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Technical paper
A survey of studies on rural smallholdings (1970-1983)
In New Zealand, as in other industrialized western countries, important changes in community values are taking place. There is increasing interest in the quality of life. The expansion of cities which took place post World War II often resulted in a deterioration of urban living conditions. As people became dissatisfied...
New Zealand
1984 - Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Journal
Cuadernos de Desarrollo Rural
La revista tiene como tema general todos los aspectos que se tejen alrededor del desarrollo rural en el contexto colombiano e iberoamericano. Enfoca sus diferentes artículos en temas relacionados con políticas agrícolas, economía agraria, problemas rurales, gestión ambiental, innovación y cambio tecnológico y, en general, todos los aspectos que se...
Colombia
1979
Book
An econometric study of the agricultural labour market in Brazil
A test of subsistence and commercial family farm models
In the last three decennia there has been a sizable shift of labour out of Brazilian agriculture in response to the higher returns to be gained in non-farm employrnent . The shift has not been rapid enough to equalize the income differences between the farm and non-farm sectors. Nonetheless, it...
Brazil
1972 - Purdue University
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Confederación Nacional Unidad Obrero Campesina de Chile (UOC)
La misión de UOC es promover un desarrollo organizativo gremial que contribuya a elevar las capacidades y habilidades en la gestión económica y social de los pequeños agricultores agrícolas y trabajadores asalariados del sector rural.
Chile
1971 - Confederación Nacional Unidad Obrero Campesina de Chile (UOC)
Technical paper
Side effects of pesticide applications
Brassica crops may be infested and infected by a wide range of pest and pathogen species. For example, as many as 50 species of insect from several orders (Diptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera) are considered to be Brassica pests. Some of these species are specialists in that they colonise plants...
1970 - Agriculture&Innovation
Website
Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología Rural (ALASRU)
La Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología Rural (ALASRU) es una asociación de carácter profesional sin fines de lucro fundada el 6 de noviembre de 1969 en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Trabaja en la generación de espacios de interacción académica con distintos organismos, instituciones e investigadores que tienen como eje el estudio de...
1969 - Asociación Latinoamericana de Sociología Rural (ALASRU)
Video
Summer mountain farming in Hallindal, Norway about 1960
This is a documentary from one of the last farms who practiced transhumance an pastoralism before the industrialization. After the 1960s most of the summer mountain farms delivered the milk to the factory for processing the milk.
The film shows how the animals are brought ut to the summerfarm, milking, milk...
Norway
1960 - Norsk seterkultur
Website
Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) es el organismo especializado en agricultura del Sistema Interamericano que apoya los esfuerzos de los Estados Miembros para lograr el desarrollo agrícola y el bienestar rural. Su misión es estimular, promover y apoyar los esfuerzos de los Estados Miembros para lograr...
1940 - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Report
REPORT ON the Financial Results of Thirteen East of Scotland Smallholdings for 1932-33
In connection with the economic advisory work of the College, the accounts of 13 smallholdings have been completed for the year 1932-33. With only one exception the holdings were brought into existence under the smallholdings scheme of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland; five of them are "demonstration holdings" selected...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1933 - EDINBURGH AND EAST OF SCOTLAND COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Website
Federación Agraria Argentina
La Federación Agraria Argentina es una entidad gremial y de servicios que nuclea a pequeños y medianos productores y agricultores familiares. Su origen fue una declaración de huelga colonos, arrendatarios y aparceros que tuvo lugar el 25 de junio de 1912 y que la historia recogió como “Grito de Alcorta”....
Argentina
1912 - Federación Agraria Argentina
Event
The World Congress Silvo-Pastoral Systems 2016
The congress aim is to gather researchers from different disciplines, practitioners and policy makers at different governance levels that deal with the management and sustainability of silvo-pastoral systems. In this way the congress will create a fertile context to progress through interdisciplinary research approaches that can help translate scientific knowledge...
Portugal
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