Better Land Husbandry: From Soil Conservation to Holistic Land ManagementCRC Press, 19 avr. 2016 - 288 pages This book is a timely contribution towards the debate on the most effective way to bring about sustainable farming in marginal areas. It offers a detailed analysis of the social, economic, and agro-ecological characteristic of both Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) and Better Land Husbandry (BLH) and an analysis of case studies of BLH from Central |
Table des matières
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Chapter 2 Social and Economic Components of Better Land Husbandry | 20 |
Chapter 3 Agroecological Components of Better Land Husbandry | 81 |
A New Paradigm | 140 |
Chapter 5 Better Land Husbandry in Practice | 185 |
Chapter 6 Better Land Husbandry and Policy | 218 |
APPENDIX 1 Impact Monitoring and Assessment | 244 |
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| 310 | |
Back Cover | 325 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Better Land Husbandry: From Soil Conservation to Holistic Land Management Jon Hellin Aucun aperçu disponible - 2018 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
adoption agricultural production Agroforestry better land husbandry better land management biological Bunch catch-pits Choluteca control plots controlling soil conventional soil conservation cover crops cultivation economic effective eroded example extension agents factors fields focus green manure Güinope gully Haigh Hellin hillsides Honduras Hudson Hurricane Mitch improving soil quality increased kg ha–1 labour land degradation land husbandry approach landslides live barriers livelihood impact maize yields Norman and Douglas nutrients organic matter percent plant practices problems rain rainfall reduce soil loss resource-poor farmers runoff rural Santa Rosa sediment shallow slopes Shaxson smallholder farmers social soil and land soil and water soil architecture soil conservation approach soil conservation programmes soil conservation technologies soil cover soil degradation soil erosion soil loss soil moisture soil organisms soil structure soil surface steep slopes steeplands sustainable agriculture terraces tillage vetiver vetiver grass Water Conservation water loss World Neighbors zero-tillage