Measuring Farmers' Agroecological Resistance to Hurricane Mitch in Central America
Auteur : Eric Holt-Giménez
Date de publication : 2001
Éditeur : International Institute for Environment and Development
Nombre de pages : 24
Résumé du livre
A study using a participatory action research approach and simple field techniques found significant differences in agroecological resistance between plots on 'conventional' and 'sustainable' farms in Central America after Hurricane Mitch ... [T]he paper concludes that while the Movimeniento Campesino a Campesino has sucessfully advanced the technical and methdological aspects of sustainable agriculture, a policy ceiling is currently limiting the generalized spread of sustainable agricultute among smallholders in Central America.-- Executive Summary.