Author: Robert Dale StevensPublisher: Iowa State Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Tradition and Dynamics in Small-farm Agriculture
Author: Robert Dale StevensPublisher: Iowa State Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Tradition and Dynamic in Small-farm Agriculture
Author: R. D. StevensPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Traditional agriculture; Dynamic of small-farm agriculture; Accelerating production on small farms.
The Economics of Agricultural Development
Author: George W. NortonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134710291
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
Persistent problems with poverty, rapid population growth and malnutrition in many developing countries are among the most serious issues facing the world today. This book examines the causes, severity and effects of these problems, as well as potential solutions. The authors consider the implications of globalization of goods, services and capital for agriculture, poverty and the environment; and identify linkages in the world food system, stressing how agricultural and economic situations in poor countries affect industrialized nations and vice versa. Focusing on the role that agriculture can play in improving economic and nutritional wellbeing and how that role might be enhanced, this book is essential reading.
Religion and Sustainable Agriculture
Author: Todd LeVasseurPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 081316799X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Distinct practices of eating are at the heart of many of the world's faith traditions -- from the Christian Eucharist to Muslim customs of fasting during Ramadan to the vegetarianism and asceticism practiced by some followers of Hinduism and Buddhism. What we eat, how we eat, and whom we eat with can express our core values and religious devotion more clearly than verbal piety. In this wide-ranging collection, eminent scholars, theologians, activists, and lay farmers illuminate how religious beliefs influence and are influenced by the values and practices of sustainable agriculture. Together, they analyze a multitude of agricultural practices for their contributions to healthy, ethical living and environmental justice. Throughout, the contributors address current critical issues, including global trade agreements, indigenous rights to land and seed, and the effects of postcolonialism on farming and industry. Covering indigenous, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish perspectives, this groundbreaking volume makes a significant contribution to the study of ethics and agriculture.
The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming
Author: James W. WoodPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108882730
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 519
Book Description
Viewing the subsistence farm as primarily a 'demographic enterprise' to create and support a family, this book offers an integrated view of the demography and ecology of preindustrial farming. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, it examines how traditional farming practices interact with demographic processes such as childbearing, death, and family formation. It includes topics such as household nutrition, physiological work capacity, health and resistance to infectious diseases, as well as reproductive performance and mortality. The book argues that the farming household is the most informative scale at which to study the biodemography and physiological ecology of preindustrial, non-commercial agriculture. It offers a balanced appraisal of the farming system, considering its strengths and limitations, as well as the implications of viewing it as a 'demographic enterprise' rather than an economic one. A valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in biological and physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, natural resource management, agriculture and ecology.
Agricultural Economics Research
Author: Milkfish Production Dualism in the Philippines
Author: Kee-Chai ChongPublisher: WorldFish
ISBN: 9711022109
Category : Aquaculture
Languages : en
Pages : 77
Book Description
Peasant Economics
Author: Frank EllisPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521457118
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This is a revised and expanded edition of a popular textbook on the economics of farm households in developing countries. The second edition retains the same building blocks designed to explore household decision-making in a social context. Key topics are efficiency, risk, time allocation, gender, agrarian contracts, farm size and technological change. For these and other topics, household economic behaviour represents the outcome of social interactions within the household, and market interactions outside the household. A new chapter on the environment combines exposition of economic tools not previously covered in the book with examination of household and community decision-making in relation to environmental resources.
Readings In Farming Systems Research And Development
Author: W. R. SchmehlPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000309053
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
This collection offers a comprehensive view of the commonalities and diversities of the farming systems research and development (FSR&D) approaches being applied around the world. The authors–among the leading practitioners in FSR&D–discuss conceptual frameworks, research methodology, data collection, and several ongoing FSR&D programs. The book is a must for anyone interested in gaining a concise, yet broad view of this new and growing field of research and its importance to small-scale farming in developing countries.
The Dynamics of Andean Potato Agriculture
Author: Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description