Livestock Production Systems
Title | Livestock Production Systems PDF eBook |
Author | R. T. Wilson |
Publisher | MacMillan Education, Limited |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
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This practical textbook examines how individual species of domestic livestock can be integrated into the whole concept of sustainable agriculture in the tropics. A wide range of different case studies from tropical countries provide practical models for livestock husbandry
Poultry
Title | Poultry PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony J. Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Poultry |
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Camels
Title | Camels PDF eBook |
Author | R. Trevor Wilson |
Publisher | MacMillan |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Science |
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This text is designed to provide a background to the biology and ecology of camels, in order to enable workers involved with them to increase camel production. Included are chapters on different types and breeds, physiology, and uses of the camel, in particular transport and milk production.
Sheep
Title | Sheep PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth M. Gatenby |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2002-08-07 |
Genre | Sheep |
ISBN | 9780333798812 |
The Tropical Agriculturalist is a series of practical field guides and textbooks for: producers, farmers and farm managers; agricultural extension officers; agricultural diploma, degree and vocational students; teachers and lecturers; senior secondary students, as reference books; and adult education, rural and community development programmes.
The Tropical Agriculturalist
Title | The Tropical Agriculturalist PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 666 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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Proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Tropical Agriculture
Title | Proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Tropical Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Alim Isnansetyo |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 627 |
Release | 2017-11-21 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 3319603639 |
The proceeding of tropical agriculture is a proceeding of papers presented at the International Conference on Tropical Agriculture. Sustainability of agriculture production system is an important issue in the world, which includes all aspects of sustainable criteria, such as technical, socio-economic, and ecological aspects. This book covers sustainable tropical agriculture, sustainable tropical fisheries, sustainable tropical animal production, sustainable tropical forestry, tropical animal health, and Innovative and Emerging Food Technology and Management. The most common, challenging issues in plant, animal and fisheries production in the tropics are climate change, inefficiency production system, low technological innovation, decreasing environment quality, and the outbreak risk of pest and diseases. These issues are closely linked to the socio-economic condition of farmers as small-scale farms are dominant in this area. In addition, post-harvest technology is crucial to maintaining the high quality of products after on farm production. This volume provides the recent research and development on tropical agriculture production systems for plant, terrestrial animal and aquatic animal to establish sustainable agriculture production in the tropics.
Farming Systems in the Tropics
Title | Farming Systems in the Tropics PDF eBook |
Author | Hans Ruthenberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
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Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.