Organic Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics
Contents: 1. Optimizing the use of BNF in organic agriculture - advantages of the tropics/Prata Neves M.C., Azevedo Espindola J.A., Marinho Guerra J.G. and De-Polli H. 2. Potential of organic substrates in lowland rice based systems of Asia/M. Becker. 3. Organic vegetable production and research needs in the tropics and subtropics/Juroszek P., Lumpkin T.A., Easdown W., Tsai H.H. 4. Use of farmyard manure in improving soil physicochemical properties and crop yield in smallholding agriculture in North Eastern Ethiopia/Bayu W. 5. Optimising cropping systems with green manure and tillage techniques in organic farming in Kenya/Birech R.J and Freyer B. 6. 20 years of developing organic exports in the tropics; the need for and interface with research/Van Elzakker B. 7. Reviews: development and current situation of Thai's organic vegetables/Techawongstien S. and Chuachin S. 8. Organic food and human nutrition/Leitzmann C. and Behnrendt I. 9. Organic agriculture in the Mediterranean : ten years of cooperation and networking with CIHEAM - IAMB/Al-Bitar L and Raeli M. 10. Case study - Somalia: phytopathological situation and organic plant protection perspectives/Balestra G.M. 11. Agricultural biodiversity is essential for adapting to climate change/Kotschi J. 12. More ecology - less hunger?/Kotschi J.
"This volume deals with different areas of agronomic research and consultancy in the tropics and subtropics and to stimulate the reader to become self-active in research and teaching in organic agriculture."
