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      Food Aid Projections for the Decade of the 1990’s: Report of an Ad Hoc Panel Meeting, October 6th and 7th 1988

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,National Research Council

      Presents the results of a meeting held by the Board on Science and Technology for International Development. At this meeting, six groups of modelers presented their estimates of the food…

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      Fisheries Technologies for Developing Countries

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Explores technological considerations of small-scale, primitive fishing technologies, and describes innovative, relatively inexpensive methods and tools that have already been successfully applied in developing countries. This book is illustrated throughout…

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      Neem: A Tree For Solving Global Problems

      Report of an Ad Hoc Panel of the Board of Science and Technology for International Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The neem tree, one of the most promising of all plants, may eventually benefit every person on the planet. Probably no other plant yields as many varied products or has…

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      Saline Agriculture: Salt-Tolerant Plants for Developing Countries

      Report of a Panel of the Board on Science and Technology for International Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Vetiver Grass: A Thin Green Line Against Erosion

      Panel on Vetiver,Board on Science & Technology for International Development,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Soil erosion is among the most chronic environmental and economic burdens. Vetiver, a little-known tropical grass, offers one practical and inexpensive way to control erosion on a huge scale. This…

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      Lost Crops of Africa

      Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Office of International Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Focuses on native cereals in Africa, including African rice, finger millet, fonio, pearl millet, sorghum, tef, and other cultivated and wild grains. This book dispels myths, often based on Western…

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      Conserving Biodiversity: A Research Agenda for Development Agencies

      Panel on Biodiversity Research Priorities,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Presents an agenda for research that aims to provide information to formulate policy and design conservation programs in the Third World. This book includes discussions of research needs in the…

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      Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics

      Committee on Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment in the Humid Tropics,National Research Council

      Provides a direction for developing strategies that mitigate land degradation, deforestation and biological resource losses. This book also includes a practical discussion of 12 major land use options for boosting…

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      Microlivestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future

      Panel on Microlivestock,Office of International Affairs,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council

      Microlivestock is a term coined for species that are inherently small. This book aims to raise awareness of the potential of these small species, including microcattle, microsheep, various poultry, rabbits…

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      Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation

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      Contains information about more than 30 different Incan crops that promise to follow the potato’s lead and become important contributors to the world’s food supply. This work includes color photographs…

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      Toward Sustainability: Soil and Water Research Priorities for Developing Countries

      Committee On International Soil and Water Research and Development,Water Science and Technology Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Office of International Affairs

      Explores research priorities to support sustainable agriculture. This book identifies six areas that could offer great rewards: addressing institutional constraints on resource conservation, enhancing soil biological processes, managing soil properties…

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      Toward Sustainability: A Plan for Collaborative Research on Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

      Panel for Collaborative Research Support for AID's Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Program,National Research Council

      Recommends a design for a Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) for the US Agency for International Development (AID). This book defines a process by which knowledge from relevant AID-supported programs…

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