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Living with the Trees of Life: Towards the Transformation of Tropical Agriculture [Kietas viršelis]

(formerly James Cook University, Australia)
  • Formatas: Hardback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 234x156x19 mm, weight: 600 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-Jul-2012
  • Leidėjas: CABI Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1780640994
  • ISBN-13: 9781780640990
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 234x156x19 mm, weight: 600 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-Jul-2012
  • Leidėjas: CABI Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1780640994
  • ISBN-13: 9781780640990
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Based on the career of Roger Leakey, the former Director of Research at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, this book presents the experiences of real life situations in rural villages of remote and distant places.

Living with the Trees of Life demonstrates how the multi-disciplinary science of agroforestry, which embraces biology, genetics, ecology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, soil science, food science, and the social sciences, can offer hope from the doom and gloom often emanating from the tropics. Written in an accessible and engaging style that will appeal to both a professional and general readership, this book takes a more positive approach to the issues facing agriculture and highlights an innovative approach to resolving the big issues of poverty, malnutrition, hunger and environmental degradation including climate change.
About the Author ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xix
Frequently Used Acronyms xxi
1 Revelations in Kumba
1(12)
2 The Big Global Issues
13(11)
3 Journeys of Discovery in Agroforestry
24(27)
4 Diversity and Function in Farming Systems
51(14)
5 Finding the Trees of Life
65(18)
6 Selecting the Best Trees
83(12)
7 Vegetative Propagation
95(17)
8 Case Studies from the Pacific
112(13)
9 Marketing Tree Products
125(16)
10 Redirecting Agriculture -- Going Multifunctional
141(15)
11 Multifunctional Agriculture -- Proof of Concept
156(14)
12 The Convenient Truths
170(10)
Postscript 180(1)
Appendix: Author's Experience Prior to the Events of this Book 181(4)
Index 185
Prof Roger Leakey D.Sc., Ph.D., B.Sc., FRGS., FIBiol., NDA was born and brought up in Kenya and is an agricultural botanist by training, with over 400 publications. He was a former Director of Research at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (1993-1997); Head of Tropical Ecology at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in Edinburgh, UK (1997-2001) and Professor of Agroecology and Sustainable Development of James Cook University, in Cairns, Australia (2001-2006). In 2006-2008 he was a Coordinating Lead Author in the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development. He is Vice President the International Tree Foundation.