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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.Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before
Rescaling the world according to subject data...absolutely fascinating, make sure you look at this.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.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.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.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.Forecasting regional development of agricultural structure
Possible development of farm structure in particular regions depends on many factors including agricultural policy, structure of the agricultural enterprises and the interdependences between farms.Ancient boomerangs of South Australia
Besides other wooden tools, complete boomerangs were excavated in a South Australian peat quarry formed 10000 years ago.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.Response of tropical forests to environmental stress
Response to ecological change is generally faster in tropical countries. In rainforest environments losses in species diversity trigger environmental stress from radiation and wind.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.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.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.Agrarian development in Africa
The problems of 'development' techniques in agricultural production are apparent in many agriecological regions of Africa. Some develop small-scale systems whereas others promote large-scale farms.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.Alternative development strategy: the Mekong River Project in South-East Asia
The Mekong project is affecting the welfare of millions of people. Besides its technical implementation, the development strategies are based upon balancing industrial and agricultural development.Alternative land-use planning
Alternatives to 'traditional' land-use include horticulture, arable crops, non-food crops, biofuel crops, and alternative livestock.A bright future for the forest industry in India
For satisfying the increasing demand for forest products in India, areas with degraded and eroded soils should be afforested.
