Exploring Agrodiversity (Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation) - Softcover

Brookfield, Harold

 
9780231102339: Exploring Agrodiversity (Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation)
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ISBN 10: 023110233X ISBN 13: 9780231102339
Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Small farmers are often viewed as engaging in wasteful practices that wreak ecological havoc. Exploring Agrodiversity sets the record straight: Small farmers are in fact ingenious and inventive and engage in a diverse range of land-management strategies, many of them resourcefully geared toward conserving resources, especially soil. They have shown considerable resilience in the face of major onslaughts against their way of life by outsiders and government. Using case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, this book provides in-depth analysis of agricultural diversity and explores its history. The book also considers the effect of the "gene revolution" on small farmers and reviews the effects of the "green revolution" in Asian countries. In conclusion, it questions whether the diverse agricultural practices employed by small farmers can survive modern pressures and the global ambitions of the biotechnology industry.

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About the Author

Harold Brookfield is professor emeritus at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies of the Australian National University. He has written several books, including Land Degradation and Society.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
023110233X
ISBN 13 
9780231102339
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
608

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