The intra and extra- sectorial influences on forestry are identified in this country paper, and actions that can be taken to steer forestry on a successful course are proposed.
At the request and with the support of the Japanese Governament, FAO has compiled experiences of livestock keeping fom different parts of the world, categorized by production systems, to make it easier for interested people to select ideas for their own conditions. This document presents a…
The present “Supplement to the Report on the 1990 WCA” presents the census results collected from the reports issued by the countries that conducted censuses during the 1986-1995 decade and made them available to FAO after mid-1997. This publication also provides, in an internationally…
In November 2000, the World Bank (WB) and the Brazilian Federation for Direct Planting into Crop Residue (FEBRAPDP) organized the third Study Tour on “Producer-Led Rural Organizations for Sustainable Land Management” (PRO-SLM), with particular emphasis on notillage systems (NT).1 The Study Tour…
The current publication «State of the Forest Genetic Resources in Eritrea» is issue of country national report presented at The Sub- Regional Workshop FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF on the conservation, management, sustainable utilization and enhancement of forest genetic resources in Sahelian and North-…
This working paper summarises the importance of forestry to Kenya’s economy and describes the effects of other sectors on its development. The current and predicted future status of the different arms of forestry in the country are presented.
This report looks at the future development of forestry in Uganda taking into account factors both within and outside the sector that influence change.
The people of Botswana have always depended on the forest resource base from time immemorial and they continue to depend on it for various goods and services, chief of which continues to be fuelwood. It is said that 83% of the population in Botswana still depends on fuelwood for their energy…
The rationale for more integrated approaches to aquaculture development is powerful: coastal aquaculture has brought significant benefits to both national economies and coastal people; aquaculture is highly vulnerable to pollution caused by other resource users; if poorly designed or managed it…
This regional study presents an overview of the socio-economic importance and ecological impact of the use of non-wood forest products (NWFP) in Africa. The document consists of two main parts: i) presentation of background information on the programme activities and analysis of the available…
The purpose of this publication is to show how conservation agriculture can increase crop production while reducing erosion and reversing soil fertility decline, improving rural livelihoods and restoring the environment in developing countries. Soil organic matter and biological activity in the…