Forest Management and Conservation Agriculture
Forest Management and Conservation Agriculture

Author: Paul Borsy

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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This book examines in great detail the design and implementation of a rural development project for smallholder farmers in Paraguay. Over a period of seven years, from 2003 to 2010, the project applied the basic concepts of conservation agriculture, forestry and agroforestry bene?ting 17 thousand farm families in the Eastern Province of the country. The practices promoted closely paralleled those being recommended for sustainable crop production intensi?cation by FAO which seek to enhance agricultural productivity while protecting the natural environment and improving ecosystem services. The book gives a clear-eyed analysis of the lessons learned and the factors for success and failure and so is an invaluable resource for those contemplating similar projects in the future.

Two to Tango
Two to Tango

Author: Eduardo Fernández-Arias

Publisher: Inter-American Development Bank

Published: 2016-06-17

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1597822590

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It takes two to tango. Strong public-private collaboration is key for discovering and implementing effective productive development policies to bring out the best in existing economic activities and to foster economic transformation. The 25 Latin American cases analyzed in this volume show how and why many public and private partners are dancing smoothly while others stumble or follow different drummers. This book is a resource for designing institutions to make public-private interaction a win-win strategy.

International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management
International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 9251091870

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The understanding that some pesticides are more hazardous than others is well established. Recognition of this is reflected by the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard, which was first published in 1975. The document classifies pesticides in one of five hazard classes according to their acute toxicity. In 2002, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) was introduced, which in addition to acute toxicity also provides classification of chemicals according to their chronic health hazards and environmental hazards.

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Author: Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Colombia 2015
OECD Review of Agricultural Policies: Colombia 2015

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2015-04-27

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9264227644

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This review assesses the performance of Colombian agriculture over the last two decades, evaluates Colombian agricultural policy reforms and provides recommendations to address key challenges in the future.