Farms Trees and Farmers: Responses to Agricultural Intensification

ISBN-13: 9781138427068 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Arnold, J. E. Michael

Opis

This title aims to provide introductory and concluding surveys on the subject of farms, trees and farmers. Two central parts explore trends in farmer tree-growing and the factors which influence decision-making. Eight case studies cover topics from the need for tree products to market access.

Spis treści

List of Contributors * Part I: Overview - Framing the Issues * Part II: Trends in Farmer Tree Growing - Trends in the Landscape in the Middle Hills of Nepal * Trends in Tree Management in Arid Land Use in Western Rajasthan * The Shift of Tree Cover from Forests to Farms in Pakistan: a Long and Broad View * Patterns of Tree Growing by Farmers in Eastern Africa * Part II: Factors Influencing Farmer Decisions - Meeting Household Needs: a Farmer Tree-growing Strategies in Western Kenya * Farmer Responses to Tree Scarcity: the Case of Woodfuel * Wood Product Markets as Incentives for Farmer Tree Growing * Tree Planting and Household Land and Labour Allocation: Case Studies from Kenya and India * Part IV Conclusions - Retrospect and Prospect * Index

O autorze

J E Michael Arnold is a forest economist who was formerly at the Oxford Forestry Institute. Peter A Dewees is a Natural Resource Management Specialist at the World Bank.