@book {363, title = {Livestock for a small earth: The role of animals in a just and sustainable world}, year = {1994}, note = {Additional Contributors: James DeVries [and others]; illustrations by Barbara W. Carter; Heifer Project International}, month = {May 1994}, pages = {111}, publisher = {Seven Locks Press}, organization = {Seven Locks Press}, address = {Washington, DC}, abstract = {This book is a collection of essays that share what has been learned over the course of half a century about how to make agricultural development socially just and environmentally sustainable. It is a primer on development assistance using animals.}, keywords = {Heifer Project, livestock, livestock projects, small farms, sustainable agriculture}, isbn = {0-929765-28-1; 978-0-929765-28-0}, editor = {Jerry Aaker} } @article {525, title = {Can extractive reserves save the rain forest? An ecological and socioeconomic comparison of nontimber forest product extraction systems in Pet{\'e}n, Guatemala, and West Kalimantan, Indonesia}, journal = {Conservation Biology}, volume = {7}, year = {1993}, month = {March 1993}, pages = {39-52}, abstract = {

We compare existing non timber forest product extraction systems in Pet{\'e}n. Guatemala, and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, to identify key ecological, socioeconomic, and political factors in the design and implementation od extractive reserves. Ecological parameters include the spatial and temporal availability of harvested products and the sustainability of harvesting practices from both a population and an ecosystem perspective. Socioeconomic and political factors include the presence or absence well-defined resource tenure rights, physical and social infrastructure, markets, and alternative land uses. We conclude that although extractive reserves can play a significant role in preserving tropical forests as a part of a broader land-use spectrum, their effectiveness is highly dependent on prevailing local ecological, socioeconomic, and political conditions. Ultimately, extractive reserves should be regarded as one component of an overall approach to the problem of tropical deforestation.

}, keywords = {Guatemala, Indonesia, rainforests, sustainable agriculture, tropical deforestation}, doi = {10.1046/j.1523-1739.1993.07010039.x}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1993.07010039.x}, author = {Nick Salafsky and Barbara L. Dugely and John W. Terborgh} } @book {386, title = {Soil and water conservation in sub-Saharan Africa: Towards sustainable production by the rural poor: A report}, year = {1992}, note = {Prepared for the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Centre for Development Cooperation Services, Free University, Amsterdam}, month = {1992}, pages = {110}, publisher = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)}, organization = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)}, address = {Amsterdam}, abstract = {This book deals with the links between environmental degradation and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Considering the length of this paper, the authors have chosen to restrict themselves to making broad generalizations, which are sometimes supported by examples of specific local soil and water conservation experiments. As is pointed out in this paper, a first step in the design of soil and water conservation policy for a given country or area must be the detailed investigation of the conditions and issues which are outlined here.}, keywords = {agroforestry, degradation, ethno-engineering, resource management, Sahel, soil conservation, soil erosion, Sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable agriculture, water conservation, West Africa}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30624582}, author = {International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)} } @booklet {491, title = {Leaders in sustainable agriculture: Oral history interview series}, howpublished = {AFSIC Oral History Interview Series}, year = {1991}, note = {Alternative Farming Systems Information Center National Agricultural
Library 10301, Baltimore Boulevard Beltsville, MD 20705-2351}, month = {1991}, publisher = {AFSIC}, address = {Beltsville, MD}, abstract = {

Description of video tapes.

The Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC) is creating a series of videotaped interviews with leaders in the field of sustainable agriculture. The first eight of these tapes are currently available from the National Agricultural Library, with more to follow.

}, keywords = {communications, information, oral history, study and teaching, sustainable agriculture}, url = {https://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/oral-history-interview-series}, author = {AFSIC (Alternative Farming Systems Information Center)} } @book {368, title = {NGO-government interaction in rice-fish farming and other aspects of sustainable agricultural development in Thailand}, series = {Network paper ODI, Agricultural Administration (Research and Extension) Network no. 28}, year = {1991}, month = {December 1991}, pages = {41}, publisher = {Agricultural Administration Unit, Overseas Development Institute}, organization = {Agricultural Administration Unit, Overseas Development Institute}, address = {London}, abstract = {John Sollow{\textquoteright}s paper reports that whilst formerly widespread in Central Thailand, the populartity of rice-fish culture began to be replaced by more profitable agricultural technologies from the early 1970{\textquoteright}s. These technologies are of limited applicability in Northeast Thailand, where rice-fish culture began to spread in the early 1980s, following rapid declines in traditional wild fish sources. NGOs were among the first to notice its increasing popularity and to bring it to the attention of several government agencies. Subsequently, on-farm, farmer managed trials by the Department of Agriculture helped to confirm the viability of the practice, and to bring it to the attention of policy-makers. Considering these results and their own experiences, the Department of Fisheries has assigned a high priority to the extension of rice-fish culture in Northeast Thailand. The Department of Agriculture Extension is also involved in extending the practice there and elsewhere. Research efforts continue to address factors limiting the adoption and productivity of the technology. Major extension efforts are expected to continue. The relationship between government and non-government agencies is largely informal. Some examples of contacts which have been mutually beneficial are given, and possible ways of strengthening institutional linkages are discussed. Most are open to debate, but all relate to improved communications, be it in style, content or frequency.}, keywords = {agricultural development projects, aquatic resources, fish culture, rice, sustainable agriculture, Thailand}, issn = {0951-1873}, url = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25907615}, author = {John Sollows and Lanthom Jonjuabsong and Aroon Hwai-Kham} } @book {393, title = {The 1986 to 1989 project summary of the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Inc}, year = {1990}, month = {1990}, pages = {148}, publisher = {Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture}, organization = {Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture}, address = {Poteau, OK}, abstract = {The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture (KCSA) has now been in operation for over four years. Much of our initial task was simply to identify what our work should encompass and how to go about it. We eventually began a number of demonstration and research projects we believe address approaches to sustainable agriculture in our region. Most of these projects have now been active long enough to begin showing some initial results. The purpose of this report is to present the initial information generated from KCSA demonstration and research projects from 1986 through 1989. (author)}, keywords = {agriculture, sustainable agriculture}, url = {http://books.google.com/books?id=3U4bAQAAMAAJ}, author = {Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture} } @article {603, title = {Land use, soil loss, and sustainable agriculture in Rwanda}, journal = {Human Ecology}, volume = {18}, year = {1990}, note = {

See also: 10.22004/ag.econ.55057 (OA University of Minnesota Repository)

}, month = {June 1990}, pages = {147-161}, abstract = {The conservation of scarce land resources is essential to the long-term viability of agriculture in Rwanda. High population density, steep slopes, and abundant rainfall prevail in the highland portions of this African country, making the task of erosion control uncommonly difficult for the peasant farmer. The specific use to which land is put, e.g,, cultivation, fallow, pasture, woodlots, and if it is cultivated, the particular combination of crops grown, can be seen as contributing to both the cause and the solution of the land degradation problem. Based on data from a nationwide survey of over 4,800 agricultural fields in Rwanda, this study reviews the extent to which the land use and cropping patterns employed by farmers are appropriately suited, in terms of erosion control, to the topographical and environmental characteristics of their landholdings. Analyses of other aspects of the traditional agricultural system, eg, variations in relative soil fertility, the use of organic fertilizers, and the location of fields relative to the household, are introduced to help explain why farmers often fail to maximize erosion control through land use and cropping practices. Adjustments to current land use practices that can be expected to reduce soil loss are discussed. (author)}, keywords = {cropping patterns, food security, Rwanda, slope, soil loss, sustainable agriculture}, doi = {10.1007/BF00889179}, author = {Daniel C. Clay and Laurence A. Lewis} } @article {580, title = {IITA: Sustainable systems}, journal = {African Farming}, year = {1987}, month = {Sept/Oct 1987}, pages = {50-51}, abstract = {Bede Nwoye Okigbo, Deputy Director General of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for the last ten years, is one of those rare human beings who has a rich professional life perfectly integrated with his own personality. Several societies and academies have enrolled his talents. His field of specialization is crop ecology and production, but it is hard to find any area of agriculture or botany where Okigbo{\textquoteright}s profound insight or experience in not equally valid. In this interview, Dr. Okigbo explains how research being carried out at IITA is helping Africa to feed itself.}, keywords = {agricultural extension, agroforestry, alley cropping, barley, cassava, cereal food imports, cereals, cowpeas, farming systems research , food aid, green revolution, indigenous crops, maize, millet, plantains, rice, seed yam, seeds, soils, sorghum, strategic planning study, sustainable agriculture, wheat, yams}, author = {Anonymous} } @article {656, title = {Some socioeconomic and environmental aspects of forest use by lowland farmers in Leyte, Philippines and their implications for agricultural development and forest management}, journal = {Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society}, volume = {13}, year = {1985}, month = {December 1985}, pages = {282-296}, abstract = {Public forests in central Leyte, Philippines provide an important source of annual food crops, perennial cash crops, and rattan and timber to lowland farmers. Household economic dependence upon and uses made of forest resources are associated with relative access to lowland-based activities, especially production of irrigated rice. Households unable to procure sufficient food staples through on or off-farm labor in the lowlands utilize adjacent public forests to cultivate subsistence food crops and to collect forest products. Households able to procure a larger portion of their food staples from lowland-based enterprises depend less upon forests and utilize them primarily for supplementary food production and perennial cash cropping. Current forest farming and forest product collecting activities, especially in annual food-focussed farms, result in erosion, soil degradation and gradual destruction of the indigenous flora. The importance of understanding and incorporating variable household economic dependence on and uses made of forest resources is discussed in relation to the introduction of appropriate strata-specific soil conservation, agroforestry and forest management measures.}, keywords = {forest resources, lowlands, public forests, rattan work, social forestry, soil conservation, soil erosion, sustainable agriculture}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/29791868}, author = {Stephen F. Siebert and Jill M. Belsky} } @article {541, title = {Developing sustainable agroecosystems}, journal = {BioScience}, volume = {33}, year = {1983}, month = {January 1983}, pages = {45-49}, abstract = {Yields in modern agricultural systems are sustained by investing costly external resources of uncertain future availability and with technologies that have prompted ecosystemic degradation. The ecological and socioeconomic aspects of developing alternative, self-sustained, energy efficient, less resource-intensive agroecosystems are analyzed. (author)}, keywords = {agronomy, biodiversity, ecosystem, energy use, food production, insects, land use, local knowledge, pest management, plant diseases, soils, sustainable agriculture, weeds}, doi = {10.2307/1309244}, url = {http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/33/1/45}, author = {Miguel A. Altieri and Deborah K. Letourneau and James R. Davis} } @article {682, title = {The evolutionary potential of Lacandon Maya sustained-yield tropical forest agriculture}, journal = {Journal of Anthropological Research}, volume = {36}, year = {1980}, month = {Spring 1980}, pages = {1-30}, abstract = {As centuries-long residents of the southern Maya lowlands, the Lacandon Maya of Chiapas, Mexico, have developed and preserved ecologically sound strategies for sustained-yield food production in the tropical forest biome. Their traditional system of agriculture and food extraction emphasizes successful exploitation of the rain forest environment in a manner compatible with forest regeneration and preservation. The authors describe the Lacandon systems of agricultural production, wildlife management, and forest maintenance, then explore the potential these strategies hold for investigation of ancient Maya food production systems and the development of modern resource utilization schemes in the humid tropics.}, keywords = {Maya, Mexico, Milpas, montane forests, old growth forests, fruits, corn, rainforests, sustainable agriculture, tropical forests}, doi = {10.1086/jar.36.1.3629550}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/3629550}, author = {James D. Nations and Ronald B. Nigh} }