Isbn: 9780804720618 - smallholders, householders: farm families and the ecology of intensive, sustainable agriculture (7 Ergebnisse)

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxi, 389 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-378) and index. Contents: Prologue: an ethnological eassay in practical reason -- The technology and knowledge of intensive farm practices -- The farm-family household -- Labor-time allocation -- Energy inputs, outputs, and sustainable systems -- Farm size and productivity -- Smallholder property and tenure -- Inequality, stratification, and polarization -- Chinese smallholders -- Intensive agriculture, population density, markets, and smallholder adaptation -- Peasant farming and the Chayanov model -- Epilogue: does the smallholder have a future? Subjects: Traditional farming; Agricultural ecology; Agriculture Economic aspects; Sustainable agriculture; Family farms; Household production; Small holdings China; Traditional farming. 1 Kg.…

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Gebunden. Zustand: New. This work challenges the myth that only modern, large-scale, mechanized, scienti1c agriculture can provide the food needed for the world s rapidly growing population.Klappentext A magnificent work of scholarly synthesis. His book wil.

Zustand: New. This work challenges the myth that only modern, large-scale, mechanized, scienti1c agriculture can provide the food needed for the world's rapidly growing population. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 half-tones. BIC Classification: TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 786. . 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Contrasting the prevailing theories of the evolution of agriculture, the author argues that the practice of smallholding is more efficient and less environmentally degrading than that of industrial agriculture which depends heavily on fossil fuel, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. He presents a convincing case for his argument with examples taken from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and demonstrates that there are fundamental commonalities among smallholder cultures. 'Smallholders, Householders' is a detailed and innovative analysis of the agricultural efficiency and conservation of resources practiced around the world by smallholders. …