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

This book is a critical account of tropical agricultural science and agricultural development in the twentieth century, in particular in Africa. It describes successes as well as fads and failures, from the perspective of a practitioner of more than 40 years. The emphasis is on the second half of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mutsaers, H.J.W (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Temas:
Agriculture.
Botany.
Environmental monitoring.
Soil science.
Development economics.
Science-History.
Plant Science.
Environmental Monitoring.
Soil Science.
Development Economics.
History of Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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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