Traditional agriculture in Southeast Asia : a human ecology perspective / edited by Gerald G. Marten.

Contents: List of figures and tables—Preface—Acknowledgments—Working group on the human ecology of traditional agro ecosystems—1. Agriculture in Southeast Asia—2. The human ecology perspective—3. The Bontok : traditional west-rice and Swidden cultivators of the Philippines—4. Traditional agriculture in Northern Thailand—5. Rainfed cropping systems in Northeast Thailand—5. Rainfed cropping systems in Northeast Thailand—6. Traditional agro forestry in West Java : the Pekarangan (Homegarden) and Keburn-Talun (Annual-Perennial Rotation) Cropping systems—7. Socioeconomic factors and small-scale farmers in Southeast Asia—8. Social organization and traditional agro ecosystems—9. Ethno ecology : an approach to understanding traditional agricultural knowledge—10. Soil management in traditional agriculture—11. Shifting cultivation and tropical soils : patterns, problems, and possible improvements—12. The ecology of traditional pest management in Southeast Asia—13. Trees in paddy fields in Northeast Thailand—14. The complementary roles of home gardens, upland fields, and rice fields for meeting nutritional needs in West Java—15. Traditional agriculture and agricultural research in Southeast Asia.

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