Tropical agriculture

Tropical agriculture — Worldwide more human beings gain their livelihood from agriculture than any other endeavor; the majority are self employed subsistence farmers living in the tropics. While growing food for local consumption is the core of tropical agriculture,… …   Wikipedia

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources — The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), established in 1907, is the founding college of the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. CTAHR is dedicated to actively help[ing] Hawai‘i diversify its economy,… …   Wikipedia

International Center for Tropical Agriculture — The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (known as CIAT from its Spanish language name Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical) is a nonprofit organization that conducts advanced research in social and environmental fields to… …   Wikipedia

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture — The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) was established in 1967 as a non profit organization to find solutions for hunger and poverty through research for development activities. IITA has its headquarters in Ibadan in Nigeria… …   Wikipedia

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture — Das International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) ist eine international tätige Forschungseinrichtung. Ihr Ziel ist die Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen in Afrika durch landwirtschaftliche Forschung. Der hauptsitz ist in Ibadan. IITA… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …   Universalium

Tropical Africa — is a diverse region of the African continent that falls between the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere, at approximately 23°26 (23.4°) N latitude, and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23°26 (23.4°) S latitude. This… …   Wikipedia

Tropical rainforest — Tropical rainforests are generally found near the equator. They are common in Asia,Australia, Africa, South America, Central America, and on many of the Pacific Islands. Within the World Wildlife Fund s biome classification, tropical rainforests… …   Wikipedia

Agriculture in the Empire of Japan — (農業政策, Nōgyō seisaku?) was an important component of the pre war Japanese economy. Although Japan had only 16% of its land area under cultivation before the Pacific War, over 45% of households made a living from farming. Japanese cultivated land… …   Wikipedia

Agriculture of Cuba — Agriculture in Cuba has played an important part in the economy for several hundred years. Agriculture contributes less than 10 percent to the gross domestic product (GDP), but it employs roughly one fifth of the working population. About 30… …   Wikipedia

Agriculture in Haiti — Agriculture continued to be the mainstay of the economy of Haiti in the late 1980s; it employed approximately 66 percent of the labor force and accounted for about 35 percent of GDP and for 24 percent of exports in 1987 (see fig. 14). The role of …   Wikipedia