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Title
Traditional farming in Latin America
Author
Altieri, M.A.
Publication Date
1991
Call Number
REP.G1054
Summary
Agricultural development in Latin America, as elsewhere, has concentrated on the transfer of high-input technology from the North. Local traditional farming techniques are assumed to be "primitive" and incapable of boosting productivity. But modern farming methods are totally inappropriate to environmental and social conditions in the tropics. It is now increasingly recognized that traditional techniques can produce high yields of varied crops, while maintaining soil fertility and reducing farmers' reliance on expensive chemical inputs and unstable markets.
Journal Citation
v.21(2):93-96, THE ECOLOGIST
Contact Information
harvest@worldveg.org
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