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DYNAMICS AND DIVERSITY
SOIL FERTILITY AND FARMING LIVELIHOODS IN AFRICA |
| By: |
Ian Scoones (Editor) |
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| ISBN 10: |
1853838209 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781853838200 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2001 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully by small-scale farmers there. This work studies how the context of livelihood systems has to inform development policy and practice. |
| Synopsis: |
Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully by small-scale farmers there. Careful studies from widely different areas reveal how closely bound up soil management is with complex social, cultural and ecological factors - requiring a far more subtly tuned approach to development policy and practice. This work is a study of how the context of livelihood systems has to inform development policy and practice. |
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Figures, tables, bibliography, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Earthscan Ltd |
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Returnable |