Slash/mulch systems, ancient agricultural practices still widely used today, are often overlooked by farmers or mistaken for slash-and-burn systems; however, slash/mulch systems, in which vegetation is cut and mulched on site rather than being discarded or burned, are far more beneficial than are the latter, particularly in tropical regions.This informative overview and analysis of slash/mulch practices around the world shows that they have generally shortened the necessary fallow periods and have restored degraded soils, thus increasing or stabilizing yields. These improvements, in turn, have allowed small-scale, resource-poor farmers to compete more effectively with larger commercial farmers and have enabled subsistence farmers to achieve food security. Alley cropping, velvetbean-maize systems, and various coppicing practices are just a few of the many types of slash/mulch systems profiled in this useful study.
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This review is from: Slash/mulch Systems: Sustainable Methods For Tropical Agriculture (Hardcover)
Dr. Thurston describes in a clear, simple and accesible way various sustainable agriculture systems used around the world. The book has a "direct to the point" approach, perfect for a begginner. It is complete, objective and didn't fall into the anecdotic. It truly helped me and showed a real way to do sustainable agriculture.
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ECO AG IN THA TROPICS YEAH,
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This review is from: Slash/mulch Systems: Sustainable Methods For Tropical Agriculture (Hardcover)
We'll this book is great. It explains ways in which to farm ecologically in the tropics. The mulch techniques are very sound. Data is let known about the species which are used and the countries in which certain systems are lived in. Bascially about systems. Its a shame that the book went out of print. If you would like to get a copy i know a seller e-mail me at theorganicfarmer@yahoo.com peace
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