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This book provides an insight into the background, lessons learned, and the methodology of facilitating the application of best-bet/best-fit agricultural technologies to smallholder farms in East and Southern Africa (ESA). All technologies highlighted within this book, except those on livestock feeding, were trialed and demonstrated in farmers' fields over an eight-year period [2012 - 2020] as part of the Feed the Future/USAID funded research-for-development Africa RISING ESA Project and supported by the CGIAR. The livestock feed technologies were compiled from Eastern Africa literature and included to offer a full set of technologies relevant for farmers in mixed farming systems. Topics covered include the introduction of resilient and nutrient-dense crops, better arrangement of crops in the field to amplify intercrop benefits, and the management of soils to improve soil fertility and minimize physical soil and nutrient loss. The publication also features technologies for postharvest loss reduction, livestock feeding, food processing, and in the later chapters, important expositions on how multiple technologies can be creatively integrated in a farming system and how key products of research can be taken to scale. In the first chapter and throughout the handbook, the importance of taking gender dynamics into account to ensure technologies produce equitable outcomes is emphasized. This book: provides evidence-based descriptions of sustainable agricultural intensification technologies that have been validated iteratively with smallholder farmersis a convenient, easy-to-read, and science-based 'how-to' guide for successful deployment of improved agricultural technologies that will ensure readers from development/scaling agencies save time and resources for research trials and instead focus on technology deploymentgives evidence of how building research and development partnerships can be a critical element for successful delivery and scaling up of agricultural technologies.The book is aimed primarily at development practitioners who seek new competences in taking new technologies to scale. However, the breadth of topics covered makes this book an essential resource for agricultural scientists as well as university and college students aspiring to apply systems thinking in future agricultural research and development work.

"This book provides an overview of the history and evolution of tourism to the present, and speculates on possible and probable change into the future. It uses several practitioner-linked, real-life examples and case studies derived from all aspects of the tourism, travel and events industries"--

"Based on Norwegian scholar Sondre Svalastog's work, this book promotes research-based knowledge for the tourism industry, considering social, cultural and natural resources, as well as the importance of local conditions. It provides a wide selection of case studies covering how to maximise potential for both host and tourist's benefit"--

This book reviews the contributions of Earth Observation (EO) to public health practices. It examines how EO is being used to understand, track, predict, and manage infectious and chronic diseases, and it provides discussion on the current challenges and the significant development potential of EO to a One Health approach. Its objective is to address a set of questions: How does EO currently assist public health activities? What are the challenges for operational use of EO in public health? What are the opportunities for EO to benefit public health in the near future? This review concentrates on the following priority themes to which EO and geomatics can make important contributions: mosquito-borne and tick-borne diseases; water-borne diseases; air quality and extreme heat effects; and geospatial indicators of vulnerable human populations. EO has also demonstrated potential during the COVID-19 pandemic as an efficient provider of data on rapid environmental and socio-economic changes and impacts. Remotely sensed data are particularly useful for risk modelling and mapping projects to help generate information on occurrence and spatio-temporal trends of disease risk. Similarly, EO can be used to identify risk factors for disease risk or emergence detected in surveillance, and support development of early warning systems. Risk maps enable public health professionals to anticipate and prepare for health threats, and they can support responses to infectious disease epidemics or existing endemic conditions. This book emerged from the collaboration of the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Space Agency with contributions of international experts. Their findings will be of great value to public health and EO professionals interested in developing and applying geospatial applications in the risk assessment and management of public health issues.

"This book describes the huge opportunity to modify insect phenotypes through genetic engineering to benefit human health and agriculture. Precise DNA modifications and gene drive approaches are much more focused with improved safety. The development of modelling, ethical considerations, public response and regulatory oversight is covered"--

"Focusing exclusively on tourism development, planning and policy, this book draws together new voices to provide case studies illuminating issues across western Europe. It adopts a range of methodological approaches to cover areas such as industrial tourism, natural and cultural heritage, and micro-destinations, and considers post-COVID tourism"--

This new edition is fully updated throughout. While mainly covering rabbits bred for meat and fur, it also contains practical information on pet rabbits, show rabbits and rabbits used as laboratory animals. It addresses the core topics for any rabbit specialist as well as expanded coverage of animal welfare and coat colour genetics.

"Gateway communities are those located adjacent to protected areas and are often the communities most impacted by tourism visitation and are dependent on tourism revenue. This book presents informed, interpreted, and nuanced approaches towards protect area management and conservation, based on bottom-up local experiences by the gateway communities"--

"This book is a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which animal behaviour and welfare is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced"--

The book summarizes the importance of nematodes as model organisms in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, nutrition, ecology and parasitology. Of interest to a broad audience across a wide spectrum of disciplines, this book is useful for biologists working on comparative studies to investigate biological processes across organisms; medical scientists and pharmacologists for exploration of drugs and medicine (including the use of genome editing to eliminate diseases); ecologists considering nematodes as indicators for environment changes; and parasitologists for host-parasite interactions.

In recent years, increased consumption has caused fig production to shift to new countries such as Mexico, Brazil, India, and China. However, fig is a challenging fruit crop to grow. It is susceptible to insect pests and diseases as well as injuries from abiotic stress during fruit development and ripening. As a delicate fruit it also requires complicated postharvest procedures and climate change presents additional challenges. Comprising 29 chapters written by international experts, the book includes sections on: history; biology and orchard mManagement; fruit ripening and postharvest management; pests and diseases; omics analysis; cultivars and breeding; and products and trade.

"This book gives farmers, growers and gardeners information and a visual guide to the plants which can be used to improve soil quality without the use of agrichemicals"--

The overall purpose is to provide the student with an understanding of the characteristics and physiological responses of domesticated poultry, with particular reference to production.

A taxonomic treatise of the tropical fruit flies of Papua New Guinea, Indonesian Papua, associated islands and Bougainville, with an updated record of all known species of Dacinae that occur in this geographic area including descriptions of 66 new species out of an entire list of 296 known species covered.

There are many hypotheses describing the interactions involved in biological invasions, but it is largely unknown whether they are backed up by empirical evidence. This book fills that gap by assessing research hypotheses and applying it to a number of invasion hypotheses, using the hierarchy-of-hypotheses (HoH) approach.

Tilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia culture in the world.

This book is a collection of fictionalised case studies of everyday ethical dilemmas and challenges, encountered in the process of conducting global health research in places where the effects of global, political and economic inequality are particularly evident.

This comprehensive guide with many colour photos and contributions from international experts covers the taxonomy, classification, morphology, life-cycle biology, genomes, resistance, sampling, detection, and management strategies of these pests.

Examining all aspects of dairy goat feeding and nutrition, this book represents a long awaited review of recent scientific research and updated techniques. Chapters discuss aspects such as the modelling and production of goat's milk as well as the estimation of nutrient requirements and food intake of goats.

This book is intended as a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which urban pest management is an important component. It contains over 500 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced.

A new approach to the study of pilgrimage covering lesser known aspects like humour; performances along pilgrims' paths; the ephemeral nature of identifying as a pilgrim, and the economic, socially and culturally mandated dimensions of migratory travel. The feminist lens encourages readers to consider such questions as authenticity and essentialism

This book provides a comprehensive review of fig growing from a scientific and horticultural perspective, covering botany, production, processing, health, and industrial uses.

Completely updated and revised with new information on sustainability, ethics, philosophy, human-animal interactions, data, tools and brain function and behaviour, the sixth edition of this best-selling book continues to provide veterinary and animal science students with a comprehensive yet approachable guide to animal behaviour and welfare.

Beginning with basic anatomy and normal feline reproduction, this book covers practical knowledge about pregnancy, neonatal care, breeding soundness, and semen cryopreservation. It also includes diseases and abnormal conditions affecting reproduction such as infertility, causes of abortion, and contraception, for both pets and nondomestic species.

An up-to-date guide to the science and practice of disease control based on fungicides in horticulture and broad acre agriculture.

Outlines public and private sector tourism, addressing Vietnamese structure, governance and management of tourism. Embracing local and global perspectives, this book discusses principles and practice applicable to the wider area of Southeast Asia.

Highlights advancement opportunities for the food manufacturing sector, including innovation in products, processes and services, and considers disruptive business models offering alternative solutions to a food sector that seeks to combine productive, efficient and sustainable practices. Draws on authors' extensive industry and academic expertise.