Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development.
Title:
Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development.
Author:
Uphoff, Norman.
ISBN:
9781849770446
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (330 pages)
Contents:
Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development -- Copytight -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Contributors -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART 1 ISSUES FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION -- Chapter 1 The Agricultural Development Challenges We Face -- Chapter 2 Rethinking Agriculture for New Opportunities -- Chapter 3 Agroecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 4 Social and Human Capital for Sustainable Agriculture -- Chapter 5 Economic Conditions for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification -- Chapter 6 Can a More Agroecological Agriculture Feed a Growing World Population? -- PART 2 EXPERIENCES FROM AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA AND ASIA -- Africa -- Chapter 7 The Evolution of Agroecological Methods and the Influence of Markets: Case Studies from Kenya and Nigeria -- Chapter 8 Benefits from Agroforestry in Africa, with Examples from Kenya and Zambia -- Chapter 9 Realizing the Potential of Integrated Aquaculture: Evidence from Malawi -- Chapter 10 Management of Organic Inputs to Increase Food Production in Senegal -- Chapter 11 Combining Traditional and New Knowledge to Improve Food Security in the Sahelian Zone of Mali -- Chapter 12 Opportunities for Raising Yields by Changing Management Practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar -- Latin America -- Chapter 13 Increasing Productivity through Agroecological Approaches in Central America: Experiences from Hillside Agriculture -- Chapter 14 Raising Smallholder Crop and Livestock Production in Andean Mountain Regions -- Chapter 15 The Spread and Benefits of No-till Agriculture in Paraná State, Brazil -- Asia -- Chapter 16 Diversifying Rice-based Farming Systems and Empowering Farmers in Bangladesh Using the Farmer Field-school Approach.
Chapter 17 Integrated Pest and Crop Management in Sri Lanka -- Chapter 18 Increasing the Scope for Food Crop Production on Sloping Lands in Asia: Contour Farming with Natural Vegetative Strips in the Philippines -- PART 3 ADVANCING AGROECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE WITH PARTICIPATORY PRACTICES -- Chapter 19 Exploiting Interactions Between Planned and Unplanned Diversity in Agroecosystems: What do We Need to Know? -- Chapter 20 Human Dimensions of Agroecological Development -- Chapter 21 Institutional Changes and Policy Reforms -- Chapter 22 A More Productive Synthesis for Agriculture -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging, relying upon fossil energy and chemical inputs. This volume offers a collection of innovative and diverse approaches to agricultural development. Documented in 12 case studies, these approaches are reliant upon greater knowledge, skill and labour input, rather than larger capital expenditure. They are shown to increase yield substantially, sometimes doubling or tripling output. This volume presents the concepts and operational means for reorienting agricultural efforts towards these more environmentally friendly and socially desirable approaches in the developed as well as developing world.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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