Peasants, Farmers and Scientists A Chronicle of Tropical Agricultural Science in the Twentieth Century /

Peasants, Farmers and Scientists A Chronicle of Tropical Agricultural Science in the Twentieth Century /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mutsaers, H.J.W. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Materias:
Agriculture.
Plant science.
Botany.
Environmental monitoring.
Soil science.
Soil conservation.
Development economics.
History.
Plant Sciences.
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis.
Soil Science & Conservation.
Development Economics.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6166-0
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What Is Tropical Agronomy?
  • A Tropical Agronomist's Education
  • Old and New: The 1960s and 1970s
  • Farmers Are Smarter Than You Think
  • Forests, Fallows and Fields
  • Farmer Skills, an Elusive Property
  • Mainly Technology
  • Follies and Sanity of Farming Systems Research
  • The Modelling Sorcerers and Their Apprentices
  • Donors, Experts and Consultants
  • Can African Farming Be Improved? (And Can Agronomists Help?).

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