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 19
... systems that face water stress or nutrient limitations typical for poor farmers, and is best controlled through cultural practices that maintain pests at a controllable level. Conventional synthetic pesticides tend gradually to lose ...
... systems that face water stress or nutrient limitations typical for poor farmers, and is best controlled through cultural practices that maintain pests at a controllable level. Conventional synthetic pesticides tend gradually to lose ...
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... farmers had applied the new techniques in small areas of 0.9–1.4 ha ... systems for dambo gardens managed by individual farmers on land allocated by ... farming, prevent erosion and protect downstream water flows, and can relieve ...
... farmers had applied the new techniques in small areas of 0.9–1.4 ha ... systems for dambo gardens managed by individual farmers on land allocated by ... farming, prevent erosion and protect downstream water flows, and can relieve ...
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... systems for biosafety (Ruben et al., 2003). In recent years, development practitioners and researchers have emphasized the need to take into account the diverse set of activities that individuals, households and communities undertake to ...
... systems for biosafety (Ruben et al., 2003). In recent years, development practitioners and researchers have emphasized the need to take into account the diverse set of activities that individuals, households and communities undertake to ...
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... farm employment and limiting the extent to which they can grow labour-intensive (cash) crops. It is ... systems through suitable technologies, economic incentives (largely through ... farming how economic development and. 36 Ruerd Ruben et al.
... farm employment and limiting the extent to which they can grow labour-intensive (cash) crops. It is ... systems through suitable technologies, economic incentives (largely through ... farming how economic development and. 36 Ruerd Ruben et al.
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... farming systems into highly developed and competitive systems in many parts of the world. Such transformations can currently be observed in some LFAs (and other rural areas for that matter) where the rapid development of the non-farm ...
... farming systems into highly developed and competitive systems in many parts of the world. Such transformations can currently be observed in some LFAs (and other rural areas for that matter) where the rapid development of the non-farm ...
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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