Download or read book Research Approaches and Methods for Improving Crop animal Systems in South East Asia written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improvement of Livestock Production in Crop animal Systems in Rainfed Agro ecological Zones of South East Asia written by C. Devendra and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 2050 the world's population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence, a substantial increase in per capita meat, dairy, and fish consumption is also anticipated. The demand for calories from animal products will nearly double, highlighting the critical importance of the world's animal agriculture system. Meeting the nutritional needs of this population and its demand for animal products will require a significant investment of resources as well as policy changes that are supportive of agricultural production. Ensuring sustainable agricultural growth will be essential to addressing this global challenge to food security. Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability identifies areas of research and development, technology, and resource needs for research in the field of animal agriculture, both nationally and internationally. This report assesses the global demand for products of animal origin in 2050 within the framework of ensuring global food security; evaluates how climate change and natural resource constraints may impact the ability to meet future global demand for animal products in sustainable production systems; and identifies factors that may impact the ability of the United States to meet demand for animal products, including the need for trained human capital, product safety and quality, and effective communication and adoption of new knowledge, information, and technologies. The agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges that will require innovations, new technologies, and new ways of approaching agriculture if the food, feed, and fiber needs of the global population are to be met. The recommendations of Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability will inform a new roadmap for animal science research to meet the challenges of sustainable animal production in the 21st century.
Download or read book Sustainable Animal Production from Small Farm Systems in South East Asia written by C. Devendra and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Animal Production from Small Farm Systems in South East Asia written by C. Devendra and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Food production results from the interaction of human, animal, land, water and capital resources. In many farming systems of the developing countries animals have an integral role and the full range of animal products are utilized. Many of these outputs are also important farm inputs, such as, manure and draught power. Animals also provide a strategic source of cash which can be called on as required to purchase other essential farm inputs and food during the critical periods of the year, thus helping to alleviate poverty and increase household food security. With an increasing world population, food production cannot be allowed to stagnate, clearly, there is a need for more sustainable increases in agricultural output. The complementary between crops and livestock, which allows for nutrient recycling, energy and value added production is unique and needs fully exploiting. FAO has attached the higher priority to sustainable development of both plants and animal agriculture in its programmes. The Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) of FAO has instigated a number of case studies examining aspects of sustainability in the different agro ecological zones and the major animal production sytems in the world. The book examines the role of animal productions in the small farm systems in South-East Asia, with their ecological and socio-economic impact. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: The Small Farm Scenario, Chapter 3: Animal Resources, Chapter 4: Contribution to Food Production, Chapter 5: The Feed Resource Base, Chapter 6: Major Constraints on Production, Chapter 7: Potentially Important Sustainable Technologies, Chapter 8: The Development of Integrated Systems, Chapter 9: The Framework for Development of Integrated Systems, Chapter 10: Conclusions.
Download or read book ILRI Annual Report 2002 written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Small Ruminant Production Systems in South and Southeast Asia written by International Development Research Centre (Canada) and published by IDRC (International Development Research Centre). This book was released on 1987 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results of a meeting held in Bogor, Indonesia,6-10 October 1986, that focused specifically on the assessment of smallruminant production systems in North and Southeast Asia and considered theprevailing circumstances, the innovations, and the strategies that arepertinent for stimulating increased productivity from goats and sheep. Thepresent patterns of production were examined in detail:characteristics of the small farms, existing management methods, and natureand components of the production systems(extensivesystems, systems combining arable cropping, and systems integrated with treecropping). The discussion of the systems were further highlighted by countrycase studies, issues and policies that considered the available productionresources, especially the genetic and feed resources, constraintsto production, and potential means to achieve desirable improvements. Ansession was devoted to examining research methodology, strategiesfor development appropriate to individual systems, and a conceptual frameworkfor on-farm economic analysis.
Download or read book ILRI 1999 written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Introduction to Human Ecology Research on Agricultural Systems in Southeast Asia written by A. Terry Rambo and published by University of Phillippines. This book was released on 1984 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: human ecology research on tropical agriculture in Southeast Asia. What is agroecosystem and why is it worthy of study. Human ecology research by social scientists on tropical agroecosystems. The tropical rain forest as an ecosystem. Ecology and evolution of agriculture in Southeast Asia. Population ecology. Human population and agroecosystems. Plant sucession and agroecosystem management. tropical soils and agriculture.Cultural beliefs and management of agroecosystems. Externalities in agriculture. The javanese rural ecosystem. Medical-geographic aspects of agroecosystems: endemic goiter. Strategies for transdisciplinary research on ecosystem management.
Download or read book Annual Report written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Crop Livestock Production for Improved Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management in West Africa written by Williams, Timothy O. and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Increasing Livestock Productivity in Mixed Crop livestock Systems in South Asia written by Derrick Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book JIRCAS Working Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Voices from the Forest written by Malcolm Cairns and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook of locally based agricultural practices brings together the best of science and farmer experimentation, vividly illustrating the enormous diversity of shifting cultivation systems as well as the power of human ingenuity. Environmentalists have tended to disparage shifting cultivation (sometimes called 'swidden cultivation' or 'slash-and-burn agriculture') as unsustainable due to its supposed role in deforestation and land degradation. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that such indigenous practices, as they have evolved over time, can be highly adaptive to land and ecology. In contrast, 'scientific' agricultural solutions imposed from outside can be far more damaging to the environment. Moreover, these external solutions often fail to recognize the extent to which an agricultural system supports a way of life along with a society's food needs. They do not recognize the degree to which the sustainability of a culture is intimately associated with the sustainability and continuity of its agricultural system. Unprecedented in ambition and scope, Voices from the Forest focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers. More than 100 scholars from 19 countries--including agricultural economists, ecologists, and anthropologists--collaborated in the analysis of different fallow management typologies, working in conjunction with hundreds of indigenous farmers of different cultures and a broad range of climates, crops, and soil conditions. By sharing this knowledge--and combining it with new scientific and technical advances--the authors hope to make indigenous practices and experience more widely accessible and better understood, not only by researchers and development practitioners, but by other communities of farmers around the world.
Download or read book ILRI Programme Progress Achievements and Impact 1994 1998 written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving the contribution of livestock to crop animal systems in rainfed areas in Southeast Asia Proceedings of a workshop written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast Asia Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas written by Holger L. Fröhlich and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on the findings of a long-term (2000-2014) interdisciplinary research project of the University of Hohenheim in collaboration with several universities in Thailand and Vietnam. Titled Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Areas in Southeast Asia, or the Uplands Program, the project aims to contribute through agricultural research to the conservation of natural resources and the improvement of living conditions of the rural population in the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia. Having three objectives the book first aims to give an interdisciplinary account of the drivers, consequences and challenges of ongoing changes in mountainous areas of Southeast Asia. Second, the book describes how innovation processes can contribute to addressing these challenges and third, how knowledge creation to support change in policies and institutions can assist in sustainably develop mountain areas and people’s livelihoods.
