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Author Borsy, Paul

Title Forest management and conservation agriculture : experiences of smallholder farmers in the eastern region of Paraguay / Paul Borsy, Rafael gadea, Esteban Vera Sosa, Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project (PMRN), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) ; English translation, Brian G. Sims, FAO consultant
Published Rome : Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, [2013]
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Description 1 online resource (206 pages) : colour illustrations
Series Integrated crop management, 1020-4555 ; 18-2013
Integrated crop management ; 18-2013. 1020-4555
Contents FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES -- LIST OF CASE STUDIES -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 1 Historical outline of the Project -- CHAPTER 2 The farmer as a businessman: from the farm towards strategic alliances -- CHAPTER 3 Conservation Agriculture -- CHAPTER 4 Animal production -- CHAPTER 5 Forestry plantations -- CHAPTER 6 Management of native forest -- CHAPTER 7 Agroforestry management -- CHAPTER 8 Forest products -- CHAPTER 9 Economic, social and ecological impacts -- CHAPTER 10 Lessons learnt
CHAPTER 11 Factors of Success and FailureANNEX 1 List of common and scientific names of trees, green manures and weeds -- ANNEX 2 Bibliography -- ANNEX 3 List of relevant literature
Summary "This is a book which examines in great detail the design and implementation of a rural development project for smallholder farmers in Paraguay. Over a period of seven years, from 2003 to 2010, the project applied the basic concepts of conservation agriculture, forestry and agroforestry benefiting 17 thousand farm families in the Eastern Province of the country. The practices promoted closely paralleled those being recommended for sustainable crop production intensification by FAO which seek to enhance agricultural productivity whilst protecting the natural environment and improving ecosystem services. The conservation agriculture practices focus on hand and animal powered systems of direct planting, permanent soil cover and crop associations, successions and rotations. Agroforestry practices incorporate trees into agricultural systems to ensure a steady supply of fruits and other cash crops which diversify the income streams and nutrition of the farming families. Finally the importance of forest managements and reforestation are emphasized to ensure that deforestation is combated and reversed and that forestry exploitation is both profitable and sustainable. The book gives a clear-eyed analysis of the lessons learnt and the factors for success and failure and so is an invaluable resource for those contemplating similar projects in the future"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
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Subject Sustainable agriculture -- Paraguay
Agricultural conservation -- Paraguay
Agroforestry -- Paraguay
Farmers -- Paraguay
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Agricultural conservation
Agroforestry
Farmers
Sustainable agriculture
Paraguay
Form Electronic book
Author Gadea, Rafael
Vera Sosa, Esteban
Sims, B. G
ISBN 9789251078105
9251078106
Other Titles Manejo forestal y agricultura de conservación. English