Managing agrodiversity the traditional way [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from West Africa in sustainable use of biodiversity and related natural resources / / edited by Edwin A. Gyasi... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450139403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : United Nations University Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-91565-X; 9786610915651; 92-808-7069-6; 1-4356-4129-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GyasiEdwin A <1943-> (Edwin Akonno)
• Disciplina: 333.95/16/0966
• Soggetti: Agrobiodiversity - Africa, West; Biodiversity conservation - Africa, West; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""List of tables and illustrations""; ""List of colour plates""; ""Maps""; ""Preface""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I Methodological approaches and knowledge systems""; ""1 Methodological approaches to the book""; ""2 Philosophical foundations of biophysical resource use with special reference to Ghana""; ""3 Traditional methods of resource assessment relative to the scientific approach""; ""4 Farmer strategies of managing agrodiversity in a variable climate in PLEC demonstration sites in southern Ghana""; ""5 Demonstration sites and expert farmers in conservation of biodiversity""""Part II Cropping systems and related case studies""; ""6 Management regimes in southern Ghana""; ""7 Yams: Traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana""; ""8 Sustaining diversity of yams in northern Ghana""; ""9 Conservation of indigenous rice varieties by women of Gore in the northern savanna zone, Ghana""; ""10 Vegetables: Traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana""; ""11 The proka mulching and no- burn system: A case study of Tano- ; Odumasi and Jachie""""12 Managing the home garden for food security and as a germplasm bank""; ""13 Management of trees in association with crops in traditional agroforestry systems""; ""14 Preliminary observations on effects of traditional farming practices on growth and yield of crops""; ""15 Effects of four indigenous trees canopy covers on soil fertility in a Ghanaian savanna""; ""16 Comparative management of the savanna woodland in Ghana and Guinea: A preliminary analysis""; ""17 Agrodiversity within and without conserved forests for enhancing rural livelihoods""""Part III Social dimensions of resource management""; ""18 Aspects of resource tenure that conserve biodiversity: The case of southern and northern Ghana""; ""19 Resource access and distribution and the use of land in Tano- Odumasi, central Ghana""; ""20 Women environmental pacesetters of Jachie""; ""Part IV Conclusion""; ""21 Lessons learnt and future research directions""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""