Download or read book Technical Report on a Study of the Agroclimatology of the Humid Tropics of Southeast Asia written by L. R. Oldeman and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1982 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Climatology of West Africa written by Derek F Hayward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1987, this book brings together information previously buried in specialist sources and makes it available to the student in a non-technical and well-illustrated synthesis. It builds a clear and detailed picture of the climates of West Africa, describing and explaining them and showing how crucial this understanding is to everyday life. The climate’s relevance to water resources, agriculture, health and industry is systematically considered.

Download or read book Semiarid Soil and Water Conservation written by Finkel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the erosion and conservation measures discussed are, for the most part, those under unirrigated agriculture. The use of irrigation could cause significant changes in the growing seasons, and in the agricultural calendar, especially in the warmer climates where temperature is not a limiting factor. It is further noted that much of the material in this volume has been prepared with the developing countries of the so-called Third World in mind. In many of these countries there is a dearth of basic data, such as long-term hydrological records, detailed soil and topographic surveys, and experimental results for various types of erosion control measures. Some design procedures cannot be imitated or copied directly from those of the technologically more advanced countries. Consequently, emphasis will be placed, wherever possible, upon simple empirical methods of design, and approximate solutions within the limitations of the available data, technical possibilities, and financial resources of the Third World countries. Much of the numerical data and calculations will be presented in the metric system.

Download or read book Livestock Production in the Subhumid Zone of West Africa written by International Livestock Centre for Africa and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Challenging Nature written by Philip W. Porter and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tanga Region, Tanzania, is an area of persistent rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption. Though farmers have been cultivating the land there for hundreds of years, they have consistently been unable to supply adequate food for the region's inhabitants. In Challenging Nature, Philip Porter examines eighteen farming communities to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security. Porter first began work on this project in 1972, asking 250 farmers in the region about life history, environmental and agricultural changes, types of crops grown and methods of planting, environmental assessments, agricultural practices, food and water supplies, training and education, and attitudes toward nature. Twenty years later, he returned and reinterviewed as many farmers as could be found from the first survey. The result contextualizes the environmental history of the region while informing current and future agricultural development.

Download or read book Selected Water Resources Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Silent Violence written by Michael J. Watts and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do famines occur and how have their effects changed through time? Why are those who produce food so often the casualties of famines? Looking at the food crisis that struck the West African Sahel during the 1970s, Michael J. Watts examines the relationships between famine, climate, and political economy. Through a longue durée history and a detailed village study Watts argues that famines are socially produced and that the market is as fickle and incalculable as the weather. Droughts are natural occurrences, matters of climatic change, but famines expose the inner workings of society, politics, and markets. His analysis moves from household and individual farming practices in the face of climatic variability to the incorporation of African peasants into the global circuits of capitalism in the colonial and postcolonial periods. Silent Violence powerfully combines a case study of food crises in Africa with an analysis of the way capitalism developed in northern Nigeria and how peasants struggle to maintain rural livelihoods. As the West African Sahel confronts another food crisis and continuing food insecurity for millions of peasants, Silent Violence speaks in a compelling way to contemporary agrarian dynamics, food provisioning systems, and the plight of the African poor.

Download or read book Monthly Weather Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dryland Management Alternatives and Research Needs for Alfisols in the Semi arid Tropics written by Samir Aly El-Swaify and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environment and Land Use in Africa written by M. F. Thomas and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-26 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1969, the contributors to this volume examine the natural and social environments of selected areas in Africa and study in detail some particular problems and their solutions. Climate, landforms, soils and vegetation are discussed as fundamental aspects of the physical environment. The next section discusses the social and political environment: demography, agricultural systems and the legacies of colonial administration. Case studies in Malawi, Nigeria, Sudan, Eswatini and Kenya are analysed. The book is aimed at students of African studies, geographers and agriculturalists.

Download or read book WMO Bulletin written by World Meteorological Organization and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Food Aid and the African Food Crisis written by Shahla Shapouri and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Food Security in the Sahel written by John McIntire and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1981 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research report on grain imports, buffer stocks and economic aid for foreign exchange to ensure adequate food security in the Sahel - looks at the rural economies of the region and agricultural market structures; describes an economic model for cereal supply and demand and trade; evaluates trade policies for market stabilization, etc. Bibliography, graphs, statistical tables.

Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agroclimatic Agrometeorological Techniques written by S. J. Reddy and published by Jeevananda Reddy. This book was released on 1993 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Arid Lands written by Charles Hutchinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 1456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international conference Arid Lands: Today and Tomorrow drew more than 400 participants from over 3 S countries to Tucson, Arizona, for one week in October of 19 8 S. The diversity of presenters, disciplines and subject matters addressed contributed to an interesting and informative conference. The papers presented in this volume represent the efforts of scientists and other individuals who, through their various disciplines, are addressing the problems of and opportunities presented by the arid lands of the world. A committee of five scientists reviewed for substance. relevance and their contribution to the conference the 284 abstracts that were submitted. They selected 146 for presentation at the conference and of those papers presented, 128 were received for inclusion in the proceedings.