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 17
... marginal drylands of the Sahel and Central America and contour farming on acid soils in the uplands of the Philippines. Techniques like alley cropping, hedgerow intercropping and community woodlots are less easily adopted by smallholder ...
... marginal drylands of the Sahel and Central America and contour farming on acid soils in the uplands of the Philippines. Techniques like alley cropping, hedgerow intercropping and community woodlots are less easily adopted by smallholder ...
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... marginal areas, for reducing environmental damage as well as for producing more nutritious foods that are of particular importance for addressing malnutrition in LFAs. Since it is unlikely that the. 22 Ruerd Ruben et al.
... marginal areas, for reducing environmental damage as well as for producing more nutritious foods that are of particular importance for addressing malnutrition in LFAs. Since it is unlikely that the. 22 Ruerd Ruben et al.
Page 30
... marginal lands combined with FFW programmes linked to investments in soil and water conservation, which could substantially increase household incomes while contributing to reduced land degradation. Other approaches, such as fertilizer ...
... marginal lands combined with FFW programmes linked to investments in soil and water conservation, which could substantially increase household incomes while contributing to reduced land degradation. Other approaches, such as fertilizer ...
Page 35
... marginal value product and the possible remuneration elsewhere. Farmers are aware of this discrepancy, but high transaction costs in the product market justify the fulfilment of consumption needs from own resources, even if this means ...
... marginal value product and the possible remuneration elsewhere. Farmers are aware of this discrepancy, but high transaction costs in the product market justify the fulfilment of consumption needs from own resources, even if this means ...
Page 36
... marginal products. As a result, farmers close to consumption centres and in competition with off-farm activities devote more of their household labour to low-value subsistence crops rather than to higher-value bananas for sale. In more ...
... marginal products. As a result, farmers close to consumption centres and in competition with off-farm activities devote more of their household labour to low-value subsistence crops rather than to higher-value bananas for sale. In more ...
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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