Self-sufficient Agriculture
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| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Subject: | Agricultural innovations--Developing countrie, Sustainable agriculture--Developing countrie, Farms, Small--Developing countries |
| Authors: | Robert Tripp |
| Pages: | 242 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9781844072972 |
| Call No: | S 494.5 I5 T836 2006 |
Low external input technology (or LEIT) is an increasingly prominent subject in discussions of sustainable agriculture. There are many reasons to support strategies for low external input farming, including a concern for environmental sustainability, increased attention to resource-poor farmers and marginal environments, and the conviction that a better use of local resources in small-scale agriculture can improve farm productivity and innovation. But despite the increased attention to self-sufficient agriculture, there is little evidence available on the performance and impact of LEIT. This book examines the contributions and limitations of LEIT for addressing the needs of resource-poor farmers. For the first time, a balanced analysis of LEIT is provided, making sense of the debates, giving an extensive review of the literature, and offering practical suggestions about the management and integration of low external input agriculture in rural development programs.