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kart. Condition: Gut. 1. Aufl. XXVIII, 216 S. : graph. Darst., Kt. ; 21 cm Einband leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar, keine Eintragungen. Cover slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy, text clean, no inscriptions. --- Inhalt: 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background and Scope of the Study 1 1.2 Methodological Framework 4 2. REGIONAL ANALYSIS 9 2.1 Socio-Economic Assessment of the Study Area 9 2.1.1 Geographical and Political-Administrative Setting 9 2.1.2 Population and Economy 12 2.1.3 Settlement and Infrastructure 14 2.2 Natural Environment 17 2.2.1 Climate 17 2.2.2 Soils 17 2.2.3 Erosion 20 2.3 Land Use Pattern 23 2.3.1 Agricultural Land Resources 23 2.3.2 Agricultural Land Use 25 2.3.3 Shifting Cultivation 29 2.3.4 Main Crops 32 2.3.5 Freshwater Fisheries and Chicken-keeping 36 2.3.6 Wild Boar 38 3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE SHIFTING CULTIVATOR HOUSEHOLD 40 3. l Size of Household and Labour Force 40 3.2 Shares of Farming Systems 42 3.3 Land Tenure and Agricultural Labour Relations 44 3.4 Sources of Income 46 3.4.1 Ladang Production 52 3.4.2 Kebun Production 59 3.4.3 Other Sources of Income 62 3.5 Marketing Contacts and Extension Service 62 3.6 Socio-economic Stratification 66 3.6.1 Analysis of Income Classes 66 3.6.2 Regional Income Disparities 75 4. SHIFTING CULTIVATORS' FARMING SYSTEMS 81 4.1 Ladang-Kebun Farm System 81 4.2 Ladang Farming System 84 4.2.1 General Remarks 84 4.2.2 Upland-Rice Monocropping 86 4.2.3 Patchouli Monocropping 93 4.2.4 Upland-Rice - Patchouli Relay-Cropping 99 4.2.5 Upland-Rice - Groundnut Rotation 103 4.2.6 Upland Rice - Maize Intercropping, mixed with Chilli 108 4.2.7 Socio-economic Comparison and Evaluation 113 4.2.0 Ecological Evaluation and Comparison 117 4.3 Kebun Farming System 121 4.3.1 General Remarks 121 4.3.2 Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) 124 4.3.3 Coffee (Coffea canephora) 130 4.3.4 Sugar Palm (Arenga pinnata) 136 4.3.5 Cinnamon (Cassia vera) 141 4.3.6 Pepper (Piper nigrum) 146 4.3.7 Other Tree Crops and Rotan 149 4.3.8 Economic Evaluation and Comparison 151 4.3.9 Ecological Evaluation and Comparison 152 5. PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER PROJECT ACTIVITIES 158 5.1 New Elements in Ladang Production 159 5.2 Study on Secondary Food Crops 163 5.3 Improvement of Kebun Production 165 5.4 Rehabilitation of the Air Runding Irrigation Scheme 16 7 5.5 Production of Diversified Food-items for Subsistence: Homegarden, Poultry and Fish Ponds 168 5.6 Insect Pest and Crop Disease Control 171 5.7 Wild Boar Control 173 5.8 Modification of Agricultural Extension Service 175 5.9 Improvement of Load-Carrying Device 177 BIBLIOGRAPHY 179 Annex 1: Questionnaires 183 Annex 2: Annual Shifting Rate 207 Annex 3: Soil Samples 208 Annex 4: Annual Erosion Rate in the Study Area 209 Annex 5: Mathematical-Statistical Formulas 211 Annex 6: List of Pesticides 213. ISBN 9783924333645 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

First edition in publisher's original laminated card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains xxii, 212, 35, 32 printed pages of text with colour illustrations to the centre. English text. Without any ownership markings and in Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. MALAYSIA (History & Culture).