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La degradación de pasturas es un problema serio en América Tropical, pues se estima que entre un 50-80% de las áreas de pasturas están degradadas (Días-Filho, 2005), y sólo en América Central éstas representan casi 7 millones de hectáreas (Betancourt et al., 2007). Con frecuencia se acepta que las pasturas [...]

This study deals with the impact different types of regulation have on how farmers access seed. I have analysed current regulatory frameworks in terms of their impact on different seed systems, provided explanations for their often unintended effects and apparent inconsistencies, and proposed some solutions to the problems that have [...]

Implementation of Farmer Field School (FFS) extension approach in disseminating knowledge and skills on management technologies for crop production, crop pests, soil and water conservation (CPSWC) has had proven successes. To replicate its successes, FFS was extended to smallholder dairy production as an alternative to the conventional extension approaches (NFFS) [...]

The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on the role of agricultural extension systems in helping smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia increase agriculture production and their livelihoods.

Public policy in developing countries has failed to invest in educating farmers on how to deal with variable agro-ecosystems and a changing world. Here we present an assessment of a participatory training approach in changing crop protection by farmers from chemically dependent, to more sustainable practices in line with the [...]

The objective of the guide is to promote participants' production and export quality cocoa in sufficient quantities to fulfill export contracts

This manual offers you a highly exciting discovery voyage about the life of weaver ants, how you can make best use of them to protect your fruit and other tree crops and hence how to save money. Because the focus is on practical aspects based on improved insights of underlying ecological [...]