En muchas partes del mundo la escasez cada vez mayor de agua y el mal uso de agua dulce plantea graves problemas al desarrollo sostenible. Como más de dos tercios del agua que se toma de los ríos, lagos y acuíferos de la tierra se destinan al riego, la agricultura se considera una válvula de seguridad del sistema. El capítulo especial de este año sobre política hídrica y agricultura analiza las repercusiones en las políticas de una mayor competencia, los conflictos, la escasez, el desperdicio, e l exceso de explotación y la degradación de los recursos hídricos.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1992Qatar, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Israel, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Ghana, Somalia, Portugal, Kuwait, Chad, Mongolia, Iraq, China, Australia, Austria, Uruguay, Mozambique, Yemen, Albania, India
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1992Tanzania, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1992Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
Studies were conducted among pastoralists on the Borana Plateau in 1986-89. Household surveys described seasonal milk production and allocation, marketed supply of dairy products, incidence of calf morbidity and mortality and human consumption of dairy products and grain. The efficiency of butter-making was measured. Dairying among the Borana is controlled by the women. Overall, 69 percent of milk produced was used as fresh milk and the remainder was soured for direct consumption or butter processing.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1992Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
Organisation of the dairy industry and the marketing system in Kenya is highlighted and marketing and pricing of milk in Kenya is discussed. The formal and the informal milk marketing subsystems are also discussed. The Kenya Cooperative Creameries Limited (KCC) handles most of the marketed milk that is not sold and consumed in the rural areas. A major role of the KCC is to receive, process and distribute fresh milk (as pasteurised milk) on a daily basis.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1992Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Israel, Chile, Peru, China, Lesotho, India, Sudan, Republic of Korea, Niger
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1992Turkey, Sudan, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Italy
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 1992Madagascar, Philippines
L'objet de ce rapport final d'activités consiste essentiellement à une approche critique des différents aspects du programme de promotion de l'aquaculture qui ont été traités au cours de mon mandat d'expert associé. Préalablement à cette brève analyse, je rappellerai les termes de références qui m'ont été attribués ainsi qu'un résumé des principaux résultats obtenus au cours de mes trois années de présence au sein du projet PNUD/FAO-MAG/88/005 (12/04/1989 – 30/06/1992). Ce document se termine par la liste des documents et rapports établis au cours de ces trois années.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1992Sudan, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe
Los tcnicos forestales y los administradores de recursos naturales entendieron muy poco y mal los mltiples usos que los campesinos hicieron de las formaciones forestales en el curso de los milenios, ampliamente documentados en un artculo sobre las tcnicas de ordenacin de tierras arboladas aparecido en el nmero 160 de Unasylva.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 1992Madagascar, Africa
Un des plus grands handicaps au développement de la pisciculture à Madagascar est l'absence de documents techniques de base en langues française et/ou malgache. En effet, la plupart des quelques documents techniques sur l'aquaculture disponibles en Afrique et Madagascar sont, de nos jours, en langue anglaise.
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Library ResourceConstitutionDecember, 1992Djibouti
The constitution was approved by 98.05% of voters in a national referendum.
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