Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation

Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation
Author: Arild Angelsen
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2001-04-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780851998992

This book has been developed from a workshop on Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation organised by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using different agricultural products and technologies and in differing demographic situations and market conditions. Guidance is also given on future agricultural research and extension efforts.

The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming

The Biodemography of Subsistence Farming
Author: James W. Wood
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2020-04-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107033411

An exploration of preindustrial agriculture that applies insights from biodemography, physiological ecology, and household demography.

The Economics of Tropical Farming Systems

The Economics of Tropical Farming Systems
Author: Martin Upton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 394
Release: 1996-12-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521483407

Clear student text on theory and practice of economic decision making in tropical agriculture.

Shifting Cultivation and Alternatives

Shifting Cultivation and Alternatives
Author: Sheila J. McKean
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1992
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

An annotated bibliography covering three main areas: the effects of shifting cultivation, including studies on the cropping period and fallow period; sustainable low input alternatives to shifting cultivation; and low input alternatives for the rehabilitation of degraded land.