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December, 1984
Central America, South America
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Manuals & GuidelinesDecember, 1984Colombia, South America, Central AmericaSe esquematizaron metodos alternativos para llevar a cabo la cosecha y el beneficio de la semilla de Andropogon gayanus. La cosecha puede ser totalmente manual, total o parcialmente mecanica. La cosecha manual ofrece los mas altos rendimientos de semilla pura con un contenido aceptable de material inerte, y obtenida sin recurrir a ningun acondicionamiento mecanico. Este metodo de cosecha esta restringido, sin embargo, a regiones donde haya mano de obra abundante y disponible.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Kenya, 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.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Colombia, South America
The results of a case study conducted in Betulia (Sucre, Colombia) in May-Dec. 1983 to evaluate the competition for land between cassava cultivation (monocropped or in association with maize or yam) and cattle raising are discussed. In general, profits from cassava either in association or in monoculture are much higher than for cattle raising. Regarding labor requirements, cassava cultivation and cattle raising are equally attractive from an economic viewpoint.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Rwanda, 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.
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LegislationDecember, 1984BrazilThis Law, consisting of 22 articles, provides for agricultural soil preservation within the State of Paraná. The agricultural land is a National Patrimony and, consequently, it is under the responsibility of the State, the rightful owners, the temporary occupants and the community to preserve it, exercising in it the right of ownership or temporary possession with the limitations established in this agricultural land code of use. The use of agricultural land will only be allowed through land use planning, according to its capacity through the use of appropriate technology.
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Reports & ResearchDecember, 1984Colombia, South America, Central AmericaThe 1st yr of operation (1983-84) of 6 cassava natural drying plants, established in some states of the Colombian Atlantic Coast as a result of the successful operation of the Betulia pilot plant (Sucre) established in 1981, is reported. Under the present production and commercialization conditions, the natural drying process of cassava proved to be an economically profitable activity in the region; however, it was sensitive to fresh root price and the degree of drying plant occupation. The major constraint to increased cassava yields is the lack of programs to produce healthy seed.
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Reports & ResearchDecember, 1984Colombia
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