Agricultural and Livestock Activities in Latin America
Title | Agricultural and Livestock Activities in Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Don R. Hoy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Technical Change And Social Conflict In Agriculture
Title | Technical Change And Social Conflict In Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Martin E Pineiro |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2019-06-21 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1000314006 |
This book presents the intellectual production of the first phase of the Cooperative Research Project on Agricultural Technology in Latin America (PROTAAL) and the most relevant papers presented by invitees at a meeting held in San Jose, Costa Rica in September 1981.
Rural Development in Latin America
Title | Rural Development in Latin America PDF eBook |
Author | Alain De Janvry |
Publisher | Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Report
Title | Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Report PDF eBook |
Author | International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (Project) |
Publisher | Iaastd |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (IAASTD) looks realistically at how we could effectively use agriculture/AKST to help us meet development and sustainability goals. An unprecedented three-year collaborative effort, the IAASTD involved more than 400 authors in 110 countries and cost more than $11 million. It reports on the advances and setbacks of the past fifty years and offers options for the next fifty years. The results of the project are contained in seven reports: a Global Report, five regional Sub-Global Assessments, and a Synthesis Report. The Global Report gives the key findings of the Assessment, and the five Sub-Global Assessments address regional challenges. The volumes present options for action. All of the reports have been extensively peer-reviewed by governments and experts and all have been approved by a panel of participating governments. The Sub-Global Assessments all utilize a similar and consistent framework: examining and reporting on the impacts of AKST on hunger, poverty, nutrition, human health, and environmental/social sustainability. The five Sub-Global Assessments cover the following regions: Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) East and South Asia and the Pacific (ESAP) Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) North America and Europe (NAE) Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Rural Transport of Food Products in Latin America and the Caribbean
Title | Rural Transport of Food Products in Latin America and the Caribbean PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251052204 |
The agrifood transport sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is a key component of the food supply chain, making a significant contribution to gross domestic product in these countries. Well-developed, efficient food transport systems are crucial to the survival of thousands of people, and pivotal to the success or failure of key economic sectors such as agriculture and other major national and international commercial activities. This publication presents a detailed study of problems encountered, covering seventeen countries. The study focuses primarily on stumbling-blocks faced by small farmers, and suggests possible policy and programme interventions to improve the situation in the neediest areas, with repercussions for the population as a whole. (Also published in Spanish)
Conservation Agriculture
Title | Conservation Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandra Bot |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251046258 |
The purpose of this publication is to show how conservation agriculture can increase crop production while reducing erosion and reversing soil fertility decline, improving rural livelihoods and restoring the environment in developing countries. Soil organic matter and biological activity in the rooting zone, stimulated by continual additions of fresh organic material (crop residues and cover crops) are the basis of conservation agriculture, as described in the first chapter.
Report on Natural Resources for Food and Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean
Title | Report on Natural Resources for Food and Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean PDF eBook |
Author | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9789251025123 |