Seasonality and Agriculture in the Developing World : A Problem of the Poor and the Powerless
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Recent years have seen a strong interest in the problem of seasonal variation in employment, income, nutrition, and sickness linked to agricultural output and food availability in rural areas of the Third World. This book takes an overall view of the seasonality problem. The first three chapters consider the importance of seasonality, explore its climatic and social roots, and examine the evidence of its impact on the disadvantaged. Ways in which environmental diversity can modify the effects of seasonality are then discussed along with the means by which societies have traditionally used such diversity for countering the challenge of seasonality. Special problems of developing countries in meeting this challenge are considered, and the implications for policy planning and rural development are examined.
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"Gill's book is a comprehensive attempt to explore the ways that seasonality affects rural families and developing economies. The book is interdisciplinary in its orientation, drawing on studies by geographers, anthropologists, economists, and development specialists...this book is useful in deepening our understanding of the complex ways in which life in rural communities remains tied to seasonal cycles. The conscientious way in which Gill has traced the implications of seasonality and its relationship to rural poverty will make it a useful reference for many rural planners and researchers." American Anthropologist
"...a very valuable contribution....generally well written, informative, and extensively referenced. The author has treated the subject comprehensively, drawing from his knowledge of various disciplines ranging from agronomy to anthropology, and climatology to sociology. I recommend this book to anyone interested in uplifting the rural poor in developing countries." S. S. Sunder Rajan, Quarterly Review of Biology
Seasonality and Agriculture in the Developing World : A Problem of the Poor and the Powerless
Seasonality and Agriculture in the Developing World: A Problem of the Poor and the Powerless,Gerard J. Gill,Cambridge University Press,0521382572,Agriculture,Agriculture - General,Agriculture Of Developing Countries,Business / Economics / Finance,Crops and climate,Developing countries,Economic aspects,Food Supply,Gardening/Plants,Industries - General,Natural Resources,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Rural poor,Agriculture--Economic aspects--Developing countries,Nature / Natural Resources,Tropical agriculture: practice & techniques
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