This is a study of ecological degradation and human response. The book focuses on a district of Ghana where successive waves of intensive export-oriented monocropping have destroyed both local self-sufficiency and a biologically rich and stable environment. The rehabilitation of cashcrop regions in the tropics is fundamental to the success of sustainable development. The author seeks to uncover the complex factors responsible for this degradation. He suggests a new policy framework for environmental conservation based on ...
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This is a study of ecological degradation and human response. The book focuses on a district of Ghana where successive waves of intensive export-oriented monocropping have destroyed both local self-sufficiency and a biologically rich and stable environment. The rehabilitation of cashcrop regions in the tropics is fundamental to the success of sustainable development. The author seeks to uncover the complex factors responsible for this degradation. He suggests a new policy framework for environmental conservation based on regeneration of the local economy, diversification of products and markets, community participation in drawing up environmental agendas and making a use of the knowledge of local farmers.
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Add this copy of The New Frontier: a Farmers' Responses to Land to cart. $5.94, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Zed Books.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9781856492423.
