Coping with Hunger: Hazard and Experiment in an African Rice-Farming System - Brossura

Richards, Paul

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ISBN 10: 1032469250 ISBN 13: 9781032469256

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2025

Riassunto

Originally published in 1986, Coping with Hunger demonstrates that effective agricultural development in resource-poor regions must be based in a respect for the indigenous farmer’s understanding of the environment. Based on participant-observation of rice farming in Sierra Leone, the book challenges the prevailing of attitudes of policy makers in the late 20th Century and restores indigenous culture and local wisdom to their rightful place. After analysing the fate of a number of ‘top-down ‘attempts to improve rice cultivation in Sierra-Leone the author derives an alternative agenda of research and development issues more closely reflecting the resource-poor farmers’ major interests and priorities. As a significant research-based contribution to the widespread general debates about the relevance of social factors in technological change, this book will be of interest to students in social and environmental sciences.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Paul Richard is Professor Emeritus of Technology and Agrarian Development at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1032469250
• ISBN 13: 9781032469256
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 190
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