Cover crops in hillside agriculture : farmer innovation with mucuna /

In the developing world, agriculture is essential to sustainable and equitable development. The rural poor often earn their living on small farms, and this is no different in Central America. A persistent bane of the small farm is land degradation, especially on hillsides. In finding solutions to th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Buckles, Daniel, 1955- (Autor), Triomphe, Bernard (Autor), Saín, Gustavo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : Mexico City : International Development Research Centre ; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, [1998]
Temas:
Mucuna > Honduras.
Corn > Honduras.
Cover crops > Honduras.
Green manure crops > Honduras.
Intercropping > Honduras.
Farmers > Honduras.
Agricultural innovations > Honduras.
Agricultural systems > Honduras.
Hillside planting > Honduras.
Hill farming > Honduras.
Maïs > Honduras.
Cultures de couverture > Honduras.
Cultures d'engrais verts > Honduras.
Plantation à flanc de coteau > Honduras.
Agriculture en montagne > Honduras.
Culture intercalaire > Honduras.
Agriculteurs > Honduras.
Agriculture > Innovations > Honduras.
Systèmes agricoles > Honduras.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
Hillside planting
Hill farming
Agricultural innovations
Agricultural systems
Corn
Cover crops
Farmers
Green manure crops
Intercropping
Mucuna
Honduras
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The dilemma of hillside agriculture
  • Key methodological choices
  • Book outline
  • Chapter 1 Velvetbean: A New Plant with a History
  • Origins and botanical features of velvetbean
  • Velvetbean in the United States
  • Velvetbean use in Mesoamerica
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 2 The Enabling Environment
  • Regional agroecology
  • The seasonality of maize prices
  • The availability of hillside land
  • Shifting cultivation in northern Honduras
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 3 Land, Labour, and Livelihoods
  • The multiple occupations of farming familiesThe classification of livelihood strategies
  • Comparisons among livelihood strategies
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 4 The Abonera System
  • Measures of adoption
  • Abonera management
  • Main benefits of the abonera system
  • Farmers' perceptions of the abonera system
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 5 The Agroecology of the Abonera System
  • Nitrogen cycling
  • Long-term changes in soil properties
  • Long-term changes in crop productivity
  • Farmers' evaluation of long-term changes
  • Synthesis: how does the velvetbean system work?Conclusions
  • Chapter 6 The Economics of the Abonera System
  • Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis
  • Field-level analysis
  • Farm-level analysis
  • Land-rental markets
  • Comparative profitability of maize production
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 7 Factors Influencing Adoption of the Abonera System
  • Hypotheses regarding adoption
  • Empirical analysis
  • Discussion and conclusions
  • Conclusion
  • Main features of the abonera system
  • Extrapolation from the abonera system in northern Honduras
  • Lessons for technology developmentThe quest for sustainability in hillside environments
  • Exploring the limits of hillside agriculture
  • Appendix I: Farm-survey Methods
  • Appendix II: Visual Aids
  • Appendix III: Materials and Methods Used To Collect the Agronomic Data
  • Appendix IV: Model Specifications and Crop Budgets Underlying the Probabilistic Costâ€?Benefit Analysis
  • Appendix V: Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • References
  • Index
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