Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production With Participatory Development - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 185383856X ISBN 13 : 9781853838569

Editeur : Earthscan Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging, relying upon fossil energy and chemical inputs. This volume offers a collection of innovative and diverse approaches to agricultural development. Documented in 12 case studies, these approaches are reliant upon greater knowledge, skill and labour input, rather than larger capital expenditure. They are shown to increase yield substantially, sometimes doubling or tripling output. This volume presents the concepts and operational means for reorienting agricultural efforts towards these more environmentally friendly and socially desirable approaches in the developed as well as developing world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Norman Uphoff is director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) and professor of government and international agriculture at Cornell University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Earthscan Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185383856X
• ISBN 13: 9781853838569
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 306
• Éditeur: Uphoff Norman
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• Personne responsable: non disponible