Sustainable hillside agriculture in Central America: institutions, technology, policy

Central America faces a growing crisis in tis predominant hillside agriculture because of deforestation, loss of biological diversity, soil deterioration, and water contamination. It considers that technology can improve agricultural sustainability through environmentally compatible production techniques, remedial technology, and farmings systems that combine trees, plants, and animals in beneficial ways. This adds to the complexity and magnitude of necessary research by increasing the components, interactions, and basic research involved. (MIBA)

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Main Authors: Lindarte, Eduardo 86836, 48067 Benito, C., Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) 5183, IICA, San José (Costa Rica) 14, CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Turrialba, Costa Rica Autor/a 3977, 5251 CIMMYT, San José (Costa Rica), Report on a Summaries. Workshops on Sustainable Agriculture on the Hillsides of Central America: Opportunities for Interinstitutional Collaboration San José (Costa Rica) 13-16 Ago 1991
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Cali (Colombia) 1991
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