La gestion fourragère dans les élevages laitiers des Andes sèches : rationalité et performances
For some fifteen years, dairy cattle farming has been considerably developing in various parts of the Andes. Milk is transformed into cheese or sold fresh, giving rural families a regular income which secures their food supply. The stock-rearing practices in these Andean dairying systems are unrecognized and are often considered, wrongly, as underperforming and inadequate.
Sheep farming intensification and utilization of natural resources in a Mediterranean pastoral agro-ecosystem
Survey of Land Managers on Wildland Hazardous Fuels Issues in Florida: A Technical Note
Due to a rapidly expanding human population in Florida, fire management has become hampered by urban encroachment, smoke management issues, and forest fragmentation. For these and other reasons, fire has been excluded from many stands, resulting in the buildup of dangerous fuel loads. These fuel loads have begun to result in recurrent destructive wildfires.
A rainfall runoff model for two small ungauged catchment using the water balance of a reservoir for calibration
Analysis of the Ethio-Sudan cross-border cattle trade: the case of Amhara Regional State
This study focuses on the Ethio-Sudan cross-border cattle trade along the border between Sudan and the Amhara Region. It was initiated by the Integrated Livestock Development Project (ILDP) which operates in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Regional State.
Application of soil quality indicators in semi-arid rangelands in South Africa: perspectives for degradation monitoring
Assessment of Agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) States: Country Study: Lesotho
This study commissioned by CTA aims to identify agricultural information needs of key actors / beneficiaries for CTA products and services, potential actors ..and, to develop some baseline data to facilitate subsequent monitoring activities.
Assessment of Agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) States: Country Study: Namibia
This study commissioned by CTA aims to identify agricultural information needs of key actors / beneficiaries for CTA products and services, potential actors ..and, to develop some baseline data to facilitate subsequent monitoring activities.
Assessment of Agricultural information needs in African, Caribbean & Pacific (ACP) States: Country Study: South Africa
This study commissioned by CTA aims to identify agricultural information needs of key actors / beneficiaries for CTA products and services, potential actors ..and, to develop some baseline data to facilitate subsequent monitoring activities.
Case studies of groundwater: Surface water interactions and scale relationships in small alluvial aquifers
Crop-livestock interactions and livelihoods in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India: A regional synthesis
The research and development community faces
the challenge of sustaining crop productivity