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Book reviews AgroforestrySystems 18: 83--87, 1992. Raising and sustaining productivity of smallholder farming systems in the tropics. A handbook of sustainable agricultural development. By Willem C. Beets. 1990. 738 pp. AgB6 Publishing. P.O. Box 9125, 1800 GC, Aikmaar/ The Netherlands. ISBN 974 85676-1-3 (hardbound) 974 85676-4-8 (paper- back). Price USS 65 (hardbound), USS 39 (paperback). Everybody talks about smallholder farming systems, the 'rural poor', sustain- ability of tropical agriculture, etc. However, as soon as it comes to searching for solid information, so much needed for decision making, reliable sources may prove to be extremely scarce. The handbook of William C. Beets gives answers to a great many of open questions and offers solutions to a variety of problems. Designing sustainable tropical farming systems requires a multi- disciplinary approach. The understanding of the manifold interactions be- tween competing, complementary and dependent land use components of extreme heterogenity is the key to tropical ecosystems as well as to manage- ment systems. The majority of problems in tropical agriculture (including the alarming rate of forest destruction) originates from non-sustainable land use. This book, therefore, aims at providing guidelines for rural development based on environmental compatability and demand-oriented overall produc- tivity. The limits to growth http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agroforestry Systems Springer Journals

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Agroforestry Systems , Volume 18 (1) – May 13, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Life Sciences; Forestry; Agriculture
ISSN
0167-4366
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1572-9680
DOI
10.1007/BF00114818
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AgroforestrySystems 18: 83--87, 1992. Raising and sustaining productivity of smallholder farming systems in the tropics. A handbook of sustainable agricultural development. By Willem C. Beets. 1990. 738 pp. AgB6 Publishing. P.O. Box 9125, 1800 GC, Aikmaar/ The Netherlands. ISBN 974 85676-1-3 (hardbound) 974 85676-4-8 (paper- back). Price USS 65 (hardbound), USS 39 (paperback). Everybody talks about smallholder farming systems, the 'rural poor', sustain- ability of tropical agriculture, etc. However, as soon as it comes to searching for solid information, so much needed for decision making, reliable sources may prove to be extremely scarce. The handbook of William C. Beets gives answers to a great many of open questions and offers solutions to a variety of problems. Designing sustainable tropical farming systems requires a multi- disciplinary approach. The understanding of the manifold interactions be- tween competing, complementary and dependent land use components of extreme heterogenity is the key to tropical ecosystems as well as to manage- ment systems. The majority of problems in tropical agriculture (including the alarming rate of forest destruction) originates from non-sustainable land use. This book, therefore, aims at providing guidelines for rural development based on environmental compatability and demand-oriented overall produc- tivity. The limits to growth

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Published: May 13, 2004

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