03982nam 2200613Ia 450 991045013940332120200520144314.01-280-91565-X978661091565192-808-7069-61-4356-4129-9(CKB)1000000000033207(EBL)3039593(SSID)ssj0000196713(PQKBManifestationID)11178645(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196713(PQKBWorkID)10155397(PQKB)10398449(MiAaPQ)EBC3039593(Au-PeEL)EBL3039593(CaPaEBR)ebr10074972(OCoLC)814500436(EXLCZ)99100000000003320720040616d2004 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManaging 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.]New York United Nations University Press20041 online resource (294 p.)Includes index.92-808-1098-7 ""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""AgrobiodiversityAfrica, WestAgrobiodiversityAfrica, WestCase studiesBiodiversity conservationAfrica, WestElectronic books.AgrobiodiversityAgrobiodiversityBiodiversity conservation333.95/16/0966Gyasi Edwin A(Edwin Akonno),1943-948410MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450139403321Managing agrodiversity the traditional way2143961UNINA