Download or read book Investments in Soil Conservation and Land Improvements written by Elizabeth G. Nielsen and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investments in Soil Conservation and Land Improvements written by Elizabeth G. Nielsen and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economic Importance of Cotton Insects and Mites written by Joseph R. Barse and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landownership Characteristics and Investment in Soil Conservation written by Donald Baron and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extract: Logit regression analyses of 1978 Resource Economic Survey data are performed to determine factors distinguishing farmland owners who invested in soil conservation practices from owners who did not invest. In most areas studied, owners who operated their land or who used share leases on land rented out were more likely to have invested than owners who rented out all land using only cash leases. The need for policies to encourage greater investment is suggested by evidence of trends toward increase in the percentage of all farmland that is owned by nonoperators and in the percentage of rental land that is farmed under cash leases.
Download or read book Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development written by Ephraim Nkonya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Download or read book Soil Conservation as an Investment in Land written by Sverre Grepprud and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Conservation in Perspective written by R. Burnell Held and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews and evaluates the nationwide soil conservation effort in the United States and suggests broad outlines of a future conservation program. Originally published in 1965
Download or read book The Economics of Soil Conservation Investments in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia written by Berhanu Gebremedhin and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Protecting Investment Values in Land written by and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Economics of Soil Productivity in Sub Saharan Africa written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the current and potential role of economics in soil productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. After examining the status of soil productivity and the contribution of conventional economic analyses, it considers more innovative approaches that enable economics to play a greater role in the planning and evaluation of soil productivity, enhancing measures at farm, national and global level. In the past economics has tended to focus on one factor at a time but many factors affect soil productivity. Decisions, policies and their impact call for a more integrative, participatory analytical approaches capable of weighing various aspects simultaneously. This study highlights how economics can respond to this challenge through the a[application of fresh concepts (e.g. natural capital) and specific techniques (e.g. multi-criteria analysis, green accounting).
Download or read book Sustainable Land Management written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-06-23 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. 'Sustainable Land Management' provides strategic focus to the implementation of sustainable land management (SLM) components of the World Bank's development strategies. SLM is a knowledge-based procedure that integrates land, water, biodiversity, and environmental management to meet rising food and fiber demands while sustaining livelihoods and the environment. This book, aimed at policy makers, project managers, and development organization, articulates priorities for investment in SLM and natural resource management and identifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that will accelerate the adoption of SLM productivity improvements and pro-poor growth.
Download or read book Conserving Soil written by Stephen B. Lovejoy and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Land And Soil Management written by Alfredo Sfeir-Younis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil erosion has become a problem of crisis proportions in developing countries around the globe, and better approaches to land management are desperately needed. This book provides analytical frameworks to guide the creation and appraisal of soil erosion control programs. The authors discuss a broad range of important issues involved in designing and implementing more effective soil conservation programs. The book begins with a discussion of the physical and economic dimensions of soil erosion and an estimation of the extent of the problem. It then explains how to improve the evaluation of soil conservation programs by integrating scientific knowledge with economic methods and procedures. A series of practical illustrations graphically demonstrates the application of the concepts derived from the theory. The most important organizational, institutional, technical, and macroeconomic aspects of soil and land management appraisal are outlined, and the major elements of project or program design are also pinpointed and illustrated. Finally, the book suggests areas most in need of future research.
Download or read book Farming Systems Development and Soil Conservation written by David Norman and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides a reasoned discussion on why it is desirable to incorporate elements of farming systems development (FSD) in handling issues related to the new approach to soil conservation and land husbandry. A conceptual framework is developed for the incorporation of the FSD approach, and FSD techniques are outlined that could be useful in identifying, designing, testing and implementing relevent soil conservation strategies. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; The problem of soil erosion, Changes in thinking about soil conservative or land husbandry, Implications concerning the new approach to soil conservation; Objectives and contents of the publication; Chapter 2: Sustainability and the Farming Systems Research Approach; Introduction, Sustainability, Farming systems development (FSD); Chapter 3: Using PSD for Soil Conservation Initiatives; Introduction, Possible soil conservation strategies, Interactive linkages, Involving the farmer, Studying the farm-household system, Studying the problems and causes of soil degradation, Short-term needs and long-run payoff, Preventing rather than curing soil erosion through improved land husbandry, Sustainability criteria; Chapter 4: Implementing the New Soil Conservation Approach: The Conceptual Framework; Introduction, Description/diagnoisis, Start-up activities, Definition of recommendation domains, Description of the degradation processes, Assessment of causes, effects and risks of degradation; Ranking of constraints (problems) to be addressed, Design, Preliminary selection of potentially suitable solutions, Ex ante evaluation of proposed strategies, Assessment of the need for policy adjustments, Final selection of strategies for testing/implementation, Testing/implementation, Introduction, Testing, Implementation (ie, dissemination), Implementation/dissemination impact, Monitoring degree of adoption, Proposed modifications; Chapter 5: Implementing The New Soil Conservation Approach: Steps,Tools and Techniques; Introduction, Specific steps in addressing the new approach to soil conservation, General background on data collection methods, The descriptive/diagnostic phase, Preparatory planning, Collection and review of secondary data, Field reconnaissance, Preliminary characterisation of farm household circumstances, Primary data collection to assess household circumstances and problem identification: informal exlploratory survey and analysis, Primary data collection to assess household circumstances and problem identification: verification activities, Analysis and description, Broad scale consideration for development of solutions, The design phase, Review of land use enterprise/farm management options, Selection of potential land use enterprises/farm management options, Development of technical and policy action proposals, Ex ante appraisal and possible revision, The testing/implementation phase, Determine the research needs, Research and extension planning, Implementation of research and extension activities, Dissemination impact phase, Monitoring and evaluation, Revision of research and extension activities and policy/support systems; Chapter 6: Implementing The New Soil Conservation Approach; The institutional setting for implementation, Concluding comments.
Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 1548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Incentives in Soil Conservation written by David W. Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the use of incentives and disincentives in soil conservation programmes. It looks at the theory behind their use and how they have worked in practice, providing guidance for planners, policy-makers and those involved in the design and implementation of programmes.
Download or read book Rural Poverty in Latin America written by R. López and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-09-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides fresh insight into rural poverty in Latin America. It draws on six case studies of recent rural household surveys - for Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru - and several thematic studies examining land, labour, rural financial markets, the environments, and disadvantaged groups. Recognizing the heterogeneity within the rural economy, the studies characterize three important groups - small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural non-farm workers - and provide quantitative and qualitative analyses of the determinants of household income.
