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Agricultural Systems: Agroecology and Rural Innovation for Development
Edited by Sieglinde Snapp and Barry Pound
Academic Press
Feb 2008
Hardcover 400 pp ISBN 9780123725172
£45.00
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With the inclusion of research theory and examples using the principles of cropping system design, students
will gain a unique understanding of the technical, biological, ecological, economic and sociological aspects of
farming systems science for rural livelihoods. Editors Snapp and Pound provide a much-needed synthetic
overview of the emerging area of agroecology applications to transforming farming systems and supporting
rural innovation. The wide range of subjects, integrated references, and companion website, make this core
reading for courses in international agricultural systems and management, sustainable agricultural management,
and cropping systems.
Of interest to students of agricultural science, environmental engineering, rural planning; researchers and scientists in
agricultural development agencies; practitioners of agricultural development in government extension programs,
development agencies, and NGOs.
Contents
Foreward
Section I. Re-inventing Farming Systems
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Chap 1. Introduction
- Chap 2. Livelihoods and Innovation
- Chap 3. Agroecology: Principles and Practice
- Chap 4. Designing for the Long-term: Sustainable Agriculture
Section II. Resources for Agricultural Development
- Chap 5. Agricultural Change and Low-Input Technology
- Chap 6. Ecologically-based Nutrient Management
- Chap 7. Participatory Breeding: Developing Improved and Relevant Crop
- Chap 8. Participatory Livestock Research for Development
Section III. Context for Sustainable Agricultural Development
- Chap 9. Gender and Agrarian Inequality at the Local Scale
- Chap 10. The Nature of Agricultural Innovation
- Chap 11. Outreach to Support Rural Innovation
- Chap 12. Tying it Together: Global, Regional and Local integration
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