Research Catalog

Title

New partnerships for sustainable agriculture / overview by Lori Ann Thrupp ; with case study contributors: CARE ... [et. al.]

Publication

Washington, DC : World Resources Institute, c1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Thrupp, Lori Ann
• CARE (Firm)
• World Resources Institute

Description

viii, 136 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

In this report vital but overlooked elements of innovative sustainable farming techniques, i.e. collaboration, farmer participation and policy support, are explored. The nine partnerships described came from the United States, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and are all about the implementation of practical alternatives to conventional, chemical-intensive agriculture

Subject

• Agriculture, Cooperative > Case studies
• Agriculture > International cooperation
• Agricultural innovations
• Agricultural productivity
• Sustainable development

Genre/Form

Case studies

Note

• "September 1996."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The context: motivations for change -- Transforming the approach: key elements and lessons -- Principles of agro-ecology -- Participation and empowerment of farmers and communities -- Partnerships among institutions -- People-centered processes for learning and communication -- Policy and political support -- Barriers to partnerships for sustainable agriculture -- Discussion, opportunities, and recommendations -- Acronyms -- References -- Case study: Bangladesh -- Case study: the Philippines -- Case study: Cuba -- Case study: Nicaragua -- Case study: Peru -- Case study: Kenya -- Case study: Senegal -- Case study: California, USA -- Case study: Iowa, USA.

ISBN

1569731039

LCCN

^^^96061399^

OCLC

• 35786978
• SCSB-10009006

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library