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This book aims to raise awareness about the many potential contributions of aquaculture
to household food security and income generation. Although aquaculture encompasses
a wide range of aquatic organisms and intensities of production, the main focus
of this document is on extensive to semi-intensive pond aquaculture. The various
challenges and multiple advatages of integrating aquaculture into smallholder
farming systems are pointed out, and key considerations which are crucial for
aquaculture and farming systems development in different parts of the world are
highlighted. English
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This document describes the major areas in which wild plants contribue to farm
household incomes and the welfare of the local people and assesses the potential
for future development. The book also points out the social, economic, legal and
institutional constraints to enhance the use of wild plants and proposes ways
in which these constraints may be overcome. English
Proceedings of the workshop held in Budapest, Hungary, 15-19 December 1997
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This document deals with the linkages between the farming systems approach to
development (FSD) and postwar rehabilitation and reconstruction. The main purpose
of the document is to promote the use of FSD techniques in identifying appropriate
ways to help small farming households in postwar situation to restore and improve
agricultural productivity and levels of living in an equitable and sustainable
manner, and to strengthen preventive factors to reduce future recurrence of wars.
English
This publication is of the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on
Farming Systems held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11-16 November 1996. It brings together
papers that were peer reviewed, as well as a summary of discussion groups of both
theme workshops and fora. English
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This publication is of the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on
Farming Systems held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 11-16 November 1996. It brings together
papers that were peer reviewed, as well as a summary of discussion groups of both
theme workshops and fora. English
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This documentation provides analytical frameworks and techniques pertinent to
the planning and management of farm systems, and exploits informal knowledge and
village lore which provide insight into the possibility of applying modern farm
management techniques in the context of farm systems in old traditional but inevitably
changing cultures. English
The impact of HIV/AIDS on crop and animal production and further rural livelihood
strategies for small farmers are described and recommendations are discussed as
to how to mitigate these effects. French
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, Paper presented at the Second
Symposium of the African Association of Farming Systems Research -Extension-Training
(AAFSRET), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 21-23 August 1996. English
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This manual is most useful to university graduates, those with some FSD experience,
and those responsible for training others in the application of FSD techniques. English
Spanish
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The impact of HIV/AIDS on crop and animal production and further rural livelihood
strategies for small farmers are described and recommendations are discussed as
to how to mitigate these effects. English
This publication provides guidelines on procedures useful to farming systems personnel
in accomplishing one of the main thrusts of the farming systems approach to development
(FSD): the design and improvement of relevant technologies. English, French,
Spanish
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Ces travaux se sont attachés à examiner les interactions entre les système agricoles
et les différentes ressources naturelles qu'ils mobilisent, dans un contexte large
constitué, entre autres, par les politiques économiques et les rapports
sociaux au niveau du village et de la société globale. French
Aawareness brochure about the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on agriculture
in sub-Saharan Africa. English
The purpose of this brochure is to promote the use of farming systems development
techniques in identifying appropriate ways to help small-scale farming households
improve their productivity and levels of living in an equitable and sustainable
manner. English
A conceptual framework is developed for the incorporation of the FSD approach,
and FSD techniques are outlined that could be useful in identifying, designing,
testing and implementing relevant soil conservation strategies. English, French,
Spanish
Topics addressed include micro-level information acquisition, micro-level analytical
methods and supporting institutional arrangements. English
An overview is provided of the main methods used in agricultural economics to
collect and analyze micro-level information, including both informal approaches
and more formal surveys and mathematical models, and examines their use in the
formulation of agricultural programmes and policies. English, French, Spanish
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French
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Possibilities of institutionalizing a Farming Systems Approach to Development
in agricultural research, extension, education and administration. English
This manual focus on research methods appropriate for small farm analysis and
its orientation to determining the needs of small farmer development. English,
French, Spanish
This document is intended to be used as a checklist when assessing the adequacy
of existing strategies, or during the formulation of new strategies. Arabic,
English, French, Spanish
FARMAP 5.0 is a farm survey data analysis package that comprises a farm data coding
system, a computer package, and accompanying documentation. The computer programs
are designed for the entry, validation and tabulation of survey data collected
through farmer interviews. The package is simple enough for use by economists,
yet offers considerable coding and processing flexibility. English
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French
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This documentation provides appropriate techniques and methods to confront the
burden of the pervasive risks and uncertainties that small-scale farmers face
in their task of resource management. English
A farming systems approach is used here to describe, quantify and evaluate the
forest-garden farm. The study illustrates how such an approach can help in the
evaluation and planning of appropriate agro-economic systems. English
Results of a study that was undertaken in early 1988 to identify the changes that
had occurred in the farming systems of selected villages in Central Java during
the 14 year period from 1974 to 1988. English
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These guidelines have been prepared for trainers to conduct courses in Farming
Systems Development, which are part of FAO's efforts to promote farming systems
thinking through education, training and networking. English, French, Spanish
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