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Ethical aspects of genetic engineering
Concerns associated with biotechnology include economic pressure, corporate capital and commercial influences on the independance of science.Land, food and population in the developing world
FAO assessed the potential of the developing world's land resources and concluded that by 2015, 64 countries will be on the critical list, if projected population increases continue.Africa's population, fuelwood consumption, deforestation and agriculture
Africa's fuelwood crisis is associated with increasing demand from urban consuming centres and land conversion to agriculture.Life and Earth Sciences Social Network
Bio-Network.org is a network for scientists and the community to discover and share scholary and popular content in biology, in the applied life and earth sciences, and in the environmental sciences.Reducing dependency of Caribbean food production on foreign capital
In the Caribbean countries, smallholders comprise more than 50% of all farmers but contribute a substantial proportion of basic food for domestic consumption.Vegetable oil as a diesel fuel alternative: impacts on agriculture
Biomass-based vegetable oil is a renewable fuel source that might substitute for fossil fuels. Vegetable oil can dramatically increase agricultural income.Impact of the Green Revolution on the development of agriculture in India
The farmers in a majority of districts in India benefited from the technologies introduced by the Green Revolution whereas those in other districts did not benefit.Biomass production of forests in tropical Africa
Annual litterfall is about 10 t dry matter/ha/year and total biomass production 20-25 t dry matter/ha/yr.Adequate least-cost diets for third-world country populations
The diet of large sectors of the population of third-world countries is insufficient. Such diets are frequently deficient in high-quality protein, vitamins A and B2.Agriculture's place in commercial diplomacy
Shortages of food supply cannot be eliminated by greater self-sufficiency of third-world countries. International agreements should secure the access of less priviliged countries to supplies.Analysis of the agrarian reform in Venezuela
Venezuela's economy is characterized by a low person-per-area ratio, presence of extensive public lands with agricultural potential, and large financing potential.Cocoa wine
Cocoa wine is produced from powdered cocoa and sucrose. It contains 10-13% ethanol, almost null methanol, some higher alcohols, other volatile acids and a very high concentration of acetic acid.Survival of extremely poor rural households through wild foods in Congo
The poorest households in the Congo survive on wild foods, including bushmeat, fish and wild plants.Appropriate technology for agriculture under rapid population growth
Appropriate technology for agriculture in developing countries must recognize forecasted rapid population growth and re-consider the relevance of mechanization in labour surplus situations.Farm mechanization and employment in developing countries
Given the dramatic increase in demand for food, mechanization can become employment-generating and income-increasing, and possibly reversing the trend of urbanization.Nigeria's troubled food economy
Traditionally self-sufficient in food production, Nigeria has recently experienced problems with food production.Luis Fontes
A personal blog bringing independent thinking ideas about general topics although a particular attention is given to Portugal and Forestry issues.Changes in the vegetation of the Sudan
Global environmental change has put enormous pressure on the savannah woodlands in the Sudano-Sahelian zone. Before the recent hydroclimatic changes, monsoonal weather influenced this part of Africa.Vegetable Growing: Organic and Traditional Methods
Olericulture specialists address organic and sustainable production of specific vegetable crops.Viruses of plants, animals and humans
This chapter provides a list of older and recent publications on this subject, stressing its importance in the life sciences including agriculture, horticulture and human medicine.Welfare as politics in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, welfare equals subsidies to improve the productivity of agriculture or industry. Such subsidies are closely controlled by politicians.Aspects of agricultural employment and productivity in Asia
Since populations of many developing Asian countries increase at alarming rates, they will not be able to find productive employment within their economies.Health analysis survey of morbidity in rural Nigeria
A health analysis for describing the morbidity pattern of the rural population in Nigeria revealed that the diseases most frequently encountered were fevers, gastro-enteritis and chest infections.Agricultural practices for increasing resistance of forest crops to pathogens
In contrast to agricultural crops, pest and pathogen management in forestry has to deal with a large number of crops which are frequently located on sub-optimal or marginal land.
