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1042215
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b796585
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Managing agrodiversity the traditional way : : lessons from West Africa in sustainable use of biodiversity and related natural resources /\ edited by Edwin A. Gyasi [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: United Nations University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xxviii, 266 pages)
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1435641299
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: 9280810987
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: 9280870696
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: 9781435641297
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: 9789280810981
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: 9789280870695
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Methodological approaches to the book / Edwin A. Gyasi -- Philosophical foundations of biophysical resource use with special reference to Ghana / Alfred A. Oteng-Yeboah -- Traditional methods of resource assessment relative to the scientific approach / Stephen Nkansa Buabeng -- Farmer strategies of managing agrodiversity in a variable climate in PLEC demonstration sites in southern Ghana / Edward Ofori-Sarpong and Felix Asante -- Demonstration sites and expert farmers in conservation of biodiversity ; Management regimes in southern Ghana / Edwin A. Gyasi -- Yams : traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana / Eddie T. Blay -- Sustaining diversity of yams in northern Ghana / Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic and Bizoola Z. Gandaa -- Conservation of indigenous rice varieties by women of Gore in the northern savanna zone, Ghana / Paul B. Tanzubil, Joseph S. Dittoh, and Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic -- Vegetables : traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana / Essie T. Blay -- The proka mulching and no-burn system : a case study of Tano-Odumasi and Jachie / Charles Quansah and William Oduro -- Managing the home garden for food security and as a germplasm bank / Lewis Enu-Kwesi, Edwin A. Gyasi, and Vincent V. Vordzogbe -- Management of trees in association with crops in traditional agroforestry systems / John A. Poku -- Preliminary observations on effects of traditional farming practices on growth and yield of crops / Leonard Asafo [and others] -- Effects of four indigenous tree canopy covers on soil fertility in a Ghanaian savanna / Charles Anane-Sakyi, Abubakari Sadik Abdulai, and Saa Dittoh -- Comparative management of the savanna woodland in Ghana and Guinea : a preliminary analysis / Lewis Enu-Kwesi [and others] -- Agrodiversity within and without conserved forests for enhancing rural livelihoods / Essie T. Blay [and others] -- Aspects of resource tenure that conserve biodiversity : the case of southern and northern Ghana / Edwin A. Gyasi and William J. Asante -- Resource access and distribution and the use of land in Tano-Odumasi, central Ghana / John A. Bakand, William Oduro, and Kwaku A. Nkyi -- Women environmental pacesetters of Jachie / Olivia Agbenyega and William Oduro -- Lessons learnt and future research directions / Edwin A. Gyasi.
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"This book reflects nearly ten years of multidisciplinary, participatory research work in West Africa, particularly in Ghana, as part of the United Nations University project on People, Land Management and Environmental Change (UNU/PLEC). It shows how farmers traditionally cultivate and conserve biodiversity while also using the land for food production. It highlights PLEC interventions for sustaining agrodiversity for rural livelihoods, and it provides lessons for policy and development planning." "Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way blends academic research and practitioner knowledge and contains valuable information for policymakers and practitioners alike. It should also appeal to university students and teachers, including those in agriculture, social sciences, biological science and other fields relating to environmental and natural resources management and sustainable development."--Jacket.
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Agrobiodiversity-- Africa, West, Case studies.
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Agrobiodiversity-- Africa, West.
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Biodiversity conservation-- Africa, West.
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Biodiversité agricole-- Afrique occidentale, Cas, Études de.
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Biodiversité agricole-- Afrique occidentale.
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Biodiversité-- Conservation-- Afrique occidentale.
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Agrobiodiversity.
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Biodiversity conservation.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Wildlife.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Biological Diversity.
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BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
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CASE STUDIES.
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CULTIVATION SYSTEMS.
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RESOURCES CONSERVATION.
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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
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TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE.
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WEST AFRICA.
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AGROFORESTRY.
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GHANA.
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West Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.95/16/0966
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| LC Classification
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S494.5.A43M352 2004eb
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| Added Entry
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Gyasi, Edwin A., (Edwin Akonno),1943-
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