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OverviewThe book centres around an analysis of the options for the agronomic development of semiarid regions with winter rains (i.e. Mediterranean regions). Data obtained in the northern Negev desert in Israel served as a starting point. On the basis of these data crop and sheep husbandry systems were designed and integrated into agro-pastoral systems in which small-grain crops act as a buffer for feed production. These systems serves as a basis for rational planning of regional agricultural development under alternative development objectives. In analyzing the possibilities a three-step approach was developed: first the feasibility and robustness of selected innovative techniques at the farm level were investigated in relation to variability in weather and prices, then a matrix of production techniques for a region was formulated in terms of their physical imputs and outputs, and finally this matrix was embedded into a dynamic multiple-goal linear programming model. In comparing results for different goals, the consequencess for goal achievement and desired production techniques can be made explicit, and in this way the book can be a guide for actual development planning in semiarid regions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Th. Alberda , etc. , H. van Keulen (CABO-DLO, Wageningen, the Netherlands) , N.G. Seligman (Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel)Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers Volume: v. 1 Weight: 0.575kg ISBN: 9780792318774ISBN 10: 0792318773 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 31 October 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsStructure and dynamics of grazing systems on seasonal pastures; moisture, nutrient availability and plant production in the semi-arid region; sheep husbandry for lamb production in a semi-arid mediterranean environment; description of a pasture system generator (PSG); management of agro-pastoral systems at the farm level; modelling agricultural development strategy.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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