Download or read book Applications of Systems Approaches at the Farm and Regional Levels written by P.S. Teng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Systems approaches for agricultural development are needed to determine rational strategies for the role of agriculture in national development. Mathematical models and computer simulation provide objective tools for applying science to determine and evaluate options for resource management at field, farm and regional scales. However, these tools would not be fully utilizable without incorporating social and economic dimensions into their application. The second international symposium, Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, held in Los Baños, 6-8 December 1995, fostered this link between the bio-physical sciences and the social sciences in the choice of keynote papers and oral presentations, a selection of which is included in this book. The book's contents further reflect how systems approaches have definitely moved beyond the research mode into the application mode. The large number and high quality of interdisciplinary research projects reported from different parts of the globe, to determine land use options that will meet multiple goals and yet sustain natural resource bases, is a key indicator of this `coming of age'. At the farm level, where trade-off decisions between processes and products (commodities) feature strongly, much progress is also evident in the development of systems-based tools for decision making. This book will be of particular interest to all agricultural scientists and planners, as well as students interested in multidisciplinary and holistic approaches for agricultural development.

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Download or read book Land Trees and Tenure written by J. B. Raintree and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 1. General background Papers: Land tenure and agroforestry: a regional overview ; Tree tenure: an analytical framework for agroforestry projects; Agroforestry, tropical land use and tenure; Women, trees and tenure: implications for agroforestry research and development; Land tenure issues in the forestry and agroforestry project contexts; Part 2. Regional Position Papers: Africa: Land tenure and agroforestry land use systems in Ghana; Tenurial considerations in agroforestry in Nigeria; Land tenure systems and the adoption of alley farming in southern Nigeria; Possibilities of introducing agroforestry in Zaire; Privatization of land an tree planting in Mbeere, Kenya; Agroforestry potencials and land tenure issues in western Kenya; East African pastoral land tenure: some reflections from Maasailand; Land and tree tenure issues in three Francophone Sahelian countries: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso; Gum hashab and land tenure in western Sudan; Tenure of trees or tenure of lands?; Asia: Tenure and agroforestry potentials in India; Some tenurial aspects of environmental problems in Nepal; Land tenure and agroforestry in forest land in Thailand; Notes on tenure and agroforestry in Indonesia; Notes on agroforestry projects in developing countries; The perception of peasant land rights in Indonesian development: causes and implications; Agroforestry and land tenure issues in the Philippines; The land tenure system in the Philippines uplands: implications for agroforestry; Latin America: Agroforestry and swidden cultivators in Latin America; Land tenure and agroforestry in Central America: the case of Honduras; Land tenure and agroforestry in the Dominican Republic; Land tenure and agroforestry in Haiti: a case study in anthropological project design; Agroforestry issues in Latin America; Part 3. Working Group Reports and Plenary Discussions; Working Groups on Reginoal Issues; Working Groups on Crosscutting Issues; Part. 4. Postscript: Tenurial aspects of agroforestry: research priorities; Workshop participants and addresses; Index.

Download or read book Biological Diversity written by Louise E. Buck and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world of wide pendulum swings regarding management policies for protected areas, particularly as they affect the involvement of local people in management. Such swings can be polarizing and halt on-the-ground progress. There is a need to find ways to protect biodiversity while creating common ground and building management capacity thr

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Download or read book Agroforestry Science Policy and Practice written by Fergus L. Sinclair and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agroforestry research is central to developing methods for the sustainable use of natural renewable resources, evolving to address the needs of the coming century. It is now necessary to consolidate the scientific gains now being made in process-oriented research and to develop a policy framework to encourage the adoption of sustainable land use practices. Agroforestry plays an important role in conserving forest resources, reducing the need for deforestation. Further, if `forest' is broadly defined as tree cover, agroforestry will also increase the proportion of woody biomass in farming landscapes. The papers selected for inclusion in Agroforestry: Science, Policy, and Practice establish agroforestry as an interdisciplinary science focused on the practical imperative of assisting farmers, forest dwellers and landscape-level planners to achieve sustainable food, fuel and timber production into the 21st century.

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Download or read book Applications of Systems Approaches at the Farm and Regional Levels written by Paul Teng and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-01-31 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the December 1995 symposium, concentrating on the link between the bio-physical sciences and the social sciences. Reflects the move from research to applications in systems approaches, and progress in the development of systems-based tools for decision making at the farm and regional levels. Topics include the role of systems research in grazing management, modelling long-term effects of crop residue management for sustainable farming systems, increasing soybean production in Indonesia, and a model assessing water management strategies for integrated land-use planning in Vietnam. Of interest to agricultural scientists and planners, and students learning holistic approaches for agricultural development. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Agroforestry Realities Possibilities and Potentials written by H.L. Gholz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1987-08-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Gender Issues In Farming Systems Research And Extension written by Susan V. Poats and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the product of an international conference hosted by the Women in Agricultural Development (WIAD) Program at the University of Florida in 1986. The purpose of WIAD program is to promote an understanding of gender and its relevance for agricultural development processes.

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