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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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Outgrowing the Earth Part 2

OUTGROWING THE EARTH THE FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGE IN AN AGE OF FALLING WATER TABLES AND RISING TEMPERATURES LESTER BROWN EARTHSCAN          2005 PART II Growth: The environmental fallout The world economy, as now structured, is making excessive demands on the earth. Evidence of this can be seen in collapsing fisheries, shrinking forests, expanding deserts, rising CO2 …

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Sustainable Agriculture Part 3

THE EARTHSCAN READER IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDITED BY JULES PRETTY EARTHSCAN          2005 PART III   PART I: AGRARIAN AND RURAL PERSPECTIVES Chapter 6: Becoming Native to This Place by Wes Jackson Chapter 7: Creating Social Capital by Cornelia Butler Flora and jan L. Flora   PART 2: AGROECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES Introduction to Part 2: Agroecological Perspectives …

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Future Food & Seed Part 6

Book Review Introduction In Part 6 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “This section provides specific principles and suggestions for changes in the rules of the WTO so that they are consistent with the goals of the commission.” “The goal of these proposed global trade rules is to promote …

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Master Farmer Part 1

MASTER FARMER TEACHING SMALL FARMERS MANAGEMENT BRUCE M. LANSDALE WESTVIEW PRESS                       1986   About the book and author The story of postwar Greece holds invaluable lessons for many developing countries today. In 1947 Greece had just emerged from a decade of war and strife; its villagers were demoralized and fleeing rural life for the cities; …

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