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[The soils in San Felipe del Progreso, Mexico State] | Los suelos del municipio de San Felipe del Progreso, Estado de Mexico
1997
Reyes Reyes, B. Gabriel
The mexican municipality: tensions between indigenous knowledge, sustainable livelihoods and bureaucratic strategies | [El municipio mexicano: tension entre conocimiento indigena, sustentabilidad y estrategias burocraticas]
1997
Woodgate, Graham
[Maize production problems in San Felipe del Progreso and improvement perspectives] | Problematica de la produccion de maiz en el municipio de San Felipe del Progreso y perspectivas de mejoramiento
1997
Gonzalez Diaz, Luis
[Traditional ecological knowledge in persective. (An anthropologic reading of participative research)] | El saber ecologico local, en perspectiva. (Una lectura antropologica para la investigacion participativa)
1997
Vizcarra Bordi, Ivonne
Animal production technologies for integrated small farm systems in the Asia-Pacific region: relevance and assessment of needs for sustainable development
1994
Devendra, C. (International Development Research Centre, Singapore (Singapore))
Productivity benchmarks for community-based genetic improvement of Abergelle, Central Highland and Woyto-Guji indigenous goat breeds in Ethiopia Full text
2019
Jembere, Temergen | Haile, Aynalem | Dessie, Tadelle | Kebede, Kefelegn | Okeyo Mwai, Ally | Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
Research on livestock, livelihoods and innovation Full text
2017
Thorne, Peter J. | Conroy, C.
In this chapter, we have surveyed some of the issues relating to the implementation of participatory research for livestock development. Participatory research is only one type of research paradigm, and we do not see it as a replacement for traditional research with a technological focus. However, it can often help to generate research outputs that are much more focused on the needs of end-users in the world’s least developed countries (LDCs). Many of the issues related to applying participatory research to livestock constraints and opportunities are similar to those for other household enterprises. There is, however, a number of unique features of the role that livestock play in households, such as their capacity to support other aspects of the farming system through the provision of draught power and high quality organic matter for soil amendment (manure/compost), as well as their contribution to rolling household incomes. In smallholder farm systems, livestock are normally highly integrated in the system, both deriving and conferring benefits on other enterprises within the system, and their contributions to livelihoods are diverse and not just related to the provision of food. Much has been made of the negative impacts of livestock on environmental parameters in recent years. While effective management of livestock is essential to mitigate against their potentially negative environmental effects, it can be argued that these have often been overstated, and that good livestock management can actively support good environmental outcomes. Livestock populations are likely to increase in LDCs over the coming decades, so well planned research is likely to continue to be very important in supporting this trend by identifying approaches for increasing the productive efficiency of livestock enterprises.
Show more [+] Less [-]Comparison of different methods in the determination of cholesterol
2002
Sterna, V. (Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Sigulda (Latvia). Research Centre "Sigra")
The aim of the present study was to determine the level of cholesterol in the milk of the Latvia's cow herds, analyse differences between two different methods of cholesterol determination in milk. Milk samples were obtained from the cows of Latvian Brown and Black and White breeds. The milk fat and protein were analysed by Milkoscan 133, cholesterol content was determined colorimetricaly by Blur procedure with prior lipid extraction by Roese-Gottlieb method and by gas-chromatography method. The obtained results showed that the milk fat content was 4.48+-0.28%, protein was 3.03+-0.09%, cholesterol content in milk was 21.05+-2.01 mg 100 ml*[-1), when assayed by spectrophotometer SF 26 LOMO and 18.29+-1.73 mg 100 ml*[-1), when assayed by gas chromatography. There were no significant differences in cholesterol content between both determination methods.
Show more [+] Less [-][Profitability of organic cereal production in Estonia]
2002
Vasil'ev, N. | Ehllermae, O. (Estonian Agricultural Univ., Tartu (Estonia))
The importance of organic farming has increased rapidly in Estonia in the last few years. Nevertheless the higher prices of organic products are not presented in Estonia yet, but the official subsidies are often the main reason to start organic farming. The Estonian Republic supports organic farming as a branch of environmentally sustainable agriculture. The main theme of this article was to explain - is the organic cereal production profitable for farmers.
Show more [+] Less [-]["Education for All" in the Baltic Sea Countries]
2002
Bruvere, I. (Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia))
The article gives an insight into the development of the programme "Education for All" and Latvia's participation in the programme within the context of the Baltic Sea sub-region. The programme "Education for All" was agreed upon in 1990 in Jomtien at the World Education Forum, which were attended by representatives from 155 countries, 33 international organizations and 125 NGO. The goals of the programme include ensuring the right to education to all and promoting accessibility to education to everybody. The Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum sets guidelines for the development of the programme in the years 2000-2015.
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