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Chapter 4. Learning About the History of Agrodiversity
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction xi
- The Plan of the Book xvi
- Acknowledgments xviii
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Part I. Presenting Agrodiversity
- Chapter 1. Presenting Diversity by Example: Mintima and Bayninan 3
- Chapter 2. Diversity, Stress, and Opportunity 23
- Chapter 3. Defining, Describing, and Writing About Agrodiversity 40
- Chapter 4. Learning About the History of Agrodiversity 59
- Chapter 5. Understanding Soils and Soil–Plant Dynamics 80
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Part II. Diversity Within Land Rotational Systems
- Chapter 6. Analyzing Shifting Cultivation 103
- Chapter 7. Alternative Ways to Farm Parsimonious Soils 123
- Chapter 8. Managing Plants in the Fallow and the Forest 140
- Chapter 9. Coping with Problems: Degraded Land, Slope Dynamics, and Flood 157
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Part III. Paths of Transformation
- Chapter 10. Who Has Driven Agricultural Change? 179
- Chapter 11. Farmer-Driven Transformation in Modern Times 198
- Chapter 12. The Green Revolution 218
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Part IV. The Future of Agrodiversity
- Chapter 13. Recent Trends in Agriculture 241
- Chapter 14. Science, Farmers, and Politics 262
- Epilogue: Looking at the Future 281
- References 287
- Index 325
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction xi
- The Plan of the Book xvi
- Acknowledgments xviii
-
Part I. Presenting Agrodiversity
- Chapter 1. Presenting Diversity by Example: Mintima and Bayninan 3
- Chapter 2. Diversity, Stress, and Opportunity 23
- Chapter 3. Defining, Describing, and Writing About Agrodiversity 40
- Chapter 4. Learning About the History of Agrodiversity 59
- Chapter 5. Understanding Soils and Soil–Plant Dynamics 80
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Part II. Diversity Within Land Rotational Systems
- Chapter 6. Analyzing Shifting Cultivation 103
- Chapter 7. Alternative Ways to Farm Parsimonious Soils 123
- Chapter 8. Managing Plants in the Fallow and the Forest 140
- Chapter 9. Coping with Problems: Degraded Land, Slope Dynamics, and Flood 157
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Part III. Paths of Transformation
- Chapter 10. Who Has Driven Agricultural Change? 179
- Chapter 11. Farmer-Driven Transformation in Modern Times 198
- Chapter 12. The Green Revolution 218
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Part IV. The Future of Agrodiversity
- Chapter 13. Recent Trends in Agriculture 241
- Chapter 14. Science, Farmers, and Politics 262
- Epilogue: Looking at the Future 281
- References 287
- Index 325