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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Page 12
... nutrient outflows that are difficult to quantify (Koning and Smaling, 2005). Much of the evidence on land degradation is synthesized in the recently completed Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA, 2005). The preponderance of evidence ...
... nutrient outflows that are difficult to quantify (Koning and Smaling, 2005). Much of the evidence on land degradation is synthesized in the recently completed Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA, 2005). The preponderance of evidence ...
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... nutrient depletion. Recovery periods become longer and returns to agricultural activities continuously decline. Poverty is further aggravated by remoteness and the absence of service provision. Mixed cropping system Mixed upland ...
... nutrient depletion. Recovery periods become longer and returns to agricultural activities continuously decline. Poverty is further aggravated by remoteness and the absence of service provision. Mixed cropping system Mixed upland ...
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... Nutrient Plant Water Livestock Seed practices forestry manage- protection manage- and and ment ment pastures biotech Farming systems Highland and upland areas Perennial tree crops Shifting cultivation Mixed cropping Semi-arid and ...
... Nutrient Plant Water Livestock Seed practices forestry manage- protection manage- and and ment ment pastures biotech Farming systems Highland and upland areas Perennial tree crops Shifting cultivation Mixed cropping Semi-arid and ...
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... nutrient uptake in mixed cropping systems benefit greatly from intercropping with leguminous trees. In sub-Saharan Africa, the combination of agroforestry with phosphate rock applications substantially improves nitrogen uptake and crop ...
... nutrient uptake in mixed cropping systems benefit greatly from intercropping with leguminous trees. In sub-Saharan Africa, the combination of agroforestry with phosphate rock applications substantially improves nitrogen uptake and crop ...
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... nutrients, and reduce water constraints. Strategies for Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) rely on the combination of appropriate organic and inorganic fertilizer applications, soil and water management practices, and agronomic and ...
... nutrients, and reduce water constraints. Strategies for Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) rely on the combination of appropriate organic and inorganic fertilizer applications, soil and water management practices, and agronomic and ...
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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