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Advances in Conservation Agriculture Volume 3

Adoption and Spread

by Prof Amir Kassam, Dr Ariel Espinoza Salinas, Dr Armen Zakaryan, Dr Imran Jumshudov, Dr Yagub Guliyev, Dr Alena Abarava, Dr Allan Pineda Burgos, Dr Demna Martsvaladze, Dr Gulnaz Kaseeva, Dr Omurbek Mambetov0, Dr Cholpon Alibakieva1, Dr Boris Boincean2, Dr J. C. Juárez López3, Dr Mihail Rurac4, Dr Vadim Bandurin5, Dr Luidmila Orlova6, Dr Alexandr Toigildin7, Dr Khalil Safin8, Dr Muhammadi Muminov9, Dr Jamshed Sangynov0, Dr Shavkat Juraev1, Dr Askarsho Zevarshoev2, Dr Nicola Kosolap3, Dr Carlos Andrés Zelaya Elvir4, Dr Oksana Davis5, Dr Oleksandr Zhuravel6, Dr Michail Draganchuk7, Dr Alim Pulatov8, Dr Josef Kienzle9, Dr Sandra Corsi0, Dr Yashpal Singh Saharawat1, Dr Mushtaq Gill2, Dr Mahesh Gathala3, Dr Tika Bahadur Karki4, Dr Jose Escobar5, Dr D. B. T. Wijeratne6, Dr Sayed Samiullah Hakimi7, Dr Neelam Chaudhary8, Dr Md. Enamul Haque9, Prof Richard Bell0, Dr C. M. Parihar1, Dr Harisankar Nayak2, Dr Rajbir Singh3, Dr R. K. Malik4, Dr Upendra Singh5, Dr Rafael Fuentes-Llanillo6, Dr Raj Paroda7, Dr Yuji Niino8, Dr Victor B. Ella9, Dr Florent Tivet0, Dr Vira Leng1, Dr Hoa Tran Quoc2, Dr Pascal Lienhard3, Dr Pham thi Sen4, Dr Thatheva Saphangthong5, Dr Vang Seng6, Dr Marie L. C. Bartz7, Dr Lyda Hok8, Dr Manuel Reyes9, Dr Stephane Boulakia0, Dr Sim Choon Cheak1, Dr Hongwen Li2, Dr Jin He3, Dr Jean-Francois Rochecouste4, Dr John Baker5, Dr Bill Crabtree6, Dr Tiago Santos Telles7, Dr Ademir Calegari8, Dr Augusto Guilherme de Araújo9, Dr David Roggero0, Dr Dimas Soares Junior1, Dr Edgard Ramírez2, Dr Facundo Capandeguy3, Dr Herbert Arnold Bartz4, Dr Jaime Hernández-Zamora5, Dr Ken Moriya6, Dr Luciano Dabalá7, Dr María Cecilia Ginés8, Dr Martín Maria Cubilla9, Dr Ricardo Ralisch0, Dr Theodor Friedrich1, Dr Richard Trujillo Mendoza2, Dr Roberto Peiretti3, Prof Telmo Jorge Carneiro Amado4, Dr Julio Roman-Vazquez5, Dr Elizabeth Moreno-Blanco6, Dr Rachid Mrabet7, Dr Haithem Bahri8, Dr Rolf Derpsch9, Dr Omar Zaghouane0, Dr Sherif Ragab Mohamed El-Areed1, Dr Moamen Mohamed Abou El-Enin2, Dr Lamourdia Thiombiano3, Dr Kalifa Coulibaly4, Dr Saidi Mkomwa5, Dr Kofi Boa6, Dr Robert B. Zougmoré7, Dr Oumarou Balarabe8, Dr Tom Goddard9, Dr Traoré Salifou00, Dr Sylla Halimatu01, Dr Sepo Marongwe02, Dr Raymond Nazare03, Dr Weldone Mutai04, Dr Hendrik Smith05, Dr G. Trytsman06, Dr A. A. Nel07, Dr J. A. Strauss08, Dr E. Kruger09, Dr Adam Hayes10, Dr R. K. Mampholo11, Dr J. N. Van Coller12, Dr H. Otto13, Dr J. G. Steyn14, Dr I. D. Dreyer15, Dr D. Slabbert16, Dr R. Findlay17, Dr E. Zunckel18, Dr L. Visser19, Prof Isam Bashour20, Dr Roula Bachour21, Dr Nicolas Haddad22, Dr Razan Dbaibo23, Dr Kassem Jouni24, Dr Faten Adada25, Dr Yahya Shakhatreh26, Dr Yahya Bani-Kalaf27, Dr Abedaraheem Bawaliz28, Dr Iyad Musallam29, Dr Faddel Ismael30, Jose R. Benites31, Dr Mahmud Huwaian32, Dr Nabeel Bani Hani33, Dr Mina Devkota34, Dr Atef Haddad35, Dr Yaser Musa36, Dr Rabea Al Hayek37, Dr Abdulsattar Asmair Alrijabo38, Dr Irfan Gultekin39, Dr Mohammad Esmaeil Asadi40, Dr Aziz Nurbekov41, Dr Roberto Azofeifa Rodríguez42, Dr Alisher Mirzabaev43, Dr Muratbek Karabayev44, Dr Nurali Asozoda45, Dr Nasriddin Khalilov46, Dr Dossymbek Sydyk47, Dr Hafiz Muminjanov48, Dr Tatiana Semenova49, Dr Avetik Nersisyan50, Dr Turi Fileccia51, Dr Gagik Mkrtchyan52, Dr Hatem Cheikh M’Hamed53, Professor Sjoerd W. Duiker54, Professor Gottlieb Basch55, Professor Emilio J. González-Sánchez56, Dr Miguel A. Repullo-Ruiberriz de Torres57 ...

Series Book 104 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current research on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles in different regions around the worldHighlights the emergence of CA as a key alternative to tillage-based agricultureReviews the challenges of effective implementation of CA in different contexts (e.g. drier conditions, poor soil quality) ... Read more

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Summarises current research on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles in different regions around the worldHighlights the emergence of CA as a key alternative to tillage-based agricultureReviews the challenges of effective implementation of CA in different contexts (e.g. drier conditions, poor soil quality)
... Read more

One Billion Hungry

Can We Feed the World?

by Gordon Conway ...

Hunger is a daily reality for a billion people. More than six decades after the technological discoveries that led to the Green Revolution aimed at ending world hunger, regular food shortages, malnutrition, and poverty still plague vast swaths of the world. And with increasing food prices, climate change, resource inequality, and an ever-increasing global population, the future holds further ... Read more

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Hunger is a daily reality for a billion people. More than six decades after the technological discoveries that led to the Green Revolution aimed at ending world hunger, regular food shortages, malnutrition, and poverty still plague vast swaths of the world. And with increasing food prices, climate change, resource inequality, and an ever-increasing global population, the future holds further
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Drip Irrigation for Agriculture

Untold Stories of Efficiency, Innovation and Development

Edited by Jean-Philippe Venot, Marcel Kuper, Margreet Zwarteveen ...

Series series Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
Initially associated with hi-tech irrigated agriculture, drip irrigation is now being used by a much wider range of farmers in emerging and developing countries. This book documents the enthusiasm, spread and use of drip irrigation systems by smallholders but also some disappointments and disillusion faced in the global South. It explores and explains under which conditions it works, for whom and ... Read more

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Initially associated with hi-tech irrigated agriculture, drip irrigation is now being used by a much wider range of farmers in emerging and developing countries. This book documents the enthusiasm, spread and use of drip irrigation systems by smallholders but also some disappointments and disillusion faced in the global South. It explores and explains under which conditions it works, for whom and
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Africa Regional Synthesis for the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture

by FAOoftheUN ...

based on the information provided in country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. ... Read more

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based on the information provided in country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for The State of the World's Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture.
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Fruit and Vegetables: Opportunities and Challenges for Small-Scale Sustainable Farming

by FAOoftheUN ...

This book will convince the reader to care about fruit and vegetables and to see that the small-scale production of these crops is fundamental to achieving sustainable development goals. In five chapters, the reader will learn about the challenges and rewards for producers, sellers, and consumers.Chapter 1: a working definition for fruit and vegetables, making the case for supporting small-scale ... Read more

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This book will convince the reader to care about fruit and vegetables and to see that the small-scale production of these crops is fundamental to achieving sustainable development goals. In five chapters, the reader will learn about the challenges and rewards for producers, sellers, and consumers.Chapter 1: a working definition for fruit and vegetables, making the case for supporting small-scale
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Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook

by World Bank ...

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The Pesticide Detox

Towards a More Sustainable Agriculture

Edited by Jules Pretty ...

Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread pesticide use - massive ecological damage and high incidences of farmer poisoning and chronic health effects.Whereas once the risks involved with pesticide use were judged to be ... Read more

$126.99 USD

Since the 1960s, the world's population has more than doubled and agricultural production per person has increased by a third. Yet this growth in production has masked enormous hidden costs arising from widespread pesticide use - massive ecological damage and high incidences of farmer poisoning and chronic health effects.Whereas once the risks involved with pesticide use were judged to be
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Farming with Nature

The Science and Practice of Ecoagriculture

Edited by Sara J. Scherr, Jeffrey A. McNeely ...

A growing body of evidence shows that agricultural landscapes can be managed not only to produce crops but also to support biodiversity and promote ecosystem health. Innovative farmers and scientists, as well as indigenous land managers, are developing diverse types of “ecoagriculture” landscapes to generate cobenefits for production, biodiversity, and local people.Farming with Nature offers a ... Read more

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A growing body of evidence shows that agricultural landscapes can be managed not only to produce crops but also to support biodiversity and promote ecosystem health. Innovative farmers and scientists, as well as indigenous land managers, are developing diverse types of “ecoagriculture” landscapes to generate cobenefits for production, biodiversity, and local people.Farming with Nature offers a
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Alternative Irrigation

The Promise of Runoff Agriculture

by Christopher J Barrow ...

An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the ... Read more

$62.99 USD

An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the
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Organic Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods

Edited by Niels Halberg, Adrian Muller ...

Series series Earthscan Food and Agriculture
This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with developed countries. It covers market-oriented approaches and challenges for OA as part of high value ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This book provides a timely analysis and assessment of the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for rural development and the improvement of livelihoods. It focuses on smallholders in developing countries and in countries of economic transition, but there is also coverage of and comparisons with developed countries. It covers market-oriented approaches and challenges for OA as part of high value
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The International Law of Transboundary Groundwater Resources

by Gabriel Eckstein ...

Series series Earthscan Water Text
This book provides a comprehensive review of the state of international law as it applies to transboundary groundwater resources and aquifers. The main focus is on recent developments and the emerging international law for transboundary aquifers as reflected in the practice of states and the work of the UN International Law Commission, UN Economic Commission for Europe, and International Law ... Read more

$70.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive review of the state of international law as it applies to transboundary groundwater resources and aquifers. The main focus is on recent developments and the emerging international law for transboundary aquifers as reflected in the practice of states and the work of the UN International Law Commission, UN Economic Commission for Europe, and International Law
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Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System

Global Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture

Edited by Mohamed Behnassi, Shabbir A. Shahid, Nazia Mintz-Habib ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book arises from a 2011 international conference entitled Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally and Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), organized by the North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book arises from a 2011 international conference entitled Climate Change, Agri-Food, Fisheries and Ecosystems: Reinventing Research, Innovation, and Policy Agendas for an Environmentally and Socially-Balanced Growth (ICCAFFE2011), organized by the North-South Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany
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