Animal production and natural resources utilisation in the Mediterranean mountain areas:

Mediterranean inhabitants depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. Livestock production and forestry are key sources of income yet are carried out under harsh conditions such as limited land resources, marginal agricultural conditions, isolation, and scant equipment and infrastructure. Liv...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2005
Series:EAAP publication no. 115
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Mediterranean inhabitants depend on natural resources for their livelihoods. Livestock production and forestry are key sources of income yet are carried out under harsh conditions such as limited land resources, marginal agricultural conditions, isolation, and scant equipment and infrastructure. Livestock is of particular importance in mountain production systems as they convert plant biomass into useful products for humans such as milk, meat and draught power. These products are key to the regions' sustainability. The main topics discussed in this book are: Human geography of Mediterranean mountain territories. Livestock production and natural resources. Improving the efficiency of livestock systems in Mediterranean mountain areas. Applications of new technologies for environmentally sound management of livestock and natural resources. The role livestock plays in rural development and in safeguarding natural resources
Item Description:"The symposium, the twelfth in a series of Mediterranean symposia, was held in the city of Ioannina ... organized by the Hellenic Society of Animal Production (HSAP), in collaboration with the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), the Food and Agricultural Organisation of The United nations (FAO UN) and the Greek Ministry of Agriculture"--Preface. - "Proceedings of the International Mediterranean Symposium"--Page 4 of cover. - Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (624 Seiten) Illustrationen, maps
ISBN:9789086865611
9086865615
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-561-1

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