Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Less-favoured AreasRuerd Ruben, J. Pender, Arie Kuyvenhoven CABI, 2007 - 472 pages Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session |
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... farming systems (Dixon et al., 2001) and associated demographic and ecosystems data (Wood et al., 1999), LFAs account for ... farmers that depend heavily on poorly remunerated seasonal employment and temporary lease and sharecropping ...
... farming systems (Dixon et al., 2001) and associated demographic and ecosystems data (Wood et al., 1999), LFAs account for ... farmers that depend heavily on poorly remunerated seasonal employment and temporary lease and sharecropping ...
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... farmers' mitigation efforts. For example, Pagiola and Dixon (1997) found that farmers in hillside areas of El Salvador perceived significant erosion problems on most of their sloping fields, but also that severe, long-term productivity ...
... farmers' mitigation efforts. For example, Pagiola and Dixon (1997) found that farmers in hillside areas of El Salvador perceived significant erosion problems on most of their sloping fields, but also that severe, long-term productivity ...
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... farmers' knowledge and ability to adapt and innovate is needed, as well as greater understanding of the local historical, political and sociocultural context. Some of these criticisms are well-founded (Koning and Smaling, 2005). Land ...
... farmers' knowledge and ability to adapt and innovate is needed, as well as greater understanding of the local historical, political and sociocultural context. Some of these criticisms are well-founded (Koning and Smaling, 2005). Land ...
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... Farmers use animal traction for land preparation and rely on crop residues and mulching for soil fertility management. Upland rice systems increasingly suffer from decreasing water efficiency and salinity problems. Other major ...
... Farmers use animal traction for land preparation and rely on crop residues and mulching for soil fertility management. Upland rice systems increasingly suffer from decreasing water efficiency and salinity problems. Other major ...
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... farmers in different LFA settings (see Table 1.2). Particular attention is given to the identification of local ... Farming systems Highland and upland areas Perennial tree crops Shifting cultivation Mixed cropping Semi-arid and dryland ...
... farmers in different LFA settings (see Table 1.2). Particular attention is given to the identification of local ... Farming systems Highland and upland areas Perennial tree crops Shifting cultivation Mixed cropping Semi-arid and dryland ...
Contents
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Development Strategies for Poor People in Lessfavoured Areas | 63 |
Resource Management Options | 133 |
Livelihoods and Food Security | 203 |
Markets and Institutional Development | 271 |
Strategies and Policy Priorities | 419 |
Index | 467 |
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