LEADER 03982nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910450139403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-91565-X 010 $a9786610915651 010 $a92-808-7069-6 010 $a1-4356-4129-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000033207 035 $a(EBL)3039593 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000196713 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11178645 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196713 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10155397 035 $a(PQKB)10398449 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3039593 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3039593 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10074972 035 $a(OCoLC)814500436 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000033207 100 $a20040616d2004 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aManaging agrodiversity the traditional way$b[electronic resource] $elessons from West Africa in sustainable use of biodiversity and related natural resources /$fedited by Edwin A. Gyasi... [et al.] 210 $aNew York $cUnited Nations University Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (294 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a92-808-1098-7 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 606 $aAgrobiodiversity$zAfrica, West 606 $aAgrobiodiversity$zAfrica, West$vCase studies 606 $aBiodiversity conservation$zAfrica, West 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAgrobiodiversity 615 0$aAgrobiodiversity 615 0$aBiodiversity conservation 676 $a333.95/16/0966 701 $aGyasi$b Edwin A$g(Edwin Akonno),$f1943-$0948410 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450139403321 996 $aManaging agrodiversity the traditional way$92143961 997 $aUNINA