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Economics and Ecology of Diversification - The Case of Tropical Tree Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
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Economics and Ecology of Diversification - The Case of Tropical Tree Crops (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
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The monoculture systems that have been encouraged by governments
since the 1960s have led to major socio-economic and environmental
crises. Now the diversification of tree crop systems is advancing
throughout the tropics. Why and when does diversification take
place? What categories of farmers diversify? What obstacles do they
have to overcome, and how do public and private policies interfere
in this process? How do land use systems and landscapes evolve as a
result of this diversification? According to the authors of this
volume, diversification is certainly a response to market risks,
but also to the depletion of environmental resources. Ecological
changes such as declining soil fertility and increasing pressure
from pests, diseases and weeds intensify at the end of monoculture
cycles, driving crop change and diversification of farming systems.
Through 15 case studies from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the
Pacific, the authors provide us with in-depth insights into the
economy and ecology of family agriculture and its recent
developments.
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