Working the Sahel

Drawing on four years of field research, the authors look at how farmers manage biological resources, crop and non-crop biodiversity, soil fertility, and transform the landscape through agricultural intensification.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Diversity, flexibility and adaptability 3. Four communities, four systems 4. Negotiating the rain 5. Working nature: using biodiversity and biomass 6. Making the land work harder 7. When farmers are not farming 8. Women, children and the house 9. Understanding inequality 10. Managing the managers

About the author

Adams, W.M.; Mortimore, M.J.

Summary

Drawing on four years of field research, the authors look at how farmers manage biological resources, crop and non-crop biodiversity, soil fertility, and transform the landscape through agricultural intensification.

Product details

• Authors: W.M. Adams, M.J. Mortimore
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.1999
• EAN: 9780415140966
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14096-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 521 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Nigeria, NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Applied ecology, Environmental Management, Agronomy & crop production, Agronomy and crop production, Rural communities / rural life