Natural Resource Management in African Agriculture : Understanding and Improving Current Practices (CABI Publishing)

Natural Resource Management in African Agriculture : Understanding and Improving Current Practices (CABI Publishing)

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Book Description
This book consists of selected, edited and revised papers from a workshop held at ICRAF in July 2000. It synthesizes existing information on the adoption of natural resource management investments and strategies (such as soil fertility improvements or erosion control) for agriculture in
Sub-Saharan Africa. It also critically examines current analytical methods and generates research and policy recommendations. Contents include: o Farmers' objectives and learning processes o Willingness and capacity to make long-term investments o Economic incentives and the importance of the
resource base o The agroecological, institutional and policy context o Towards improved NRM in African agriculture

Natural Resource Management in African Agriculture: Understanding and Improving Current Practices (CABI Publishing),C. B. Barrett,F. Place,A. A. Aboud,CABI Publishing,0851995845,Africa,Agricultural resources,Agriculture (General),Agriculture - General,Life Sciences - Horticulture,Management,Natural Resources,Natural Resources Management,Nature,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Agriculture & Farming,Agriculture | Agronomy, Soil & Crop Science,Management of land & natural resources,Sub-Saharan Africa,Technology / Agriculture & Animal Husbandry

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