Land is Life Land Reform and Sustainable Agriculture

About this book

Drawing on the experiences of farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this book explores some of the issues of sustainable land use.

Contents

Part 1 Stabilization of agricultural resources: world hunger, land reform and organic agriculture, Nigel Dudley; concept requirements and measures to ensure sustainable agricultural development, Uwe Otzen. Part 2 Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil - agrarian reform in Brazil, Ivo Poletto and Lino de David; Colombia - save the rainforests - give them away, Peter Bunyard; Dominican Republic - slowly does it - learning and teaching about agriculture, Mark Feedman. Part 3 Africa: overview, Mohamed Suliman; Zimbabwe - issues arising from the land resettlement programme, John Cusworth; Namibia - land reform - who will be the beneficiaries?, Martin Adams. Part 4 Asia: India - land rights in the villages of India, Vithal Rajan; Philippines - land reform and soil conservation, Romy Tiongco; Thailand - land security and traditional agriculture, Larry Lohmann; Indonesia - problems of land-use policy, Djuhendi Tadjudin. Part 5 Europe: organic farming in Western Europe - which way forward?, Lawrence Woodward; the Norwegian GATT campaign, Helge Christie; organic farming in Eastern Europe, Nigel Dudley.

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