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Agricultural energy as future fuel resource »
Posted by: gtangerine 1 year, 2 months ago in Science & Technology
A farming village in India was studied to assess the availability and utilization of traditional and commercial fuels. Village-produced dung cakes and crop residues supplied ...
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Tenancy and resource-use efficiency of farming in a developing economy »
Posted by: gtangerine 1 year, 2 months ago in Business & Finance
The analysis of availability and use of resources by farmers in India shows that that land reform and effective implementation of its measures is necessary ...
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Reducing dependency of Caribbean food production on foreign capital »
Posted by: gtangerine 1 year, 2 months ago in Science & Technology
In the Caribbean countries, smallholders comprise more than 50% of all farmers. They own less than one-quarter of the agricultual land but contribute a substantial ...
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Africa's population, fuelwood consumption, deforestation and agriculture »
Posted by: geohort 1 year, 2 months ago in Science & Technology
Africa's fuelwood crisis is associated with increasing demand from urban consuming centres and land conversion to agriculture. The consumption of fuelwood exaggerates fuelwood-induced deforestation ...
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Vegetable oil as a diesel fuel alternative: impacts on agriculture »
Posted by: geohort 1 year, 2 months ago in Business & Finance
Biomass-based vegetable oil is a renewable fuel source that might substitute for fossil fuels. Given the dramatic increases in fossil fuels, vegetable oil-based fuel is ...
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Ethical aspects of genetic engineering »
Posted by: geohort 1 year, 2 months ago in News
Concerns associated with biotechnology include economic pressure, corporate capital and commercial influences on the independance of science.
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Survival of extremely poor rural households through wild foods in Congo »
Posted by: mohahussain 1 year, 2 months ago in Family
The poorest households in the Congo survive on wild foods, including bushmeat, fish and wild plants. With a per-day income below US$1 per capita ...
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Farm mechanization and employment in developing countries »
Posted by: mohahussain 1 year, 2 months ago in Business & Finance
In the past, mechanization of agriculture has often be associated with loss of employment in rural areas. Given the dramatic increase in demand for food ...
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A bright future for the forest industry in India »
Posted by: mohahussain 1 year, 2 months ago in Science & Technology
For satisfying the increasing demand for forest products in India, areas with degraded and eroded soils should be afforested. Already cultivated land needs to be ...
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Forecasting regional development of agricultural structure »
Posted by: mohahussain 1 year, 2 months ago in Business & Finance
Possible development of farm structure in particular regions depends on many factors including agricultural policy, changes in production conditions, structure of the agricultural enterprises and ...
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Agrarian development in Africa »
Posted by: mohahussain 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
The problems of 'development' techniques in agricultural production are apparent in many agriecological regions of Africa. Some approaches tend to develop small-scale, subsistence farming systems ...
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Agriculture's place in commercial diplomacy »
Posted by: kittipida 1 year, 1 month ago in Business & Finance
Shortages of food supply cannot be eliminated by greater self-sufficiency of third-world countries. International agreements should secure the access of less priviliged countries to supplies ...
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Alternative development strategy: the Mekong River Project in South-East Asia »
Posted by: kittipida 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
The Mekong project is affecting the welfare of millions of people. Besides its technical implementation, the development strategies are based upon balancing industrial and agricultural ...
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Analysis of the agrarian reform in Venezuela »
Posted by: kittipida 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
Venezuela's economy is characterized by a low person-per-area ratio, presence of extensive public lands with agricultural potential, and large financing potential. However, resettling small ...
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Alternative land-use planning »
Posted by: kittipida 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
Alternatives to 'traditional' land-use include horticulture, arable crops, non-food crops, biofuel crops, and alternative livestock. For diversifying into such alternatives, farmers need to have good ...
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