Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides
By 2020, current food production methods will be unable to meet the food demands of the growing world population. As high-productivity lands become more scarce and food demand increases, people will increase the cultivation of lands that were once considered too fragile for intensive use. Large popu...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1995
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| author | Jackson, Lee Ann Scherr, Sara J. |
| author_browse | Jackson, Lee Ann Scherr, Sara J. |
| author_facet | Jackson, Lee Ann Scherr, Sara J. |
| author_sort | Jackson, Lee Ann |
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| description | By 2020, current food production methods will be unable to meet the food demands of the growing world population. As high-productivity lands become more scarce and food demand increases, people will increase the cultivation of lands that were once considered too fragile for intensive use. Large populations will depend on hillside agricultural production for their livelihoods. Although sloping lands are sensitive to erosion, nondegrading land uses do exist. These alternative uses support local economic development while protecting watershed stability. To prepare for 2020, policies must evolve that address the needs of hillside inhabitants while promoting land use systems that are appropriate to the physical and economic conditions of these areas. To support the sustainable use of hillsides, policies must be compatible with population distribution, economic incentives, and physical conditions. With supportive policies, direct improvements in production, reduced environmental degradation (downslope and downstream), and improved welfare conditions will provide needed economic and social benefits to these often neglected areas. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1571452025-01-10T06:35:30Z Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides Jackson, Lee Ann Scherr, Sara J. food supply forecasting agricultural productivity land use rural areas planning economic situation By 2020, current food production methods will be unable to meet the food demands of the growing world population. As high-productivity lands become more scarce and food demand increases, people will increase the cultivation of lands that were once considered too fragile for intensive use. Large populations will depend on hillside agricultural production for their livelihoods. Although sloping lands are sensitive to erosion, nondegrading land uses do exist. These alternative uses support local economic development while protecting watershed stability. To prepare for 2020, policies must evolve that address the needs of hillside inhabitants while promoting land use systems that are appropriate to the physical and economic conditions of these areas. To support the sustainable use of hillsides, policies must be compatible with population distribution, economic incentives, and physical conditions. With supportive policies, direct improvements in production, reduced environmental degradation (downslope and downstream), and improved welfare conditions will provide needed economic and social benefits to these often neglected areas. 1995 2024-10-24T12:47:40Z 2024-10-24T12:47:40Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157145 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Jackson, Lee Ann; Scherr, Sara J. 1995. Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides. 2020 Policy Brief 27. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157145 |
| spellingShingle | food supply forecasting agricultural productivity land use rural areas planning economic situation Jackson, Lee Ann Scherr, Sara J. Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| title | Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| title_full | Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| title_fullStr | Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| title_short | Nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| title_sort | nondegrading land use strategies for tropical hillsides |
| topic | food supply forecasting agricultural productivity land use rural areas planning economic situation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157145 |
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