Author: William F. Jenks
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813710650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Handbook of South American Geology
Author: William F. Jenks
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813710650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813710650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
A History of Farming Systems Research
Author: Michael P. Collinson
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251043110
Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This book provides a detailed history of farming systems research (FSR). While it includes the application of FSR to developed country agriculture, its main focus is on FSR in its original role, with small scale, resource-poor farmers in less developed countries. There are some 40 contributions from nearly 50 contributors from 20 countries, illustrating both the diversity and yet the coherence of FSR. The five parts of the book cover: (1) FSR - understanding farmers and their farming (FSR origins and perspectives; understanding farming systems); (2) the applications of farming systems research (FSR in technology choice and development; FSR in extension and policy formulation); (3) institutional commitment to FSR (FSR: some institutional experiences in national agricultural research; dimensions of the organization of FSR; training for FSR); (4) FSR: the professional dimension (regional and international associations; FSR and the professional disciplines); and (5) cutting edge methods, abiding issues and the future for FSR.
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251043110
Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
This book provides a detailed history of farming systems research (FSR). While it includes the application of FSR to developed country agriculture, its main focus is on FSR in its original role, with small scale, resource-poor farmers in less developed countries. There are some 40 contributions from nearly 50 contributors from 20 countries, illustrating both the diversity and yet the coherence of FSR. The five parts of the book cover: (1) FSR - understanding farmers and their farming (FSR origins and perspectives; understanding farming systems); (2) the applications of farming systems research (FSR in technology choice and development; FSR in extension and policy formulation); (3) institutional commitment to FSR (FSR: some institutional experiences in national agricultural research; dimensions of the organization of FSR; training for FSR); (4) FSR: the professional dimension (regional and international associations; FSR and the professional disciplines); and (5) cutting edge methods, abiding issues and the future for FSR.
Bulletin
Author: Pan American Union
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 916
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Sustainable Development at Risk
Author: Joseph H. Hulse
Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 1552503682
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Over the past half century, the idea of sustainable development has drastically evolved and rooted itself in the lexicon of international development. But what is it, really? Are development agencies truly committed to long-term sustainable solutions to development issues? Are we learning from our past successes and failures? This book takes an historical perspective on these questions. The analysis begins with the Atlantic Charter, the creation of the United Nations, its family of agencies, and the international development banks. It reviews recommendations from international commissions and conferences, from World Bank and UNDP Human Development Reports. It comments on governmental policies, human and industrial actions detrimental to the planetOCOs environment and natural resources. It studies the patterns by which biotechnologies essential to human survival and health have progressed over the past 6000 years, and the consequences of uncontrolled urban growth on food and health security. The author hopes that this book will be OC informative and helpful to all who care about human suffering and degradation of the EarthOCOs environment and resources, in particular to men and women who are newcomers to international, governmental, and nongovernmental aid and assistance programs.OCO"
Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 1552503682
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
Over the past half century, the idea of sustainable development has drastically evolved and rooted itself in the lexicon of international development. But what is it, really? Are development agencies truly committed to long-term sustainable solutions to development issues? Are we learning from our past successes and failures? This book takes an historical perspective on these questions. The analysis begins with the Atlantic Charter, the creation of the United Nations, its family of agencies, and the international development banks. It reviews recommendations from international commissions and conferences, from World Bank and UNDP Human Development Reports. It comments on governmental policies, human and industrial actions detrimental to the planetOCOs environment and natural resources. It studies the patterns by which biotechnologies essential to human survival and health have progressed over the past 6000 years, and the consequences of uncontrolled urban growth on food and health security. The author hopes that this book will be OC informative and helpful to all who care about human suffering and degradation of the EarthOCOs environment and resources, in particular to men and women who are newcomers to international, governmental, and nongovernmental aid and assistance programs.OCO"
Political Economy of Rural Development
Author: Rosemary E. Galli
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438403704
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This volume is concerned with integrated social and economic development in the Third World. It directs special attention to the psychological manipulation of peasants in order to keep them on the land and, where possible, make them more productive. In Part One, Henry Bernstein outlines and illustrates concepts for the analysis of contemporary peasantries. His introduction provides a general, historical framework for understanding the relationship of contemporary peasantries to "modernization." It is followed, in Parts Two and Three, by case studies of programs in Colombia (Rosemary E. Galli), Mexico (Hannes Lorenzen and Ernest Feder), Tanzania (Bruno Musti de Gennaro), and Bangladesh (Elizabeth Hartmann and James K. Boyce). In Part Four, Rosemary Galli offers a concluding essay on "Rural Development and the Contradiction of Capitalist Development." In this book, empirical evidence combines with personal experiences to cut through the rhetoric of those who consider "the underdeveloped nation" as an abstract unit. It reveals the variety of contemporary rural development strategies. From their synthesis emerges a picture of the internal political configuration of underdevelopmentāthe role of international capital and technology in rural areas and in assessment of the impact upon peasant farmers. This book persuasively argues that international agencies, supporting and supported by national governments and elites, promote development policies inimical to the welfare of rural cultivators.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438403704
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This volume is concerned with integrated social and economic development in the Third World. It directs special attention to the psychological manipulation of peasants in order to keep them on the land and, where possible, make them more productive. In Part One, Henry Bernstein outlines and illustrates concepts for the analysis of contemporary peasantries. His introduction provides a general, historical framework for understanding the relationship of contemporary peasantries to "modernization." It is followed, in Parts Two and Three, by case studies of programs in Colombia (Rosemary E. Galli), Mexico (Hannes Lorenzen and Ernest Feder), Tanzania (Bruno Musti de Gennaro), and Bangladesh (Elizabeth Hartmann and James K. Boyce). In Part Four, Rosemary Galli offers a concluding essay on "Rural Development and the Contradiction of Capitalist Development." In this book, empirical evidence combines with personal experiences to cut through the rhetoric of those who consider "the underdeveloped nation" as an abstract unit. It reveals the variety of contemporary rural development strategies. From their synthesis emerges a picture of the internal political configuration of underdevelopmentāthe role of international capital and technology in rural areas and in assessment of the impact upon peasant farmers. This book persuasively argues that international agencies, supporting and supported by national governments and elites, promote development policies inimical to the welfare of rural cultivators.
Strategies For Small Farmer Development
Author: Elliott R. Morss
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000313301
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
This volume provides information on what can be done to increase the well-being and productivity of the small farmer in the Third World, focusing on design and implementation of rural development projects in the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000313301
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
This volume provides information on what can be done to increase the well-being and productivity of the small farmer in the Third World, focusing on design and implementation of rural development projects in the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru.
Bulletin of the Pan American Union
Author: Pan American Union
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
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Agricultural Economics Research
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Following the Conquistadores ...: Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena ... 1910. F2216.Z2
Author: John Augustine Zahm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South America
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South America
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Up the Orinoco and Down the Magdalena
Author: John Augustine Zahm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colombia
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Colombia
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description