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ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Vocational Skills Initiative

From floods in West ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ to draught in East ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ and all of the climates in between, every ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n community faces unique challenges in food production.

The ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Vocational Skills Initiative provides libraries of new textbooks focused on improving ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n agricultural systems. The books, provided by Hobar Publications of Finney Company (Lakeville, MN), offer training for secondary and post-secondary students in the best practices for food production and farming.

The ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½ Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Vocational Skills Library focuses on four areas of agricultural development. The knowledge in these books will help ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n communities tailor solutions to the unique challenges they face to develop efficient food and agricultural systems for generations to come.

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Crops: what grows in ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½? Topics include: ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½n crop types Plant physiology Biodiversity	Animals: how do animals affect agriculture? Topics include: Livestock management Wildlife and pest management Integrating crop and livestock systems
Agricultural Environment: how does the environment affect agriculture? Topics include: Land composition and ecology Soil management Crop stress and climate change Ìý	Farming Practices: how can farmers optimize production? Topics include: Use of technology Post-harvest processing Growing for nutrition Marketing and agribusiness Ìý

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See the full list of books provided in the BFA Agricultural and Natural Resource Management library.

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Send agricultural libraries to ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½. Contact ÌÇÐÄvlgo´«Ã½:

(651) 602-9844
bfa@booksforafrica.org

717 Prior Avenue N., Ste. B
St. Paul, MN 55104, USA

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