Author: Gene C. WilkenPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Agroclimatology of Lesotho
Author: Gene C. WilkenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Lesotho's Agriculture
Author: Lesotho Agricultural Sector Analysis ProjectPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Lesotho's Agriculture
Author: Rainfall and Temperature Probability Statistics for Lesotho Agriculture
Author: John P. HunterPublisher:
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Category : Rainfall probabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 502
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Imperial Gullies
Author: Kate Barger ShowersPublisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821416138
Category : Soil conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Once the grain basket for South Africa, much of Lesotho has become a scarred and treeless wasteland. The nation's spectacular gullying has concerned environmentalists and conservationists for more than half a century, In Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho, Kate B. Showers documents the truth behind this devastation. Showers reconstructs the history of the landscape, beginning with a history of the soil. She concludes that Lesotho's distinctive erosion chasms, called dongas, often cited as an example of destructive land-use practices by African farmers, actually were caused by colonial and postcolonial practices. The residents of Lesotho emerge as victims of a failed technology. Their efforts to mitigate or resist implementation of destructive soil conservation engineering works were thwarted, and they were blamed for the consequences of policies promoted by international soil conservationists since the 1930s. Imperial Gullies calls for an observational, experimental and, most importantly, a fully consultative and participatory approach to address Lesotho's serious contemporary problems of soil erosion. The first book to bring to center stage the historical practice of colonial soil science and a cautionary tale of western science in unfamiliar terrain it will interest a broad, interdisciplinary audience in African and environmental studies, social sciences, and history. "Showers shows how local people understood that colonial contour conservation methods and road building actually stimulated gully erosion, something colonial scientists failed to realize. Overall it is undoubtedly one of the most important books written to date on any part of the environmental history of Africa. Moreover it stands out in the discipline of environmental history in general as an unusually sophisticated work of great insight and explanatory power."---Richard H. Grove, author of Green Imperialism: Colonial Expansion, Tropical Island Edens and the Origins of Environmentalism, 1600-1860 Kate B. Showers is a visiting research fellow and senior research associate at the Centre for World Environmental History, University of Sussex, England. She has lived in rural Lesotho and has served as head of research, Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho.
A Scientific Bibliography of the Drakensberg, Maloti and Adjacent Lowlands
Author: Rodney MoffettPublisher: UJ Press
ISBN: 1928424457
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
This bibliography includes scientific articles on the Drakensberg, Maloti and Adjacent Lowlands published between 1808 and 2019. Although focussing on material appearing in accredited journals, there is such a wealth of information in the form of unpublished, yet traceable, reports, documents, presentations and dissertations, these are also included. The bibliography has two parts – a complete list arranged alphabetically, and the same references arranged in 33 different disciplines. These range from Palaeobotany with 17 entries, to Rock Art with 502 entries.
A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts
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Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Lesotho Environment and Environmental Law
Author: Günter WitzschPublisher:
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Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Agroclimatic Hazard Perception, Predicition, and Risk-avoidance Strategies in Lesotho
Author: Gene C. WilkenPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Land Tenure in Lesotho, Soil Use and Conservation, Water Use and Irrigation
Author: D. R. PhororoPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture and state
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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