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This study examined paired plots of farmland that were selected for their similarities in nearly every respect. They shared the same topography, angle of slope, location on the watershed, intensity of the storm, type of crops, etc. The only variation was that one was agroecologically farmed and...
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2018-01-20 “Charles Massy has written a definitive masterpiece that takes its place along with the writings of Aldo Leopold, Wendell Berry, Masanobu Fukuoka, Humberto Maturana, and Michael Pollan. No work has more brilliantly defined regenerative agriculture and the breadth of its restorative impact upon...
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Based on a groundbreaking meeting of conservationists and international development agencies, this volume advances our understanding of the current state of global famine and land degradation. Includes a section of case studies of highly successful programs that combine issues of food security on...
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1997-01-09 This booklet is a global directory of partnerships for sustainable agriculture.The summaries in the directory provide basic information about main crops, pests, as well as the impacts, constraints and challenges of each project. 52 pages, illustrations
- This is a story of resistance against all odds, of Cuba's remarkable recovery from a food crisis brought on by the collapse of trade relations with the former Socialist Bloc and the tightening of the US trade embargo. Unable to import either food or materials needed for conventional agriculture,...
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This bulletin describes the legume species and their utilization in farming practices in the tropics and subtropics. With proper utilization, these species offer great potential for increasing food legumes adapted to tropics but only a few are extensively used. Substantial and immediate benefits...
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1991-01-01 A collection of reports on successfully promoting the linking up of small-scale, experimental farmers so that they can learn from one another. 270 pages, illustrations
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2015-01-01 The book focuses on successful agricultural strategies of upland farmers, particularly in south and south-east Asia,and presents over 50 contributions by scholars from around the world and from various disciplines, including agricultural economics, ecology and anthropology.It is asequel to the...
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Key Resource 2019-01-20 Second edition of this classic textbook expands on the first edition to include advances made in the last four decades, bringing the topic completely up to date. The book addresses critical issues such as whether humanity can feed itself, and whether it can do so in environmentally sound and...
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2016-05-27 [110 pp.] :charts As the title hints at it you will find this booklet about the basics ofSustainable Ecological Organic Agriculture in the Tropicsthe information you need to successfully run a small self-sufficient garden or to manage a profitable, ecological, organic agricultural operation.