Download or read book Sustainable Management of Soil and Water Resources for Oil Palm Production Systems in PNG written by Paul Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "PNG's palm oil industry produces the country's most valuable agricultural export (over PGK 1,200 million in 2013), is the largest non-government employer, and directly supports approximately 20,000 registered smallholder grower families and an estimated 200,000 people. It underpins the cash economies of the main provinces in which it is grown; West New Britain, Oro, Milne Bay and New Ireland. In those provinces, future productivity of oil palm and other crops, future food security, integrity of surrounding ecosystems, and community well-being all rely on environmentally sustainable management of oil palm. The aims of this project were: a) To identify the main risks to environmental sustainability in and around oil palm fields, with particular reference to soil and water resources, and b) To establish and implement management practices that ensure environmental sustainability. These activities were designed to support environmental accreditation according to the Principles and Criteria of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in which all PNG palm oil producers participate."--Page 6.
Download or read book Environmental Sustainability of Oil Palm Cultivation in Papua New Guinea written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweetpotato in highland agricultural systems of Papua New Guinea; Sweetpotato agronomy in Papua New Guinea; Sweetpotato cultivation on composted mounds in the highlands of Papua New Guinea; Genetics and disease as factors in the yield decline of sweetpotato in the Papua New Guinea highlands; Soil management in the northern Guinea savana of Nigeria; Overview of soil conservation technologies and their perception by farmers in Nigeria; Changing tillage management practices and their impact on soil structural properties in north-western New South Wales, Australia; Survey methodology to assess socioeconomic and biophysical constraints - lessons learnt in the highlands of Papua New Guinea; Statistical methods for a soil fertility management survey analysis in Papua new Guinea; An analysis of village garden management in the Papua New Guinea highlands; Biophysical constraints of sweetpotato-based cropping systems in the Papua New Guinea highlands; An evaluation of nutritional constraints on sweetpotato production in the Papua New Guinea highlands using the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated Sysstem (DRIS); Future potential of crops other than sweetpotato in the Papua New Guinea highlands.
Download or read book Towards Better Practice in Smallholder Palm Oil Production written by S. Vermeulen and published by IIED. This book was released on 2006 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Palm Oil Production project synthesis written by Bessou, C. and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2017-01-25 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key messages Several sustainability certification schemes have been developed for palm oil; however, the field impacts of these schemes remain highly uncertain. The Sustainable Palm Oil Production (SPOP) project, funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), was aimed at consolidating and deepening the scientific basis of these schemes.SPOP field work undertaken in Indonesia and Cameroon highlighted the large variability in practices and impacts of oil palm systems. Our main results related to the uncovering of the multiplicity of growers and their trajectories, and identifying room for improvement and the need for recommendations adapted to the various grower contexts and strategies.The SPOP project made it explicit that visions of sustainability and global challenges vary greatly among growers and other stakeholders involved in the palm oil sector. These diverging conceptions are most likely to induce bottlenecks in the definition and implementation of good practices and should be accounted for in the refinement of sustainability criteria.Within the SPOP project, we investigated possible futures for oil palm using participatory prospective analyses and multi-agent-based modeling work. Our research work showed that capacity development and the organizational capacity of smallholders, fair partnerships and combined forms of governance are key drivers in ensuring the uptake of good practices and sustainable development at the landscape scale.
Download or read book Interlending and Document Supply written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution written by Derek Byerlee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book provides a broad synthesis of the major supply and demand drivers of the dramatic expansion of oil crops in the tropics; its economic, social, and environmental impacts; and the future outlook to 2050. It is a comprehensive review of the oil crop sector with a major focus on oil palm and soybeans, the two most dynamic crops in world agriculture in recent decades.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies to the President and to the Congress for Fiscal Year written by National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farming Systems and Poverty written by John A. Dixon and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joint FAO and World Bank study which shows how the farming systems approach can be used to identify priorities for the reduction of hunger and poverty in the main farming systems of the six major developing regions of the world.
Download or read book Managing oil palm landscapes written by Lesley Potter and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study comprises a review of oil palm development and management across landscapes in the tropics. Seven countries have been selected for detailed analysis using surveys of the current literature, mainly spanning the last fifteen years. Indonesia and Malaysia are the obvious leaders in terms of area planted and levels of production and export, but also in literature generated on social and environmental challenges. In Latin America, Colombia is the dominant producer with oil palm expanding in disparate landscapes with a strong focus on palm oil-based biodiesel; and small-scale growers and companies in Peru and Brazil offer contrasting ways of inserting oil palm into the Amazon. Nigeria and Cameroon represent African nations with traditional groves and old plantations in which foreign land grabs to establish new oil palm have recently occurred.
Download or read book Sustainability and Socially Responsible Palm Oil Production An Analysis of Sustainable Oil Palm Groups in Thailand written by Phannee Sinsuphan and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Palms of controversies written by Alain Rival and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid development of oil palm cultivation feeds many social issues such as biodiversity, deforestation, food habits or ethical investments. How can this palm be viewed as a miracle plant by both the agro-food industry in the North and farmers in the tropical zone, but a serious ecological threat by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) campaigning for the environment or rights of local indigenous peoples? In the present book the authors – a biologist and an agricultural economist- describe a global and complex tropical sector, for which the interests of the many different stakeholders are often antagonistic. Oil palm has become emblematic of recent changes in North-South relationship in agricultural development. Indeed, palm oil is produced and consumed in the South; its trade is driven by emerging countries, although the major part of its transformations is made in the North that still hosts the largest multinational agro industries. It is also in the North that the sector is challenged on ethical and environmental issues. Public controversy over palm oil is often opinionated and it is fed by definitive and sometimes exaggerated statements. Researchers are conveying a more nuanced speech, which is supported by scientific data and a shared field experience. Their work helps in building a more balanced view, moving attention to the South, the region of exclusive production and major consumption of palm oil.
Download or read book Where the Land is Greener written by World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies and published by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines soil and water conservation technologies and approaches from a global perspective, using case studies from over 20 countries around the world. It addresses key environmental concerns such as desertification, poverty, water scarcity and conflicts. Various land use categories are covered (cropland, forest and grazing land) and technologies described include: conservation agriculture, manuring and composting including vermiculture, vegitative strips, agroforestry, water harvesting, gully rehabilitation, terraces and grazing land management. Co-published by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA), FAO, UNEP and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) on behalf of the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT), this publication sets new standards for the systematic documentation, evaluation and dissemination of knowledge on sustainable land management.
Download or read book Semiannual Report to the President and to the Congress written by National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Soil Management for Sustainable Agriculture written by Nintu Mandal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a sustainable approach, this volume explores the various soil management techniques. It begins with an overview of the elementary concepts of soil management and then delves into new research and novel soil management tools and techniques. Topics include: • Clays as a critical component in sustainable agriculture with respect to carbon sequestration in conjunction with its interaction with soil enzymes • The potential utilization of microbes to mitigate crop stress • Resource conservation technologies and prospective carbon management strategies • The use of smart tools for monitoring soils • Effective nutrient management approaches • Nanotechnological interventions for soil management • Techniques for the remediation of soils contaminated by metals and pesticides
Download or read book Rural Development Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Save and Grow written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book offers a rich toolkit of relevant, adoptable ecosystem-based practices that can help the world's 500 million smallholder farm families achieve higher productivity, profitability and resource-use efficiency while enhancing natural capital.
Download or read book Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics written by Pedro A. Sanchez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.
