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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... Conservation of Wageningen University, The Netherlands, in cooperation with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, USA. The programme aimed to identify strategic options for agricultural and rural ...
... Conservation of Wageningen University, The Netherlands, in cooperation with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, USA. The programme aimed to identify strategic options for agricultural and rural ...
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... conservation measures , maize yields would decline in hillsides of Honduras by 20–25 % , maize and sorghum yields would decline in Haitian hillsides by 60 % , bean yields would decline by 20–25 % in the Dominican Republic , coffee ...
... conservation measures , maize yields would decline in hillsides of Honduras by 20–25 % , maize and sorghum yields would decline in Haitian hillsides by 60 % , bean yields would decline by 20–25 % in the Dominican Republic , coffee ...
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... conservation. Prospects for establishing agroforestry systems are particularly high in fragile hillsides and semi-arid lowlands where the benefits of annual cropping are low and risky (Neupane and Thapa, 2001). Agroforestry can offer ...
... conservation. Prospects for establishing agroforestry systems are particularly high in fragile hillsides and semi-arid lowlands where the benefits of annual cropping are low and risky (Neupane and Thapa, 2001). Agroforestry can offer ...
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... conservation measures to increase yields and maintain the ecosystem stability of the environment (Vanlauwe et al., 2002). High nutrient deficits are registered in subsistence-oriented rainfed cropping systems that use almost no ...
... conservation measures to increase yields and maintain the ecosystem stability of the environment (Vanlauwe et al., 2002). High nutrient deficits are registered in subsistence-oriented rainfed cropping systems that use almost no ...
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... conservation measures on farmers' income varies strongly between different settings. In the Sahelian countries, simple and low-cost technologies (e.g. earth bunds, vegetation strips, windshields) that retain soil nutrients and reduce ...
... conservation measures on farmers' income varies strongly between different settings. In the Sahelian countries, simple and low-cost technologies (e.g. earth bunds, vegetation strips, windshields) that retain soil nutrients and reduce ...
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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