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Category Archives: tropical agriculture
Peasants, Farmers and Scientists
Ever hear of farming systems research, training and visit, participatory rural appraisal? If so, chances are you’re a veteran of the 1970s and 80s era war on food insecurity then blitzing across the African continent. This war had no generals, … Continue reading
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Tagged alley cropping, development, Henk Mutsaers, technology transfer
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Meditations on Okok
A recent item in Forests News, a blog by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), about a little known edible evergreen tropical plant induced a moment of reflection about food. Precisely, what is the definition of “food”? Does “food” … Continue reading
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Tagged hunting-gathering, Okok, Safoutier
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