Tropical Agricultural Systems Books
Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics, 2nd edition
Author: Pedro Sanchez
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM501
Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops
Agricultural Extension Education
Author: AA Ladele
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEM701
Topics: Agricultural Extension Education, agricultural Extension Terminology, Participatory agricultural Extension, agricultural Extension Process, agricultural Extension Methods, agricultural extension aids, agricultural campaign
Agricultural Finances and Marketing
Author: Oyebanji, JA Afolabi
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEM450
Topics: Agricultural Finances, Marketing, Credit Utilisation, Credit Instruments, repayment, Credit Agencies, Farm Record Keeping, Farm Accounting, Financial Statement preparation, budgeting, financial control, marketing, marketing function, Agricultural Supply Pattern Analysis, Agricultural demand, Supply Pattern Analysis, Agricultural Demand Pattern Analysis, Agricultural Supply Analysis, agricultural marketing
Agricultural Extension Administration and Supervision
Author: Awolumate Samuel
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEM711
Topics: Agricultural Extension Administration, Agricultural Extension Supervision, agricultural Extension Programmes Planning, Agricultural Administration, Agricultural Extension staff supervision, Organisational Structure, Agricultural Extension Organisation theories, Staff Performance Appraisals, staff promotion
Agricultural Business Management
Author: Emem Bassey Inyang
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEM509
Topics: Agricultural Business Management, agribusiness, agribusiness management, Farm Management Decision, Agricultural Business Organization, Agribusiness Enterprise Selection Guide, Nigerian Agricultural Development Policies, Nigerian Agricultural Development Programmes, taxation, Agricultural Processing, marketing, Marketing strategy, Organizational management, Organizational leadership
Handbook on Decision Support Systems 1
Author: Frada Burstein, Clyde Holsapple
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Administration, Social and Management science
Course Code: MBA853
Topics: Decision Support Systems, Information Systems, Decision-Making Process, decisions, knowledge, Decision Making, Sensemaking, Data Quality, Decision Makers, Decision Support, Knowledge Management, Integrated Document Management, Online Analytical Processing, Spreadsheet-Based Decision Support Systems, Multi-Criteria Decision Support, Web-Based Decision Support, MULTIPARTICIPANT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Group Decision Support Systems, Organizational Decision Support Systems, Negotiation Support, E-negotiation Systems, INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Mining, Data Fusion, Enhanced Decision Support, Adaptive Decision Support Systems, COMPUTER-BASED DECISION SUPPORT, Decision Support Systems Failure
Author: James Olukosi
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEA302
Topics: Agricultural Finance, farm accounts, Agricultural Credit Banks, acquiring capital, interest rates, planning, Net worth Statement, budgeting, income statement, cash flow, compounding, discounting, capital budgeting, Agricultural Loan Delinquency, Subsidising Agricultural Credit
Management of Agricultural Extension Personnel
Author: LA Akingbile
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: ARD312
Topics: Agricultural Extension Personnel Management, Agricultural Extension Training, Agricultural Extension Supervision, Departmentalisation, Agricultural Extension Policy, human resources management
Introduction to General Agriculture 2
Author: AD Adeleye
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Administration, Social and Management science
Course Code: COP112, COP116
Topics: Agricultural Cooperatives, Agricultural Development Policy, Agricultural Development Planning, Agricultural Development Programmes, Integrated Rural Development, Agricultural Credit, Agriculture Credit Cooperatives, Agricultural Credit, Agricultural Marketing, Marketing Institution, Co-operative Marketing Organisations, Food Processing Cooperatives, Agriculture Products, Agricultural Produce, Storage, Pasture, Forage, Cash Crops, Cocoa, Oil Palm, Fertilizer, Manure, Livestock Farming, Poultry, Livestock Farming, Cattle Production, Livestock Farming
Agricultural marketing and Cooperatives
Author: PB Imoudu
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AEM716
Topics: Agricultural marketing, agricultural Cooperatives, agricultural Marketing Sub-Systems, laws of demand, laws of supply, breakeven analysis, pricing, pricing decisions, Commodity Marketing, Cooperative Enterprises, Marketing functions, Pricing strategy, Lifetime pricing, Grain Marketing, Livestock marketing, meat marketing, Poultry marketing, eggs marketing, fresh milk marketing
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