirical evidence and conceptual explorations of the gendered dimensions of food security. It investigates how food security and gender inequity are conceptualized within interventions, assesses the impacts and outcomes of gender-responsive programs on food security and gender equity and addresses diverse approaches to gender research and practice that range from descriptive and analytical to strategic and transformative. The chapters draw on diverse theoretical perspectives, including transformative learning, feminist theory, deliberative democracy and technology adoption. As a result, they add important conceptual and empirical material to a growing literature on the challenges of gender equity in agricultural production. A unique feature of this book is the integration of both analytic and transformative approaches to understanding gender and food security. The analytic material shows how food security interventions enable women and men to meet the long-term nutritional needs of their households, and to enhance their economic position. The transformative chapters also document efforts to build durable and equitable relationships between men and women, addressing underlying social, cultural and economic causes of gender inequality. Taken together, these combined approaches enable women and men to reflect on gendered divisions of labor and resources related to food, and to reshape these divisions in ways which benefit families and communities. Co-published with the International Development Research Centre.
Global Chemicals Outlook
Author: United Nations
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789280733204
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789280733204
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description