Farming

FOREST FARMING TOWARDS A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF WORLD HUNGER AND CONSERVATION J. SHOLTO DOUGLAS & ROBERT A de J. HART INTERMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS            REPRINTED 1985 Foreword by E. F. Schumacher Ten years ago I received a book with the title Tree Crops – A Permanent Agriculture, by J. Russell Smith that made sense because …

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PILLAR OF SAND CAN THE IRRIGATION MIRACLE LAST? SANDRA POSTEL NORTON/WORLDWATCH BOOKS                  1999 Preface by Sandra Pastel March 1999 The key challenge has been clear: How can we meet growing human needs for water without destroying the health of rives, lakes, and other aquatic systems that we depend on and that provide so many …

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