Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2013

  • Landform Classification for Digital Soil Mapping in the Chongwe-Rufunsa Area, Zambia

    Lydia Mumbi Chabala, Augustine Mulolwa, Obed Lungu

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2013
    Pages: 156-160
    Received: Jul. 10, 2013
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    Published: Aug. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: This paper presents results of a landform classification of a section of the Chongwe-Rufunsa area, Zambia. The objective of the study was to separate the landscape into landform classes that indicate or suggest marked differences with respect to soil properties and agricultural suitability. Terrain attributes derived from a digital elevation model ... Show More
  • Economics of Homestead Forestry and Their Management Activities at Fatickchari Upazila of Chittagong District, Bangladesh

    Muhammad Abul Foysal, Md. Lokman Hossain, Ashik Rubaiyat, Md. Byzid Hasan

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4, August 2013
    Pages: 161-176
    Received: Jul. 22, 2013
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    Published: Aug. 20, 2013
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    Abstract: An exploratory study was carried out to identify the homestead tree resources, their utilization pattern, economic return of major fruit and timber tree species, their management activities for sustainable production as well as constraints of homestead plantation in Fatickchari upazila of Chittagong district, Bangladesh over the period of six month... Show More