Sustainable Dryland Farming: Combining Farmer Innovation and Medic Pasture in a Mediterranean Climate

ISBN-13: 9780521331418 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 356 str.

Lynne Chatterton;Brian Chatterton

Opis

Sheep and wheat are the staples of dryland farms in the Mediterranean zone of the Northern Hemisphere. The commonly used dryland farming system introduced in the 1950s, however, is proving unsustainable. What is needed is an alternative system that is both environmentally sustainable and within the means of most farmers in the region. This book analyzes the quagmire of development on dryland farms to try to find some answers to these issues for scientists in agriculture and economics.

Recenzje

'I enjoyed reading this text, partly because the enthusiasm of the authors comes through in their writing. It is well presented with good quality black and white photographs, text figures and tables.' Stephen Nortcliff, Annals of Botany

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Medic and Other Systems: 1. Why use medic?; 2. Farming in South Australia before medic; 3. Medics and sub-clover on the farms; Part II. The Projects: 4. A demonstration medic farm in Libya; 5. The grazing phase and farmer training; 6. A medic project in Algeria, 7. A medic project in Jordan; 8. Two medic projects in Iraq; Part III. Institutions, Agencies, Local Farmers and Technicians: 9. Institutions, agencies and medic 1950–1980; 10. Institutions, agencies and medic 1980–1993; 11. On the farms in Tunisia; 12. On the farms in Morocco; 14. The future of medic; Bibliography; Index.