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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Page 7
... grains production, which is the livelihood strategy with the lowest income per capita, is greater in areas having lower rainfall, poorer road access and higher population density (Pender et al., 2001b; Chapter 6, this volume) ...
... grains production, which is the livelihood strategy with the lowest income per capita, is greater in areas having lower rainfall, poorer road access and higher population density (Pender et al., 2001b; Chapter 6, this volume) ...
Page 14
... grain storage for overcoming the dry period. The system is vulnerable to frequent crop failure, shortage of animal feed, large grain price variations and the periodic collapse of livestock prices. Farming Rainfed mixed cropping This is ...
... grain storage for overcoming the dry period. The system is vulnerable to frequent crop failure, shortage of animal feed, large grain price variations and the periodic collapse of livestock prices. Farming Rainfed mixed cropping This is ...
Page 20
... grains (Rukuni et al., 1994). Dambo gardens are about ten times more productive than dryland farming, prevent erosion and protect downstream water flows, and can relieve pressure on upland resources. Dambo gardens now cover about 15,000 ...
... grains (Rukuni et al., 1994). Dambo gardens are about ten times more productive than dryland farming, prevent erosion and protect downstream water flows, and can relieve pressure on upland resources. Dambo gardens now cover about 15,000 ...
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... grains and livestock production, adoption or expansion of perishable horticultural cash crops, expansion of perennial cash crops and increased off-farm employment or non-farm activity in combination with continued food crop production ...
... grains and livestock production, adoption or expansion of perishable horticultural cash crops, expansion of perennial cash crops and increased off-farm employment or non-farm activity in combination with continued food crop production ...
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... grains production continued to dominate, consistent with the predictions of a bio-economic model developed for a community in central Honduras by Barbier and Bergeron (2001). By contrast, in Uganda, Pender et al. (2004) found little ...
... grains production continued to dominate, consistent with the predictions of a bio-economic model developed for a community in central Honduras by Barbier and Bergeron (2001). By contrast, in Uganda, Pender et al. (2004) found little ...
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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