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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1985
    Guinea

    The dynamics of land occupation in Conakry is approached from the angle of both the colonial authorities and the local dwellers. The former took upon themselves the power of allocating plots and strove to enforce a colonial urban pattern. The latter succeeded in partly appropriating the town in spite of the minutiae of the law. As the urban area extended, Conakry was divided into three zones according to an ordinance of 1905. Although the third zone was officially termed 'native', there were no ethnic or national criteria.

  2. Library Resource

    Seminario sobre el Proyecto Procesos Agropecuarios de Importancia en América Latina desde la Perspectiva Ambiental

    Journal Articles & Books
    May, 1985
    Brazil

    Presenta una detallada investigacion sobre formas de ocupacion rural y consecuencias en el Cerrado" y la Amazonia brasilera."

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1985
    Colombia, Central America, South America

    The factors influencing the size and shape of exptl. field plots (area of exptl. lot, soil types, trial objective, no. of replicates, and degree of accuracy and homogeneity of the exptl. material) for the execution of field expt. are discussed. The basic principles of the following different methods to determine plot size are described: max. curve method, method of Koch and Rigney, Hatheway's method, and the max. curve method using the multiple linear regression model. Some considerations are presented on the border effect and on plot size in bush and climbing bean trials.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1985
    Colombia, Central America, South America

    The objectives of the diagnosis of bean production are to (1) contribute criteria for the design and completion of on-farm trials of the new bean technology and (2) to take information to research centers that helps define bean research priorities. A summary is presented of the methodology suggested and practiced in national and international courses on on-farm research carried out by CIAT's bean program.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1985
    Africa, Eastern Africa

    Examines the productivity of East African pastoral systems in terms of animal protein & energy production, milk offtake and livestock production parameters such as calving percentage, calf mortality and herd structure; compares the productivity of East African pastoral systems to those of commercial ranches and to pastoral systems in other parts of the world.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1985
    Africa, Eastern Africa

    Examines the productivity of East African pastoral systems in terms of animal protein & energy production, milk offtake and livestock production parameters such as calving percentage, calf mortality and herd structure; compares the productivity of East African pastoral systems to those of commercial ranches and to pastoral systems in other parts of the world.

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