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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa

    Analyzes the output of the Maasai pastoral system by examining three group ranches in the Kajiado District in Kenya, first in terms of output per animal, household cash and subsistence income from livestock for large-and small-scale producers, and second in terms of output per unit of pastoral land.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa

    Analyzes the output of the Maasai pastoral system by examining three group ranches in the Kajiado District in Kenya, first in terms of output per animal, household cash and subsistence income from livestock for large-and small-scale producers, and second in terms of output per unit of pastoral land.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa

    Examines the extent and methods of crop production in the Fulani agropastoral system in central Nigeria by analyzing cropping patterns, management techniques employed, and inputs to cropping such as labour, draught power & fertilizers, and output in terms of grain yield, energy and crop residues.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Africa

    This report presents the results of an exercise to model forest industry development in Liberia. It presents background information about Liberia and the forestry sector, then discusses the trends and projections in forest cover and production and trade of forest products. It suggests that forest resources will not be able to meet future demand for wood and recommends that forest plantations should be planted to meet this demand.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Kenya, France, Nigeria, Philippines, Micronesia, Australia, Ghana, Congo, Guinea, India, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Niger, Brazil

    Shifting cultivation, under its diverse forms of slash and burn system, is a traditional method of cultivating tropical upland soils, mostly for subsistence purposes. This traditional system of cultivation is in ecological balance with the environment and does not irreversibly degrade the soil resource, provided a sufficient length of fallow is allowed for soil restoration. However, increasing population pressures necessitate more intensive use of land. The consequence is extended cropping periods and shortened fallows.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Rwanda, Ecuador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Chile, Kenya

    La cuestin de la mujer y la silvicultura es, pues, un elemento central en el campo general de las relaciones entre la mujer, la alimentacin y la agricultura que este ao se pusieron de relieve en todos los pases el 16 de octubre, con ocasin del Da Mundial de la Alimentacin. Al dedicar este nmero de Unasylva a La mujer y la agricultura - tema del Da Mundial de la Alimentacin - en los aspectos relacionados con la silvicultura, la FAO no desea limitarse a destacar los problemas y necesidades de las campesinas.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa

    Examines the extent and methods of crop production in the Fulani agropastoral system in central Nigeria by analyzing cropping patterns, management techniques employed, and inputs to cropping such as labour, draught power & fertilizers, and output in terms of grain yield, energy and crop residues.

  8. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Kenya, Laos, Honduras, Dominican Republic

    La question des femmes et de la sylviculture est par consquent intimement lie celle plus gnrale des relations entre les femmes, l'alimentation et l'agriculture, qui seront mises en lumire cette anne dans tous les pays lors de la Journe mondiale de l'alimentation, le 16 octobre. En consacrant le prsent numro d'Unasylva au thme de cette journe mondiale: Les femmes dans l'agriculture, tel qu'il se transpose la fort, la FAO souhaite faire plus qu'veiller l'attention sur les proccupations et les besoins des femmes rurales.

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Africa, Western Africa

    Eighteen plants traditionally used for the treatment of human and animal helminthiasis in Africa were screened for anthelmintic activity using the Nippostrongylus - rat model. Aloe barteri, Terminalia avicennioides, Annona senegalensis, Cassia occidentalis, Anogeissus leiocarpus and Diospyros mespiliformis showed significant activity, giving deparasitizations of 92, 89, 75, 69, 60 and 58% respectively compared to untreated controls.

  10. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1984
    Asia, Africa

    Discusses issues in the development of dairying in Africa & Asia, outlining main approaches employed in the organization of production, and the need to take into consideration five interrelated factors in dairy development strategies, viz, the supply of dairy stock, animal health, fodder systems, marketing arrangements and training of farmers; also points out the need for research, and institutional support in the form of advisory & extension services as well as credit provision to assist in dairy development.

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