Smallholders, Householders: Farm Families and the Ecology of Intensive, Sustainable Agriculture - Softcover

Netting, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804721025 ISBN 13: 9780804721028

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Contrasting the prevailing theories of the evolution of agriculture, the author argues that the practice of smallholding is more efficient and less environmentally degrading than that of industrial agriculture which depends heavily on fossil fuel, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.

He presents a convincing case for his argument with examples taken from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, and demonstrates that there are fundamental commonalities among smallholder cultures.

"Smallholders, Householders" is a detailed and innovative analysis of the agricultural efficiency and conservation of resources practiced around the world by smallholders.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

“A magnificent work of scholarly synthesis. His book will long remain essential reading for all who claim an interest in debates about agrarian change.”—The Geographical Journal

About the Author:

Robert McC. Netting is Regent's Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0804721025
• ISBN 13: 9780804721028
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 447