| Description |
xxvi, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The Bontok : traditional wet-rice and swidden cultivators of the Philippines / June Prill-Brett -- Traditional agriculture in northern Thailand / Katin Srimongkol and Gerald G. Marten -- Rainfed cropping systems in northeast Thailand / Anan Polthanee and Gerald G. Marten -- Traditional agroforestry in West Java : the pekarangan (homegarden) and kebun-talun (annual-perennial rotation) cropping systems / Linda Christanty ... [et al.] -- The complementary roles of homegardens, upland fields, and rice fields for meeting nutritional needs in West Java / Oekan S. Abdoellah and Gerald G. Marten |
| Summary |
Many small-scale farmers in the tropics continue to employ a style of agriculture based largely on practices handed down from previous generations and highly adapted to local conditions. In this book, a group of agronomists, ecologists, and social scientists using a human ecology perspective describe how this traditional agriculture functions. They analyze the interactions between small-scale farmers and the agricultural ecosystems on which they depend, explain why traditional agriculture has been able to function on a sustainable basis for so many years, and discuss the ways in which these farmers are having to adjust their traditional practices to a changing world |
| Analysis |
01000 Asia p1030 South-east Asia 21030 agriculture 20020 ... 31030 ecological aspects |
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Agricultural ecology Southeast Asia |
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Agriculture Economic aspects Southeast Asia |
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Agriculture Social aspects Southeast Asia |
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Human ecology Southeast Asia |
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Traditional farming Southeast Asia |
| Notes |
"Published in cooperation with the East-West Center Environment and Policy Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Agricultural ecology -- Southeast Asia.
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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Southeast Asia.
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Agriculture -- Social aspects -- Southeast Asia.
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Agriculture -- Southeast Asia.
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Human ecology -- Southeast Asia.
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Traditional farming -- Southeast Asia.
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| Author |
Marten, Gerald G., 1939-
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East-West Environment and Policy Institute (Honolulu, Hawaii)
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| LC no. |
85051994 |
| ISBN |
0813370264 |
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