Author:
Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Sustainable Agricultural Development For Small Hillside Farmers in Jamaica December 1994
Author:
Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher: IICA Biblioteca Venezuela
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Climate Change and Agriculture in Jamaica
Author: R. Selvaraju
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
ctives of the study are: (i) to review current knowledge on vulnerability, past trends in climate, and impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture sector, and (ii) to explore technical and policy alternatives in order to cope with and adapt to impacts of climate variability and change more effectively. The study identified what the potential impacts are, considered what interventions are appropriate, and if and where they should occur. The scope of the study focused on broader policy directions and investment priorities in relation to climate change adaptation. The first two chapters of this book present overall background on the agriculture sector and vulnerability context. Chapter 2 specifically presents vulnerability of agro-ecosystems and food production systems in both temporal and special dimensions. Chapter 3 elaborates on the nature of climate variability and expected future changes in climate. The past trends in climate were described based on observation, analysi
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
ctives of the study are: (i) to review current knowledge on vulnerability, past trends in climate, and impacts of climate variability and change on agriculture sector, and (ii) to explore technical and policy alternatives in order to cope with and adapt to impacts of climate variability and change more effectively. The study identified what the potential impacts are, considered what interventions are appropriate, and if and where they should occur. The scope of the study focused on broader policy directions and investment priorities in relation to climate change adaptation. The first two chapters of this book present overall background on the agriculture sector and vulnerability context. Chapter 2 specifically presents vulnerability of agro-ecosystems and food production systems in both temporal and special dimensions. Chapter 3 elaborates on the nature of climate variability and expected future changes in climate. The past trends in climate were described based on observation, analysi
BIBLIO 2000: IICA Jamaica Library Database
Author:
Publisher: IICA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher: IICA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture
Author: Daniel Buckles
Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 0889368414
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna
Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 0889368414
Category : Agricultural innovations
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer innovation with Mucuna
Evaluation, Learning and Caribbean Development
Author: Deryck R. Brown
Publisher: Studies in Caribbean Public Po
ISBN: 9789768125286
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A significant development for the Consortium Graduate School, these papers represent the first results of a programme of training in multidisciplinary policy-oriented research provided to graduate professionals from Caribbean countries through the MSc Development Studies degree.
Publisher: Studies in Caribbean Public Po
ISBN: 9789768125286
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
A significant development for the Consortium Graduate School, these papers represent the first results of a programme of training in multidisciplinary policy-oriented research provided to graduate professionals from Caribbean countries through the MSc Development Studies degree.
Jamaica's Hillside Agriculture: An Environmental Endowment
Author:
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Farming Systems in the Tropics
Author: Hans Ruthenberg
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.
Development Business
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
Alternative Irrigation
Author: Christopher J Barrow
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135048355
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the potential of the crucial approach, which can contribute so much to reducing land degradation and improving conservation and sustainability.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135048355
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the potential of the crucial approach, which can contribute so much to reducing land degradation and improving conservation and sustainability.
Sustainable Market Farming
Author: Pam Dawling
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1550925121
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1550925121
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
Growing for 100 - the complete year-round guide for the small-scale market grower. Across North America, an agricultural renaissance is unfolding. A growing number of market gardeners are emerging to feed our appetite for organic, regional produce. But most of the available resources on food production are aimed at the backyard or hobby gardener who wants to supplement their family's diet with a few homegrown fruits and vegetables. Targeted at serious growers in every climate zone, Sustainable Market Farming is a comprehensive manual for small-scale farmers raising organic crops sustainably on a few acres. Informed by the author's extensive experience growing a wide variety of fresh, organic vegetables and fruit to feed the approximately one hundred members of Twin Oaks Community in central Virginia, this practical guide provides: Detailed profiles of a full range of crops, addressing sowing, cultivation, rotation, succession, common pests and diseases, and harvest and storage Information about new, efficient techniques, season extension, and disease resistant varieties Farm-specific business skills to help ensure a successful, profitable enterprise Whether you are a beginning market grower or an established enterprise seeking to improve your skills, Sustainable Market Farming is an invaluable resource and a timely book for the maturing local agriculture movement.