This book aids identification of most of the common East African weeds by providing drawings and descriptions of them using the minimum of technical terms. It also shows their distribution, agricultural importance, and perhaps most importantly, possibilities for their chemical control.
Plant Science for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
by U N Bhale
The Tropical Agriculturalist Bayer:Forage Husbandry
by Wolfgang Bayer and Ann Waters-Bayer
Remote Sensing Handbook for Tropical Coastal Management (Coastal Management Sourcebooks, #3)
Most countries in South-East Asia have established smallholder dairy farming industries through social welfare and rural development programs to provide a regular cash flow for poorly resourced farmers. These farms are now being treated as accepted rural industries and require a more business-minded approach based on changes to farm profitability. Business Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers gives smallholder dairy farmers the business management skills they will need to remain sustainable....
The International Cocoa Trade (International Trade) (Wiley Trading, #1)
by Robin Dand
'An overview of the history of cocoa, the factors affecting its production and consumption as well as how the trade is conducted, various risks mitigated, and by whom. ...The International Cocoa Trade is a work designed to inform all on the subject of cocoa and an essential guide for those involved in its trade.' Dr J. Vingerhoets, Executive Director, ICCO Cocoa is a valuable commodity, and the cocoa trade involves many different parties from growers and exporters through dealers and factories...
An autobiographical, historical account of the author's agricultural and rural development experiences. Includes analyses of historical and socio-political contexts of different countries and institutions. The text is in a relaxed, not strictly academic, style which facilitates easy reading. Tales from an Itinerant Agronomist covers a lifelong dedication to systems thinking and learning in agriculture and rural development. It follows the author's own experiences, based at Universities and wi...
Rich countries are paying poor countries to fight climate change on their behalf – and one way they are doing it is through carbon sinks. These are reservoirs of organic carbon tied up in plants and in the earth, rather than being in the atmosphere as greenhouse gases. This book looks critically at this mode of climate change mitigation. Can it work? Is it just? Will poorer countries benefit? The book considers the scientific, economic and ethical basis for this type of mitigation. Previous at...
Byproducts from Agriculture and Fisheries: A Journey of Converting Waste to Wealth
by Saket Kushwaha
There is a potential to alleviate food scarcity by intelligently using the byproducts from agriculture, livestock and fisheries. Therefore, there is a need to utilize the byproducts from agriculture and seafood industry while continually cultivating these two industries. There is a wide range of products which can be manufactured using byproducts from agricultural and fishery wastes. The end products manufactured from fishery and agricultural byproducts include biofuels, building materials, cosm...
"The result is a beautiful book with a lot of useful and updated information. I am sure it will be in great demand, and hopefully will help in the further improvement of cassava yields, especially in Africa where it is such an important food crop." Dr Reinhardt Howeler, CIAT Emeritus; author in: Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava Volume 1 Originating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the...