Download or read book Th orie du comportement adaptatif et agriculture familiale written by Eduardo Chia and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: L'agriculture est-elle toujours une affaire de famille ? Cet ouvrage analyse les transformations du caractère familial de l'agriculture en France, mises en perspective avec quelques éclairages de situations dans les pays du Sud. La première partie de l'ouvrage rend compte des recompositions de l'exploitation agricole et de ses enjeux, exploitation qui est de moins en moins familiale, tout en le restant. Elle propose des cadres d'analyse élargis pour les appréhender. Les transformations des formes familiales d'agriculture sont abordées dans une deuxième partie par l'étude des mutations qui s'opèrent dans le travail en agriculture. Ces mutations amènent à questionner le sens du travail et les interfaces avec le vivre en famille et les activités non-agricoles, au-delà des seules problématiques d'organisation et de performances technico-économiques. La troisième partie de l'ouvrage montre que les cadres structurant l'activité agricole dépassent le champ de la famille et se renouvellent, en particulier dans les formes d'insertion territoriale, dans les modalités des processus d'innovation et par des reconfigurations de l'action collective de proximité. Finalement, les transformations du caractère familial, saisies dans le temps long des trajectoires d'exploitations, sont aussi observées dans les formes et stratégies de pérennisation et de transmission, qu'il s'agisse de transmettre un statut, une activité, une entreprise, un patrimoine, un outil de production ou encore des savoir-faire. Une synthèse conclusive propose un renouvellement des questions de recherche et plaide pour un décloisonnement des études en agriculture. L'ouvrage rassemble des travaux de recherche récents de chercheurs issus du département Sciences pour l'action et le développement (Sad) de l'Inra et de ses partenaires scientifiques et professionnels. Il fait une large place à des travaux de jeunes chercheurs et à des thèses récemment soutenues. D'abord destiné aux chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs, il s'adresse également aux organisations professionnelles (instituts techniques, réseaux associatifs, syndicats, chambres d'agriculture, etc.).

Download or read book Diversit des agricultures familiales written by Pierre-Marie Bosc and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cet ouvrage a pour objectif d’expliquer la nature et la force des liens entre la famille et l’exploitation agricole. L’ouvrage est construit autour d’une vingtaine d’études de cas menées dans divers pays de l’Asie, de l’Afrique, de l’Amérique latine et de l’Europe. Les auteurs précisent « ce qui fait famille », analysent les adaptations du caractère familial et les mettent en perspective avec le contexte territorial et les politiques publiques de chaque pays.

Download or read book A History of Farming Systems Research written by Michael P. Collinson and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed history of farming systems research (FSR). While it includes the application of FSR to developed country agriculture, its main focus is on FSR in its original role, with small scale, resource-poor farmers in less developed countries. There are some 40 contributions from nearly 50 contributors from 20 countries, illustrating both the diversity and yet the coherence of FSR. The five parts of the book cover: (1) FSR - understanding farmers and their farming (FSR origins and perspectives; understanding farming systems); (2) the applications of farming systems research (FSR in technology choice and development; FSR in extension and policy formulation); (3) institutional commitment to FSR (FSR: some institutional experiences in national agricultural research; dimensions of the organization of FSR; training for FSR); (4) FSR: the professional dimension (regional and international associations; FSR and the professional disciplines); and (5) cutting edge methods, abiding issues and the future for FSR.

Download or read book Comprendre l agriculture familiale written by Isabelle Touzard and published by Quae. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Près de 1,4 milliard de personnes travaillent dans l'agriculture, dont 96 % vivent dans les pays du Sud. La plupart des exploitations agricoles de ces régions sont familiales et pauvres. L’agriculture familiale est donc au cœur d’un formidable enjeu socio-économique. Cet ouvrage est consacré à l’analyse et au diagnostic des systèmes de production, auxquels ont recours la majorité des travaux de terrain pour le développement agricole. Il propose une démarche et des outils permettant de décrire les choix et les pratiques des agriculteurs en matière de production, de transformation et de commercialisation, d’en comprendre la cohérence et d’en identifier les moteurs techniques et socio-économiques. Accompagné d’un cédérom, ce manuel s’adresse à tous les acteurs qui apportent leur appui au monde agricole. Il les aidera à diagnostiquer les systèmes de production et à trouver des solutions pour les améliorer.

Download or read book Agricultures familiales et mondes venir written by Jean-Michel Sourisseau and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 2014-02-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Que sont les agricultures familiales ? Quels peuvent être leurs rôles face aux défis de la planète et leurs contributions à un développement durable et plus équitable ? Mode d’organisation dominant de l’agriculture, en particulier dans les pays du Sud, l’agriculture familiale est aussi une agriculture de demain. Les Nations unies, en décrétant 2014 « Année internationale de l’agriculture familiale », placent cette forme de production au centre des débats sur le développement agricole. Ceux-ci sont souvent réduits à une opposition entre l’essor d’une agriculture de firme, soi-disant performante parce que relevant de processus industriels de production de masse destinée aux marchés, et le maintien d’une agriculture familiale fondée sur la proximité entre famille et exploitation. Les auteurs de cet ouvrage souhaitent enrichir ces débats pour dépasser les stéréotypes, souvent exprimés en termes de « agricultures de petite taille, de subsistance, paysanne… ». Les résultats de la recherche démontrent la formidable adaptabilité des agricultures familiales et leur capacité à répondre aux grands enjeux de demain, mais n’occultent pas pour autant leurs limites. Aux niveaux national et international, les auteurs interrogent les choix de société et de trajectoire de développement, ainsi que les rôles que l’agriculture devra y jouer. Ils plaident pour un réengagement des politiques publiques en faveur des agricultures familiales des pays du Sud et soulignent l’importance de prévoir des actions ciblées et adaptées aux spécificités du caractère familial des modèles agricoles. Mais ils insistent surtout sur le besoin de dépasser des logiques strictement sectorielles, en plaçant les agricultures familiales au cœur d’un projet économique et social plus large. Cet ouvrage, issu d’un travail collaboratif conduit par le Cirad, consacre trois décennies de recherches sur ce sujet. Il intéressera les chercheurs, enseignants et étudiants, et les acteurs des instances nationales et internationales liées au développement des pays du Sud.

Download or read book Farming Systems and Agrarian Systems written by Laurence de Bonneval and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 1993 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L AGRICULTURE FAMILIALE written by Sebastien Bainville and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEPUIS UNE DIZAINE D'ANNEES LES INTERROGATIONS SUR LE CHANGEMENT INSTITUTIONNEL SONT AU CUR DES DEBATS PORTANT SUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AGRICULTURE FAMILIALE. LA QUESTION N'EST PLUS SEULEMENT DE SAVOIR SI LES EXPLOITATIONS PAYSANNES PEUVENT SE MODERNISER MAIS SI LES INSTITUTIONS TRADITIONNELLES SONT CAPABLES DE DONNER NAISSANCE A DES ORGANISATIONS MODERNES APTES A ASSUMER DES FONCTIONS JUSQUE-LA ASSUREES PAR L'ETAT. CETTE THESE MONTRE LA NECESSITE DE NE PAS PRIVILEGIER UN PROCESSUS D'INNOVATION AUX DEPENS DE L'AUTRE. LE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AGRICULTURE FAMILIALE REPOSE SUR UN DOUBLE CHANGEMENT : TECHNIQUE ET INSTITUTIONNEL, L'UN ET L'AUTRE SE CONDITIONNANT MUTUELLEMENT. LA THEORIE DES COUTS DE TRANSACTION EST MISE EN UVRE POUR INTERPRETER LE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE D'UNE REGION DU CENTRE-OUEST BRESILIEN OU CHANGEMENTS TECHNIQUES ET INSTITUTIONNELS ONT ETE PARTICULIEREMENT MARQUES AU COURS DE LA DERNIERE DECENNIE. DANS UN PREMIER TEMPS ON RECHERCHE LES ANTECEDENTS DU PROCESSUS. UNE ANALYSE HISTORIQUE MET AINSI EN EVIDENCE LA GRANDE DIVERSITE D'ORIGINES DES EXPLOITATIONS FAMILIALES ET LA SUCCESSION D'INSTITUTIONS AYANT CONDITIONNEES LES TRANSFORMATIONS RECENTES. ENSUITE, CE SONT LES MODES DE FONCTIONNEMENT ACTUELS DES UNITES DE PRODUCTION ET DES ORGANISATIONS LOCALES QUI SONT ABORDES. LES CHANGEMENTS DANS LE PRIX RELATIF DES FACTEURS INCITENT LES PRODUCTEURS A INTENSIFIER LEURS SYSTEMES DE PRODUCTION MAIS CECI N'EST POSSIBLE QU'AVEC DES TRANSFORMATIONS INSTITUTIONNELLES PERMETTANT DE REDUIRE LES COUTS DE TRANSACTION QU'ILS AFFRONTENT AVEC LES MARCHES AMONTS. A L'INVERSE LES CHANGEMENTS TECHNIQUES SE TRADUISENT PAR UNE AUGMENTATION DES COUTS DE TRANSACTION AVEC LE SECTEUR AVAL ET CONDUISENT A DE NOUVEAUX CHANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONNELS. DE NOUVELLES ORGANISATIONS SE METTENT AINSI EN PLACE MAIS LEUR ACTION EST LIMITEE PAR LA DIVERSITE DU PUBLIC AUQUEL ELLES S'ADRESSENT : SI ELLES REDUISENT LES COUTS DE TRANSACTION EXTERNES, ELLES DOIVENT ASSUMER DES COUTS DE COORDINATION CROISSANTS.

Download or read book L agriculture en famille written by Pierre Gasselin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Farm and rural management written by Jacques Brossier and published by Editions Quae. This book was released on 1998 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Your Mindful Compass written by Andrea Maloney Schara and published by . This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Your Mindful Compass" takes us behind the emotional curtain to see the mechanisms regulating individuals in social systems. There is great comfort and wisdom in knowing we can increase our awareness to manage the swift and ancient mechanisms of social control. We can gain greater flexibility by seeing how social controls work in systems from ants to humans. To be less controlled by others, we learn how emotional systems influence our relationship-oriented brain. People want to know what goes on in families that give rise to amazing leaders and/or terrorists. For the first time in history we can understand the systems in which we live. The social sciences have been accumulating knowledge since the early fifties as to how we are regulated by others. S. Milgram, S. Ashe, P. Zimbardo and J. Calhoun, detail the vulnerability to being duped and deceived and the difficulty of cooperating when values differ. Murray Bowen, M.D., the first researcher to observe several live-in families, for up to three years, at the National Institute of Mental Health. Describing how family members overly influence one another and distribute stress unevenly, Bowen described both how symptoms and family leaders emerge in highly stressed families. Our brain is not organized to automatically perceive that each family has an emotional system, fine-tuned by evolution and "valuing" its survival as a whole, as much as the survival of any individual. It is easier to see this emotional system function in ants or mice but not in humans. The emotional system is organized to snooker us humans: encouraging us to take sides, run away from others, to pressure others, to get sick, to blame others, and to have great difficulty in seeing our part in problems. It is hard to see that we become anxious, stressed out and even that we are difficult to deal with. But "thinking systems" can open the doors of perception, allowing us to experience the world in a different way. This book offers both coaching ideas and stories from leaders as to strategies to break out from social control by de-triangling, using paradoxes, reversals and other types of interruptions of highly linked emotional processes. Time is needed to think clearly about the automatic nature of the two against one triangle. Time and experience is required as we learn strategies to put two people together and get self outside the control of the system. In addition, it takes time to clarify and define one's principles, to know what "I" will or will not do and to be able to take a stand with others with whom we are very involved. The good news is that systems' thinking is possible for anyone. It is always possible for an individual to understand feelings and to integrate them with their more rational brains. In so doing, an individual increases his or her ability to communicate despite misunderstandings or even rejection from important others. The effort involved in creating your Mindful Compass enables us to perceive the relationship system without experiencing it's threats. The four points on the Mindful Compass are: 1) Action for Self, 2) Resistance to Forward Progress, 3) Knowledge of Social Systems and the 4) The Ability to Stand Alone. Each gives us a view of the process one enters when making an effort to define a self and build an emotional backbone. It is not easy to find our way through the social jungle. The ability to know emotional systems well enough to take a position for self and to become more differentiated is part of the natural way humans cope with pressure. Now people can use available knowledge to build an emotional backbone, by thoughtfully altering their part in the relationship system. No one knows how far one can go by making an effort to be more of a self-defined individual in relationships to others. Through increasing emotional maturity, we can find greater individual freedom at the same time that we increase our ability to cooperate and to be close to others.

Download or read book The Dynamics of Hired Farm Labour written by A. Vandeman and published by CABI. This book was released on 2002 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hired seasonal labour forms a significant part of the agricultural workforce in many countries. Key topics covered in this book include: changes in the hired farm workforce; area studies, and community impacts and responses; and the need for community services.

Download or read book ICREEC 2019 written by Ahmed Belasri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights peer reviewed articles from the 1st International Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Conversion, ICREEC 2019, held at Oran in Algeria. It presents recent advances, brings together researchers and professionals in the area and presents a platform to exchange ideas and establish opportunities for a sustainable future. Topics covered in this proceedings, but not limited to, are photovoltaic systems, bioenergy, laser and plasma technology, fluid and flow for energy, software for energy and impact of energy on the environment.

Download or read book Plant Behaviour and Intelligence written by A. J. Trewavas and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a convincing argument for the view that whole cells and whole plants growing in competitive wild conditions show aspects of plant behaviour that can be accurately described as 'intelligent'. Trewavas argues that behaviour, like intelligence, must be assessed within the constraints of the anatomical and physiological framework of the organism in question. The fact that plants do not have centralized nervous systems for example, does not exclude intelligent behaviour. Outside the human dimension, culture is thought largely absent and fitness is the biological property of value. Thus, solving environmental problems that threaten to reduce fitness is another way of viewing intelligent behaviour and has a similar meaning to adaptively variable behaviour. The capacity to solve these problems might be considered to vary in different organisms, but variation does not mean absence. By extending these ideas into a book that allows a critical and amplified discussion, the author hopes to raise an awareness of the concept of purposive behaviour in plants.

Download or read book Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century The New Dynamic written by Ika Darnhofer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming Systems Research has three core characteristics: it builds on systems thinking, it depends on the close collaboration between social and biophysical sciences, and it relies on participation to build co-learning processes. Farming Systems Research posits that to contribute towards sustainable rural development, both interdisciplinary collaborations and local actor engagement are needed. Together, they allow for changes in understanding and changes in practices. This book gives an overview of the insights generated in 20 years of Farming Systems Research. It retraces the emergence and development of Farming Systems Research in Europe, summarises the state-of-the-art for key areas, and provides an outlook on new explorations, especially those tackling the dynamic nature of farming systems and their interaction with the natural environment and the context of action.

Download or read book Livestock Policy Analysis written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policy concepts; Identification of policy issues; Production systems, supply and demand; Market, price and trade policies; Marketing and distribution systems; Budget and manpower planning; Land tenure police for the livestock sector; Policy analysis report writing and communication; Livestock production and marketing in alphabeta - a case study.

Download or read book Under Development Gender written by C. Verschuur and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite various decades of research and claim-making by feminist scholars and movements, gender remains an overlooked area in development studies. Looking at key issues in development studies through the prisms of gender and feminism, the authors demonstrate that gender is an indispensable tool for social change.

Download or read book Farming Systems in the Pastoral Zone of NSW written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A 'broad brush' picture of farming in the pastoral zone of NSW is presented in this report. The pastoral zone of NSW is characterised by wide variations in climatic conditions, soil type and vegetation species. Hence representative faming system analysis was conducted for three sub-regions - the Upper Darling, the Murray-Darling and Far West. The regions were defined and described in terms of their resources, climate and the nature of agriculture. The main enterprises that farmers choose between were described and whole farm budgets and statements of assets and liabilities for the representative farms were developed. The representative farm models were used to compare traditional Merino based sheep enterprises with alternative sheep enterprises where meat was an important source of income."--Abstract.