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 11
... reduce highland coffee yields by one-half within 3 years and to zero within 20 years, highland potato yields by 40% over 50 years and lowland cocoyam yields by more than one-half in the first year and to zero by the fourth year ...
... reduce highland coffee yields by one-half within 3 years and to zero within 20 years, highland potato yields by 40% over 50 years and lowland cocoyam yields by more than one-half in the first year and to zero by the fourth year ...
Page 17
... reduce soil and water erosion, reinforce soil fertility and soil structure and to safeguard soil biological processes. These measures enhance the availability and efficient uptake of soil nutrients, and reduce water constraints ...
... reduce soil and water erosion, reinforce soil fertility and soil structure and to safeguard soil biological processes. These measures enhance the availability and efficient uptake of soil nutrients, and reduce water constraints ...
Page 18
... reduce erosion contribute to slightly higher (and more stable) yields and higher income (De Graaff, 1996; Reij and Steeds, 2003). In Northern Africa and in the East African Highlands regions, land management is more focused on soil and ...
... reduce erosion contribute to slightly higher (and more stable) yields and higher income (De Graaff, 1996; Reij and Steeds, 2003). In Northern Africa and in the East African Highlands regions, land management is more focused on soil and ...
Page 19
... reduce pest problems while minimizing environmental damage are potentially winwin strategies. Plant protection measures by poor farmers in LFAs are mostly based on local techniques. Due to high variability, site-specific pest management ...
... reduce pest problems while minimizing environmental damage are potentially winwin strategies. Plant protection measures by poor farmers in LFAs are mostly based on local techniques. Due to high variability, site-specific pest management ...
Page 21
... reduce feed and water constraints, based on improved pasture management (area rotation, silvo-pastoral systems), production of leguminous fodder crops and the use of crop residues and industrial sub-products (e.g. feedblocks in Northern ...
... reduce feed and water constraints, based on improved pasture management (area rotation, silvo-pastoral systems), production of leguminous fodder crops and the use of crop residues and industrial sub-products (e.g. feedblocks in Northern ...
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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