Exploring Agrodiversity

Exploring Agrodiversity
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 371
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ISBN-10 : 9780231102339
ISBN-13 : 023110233X
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Book Synopsis Exploring Agrodiversity by : H. C. Brookfield

Download or read book Exploring Agrodiversity written by H. C. Brookfield and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small farmers are often viewed as engaging in wasteful practices that wreak ecological havoc. Exploring Agrodiversity sets the record straight: Small farmers are in fact ingenious and inventive and engage in a diverse range of land-management strategies, many of them resourcefully geared toward conserving resources, especially soil. Using case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, this book provides in-depth analysis of agricultural diversity and explores its history.


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