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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... crop productivity, estimating that erosion reduced rice yield growth by 12% during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and reduced production of maize, wheat and cash crops by up to 20% in north China (Huang and Rozelle, 1994, 1996). For ...
... crop productivity, estimating that erosion reduced rice yield growth by 12% during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and reduced production of maize, wheat and cash crops by up to 20% in north China (Huang and Rozelle, 1994, 1996). For ...
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... cultivation using low external inputs, soil fertility rapidly decreases and yields decline, and that a combination of inorganic and organic sources of soil fertility is necessary to sustain crop production (Juo and Kang, 1989; Vlek ...
... cultivation using low external inputs, soil fertility rapidly decreases and yields decline, and that a combination of inorganic and organic sources of soil fertility is necessary to sustain crop production (Juo and Kang, 1989; Vlek ...
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... Production system population land Highlands/upland Perennial/tree crops 3 2 areas Shifting cultivation 2 5 Mixed cropping 24 9 Drylands/ Migratory herding 6 12 arid areas Agro-pastoral 4 8 Mixed rainfed 3 4 TOTAL 42 40 of the ...
... Production system population land Highlands/upland Perennial/tree crops 3 2 areas Shifting cultivation 2 5 Mixed cropping 24 9 Drylands/ Migratory herding 6 12 arid areas Agro-pastoral 4 8 Mixed rainfed 3 4 TOTAL 42 40 of the ...
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... crop residues and mulching for soil fertility management. Upland rice systems increasingly suffer from decreasing ... production of fodder crops, manure recycling and use of animals for land preparation and transport. Sections of the animal ...
... crop residues and mulching for soil fertility management. Upland rice systems increasingly suffer from decreasing ... production of fodder crops, manure recycling and use of animals for land preparation and transport. Sections of the animal ...
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... cultivation of food and cash crops, using locally available resources. Sorghum, millet ... Crop harvests are also seriously affected by weed infestation (Striga) ... production systems intensification (from Hazell et al., 2006). Farm ...
... cultivation of food and cash crops, using locally available resources. Sorghum, millet ... Crop harvests are also seriously affected by weed infestation (Striga) ... production systems intensification (from Hazell et al., 2006). Farm ...
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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