Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully by small-scale farmers there. Careful studies from widely different areas reveal how closely bound up soil management is with complex social, cultural and ecological factors - requiring a far more subtly tuned approach to development policy and practice. This work is a study of how the context of livelihood systems has to inform development policy and practice.
ISBN: | 9781853838200 |
Publication date: | 1st August 2001 |
Author: | Ian Scoones |
Publisher: | Earthscan Ltd an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Genres: |
Development studies Agricultural science Sedimentology and pedology Agribusiness and primary industries |