tej partap (7 Ergebnisse)

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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Contents: Foreword. Executive summary. Glossary. I. Introduction: 1. Concept and definitions of food security used. 2. Assessment of scenarios of food security. 3. Food supply and demand analysis. 4. The need for the study. II. Highland and people: 1. The geographic location and administrative regions of Tibet. 2. The physiogeographic divisions and climate types of Tibet. 3. Main agro-ecological zones in Tibet. 4. Land resources. 5. Foods and food production. 6. The people and the population. III. Access to food: 1. Food production and supply. 2. Food consumption. 3.Discussion and conclusions. IV. Major food production systems: 1. Delineating food-production systems. V. Zonal variations in production of major foods: 1. Methodology. 2. Zonal variations and spatial dynamics of per capita calorie and protein availability. 3. Zonal variations and spatial dynamics of per capita production of cereals. 4. Zonal variations and spatial dynamics of per capita meat and milk production. VI. Food production changes over time: 1. Evolution and trends in agricultural structure. 2. Trends in production of cereals and oilseed. 3. Analysis of factors influencing production of cereals and rape seed. 4. Changing trends in meat and milk production. VII. Changing food preferences and demands: 1. Population growth. 2. Trends in income and level of consumption. 3. Changing trends in food consumption and preferences. 4. Trends in food demand. 5. Zonal variations in food demand. VIII. Food demand-supply variations: 1. Total food production and food demand. 2. 171 pp.

figs (illustrator). Contents Preface Acknowledgements Summary 1 Introduction to pollination 2 Bees as crop pollinators 3 Beehives and beekeeping 4 Hive bees as crop pollinators 5 Managing crop pollination 6 Crop pollination using honeybees and other bee species 7 Protecting honeybees from pesticide poisoning Annexures i Non-chemical methods of pest management ii Relative toxicity of some pesticides to honeybees Further readingThis manual about managing crop pollination using honeybees is written in easy to follow language and is full of explanatory diagrams It is written to serve as a guide to field extensionists and farmers to promote wider use of honeybees for crop pollination The manual consists of seven chapters supporters by illustrations Through these chapters the manual explains how honeybees can be used effectively for cross-pollination to enhance productivity and yield of crops It also describes the reasons how different kinds of bees are important crop pollinators; how bees pollinate crop; techniques for managing a honeybee colony its reproductionmultiplication swarming and absconding and species of honeybees in IndiaThe manual also describes types of beehives including traditional fixed-comb hives and modern movable-frame hives; role of hive bees in crop pollination and why hive bees are better crop pollinators than wild bees It describes ways to manage hive bees for pollination of crops By providing examples of managed crop pollination using hive bees and wild bee species economic value of bee pollination; the manual suggests ways that crop growers and beekeepers can protect bees from their harmful effects 116 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Envisioning organic Sikkim. 2. Dream to reality: milestones of action. 3. Organic farmers speak: perceptions and experiences. 4. Economics of organic farming by Sikkim farmers. 5. Post harvest and marketing organic products in Sikkim: farmers experiences and issues. Epilogue. Dream remains dream unless converted into action and when that happens it becomes a vision of a visionary. This book explains how dream of a visionary was transformed into a vision of an organic state. Unique to Indian culture, a Chief Minister is able to envision an organic future of a mountain state and then starts to build institutional capacities and public opinion for achieving the goal. This success story unfolds the challenging risk undertaken by the Chief Minister and the positive impact organic movement has made in Sikkim.

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. The structure of this report. Introduction. 1. India Organic 2006 Ceremony Expressions. 2. Policy. 3. Production. 4. Market. 5. Guarantee Systems and food standards. 6. Organic cotton and textiles. 7. Wild collection medicinal and aromatic plants. 8. Climate. 9. Cosmetics. 10. Finance and investment. Globally growing market for food and beverages has been propelling the organic commodity market. What is the 1990's was niche today is main stream. The Foods Magazine quotes that demand for organic foods are growing five times faster than that of conventional foods in supermarkets and branded stores (growth over 500%). In developed countries rate of growth for organic foods is 8 20% per annum attracting the interest of a large number of farmers food processing firms retailers and governments. Along with fair trade goods organics has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the global food market. It is estimated that international trade for organic foods could reach US $100 Billion in the foreseeable future. The potential for the Indian organic market is huge as local demand is also growing. In India agriculture is still contributing 24% of GDP 13.1% of the total exports employing 58.4% of country's workforce and providing livelihood security to more than 650 million people. And with large tracts of land very conducive to organic farming in India the potential is promising. A recent market study conducted by the ICCOA also reveals that market potential for organic foods in India is actually over 10 times the value of India's exports. This publication is a compilation of presentations made by over 90 experts from various parts of the world during India's biggest trade event of organic agriculture India Organic 2006. The title Indian Organic Business Today Global and Local emphasises the growing potential of Local trade of organics. The chapters on Production and Marketing stand out in prominence which may be an indication of areas of interest and venues for growth of organics in India. This publication is a very valuable reading resource for the entire spectrum of organic stakeholders in India Including organic producers input suppliers processors exporters retailers NGOs and Government Organisations as well as for international traders and experts interested in organic products from India. 112 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Dust Jacket Included. Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Synthesis of dialogue deliberations: 1. Apple farming in the Himalayas: synthesis of dialogue deliberations/R. Bawa, Tej Partap and R.P. Awasthi. II. State of apple farming in the Himalayan region: 2. Horticulture in the hills: issues and challenges/Tej Partap. 3. Overview analysis of apple crop problems in the Himalayas and available technological options/K.K. Jindal and K. Mehta. 4. Low productivity trends in the apple growing state of India - Himachal Pradesh: contributing factors/Jagmohan Singh. 5. Apple farming in Nepal and strategies for sustainable production/K.K. Jindal and Teeka Pradhan. 6. Experiences of apple farming in Bhutan - how the economic lifeline can be sustained?/R.P. Awasthi. 7. Apple farming in Bhutan, China and Myanmar: A. Bhutan/Pema Dorji. B. China/Li Zai-Long. C. Myanmar/Sein Hla Bo. 8. Apple farming in the Indian Himalayas: hopes and concerns/D.R. Gautam and K.K. Jindal. 9. Apple farming in the North Eastern Himalayan region/K.K. Jindal and T. Dorjee. 10. Apple farming in Jammu and Kashmir/A.A. Sofi. 11. Future of apples in the apple state of India: Jammu and Kashmir/K.D. Farooqui. 12. Apple farming in Uttaranchal: where does it stand?/S.D. Lal. 13. Future of apple farming in Uttaranchal: some issues/D.S. Rathore. III. Trade and economics: 14. Where will Indian apples stand under trade liberalization?/A.L. Nadda. 15. Changing roles and status of the woman farmers in the apples valleys/Y.S. Negi. 16. Apple farming induced social changes in Himachal Pradesh/A.K. Randev. 17. Producing quality apples under Himalayan farming conditions/G.S. Thakur. IV. Apple research and technology aspects: 18. Apple farming in the Himalayas: pollination issues/Uma Partap and Tej Partap. 19. Changing climate, shifting apple zones and declining productivity/K.K. Jindal, P.S. Chauhan and M.S. Mankotia. 20. New apple varieties provide solution to the second generation problems of apple farming/S.D. Sharma. 21. Role of honeybees in maintaining apple productivity/H.K. Sharma and J.R. Thakur. 22. Promising rootstocks of apple for rainfed areas/S.A. Ananda. 23. Producing virus-free apple plants for farmers/S.V. Bhardwaj and Anil Handa. 24. Weather monitoring and forecast for apple disease management in the apple belts of the Himalayas/Vijay Singh Thakur. 25. Managing premature leaffall in apple/J.N. Sharma. 26. Replanting apple orchards: the management concerns and options/S.S. Bhardwaj and I.M. Sharma. 27. Apple disease-based low productivity in the Himalayas/K.D. Verma and L.N. Bhardwaj. 28. Second generation apple pollinizer varieties: need and options./D.R. Gautam. 29. Widening opportunities for apple farming in cold desert areas: approaches/D.P. Sharma and R. Bawa. 30. Postharvest losses of apple-how far these can be contained?/R.C. Sharma. V. The feelings of Himachal farmers: 31. The apple farmers' concerns and expectations/Lakshman Singh Thakur. 32. Apple cultivation: a boon or bane for hill women/Vidya Thakur. From the preface: Apple cultivation is today widely recognized in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region for the successful diversification of subsistent mountain agriculture into cash crop farming. There are niches in the entire Hindu Kush Himalayan region countries where, due to apple farming, socioeconomic conditions of marginal mountain farmers have significantly improved during the last four decades. The future sustainability of apple farming, however, has become a matter of concern due to changing climate, shifting apple production areas, the fall in productivity due to pollination failure, emerging new pest and disease problems and the challenges of trade liberalization. 342 pp.