Organic Farming in Latin America and the Caribbean [PDF]
In Latin America, 220’000 producers managed 6.4 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007. This constitutes 20 percent of the world’s organic land.
Garibay, Salvador V., Ugas, Roberto
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Agricultura orgânica: características básicas do seu produtor
A agricultura orgânica é ainda pouco expressiva no Brasil. Sua relevância é, no entanto, crescente, seguindo tendência observada em outros países, em especial na Europa.
Eduardo Mello Mazzoleni +1 more
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Balances energéticos y usos del suelo en la agricultura catalana : una comparación entre mediados del siglo XIX y finales del XX [PDF]
El presente trabajo analiza y compara, desde la perspectiva analítica del metabolismo social, los usos del suelo y los balances energéticos derivados de estos usos de los sistemas agrarios de cinco municipios de la comarca catalana del Vallès, en dos ...
Cussó i Segura, Xavier +3 more
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A agricultura orgânica no Brasil: um perfil a partir do censo agropecuário 2006
Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar o perfil da producao orgânica brasileira a partir dos dados do Censo Agropecuario 2006, o ultimo disponivel. O trabalho identifica e quantifica os estabelecimentos que produziram orgânicos atraves do mapeamento da ...
Andréia Vigolo Lourenço +2 more
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Information sources: Overview [PDF]
In this chapter, some of the major information sources for information related to organic farming are presented. The International Trade Centre (ITC) has recently considerably expanded its information and market access services.
Willer, Helga
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Development of integrated livestock breeding and management strategies to improve animal health, product quality and performance in European organic and ‘low input’ milk, meat and egg production [PDF]
The LowInputBreeds project has four main objectives: - To develop and evaluate innovative breeding concepts to deliver genotypes with ‘robustness’ and quality traits required under ‘low input’ conditions.
Maurer, Veronika
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Sostenibilidad de pequeños productores en los Tianguis Orgánico de Tlaxcala, Puebla y Oaxaca, Veracruz [PDF]
Organic agriculture is one of the fastest growing agricultural activities. In Mexico, both the number of producers and hectares devoted to it increased in recent years, giving small producers an opportunity to eliminate part of the exclusion generated by
Bustamante, Tzatzil +2 more
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Comparison of Canopy Openness in Different Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Production Systems in Alto Beni, Bolivia [PDF]
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) grows naturally as an understory tree in tropical forests and produces well under shaded and non-shaded conditions. It is cultivated by small scale farmers in South America under various conditions, ranging from monocultures to
Gerold, Gerhard +4 more
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Nontoxic effects of thymol, carvacrol, cinnamaldehyde, and garlic oil on dung beetles: A potential alternative to ecotoxic anthelmintics. [PDF]
Verdú JR +7 more
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Principales conclusiones y perspectivas del estudio de la Red PP-AL [PDF]
Esta comunicación presenta una síntesis no exhaustiva de resultados y avances de las políticas a favor de la agroecología en América Latina y el Caribe y las principales categorías de limitaciones y obstáculos que encuentran hoy día. En la mayoría de los
Sabourin, Eric
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