Download or read book Soil Management and Conservation for Small Farms written by Valdemar Hercilio de Freitas and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is intended for development practitioners This report is intended for development practitioners, extensionists and leaders or pioneers in farming communities, to inform them about the experiences and initiatives of farming communities in conservation agriculture in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, there have been widespread improvements in soil management. This has led to lower costs and improved returns combined with better conservation and soil resources. The main elements of success were minimum tillage, soil cover management and direct seeding practices, together with an effective and creative extension service. While these developments probably cannot be duplicated as such elsewhere, the methods and strategies may well inspire others to adapt and modify them for application in their own environments elsewhere, the methods and strategies may well inspire others to adapt and modify them for application in their own environments.
Download or read book Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly two billion people depend on hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers for food security. Yet, these farmers’ lives also hang in the balance due to their extreme vulnerability to the risks of soil degradation and depletion, soil exhaustion, climate change, and numerous biotic and abiotic stresses. Soil Management of Smallholder Agriculture explores the potential smallholder agriculture hold for advancing global food security and outlines the challenges to achieving this goal. The book addresses the challenges and opportunities that resource-poor and small landholders face and provides recommended management practices to alleviate soil-related constraints, and increase and sustain crop yield and production. It discusses the cultural, economic, social, and technological aspects of sustainable soil management for smallholder farmers. It then examines soil-related and institutional constraints, principles of sustainable agriculture, soil quality improvement, nutrient and soil fertility management, soil carbon sequestration, soil security, efficient use of resources, and agronomic production. Edited by experts, the book makes the case for the adoption of proven technologies of sustainable intensification, producing more from less, both for advancing agronomic production and adapting to changing climate. It outlines a strategy that will usher in a soil-based Green Revolution by increasing the use efficiency of energy-based inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, and irrigation to restore soil quality, and sequestering carbon in the terrestrial ecosystems. This strategy helps small farms narrow the gap between the actual and attainable crop yield.
Download or read book Soil Conservation for Small Farmers in the Humid Tropics written by Ted C. Sheng and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Management written by Jerry L. Hatfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Degradation of soils continues at a pace that will eventually create a local, regional, or even global crisis when diminished soil resources collide with increasing climate variation. It's not too late to restore our soils to a more productive state by rediscovering the value of soil management, building on our well-established and ever-expanding scientific understanding of soils. Soil management concepts have been in place since the cultivation of crops, but we need to rediscover the principles that are linked together in effective soil management. This book is unique because of its treatment of soil management based on principles—the physical, chemical, and biological processes and how together they form the foundation for soil management processes that range from tillage to nutrient management. Whether new to soil science or needing a concise reference, readers will benefit from this book's ability to integrate the science of soils with management issues and long-term conservation efforts.
Download or read book Soil Management for Sustainability written by R. Lal and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book manuscripts presented originally at a World Association of Soil and Water Conservation conference held in 1989 are collected. Topics include basic processes (e.g. soil structure, soil erosion, soil compaction); management options (e.g. conservation tillage); policy issues and priorities
Download or read book New Concepts and Approaches to Land Management in the Tropics with Emphasis on Steeplands written by T. F. Shaxson and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tropics most of the steepland areas are settled by small-scale farming families where livelihoods may be endangered by land degradation and associated loss of productivity. This bulletin brings concepts and principles of good land husbandry into focus.
Download or read book Crop Rotation on Organic Farms written by Charles L. Mohler and published by Natural Resource Agriculture and Engineering Service (Nraes). This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Work of the Soil Conservation Service written by Morrill McArthur Tozier and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Benefits of Soil Conservation written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farmers and Soil Conservation in the Caribbean written by F. A. Gumbs and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 1994 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume complements a report published by Commonwealth Secretariat in 1992 entitled, 'Integrating Soil Conservation into Farming Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean'. Other reports published by the Commonwealth Secretariat deal with issues of interest to Commonwealth countries in the natural resources field and cover topics in forestry, fisheries, livestock, and various aspects of agriculture in all regions.The research work for this study was assisted by a grant from the Overseas Development Administration (ODA), of the United Kingdom.
Download or read book Soil and Water Quality written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the United States meet demands for agricultural production while solving the broader range of environmental problems attributed to farming practices? National policymakers who try to answer this question confront difficult trade-offs. This book offers four specific strategies that can serve as the basis for a national policy to protect soil and water quality while maintaining U.S. agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Timely and comprehensive, the volume has important implications for the Clean Air Act and the 1995 farm bill. Advocating a systems approach, the committee recommends specific farm practices and new approaches to prevention of soil degradation and water pollution for environmental agencies. The volume details methods of evaluating soil management systems and offers a wealth of information on improved management of nitrogen, phosphorus, manure, pesticides, sediments, salt, and trace elements. Landscape analysis of nonpoint source pollution is also detailed. Drawing together research findings, survey results, and case examples, the volume will be of interest to federal, state, and local policymakers; state and local environmental and agricultural officials and other environmental and agricultural specialists; scientists involved in soil and water issues; researchers; and agricultural producers.
Download or read book CONSERVATION TILLAGE written by Frank M. D'Itri and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985-10 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Management for Conservation and Production written by Ray Lewis Cook and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil characteristics and classification; Soil moisture, drainage, and irrigation; Organic matter, microorganisms, and soil structure; Nitrogen problems and rotation; Fitting crops to the soils; Water conservation and erosion control; Land capability and soil management; Tillage and Planting Methods; Soil testing; Tissue testing; Plant symptoms of nutrient deficiency; Soil acidity and liming; Plant nutrients and fertilizers; Cropping Systems and management practices for the north central state including kentucky; Cropping systems and fertility practices for the southern states; Crooping systems and fertility practices for the southwest; Soil management on the great plains; Soil management in florida and adjoining flatwoods; Soil management in the northeastern states. Organic soil management. Garden soil management. Greenhouse soil management. Turf soil management. Forest Soil management.
Download or read book Soil Conservation in Perspective written by R. Burnell Held and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Soil Management written by Deirdre Rooney and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing land-use practices and the role of soil biological diversity has been a major focus of soil science research over the past couple of decades—a trend that is likely to continue. The information presented in this book points to a holistic approach to soil management. The first part looks at the land use effects on soil carbon storage, and considers a range of factors including carbon sequestration in soils. The second part of the book presents research investigating the interactions between soil properties, plant species, and the soil biota.
Download or read book Conservation Farming in Selected Areas of the Southern Piedmont written by Claude Clarence Haren and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem -- Land use and conservation needs -- Land use -- Land selection -- Land ownership and operation -- Yields and carrying capacities -- Conservation practices.
Download or read book Principles of Soil Conservation and Management written by Humberto Blanco-Canqui and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Principles of Soil Management and Conservation” comprehensively reviews the state-of-knowledge on soil erosion and management. It discusses in detail soil conservation topics in relation to soil productivity, environment quality, and agronomic production. It addresses the implications of soil erosion with emphasis on global hotspots and synthesizes available from developed and developing countries. It also critically reviews information on no-till management, organic farming, crop residue management for industrial uses, conservation buffers (e.g., grass buffers, agroforestry systems), and the problem of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico and in other regions. This book uniquely addresses the global issues including carbon sequestration, net emissions of CO2, and erosion as a sink or source of C under different scenarios of soil management. It also deliberates the implications of the projected global warming on soil erosion and vice versa. The concern about global food security in relation to soil erosion and strategies for confronting the remaining problems in soil management and conservation are specifically addressed. This volume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management. The book is also useful for practitioners, extension agents, soil conservationists, and policymakers as an important reference material.
