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Edited By
Sieglinde Snapp, Department of Crop and Soil Science and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University East Lansing, U.S.A.
Barry Pound, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich Kent, UK
Description
With the inclusion of research theory and examples using the principles of cropping system design, students will gain a unique understanding
of the technical, biological, ecological, economic and sociological aspects of farming systems science for rural livelihoods. Editors
Snapp and Pound provide a much-needed synthetic overview of the emerging area of agroecology applications to transforming farming systems
and supporting rural innovation. The wide range of subjects, integrated references, and companion website, make this core reading for
courses in international agricultural systems and management, sustainable agricultural management, and cropping systems.
Audience
Students of agricultural science, environmental engineering, rural planning; researchers and scientists in agricultural development agencies;
practitioners of agricultural development in government extension programs, development agencies, and NGOs
Contents
Foreward
Section I. Re-inventing Farming Systems
Chap 1. Introduction
Chap 2. Livelihoods and Innovation
Chap 3. Agroecology: Principles
and Practice
Chap 4. Designing for the Long-term: Sustainable Agriculture
Section II. Resources for Agricultural Development
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5. Agricultural Change and Low-Input Technology
Chap 6. Ecologically-based Nutrient Management
Chap 7. Participatory Breeding: Developing
Improved and Relevant Crop
Chap 8. Participatory Livestock Research for Development
III. Context for Sustainable Agricultural Development
Chap 9. Gender and Agrarian Inequality at the Local Scale
Chap 10. The Nature of Agricultural Innovation
Chap 11. Outreach to Support
Rural Innovation
Chap 12. Tying it Together: Global, Regional and Local integration
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Hardbound, 400 pages, publication date: FEB-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-372517-2
ISBN-10: 0-12-372517-8
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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