Living With the Trees of Life: Towards the Transformation of Tropical Agriculture - Couverture rigide

Leakey, Roger

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1780640994 ISBN 13 : 9781780640990

Editeur : CABI Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Based on the career of Roger Leakey, the former Director of Research at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, this book presents the experiences of real life situations in rural villages of remote and distant places. "Living with the Trees of Life" demonstrates how the multi-disciplinary science of agroforestry, which embraces biology, genetics, ecology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, soil science, food science, and the social sciences, can offer hope from the doom and gloom often emanating from the tropics. Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to both a professional and general readership, this book takes a more positive approach to the issues facing agriculture and highlights an innovative approach to resolving the big issues of poverty, malnutrition, hunger and environmental degradation including climate change. It is suitable for students and researchers within agroforestry, agriculture, natural resources and international development. It is also suitable for the socially and environmentally aware public.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Prof Roger Leakey D.Sc., Ph.D., B.Sc., FRGS., FIBiol., NDA was born and brought up in Kenya and is an agricultural botanist by training, with over 400 publications. He was a former Director of Research at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (1993-1997); Head of Tropical Ecology at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Edinburgh, UK (1997-2001) and Professor of Agroecology and Sustainable Development of James Cook University, in Cairns, Australia (2001-2006). In 2006-2008 he was a Coordinating Lead Author in the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development. He is Vice President the International Tree Foundation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CABI Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780640994
• ISBN 13: 9781780640990
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible