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Book Summary
Shifting cultivation supports as many as 300 million people in the Asia-Pacific
region alone. Yet governments often regard it as a primitive and inefficient
form of agriculture that destroys forests, causes soil erosion and robs lowland
areas of water. These negative perceptions are not supported by research, yet
they have been used as a pretext for acts verging on genocide.
We must urgently challenge these misconceptions and consider the policy
implications. Supported and encouraged, swidden farming has the potential to
play a major role in carbon sequestration and conservation of land and
biodiversity, as well as retaining a cultural heritage of many thousands of
years. This comprehensive
- ISBN-13
- 9781786391797
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- CABI
- Publishing Date
- 2017-12-28
- Total Pages
- 1060
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Product Specifications
Book Summary
Shifting cultivation supports as many as 300 million people in the Asia-Pacific
region alone. Yet governments often regard it as a primitive and inefficient
form of agriculture that destroys forests, causes soil erosion and robs lowland
areas of water. These negative perceptions are not supported by research, yet
they have been used as a pretext for acts verging on genocide.
We must urgently challenge these misconceptions and consider the policy
implications. Supported and encouraged, swidden farming has the potential to
play a major role in carbon sequestration and conservation of land and
biodiversity, as well as retaining a cultural heritage of many thousands of
years. This comprehensive
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9781786391797
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- CABI
- Publishing Date
- 2017-12-28
- Total Pages
- 1060