Download or read book Forgotten Agricultural Heritage written by Parviz Koohafkan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary agriculture is often criticized for its industrial scale, adverse effects on nutrition, rural employment and the environment, and its disconnectedness from nature and culture. Yet there are many examples of traditional smaller scale systems that have survived the test of time and provide more sustainable solutions while still maintaining food security in an era of climate change. This book provides a unique compilation of this forgotten agricultural heritage and is based on objective scientific evaluation and evidence of the value of these systems for present and future generations. The authors refer to many of these systems as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and show how they are related to the concepts of heritage and the World Heritage Convention. They demonstrate how GIAHS based on family farms, traditional indigenous knowledge and agroecological principles can contribute to food and nutrition security and the maintenance of agro-biodiversity and environmental resilience, as well as sustain local cultures, economies and societies. Two substantial chapters are devoted to descriptions and assessments of some 50 examples of designated and potential GIAHS from around the world, including rice-fish culture in China, mountain terrace systems in Asia, coffee agroforestry in Latin America, irrigation systems and land and water management in Iran and India, pastoralism in East Africa, and the dehesa agrosilvopastoral system of Spain and Portugal. The book concludes by providing policy and technical solutions for sustainable agriculture and rural development through the enhancement of these systems.

Download or read book The Living Fields written by Jack Rodney Harlan and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Agricultural Heritage written by National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Agricultural Heritage written by National Agricultural Library (U.S.). Special Collections and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Urban Agricultural Heritage written by Frank Lohrberg and published by Birkhaüser. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban gardening and agriculture have become important elements of sustainable urban planning in the context of persistent urbanization amid limited resources. However, a consideration of the cultural-historical dimension has been lacking up to now. The editors present the first comprehensive outline of traditional forms of food production in cities to help preserve this valuable knowledge. On the basis of current research findings, they develop new perspectives and guidelines for recognizing traditional food production systems as an aspect of cultural heritage and for dealing with urban agriculture worldwide.

Download or read book Province of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food 1984 Our Agricultural Heritage written by Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Agricultural Heritage written by Emma Wood and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1971 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Agricultural Heritage written by National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Text Book of Agricultural Heritage written by Utpal Giri and published by Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended as a text book for under-graduate students in agriculture It will be a valuable references to professional faculty members, agricultural scientists, and students. Agricultural heritage indicates the values and traditional practices and methods adopted in ancient India; moreover, it is relevant to present day agriculture for sustainable agriculture. Agricultural heritage increase awareness and implant a sense of pride amongst the people of the rich unique heritage of Indian agriculture, to know as our agriculture has sustainable practices for generations and to stimulate scientific research based on traditional technology. This book is intended as a text book for under graduate students in agriculture. It will be a valuable reference to professional faculty members, agricultural scientists, and students. The book is consisting of twelve chapters, providing in depth description of key contents, issues and topics. The first chapter introduces the Agricultural Heritage, the second chapter focuses on ancient agricultural practices, third chapter explains Past and present status of agriculture and farmers in society, fourth elaborates history of agricultural development, fifth describes indigenous technology knowledge in agriculture and allied agricultural sector, sixth is devoted to crop voyage. agriculture scope, importance of agriculture and agricultural resources available in India have been explained in seventh chapter, eighth is devoted to crop significance and classifications, ninth chapter highlights the national agriculture setup in India, tenth describes the current scenario of Indian agriculture, chapter eleventh depicted to Indian agricultural concerns and future prospects. Chapter twelve describes on Indian Council of Agriculture Research institutes and chapter thirteen focuses on different types of model questions. The books has got true reflections of 5th Dean’s Committee recommendations in giving the syllabuses for the students in under graduate level to the State Agricultural Universities in the country and legacy of referral works in continuation and to follow up present day modern agriculture. The book would come to help with much contribution to the students, researchers, planners and policy makers throughout the country and abroad.

Download or read book Traditional Livestock written by Nancy T. Sorrells and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Our Agricultural Heritage written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Agriculture Heritage written by Luvinia Upton and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agricultural heritage is an important book not only for the students pursuing a career in agriculture, but it is also for the people who have a keen interest in agriculture. The book sequentially explains the heritage of agriculture as it evolved. It describes the agriculture from the period it started and the conditions at that period, from Stone Age time. The book includes the insight of the global importance of the agricultural heritage system (GIAHS) journey of agriculture in India is an interesting story since it has a vast division of stages in it. This text is written to increase the understanding and significance of agriculture. It starts with the introduction of agriculture and the historical facts of it. Chapters maintain a continuous natural flow the information. The book is framed in the manner in which all the topics are covered in a compact form to reduce the exaggerated reading efforts.

Download or read book Farming While Black written by Leah Penniman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Farming While Black is the first comprehensive "how to" guide for aspiring African-heritage growers to reclaim their dignity as agriculturists and for all farmers to understand the distinct, technical contributions of African-heritage people to sustainable agriculture. At Soul Fire Farm, author Leah Penniman co-created the Black and Latino Farmers Immersion (BLFI) program as a container for new farmers to share growing skills in a culturally relevant and supportive environment led by people of color. Farming While Black organizes and expands upon the curriculum of the BLFI to provide readers with a concise guide to all aspects of small-scale farming, from business planning to preserving the harvest. Throughout the chapters Penniman uplifts the wisdom of the African diasporic farmers and activists whose work informs the techniques described--from whole farm planning, soil fertility, seed selection, and agroecology, to using whole foods in culturally appropriate recipes, sharing stories of ancestors, and tools for healing from the trauma associated with slavery and economic exploitation on the land. Woven throughout the book is the story of Soul Fire Farm, a national leader in the food justice movement." --

Download or read book Seeds of Sustainability written by Nedda Kay Jastremsky and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Preserving Our Agricultural Heritage written by Northwest Historical Farm and Agricultural Museum Committee (N.C.) and published by . This book was released on 1985* with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nebraska Pioneer Heritage Farms written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book North Carolina Century Farms written by North Carolina Department O. Agriculture and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from North Carolina Century Farms: 100 Years of Continuous Agricultural Heritage You have in your hands the only history in North Carolina of family - owned farms dating 100 years or more. Information about these Century Farms is part of our heritage. It was too important to lose. North Carolina Department of Agriculture, therefore, has preserved the history in book form as told by the registered Century Farm families. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.