Agriculture manuals
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What role can fertilizer subsidies play in alleviating poverty and hunger?: evidence from Malawi, Zambia and Kenya
- ( I. Minde;T., S. Jayne;J. Ariga / Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University , 2008)
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The role of input subsidies in stimulating growth and addressing food security and poverty alleviation objectives has re-emerged as an important debate in agricultural policy. Sharp increases...
How can African farmers and traders cooperate more effectively?
- ( P. Mundy / Royal Tropical Institute , 2008)
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Value chains provide potential benefits for both rural producers and urban consumers. This book focuses on the role of traders, which it argues are not the villains that producers often paint them ...
- A review of participatory tools for natural resource management
- ( T. Lyman;W. de Jong;D Sheil / Ecology and Society , 2007)
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A number of tools are available to elicit the knowledge, values, and preferences of communities. This paper provides a review of a selection of participatory tools in the analysis, synthesis, and d...
- A livelihoods approach to assessing impacts of agricultural research
- ( R. La Rovere,;J Dixon, / Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo , 2007)
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Following a livelihoods approach, this manual responds to the need of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) scientists and field partners for guidance on impact assessment (...
Computerising agricultural cooperatives: a practical guide
- ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2006)
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Agricultural cooperatives have been slow to computerise in least developed countries, but this fact is changing rapidly as computers become cheaper and access to the Internet grows.
... - Linking small-scale producers to modern markets: a practical guide
- ( S. Vermeulen;J. Woodhill;F. Proctor / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008)
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Rapid changes in how food is produced, processed, wholesaled and retailed affects the entire value chain - from producer to consumer. Particularly in countries with developing and emerging economie...
- How to keep your goat herd healthy
- ( AF Vatta;MA Abbott;JF de Villiers / Agricultural Research Council, South Africa , 2007)
- A do-it-yourself guide for goatkeepers and farmers to keep their goat herds healthy. This manual provides step by step instructions on how to; maintain herd health; detect early signs of ill-health; ...
- Budget aerial photography for land management
- ( T. P. Seang;J-P. Mund;R. Symann / MethodFinder , 2008)
- The high cost of traditional satellite aerial imagery has made it almost impossible for low budget projects to access up to date spatial data. As a result planning has often been based on out of date ...
- Making agriculture more sustainable for poor farmers.
- ( International Institute of Rural Reconstruction , 2005)
- Drawing on experiences from a large part of Africa, this manual provides specific examples of technologies and approaches in agriculture. It is intended for use as a field guide by development workers...
- Spatial lay-outing of coastal areas of Aceh, Indonesia after the December 2004 tsunami
- ( S. Ritung;F. Agus;H. Hidayat / World Agroforestry Centre , 2007)
- This booklet was prepared after the December 2004 tsunami caused serious damage to agricultural land, soils and vegetation along the coastal areas of Aceh, Indonesia. The booklet is a guideline for th...
