1st Edition
Agroecological Innovations Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development
Edited By Norman Uphoff
Copyright 2002
328 Pages
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Routledge
306 Pages
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Routledge
306 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction * Part 1 Issues For Analysis and Evaluation * Part 2 Experiences from Africa, Latin America and Asia: Africa * Latin America * Asia * Part 3 Advancing Agroecological Agriculture with Participatory Practices * References * Index
Biography
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.
