Civilization

Master Farmer Part 6

MASTER FARMER TEACHING SMALL FARMERS MANAGEMENT BRUCE M. LANSDALE WESTVIEW PRESS                       1986 PART VI   Chapter 3: The Farm School Model (Cont) Are there dimensions to agricultural schools other than training programs? Is there a place for adult education in secondary agricultural schools? What are the most useful methods in management training?   THE YEARS …

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Outgrowing the Earth Part 3

OUTGROWING THE EARTH THE FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGE IN AN AGE OF FALLING WATER TABLES AND RISING TEMPERATURES LESTER BROWN EARTHSCAN          2005 PART III Chapter 2: Stopping at Seven Billion In early 2003, UN demographers announced that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has reduced life expectancy for the 700 million people of sub-Saharan Africa from 62 to 46 …

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Master Farmer Part 5

MASTER FARMER TEACHING SMALL FARMERS MANAGEMENT BRUCE M. LANSDALE WESTVIEW PRESS                       1986 PART V   Chapter 3: The Farm School Model Are there dimensions to agricultural schools other than training programs? Is there a place for adult education in secondary agricultural schools? What are the most useful methods in management training?   Hodja story #4 …

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The End of Poverty Part 9

THE END OF POVERTY HOW WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE TIME JEFFREY SACHS PENGUIN BOOKS              2005 PART IX Chapter 12: On-the-Ground Solutions for Ending Poverty The end of poverty will require a global network of cooperation among people who have never met and who do not necessarily trust each other. One …

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Master Farmer Part 4

MASTER FARMER TEACHING SMALL FARMERS MANAGEMENT BRUCE M. LANSDALE WESTVIEW PRESS                       1986 PART IV   Chapter 2: A Society in Transition Why is the Greek village significant as a model for development? Are there similarities between the attitudes of rural people in Greece and those in Third World countries? How do peasant attitudes relate to …

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Sustainable Agriculture Part 4

Book review   THE EARTHSCAN READER IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDITED BY JULES PRETTY EARTHSCAN          2005 PART IV   PART 3: SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES   Introduction to Part 3: Social Perspectives Part 4 of the Reader in Sustainable Agriculture contains five articles on social perspectives for sustainable agriculture by Robert Chambers, Jules Pretty, Richard Bawden, Niels Röling …

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Master Farmer Part 3

MASTER FARMER TEACHING SMALL FARMERS MANAGEMENT BRUCE M. LANSDALE WESTVIEW PRESS                       1986 PART III Chapter 1: Training Master Farmers What kind of training do peasants need? What should be the goals of agricultural education in a developing society? What are the shortcomings of educational systems in developing nations?   Hodja story #2 One day Hodja …

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Future Food & Seed Part 7

Book Review Introduction In Part 7 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “We hope this manifesto can serve to further strengthen and accelerate the movement toward sustainable agriculture, food sovereignty, biodiversity, and agricultural diversity; help defend the rights of farmers to save, share, use, and improve seeds; and enhance …

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Master Farmer Part 2

MASTER FARMER TEACHING SMALL FARMERS MANAGEMENT BRUCE M. LANSDALE WESTVIEW PRESS                       1986 PART II Acknowledgments by Bruce Lansdale Two generations of American Farm School staff and both Greek and US trustees have shown patience, understanding, and a willingness to share their wisdom with me since I first arrived there at the age of 21. “Growing …

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The Ascent of Man Part 8

THE ASCENT OF MAN  JACOB BROWNOWSKI MACDONALD FUTURA PUBLISHERS                        1973 PART VIII   Chapter 8: The Drive for Power Revolutions are not made by fate but by men. Sometimes they are solitary men of genius. But the great revolutions of the 18th century were made by many lesser men banded together. What drove them was …

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