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  1. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1999
    United States of America

    Facing the general trend towards larger but fewer farms since 1935, the US government implemented a protective safety net for small farmers during 1933-96 which did not halt it but incurred market distortions and other drawbacks. It then switched to market oriented measures in 1996 which have made small farmers more exposed to market risks. A suitable solution to both preserving small and strengthening large farms has not been found.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Mexico, Central America

    This paper reviews trends in maize production and consumption in Central America and Mexico in the context of the political and economic changes taking place in the region since the 1970's. The authors focus on the effects of the structural adjustment programs in the 1980's and 1990's. The analysis begins by reviewing the economic context in which maize production occurs in the region and the main economic policy instruments affecting the maize economy.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Panama

    An aggressive research and validation program launched in 1984 in Azuero, Panama, yielded a recommendation advocating zero tillage for maize production. Ten years later, maize farmers in Azuero use , land preparation methods: conventional tillage, zero tillage, and minimum tillage (an adaptation of the zero tillage technology). This study aimed to quantify the adoption of a zero and minimum tillage for maize in Azuero; identify factors influencing adoption of the different land preparation practices; and analyze the implications of the findings for future maize research and extension.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1999
    Africa, Central America, Asia, South America

    Successful agricultural development has resulted in substantial alleviation of poverty and food security in Asia and Latin America since the 1960s. Much of this success can be attributed to the introduction of high-yielding varieties of crops, especially wheat and rice, which have addressed the constraints faced by farmers using traditional varieties. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), however, productivity levels have remained stagnant despite the introduction of new crop germplasm.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Angola, France, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Eswatini, Canada, Ukraine, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Uruguay, Panama, Kenya, Costa Rica, Philippines, Madagascar, Laos, Myanmar, Portugal, Cuba

    Une analyse de l'état des plantations forestières ainsi que des tendances actuelles du secteur forestier aux niveaux mondial et régional. Le rapport traite des mesures à tenir en compte en ce qui concerne le développement des plantations forestières. Par ailleurs, la perspective des plantations forestières est présentée sous la forme de différents scénarios qui se basent sur la future croissance

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1999
    Dominica, Fiji, Mauritius, Dominican Republic, Samoa, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Tonga, Haiti, Cook Islands, Comoros, Guyana, Cape Verde, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Maldives, Palau, Marshall Islands, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Cuba, Malta, Guinea, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Bahamas, Bahrain, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Papua New Guinea, Niue, Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania

    Meeting symbol/code: SIDS 99 Inf.-Sum 4

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    France, Switzerland, United States of America, Zambia, Sweden, Zimbabwe, Germany, Indonesia, Eswatini, Canada, Malawi, Mozambique, Japan, South Africa, Tanzania, Portugal, Africa

    A presentation of the important forest food and utility species in Mozambique with a background description of the country's forest resources

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1999
    Canada

    Meeting symbol/code: SDW-801 3

  9. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1999
    Italy, Suriname, Netherlands, Americas

    This report describes a model that has been produced to help forestry administration staff in Suriname to calculate roundwood production costs and economic rent. It includes a detailed description of how to use the model, which could be used in other countries.

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