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GEO yearbook 2003
… sources is therefore a crucially important part of their farming systems (Goote and Lefeber 2003). It allows them to … away from a swarm of desert locust near Kaedi, Mauritania. Livestock are in competition with the insects for available … respiratory problems and related deaths, loss of livestock and crops over large areas, and associated loss of …
Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… er different business models, such as plantations, contract farming, outgrower schemes or joint ventures, can … in agricultural value chains, including contract farming and out‐ grower schemes, as well as the … livestock, … sectors. For example, synergies between crops and livestock include the provision of fodder and feed …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management: Ecosystem-based management approaches for water-related infrastructure projects
… and mitigate surface runoff from agricultural and livestock fields. Benefits Primary Constructed wetlands are … cent in Baidang Lake. Development of certified eco-fish farming by 412 households increased income of fishers by 20 … high value cash crops and fruit trees, to water the livestock, and for domestic use. They are often established …
The economic value of wild resources in Senegal : A preliminary evaluation of non-timber forest products, game and freshwater fisheries
… communities that do not cultivate crops or raise livestock. More generally, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) … and Tamba and Kolda Regions is the relative importance of livestock in household production strategies and resulting … forage are sufficiently abundant all year round so that livestock may be kept near the homestead until slaughtered or …
Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa
… to seriously evaluating the potential benefits of livestock production at the national and household level … is seen as destructive as it damages crops, increases livestock mortality, and poses danger to human life. They … is a viable economic alternative for rural communities farming marginal land, by increasing local employment and …
Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region
… to seriously evaluating the potential benefits of livestock production at the national and household level … is seen as destructive as it damages crops, increases livestock mortality, and poses danger to human life. They … is a viable economic alternative for rural communities farming marginal land, by increasing local employment and …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… the use of antimicrobials, including antibiotics in the livestock sector, to avoid unintended releases into the … landscapes. Efficient agriculture techniques, organic farming, and integrated landscape management can … enhanced product formulations, erosion control, livestock waste management and treatment • Proper wastewater …
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction - Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security
… these community councils have led to diversification of farming systems, including terracing of degraded slopes and … traditional and innovative land uses (i.e. promoting livestock grazing in high fire risk areas); • Developing and … river management through stakeholder involvement 3.10 Livestock management – establishment of grazing practices …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… for processing coffee beans. In addition, intensive animal farming and a relatively dense population associated with … and banana industries pollute the water and larger-scale farming has degraded the land. Soil erosion resulting from … in steep catchments • Sustainable organic technologies, livestock management, use of greenhouses and solid waste …
Modern water rights : Theory and practice
… that water for domestic purposes and for the watering of livestock and, where those uses of water were made, … This reallocative effect would not be merely within the farming sector. There was also the prospect of reducing … of some wells used to abstract water for domestic and livestock purpose, any well that withdraws water from the …