Sustainable agriculture and the environment in the humid tropics

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1993
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CTA. 1993. Sustainable agriculture and the environment in the humid tropics . Spore 46. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Sustainable agriculture and the environment in the humid tropics a report by the National Research Council, 1993 720pp ISBN 0 309 04749 8 Hbk price $49.95 National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Box 285, Washington, DC 20055 USA
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Rain forests are rapidly being cleared in the humid tropics to keep pace with food demands, economic needs and population growth. At the same fume, importent natural resources are Being eroded or lost due to un-sound practices. This book considers strategic' that both mitigate land degradation, deforestation, and trio logical resource losses and hell: the economic status of topical countries. It includes a practical discussion of 12 major land us options for boosting, food production and enhancing local economics while protecting the natural resource base. There are recommendations for developing technologies needed for sustainable agriculture, an a strategy for changing policies that erode natural resources an biodiversity. Sustainable agriculture and the environment in the humid tropics a report by the National Research Council, 1993 720pp ISBN 0 309 04749 8 Hbk price $49.95 National Academy Press 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW Box 285, Washington, DC 20055 USA
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NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENT;
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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