Agroecological Innovations

by Uphoff, Norman

• ISBN13: 9781853838576
• ISBN10: 1853838578
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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Author Biography

Norman Uphoff is director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development (CIIFAD) and professor of government and international agriculture at Cornell University

Table of Contents

List of Tables	viii
List of Figures	ix
List of Contributors	x
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiii
Introduction	xv
Part 1 Issues for Analysis and Evaluation
The Agricultural Development Challenges We Face	3	(18)
Norman Uphoff
Rethinking Agriculture for New Opportunities	21	(19)
Erick Fernandes
Alice Pell
Norman Uphoff
Agroecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture	40	(7)
Miguel A Altieri
Social and Human Capital for Sustainable Agriculture	47	(11)
Jules Pretty
Economic Conditions for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification	58	(13)
Arie Kuyvenhoven
Ruerd Ruben
Can a More Agroecological Agriculture Feed a Growing World Population?	71	(24)
Mary Tiffen
Roland Bunch
Part 2 Experiences from Africa, Latin America and Asia
Africa
The Evolution of Agroecological Methods and the Influence of Markets: Case Studies from Kenya and Nigeria	95	(14)
Mary Tiffen
Benefits from Agroforestry in Africa, with Examples from Kenya and Zambia	109	(6)
Pedro A Sanchez
Realizing the Potential of Integrated Aquaculture: Evidence from Malawi	115	(10)
Randall E Brummett
Management of Organic Inputs to Increase Food Production in Senegal	125	(13)
Amadou Makhtar Diop
Combining Traditional and New Knowledge to Improve Food Security in the Sahelian Zone of Mali	138	(7)
Mamby Fofana
Opportunities for Raising Yields by Changing Management Practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar	145	(17)
Norman Uphoff
Latin America
Increasing Productivity through Agroecological Approaches in Central America: Experiences from Hillside Agriculture	162	(11)
Roland Bunch
Raising Smallholder Crop and Livestock Production in Andean Mountain Regions	173	(14)
Edward D Ruddell
The Spread and Benefits of No-till Agriculture in Parana State Brazil	187	(16)
Ademir Calegari
Asia
Diversifying Rice-based Farming Systems and Empowering Farmers in Bangladesh Using the Farmer Field-school Approach	203	(9)
Marco Barzman
Sylvie Desilles
Integrated Pest and Crop Management in Sri Lanka	212	(9)
Keith A Jones
Increasing the Scope for Food Crop Production on Sloping Lands in Asia: Contour Farming with Natural Vegetative Strips in the Philippines	221	(12)
Dennis Garrity
Part 3 Advancing Agroecological Agriculture with Participatory Practices
Exploiting Interactions Between Planned and Unplanned Diversity in Agroecosystems: What do We Need to Know?	233	(10)
Alison G Power
Peter Kenmore
Human Dimensions of Agroecological Development	243	(8)
Jules Pretty
Norman Uphoff
Institutional Changes and Policy Reforms	251	(10)
Jules Pretty
Ruerd Ruben
Lori Ann Thrupp
A More Productive Synthesis for Agriculture	261	(6)
Norman Uphoff
References	267	(28)
Index	295