Agricultural technology and labor

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Year of Publication
1977
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Mountain, field, and family: The economy and human ecology of an Andean valley
Pagination
91-103
Date Published
01/1977
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
City
Philadelphia
Language
English
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This paper examines the subsistence system of the Uchucmarquinos in the Andean valleys of Peru. Includes a look at tools, farming procedure, erosion control, and fallow time, as well as the calendar as it relates to the agricultural cycle. Also looks at redistribution of resources and reciprocal labor exchange.
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Chapter 6