Waiting for Rain : : Agriculture and Ecological Imbalance in Cape Verde / / Timothy J. Finan, Mark Langworthy.
The authors explore the struggle for self-sufficient food security in Cape Verde, the tension between agricultural production and natural resource sustainability, and the appropriate role of government policy in food production and natural resource management.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©1997 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Map of Cape Verde
- 1 Sustainability in a Fragile Environment: An Introduction
- 2 Public and Private Resource Management: A Methodological Approach
- 3 The Natural Resource Endowment
- 4 Characteristics of Cape Verdean Rural Society
- 5 Rainfed Agriculture
- 6 Irrigated Agriculture
- 7 Household Management Strategies
- 8 Agriculture and Policy Choice
- 9 Conclusions: The Future of Agriculture in Cape Verde
- References
- Index
- About the Book