Author: Publisher: IITA
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Resource Management by West African Farmers and the Economics of Shifting Cultivation
Author: Cassava in Shifting Cultivation
Author: Louise O. FrescoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Cum laude graduation (with distinction).
Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Change
Author: Malcolm F. CairnsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317750187
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1405
Book Description
Shifting cultivation is one of the oldest forms of subsistence agriculture and is still practised by millions of poor people in the tropics. Typically it involves clearing land (often forest) for the growing of crops for a few years, and then moving on to new sites, leaving the earlier ground fallow to regain its soil fertility. This book brings together the best of science and farmer experimentation, vividly illustrating the enormous diversity of shifting cultivation systems as well as the power of human ingenuity. Some critics have tended to disparage shifting cultivation (sometimes called 'swidden cultivation' or 'slash-and-burn agriculture') as unsustainable due to its supposed role in deforestation and land degradation. However, the book shows that such indigenous practices, as they have evolved over time, can be highly adaptive to land and ecology. In contrast, 'scientific' agricultural solutions imposed from outside can be far more damaging to the environment and local communities. The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia, and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology. It is a sequel to the much praised "Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming" (RFF Press, 2007), but all chapters are completely new and there is a greater emphasis on the contemporary challenges of climate change and biodiversity conservation.
Community Management of Natural Resources in Africa
Author: Dilys RoePublisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843697556
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
Provides a pan-African synthesis of community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Africa. This title discusses the degree to which CBNRM has met poverty alleviation, economic development and nature conservation objectives.
Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development
Author: Schaeffer, Peter V.Publisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466643307
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Exploring and understanding the analysis of economic development is essential as global economies continue to experience extreme fluctuation. Econometrics brings together statistical methods for practical content and economic relations. Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development is a comprehensive collection that focuses on various regions and their economies at a pivotal time when the majority of nations are struggling with stabilizing their economies. Outlining areas such as employment rates, utilization of natural resources, and regional impacts, this collection of research is an excellent tool for scholars, academics, and professionals looking to expand their knowledge on todays turbulent and changing economy.
From Africa to Brazil
Author: Walter HawthornePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521764092
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This book traces the flows of enslaved Africans from the broad region of Africa called Upper Guinea to Amazonia, Brazil.
Cover Crops in West Africa
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 088936852X
Category : Cover crops
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Cover Crops in West Africa Contributing to Sustainable Agriculture
The Future of Shifting Cultivation in Africa and the Task of Universities
Author: Arthur Hugh BuntingPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9789251020920
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Sponsored by FAO and the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Sustainable Crop - Livestock Production for Improved Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management in West Africa
Author: Williams, Timothy O. Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN: 9789291461615
Category : Agricultural systems
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Peasants, Prices and Markets in Madagascar
Author: Christopher Brendan BarrettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural prices
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description