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The role of legumes in the farming systems of the Mediterranean areas: proceedings of a workshop on the role of legumes …
by International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, United Nations Development Programme, Osman, A. E., Jones, M. A., Ibrahim, M. M.
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This book provides an updated assessment of trends in the adaptation and adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) in different countries of Africa. It provides information on the contribution of CA systems to building resilience in a changing climate while increasing productivi…
"This review aims to: (1) summarize the impacts and challenges that climate change will have on cotton (focusing on Gossypium hirsutum) production in different regions across the world; (2) compile and summarize climate change impacts on cotton growth and production; (3) documen…
The Mediterranean area shows a great diversity of livestock systems, depending on local resources and traditions, but also on the networking space where informational resources are available for producers. During the last decades, a lot of innovations have been conceived or int…
Livestock production systems are the result of an interaction between domestic animals and the environment, modulated by man, that dates back to Neolithic times. As a consequence of this interaction among the wide diversity of animal resources, natural habitats and population n…
This book provides an up-to-date information on Vertisols research, and guides readers to important reference material. Four keynote papers and eight country papers and national perspectives on the management of Vertisols in Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabw…
Certification of coffee producers is frequently suggested as a promising strategy for improving the position of smallholder farmers in the market. After the launch of the first Fairtrade label in 1988, several other standards have been promoted either by voluntary agencies (Utz…
Many impressive studies on the changing nature of the global food system have been published, and nearly all address changes at the macro level. The far less visible changes occurring at the micro level have received relatively little attention, especially in the realm of critic…
Many impressive studies on the changing nature of the global food system have been published, and nearly all address changes at the macro level. The far less visible changes occurring at the micro level have received relatively little attention, especially in the realm of criti…
Integrated crop protection in cereals: proceedings of ameeting of the EC Experts' Group,…
by Cavalloro, R., Sunderland, K. D. (eds.), Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General Agriculture, Experts Group Meeting on Integrated Crop Protection Incereals:, Littlehampton)
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Sub Saharan Africa; Middle east and North Africa; Eastern Europe and Central Asia; South Asia; East Asia and pacific; Latin America and Caribbean; Global challenges, potentials and priorities.