A fresh look at shifting cultivation: fallow length an uncertain indicator of productivity
Shifting cultivation is practiced by millions of farmers in the tropics and has been accused of causing deforestation and keeping farmers in poverty. The assumed positive relationship between fallow length and crop yields has long shaped such negative opinions on the sustainability and environmental...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19752 |
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