Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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... farm activities) and are threatened by over-exploitation of fishing grounds due to ... agricultural area in developing countries, including most of the areas with ... production and yields are low due to very limited use of inorganic ...
... farm activities) and are threatened by over-exploitation of fishing grounds due to ... agricultural area in developing countries, including most of the areas with ... production and yields are low due to very limited use of inorganic ...
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... production) for the three land uses to be about 12%, though the loss was ... agricultural activity had caused degradation of 27% of all land in the ... production of maize, wheat and cash crops by up to 20% in north China (Huang and ...
... production) for the three land uses to be about 12%, though the loss was ... agricultural activity had caused degradation of 27% of all land in the ... production of maize, wheat and cash crops by up to 20% in north China (Huang and ...
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... agricultural productivity was 37% lower in Central America and 14% lower in South America as a result of soil ... production by an average of about 3%, but with losses as high as 12% in some states, and losses being especially high in ...
... agricultural productivity was 37% lower in Central America and 14% lower in South America as a result of soil ... production by an average of about 3%, but with losses as high as 12% in some states, and losses being especially high in ...
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... crop loss at different stages of the production process. Postharvest losses in farm level storage typically represent 2–8% of the production weight, while losses in storage and transport are about 3–7% (Boxall, 2001). In tropical areas ...
... crop loss at different stages of the production process. Postharvest losses in farm level storage typically represent 2–8% of the production weight, while losses in storage and transport are about 3–7% (Boxall, 2001). In tropical areas ...
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... agricultural production, natural resource conditions and income and welfare, with feedback effects on the causal factors. Although similar to the SLF, an important difference in this framework of relevance to the study of LFAs is its ...
... agricultural production, natural resource conditions and income and welfare, with feedback effects on the causal factors. Although similar to the SLF, an important difference in this framework of relevance to the study of LFAs is its ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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