Agricultural technology and labor

TitleAgricultural technology and labor
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication1977
AuthorsBrush, SB
Book TitleMountain, field, and family: The economy and human ecology of an Andean valley
Pagination91-103
Date Published1977
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
CityPhiladelphia
LanguageEnglish
Keywordssubsistence agriculture
Abstract

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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