Agroecological Innovations : Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817401103321
• Autore: Uphoff Norman
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, Jan. 2002; Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]
• ISBN: 1-136-57197-3; 1-84977-044-1; 1-136-57198-1; 1-280-47641-9; 9786610476411; 600-00-0244-0; 1-4175-2250-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.1/6
• Soggetti: Agricultural ecology; Agricultural innovations; Agricultural productivity
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-294) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 MaliChapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Annotation