ISBN: 9780226675800 - challenging nature: local knowledge, agroscience, and food security in tanga region, tanzania: local knowledge, agroscience, and food security in ... of chicago geography research papers) (13 Ergebnisse)

2006. Africa. University of Chicago Press. Very good cloth, no dust jacket 318p. Part of the U. of Chicago's Geography Research paper series, number 246. 316p.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. xi, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. The author here examines eighteen farming communities of Tanga Region, Tanzania, an area of rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security.…

Zustand: New. The author here examines eighteen farming communities of Tanga Region, Tanzania, an area of rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 halftones, 51 line drawings, 58 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; KNAC; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574. . 2006. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . .…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 288 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. The author here examines eighteen farming communities of Tanga Region, Tanzania, an area of rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 halftones, 51 line drawings, 58 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; KNAC; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574. . 2006. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Zustand: New. pp. xi + 318 Illus., Maps.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tanga Region, Tanzania, is an area of persistent rural poverty with a long history of drought, floods, food shortages, famine, and social and economic disruption. Though farmers have been cultivating the land there for hundreds of years, they have consistently been unable to supply adequate food for the region's inhabitants. In 'Challenging Nature,' Philip Porter examines eighteen farming communities to understand what the farmers there know about their environment and which historical and economic factors play into the lack of food security. Porter first began work on this project in 1972, asking 250 farmers in the region about life history, environmental and agricultural changes, types of crops grown and methods of planting, environmental assessments, agricultural practices, food and water supplies, training and education, and attitudes toward nature. Twenty years later, he returned and reinterviewed as many farmers as could be found from the first survey. The result contextualizes the environmental history of the region while informing current and future agricultural development.…