Can new technologies in agriculture save the forests?

This paper addresses under what circumstances technological change in agriculture is likely to increase deforestation and when it will decrease it. It identifies four sets of variables that influence these outcomes: the type of technological change involved, the farmers' socio-economic profile, the...

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Main Authors: Angelsen, A., Kaimowitz, D.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18304

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