Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation

This chapter summarises the key insights from the case studies included in the book. First, it discusses the technology-deforestation link in six different types of cases: developed countries, commodity booms, shifting cultivation, permanent upland (rainfed) agriculture, irrigated (lowland) agricult...

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Autores principales: Angelsen, A., Kaimowitz, D.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: CAB International 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18312
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description This chapter summarises the key insights from the case studies included in the book. First, it discusses the technology-deforestation link in six different types of cases: developed countries, commodity booms, shifting cultivation, permanent upland (rainfed) agriculture, irrigated (lowland) agriculture, and cattle production. Next, it returns to the hypotheses presented in the book, and discusses the key conditioning factors in the technology-deforestation link. A number of factors determine the outcome. Among those, labour market effects and migration are critical in a majority of the cases. Another critical effect is that new technologies can help relax farmers' capital constraints, which may lead to higher or lower deforestation depending on how they invest their additional funds. The scale of adoption and the policy context are also critical conditioning factors.
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spelling CGSpace183122025-01-24T14:12:15Z Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation Angelsen, A. Kaimowitz, D. agriculture technology cattle husbandry lowland areas upland areas impact deforestation tropics shifting cultivation labour markets factor analysis This chapter summarises the key insights from the case studies included in the book. First, it discusses the technology-deforestation link in six different types of cases: developed countries, commodity booms, shifting cultivation, permanent upland (rainfed) agriculture, irrigated (lowland) agriculture, and cattle production. Next, it returns to the hypotheses presented in the book, and discusses the key conditioning factors in the technology-deforestation link. A number of factors determine the outcome. Among those, labour market effects and migration are critical in a majority of the cases. Another critical effect is that new technologies can help relax farmers' capital constraints, which may lead to higher or lower deforestation depending on how they invest their additional funds. The scale of adoption and the policy context are also critical conditioning factors. 2001 2012-06-04T09:06:19Z 2012-06-04T09:06:19Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18312 en Open Access CAB International Angelsen, A., Kaimowitz, D. 2001. Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation . In: A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz (eds.). Agricultural technologies and tropical deforestation. :383-402. Wallingford, Oxon, UK, Oxon, UK, CABI Publishing. CABI Publishing. ISBN: 0-85199-451-2..
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deforestation
tropics
shifting cultivation
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factor analysis
Angelsen, A.
Kaimowitz, D.
Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation
title Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation
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lowland areas
upland areas
impact
deforestation
tropics
shifting cultivation
labour
markets
factor analysis
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