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UNINA9910450139403321 |
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Managing agrodiversity the traditional way [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from West Africa in sustainable use of biodiversity and related natural resources / / edited by Edwin A. Gyasi... [et al.] |
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New York, : United Nations University Press, 2004 |
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1-280-91565-X |
9786610915651 |
92-808-7069-6 |
1-4356-4129-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GyasiEdwin A <1943-> (Edwin Akonno) |
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Agrobiodiversity - Africa, West |
Biodiversity conservation - Africa, West |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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""Contents""; ""List of tables and illustrations""; ""List of colour plates""; ""Maps""; ""Preface""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I Methodological approaches and knowledge systems""; ""1 Methodological approaches to the book""; ""2 Philosophical foundations of biophysical resource use with special reference to Ghana""; ""3 Traditional methods of resource assessment relative to the scientific approach""; ""4 Farmer strategies of managing agrodiversity in a variable climate in PLEC demonstration sites in southern Ghana"" |
""5 Demonstration sites and expert farmers in conservation of biodiversity""""Part II Cropping systems and related case studies""; ""6 Management regimes in southern Ghana""; ""7 Yams: Traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana""; ""8 Sustaining diversity of yams in northern Ghana""; ""9 Conservation of indigenous rice varieties by women of Gore in the northern savanna zone, Ghana""; ""10 Vegetables: Traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana"" |
""11 The proka mulching and no- burn system: A case study of Tano- |
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Odumasi and Jachie""""12 Managing the home garden for food security and as a germplasm bank""; ""13 Management of trees in association with crops in traditional agroforestry systems""; ""14 Preliminary observations on effects of traditional farming practices on growth and yield of crops""; ""15 Effects of four indigenous trees canopy covers on soil fertility in a Ghanaian savanna""; ""16 Comparative management of the savanna woodland in Ghana and Guinea: A preliminary analysis"" |
""17 Agrodiversity within and without conserved forests for enhancing rural livelihoods""""Part III Social dimensions of resource management""; ""18 Aspects of resource tenure that conserve biodiversity: The case of southern and northern Ghana""; ""19 Resource access and distribution and the use of land in Tano- Odumasi, central Ghana""; ""20 Women environmental pacesetters of Jachie""; ""Part IV Conclusion""; ""21 Lessons learnt and future research directions""; ""Contributors""; ""Index"" |
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UNINA9910297440203321 |
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Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention / / edited by François Mariotti |
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London, England : , : Academic Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (889 pages) : illustrations, tables |
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Vegetarianism - Health aspects |
Health promotion |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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pt. 1. Setting the scene : general features associated with vegetarian diets -- pt. 2. Setting the scene ; specific dietary characteristics of vegetarian diet and their relation to health -- pt. 3. The relations between vegetarian diets and health and disease -- pt. 4. Life events -- pt. 5. Nutrients and other substances intake and status. |
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"Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets" -- |
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