Agricultural technology and labor
Title | Agricultural technology and labor |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 1977 |
Authors | Brush, SB |
Book Title | Mountain, field, and family: The economy and human ecology of an Andean valley |
Pagination | 91-103 |
Date Published | 1977 |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
City | Philadelphia |
Language | English |
Keywords | subsistence 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. |
Notes | Chapter 6 |