Collection: Agricultures tropicales en poche

This collection publishes concise but comprehensive handbooks on crop and animal agricultural production and issues relating to sustainable development. It gives priority to practical information and research results that are applicable in the field, and is geared towards producers in developing countries and the associations, trainers and technicans working with them. Researchers, teachers and students required to work in tropical environments will also find the basic concepts they need.

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Innover avec les acteurs du monde rural
  Innover avec les acteurs du monde rural
La recherche-action en partenariat
Innovate with the key players in farming
Partnership between research and action
Guy Faure, Pierre Gasselin, Bernard Triomphe, Ludovic Temple, Henri Hocdé
Edition 2010
This book gives the foundations of a research-action partnership in agriculture and key elements for putting such an approach into practice.



Comprendre l'agriculture familiale
  Comprendre l'agriculture familiale
Diagnostic des systèmes de production
Understanding Family Farming
Diagnosing Production Systems
Nicolas Ferraton, Isabelle Touzard
Edition 2009
This book covers the diagnosis of production systems in developing countries. It suggests an approach and tools that serve to describe farmers' choices and practices in terms of production, processing and marketing.



L'amélioration génétique animale
  L'amélioration génétique animale
The Animal Genetic Improvement
Gerald Wiener, Roger Rouvier
Edition 2009
Using examples, this book looks at the various techniques used for genetic improvement of livestock, such as selection, crossing and consanguinity.



L'apiculture
  L'apiculture
Beekeeping
Peter David Paterson, Anya Cockle
Edition 2008
This informative illustrated book describes beekeeping methods in the tropics, from the most traditional to the most advanced, including how to make and use beekeeping equipment, manage hives, and collect and process bee products.



La santé animale
  La santé animale
2. Principales maladies
Animal Health
2. Main Diseases
Archie Hunter, Gerrit Uilenberg, Christian Meyer
Edition 2006
This second volume deals in detail with the main livestock diseases: description, treatment and preventive measures. It is a technical work intended for advisers, agricultural technicians, students and animal farmers.



La santé animale
  La santé animale
1. Généralités
Animal Health
1. General Principles
Archie Hunter, Gerrit Uilenberg, Christian Meyer
Edition 2006
This first volume contains a reminder of the fundamental concepts of animal pathology in the tropics and summarizes the main ways of controlling disease. It is a technical work intended for agricultural counsellors and technicians, farmers and students.



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