Download or read book Climate Water and Agriculture in the Tropics written by I. J. Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water in the tropics. Origins of precipitation. Rainfall seasonality and variability. Other rainfall characteristics. Evaporation. Water and plants: a general review. Water and plants: the tropical situation. Water and agriculture in the tropics. Man's impact on hydrological cycle.

Download or read book Climate Water and Agriculture in the Tropics written by Ian Joseph Jackson and published by Longman Scientific and Technical. This book was released on 1989 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thorough revision of the 1977 study. Jackson (geography, U. of New England, Australia) covers the implications of tropical climate and rainfall for agriculture and for hydroelectric power generation, water transport, streamflow control, reservoir construction, and health. Includes some 500 new references. Co-published in the US with Wiley. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rainforests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs, and population growth. Without proper management, these forests and other natural resources will be seriously depleted within the next 50 years. Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics provides critically needed direction for developing strategies that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and biological resource losses and help the economic status of tropical countries through promotion of sustainable agricultural practices. The book includes: A practical discussion of 12 major land use options for boosting food production and enhancing local economies while protecting the natural resource base. Recommendations for developing technologies needed for sustainable agriculture. A strategy for changing policies that discourage conserving and managing natural resources and biodiversity. Detailed reports on agriculture and deforestation in seven tropical countries.

Download or read book Climate Soil and Crop Production in the Humid Tropics written by C. N. Williams and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1970 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agriculture in the Tropics written by Cyril Charles Webster and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1966 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The influence of climate on agriculture in the tropics. Tropical soils. Tropical vegetation. Some social factors affecting agriculture in the tropics. Soil and water conservation. Land clearing, tillage and weed control. The maintenance of fertility under annual cropping. The maintenance of fertility under annual cropping. The culture of tree and bush crops. Natural grassland and their management. The use of natural grassland by native pastoralists. Cultivated fodder crops and pastures. Classes of tropical livestock. Adaptation of livestock to tropical environment. Cattle management in the tropics. Livestock improvement.

Download or read book Hydrology and Water Resources in Tropical Regions written by J. Balek and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1983-07-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, integrated view of the behaviour of the tropical hydrological cycle under various ecological, geographical and climatological conditions. The book also examines the problems of water management in relation to agriculture and civil engineering.

Download or read book Tropical Agriculture written by Earley Vernon Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Climate change Water and Agriculture written by OECD. and published by IICA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agriculture in the Tropics written by John Christopher Willis and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Climate Change Water and Food Security written by Hugh Turral and published by Fao. This book was released on 2011 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rural poor, who are the most vulnerable, are likely to be disproportionately affected.

Download or read book Climate Water and Agriculture in the Tropics written by Ian Joseph Jackson and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1977 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Resources and Agricultural Development in the Tropics written by Christopher J. Barrow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988. There are many excellent texts on water supply and irrigation engineering, irrigation economics, agricultural development and the problems which often plague such efforts. Few syntheses of such writings have been made, despite a clear need for them from people interested in water resources and agricultural development: students of geography, economics, development studies and agricultural management, administrators, planners and aid agency staff. This book attempts to provide a broad interdisciplinary introduction for such people.

Download or read book Tropical Soils written by Anthony S. R. Juo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-09-18 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural ecology, or agroecology, deals in general with the structure and function of agroecosystems at different levels of resolution. In this text/reference, the authors describe in terms of agroecology the tropical environments of sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin and Central America, focusing on production and management systems unique to each region.

Download or read book Farming Systems in the Tropics written by Hans Ruthenberg and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.

Download or read book Agriculture in the tropics written by John Christopher Willis and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tropical Deltas and Coastal Zones written by Chu T. Hoanh and published by CABI. This book was released on 2010 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coastal deltas represent one of the most diverse biophysical regions in the tropical developing world. These regions are also home to large human populations and are significant areas of agricultural production and industrialization. Tropical deltas currently face a number of environmental pressures stemming from their intensive use and rapid development, and new threts are emerging as a result of global climate change and expected sea-level rise. Focusing on the developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America, chapters explore the impact of development strategies and existing land and water management practices on delta environments. New management techniques are also explored, which address conflicts between rice-based agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and the emerging threat of climate change. Illustrating the current key management challenges involved in protecting tropical deltaic systems in the face of environmental change, this book will be an essential reference for students, researchers and policy makers in agriculture, environmental science and aquaculture.

Download or read book Environmental Management In Tropical Agriculture written by Robert Goodland and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the problem of the high cost of agricultural development in tropical regions, this book summarizes the environmental concerns associated with tropical agriculture. The authors highlight major environmental hazards confronted in tropical agriculture and suggest specific management options that could be used to reduce or avoid them. The fi